Hi All,
It's been awhile since I was actively blogging because work has been (and continues to be) busy and a lack of a home computer.
But now I have a new MacBook so I don't really have a valid excuse for not working on and posting about my creative life outside the studio.
So, what have I been up to since my last post from the Trailer Trash photo shoot?
Well at work they continue to pitch to new ranges which is good. We have completed 10 xmas product ranges for next year and we have begun work on 14 new ranges for the following season. Our budgets seem to be improving too since all the cut backs in 2006 as I now get to use more freelancers and the packaging materials and finishes are allowed to be a bit more tactile and interesting.
Outside of work I have been trying to be healthier. I am cycling most evenings (30mins/8 miles) and I moved my start time at work so I try to do a weights routine each morning before I go to the studio (it feels good to get your adrenalin up before you start work)
I've become obsessed with the Scott Pilgrim comics. The movie of Scott Pilgrim by Edgar Wright was brilliant so I decided to read the books. My little brothers passion for graphic novels has also reminded me of my lost love for them. So I have been digging out some old comics and finding some new ones... Chew is particularly good.
As the summer has crept up on us again I have been doing my best Indiana Jones impression and crawling through and hacking down the jungle that is my back garden. I think it needs taming with brands of fire and possibles re-turfing but that's a job for anther summer. If I can tame it for another year I will be happy. The home improvements continue on, although I admits at a considerably slower pace as I'm being careful with the pennies.
My plans for the future?
Well I have numerous design projects I want to work up. Loads of photography work I want to do (including looking at doing night classes). I want to learn After Effects and get into kinetic typography and also get my tattoo sleeve completed.
Hopefully I'll be a more frequent blogger from now on.
TTFN