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Jan. 5th, 2021 06:16 pmWant to work on 2 point perspective, started looking up Solarpunk architecture because Rondo's campus is very solarpunk as far as design.
https://forum.ackerlygreen.com/t/solarpunk-and-sustainable-living-a-flinterforge-guild-home-manifesto/2935
Want to continue to do small photorealistic drawings, not sure if there's any sale value but right now the point is to expand my horizons and portfolio.
Thinking of an artist that I talked to on the M.A.G. years and years ago who did some truly amazing world design and backgrounds. I'd love to be able to do that myself. Will take extensive research but the panpastels could make for the ability to do landscapes more easily.
https://forum.ackerlygreen.com/t/solarpunk-and-sustainable-living-a-flinterforge-guild-home-manifesto/2935
Want to continue to do small photorealistic drawings, not sure if there's any sale value but right now the point is to expand my horizons and portfolio.
Thinking of an artist that I talked to on the M.A.G. years and years ago who did some truly amazing world design and backgrounds. I'd love to be able to do that myself. Will take extensive research but the panpastels could make for the ability to do landscapes more easily.
So, the market today. Not too bad. We made $23.00, which is okay-ish for us for this time of year. But we had a lot of people stop by to chat.
Friendly geekbear suggested dragon or phoenix pins, offered fabric.
Crochet lady's daughter asked for pony keychain or butterfly keychain or butterfly ring or something awesome and full of butterflies, basically.
Crochet lady's daughter's friend asked for GIR handwarmers, black outside, green inside; boy's Batman handwarmers with the logo, black outside, yellow inside; maybe something for a girl, also, not specified. Wanted by Christmas, which is plenty of time.
Kindergarten teacher who used to be a Waldorf teacher stopped by and discussed materials, interesting fabric textures, and possibly waldorf dolls for later in the year.
Someone admired the fairy handwarmers and said she would email me to find out what kinds of fabrics I have to make a similar pair in some color other than green. This woman had chicken earrings and a gigantic red plush chicken bag over her shoulder. Kind of tempted to make chicken handwarmers and/or button toys now, too, just because.
Owls. Other vendor's friend keeps mentioning owls.
Some guy's gonna come back next week for the camo bunny. Jewelry vendor wants me to hold the leopard heart ring for her.
Person Rey has been talking to about another project has a true story/thriller type writing project she wants to work on NOW RIGHT NOW and may want my input. Must send writing samples, see what I can find out about the client herself. It's always wise to be wary about these things, but she's certainly passionate about her work. I dunno.
Plus I have an Etsy convo I need to reply to, about MLP fanprojects, and some stuff of my own I'd like to work on. 98% finished steampunk-y doll needs an aviator's cap and possibly goggles. Would be nice to get some more hats made, talking about making a button-doll chess set, Castiel/other SPN dolls, Marauders dolls, MST3K dolls, mermaids, bug plushes.
Very few of these things are actual orders or commissions, but they're ALL leads, and my tendency is to cling to every lead I have, until or unless I get a clear indication there is no money in it. I may be stretching myself too thin that way.
My brain is burdened with, um, glorious purpose or something...? It's going, "...wait, what? Where do I focus first? D:"
Friendly geekbear suggested dragon or phoenix pins, offered fabric.
Crochet lady's daughter asked for pony keychain or butterfly keychain or butterfly ring or something awesome and full of butterflies, basically.
Crochet lady's daughter's friend asked for GIR handwarmers, black outside, green inside; boy's Batman handwarmers with the logo, black outside, yellow inside; maybe something for a girl, also, not specified. Wanted by Christmas, which is plenty of time.
Kindergarten teacher who used to be a Waldorf teacher stopped by and discussed materials, interesting fabric textures, and possibly waldorf dolls for later in the year.
Someone admired the fairy handwarmers and said she would email me to find out what kinds of fabrics I have to make a similar pair in some color other than green. This woman had chicken earrings and a gigantic red plush chicken bag over her shoulder. Kind of tempted to make chicken handwarmers and/or button toys now, too, just because.
Owls. Other vendor's friend keeps mentioning owls.
Some guy's gonna come back next week for the camo bunny. Jewelry vendor wants me to hold the leopard heart ring for her.
Person Rey has been talking to about another project has a true story/thriller type writing project she wants to work on NOW RIGHT NOW and may want my input. Must send writing samples, see what I can find out about the client herself. It's always wise to be wary about these things, but she's certainly passionate about her work. I dunno.
Plus I have an Etsy convo I need to reply to, about MLP fanprojects, and some stuff of my own I'd like to work on. 98% finished steampunk-y doll needs an aviator's cap and possibly goggles. Would be nice to get some more hats made, talking about making a button-doll chess set, Castiel/other SPN dolls, Marauders dolls, MST3K dolls, mermaids, bug plushes.
