Meet Salazar and What I've Been Working On

Soooo, My Sketchbook, Lotus is, sadly, full. But, it is also a joyous occasion. A few days ago, I began working in Salazar. He's this kick ass semi-hard covered book, with slightly green tinted papers, and a Slytherin Crest on the cover. I love him.

So, he is the best sketchbook ever. Sharpie doesn't bleed through his pages, and he takes acrylic paint rather well. I love him, so much. I know, I'm odd talking about an object in such a way. But, remember that I'm easily amused. (Looking at the photo reminds me of a movie I watched the other day. Why did they have to kill all the snakes on the plane?!? They have feelings too.) I'll post a few of the things I've done in him thus far. I'll get more of the sketches up later.

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Soooooooo, in other news, I start school tomorrow, and am incredibly excited! PLUS, today while at the home improvement store, I picked up an adjustable window screen, so I've two pieces of mesh on frames. They are large enough, so if I'm lucky I can make large sheets of paper. I've always wanted to recycle paper. If all goes well, I'll be making my own sketchbooks in no time. Plus, I could share with my friends :) Also, I've a roll of film to pick up from the store, and another roll and a disposable camera to pick up. So, I'm quite the happy camper right now.

Yay for the beginning of the school year!

With love,
Sarah

Come Out And Play With Me

So, Monday I spent my day running around a playground and some stores with some of my kick ass friends. Only 3 could hang, but school starts in 2 days, so I will get to see them ALL in no time. I didn't take as many shots as I usually do, but below you can see the photo of the day, and links to the rest of the photos I posted on deviantart.

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And below is the group picture, and then a few fun shots I uploaded to photobucket.

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 With Love,
Sarah

In a Solitary Style

Sunday, Taylor was giving herself a dark sort of make-up and I was digging through my closet. We wound up with three outfits for her to wear, and packed them up. Then we trecked to a cemetary by my old school, and began shooting. It was a bit windier and colder than I had thought earlier that day, but she trudged through anyway. After we shot at the cemetary, we stopped for a snack and went back to the school, to play on the playground and in the grass. I'm not done going through them all, but here are the ones that I've posted so far.

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Happy Labor Day. Today was pretty awesome, for I hung with some awesome people, and got some great shots. I'll post a blog with them and the 'deets' later.

With Love,
Sarah

Let's pretend this is a Catchy title, that makes you wanna read this and look at the pictures and drawings

So, today I got to teach an oboe lesson to an awesome 8 year old, who kicks arse, and then my friend Sam and I spent a couple hours outside walking, as I took 300 photos of him. We learned some stuff;
1- Don't sit by a bus stop, even by mistake. Drivers get pissed when they stop for you and you walk away.
2- Football players are afraid of the rain.
3- Always bring change for a payphone.
4- The Parkinglot that includes biglots is now called "The Lot."
Of the 300+ photos I took of him, so far, I like five.

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Also, here are some drawings, from lotus and not. Because I can, really. And I finally remembered to take photos of them, since the scanner doesn't work atm. -_-

I'm done uploading to deviantart, and I've caught up on my blog reading. So, gute nacht. Time for bed, little sheep little sheep...... Pffft who am I kidding? I'm gonna draw and light paint :P

With love,

Sarah

August is Over

So, a few things to talk about. There is band camp, school, projects I'm working on, moving (or not), and some ladies you should check out.
First, band camp kicks ass. I love it, marching and playing, messing around with friends and messing with freshman's heads. We're doing a medley of "tommy" by the Who, and it really is fantastic. I march with the Bari sax though, and the bari bra harness isn't the most flattering comfortable thing to wear. But still, I'm having a blast, as I always do. We went bowling, which is a tradition, and I had loads of fun, and did some gesture drawings of bowlers, which was oddly amusing. Yay!
I'm now a SENIOR! I am SO excited! I love school, learning about things I never thought I'd understand, and getting better at writing and math. But, alas, I detest the social aspect of it all. I'm hopin' now that we're all seniors, we will get along better.
So, I have like, 4-6 paintings in the works, I guess? But a large part of me wants to paint over them and start over. Story of my life, really. I haven't had time to paint recently, with band and lessons and hanging with Taylor. But, I've been taking a lot of pictures (none that I like, but still.) and have drawn up a storm. I need to do a new sketch dump, and soon introduce you to Salazar! Gosh, I love sketchbooks.
Speaking of Taylor, she isn't moving! Which is wonderful. We haven't any classes together, but she's staying 10 minutes from my house, on foot. We can still have sleepovers and go to biglots. We can paint and sing, and goof around at 10 at night. Can you say Huzzah?
Oh, and I thought I'd share a blog that I follow every once in a while. You know, my favorites that I think you should check out. First, you should check out I still can't tell which ones are weeds. It's written by an art teacher/letterpress printer. She seems to dig a lot of things I do, art wise, so I think you should check her out.
Then, stop on by Dancing Tales, and read what comes from the mind of my favorite ginger. She's a very good friend of mine, and I think you'll like the way she thinks.

So, I'm going through the extra shots I took at the state fair, and it is taking ages. I'm talking about the more candid shots I took. But, I found one that I really like. You may see more later, but if not, here is one of the most adorable photos I took at the fair:

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With Love and a Song,
Sarah

PS. Some Songs I listened to While Typing this:
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Baby Bunnies!

So, Taylor has baby bunnies in her backyard. I took quite a few photos of them, and sketched a few bunny head shots today and yesterday. Photos belooooowwwwww^^ (Ha! Tired and unhappy Sarah doesn't relate to the drama messing with her head! I win.) So yeah, I'm tired from band camp. You can see all the photos I took here (which include one of Taylor and one of her dog), and my three favorites are below :D I'll try to post the drawings later.

