Saturday, December 5, 2009

Artistas de Clóset

Ahora último he notado que en mi cuidad, el arte se esta transformando en una moda, más que en una forma de expresión.Aunque muchos afuera tienen un talento pulido, o no tan pulido, veo que muchas personas están buscando una manera de atraer, de captar la atención del público exponiéndo sus obras, esperándo no sólo gustar, sino conseguir aprobación de quizás alguna persona que esté más adentrada en el medio, y por ende, conseguir un trabajo, o mejores prospectos.

No digo que todo esto esté mal, es más, quizás también soy una de esas personas... Me he sentido tentada a exponer, a darme a conocer, a conseguir contactos y por último si nada sale, tener una noche bohemia rodeada de gente con talento, pero realmente cuando lo veo desde otra perspectiva.. siento que es un desperdicio de mi tiempo. No hay afuera algo diferente que me llame la atención. Quizás no comparto las ramas que se exponen o quizás soy ridiculamente perfeccionista. A lo mejor espero una gran obra, con un interesante autor detrás del telón... que me guíe y me acoja como discípula y me saque de la rutinaria creatividad.

No sé si muchos estén de acuerdo conmigo. Quizás no. Pero realmente no veo personas que traten de romper barreras o realmente querer crear algo. Siempre he tenido proyectos, que se mueven con capital.. pero también a base de fé. Y muchas personas no tienen eso justamente... menos que dinero.. tienen fé. No hay confianza en el esfuerzo propio, no hay ánimos de crear, de salir adelante.. de sorprender y emprender....

Es realmente frustrante.

Pero si vienen exposiciones que no requieren de mucho esfuerzo... en donde algunos estarán presente... en el peor de los casos.. quizás uno que otro escritor en busca de un dibujante, ahí todos corren como si fuera ese, el último aliento de esperanza de ser reconocidos. Pero realmente siento que son "artistas de clóset".

No puedo alardear de ser pionera en alguno de estos cambios, pero he intentado repetidas veces cambiar el curso de mi arte y quizás del entorno tratándo de crear algo que nadie haya visto.. quizás bajo los esfuerzos propios al principio y el fracaso a la vista, las cosas no pinten el mejor panorama, pero al menos puedo "morir" sabiéndo que traté.

Con las debidas excepciones, es lo que siento. Que muchos afuera no se atreven realmente a "llamar la atención".. a ser reconocidos y romper de una vez por todas, el ciclo del típico diseñador... el "creativo" que nadie conoce.

Es una pena ver tanto talento desperdiciado.. cuando se podría llegar tan lejos si pudiera juntar todas esas mentes en un sólo proyecto...

Por mi enfermedad, no pude asistir al reciente evento de diseñadores.. pero para mi pena personal, vi algunas fotos de algo totalmente distinto. No parecía un evento de diseñadores profesionales que organizaron algo para sacar talento y descubrir opciones, sino que era un mal intento amateur de noche bohemia entre tragos y música electrónica.

No tengo nada en contra de estas dos cosas, pero realmente, parte mía, anhelaba que aquel fuera distinto.

Supongo que tendré que seguir en mi búsqueda de personas que se muevan por fé... por ideas.. por sueños, más que por la realidad que nos estanca, en un país en donde la libertad de expresión se ha vuelto un taboo y el arte, tan sólo una palabra.

Los dejo con mi actual distracción....

Cuando la realidad se siente como un mal sueño... soñar despierto, es la única respuesta...

Thursday, October 29, 2009

UPDATES

Well, its been a while since I last posted work or anything at all in here, like i said i have a hard time keeping this things up to date, but here I am again. News are..:

im an english teacher now.
two very embarrasing events have happened ever since:

1) my blouse opened up in front of the janitor exposing my boobs.
2) i tried drawing a boneshaped dog cookie and it came out looking like a dick.

of course the whole class realized and laughed. I laughed too. Also turned from red to purple and ended up in the bathroom. Yeah I know this things only happen to me... but anyways.

My life in general is ok for now. I'm hoping I can get more classes to get more experience and maybe start my project finally. For now everything's ok I think. Also maybe my classes are turning more difficult each time and take longer to prepare... therefor.. they are more boring for the student so I'm investigating new ways of approach. That for the laboral...

In the personal I find myself always mutating from one thing to another when it comes to decisions and personality. I ain't got bipolar problems DON'T GET ME WRONG. I'm just realizing more things as the days pass by and some of them I don't like.. others scare me... others leave me in suspense but all in all... this should be interesing. The next following days of this so mentioned holiday. Some people are traveling to newplaces.. other to places they already visited...

Sabina.. is staying in Guayaquil.

I still don't have the means to travel as I wish but sooner or later, my time will come! :)... and I'll do my thing.

