Graffiti

Went for a walk around Vancouver yesterday and found an alley full of the most GORGEOUS graffiti – wish I had a talent for it!

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For Beginners

From Ira Glass, for new artists . . .

“What nobody tells people who are beginners — and I really wish someone had told this to me . . . is that all of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, and it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase. They quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know it’s normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.”

So, I am working for a website this summer called Cargoh. It’s basically a site dedicated to independent artists. There’s a place to buy and sell stuff, events going on, and blogs telling you about all sorts of awesome bands, artists, filmmakers etc. Basically my job is just to write blogs about anything and everything indie.  My posts will be popping up every now and then, so keep your eyes open!

Danish illustrator, Don Kenn – http://www.cargoh.com/blog/monsters-inc

Internet sensation, Pamplamoose – http://www.cargoh.com/blog/pomplamoose

Amazing animator, Carlos Lascano – http://www.cargoh.com/blog/short-love-story

Summer Mixed tape – http://www.cargoh.com/blog/farewell-summer-mix-tape

Inspiration

An awesome quote I found about finding (and stealing) inspiration!