deviantART: by:augustmelody http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:augustmelody&section=today deviantART RSS for by:augustmelody en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:32:39 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png Leaving DA http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/23358243/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/23358243/ Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:49:12 PST
1. Most importantly, I am merging into a professional art career and this website as part of my resume is very unprofessional. My main use for this website has changed over time. At first, it was to share and critique art with other artists. Then it was to update my family & friends on what I've been working on. But now, the only practical reason I need this site is because I don't yet have a personal website exclusively for my art. Stay tuned for KaylieAbela.com. But until then, this does not serve that purpose because the work is unorganized and not selective.

2. I barely converse with anyone on this site anymore. Honestly, I would not be surprised if NO ONE reads this journal entry. That is sort of the outlook I've had for the past couple of years here. I don't recieve any comments on my work or my user page from old friends and people new to my gallery alike. I've felt like I'm the only one who actually browses my own gallery. It can feel pathetic, quite frankly.

3. I have my work in many different outlets on the internet and that is not good for any artist. Eventually it will be stolen and either reclaimed or used in a manner opposite its copyright. It probably already has and I just haven't caught it. I don't like to use watermarks because they take away from the image.

4. My prints don't sell. They are actually beautiful prints, I've ordered some, but no one else buys them (and I feel that I have done enough to promote them) so I don't need that portion of this site either. And I was pissed when they started offering the prints service for free, and I'm sure everyone else who paid for the membership prior to the change was as well.

5. Has anyone else felt like it's increasingly hard to submit a deviation? It takes, like, forever. It's annoying and I don't have time. Especially considering the zero comments it will get.

6. We've all heard this one before, and it does not make the majority of DA members happy. The style and quality of art has significantly changed since I joined the site 5 years ago. It is increasingly amateur and of no interest to me. My work is amateur as well, but in a different way. I don't even consider this an insult to newer members, actually. Because the time when I was the most active on DA was the time I had no idea what I wanted to do either. So I guess it's natural, but it goes back to my first reason for leaving; I'd rather not be associated with beginners when I am starting a professional career.

7. Oh yeah, I'm starting a professional career. My resume is bigger than ever. I'm currently in two shows nationally (NYC & Minneapolis) and there are only going to be more. I would be embarrassed if a gallery owner who accepted my work stumbled across this website.

That pretty much concludes it. So after five years, hasta la vista DeviantArt. There are many other ways to stay updated on my work, if any of the zero people reading this are interested. I recently started a blog that I'm pretty proud of, and you can access it here: [link] I also have professional and personal pages on facebook, which you can access here: [link] and here: [link] respectively. Thanks and buh-bye.

]]> ~augustmelody Readers' Art 9 http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/23117218/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/23117218/ Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:50:38 PST
I just did all the work to add images of the postcards to this journal entry and then realized it is a subscriber-only feature. What about when I paid $25 for a prints account and then it was made available to everyone? ...Not nice. Why do I even bother with this site?

for more information, visit my blog.

]]> ~augustmelody Blog http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/22926915/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/22926915/ Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:31:04 PST [link]

]]> ~augustmelody Prints, postcards, exchanges http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/21342272/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/21342272/ Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:48:37 PST
(This is particularly effective since a lot of my recent work is very small. I can offer a print that is the actual size of the work.)

$5 and under!

Also, I can make originals if you have a theme in mind. Good examples are the recent postcards-- I can make you a postcard and send it your way! Maybe we can just do an exchange like that! Does anyone know anything about ATCs? I think I'd like making those but feel a little creeped out about "sessions," they kind of remind me of character conventions or something.

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]]> ~augustmelody Devious Journal Entry http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/16729814/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/16729814/ Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:46:21 PST

]]> ~augustmelody Devious Journal Entry http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/15201474/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/15201474/ Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:27:34 PDT I've won the month of June as the cover of Carnegie Hall's playbill. The contest was open to all art students and I half-hazardly applied the night before the deadline. I don't fancy the image they chose, but who am I to complain. I've won 2 free tickets to any 2008 event and $500. So if you're around NYC in June don't forget to request a copy. Ha.

