Megan Wolfe

Mushy, personal post.

I disappeared again for a week or so, this time, because my husband (Albert) was in the hospital for a few days. You wouldn't think food poisoning could be life threatening, but when I called 911 his blood pressure was low, he was dehydrated, and running a fever.. It was scary enough that when they were supposed to move him to a regular hospital room, they instead moved him into the ICU.

Of course, Albert's fine and is at home now, but I wanted to note Albert's most recent blog post.. which was posted a couple of days before this happened (which I find a little eerie). He featured a lecture by a dying man, a final lecture about following your dreams. Here's the link:

Al's Brain Blog

It's a subject that's quite personal, and some of you guys have heard Albert's story before (probably from him directly). In 2001, he left medical school for art school, and started working for Fluid Animation a year or two later. At Fluid, he was the Art Director and character designer for Lucy: Daughter of the Devil. There are t-shirts at comic book conventions with HIS designs on them (yeah, I'm bragging). He took a huge gamble and he worked hard; look what happened.

My bottom line is this, life happens suddenly. It can end, suddenly. How many people get to look back (at any point) and say "yeah, I did what I wanted to do"? You just can't measure how priceless that is. And I'm super proud of him for doing what he does. :P Anyway, yeah, mushy stuff.. I posted a link to the blog, so you guys can check it out if you like.

Labels: albert truong, fluid animation, pen drawings, people sketches, sketchbook, sketches

Email trouble

I've been having some problems with my apple mail program.. specifically, when I e-mail people and they reply back, I don't get the replies at all. So if anyone has e-mailed me in the last two weeks, and didn't get a response, please e-mail me a second time. I'm terribly sorry for the inconvenience. :(

Anywho, I'm also sorry for the lack of posts. I've had a lot going on in my personal life, as well as trying to stay on top of my art stuff. It's been a struggle, but I've found that as long as I stick with my daily routine, things still get done (it just might take a little longer).

(Note: I feel guilty when I don't post new stuff, so here's a couple of sketches from the coffee shop)

Labels: academy of art, email problem, pen drawings, people sketches, sketchbook, sketches, workshops

Sketching again.

One of my recent resolutions was to start sketching again. I haven't seriously pursued it since graduation; between my day job at the museum and working on a gallery-ready portfolio at home I haven't had a lot of extra time. :P But, as it is with a lot of things, if you really want it, you can find some time somewhere. I've been getting up a half hour earlier for my job, and then going to a local coffee shop. It works for me because getting up at that time feels natural. I'm not disrupting my body's schedule by much, and I feel a lot more accomplished by the time I get to work.

Labels: pen drawings, people sketches, sketchbook, sketches.