what happened to me on easter...

Photoshop Composite
This composite image demonstrates my erasing abilaties as well as illustrates an honest reflection of my subconscious.

reply to Creativity Being Strangled.
I find it easy to agree with the argument-however- not easy to follow the kind of subtle hostility that goes along with the presentation of it.. hostility being a feeling that I get from Larry Lessig that our (meaning this country's) "kids" are being suffocated- censored to the point that their way of expressing themselves is being annihilated. Art and creativity is not easy to control- I believe only corporate exploitation where one party is benefiting off of the use of another's image without approval or compensation should be an issue- not posting material on YouTube that has copy write material in it... I am not dealing with this problem as of yet in my art so I cannot really apply the problem to myself...

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This image was made in Adobe Illustrator. Following the previous Illustrator assignment we were meant to create an image of an influential person in our life in a different style than our self portrait.
This is a portrait of my sister in front of the profile of the city we grew up in as children, Seattle. I chose her because I really respect her. She confronted someone that was really difficult face and does not dwell upon the fact that even though it should have been an experience that was positive- life can really let you down.
In comparison to the form built up through multiple layers I wanted to simplify through bulky shapes capturing the subject.