snowflakes & blackvampires

Art Trade

2009-11-18T23:46:00.002+01:00

Lisa, whom I know from the moly_x_20 group sent me an email asking for an art trade. Actually it is a chain letter (which I do not like) but as there are phantastic artists participating I joined too. Basically you create one piece of art and receive some pieces back. It can be a little drawing, a print, a comic or a zine, a photo, a felted creation, a beaded thing... Whatever fits your niche and can be dropped in the mail within a week.

I have to send my art to Dawn. The funny thing is that the day I received the email telling me I´m supposed to send Dawn my creation, I also received the book "1000 Artist Journal Pages" of which she is the author. What a coincidence.

The letter will be off tomorrow and I hope Dawn will like it!

BTW:

I´m still looking for some participants. Would be great if you want to join in on the fun.

Movie Overload (Asia Filmfest)

2009-11-09T09:17:00.011+01:00

The Asia Filmfest is over. I went almost everyday and enjoyed it as usual. Yesterday I spent more than 12 hours non-stop watching movies. I´m surprised that I didn´t get a headache.

Last year I bought comics and books there, this year ink pens and sweets. I really had a good time the two past weeks.

Special thanks to Benjamin who took care of the kids every(!!!!) evening. I do appreciate this and I have a surprise for you when you come back from Antwerp.

Artist Of The Month

2009-11-01T09:03:00.004+01:00

Steve Loya is an art teacher and artist living in Northern Virginia, USA. We were both members of the moly_x_19 exchange group. Check out his blogs "Go flying turtle" and "Steve Loya Art" to find his colorful and diverse work.
I enjoyed the Moleskine exchange with him. I used to continue his drawings and that was pretty easy as I like and enjoyed his style and his choice of colors. So I felt honored when he asked me whether I wanted to be the featured "artist of the month" at his blog. You can check out the Q&A here.

Here are some of the molys, where I continued the art after him. The last 3 pages are mine, the 3 before are Steve´s:

My favorite one is this the one shown below. You almost cannot see, where his art stops and mine begins.

Thanks Steve, I really enjoyed answering your questions.

Dark VS. Light

2009-10-26T14:47:00.003+01:00

A friend of mine recently told me that my art was too "dark" and that there was always some hidden undertone to it. I understand why she said that, but I do not see this in all of my drawings.

As I´m trying to slowly find a job (at least a side job) where I can also be creative and hopefully do some drawings and illustrations, I would like to know whether you prefer the "dark" and moody pictures or the other lighter and more c olorful ones. Take the poll on the right side of the navigation bar. Thanks!

Light VS. Dark

2009-10-26T14:46:00.006+01:00

A friend of mine recently told me that my art was too "dark" and that there was always some hidden undertone to it. I understand why she said that, but I do not see this in all of my drawings.

Royal-Filmpalast (Movie craze)

2009-10-18T16:33:00.003+02:00

Royal-Filmpalast: (Goetheplatz 2, München, Tel.: 089/53 39 56/7)

Movie:

Oktober 18: Oben (Up)

(Movie Craze & This Diary Will Change Your Life 2009)

Can Anybody Help Me With Czech?

2009-10-18T01:15:00.003+02:00

Friday, my daughter found this postcard next to her school. It seems the card came all the way from the Czech Republic - tied to a ballon.

I remember that as a kid (and even later) I´ve sent off so many cards with ballons and messages in bottles. But never have I received a reply.

We were really excited about this find. Though there is not a personal message on it I do want to understand it. It seems to be some kind of ad for the SOS Children´s Villages in the Czech Republic. And I think there will be some kind of donation for them for every reply they get. I wonder if we are supposed to take a picture of the place we found the card.

Can anybody help me out with the translation?

I want you, and I want you to want me to want you

2009-09-30T09:28:00.005+02:00

"I Want You, But I Don't Need You" by Amanda Palmer

I like you, and I'd like you to like me to like you
But I don't need you, don't need you to need me to like you
Because if you didn't like me, I would still like you, you see
la lala... la lala...

