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Day 8

3D Resin Art Under Construction. Adding more layers of water to make it look like the waterfall on the left is closest and the one in the center is furthest. 10"x10" on thrifted wood.

Almost drank enough water yesterday and only printed out my photoshop villain (haven’t cut him out and put him on a stick yet); more props to make. Six 90 minute work blocks were completed. I got all caught up gluing water onto collages because I truly believe that I am a Fine Artist who happens to photograph her art on the street that just hasn't made any money yet. I added another layer to all of my resin projects so they’d be ready for a new layer today. I’ve been studying Street Artists for a few years now and finally realized that I’ve already found a legal way to be one myself. I must be able to travel internationally if I want to shine light on art all over the planet so breaking the law isn’t something I do. Technically, my art has already appeared in some of the most interesting museums and galleries in the world so anything is possible…

@TheRingOfDOOM and Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night at MOMA, NYC

@TheRingOfDOOM and Shepard Fairey art at Beyond The Streets in LA.

@TheRingOfDOOM and an Andy Warhol piece at MOMA, NYC

I’ve been thinking a lot about what my big goals should be. Thinking too small is what holds most of us back. Since I’ve put myself in a position to try for any goal I wish and I’ve been hashtagging #dreambiggest, my idea lists are getting whoa. What if I put all my efforts into selling a piece of my art for more than a million dollars? This happens every day, why not me? If I think Etsy, I’ll get Etsy; if I think selling art at Christie’s Auction House where the most expensive painting in the world was sold, all I need is one sale to save not only myself from poverty and get some dental work but to also be able to invest in artists I believe in (my goal in this life). When YouTube researching “How To Sell Your Art For Millions,” the general idea is to think very big, do not limit yourself regionally, build up a good reputation, create demand, and to get your art in front of people who can actually purchase it. I’ll still work on small pieces and create art for those of us who aren’t millionaires yet but starting today, I will start sending my art to the people who are making the biggest stuff happen. There are links to the auction houses on their websites so why not try? I’ve got a few people in Seattle I plan on reaching out to as well but I won’t name them just yet.

Someone asked me how much I want to sell the piece I took a photo of at Gasworks yesterday and I told them $10,000. It seemed like a lot until I remembered that it is a truly unique piece that took over a month to make that is already worth millions. I have yet to hear a response. Since I’ve invested in photographing Street Art around the globe, I’ve been able to put myself on the radar of some of the most successful artists and curators in the world. I’m now able to post photographs of my art next to the water in Seattle alongside gallery, museum, and Street Art from all over the world. When I was taking photos of @TheRingOfDOOM at Beyond The Streets, a security guard let me know that I was already on their radar by way of saying… “when you go to Venice, tag us in those photos too. We love that stuff.” The only way they would have known I was going to Venice after Beyond The Streets was if they were already following my journey on Instagram; I’m on the right path. May as well try going in a straight line instead of taking the long way around imaginary obstacles. Musicians and artists all over the world will benefit when I actually pull this off; so why the f*** not?

Today’s Goals

1. Drink 64 oz. water

2. Go For A Walk

3. Stretch at least 10 minutes

4. One Post On Website… Shared (post on all blogs on Medium also)

5. 2-3 Instagram Posts Per Account @206liz @TheRingOfDOOM @MyDefOfCool

6. Finish creating/collecting props for TheRingOfDOOM pilot.

7. More layers of water on freshly resined projects.

8. Emails to Christies and Sothebys with photos of art and links to this blog.

SONG OF THE DAY

Royksopp – “Remind Me” 2001 I listened to this song on repeat for at least an hour while working on and dreaming of selling my 3D Aquarium Collage at Christies for millions. My research showed me that Andy Warhol used to play songs on repeat while creating as well so I’m in good company there.

DID YOU KNOW? (I’ve done so many weird things you don’t know about yet)

Did you know that I’ve been sorting music videos into random categories unrelated to genre for years? I have hundreds of music video lists on my old website and on YouTube; they range from Music Videos with Special Effects, Horses, Blue Lighting, Elevators, Bathtub Scenes, and many many more; one of my favorites is Music Videos with Rotating Heads. The links here will take you to the original blogger posts and the YouTube playlists. Here’s a few of my favorites from the Rotating Heads list…

Stay weird y'all. I love you whether or not you're reading this and I hope you take the time to figure out what your big dream is.

