I've been meaning to post this for awhile now- this is a general look into some of the other parts of my life that art not so much about making art. Just for fun, I guess. Also, because I have no new art to post this week :\
Anyhoo, I hope you find it mildly entertaining...or something!
I generally get up every morning between 5 and 5:30 am. EVERY MORNING. If I happen to sleep in, it's never really past 8. Sad, isn't it? Around 6am I have first breakfast, consisting of coffee, some sort of food item (often cereal, sometimes a bagel), and Vitamin B. Then I check my emails, feed the cat, get my shipments all sorted out, and sometimes I list a few things on eBay/Zazzle.
"First Breakfast"
Once I get to work, I have second breakfast, usually a piece of fruit or oatmeal or if everything works out well, someone is there to cook me something tasty, but usually I get hungry again before anyone shows up.
I am most productive if I maintain a consistent state of madness in my studio...During the work week, it can get really disheveled around the desk area- paperwork, pieces, and mail to sort through and deal with. And the lists. Don't even get me started on those!
"Abandoned Desk"
Other things also escape me at times, like DOING THE DISHES! I live alone, so there is no one but Emily to blame this mess on:
"Do the Dishes!"
I work outside the studio as a prep cook for Arizona Pizza Company- I am first in every morning, must be in early to make the pizza dough! This is my "office" where I chop, cut, slice, mix, and make all sorts of edible items for our customers! I also spend a good portion of the day here screaming at inanimate machines and muttering to myself under my breath.
"Em's Office"
This is a batch of medium sized pizza dough balls, ready to roll and then flatten in the dough-flattening-machine. (I don't know what it's called for real). Depending on the level of business and time of year, I can make anywhere from 1 to 6 batches of dough a shift. We have three different sizes. It is a PAIN IN THE ASS. But...I get paid for it, and I am apparently good at it. Also, it is a good opportunity to zen out and brainstorm new pictures!
"Dough!"
I have been working in kitchens off and on (mostly ON) for...*ahem*...over ten years now. I have held assorted positions, ranging from dish-dog to manager. At this point, I am content to be a prep cook. I do it very well. At least that is what they tell me, probably just to keep me happy. Don't want to upset a girl with a knife in her hand most of the day, you know? :) But, in all the years I have been "restauranting", I have found that only two things truly matter to make my work days tolerable, even fun...Music, and a great set of coworkers. The music in this particular restaurant is hit or miss, depending on the day and who is managing. Lucky for me, I work with some really wonderful people- hilarious, entertaining, inspiring, just freakin GOOD people. I am very thankful for this, especially because they also put up with ME! I can be a real...well, bitch.
"Coworkers!"
So, I work a regular eight hour day on my feet, running, sweating, swearing, quite often crying, covered in food and grease, and I am pretty beat by the end of the weekend. YEs. I forgot to mention. I WORK EVERY WEEKEND, ALL WEEKEND LONG.
When I get home from work, though, I have this gorgeous man waiting for me:
"Buddy"
If I do not have any friends over, then I quietly spend a little down time with the kitty, check all my mails, cook some dinner, and then I sit. Mostly when I sit, it's to relax and let my brain wander a little. Sometimes I watch a movie, though there is always the danger of falling asleep about ten minutes into it. I will work on paintings or illustrations, write up ideas I had during the day, sort through sketches in my journal, slowly work on secret, never-mentioned projects that I feel may never come to fruition, catch up on odds and ends, or read, and do some stretching before bed. I try to go to bed at a reasonable hour (like 11pm) but that usually does NOT happen! And then...it starts all over again the next day!
Basically, I work all the time. You cannot see the glamor in this daily life, because I save it all up and then put it on paper, in color, to share with you. I make art as a release, and as therapy. I make art to give myself something back at the end of the day. I make art because my hands are not happy if they are not speaking for my heart. I make art because it makes me. I make art because I am Emily, and I don't know what else I would do. And...that's all I have to say about that :)
xo!
Em
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