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So begins my journey away from the nest, one where I happily grew up and developed my commercial art and management experience. Almost 8 years have passed since I got accepted as a cleanup artist with little to no art background. Only in retrospect, do I realize that I had achieved a decent amount of work, some successes, others complete write offs. These projects are as follows: Racing Gears Advance (GBA, only did marketting assets) Scurge:Hive (GBA, DS) Pirate Battle (GBA, DS - Project on hold indefinitely. Awesome concept and graphics, but no finalized design.) Mah-jomino (PC, MAC) Word Web (PC, MAC) Sally's Salon (PC, MAC, DS) Sally's Spa (PC, Mac, iphone) Through all of these endeavours, I have learnt way more than I could have imagined, but now my creativity and drive has plateaued. As a result, I have chosen the toughest remedy I could imagine, one that would force me out of complacency and re-ignite my desires, which was to leave my job and all the coworkers/friends I love. Now mind you I have not forsaken my old comrades, I anticipate my relationships with old colleagues to grow rather than waste away, I just needed to give myself a proverbial kick in the ass to get started. Starting my own business is the cold water I need to rise and shine, and I hope you folks will cheer me along the way. Cheers, Sean K. Dunkley Tags: new job, studio
Current Location: At Studio
Current Mood:  accomplished
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For those of you who haven't been already informed by Mandy or her partners in crime, we just recently decided to lease a small studio space in downtown Calgary. A place where she can work on her projects as well as store her art pieces (which are currently forming a palisade in front of our walk-in closet, slowly preventing us from retrieving fresh attire). To be fair, the studio will allow me to unload a chunk of my library which has also been cluttering our room. Most importantly, a long commute awaits me on a daily basis and so the studio is situated perfectly between my work office and home. I like my job, but I want to make sure I have a separate studio in which to do my private projects and not burden my employer's office space and time. It's a different business entity and it should be treated as such. Now that we're on the subject of business and all that it entails, I have yet to decide on the structure of said business venture. Will it be a partnership or a corporation? I'm still looking into the pros and cons of both options, after which I'll present it to Mandy to ruminate over. We'll probably reach a consensus by the end of the week. Regardless, we'll be keeping you folks updated and hopefully toss out a studio name and logo while we're at it. Cheers peeps. Tags: art, business, studio
Current Location: work
Current Mood:  chipper
Current Music: PDA - Interpol
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Happy Birthday to Me! One day late, but in the grand theme of things (a la cosmic scale), a rather insignificant delay. Sitting here at my desk at work, tying a few loose ends on projects, I get to reflect upon my subsequent year long lap around Sol. A very fascinating year to say the least. From a personal growth standpoint, very satisfying overall. I've learned more the last few months than several years combined. "What kind of knowledge?" you ask. Well, lets just say that my appetite for financial study and wealth management had grown substantially, almost logarithmically I dare say. Still in novice territory, but I plan on rectifying that. I never expected that I would enjoy technical analysis of stocks so much. Early onset of dementia? Mayhaps. Only time will tell. Might as well die a loony rich entrepreneur as opposed to a crazy vagabond. Art-wise, I spent most of the year managing and utilizing the artwork of artist within my company. I definitely enjoyed it, but my inner-artist feels somewhat short changed overall. What bugs me the most though is the fact that I don't feel as guilty as I think I should. There's that little fear at the back of my noggin, the fear that I would grow completely satisfied with the work of others and forgo my own artistic products as to avoid being redundant. A silly fear really, but one nonetheless. Minor insecurities aside, I have chosen a path that intentionally puts me out of my comfort zone on a daily basis in order to learn. These masochistic tendencies will help put me in the right frame of mind when it comes to tackling the challenges of this new year. I have a lot in store for myself, it is time to test my mettle. Tags: birthday reflection
Current Location: Office
Current Mood: cheerful
Current Music: Snow Patrol - Take Back the City
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