Social media for art

Social media has been evolving over time, growing into this huge meeting place where people can gather information. Not only about the latest gossip or what’s going on in others life, but it has also allowed designers and artists to show off their work.

On Facebook, I have several artists to see what the newest collections are and what is popular in their designs.

This allows me to be inspired and influenced by their artworks. Also it keeps me updated on their upcoming shows and the trinkets they are selling. By Trinket, like bag that they created with their design or drawing on them.

Like a few months past and I liked an artist on Facebook and then I realized that she was coming to a first Friday downtown San Antonio. Needless to say, I went and bought some gorgeous hand drawn items.

Drawing requires...

When I first started to draw, I didn't realize how many things we are able to use to create a well balanced drawing. I thought it was just going to be a pencil and paper. There is a whole list of things that you can use, such as:

>sketching pencils

>pens

>paper

>markers

>pastels

> charcoal/graphite

>water colors

>colored pencils

> erasers

and so much more. I got a headache from looking at all the stuff at Micheal's Craft Store. In that store I can go crazy, that Hobby Lobby and Asels. Its like a candy store for crafters.

My personal favorite is pastels and charcoal. Pastels can be a little hard to work with because of their oily texture, therefore some people say that its hard to get the right texture of color you want on your drawing. With time it become easier, trust me.

Charcoal is messy. I love to get messy, and somehow I always; Always happen to wear the wrong shirts when I'm using charcoal. It breaks easily so be careful when you use it, you don't want to hold it like a pencil. Turn it horizontally in your hand and use it that way.

One more thing, drawing requires lots and lots of practice.

Mexican Folk-art

So lately my sisters and I have been very interested in artworks from Mexico. All the intricate designs and bright colors, with cartoon looking faces, like for example, the Mexican bingo cards and the Dia de los Muertos drawing and paintings.

The drawings that have me captured are the candy skulls that are used for the day of dead or Dia de los Muertos. Day of the dead is a day to remember the ones that have passed into the other life, but instead of mourning them, people from Mexico celebrate the life that they had lived. Therefore the skulls that they use for that specific day are usually brightly colored and wearing clothing and smiling.

I think that’s the reason why my sisters and I like Mexican folk art, because it’s so happy even if it’s somewhat of a depressing time. The art is more enjoyable when it has that happier vibe to it.

Maybe I'm not cut out for this.

I love the fact that I get to get dirty when I composing an art piece, for example I like getting down with the charcoal when I am drawing. It’s the feel of letting go of what will happen, and just going with what is happening. A little bit of charcoal will probably stain your skin but being so into what you are working on at that moment is like a drug.

Charcoal is not the only thing that I love to work with, I love working has on. Projects that had me hands on currently were a fish project, where I get to work with building a fish from all types of wire and plaster, clay, tiles, and shells. A very interesting piece, it’s suppose be composed of found items. Let’s just say that after a few days, my hands had a beating but it was totally worth working on that project.

The only problem that I have probably have working with theses messy items is that somehow, I always seem overdo myself, or I over think how I want it to work out, and stress over it. Like some other projects I had to work on.

I try not to; I usually go with the first idea that comes to my head. I can say I’m only a perfectionist when it comes to thinking of a good idea; Sounds weird when I write it down. Although I’m not a perfectionist in my daily life work, for example like my school work or my job. Sometimes I think I’m not cut out for this, but then again who really know what comes next in their life, only god knows.