| 20 May 2009 | 5:13 PM |
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I'm not much of a blogger. I can never remember to write down what I'm thinking about, or what I plan on doing, or what I'm doing, or what I've done. And I hate writing about random, inconsequential things. I have this idea that things I write about should be interesting. They should be important. They should tell you something about me, or my life, or the lives of the people around me. So don't be surprised if I don't update often. Or at all.
On that note, I figure I should mention something about this web page. This is my slice of cyberspace. It isn't big, it isn't fancy, but it's mine. That means I can do whatever I want with it. I've put up a gallery. That doesn't mean I fancy myself an artist. Or a photographer (which is an artist, in my opinion). Or a baker (which is another type of artist!). Or a sculptor, or a jewelry maker, or a seamstress, or a writer, or anything like that. I engage in hobbies. I try, get frustrated, give up, and try again. This means I'll probably never be all that great at what I do, but at least I try, right? Back to the gallery. It has works in progress and finished images. Is this all the "artistic" stuff I've ever done in my life? No. Definitely not. These are just the things that I've managed to scan, or take pictures of, or put up online. There are other pieces I haven't put up because I feel too embarrassed by them. Or annoyed. Irritated. Upset. There are pieces I've started, but never finished. There are pieces that are uploaded, but that I haven't actually included links to. They'll get included one day. I have a comic section. Will I ever do that comic? Probably not. I started. It was an idea that a friend gave me. It was supposed to get me more involved in drawing. Instead, all it did was waste many hours and frustrate me. I gave up on it. Will I ever come back to it? Maybe one day. But if I do, I think I'll scrap it and start over. Doing a comic in an existing world is fun and all, but creating your own world holds much more appeal for me. In your own world, you own everything. You don't have to worry about infringing on someone else's copyright. You don't have to deal with the items of your creation being somehow owned by someone else in some fashion you don't understand just because you decided the setting should be something you were already familiar with. I have a links page. Will I ever put in links? I don't know. Maybe. If I stop being lazy. With all that said, perhaps I should say a little about myself. By habit, I am a very private individual. Will I tell you my name? Normally, I wouldn't. This is cyberspace, and I was raised with the idea that you should keep as much of yourself offline as possible. However, my name is already plastered all over this web page, so what the hell! If you've managed to navigate to the front page, you already know my name is Kathleen Campbell. If you're smart in the way of the internet, you can find out a whole lot about someone just based on their web page, assuming they don't take steps to hide it. If you don't know what I'm talking about, don't bother to ask. I'm not going to enlighten you. Things I don't mind sharing about myself: I'm a student, currently working on a Bachelor's in Anthropology. What is Anthropology? Dictionary.com has a rather nice description. The short of it is that Anthropology is the study of humans. As a human myself, I find that a rather fascinating subject. And with that, I've grown bored of writing a blog entry. Back to attempting to sketch... |