So

So here I sit, blasting my swing CD and eating popcorn, wishing I had more bubble gum instead and wondering what in the world I'm going to do for the next big art project. It's supposed to be a collage, which is in turn supposed to send some kind of message.

What I've noticed lately is that I have nothing to say.

Ok, so maybe I do. I mean, I'm writing right now, aren't I? But I can't really translate this into pictures. This is just me typing and wishing for bubblegum. So what is it that I have to say? What do I need to tell people that hasn't already been oversaid?

Do I even need to say anything? The homework last night was to make a bunch of "practice" collages, and I ended up with one that was just a torn newspaper picture of the new L.A. Philharmonic conductor, only it just showed the top half, so I drew in the rest. Didn't have a message or meaning to it, but people loved it. And someone even looked at it really closely and said, "Gustavo!" with a smile that made me think I had done something people would want to pay attention to.

So we'll see.

I was flipping through newspapers for these collage things and started reading the comics, since I decided to distract myself by looking for stuff in the Calendar section, and I started thinking about how these cartoonists have to make an entirely new piece of art every single day. Especially the ones that are just one frame-- they have to come up with a brand new concept every day. I wonder how long it takes them to think of what they're going to say and how many tries it takes for them to get it perfect. That's their full time job: draw pictures that say something to people.

I almost want to say that if someone can come up with a publishable creative piece every day, then so can I. But that's really hard! The only reason I'm even writing now is because I've decided to instead of doing other things that may be more important, so how am I supposed to actually write one publication worthy thing a day? I'm not. I'm supposed to write one thing a day, print ready-or-not. It'll be a part time job.

Let's see how long it takes me to fire myself.