My birthday comes as well.. I'll 25 this month and... a lot of surprising things will come ahead. People.. new people... maybe some will not be with me... some others will still be. who knows?..

All I know is... patience is all I can have and of course... I'm more than grateful to God for every experience during this year. I learned something... and its that I'm actually impossible to break when it comes to hope, love.. and faith. And that is good.

No matter what happens... I'm always.. after a while... the same Sabina.. with the same heart,willing to love again... willing to give all of me.. and throw myself once again into the abism of the unknown. I guess I just can't get enough of life and its mysteries.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Something I stole from a bloggerfellow I found.

1. Where is your cell phone? Desk

2. Your hair? Brunette

3. Your mother? religious

4. Your father? missunderstood

5. Your favorite food? chicken

6. Your dream last night? something about my dogs being puppies

7. Your favorite drink? Coke

8. Your dream/goal? "worldpeace" ?..

9. What room are you in? my room

10. Your hobby? Blogging

11. Your fear? roaches.

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? accomplished

13. Where were you last night? streets

14. Something that you aren't? Patient

15. Muffins? Vanilla

16. Wish list item? Success

17. Where did you grow up? Guayaquil

18. Last thing you did? draw

19. What are you wearing? Pj's

20. Your TV? Off

21. Your pets? barking

22. Friends? Few

23. Your life? Good

24. Your mood? Wishful

25. Missing someone? Yes

26. Vehicle? none

27. Something you’re not wearing? pants

28. Your favorite store? Tennis

29. Your favorite color? Red

30. When was the last time you laughed? last night

31. Last time you cried? yesterday

32. Your best friend? none

33. One place that I go to over and over? Crepés de Nico

34. One person who emails me regularly? dad

35. Favorite place to eat? Panchos

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Today's sketch

Ok... its very late so I'll be quick with this one:

1)tomorrow I have to be at the english academy but i dont know what time is it that im supposed to be there.. teacher hasn't called me yet or notified so im sort of worried.

2)TodaY was all about clowns and buphons for me so I drew something related to it, I hope whoever sees this likes it and comment on it with whatever observation you may have.

3)I am finally giving the first steps towards that project I mentioned. More news later on.


La Sonámbula tiene trabajo... creo!

Hola una vez más!....

Para la alegría de algunos y beneficio de otros, creo.. sin adelantarme demasiado.. que puedo decir que ya tengo trabajo. No sé si sea seguro pero, es en algo que me gusta!.. Creo que estoy bien encaminada a ser profesora de inglés en una academia que no es Bennedict. Tomé las pruebas y he pasado hasta ahora. Tuve mi democlass el Jueves pasado de esta semana y pasé también!.. Las palabras del teacher fueron... "beautiful presentation, good tone of voice, very professional body language"....

Así que asumo que con eso... si tengo lo que se necesita :)

Sólo espero en el futuro, pulirme como instructora para obtener las grandes compañías a mi cargo!!! Por lo pronto, tendré un alumno en la FAE, que no sabe nada de inglés sino el mínimo que la mayoría sabe, y me tocará darle clase. Ojalá me salga bien todo. Espero ser informada con tiempo para poder preparar clase.

En cuanto a otras noticias... He dormido muy bien estos días y curiosamente, he pasado más tiempo en el cuarto de mi mama que lo usual. No sé si será por que mi abuelita no esta en casa, pero realmente debo decirlo. me gusta poder andar por todos lados en mi casa sola :)...

En cuanto al mundo del diseño tengo proyectos que incluyen aprender nuevas habilidades para mí! osea un desafío! y también por supuesto, se puede enfocar la misma nueva habilidad al diseño!.. Es algo personal que tengo en mente y puede resultar muy divertido, pero contarlo no lo sería! :/

Cuando empiece lo postearé aquí!

Y en cuanto a el mundo virtual de la MATRIX! sigo surfeando la red y encontré algo de mi interés que compartiré luego por que ahora tengo que ir a aprender como funciona!!!

mucho misterio en este blog =P

Nos vemos!

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

New Opportunities

Well I was called from Inlingüa yesterday by Mr. Cobos, it seems to be they finally started the trainning program for english teachers. I was chosen and I started today. There were two foreign people and two hispanic in the class, counting me in.

The experience was exhausting but really good. I'm ok with how we're being taught everything but still a bit nervous. I'm happy though cause its still a job in something I like, and a new challenge for me. If I get picked I'll be one to give a class on Monday to a CEO from Cervecería Nacional. Am I nervous?... YES.. but I know I'll be fine, I'm doing all I can in my power to be good at this, the rest I leave it to God.

As for new upcomiong events... I might be going to Cuenca this weekend to meet my friend Pats and his brother so we do a little desginer thing, perhaps I get to learn something... also its nice going back to such a beautiful place. I will be tired but I know it will be fun anyways.