With love,
Sarah

Band Camp!

Sorry, but the band geek in me was going to get to the blog eventually. Band camp starts today, so naturally, I'm jumping about, excited as ever to start playing. I miss band, really. It's one thing to play my instruments by myself, but to play with others. It's just, fantastic.
I play the Bari Sax, which is the largest sax you really can march with. I've a harness and it hurts my back, so I've to have it cracked constantly. I won't be able to really move around until Marching band is over... But it is totally worth it. Here, lemme show you what I'm talkin' about:

Yeah, it's huge.

Anyway, if I'm lucky I'll have time to draw instruments/the field/students ect. I dunno if I will, but still. Worse comes to worse, I can draw at bowling Thursday^^

I'm going to go practice my music, draw a bit, and maybe take some pictures. Try to get a different song stuck in my head maybe? I dunno.

With Love,

Sarah

State Fair Shenanigans

I love the State Fair. There are people to creep on, animals to meet and talk to (someone should, since they are trapped in those stupid cages so much.) I even got a chance to do a bit of sketching there too. I'll post the drawings later... I think? But below you can see some of my over 850 photos I took. A few things:
1. Harriet and I do not get along well (she's the camera)
2. Shots inside sucked, due to lighting and a higher ISO
3. Yes, I know I'm a Creep
4. I wanted to take the photographer home with me. They wouldn't let me. He is cute and has a kick azz camera. =_=
5. I'm shooting at a horse show in a couple weeks. I used the fair as practice.

So, you'll see the photos I really like and posted on deviantart, and then those I hosted on photobucket. I like them, but they are grainy, due to isos and other circumstances that were uncontrollable.

With Love,
Sarah

Ooh, Drawings

Quick blurt of word vomit, and then you get to see some sketches and drawings. Wooo.

Few things, why are humans so mean to themselves? Did you know that I'm right? Did you know that I walk at least a mile, every day? As of last night, I'm obsessed with google mapping everywhere I walk. I hate princess movies, because I blame them for my desire to have a knight in shining armour show up. I'm trying to find mesh suitable for paper-making. I'm going to the state fair tomorrow, which means creeper photos and people watching/sketching. Oh, and it's been a week since I've painted. I don't like that.

ANYWAY, below you'll see what happens when I'm upset and have markers, and a couple pages from my sketch book. Oh, and yes, that is Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre. I love him.

With Love and Guillotines,

Sarah

"003"

Crayola and Metallic Markers & Bic gell pens in blue and black.

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For Once, it Pays to be Mental.

For, I can easily get myself to think I'm happy. It just takes some music, quotes, photos and inspiration to get my spirits up. And, who knows? Maybe I'll make something out of it? All I know is, lots of things make me happy, and I'm using that (and the interwebs) to my advantage. So yeah, enjoy this explosion of, erm, stuff?

With love,
Sarah

"Coming to terms with the rhythms of women’s lives means coming to terms with life itself, accepting the imperatives of the body rather than the imperatives of an artificial, man-made, perhaps transcendentally beautiful civilization."
------Margaret Mead

"No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible."
------George Burns

"The earth has music for those who listen."
------Shakespeare

"Pessimism is, in brief, playing the sure game. You cannot lose at it; you may gain. It is the only view of life in which you can never be disappointed. Having reckoned what to do in the worst possible circumstances, when better arise, as they may, life becomes child's play. "
------Thomas Hardy



Kick-Ass Females! Black Cats! 3D Glasses! Tom & The Plain White T's! Old Cameras! Green Living! Metro Station! 3Oh3! Awesome MOvies!

Oh, and don't forget people watching. I love people watching.

This is Me on No Sleep & Lots of Stress and Frustration

I've been sitting here, listening to music, and trying to figure out how to begin this, but I'm just kinda 'blah' right now, so it's proving difficult. I'm not going to get all whiney. Let's just say, without my biffle, I find it hard to not be nervous around those I dig. Such leads to awkward silence, and having to turn down a ride home, due to the possiblity of tears. Really? Tears?!? Yeah, my emotions are pissing me off right now. Plus, there's been a lot of stress and arguing at home. So, that's why this is so jumbled.
I've been doing a lot of walking recently, to the store, to babysit, or with friends. So, the whole back of my legs has been sort for a few days. But, it's gettin' me ready for band camp next week, which I can NOT wait for! I love band camp, plus for a few hours I get to be with others. That is good, less idle time. I've to much of it.
I've been looking up destroying film, via baking and boiling, but I'm not sure enough of myself to actually do it. I need to lurk some more, to see if I can find some better tutorials.
I had more to say, but I've forgotten what. So, I shall leave you with the only (digital) photos I took today. Yay?
With Love,
Sarah

.:IF:. Atmosphere

"Expecto"

7 1/2" by 5 1/2" of recycled sketchbook paper with Bic pen

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So, Illustration #2 for Illustration friday. This time, I got myself a fancy-schmancy 4 coloured pen, so I could draw some green land. Basically, it equates the atmosphere to a wizards Patronus. Yes, a God/Harry Potter joke. You are welcome. It says "And God was like, Expecto Patronum." This is also in my sketchbook lotus, who I am afriad & excited to say, is almost full. two dozen pages left, maybe? I need to sketch dump again, but I haven't time.
Not related to IF but, my friend, the Amasian gave me single use cameras today, 6 of them. I love her, the film is all expired. I've looked up what can happen to the film. YayYayYay! It's good, considering the digital camera I'm to use until I get a new one really hates me. Oh well. Have a good night.

With Love,
Sarah