Very few of these things are actual orders or commissions, but they're ALL leads, and my tendency is to cling to every lead I have, until or unless I get a clear indication there is no money in it. I may be stretching myself too thin that way.
My brain is burdened with, um, glorious purpose or something...? It's going, "...wait, what? Where do I focus first? D:"
Hello, rant.
Dec. 21st, 2011 08:12 pmMaybe not the best note to open a journal on, but I needed to kvetch...
Rey and I have been doing some petsitting for extra cash, mostly for family and friends of family. One of my dad's coworkers, who is lovely and whose dogs are lovely (we sit for them regularly), suggested to her neighbors that they contact us for petsitting when they go out of town this holiday.
So far so good.
The neighbors contacted us and we made some loose arrangements to meet the dog (a sweet little white puffball with dark eyes, might be part pomeranian part terrier-not sure), which we did, and we quoted them $10 a day to go over there twice daily to feed/walk/check on the dog. Since they'll be gone for 2 weeks (Christmas and New Year's, mind you), that amounts to $140. The balking and backpeddling at this price was so immediate I got the impression they expected the cost to be $20 and a nice postcard from their vacation destination. Which might be reasonable for a family member or close friend, but, hey, we're strangers spending our gas money, right? Sensing this was an irreconcilable difference, I told them to call if they changed their mind.
Predictably, they did, because kennels cost $50 a night, professional petsitters can be anywhere from $15-$30 per visit, and the other neighbors didn't want to be bound to someone else's dogs for 2 weeks over the holidays. These are the sacrifices you make for your pets.
In the end, we offered them a cut rate ($100 for the duration), and tonight we went to check on the dog for the first time.
Dog has an operation recently to remove a cyst in her leg and is recovering. Due to licking the incision, she had been put in a cone of shame, which we knew and that was okay, but she was so worked up and nervous and uncomfortable she wouldn't let us near her and eventually threw up into the cone. We had to remove it and clean her up a bit, and she still didn't want to get up and go outside.
This dog is in a room in the basement. She has food and water and a dog bed, but there are no toys or stimulation of any kind aside from the husband's treadmill and a pair of the kid's shoes. And a towel. I'm not impressed.
On top of it all, we made a circuit of the next room while waiting for the dog to calm down and I noticed a James Dobson book on the shelf, along with other semi-religious social conservative staples. And the envelope they put our payment in was a fundraising request from the Family Research Council.
We'll do our best by the dog, of course, because none of this is her fault, but I think it's safe to say there's not enough money in the world to make us work for these people again.
Rey and I have been doing some petsitting for extra cash, mostly for family and friends of family. One of my dad's coworkers, who is lovely and whose dogs are lovely (we sit for them regularly), suggested to her neighbors that they contact us for petsitting when they go out of town this holiday.
So far so good.
The neighbors contacted us and we made some loose arrangements to meet the dog (a sweet little white puffball with dark eyes, might be part pomeranian part terrier-not sure), which we did, and we quoted them $10 a day to go over there twice daily to feed/walk/check on the dog. Since they'll be gone for 2 weeks (Christmas and New Year's, mind you), that amounts to $140. The balking and backpeddling at this price was so immediate I got the impression they expected the cost to be $20 and a nice postcard from their vacation destination. Which might be reasonable for a family member or close friend, but, hey, we're strangers spending our gas money, right? Sensing this was an irreconcilable difference, I told them to call if they changed their mind.
Predictably, they did, because kennels cost $50 a night, professional petsitters can be anywhere from $15-$30 per visit, and the other neighbors didn't want to be bound to someone else's dogs for 2 weeks over the holidays. These are the sacrifices you make for your pets.
In the end, we offered them a cut rate ($100 for the duration), and tonight we went to check on the dog for the first time.
Dog has an operation recently to remove a cyst in her leg and is recovering. Due to licking the incision, she had been put in a cone of shame, which we knew and that was okay, but she was so worked up and nervous and uncomfortable she wouldn't let us near her and eventually threw up into the cone. We had to remove it and clean her up a bit, and she still didn't want to get up and go outside.
This dog is in a room in the basement. She has food and water and a dog bed, but there are no toys or stimulation of any kind aside from the husband's treadmill and a pair of the kid's shoes. And a towel. I'm not impressed.
On top of it all, we made a circuit of the next room while waiting for the dog to calm down and I noticed a James Dobson book on the shelf, along with other semi-religious social conservative staples. And the envelope they put our payment in was a fundraising request from the Family Research Council.
We'll do our best by the dog, of course, because none of this is her fault, but I think it's safe to say there's not enough money in the world to make us work for these people again.
