Does water really flow that way? I'm pretty sure it doesn't, but I thought this was cool anyway. Better than posting another side profile...blech I do way too many of those.
I was flipping through a "Departures" magazine (a worthless publication) for some good photographs for collaging when I happened upon an article about Chinese food (which is something I happen to know a bit about) called "How Chinese Food in America Lost Its Way." It was weird. The author (Corby Kummer, not Chinese) made the argument that Chinese food had lost its glamour- that he missed the "white table-cloth, black jacket Chinese." He also said that "It's hangover food-MSG and grease. Nothing you'd go out for" and goes on to talk about the turning of a so-called "red tide." Um. What? If you've ever been to Flushing (not Chinatown, Flushing) then you would know that there are plenty of fancy Chinese places, run by good, honest families, cooking up ginger-scallion fish, and Taiwanese street food every day. But that's not the point. Chinese food isn't supposed to be "chic." It's not supposed to be "exciting and exotic." It's not supposed to be some sort of otherworldly experience. Can it be good? Yes. Can it be a really nice meal? Of course. But it's not supposed to be fashionable. It's not supposed to be a trend. I eat Chinese food for breakfast, and I don't give a hairy damn about whether or not it's "chic." Maybe it's a good thing that it's not "chic" anymore because that would mean that people have gotten used it- that people accept it as an extension of American culture. Anyway, I made this to show how colorful and beautiful Chinese food still is (and always was). The little cut out is from the magazine. Oh, and not that it matters, but the picture above the article was of a desolate looking fortune cookie...yeah, those were invented in Los Angeles buddy.
There's a lot of crappy stuff going on right now, so when I saw the picture of Sen. Elizabeth Warren walking around with boxes of donuts, I decided to do a quick sketch of the moment. Then I got the inspiration for a weekly series about politics- all hand-sketched, with little cartoons, and important news. It's a good exercise for figure drawing (surprise, surprise, the people in Washington aren't lizards after all) and it requires me to, you know, pay attention to the world. Hopefully, I'll keep it up throughout the summer, ESPECIALLY when we get closer to the conventions...(I'm really looking forward to the conventions.) So.....the POLITICAL PENCIL, WEEK ONE!
These are all the stupid indie bands that I like...some of the names are truly atrocious but they make good music so I guess that's all that matters (though some of them could go a bit lighter on the kitschy-ness; it gets a tad tiresome).
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doodles
little comics and drawings that i make whenever i get the chance |