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Kristy  

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5 Things I've learned about art...

Journal Entry: Fri May 9, 2008, 8:29 PM
  • Mood: Zeal
  • Reading: "Open" by Lisa Moore
  • Playing: Guitar ("Malibu" by Hole)
  • Eating: Gummi candy
  • Drinking: Grape flavoured water
Number One:

Fuck art supply stores.

HARDWARE STORES. I am all about this. canvas is bullshit. Go to a hardware store, find the bin/rack of scrap board. There will be a ton of stuff there to choose from and it will be as cheap as dirt. I bought an 8x4 foot sheet of masonite board for $5 the other day, the guy there cut it up for me and everything. Totally sweet.

Also, hardware stores have all kinds of stuff that if you find almost the exact same thing in the "Art supplies" section, you'll pay twice as much for, like sweet storage containers, dust masks, goggles, certain tools (If you do craft work like bead-work and stuff) Seriously, look at hardware store stuff first.

Number Two:

Stop fussing and just make art. Don't expect it to be perfect. "Bob Ross" it up and make some happy mistakes. don't say you can't make art. Anyone can make art, you just have to have an idea and put it to fruition.

Number Three:

If it ain't fun don't do it. If you are making art and it is stressing you out; Fuck it. Make art that makes you happy and it will make other people happy too. I spent so long trying to perfect these landscape paintings and portraits and stuff, but it didn't make me happy, it stressed me out. Now I'm drawing and painting stuff that makes me laugh and have fun. Now I ENJOY art.

Number Four:

You can never make everyone appreciate your art, but you'll almost always find someone to appreciate your art.

Number Five:

Stop harshing on other people's creativity. Whether its art, writing, music, poetry, whatever, theres nothing worse than people being pretentious and critical for no good reason.
Constructive criticism= awesome.
Destructive criticism= piss off.

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 25
  • Current Residence: Newfoundland
  • Interests: Writing, Drawing, painting, making music, reading, movies, listening to music, knitting, crafts
  • Favourite movie: Big Fish
  • Favourite band or musician: RANCID, Bad Religion, Fugazi, Dropkick Murphys
  • Favourite genre of music: anything punk, and anything with Chicks who've got big vocals.
  • Favourite artist: Christopher Pratt
  • Favourite poet or writer: Joel Thomas Hynes, Al Purdy, Lorna Crozier
  • Favourite game: Super Mario Bros.
  • Favourite gaming platform: Old Skool Nintendo
  • Favourite cartoon character: Butters and Jimmy from South Park, Ghandi from Clone High
  • Personal Quote: "Never leave home without a Sharpie marker..."
  • Tools of the Trade: Pencils, Sharpies, Pens, Paint, Hardware store supplies, Paper, Fimo, Things found in nature, Scraps

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~Andrywa:iconAndrywa: Jan 27, 2008, 5:34:18 PM Mood: Joy
The Regard,my name is Andrey!!!!This is much important!!!!On the one hand it can look very impudent but all I ask you about request ....I want to do itself tattoo and should like to ask you to draw for me it..I ask you since have seen amongst your drawing carrot..On tattoo that I want must to be carrot,rose cloud,sunflower and daisywheel and all this in one picture....I ask you if You not against to help me....Please...Sorry for all and for my english....If you dont draw it for me please answer....Thanks.....
~PunkatHeart:iconPunkatHeart: Nov 4, 2007, 7:21:12 AM
Hey Kris! Thanks for the add!

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~cosmics57:iconcosmics57: Sep 17, 2007, 12:54:25 PM Mood: Love
i love your little guys

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~jade-krapsen:iconjade-krapsen: Jun 6, 2007, 6:47:44 PM
nice artwork! i lived in Newfoundland (St John's, specifically) for about 11 hours in the summer of 2004. ode to emergency plane landings. nice place, but freezing when you're not ready for it. those canadian children's shows kept us company all night long.

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*Yami-Tiff:iconYami-Tiff: May 22, 2007, 7:11:35 AM
Wow! Your gallery is freakin awesome! :D

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I support making art thieves cry!! :stab:
~Shirinami-chan:iconShirinami-chan: May 1, 2007, 7:09:58 AM
Hey didn't realize you were from Newfoundland as well!

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~Shirinami-chan:iconShirinami-chan: Apr 27, 2007, 4:40:02 AM
thanks for the watch! ^^

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*EspnB:iconEspnB: Apr 24, 2007, 8:08:25 AM
...I got the 10.013th one... D'oh!

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~jason65:iconjason65: Apr 24, 2007, 5:22:30 AM
O NOES!!! i got the 10,009th pageview!!! i was so close ack!

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~vitaliyv:iconvitaliyv: Apr 22, 2007, 11:03:25 PM Mood: dA Love
Your comics are just insane. Which is why they are amazing and i love 'em. :) Wherever you pull 'em out of, don't stop.
*Sly-Cooper-Girl:iconSly-Cooper-Girl: Apr 17, 2007, 8:41:05 PM Mood: Joy
ur welcome for the watch:aww: I love ur arts, they're so funny :D

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~chibi-lina:iconchibi-lina: Apr 10, 2007, 8:19:06 PM
hey ladee! I miss your awesome cartoons! hope yuu return with non broken compie soon!

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I am not afraid to walk this world alone
Honey if you stay, I'll be forgiven
Nothing you can say can stop me going home.

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~KRIS-13:iconKRIS-13: Mar 22, 2007, 6:56:27 PM
Thanks! Haha, I thought I had seen you on here before!

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[link] <--- This link just may lead to sock puppets...
~iampeaches:iconiampeaches: Mar 22, 2007, 6:12:53 PM
Great presentation today in Folklore, i totally didn't realize this was you until you said you were a cartoonist! :P

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i can show you the bright side of the dark side... :heart:
*huggskf:iconhuggskf: Mar 5, 2007, 8:38:39 PM
thanks for the visit

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~KRIS-13:iconKRIS-13: Mar 1, 2007, 2:29:42 PM
Thank you. :) I really enjoy your art, its pretty darn awesome.

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[link] <--- This link just may lead to sock puppets...
~eeriearies:iconeeriearies: Mar 1, 2007, 11:30:02 AM
Hello new friend, great illustrations, I especially like crazy pills.
~AKingInMyOwnMind:iconAKingInMyOwnMind: Feb 22, 2007, 9:34:19 PM
Yea! Represent CB man! Good to see more of us :D
~thequietwoods:iconthequietwoods: Feb 13, 2007, 5:22:00 AM
beep beep!!!

It's time for your PROCRASTINATION MESSAGE OF THE DAY!!!

Hey Kris!
Those were good times last night . . .

Thanks for the Haiku!!!

We should have a crafting night this long weekend . . .
(long weekend yeah!)
`Arete-Eirene-Phile:iconArete-Eirene-Phile: Feb 9, 2007, 11:48:42 AM
Love your stuff :D

gotta watch :+devwatch:

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~Sockenfussel:iconSockenfussel: Feb 9, 2007, 11:45:16 AM
HEHE I just HAD to FAV you 'cause I really laughed out loud yesterday when I was checking your gallery. Sockpuppets are evil MUHAHA...
But nonetheless I like your style, you just can't beat reality and some sarcasm. You have my kind of humour... which seduced me in the first place.. ;)

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!apilotkun:iconapilotkun: Feb 2, 2007, 8:22:28 PM
bllooooom just popping by! to sseeee how your galleries doing

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~wickedtizy:iconwickedtizy: Jan 29, 2007, 9:30:13 AM Mood: Joy
you talked to me?!.....OMG! thank you! you poped my coment cherry and you are very welcome!