The Technological Touch

Never, ever, did I think I would have  a job or career which heavily involved the use of computers. My family did not get a computer until I was the age of 13, which seems hard to believe when I see 5 year olds gaming this day and age. Sure we were blessed with the original Sega, Sega Genesis and N64, but a computer? Pft. Any school work which required it was done at school, at my Computer Savvy Uncle’s home, or at my best friend’s place.

Once we did get a computer, I began to live a life full of PC gaming (did I really just play 13 hours straight of Sims? Wait my summer is over? I swear I just started Playing Neverwinter Nights an hour ago…), MSN, and “Uh-Oh”…ICQ. Oh and….Neopets *Hangs head in shame*

While I have moved on from my excessive gaming and online chating, the online word has still engulfed most of my waking hours, just in a different way. These days…Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator give me a warm fuzzy feeling. Cintqs make my knees weak! Having an education in Web Design, Graphic Design, Digital Animation and now a career in the Film and Game industry…

With that being said, why, OH WHY, have I been cursed with the technological computer touch of death!? Our main computer we used to do all of our digital art and personal use I managed to put in a 2.5 month coma when I installed SQL…I then infected our borrowed laptop with a army of virus’, but only shortly after I killed our Xbox 360’s Graphics Card after doing Insanity…but it is okay cause when I got to work I made one gaming console die…..right?! *sigh*

Tonight, is recovery night. My knight in shining armor was able to wake our computer from its long slumber, but sadly trying to transfer its files to a safe destination was another battle. I will be going through all of our files and folders to keep what is necessary and hopefully have better luck in transferring to a safe sanctuary. Not being able to do so, means…well we lose everything Stay tuned………

The Mad Rush

Well this year has been nothing but full steam ahead with its motto being: "resting is for losers". We have a long list of pieces to pump out, also have some very unusual ideas we are excited to create. You will be seeing and hearing from us much more frequently. Also, expect some contests, surveys and free prizes in the near future!

To get the ball rolling, we are happy to announce that we will be taking part in Sublime's 2nd annual Spring Craft Show. 

Our previous guest Craft Bunny will also be at the show for her second time with Sublime. This time around she is sharing her table with a one of our friends who is a new to the artist community. Both gals will be selling a wide range of jewelry pieces :) Richard's mom will also be at the show with her intricate Celtic pieces, soaps and much more.

We happily invite you to swing on by and check out all the fantastic handmade creations. It is also the perfect opportunity to finish up that last minute Mother's Day shopping!

Sublime Spring Market
Location: Tsawwassen Town Centre
Date: May 7th, 2011
Time: 10am-4pm
Website: www.sublimeartsuppliesandgallery.ca
We look forward to seeing you! :)

Our triumphant return...

Hey Everyone!!

It has been ages hasn't it? Last we spoke and wrote it was back in 2010, shame on us! The year of 2011 has been a busy one. Our new year started off with an adventure out to Edmonton to see family and friends. Our return was welcomed by busy work schedules and job hunting and just when everything became calm, our computer went on the fritz and died. That was long ago now, but we still have not fixed our computer, which has really hindered us in making blog posts and updating our Facebook page.

So we were lucky enough to get a laptop loaned to us, and funny enough, the day I was going to do a blog post the laptop became infected with 31 viruses.....*sigh* You may have noticed this all play out on our Facebook page or Twitter. ONCE AGAIN! We are back! The laptop it healthy again! Woot!

Even though we have not been the most active on your Community pages, you can bet your bottom dollar that it has been pretty hectic in our studio.

Last night was particularly productive, with the R-Unit finishing a painting and immediately starting a new one, which is looking good already!

The mood was just right for a painting night, with some good comedy on the tele and as always good company. But one thing that made things all fall together was Richard's decision to reel in his over-active brain and let his paintings happen. He feels that his best works are things he doesn't plan too hard, if at all. Often he will start from a line or a shape, or a very vague idea and just dive right in. With that, he also decided to stop trying to be so creative, and play a bit with his "old school" or normal style. Dark, moody, abstract and surreal imagery with a touch of lightheartedness and sometimes even comedy. This is where he enjoys to play most of all. And that brings us to a point that we discussed late in the evening.


Sometimes we as artists, crafters and designers feel that we need to be creative. Now that may sound silly, as we are creative, it's the nature of what we do. However, we can spend time thinking about a new project, trying to come up with new ideas, trying to find new subjects, to push the proverbial envelope, and we can find ourselves getting nowhere, the dreaded artist's block (similar to it's writing cousin). Yet we all have a particular style or technique that we enjoy doing, and often comes out in our work anyway. Sometimes, in a way, being less creative can be better. You can perfect a technique or an execution, elaborate on a previous subject, and you may find that your work from this point is actually more satisfying than what you were trying to "create" or think up.

At least that's what we discovered for ourselves last night. Doesn't hurt to try!

And here's the finished product from the Moto's paint session last night: The Last Flower in the Valley (Just for you)