Ouch! A little setback there
Two days ago, I finally got it together to work a full day, mostly on an ambitious piece that is 5 feed wide, and populated by some 40 characters from the Velocity Circus production. I felt good about the conerted effort, and good enough with the results to call my client and tell him that the pencilled preliminary art was ready to be viewed. I would combine visiting him in San Francisco with a scheduled visit to the surgeon for a follow-up to see how I was healing from my December 1 operation.
I went to the surgeon first. He was clearly multi-tasking and in a rush. He looked at my wound, muttered something about not liking what he was seeing, and grabbed a sharp instrument and re-cut part of it (sorryif your'e reading this and are abit sqeamish, folks!). I had no warning, no prepartion for the wound itself with alcohol or a pain-deadening agent, and was pretty stunned by his action. And, it was action, all right - done so quickly I hardly knew what was happening. My questions as to what he was doing and why went largelly unanswered, and out he rushed. P.S. - it hurt, just in case you were wondering.
I went off to my next scheduled appointment with G from Velocity, and it went very well. He was pleased with the way the art was coming along, which was a big relief to me, as one never knows how a client may react. For the first time, I was able to stand on top of the art, which was unfurled on his living room floor and take it in. It looked good and had a lot of energy in it, which was an important quality that we both want in the art. G was so inspired by viewing the art, that he quickly emailed me about 12 more images to put in it! it's going to be a great piece of art for a great person (he is a delight!), and the budget is fine.
So, what's the set-back? Today, I'm tired again, as my body apparently needs some extra energy to re-heal itself up. I did some nice work this morning, did a few errands locally, and am now, at 2pm, ready for a nap! How can I get all my other things done, like gifts, and some idea for a Valentine's Day piece, when I'm just slugging along this way? I'd write some more, but the couch is calling me. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
I went to the surgeon first. He was clearly multi-tasking and in a rush. He looked at my wound, muttered something about not liking what he was seeing, and grabbed a sharp instrument and re-cut part of it (sorryif your'e reading this and are abit sqeamish, folks!). I had no warning, no prepartion for the wound itself with alcohol or a pain-deadening agent, and was pretty stunned by his action. And, it was action, all right - done so quickly I hardly knew what was happening. My questions as to what he was doing and why went largelly unanswered, and out he rushed. P.S. - it hurt, just in case you were wondering.
I went off to my next scheduled appointment with G from Velocity, and it went very well. He was pleased with the way the art was coming along, which was a big relief to me, as one never knows how a client may react. For the first time, I was able to stand on top of the art, which was unfurled on his living room floor and take it in. It looked good and had a lot of energy in it, which was an important quality that we both want in the art. G was so inspired by viewing the art, that he quickly emailed me about 12 more images to put in it! it's going to be a great piece of art for a great person (he is a delight!), and the budget is fine.
So, what's the set-back? Today, I'm tired again, as my body apparently needs some extra energy to re-heal itself up. I did some nice work this morning, did a few errands locally, and am now, at 2pm, ready for a nap! How can I get all my other things done, like gifts, and some idea for a Valentine's Day piece, when I'm just slugging along this way? I'd write some more, but the couch is calling me. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
posted by Rich Sigberman at
2:07 PM
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