Theme Submission: Fingers

Theme #1: The Body

Fingers

Lead chopsticks open their maws
Polygraph scratch
Across naked flesh of cotton canvas
Fingertips letter pressing keyboard keys
A blur of motion, and a speed so rapid
The rapping reminiscent
To the subdued salvo of a machine gun
Wrists becoming the faucet
Rusted pipes directly pouring
The gum in my head
The bread stuffed between my ears
The meat behind my pupils
The potion in my beaker
Type
Rhyme
Type
Rhyme
My words knitting stockinet
And my fingers commit the crime

~By Rachel Vasquez~
Rubixchick.com

Inspiration: Gurney Journey

A new link has been added to the links list on the right. I'd recommend all artists take a look at his posts.

Description:"This daily weblog by James Gurney is for illustrators, comic artists, plein-air painters, sketchers, animators, art students, and writers. You'll find practical studio tips, insights into the making of the Dinotopia books, and first-hand reports from art schools and museums. Plus, for you lateral thinkers and pop-culture trekkers, a few bizarre rabbit trails."

Theme #2: Spring/Rebirth

This month's theme is Spring/Rebirth. We will be accepting submissions for the blog all month long. Remember to title the subject of your submissions specifically as "Blog Submissions" when you send us emails. This makes for easier organizing and quicker posts.

Posts on last month's theme, "The Body" will be posted soon. Stay tuned.

Open Drawing

For those interested in Open Drawing sessions on Campus, they're now being held in the engineering building, room 4D.

6-9 PM on Tues. & Wed.

1-4 PM on Saturdays

It's $3.00 with your school ID and $5.00 without.

Inspiration for the Theme (The Body)

I know some people might need a little muse to get those brain gears turning for the theme on the blog: The Body. And so, I found a website that tackled the same theme as we are now. The examples may help to inspire you. Enjoy.

Poetry examples of "The Body":

Preview: All my pinky ever hits is "Shift"
And I think it's getting tired of that
What with soreness, stiffness, and a rift
'Twixt it and the missing wedding band.

And remember, the body can be as literal or abstract as you like, and can even focus on a particular element of the body.

A link or two for our artists:

Body & Soul

Ear