Tuesday, October 23, 2012

“Do or do not... there is no try.” Yoda (Did I use that already?)

So finally I finished my studies and are now Bachelor of Arts in Illustration. It is a nice feeling not having to go to uni anymore but what I am experiencing right now is kind of a hole I fell into after everything was over. I couldn't be bothered to touch a pencil and start a new project although I have loads of time for my own projects, finally. Some may call it a relaxation after graduation but it feels more like a post-graduate-depression. I was longing for something to get me started and on my feet again when I read a blogpost of a dear friend of mine. Rosi posted about a project that's called Post Art Exchange, where you make and alter postcards from other participants to send in a circle until everyone has altered every card and in the end, you get a card that 10 total strangeres designed. I am not explaining it so well, so here the link to the project.
Run 2 the Wild
So I started off, took my colourpencils, made a card and sent it off to the adress given to me. I already received the first card to alter. Unfortunately, I failed to take a picture because I was on holidays and had the feeling that I was quite late with sending it, so I hurried up :)
So now I will receive a postcard each week that I can be creative with and I am in a circle of people who are waiting for postcards too, so I can't slack off :)
I am really thanking everyone who participates and of course Courtney who started the whole thing. I already feel more comfortable with creating something, even if it's only small things that I contribute to every card, it is a fresh start for me and brings my head back to my creativity.
Here is a first glance of the card that I made. I will keep posting about this project and I am very much looking forward to the next card that ends up in my mailbox!




Oh and btw, not everything is as bad as it sounds, I got a publisher for my graduation project. It is an illustrated guide for students to make life easier in a flatshare and hopefully it will be in dutch bookstores by may 2013. So that's a thing, huh? :)


Thursday, March 29, 2012

On my own account...

Hello everyone!
For my graduation project, I am writing and illustrating a book about living in a house/flatshare. For this, I am collecting funny, disgusting, daily, mind-boggling and true stories about experiences with people you are or were living with. It would be great if you could help me out to make a collection of stories, pictures and notes that can only be found in a flatshare. Please join my group on facebook if you have a story to tell! https://www.facebook.com/groups/413268815354695/
Thanks for reading and even more thanks for posting your story! :)

Hallo alle zusammen!
Für meine Abschlussarbeit (bachelor) schreibe und illustriere ich ein Buch über Mitbewohner und das (un)freiwillige Zusammenleben in einem Haus oder Wohnung. Dafür sammele ich zur Zeit lustige, eklige, tägliche, unglaubliche und wahre Geschichten über Erlebnisse von Leuten, mit denen ihr zusammen wohnt oder gewohnt habt. Es wäre super wenn Ihr mir helfen könntet diese Geschichten, Bilder und Briefe zusammen zu tragen, so dass ich sie für mein Projekt benutzen kann. Bitte kommt in die facebook Gruppe, wenn ihr eine Geschichte oder Bilder für mich habt!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/413268815354695/
Vielen Dank für eure Mithilfe!

stories from the kitchen sink

Monday, March 5, 2012

There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep. (Homer)

That should say enough. The blog is back and I am still on my way to be an illustrator.
I was living in London for 4 months to do an internship in an illustration agency. It was a great time, I met a lot of awesome people and the internship taught me about the commercial ways of illustration. Now I am back in Maastricht to focus on my graduation. My studys will be finished in July and I have to make some decisions what to do afterwards. Apart from being properly scared about the things to come, I am positively excited about the changes, new places and challenges that are about to dawn.
I will update my projects, graduation and other interesting stuff here on a regular basis (hrhr).
Check out my "latest" drawings (up to a year old) and comment if you like.
There is also a homepage. At the moment, it's online via my boyfriend's page (who made it) It needs a little more work to get rid of some bugs, but I like it a lot and hope you do, too!
http://jorisbruijnzeels.com/steffi/

See you soon and thanks for reading!

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