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Diary of an Artist: Entry 2

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So, all in all, it was a successful day. Creative Crossroads, the magazine I mentioned in my previous entry accepted my artwork! They particularly liked “Dragons and Destiny,” the piece I believe they’ll publish. Unicorn Express also ordered 60 copies of my ‘zine—which is the largest order I have ever received from a single customer before! I also created a new piece on Illustrator and am almost finished with it. It’s coming along just fine. Practice for Community Chorus went extremely well; I think my voice is actually improving.…

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Diary of an Artist: Entry 6

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It’s noon on a Friday and I spent much of the morning perusing Craig’s List. I mailed out a few submissions after lunch, worked on a sketch of a black woman’s face, and am now looking forward to a field trip to Iowa City. I’m going to listen to an author’s talk. Then tomorrow I head to the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Arts. I’ll have plenty time on the bus ride to work on a few of my personal projects. Now I should actually do my homework!…

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Diary of an Artist: Entry 09

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I will not begin this entry with the trite “Dear Diary” but that’s what this work essentially is—a diary but one with a very specific purpose. I want to record my life as an artist for the next few months, ending over the summertime. I hope by then to be a different person, further advanced emotionally and professionally than I am now.

What marks today is the revelation I had this morning, if it’s not too arrogant to describe my brainchild that way. I want to establish an indie arts festival as an annual event in the D.C. metro area (probably in Arlington County because I already have connections with their Parks and Rec since I worked at the Ellipse Arts Center, part of that division.) Just a little over a week ago, I founded an online arts community on Livejournal called Indie Arts and am satisfied with its progress but I want some kind of physical culmination, something tangible and real. I want to unite a few of my favorite indie bands and artists and fashion designers (etc.!) to inform the public about the arts from an independent perspective.

So, with this dream in mind, I contacted Daly Martinez, who definitely deserves a special introduction. I have never even met Daly in person, but I am nonetheless grateful for her presence in my life. She first made her existence known to me when she “friended” me on Facebook. Apparently, she had read several of my pieces in Teen Ink (a national literary magazine I will mention in further detail later, although maybe not in this entry.) I’m not quite sure why she searched for me on Facebook—she may have simply discovered my group, The Christine Stoddard Fan Club or found me through a friend because we’re in the same network—but when I didn’t recognize her name and asked her to identify herself in a Facebook message, she told me how much she admired my work. Sine then, she has added flattering comments to my artwork on the group page, ordered issues one and two of my itty-bitty ‘zine “Cognitive chaos,” and encouraged me …

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Diary of an Artist: Entry 03

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I’m disappointed with how poorly I’ve managed this project recently. Everything seems so jumbled and I feel disoriented. My July 24 photo file is damaged so I’m not able to upload it and I can’t simply re-model the outfit because I’ve already packed most of it. I took the day off on July 25 because I had to prepare for an art festival I was hosting the next day. Then I took eight days off for vacation and returned to work on August 5. My sister Helen, who’s served as my photographer for this project attended a youth leadership symposium this week and therefore could not take photos for the days she was gone. Nina, my other sister, substituted for Helen today but that still means that I have two undocumented outfits for this week! And, as much as the writer in me hates admitting this, words alone do not suffice in the world of fashion. It’s a visual industry so I can’t just replace a photo with a lengthier description. Well, I suppose now that I’ve ranted, I can finally explain what I have on today:
*Chico’s black jeans (you know these!)
*Wine-colored blouse with Medieval style broach sewn into the front; my mother bought this for me at the Grinnell Goodwill right before she abandoned—I mean, dropped me off—for college. I can’t remember the exact price but it was under $5, including tax.
*Chocolate boots from the RFK flea market, which I also wore on Day 32

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