I lick you, and I'd like you to like me to lick you
But I don't need you, don't need you to like me to lick you
If your pleasure turned into pain, I would still lick for my personal gain
la lala... la lala...

I fuck you, and I'd like you to like me to fuck you
But I don't fucking need you, don't need you to need me to fuck you
If you need me to need you to fuck, that fucks everything up
la lala... la lala...

I want you, and I want you to want me to want you
But I don't need you, don't need you to need me to need you

That's just me, so take me or leave me
But please don't need me, don't need me to need you to need me
Because we're here a minute, the next we're dead
So love me or leave me but try not to need me
Enough said.

I want you, but I don't need you...

I love you, and I love how you love how I love you
But I don't need you, don't need you to need me to love you
If your love changed into hate, would my love had been a mistake?
I don't know. I don't know.

So I'm gunna leave you, I'd like you to leave me to leave you
But lover, believe me; it isn't because I don't need you
(You know I don't need you)
All I wanted was to be wanted
But you're drowning me deep in your need to be needed
la lala... la lala

I want you, and I want you to want me to want you
But I don't need you, don't need you to need me to lead you

That's just me, so take me or leave me
But please don't need me, don't need me to need you to need me
Because we're here a minute, the next we're dead
So love me or leave me but try not to need me
Enough said.

I want you, but I don't need you...

What a lovely song. I just heard it for the first time. Amanda Palmer is the lovely girlfriend of Neil Gaiman. I would love to hear her live some day.

(For Lionheart)

Dead All Along

2009-09-26T21:19:00.005+02:00

Performed by Ceri Frost, Film by Giles Timms. Made at the Animation Workshop at UCLA's Department of Theater, Film and Television, 2009

"Enchanted by a pixie, a child called Yorick enters a magical kingdom, but when Yorick returns he finds his world ravaged by time."

Reminds me of my Edward Gorey Moleskine (part 1, part 2).

Neues Gabriel (Movie Craze)

2009-09-24T08:22:00.001+02:00

Neues Gabriel: (Dachauer Str. 16, München, Tel.:

089/594 574)

Movie:

September 23: Antichrist

(Movie Craze & This Diary Will Change Your Life 2009)

City (Movie Craze)

2009-09-23T15:12:00.001+02:00

City: (Sonnenstraße 12, München, Tel.: 089/591 983)

Movies:
April 30: Das Festmahl im August (Pranzo di ferragosto)

September 3: Polytechnique

September 3: In the electric mist

September 5: Round da way

September 5: Idiots and Angels

September 6: Coffin Rock

September 7: Red Cliff

September 8: The Sniper

September 9: Lake Mungo

(Movie Craze & This Diary Will Change Your Life 2009)

Cinema (Movie Craze)

2009-09-23T14:55:00.003+02:00

copyright by Mohan S

Cinema: (Nymphenburger Straße 31, München, Tel.: 089 555255)

Movies:
September 1: Carriers

September 2: Thirst

September 2: The final Destination 3D

September 3: IP Man

September 6: A film with me in it

September 7: Orphan

September 8: The Tournament

September 8: Blood: The last Vampire

(Movie Craze & This Diary Will Change Your Life 2009)

Second addition to Steve´s Moly_x_19 - Insects

2009-09-22T08:24:00.002+02:00

I really like this one. I like it simple. Take a look at the first addition of skulls.

More information about the Moly_X International Moleskine Exchange can be found here.

Tribute To Edward Gorey (Moly_x_6)

2009-09-21T10:10:00.009+02:00

I finally managed to scan this little moly with my illustration. It took me several days to get it right, as I´ve only got a small A4 scanner. The images have to be joined to one whole picture in Photoshop. And somehow this one wasn´t easy to join. The more I see of Edward Gorey´s art and writings the more I am hooked. There is always something new to discover in it.

I posted the lower picture to show you David´s addition. I love how the two pictures blend into each other. You see the guy at the left? The fur collar fits perfectly into David´s bushes.

More information about the Moly_X International Moleskine Exchange can be found here.

