Hooligans and Highways

Above is a design that I have been toying with for awhile now. It began as an ink drawing, but I have been fumbling around trying to marry other rendering approaches with it while retaining the linework. It was almost abandoned in frustration, but I spontaneously went to work on it this afternoon again. I think it’s starting to go somewhere. I have always been a point-a to point-b sort of worker, starting one project and then finishing it before moving on to the next. But I am trying to evolve my working habits to accommodate a more nebulous creative process. Lately I am keeping multiple images going at once, setting one aside as I get stuck and moving on to another while they all collectively simmer in the back of my mind. Working this way requires a sort of patience that I don’t think comes naturally to me. In some ways the structure of college forces you to similarly multi-task. But the goals and parameters for image-making are clearly defined then (for me they were, anyway). Now, not only am I trying to derive my own answers, but I’m the one asking the questions. Ultimately I think the benefits of evolving this way will show in the long run, even if things feel contrived in the short.

Oh, and the pattern I’ve been working on, Hooligans, is finished. It will take some weeks for it to arrive on fabric, but in the meantime I’ve made a desktop version (1440×900) that is up for grabs. Enjoy!