Hey y'all,Can't lie these past few months have been going crazy for me - between classes, projects, social media, networking, life, and art, i've been pushing through this latest series of my recent pieces. But it is now ~done~ and honestly it looks rly good lmao. From different techniques in my carvings, like using water to soften the wood (lmao it gets soft when wet), focusing on depth in carving (this wood goes deep lmao), and overall better health management during the process (woods blowing my back out fr) (lmao), I've been able to push myself in how I make my art in addition to what art I make. I learned also the importance of post-processing photos of the work. And that kind of blew my mind on where sculptures stand in the digital world. I always want people to be able to see my pieces in person; where they can walk around and see how these reliefs interact with light and the angle it is seen at. But in a place where my pieces only exist digitally, the picture of the sculpture is more important than sculpture itself. This is a pretty new realization that blew my mind on how 3D works exist in our 2D cyber-lifestyles. I've also been using AI to build the edges of my pieces (instagram ppl haven't seen those fully yet but ill post all of them soon lol) which has been honestly a very fun process. To talk abt the series:I made this when I wanted a solid change in my life. I spent almost a year to myself and only close friends/family, not wanting to interact with the world to better understand myself. And I really did, but to like a frightening extent and at the cost of the majority of my social skills lmao. In understanding myself interacting with the world, I wanted to make some pieces about traits I found in myself that I wish to overcome. First is accepting societal standards as is; I don't want to support something that usually won't reciprocate or is actively harmful. Second is not forcing your way into friendships with an external expectation. I've always been worried about money, but networking for friendship's sake will always be more valuable. and more fun too!Third is to stay not let people blindly place their ideas onto you. Conversations can and should change the ideas of many, but you should not simply regurgitate the ideas of others or become a "yes person" in the world.Fourth is to not hide yourself and your presence from the world. You are valuable in life, and while it is scary sometimes, you are ultimately a blessing when you are your truest self.Finally, the what you do with your history is up to you. Our past has its rough patches, but that doesn't mean we are those rough patches. We can learn from those, take time to heal, and move forward. Our past isn't something that can be repressed, but we can learn how to manage it and move on to build our best self for our future.This email is a longer one, so thanks for reading thru this. Much love,Farazp.s. I've been cyanotyping! its pretty interesting so far, but everytime I use it on the wood it keeps cracking - this could be useful, but today i will b annoyed at it lmaop.s.s. When I started woodworking my goal was to get 10k hours into it for total mastery. Did some bookkeeping, and I am at 647 hours, not counting my hours from my most recent pieces. I am gonna hit 1k soon and I am geeked iclp.i.s.s. 2023 is gonna be good
Raz Does Newsletter - Old Roots - a Reflection
Raz Does Newsletter - Old Roots - a…
Raz Does Newsletter - Old Roots - a Reflection
Hey y'all,Can't lie these past few months have been going crazy for me - between classes, projects, social media, networking, life, and art, i've been pushing through this latest series of my recent pieces. But it is now ~done~ and honestly it looks rly good lmao. From different techniques in my carvings, like using water to soften the wood (lmao it gets soft when wet), focusing on depth in carving (this wood goes deep lmao), and overall better health management during the process (woods blowing my back out fr) (lmao), I've been able to push myself in how I make my art in addition to what art I make. I learned also the importance of post-processing photos of the work. And that kind of blew my mind on where sculptures stand in the digital world. I always want people to be able to see my pieces in person; where they can walk around and see how these reliefs interact with light and the angle it is seen at. But in a place where my pieces only exist digitally, the picture of the sculpture is more important than sculpture itself. This is a pretty new realization that blew my mind on how 3D works exist in our 2D cyber-lifestyles. I've also been using AI to build the edges of my pieces (instagram ppl haven't seen those fully yet but ill post all of them soon lol) which has been honestly a very fun process. To talk abt the series:I made this when I wanted a solid change in my life. I spent almost a year to myself and only close friends/family, not wanting to interact with the world to better understand myself. And I really did, but to like a frightening extent and at the cost of the majority of my social skills lmao. In understanding myself interacting with the world, I wanted to make some pieces about traits I found in myself that I wish to overcome. First is accepting societal standards as is; I don't want to support something that usually won't reciprocate or is actively harmful. Second is not forcing your way into friendships with an external expectation. I've always been worried about money, but networking for friendship's sake will always be more valuable. and more fun too!Third is to stay not let people blindly place their ideas onto you. Conversations can and should change the ideas of many, but you should not simply regurgitate the ideas of others or become a "yes person" in the world.Fourth is to not hide yourself and your presence from the world. You are valuable in life, and while it is scary sometimes, you are ultimately a blessing when you are your truest self.Finally, the what you do with your history is up to you. Our past has its rough patches, but that doesn't mean we are those rough patches. We can learn from those, take time to heal, and move forward. Our past isn't something that can be repressed, but we can learn how to manage it and move on to build our best self for our future.This email is a longer one, so thanks for reading thru this. Much love,Farazp.s. I've been cyanotyping! its pretty interesting so far, but everytime I use it on the wood it keeps cracking - this could be useful, but today i will b annoyed at it lmaop.s.s. When I started woodworking my goal was to get 10k hours into it for total mastery. Did some bookkeeping, and I am at 647 hours, not counting my hours from my most recent pieces. I am gonna hit 1k soon and I am geeked iclp.i.s.s. 2023 is gonna be good