I was making a presentation on nanobots when oops my hand slipped
The Dreamer
GORGEOUS OWLS DRAWINGS BY JOHN PUSATERI
(pencil, charcoal, pastel, on archival digital print)
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, John Pusateri moved to New York in 1997 to study fine arts at Syracuse University where he received his BFA (hons) in 2001. In 2004, Pusateri moved to New Zealand to undertake a Master of Fine Arts degree at the Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland. Pusateri currently teaches in the Department of Architecture at Unitec New Zealand while continuing to make his own artwork. He has exhibited in numerous exhibitions in the USA, Canada, Costa Rica, England, Japan, and New Zealand.
Sketchbook 2012
Taylor Chadwick
Was supposed to be T.O.P but….
(Sorry for the crappy pic quality, my scanner refuses to work…)
(Source: fireflydreamer)
Drawn for my drawing class last december, copics on paper with white gel pen. i really loved doing this one. It was really soothing to work with markers like this.
Inspired by one of the most life changing experiences that I have ever had in my life.
I’m just going to put an excerpt of the story of the experience of MAMA 2011, and why it was so meaningful for me. BB= Big Bang
“Last year I performed in front of over 9 billion people at MAMA 2012 despite having paralyzing stage fright and no confidence in myself. I don’t know when I started to lose confidence in myself, but I had, it had crept up on me quietly over time and had turned me into somebody else. it seemed like I was always second best, and never quite good enough. I was always worried about what others thought of me, what they said, if they had found my flaws. I was always trying to fade away, I felt like I couldn’t breathe. Backstage my hands were shaking so badly people commented on it, I was so scared.
But I did it. I did it. I kept on thinking to myself that if BB could do it, then so could I. I wanted to make them proud as a VIP. All that was going through my head was ‘Make them proud. They would want you to give it your all’. Looking out at that sea of cheering fans with the rainbow sea of glowing light sticks, I finally realized something:
I’m not horrifyingly awkward, or ugly, or any of the other negative things I had always labeled myself as. I am pretty, I can dance, I can do anything- just like BB. It was like I could finally stand straight and enjoy who I’d come to be. In my minds eye BB was there urging my forwards, and to look out at the sea of people cheering their hearts out while waving, and smiling. So, I smiled, waved back, and in front of all those people, I stood tall and danced.
I will always be thankful to BB, because they gave me back my confidence, they gave me back everything that I had given up on, but most of all, they gave me back myself.
So to all those people who think that they cant stand out, or aren’t good enough, to those who try to shrink into the corners– look up, stand with confidence, and give life everything that you got. Find people who are willing to cheer you on until the end, and just please, dont you ever give up what you deserve in life-happiness. “-my k-pop blog
On one of the days the Korean winners and my group went out and just explored the city, it was beautiful. Despite speaking practically no Korean and them speaking very little English, we all became good friends, it was just so amazing. The Singaporean boys were just as friendly and awesome, and It made me think ‘What if the whole world could do this? Just put aside cultural, lingual, racial, age, sex/gender differences and just try to get to know each other.” its super unrealistic, but Just one friend could change everything for you….
A piece i did last fall for my drawing class. oil pastel on paper. Fall color theme for the assignment.
