Alycia Shedd's thing-a-week

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142193752009-02-21T01:57:39.187-08:00Alycia Shedd's thing-a-weekA new creative work every Wednesday, as well as any other odds and ends that spring up in between.LeeshaJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17987722049722308883noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14219375.post-28979906071678497602007-05-09T18:10:00.000-07:002007-05-09T18:17:55.659-07:00Thing-a-week #3: GarageBand

So, ages ago, I did a pic of iTunes personified for a deviantART contest. Now, I'm picking up that project again and I'm going to do the rest of the iLife family of applications. I started with iTunes's little brother GarageBand.

LeeshaJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17987722049722308883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14219375.post-44590381860088711962007-05-02T14:11:00.000-07:002007-05-09T18:18:44.811-07:00Thing-a-week #2: "Slow and Steady"

I heard the quoted statistic and the image practically drew itself.

LeeshaJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17987722049722308883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14219375.post-36585438675244308582007-04-23T16:48:00.000-07:002007-05-09T18:19:14.051-07:00Thing-a-Week #1: "Seven By Seven"

My first thing-a-week is completed--two days early, no less!In the spirit of the periodic nature of the thing-a-week, I dusted off an idea that's been rattling around in my head for a while now. Ages ago, I got this little melody stuck in my head at work. When I went to transcribe it into GarageBand, I realized it was in 7/4 time, which is an interesting challenge to work with. As I got to

LeeshaJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17987722049722308883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14219375.post-18007289247429639032007-04-20T16:54:00.000-07:002007-05-09T18:19:45.936-07:00An update and a purpose

So recently a couple of things have come to my attention:I have been doing very little in the way of actual artistic things lately. I've done a bit of art and writing for myself, but nothing publishable or even usable as a portfolio piece.I have this blog on my website that has gone unused for a ridiculously long time. I've found that I have trouble writing stuff down unless I give myself a

LeeshaJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17987722049722308883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14219375.post-1160591524346101382006-10-11T11:21:00.000-07:002007-04-20T17:19:49.569-07:00Been too long since my last update

Couple of things:I have designed and uploaded a new website, Mansion in the Mountains, intended to help sell a client's house. If you're looking for real estate in the Wallace, Idaho area, come check it out.As of October 12, 2006, This Week With Lewis and Clark has officially ended its print run. I may be publishing a compiliation at some point, if there is sufficient demand.

LeeshaJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17987722049722308883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14219375.post-1145502632180120022006-04-19T20:04:00.000-07:002006-04-20T20:08:02.660-07:00Mother Nature pulls an all-nighter

Have you ever put off a project until the last minute, then completed it in a frenzy of activity just before the deadline?I think that's what Mother Nature did this week.For the past several weeks, the weather has been cold, gray, and rainy. On Easter Sunday, I woke up to find two inches of snow on the ground. Now, a few days later, we have flawless blue skies, temperatures in the 60s and 70s,

LeeshaJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17987722049722308883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14219375.post-1143161105106839432006-03-23T16:43:00.000-08:002006-03-23T16:55:59.693-08:00...I'm not sure how I feel about being comparable to Bill Gates.

I just took a "Nerd, Geek, or Dork" online quiz, and came up with the following: Outcast Genius 65 % Nerd, 56% Geek, 60% Dork For The Record:A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/

LeeshaJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17987722049722308883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14219375.post-1141239827231528222006-03-01T10:59:00.000-08:002007-04-20T17:20:21.136-07:00A cookie for VaCKo

"For my birthday, I am going to demand a cookie of everyone I encounter all day. I'm also going to keep a record of how many people I ask and how many cookies I actually get." - Valerie Kaplan, in an AIM chat last nightWell, Val, you can add one to your list:Val and I have been IM buddies for about a year and a half now, swapping stories and pictures and general geek love. She introduced me to

LeeshaJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17987722049722308883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14219375.post-1136860226277156502006-01-09T18:17:00.000-08:002007-04-20T17:20:58.471-07:00New year, new art

It's been more than a week since New Year's Day, so I think we can declare the "Holiday Season" officially over. Thus, I am putting up three pieces of art that were part of Christmas gifts to my friends and family: a greeting card, a CD label, and a custom sweatshirt logo. Enjoy.I have three New Year's resolutions for 2006:Get a full-time job and move into my own place. I'm counting this as only

LeeshaJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17987722049722308883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14219375.post-1135600938279374232005-12-26T05:01:00.000-08:002005-12-26T12:09:07.796-08:00When alarms aren't alarming enough

The other night I was up in my bedroom messing around on the computer when I became aware of an odd noise coming from downstairs. It was a pattern of beeps repeating every three seconds or so: beep, beep... beep, beep... beep, beep... and so on. I was curious as to what it was, but since my mom and dad were both downstairs I figured they could take care of whatever was making the noise.About ten

LeeshaJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17987722049722308883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14219375.post-1134453830785012472005-12-12T21:48:00.001-08:002006-03-17T14:34:45.726-08:00I am a deviantART subscriber...for now.

Back in June I signed up for a free deviantART account. It's not terribly practical as a design portfolio, but it's a fun community and a nice place to show off my less "official" art pieces.Now, six months later, I find myself in possession of a 3-month subscription to deviantART, as the result of winning a fan club contest. I'm thrilled, naturally. I dunno if I'll renew the subscription when it

LeeshaJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17987722049722308883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14219375.post-1130025793432357222005-10-22T17:01:00.000-07:002007-04-20T17:21:55.878-07:00Comic: raking leaves

This is only a slight exaggeration. I put in two hours raking the yard on Tuesday, then woke up on Wednesday morning to find that the front yard looked worse than before I started. And most of our trees still have yet to drop their leaves.

LeeshaJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17987722049722308883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14219375.post-1129415222708632582005-10-15T21:46:00.000-07:002005-10-16T16:54:56.000-07:00Pom Poko: why anime doesn't always work in translation

Warning: the following blog post contains material which some may find offensive and/or inappropriate for children. Proceed with caution.When I stopped by Hastings earlier this week, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the Studio Ghibli film Pom Poko was available on DVD. I was fascinated with the film from the brief clips I'd seen on the Nausicaa DVD, but I wasn't sure if it was slated for a

LeeshaJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17987722049722308883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14219375.post-1128459770250034712005-10-04T14:28:00.000-07:002005-10-24T18:06:22.983-07:00I am...

...female...23...from Idaho...a redhead...1/4 Jewish...nearsighted...a hippie...a Pisces...a Mac user...a cat lover...an alto...a St. Patrick's day baby...a picky eater...a recovering vegetarian...a sci-fi geek...a comic book geek...an anime geek...a geek in general...an artist...a writer...a designer...an occasional musician...not that great at writing about myself, so this'll have to do.

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