Day 6

I completed all of yesterday’s goals aside from stretching. It’s too easy for me to get all caught up in starting the next 90 minute work block instead of taking care of myself because I know how much can be done in one day when I really try. I could definitely move a bunch of stuff to make it happen but my studio is so small that there really isn’t a place to lay on the floor in here so it never really feels like I can stretch all the way out. That said, I always feel lucky to wake up in this 10x10’ box (that I’m not supposed to wake up in) because even though I’m more in debt than I’ve ever made in a year, I’m in a better place than most of the people on this planet.

3D Aquarium Collage just before adding another layer of resin.

As each day passes, I’m loving the progress happening on all of my projects. I finally tapped into the self-discipline required to get up every day and make my own work schedule. Even though I can see exactly how few people are reading these blogs, documenting my process helps motivate me on a daily basis. Still considering trying to get a job or becoming available for the catering gigs again but the system is broken; working these jobs feels like treading water in one place forever. The knowledge that even if I work every day in a “safe” job, I still won’t be able to pay my bills and would remain in debt is less than inspiring. Prove me wrong! There are lots of people in Seattle I’d love to work for but I respect them too much to run off to Europe for two months after they’ve spent time training me. When a single piece of art can be sold for millions of dollars, spending eight hours a day doing anything else at this time feels pointless (delusional optimism at its finest). My blind faith in my own potential is causing me to make some very interesting choices these days.

Yesterday I storyboarded @TheRingOfDOOM pilot for Adult Swim, fleshed out the dialogue, made a list of props I need to make, and a list of places I’ll shoot. I’ve only storyboarded one other video (shown below) and I still think its one of the best things I’ve ever made. Most of my other videos were made with random iPhone footage that I weave into a story during the editing process. Pretty sure I’ll be doing all the dialogue in my own voice because I’m terrible at reaching out and everything moves faster when I do it myself. Definitely nervous about that but I’m nervous about a lot of stupid things. The process of making this video will be hilarious and the end result will have infinite potential to reach everyone I hope to reach. Hoping to finish it this week so I can send it to Adult Swim and DOOM with my series proposal. How many people do you know that have written a series proposal after reading a how-to guide and sent it to a TV network with a completed pilot episode? If I’m not just gonna taco about dreaming biggest, these are the things I must do.

I’ve been thinking a lot about the improbable questions I should be asking and I now realize that I should be asking more than ten (or even 100) people A DAY instead of just one if I really hope to make something happen in the next forty something days. Still haven’t added it to goals for some stupid reason. At this time, my legit plan to get my art in front of people who can help me is to walk right into museums and galleries with my best work and ask them what they think about it. Most of my favorite pieces are still unrefined because I haven’t tackled the mission of figuring out how to make the over-resined edges pretty as shown below. Any guidance on that one is welcome.

Unrefined edges on resin projects needing a solution.

5 Ways I Could Potentially See This Europe Trip OR Getting A Real Place To Live Actually Happening (roughly same amount of money): I'M ATTEMPTING THE TOP 3 FIRST

1. I sell enough of my own art at a good rate to make it happen with my own money.

2. I get a series offer and they pay for the trip.

3. I pitch the idea to publications and they pay me to document my journey

4. Patreon and offer actual vlogs to people who contribute

5. Get a loan or another credit card (WORST POSSIBLE OPTION)

Today’s Goals

1. Drink 64 oz. water

2. Go For A Walk

3. Stretch at least 10 minutes

4. One Post On Website… Shared (post on all four blogs on Medium also)

5. 2-3 Instagram Posts Per Account @206liz @TheRingOfDOOM @MyDefOfCool

6. Resin pour on all projects and start some new pieces while it is drying

7. Make the villain required for my pilot episode out of clay and other props

SONG OF THE DAY

Bjork – “Human Behavior” Directed by Michel Gondry 1993

So many ways to be a human…