I made 10 prints last night in the printmaking studio ... it's becoming an addiction, I lovvvve it (I always put off going, but once I'm there it's a lot of fun) and I skipped painting class today because I can't even fathom beginning a painting right now, so fresh after I finished the other, and I'm still dreaming of the prints I will make tonight at 5 PM when the studio opens. Yippee! Collagraphs tonight. Yesterday I made 7 pronto prints after I watched my teacher do a demo and thought I would hate them. HEH.

]]> ~augustmelody Devious Journal Entry http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/14007421/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/14007421/ Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:58:11 PDT
I'm going to be as weird as I want (on paper). Nobody has to approve but me. Not mom, not boyfriend, not friends-going-to-school-for-business-and-marketing. I should be more thankful to have an identity. Art is what I'll always do, in and out of college. Why is it so hard for me to explain that to people. I don't do art because I go to art college. I make art because it's who I am. And I'm going back to the basics.

]]> ~augustmelody Many Updates http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/12107972/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/12107972/ Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:10:01 PST
I will soon be selling books and other crafts on Etsy.com, so look out for that too!

I'm also a member of UGallery.com for the sale of my original artworks. My name is at the tippity top of the Artist dropdown menu, "Abela." Either that or you can choose my college, Massachusetts College of Art, and my name is displayed there also.

And as always, All of my pieces are available as prints through deviantart.com. If you've never ordered from them, the prints are beautiful, and available in larger dimensions than I can print personally at school as I mentioned I would do before.

cheapest accessibility: Send me a note with the titles of what you want and your address, and rounded up to the nearest $5 (This usually ends up being a whole $10 for like 10 prints) I will personally send you whatever your heart desires.
next step up: Order from deviantart.com for larger sizes than I can manage with the above method.
hardcore fan: Many of my originals are available for purchase at UGallery.com.

I'll keep you posted on the Etsy.com status,
Oh, and did I mention woe is me as an art student and I'm broker than I can imagine? Haha just saying.

Have a nice day!

]]> ~augustmelody Devious Journal Entry http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/10969599/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/10969599/ Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:10:50 PST
just kidding but you can't see it

]]> ~augustmelody Lists, Prints http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/10194157/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/10194157/ Sat, 28 Oct 2006 11:17:43 PDT x "Art Chart" Collage/drawing investigating themes in my own work
my papier mache strawberry with polka dotted center
First set of 12 B&W photographs about form/human body
2nd set of 12 "
3rd set of 12 "
x Charcoal drawing of high heels
x Silverpoint stylus drawing of high heels
Paper cuts collage of a frog... that'll never happen though, I sealed & sent it off
Set of thirty city photos investigating shapes within other shapes
Figure drawings
x handmade journal/sketchbooks; 1 & 2
" & 3

...so I've been seriously holding out on you

Art school's fun. Anyway, what I REALLY want to say is let me know if you want ANY print. of ANYTHING. I can pop out a glossy print with one trip to the computer lab, without even wasting my own printer ink. I will only charge you like a dollar fitty, cause it's costing me even less than that. And they look really nice I swear.

]]> ~augustmelody This is important http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/9239670/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/9239670/ Sat, 01 Jul 2006 07:41:35 PDT [link] because the other one was less than 9"x12", but I got stuck and now I don't know what to do. So basically I'm a lazy ass who is just waiting for art college to force me into being creative again. It's like I'm afraid I'm not good enough or something. But I'm the stupid one who's going to suck when I go to college and everyone's been practicing and making their best pieces all summer and I've been drinking beer and dancing to rap music. ]]> ~augustmelody MassART http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/8686014/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/8686014/ Fri, 05 May 2006 21:13:35 PDT It's going to be a rockin time in Boston in Fall '06 let me tell you! ]]> ~augustmelody College #3 http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/8180063/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/8180063/ Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:47:18 PST
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
(along with Tufts University)

I'll be checkin out the accepted students day on April 9. Coooool ]]> ~augustmelody College #2 http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/7845655/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/7845655/ Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:43:40 PST
That's #2!

