Livin' The Double Life

For the past four years I have been living a double life. I am no superhero with an alter ego (but that would be pretty cool). Splitting the year between two cities is more difficult than I thought. Especially moving from the big city scene to small town living. Recently I've been reminded about how much I've missed since I have moved away from home. I've sacrificed a lot. And not too many people understand how much I have. I am almost done school and am looking for some stability. That sounds about right? Right? I don't know. I'm a big ball of confusion. The image above is a t-shirt design I did for one of my best friends birthday. We grew up together a long time ago. I'm looking forward to livin' the small town life again. True story.

Best of the Best

I thought I would share some Hallowe'en costumes since October has recently passed us by. Hallowe'en is kind of a big deal for Illustration students. Our council runs the annual Hallowe'en Pub and we keep the majority of the proceeds that go towards our end of year show. Attending an art school means that there is no limit to creativity and imagination when it comes to costumes. I've never seen a greater concentration of incredible costumes than I have at Sheridan. This past Hallowe'en I went out as Gladiator. I made a full plaster cast of my body to create the body armour. It was an absolute mess to make; however, it was the most fun I've had on a project all year.

Two years ago Dave and myself made some cardboard costumes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. They were quite well received and I think we could have won the costume contest if we actually made it into pub. However, we recently won second prize for an online costume contest hosted by Street Carnage. Check it out, it's a pretty ridiculous site.

Ballllin'

I feel pretty lucky to be working for the City and Generator over the Summer holidays. There's no real pressure and they are taking advantage of my artistic talent. It's been really fun. Lately I have been involved in a lot of marketing, advertising, sponsorships and public relations work. One of the perks of my job was to create a new face for the annual basketball tournament in town on Canada Day. The old look was really "Mickey Mouse", so I went for a more urban feel. Every participant in the tournament will receive one of these t-shirts. The feeling of seeing your work mass produced is unlike anything I've ever felt before. I'm glad that I chose to spread out my co-op into multiple outlets.

Fireside Seminar & Thunder Bay

So summer is slow right now, oh well. I went out to a party tonight for a friends house warming. It's strange to see my friends moving out and finding a place to live, it seems so mature. I have come into touch with the part of Thunder Bay that i have missed over the past year. My friends were with me tonight, but I also met new people associated with my friends. It was fun to be out at a house party (just like high school), except there was no awkwardness, I always seemed to break the ice, and meet new people.

I took this picture the other day. My friends are in a band called FIRESIDE SEMINAR, and on a whim I made a t-shirt for them for an upcoming show. It's nothing special, I just used a matte medium transfer technique I learned in media class. I would have used transfer markers, but i ran out the other day, and i can't buy them anywhere in Thunder Bay . . . . . fuck! OK, I am calm now. Their show was awesome, and they appreciated the t-shirt. I plan to buy some screens real soon, so i can start silk screening. Check out Erika's blog , she has some sick silk screening projects. I am soooooooo very jealous, and hope to one day learn from her. One day i will have the talent to make some coin off of t-shirts and clothing. But right now i am very drunk, and near sleep. So i give props to my man Diddy, he may close the deal tonight with his girl, and I am going to find something else to preoccupy my time. Goodnight Ontario!