I hope I dont get lost. =/

I'll leave you with the demoness art almost done... the inking is good I think... PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT!...


I'm going to bed.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

New Sketch


I gotta go take a shower cause I'm going out but I'll leave you with my lastest sketch, she's a demoness as always.. floating on the white space.

Impressions (Updates of the last half hour)

Well, as I said earlier, this was a decisive day for me regarding that company, and answer is, its not going to happen. Reasons I won't disclose but all I can say is, much of how our country and the world is in the current days is mostlly for the attitude of people towards the human resources. What do we understand for human resources? well its quite obvious that its our capabilities and knowledge what take us further in our carreers and life and also the people on the other side that have "needs" to fill that fit our profiles, yet some of those business people lack of the main feature required to be a leader or a business man.. but most of all.. a man...

That feature is Ethics

I don't think I need to put out much more detail for anyone to realize what could possibly be the problem for me on working with this person. Definitely not my lack of knowledge but the lack of decision on his side on really knowing what he needs, and aiming for it. Instead... I lost 8 dollars and a very large amount of my time invested on appointments and research for potential candidates for a team.

For me... this is only another learning experience in the laboral field. People that don't know what they want, are usually for some reason... the ones on TOP OF EVERY BUSINESS... and the ones that get to pay for it, are those who know exactly what its needed.

So we loose time, and not only money but also emotions and hopes invested on something so we get stabbed in the last minute. I can understand everyone's point of view here as well though.... OH I can be objective.

He is only looking for what's best for his business.

But all I can say to that is.... You need to know first what you need, so then you seek for it.

All in all I am blessed... cause everything, as I always say, happens for a reason and having someone who disposes of human resources like they are plastic glasses isn't someone I wanna have for a boss or even work with. I like knowing I'm safe with a steady job working for someone who has at least an inch of integrity and ethics.

I am blessed with real friends, I am blessed in being so evidently taken cared of... I am blessed on having now... the learning attitude instead of feeling defeated.

Celeste... I wanna dedicate these lines to you...

What you did today showed me something.... You are beautiful insideout, you have real quality as a person, you know how to be a friend in all the meaning of the word... You showed me you really, truly care for me and my friendship above some good looking job, You showed me there are still people out there like us... like you.. who live a different type of life, feel a different way... see things and people with different eyes and most of all... value life and its creation, humans... more than anything else.

Thank you for being exactly how you are, thank you for letting me know you a bit more and for making my heart a little bigger on love today as well.

I considered you very close to my heart before this... but now... YOU are IN it.

I love you Muñe... this is the best news of the days.. not that I won't be working with the company anymore but that I have a real friend.
 



:)

Día Decisivo?

Pues ayer para mi asombro, dormí relativamente bien, con facilidad y en una muy cómoda posisición.. la de siempre, de lado. No sé, asumo que otros y miles más prefieren esta posición así como yo, no sabría explicar que tiene pero le gana a estar sobre la espalda o el pecho. Definitivamente, creo que tiene cierta remembrancia a cuando éramos niños, fetos... bebés.. escondidos en algún lugar oscuro o suave, protegidos y seguros. Sin mencionar que siempre hay una almohada víctima del "empierne".

Hoy, espero ansiosa la respuesta de la compañía sobre la propuesta que mandé del equipo de trabajo. Estuve pensativa ayer de todo lo que tengo que aprender pero también de la gran emoción que siento, si es que la oportunidad se presenta. Entre otras cosas, me acabo de dar cuenta de que estoy escribiéndo es español! no en inglés!!, para los dos seguidores no creo que esto sea problema, pero por si acaso, ya activé la opción del traductor automático para este blog para la comodidad de quién  lo visite, incluso anónimamente.

NUEVA META: Formar parte de la sección "Blogs of Note" de Blogger, en la que sólo si logro ser, un tanto más interesante, pueda ser fácilmente alcanzada por algún curioso, como yo!, que esté buscando algo de buena lectura.

Francamente esta etapa es de metas y más metas!, aunque sean pequeñas pero me mantienen ocupada y eso es bueno, créanme. Aunque este blog es más sobre arte en general, no pueden pedirle a Sabina que no escriba sobre amor, lujuria, hombres.... OH LOS HOMBRES!!... y su pensamiento pragmático... o sobre las mujeres y sus malas decisiones, sus lamentos o logros... o dejos de cada uno. Soy yo!... alo?! tengo que inventar, crear.. soñar! es lo que me hace particularmente predecible en lo impredecible y justamente... un tanto distinta en los ojos de algunos.