Tribute to Edward Gorey Moly_X_6 (1)

2009-09-16T09:06:00.008+02:00

Now that I received this Moleskine in the second round, I was finally able to scan the pages of my first entry. It was the first entry of the first moleskine exchange I started.
If you are feeling bored, you can have a closer look at the drawing in original size. Try to find the corpse, the abducted baby, the lizard and the dog. Good luck! ;)
More information about the Moly_X International Moleskine Exchang e can be found here.

Second addition to Joy Eliz´ Moly 19 (2)

2009-09-15T16:12:00.005+02:00

This is my second contribution to Joy Eliz´ moleskine for the moleskine exchange group 19. This drawing was greatly inspired by Michelle White. More information about the Moly_X International Moleskine Exchange can be found here.

Tribute To Edward Gorey (Moly_x_6)

2009-09-13T03:05:00.004+02:00

I finally started and completed the pages of my own moly for the moly_x_6. I had difficulties adding my own work to the existing pages as each and every page done by the other group members is great. Honestly I thought about keeping the moly and not passing it on any more - in fear of its loss. I already lost two molys in the mail, and loosing this one would make me sad. But what the heck.... it wouldn´t be fair to keep it. So I´m sending it on to Emma - of course registered. ;)

Lapin´s Moly: Collections

2009-08-03T00:01:00.004+02:00

My favorite addition to all the molys of the moly_x_6 group I did in the past week. Lapin´s moly has the theme "Collections". While he collects lamps and David collects portraits of elder men, I collect comics. I just love comics - specially the dark and weird Asian comics. I have more to add when the moly comes around a second time.

David´s Moly

2009-08-02T23:59:00.001+02:00

I had a hard time with David´s moly from the moly_x_6 group. I like the Octopus, but not the rest of the picture.

Finally Getting On With The Moleskines

2009-08-02T23:48:00.006+02:00

Wow. After a long time I finally managed to get on with some of the molys. I just had 8 molys from 4 groups lying around and didn´t really know where to start. As I had so many from the moly_x_6 group, I did all of them together and sent off 3 to Emma in Australia last week. Emma, your moly is completed now.

Comic Moleskine (Moly_x_19)

2009-07-06T20:49:00.001+02:00

Here is another set of pictures from my vacation. The zombies are inspired by MATTY8080. I love his zombies and have bought quite a few pics from him.

Myth-Moly (Moly_x_20)

2009-07-06T08:02:00.001+02:00

Here are finally the pictures of my addition to the myth-moly. I drew this during my vacation where I didn´t have access to a scanner before passing the moly on. Thanks Joyce for sending me the scans. The other pics are from my camera.

I´m A Creep

2009-07-06T03:04:00.008+02:00

Just recently I heard this song for the first time after many many years. I love the song and it always reminds me of the wonderful time I spent in LA. It was wonderful to hear it again and to remember all kinds of different stuff.

Radiohead

"Creep"

When you were here before,
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel,
Your skin makes me cry

You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
I wish I was special
You're so very special

But I'm a creep,
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
I don't belong here

I don't care if it hurts,
I wanna have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul

I want you to notice
when I'm not around
You're so very special
I wish I was special

But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
I don't belong here, ohhhh, ohhhh

She's running out the door
She's running out
She run run run run...
run...

Whatever makes you happy
Whatever you want
You're so very special
I wish I was special

But I'm a creep,
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
I don't belong here

I don't belong here...

Here´s the video with the lyrics. And then I discovered another version of the song by The Pretenders which I hadn´t heard before. This version isn´t bad either.

Stars In The Sky

2009-07-05T04:12:00.000+02:00

Hugh (ENG SUBs)
This short film was made by students at ESMA school of the arts in Montpellier, France. (via plastique monkey)

Atelier (Movie Craze)

2009-07-02T05:03:00.006+02:00

Atelier: Sonnenstraße 12, München, Tel.: 089/591 918

Movie:
June 25: Che -Teil 1 (Che - Part 1)

Oktober 15: Inglorious Basterds

(Movie Craze & This Diary Will Change Your Life 2009)