Monday Night Sketch

Hello, and welcome to another exciting Monday night.

I'm doing a little bit of practice with my inking. I usually do all of my inking in Photoshop, but saw this tutorial on Cartoon Snap. The funny thing is that I've always considered Illustrator to be my forte, however, it never occurred to me to use it to get those nice crisp vector lines in my Photoshop paintings.

Hello captain obvious...

The Cartoon Snap tutorial videos are easy to follow and provide a very thorough step by step process.

Here is one of my sketches.

The Missed

Editor's note: This was such a good idea that it turnes out someone already had it! A friend of mine pointed out that Sophie Blackall has already explored this. Check out her work, its pretty awesome.

Cragslist's Missed Connections fascinate me. The idea that someone can touch another person's life without realizing it enough to motivate that person to continue to think about them is both peculiar and and amazing.

Missed connections are one side of a two-sided exchange between people, sometimes where one of the two are unaware it even happened. Or, maybe they are both aware but the experience was drastically different between the two people.

"We locked eyes and you gave a shy and mysterious smile..."

Obviously the "shy and mysterious smile" was enough to embed her in his thoughts, enough to motivate him to chase the chance that she might want to share another smile, maybe a different smile, or a variety of different smiles with him. What about her? Maybe she was remembering something that caused a momentary and subtle smile to dance across her mouth. Maybe the song, unheard to others, that came from her earbuds had a series of notes so beautiful that it moved her to expression. Or maybe, he captivated her in a way that made her smile.

The Missed is a series of my interpretations of these "missed" women, sent to the men and women who missed them.

The Missed #1

Stay tuned.

My Plea to The Moth, Come to SF!

I just sent the message below to The Moth, after listening to another one of their podcasts, and wondering for the hundredth time why they do not have events in San Francisco. Maybe, it is because no one has ever offered to make it happen. I'm not exactly sure what I could do, myself, however, I do know that I can't be the only person who wants this and that we can make this happen if we work together!

A.

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I grew up in the suburban sprawl of San Jose, just an hour south of the cultural wonderland that is San Francisco. For about twenty-five years, I existed, spending my young, curious years trying to sniff out the artistic and cultural pockets of what seemed to be the culturally barren landscape of San Jose.

Luckily with some perseverance, and a good network, established through years in the economically-painted, orange art building at San Jose State University, I was able to find my place in the tiny, yet active San Jose creative scene.

Now, I am finally up in the little seven by seven nest, perched at the top of the peninsula, and crowned by the iconic golden bridge that draws the eyes and awe of residents ad tourists alike. I am finally in the center of all things cultural, creative, and covered in sparkles, whether they be from a guerilla art project, or the foil from a discarded burrito.

The only thing that is missing from the city I love so much is the Moth. How is it that a city like mine has not had the privilege of hosting a Moth chapter or event?

I would like to most humbly offer my assistance in any way that would be helpful if this is in the works, or to get the ball rolling. I'm not exactly a writer, but a storyteller all the same... and if you could not already tell, love to explore the English language through writing... or rambling.

What can I do to make The Moth, SF a reality?

Thanks so much for reading and I hope you have a story-worthy week.

Audrey Akin

408-348-2623

audreyeakin@gmail.com