Así que mezclaré arte y literatura, fotografía y amor!... hombres con sueños que resulta sinónimo de sueños y realidad... que son ambas tan distintas y generalmente la una es más cruda, fea y fría que la otra.

En todo caso, por ahora son las 9:33 am... y soy una de las miles de mortales que HOY, se levantaron temprano.

Insonmio=0
Sabina= 1

Ese es el marcador del día 2 de mi vida... pero NO que recién empecé a vivir! .... pero creo que recién hace algunos meses.. empecé a vivir bien realmente... por encima de todo... y hace dos días recién.. creo haber adquirido disciplina y mi insanidad... esta lentamente regresando :)... No sé si sea bueno o malo! pero sé que sirve para dibujar y escribir! así que supongo que será bueno!...

Los dejo con más arte de Cuenca, disfruten y tengan todos un lindo día.

La sonámbula


ps: jajajajaj suena tan raro pero me gusta :)

Vu-den Doll: Crazy Day

Vu-den Doll: Crazy Day

Crazy Day

Well as some people know, Im in the middle of organizing a team that might be a potential candidate to work with the company I mentioned in a previous blog. I called some people, I got a few "yes'es" and "noes", but Im good to go for now. Just having some doubts still about certain things, but that will all be solved I assume.. soon.

I just wanna express out in the open how thankful I am for this opportunity, I really hope it kicks in... It would be awesome to actually get to work together with these people and be able to do something really cool for this company. I got LOTS of ideas for events... and this is what I love doing!... creating :)

As for Sabina's life refers, I went to the movies with Ces and we had a great time..

We ran into ex friends of mine, well some.. and also my friend Jorge who by the way, greeted me so coldly I almost froze in his arms. I wonder what the fuck happened... I don't know but this time I would be surprised if I happen to realize he finally decided to be a sheep like the rest and sort of keep a distance with me. I hope it was just an awkward moment and we're still friends.. I texted him but then I remembered I consumed all my phone credit explaining my cousin, who is also a designer, what was the job about and what I needed her for.

Anyways!.. been trying to upload the pics from my trip to Cuenca on FB but for some reason FB wont let me, I think its sick of my kodak moments!.. wow im surprised on how much that phrase kicked in!.. people still say KODAK MOMENT!... very nice move kodak people! kudos for the brains of it.

OK im off to bed! tomorrow I have a big day filled with answers or.. more waiting. All in all... Im really happy and hopeful :)

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Trip to Cuenca and new Updates

Well, for those who've been following this, which for now its only TWO people ( not complaining), you already knew this was only a space for art. So, I took a trip to Cuenca and all I can say is, it was awesome. Landscapes with colors so beautifuly mixed, mountains so high, highways being fixed and shortcuts we had to take, between all that and the freezing temperature, this trip was all an adventure!

I took some photographies of all my eyes could catch and thought I'd share it with you since most of it was just a work of art. I got to meet Jenz and Melina, who by the way seem to be one for the other. They look so cute together...

THAT for updates of me going around with no direction, and as for PROJECTS I have an appointment tomorrow with a company that organizes national and international events, having the possibilty of a steady job running Marketing Dept. if I get the chance to refresh my knowledges and also.... *crossing fingers* HOPEFULY I'm still able to cover the interview for the Feedback Magazine in the area of photography. If not, Im still thankful to Maureen for giving me the chance of being the first person she thought of for the job... and yeah I know I'm the one to blame for bailing at the last minute, but what can I say?... its how things happened but I hope I get a chance to still take some shots at Hector Napolitano and appear in the magazine!!


OK so Ill leave you with the pics!

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

New Client

Listening to: Lenny Kravitz ( Can't get you off of my mind) live version


Well.. as some of you know, I work freelance cause I can't stand being bossed around.. unless its really necessary.. With that as a statement I shall introduce you to my new client...

Her name i won't disclose for personal job policies, but basicly.. she is a mad catholic and wants the world to know it. How?.. well she is creating a new competing line of stickers with the images of all the saints you can imagine.. I know there are already some characters very much alike to what she's trying to do... but of course she wants some sort of distinctive.

Analyzing the samples I realized the only thing she could take was adding shadows and some lightening to what she already had.. which by the way was done too fast I am not able to manipulate anything from it.

Dead line: Mon, Sept.21
 

Progress Report: 30% of one character.


Im stuck on this one... hands.. sleeves.. even when it sounds crazy.. this whole thing is a mess!

Monday, September 14, 2009

The first Entry


Well this won't be very long, I created this with one purpose only and its to upload art and blog about whatever artistic stuff I'm in, or I learned. For now I will leave you with a sketch of an eye, not very much but I'm trying to draw again, against the bad waves of zero creativity. I have some things in mind i wanna develop, I hope you all join me in this new ride.

Hope you all enjoy.