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Now has tumblr. He told me he was gonna make this happen, I’m looking forward to seeing how it progresses, I would love to see certain things, but I know he reads this so I don’t want to taint his creativity with my own lack of.
Excited for the show.
Been an intense couple weeks. Back to work, working from home at nights, partying hard as hell on the weekends, biking everywhere and just loving summer.
This is Czepta’s first shirt. Gobsmacked= me. So stoked I got this. I cannot imagine what he’s going to produce in the near future
Here’s the original I got from Alchemist.
Here is where I spent my time off. Waihi beach, beachfront. So much driving around this year, but the Legnum gobbled it up, even if it is a bit worse-for-wear at the moment. photo courtesy of The Alchemist.
Biked around heaps. That’s the finished Raleigh I prepared for Alc. Rides okay, brakes aren’t great though.
Epic sunset is epic.
Pity I didn’t take more photos really.
I’ve got a new laptop and am rustling up some nice renders for people at the moment. Alchemist’s place has blown out, is getting really full-on, is challenging my brain immensely.
Here’s a quicky I did for a client.
Word, will try and update more with my ramblings
The Alchemist stopped by today with a special gift for me, and for a really cool reason.
He’s given me an original, 1 0f 1, print, framed and all. I was pretty blown away and very humbled to be honest. It’s around-about A2 sized and in a simple thin, black frame. I’ll pop a pic up at some stage, it’s straight above my bed and serves as a great means to begin a change-around of my room, where I spend a great deal of time. He told me that it was for “always believing”, which is probably fair comment, but as any poor fellow who keeps tabs on this blog knows, I’m excited by his stuff. It’s just natural to support what excites you.
He and I went away on holiday with a few of our good friends during the NY break and had some great discussions. As similar as we are in terms of artistic integrity and individualism, he truly makes me feel amateurish in regards to thinking “outside the square”. I asked him to draw up his idea of a fortress for a mob leader or owner of an evil corporation, and his was so totally left-field, I was left feeling rather stupid with my attempts. Mine all adhered to Architectural norms and looked essentially like any large industrial block. His entailed sub-terran ability during the day, defense mechanisms, multiple towers and took on the appearance of horns protruding from the land. I should scan them and chuck them on here.
In any case, I’ve decided to begin designing a house/studio for him, based on what my idea of what he would need is. I’m excited by it and hope to have something to show him by end-January. In the meantime, I’m loving Summer and looking forward to exploring new parts of my mind with someone to bounce ideas off.
What an absolutely brilliant time to be alive, and all the better for being aware of that fact.
New threads due from Alchemist any day now.
Here’s a peak
Named by her tamer to be, The Alchemist.
Plan is basic. Strip back to bare essentials, add fresh tyre and tubes, regrease everything and paint it something delightful like this…
Sexy as balls colour. Dayummm
Rear wheel internals before
After, pre-grease clearly.
Sadly, wheels are very fucking rusty. May just smash a bunch of matte black on them.
Frame as of today. Keen to paint tomorrow with luck, which I need right now, as it’s meant to be ready in a couple days.
Well, 2010 just got fucking owned
Ticked off everything I wanted to achieve, feels fantastic.
Got over to Melbourne to see my awesome friends CZEPTA and The Alchemist, was truly inspiring peering into their lives, and quite amazing how utterly different they are to my own. I feel so structured and boring after witnessing them, makes my life and job seem very staid. Here’s some of their latest work, CZEPTA first.
Now Alchemist, only new one he has available at the moment, but has recently take it up full-time in preparation for Summer
Really stoked on CZEPTA’s stuff, especially after he showed me the process. Just hour after hour of work involved. Sensationaly talent involved. Personally am excited about The Alchemist’s work and new prints, will be my uniform for the Summer.
Thanks.
PB
Working late again, absolutely cranking the drawings out. Worked a horrendous number of hours last week, which isn’t amazing by many people’s standards, but I’m not being paid overtime, I’m just here because I rate the work I do and the doing of it, as better than anything else. Coupled with the fact I rarely sleep more than 5-6 hours a night, I’m essentially at 100% duty cycle.
I’m often asked (and resented, I’ll get to that) as to why I often don’t ask for payment for the extra hours I pull. It astounds me that people need to ask- what possible other reason could there be? If I’m not here, I’m not learning my trade, I’m not becoming better at what I do- I’m only prolonging the time when I know enough to do this myself. It’s no secret to those who know me I have horrendously high standards in all aspects of my life. The work I do and why I do it is no different.
Many assume I do it for the altruistic reason of wanting to help my boss, which always makes me smile. My employer is the means to an end; that being my own enlightenment. I appreciate his offer of work, and the fact he has similarly exacting standards when it comes to the work we produce, but I don’t work to help anyone bar myself. Then why, you ask, do you not ask to be paid? Because, again, my standards being what they are dictate that I refuse to be paid for the amount of work I’m capable of as it stands. I’m learning still (albeit it at a rate that excites me), therefore I cannot expect to receive payment, yet. I wouldn’t pay someone for an inferior job, therefore I can’t expect anyone else to pay me outside of the amount they think I’m worth.
Sometimes I tell people who care to ask this, and I see the look of confusion on their face, and the hate for a person who loves their work in their eyes.
I need not justify why I do what I do, but I nothing beats it when every now-and-then I speak to someone who understands and we share something more powerful than any drug- the knowledge that the work you do is important, and the way you do it is the best standard to know someone by.
This post is dedicated to my good friend Jesse Mosen. He’s one of the latter.
Just moved house and am living what I have been aiming for since 2007. Away from home, fully qualified, working full-time in a sweet job with cool people, making good money. Life is really fucking good. I just need to organise things a little more so I can get some “creative” stuff under-way and I’ll be set.
Bike is now operative, going for maiden coffee voyage tomorrow morning to the nearby cafes. Need to sort out who’s making the good stuff that can sate my some-say-insatiable appetite for caffeine. Have enlisted a good friend to jump on the cruiser, so will be pretty low key.
Anyhow, my good friend “The Alchemist” has started getting rather serious with his work. As such, he has moved media to wood, though will likely remain with clothing also. His website is being worked on, and there are murmurings of collaboration works..
He has a personal gallery on display this coming October in Melbourne, which I will be attending. Hopefully I can cover it here, his work excites me, and I’m happy to be able to show people it. he has promised me tidbits this weekend, though I’m aware this may not pan out due to the Tasman-related divide
Will try post some cool pics up tomorrow.
New pedals and cable showed up. Pedals don’t fit cranks and cable is like 3457924992346908 feet long. Will send pedals back and have just cleaned and painted existing ones. They screwed up the order anyway and sent me silver, not black. So sweet, good excuse!
Was a choice day in The Waikato
In cool news, am starting the lookout for a daily driver, something cheapish that isn’t rough. My Mazda 626 wagon drives well, and I’d keep it if it weren’t so rough in ze body. Such is life. As I’m only spending a third of my car money on an actual car, I’ll be shouting myself some cool shit, so will post it up. Ciao for now!
P.S. Will be getting an update from The Alchemist this week I hope. new shit a comin!
Masses of time spent on these… Speechless
