Diary of an Artist: Entry 1

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March 4, 2008

Another busy day. I (finally) submitted my newspaper article about the Yuki Goto photography show to my editor. During digital art class, I read a lot about VCU School of the Arts, mainly because they were several student presentations that didn’t interest me. I also continued the sketch of a biracial woman that I began on Monday and am now starting to color it. This evening, I submitted eight photos to JPG Mag through their website and later printed 20 copies of my ‘zine that I intend to fold sometime this week. Lastly, I am sending my CD to NPR just because. I realize it’s a gamble but it only costs $0.41 to send it so I might as well. I filled out the appropriate form, packed it, and will mail it tomorrow (along with a copy of the CD for Grace, a high school friend.)…

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Diary of an Artist: Entry 5

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Considering that I spent most of the day traveling to and from Chicago (for a field trip to the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art), I had plenty of time in the van. So I worked on my novella “Ralphie Tastes Like Mango” and doodled. I felt productive, although describing what I did hardly sounds like anything. Right now I am working on my VCU Arts portfolio because I may be transferring. I have four out of the sixteen pieces I will submit but I have until May 1. I SHALL OVERCOME! Hopefully I will hear back from Natasha, the woman at La Escuela Bolivia who I emailed about the arts festival, soon. Of course, tomorrow is Sunday so I don’t expect a reply until the start of the business week.…

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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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