Hello Dear Readers,
I’ve long been frustrated in how I present myself creatively online. There are a number of people who seem to stick to one thing and present it week after week. I applaud them, and until this week, I secretly wanted to be them. You see, I have this bad habit of every time I see someone presenting something online, I assume they are successful in the ways I wish to be successful. ie, They can pay the rent from their interests without feeling beholden to “the man” in a way that sucks all the fun out of things. (Whenever I step back a moment, I do realize that this scenario I’m imaging probably doesn’t exist. Anytime you make something fun a job, it sucks some fun out.)
This week I read Viktoria Åström’s post on being multi-focused and how to find a theme that feels focused. After reading her post I had to ask myself, “Are you me?”
What I really want to do is be a reporter on whatever new obsession has taken over my mind. Sometimes these obsessions last days sometimes they last years. This week has been particularly full of them.
Proposal for Jot
This week most of my energy has been directed towards making a proposal for Jot. A big thank you to Carolyn Yoo of See You for sharing this. My proposal involves my many travel journal sketchbooks.
Knitting
I’m knitting a “cheer myself up about surgery” sweater. The pattern is the Rattlesnake dk. Although deciding what size to knit has gotten tricky for me. When knitting a sweater you typically choose based on your bust size. In two weeks I’ll be having a double mastectomy with no reconstruction and won’t really have a traditional bust size anymore. I picked the size based more on waist and hip measurements instead.
Icing cupcakes
Connor’s grandmother’s birthday party was this past weekend and I had some energy, so I went all out on baking desserts. I made a lemon curd cake, chocolate chip cookies, and vanilla cupcakes that Connor’s cousin helped me ice. I had all these piping nozzles from the week I decided to become a dessert expert, but then realized it is much harder than it looks. It turns out that most people showing off their piping skills on social media have been doing it for longer than five minutes.
Justin Parpan’s current work exploring small town roads at night has entranced me. For those who haven’t been to California, his painting perfectly capture the feeling you have when you roll through a town on the edge of a national park after a long day of exploring.
I’m really enjoying the latest The Neighbourhood album, (((((ultraSOUND)))))). The song Zombie is really hitting me hard right now especially since the lyrics relate to social media addiction.
Ready to read more comics? Check out audrywithoutane.com
Interested in what other projects Audry is involved with? Go to audrynicklin.com
Enjoy knitting? Visit Audry’s knitting pattern site at bear-ears.com
Comments
Nothing yet. Say the first thing.
Sign in to join the conversation.