I'm still waiting to hear from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston .. but basically what this all means is: I'm going to MassArt!!!

I'm pretty excited but my mom is mroe excited. We knew I'd get in ;-) ]]> ~augustmelody College http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/7647671/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/7647671/ Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:32:28 PST

Jeffrey from Montserrat College of Art has called me to personally congratulate me on my acceptance. Yay!

It's a very good feeling. But this college is my last choice, being 20 miles north of Boston, and I not having visited yet. Still!

I'm still waiting to hear from Massachussetts College of Art and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Both in the heart of Boston, of course. Wish me luck! ]]> ~augustmelody Display case http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/7255430/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/7255430/ Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:16:02 PST ~augustmelody Sweet Findings Again http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/7156708/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/7156708/ Sun, 27 Nov 2005 09:45:28 PST
Recent findings that are sweet (4 per):

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cool. comment on those because they're pretty rad. ]]> ~augustmelody New Project http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/7083203/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/7083203/ Fri, 18 Nov 2005 18:22:53 PST ~augustmelody Devious Journal Entry http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/6719111/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/6719111/ Sun, 09 Oct 2005 08:10:51 PDT that insists
that love is like falling, and
falling is like this ]]> ~augustmelody Crossroads http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/6617993/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/6617993/ Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:29:33 PDT
Okay, TO GO TO ART SCHOOL OR NOT TO GO TO ART SCHOOL?

as my first matter. Why is that decision so hard? I'm passionate about art, but I like to move at my own pace. I don't take instruction well (I don't necessarily like people telling me what to paint or what to draw) because I already have this professional decision-making process about me that allows me to choose my own appropriate subjects and techniques in my artwork. And because of this I pretty much feel that I'd be suffocated at an art school. It would be too much, every day, all day, and I'm scared as hell that I'll come out of it with less passion than I entered with. That's very scary to me. Next,

WHAT'S UP WITH THE SCHOOL THAT I WANT TO GO TO?

I want to Suffolk University in Boston, as of now. The New England School of Art and Design is @ Suffolk. Perfect! Right? I could major in something useful at Suffolk and minor in art at NESADSU. Wrong ... I can't do that. So far, after reading all that I have about Suffolk, I haven't come across the word "Major" or "Minor" once, only "programs of study," and the tuition rates to SU and NESADSU are two different rates. I have to choose one or the other. Now in my undergraduate, inexperienced opinon I don't see the point in naming NESADSU AT SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY if a student can't even recieve the fruits of both schools.

So here is what I'm thinking: I'm not exactly a fan of dorm housing. I've stayed in one for most of last summer, didn't love it; visited many, don't like them. If I end up in Boston I basically want my own apartment. Well, maybe that's a fine idea ... if I DON'T choose to attend NESAD. That way my apartment can double as my art studio and I wont give up the passion that I have for art but I'd work at my own pace and on my own time to exhibit/show off/whatever I need to in Boston. And if I DO choose NESAD, I'll settle for dorms and get some normal college life there. Does this make sense to anyone?

It's driving me nuts! Any suggestions? Does anyone know about Suffolk? Does anyone GO there? (I'll be visiting this weekend, Saturday. Maybe that'll show me which one I want to go to, but I know I'll just be overwhelmed/fascinated with the art school...) Does anyone have any tiny microscopic semi useful piece of advice for me? ANYTHING?! PLEASE?!

Bahhh. ]]> ~augustmelody 10,000 http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/6606734/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/6606734/ Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:39:00 PDT ~augustmelody my latest project http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/6463000/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/6463000/ Sun, 11 Sep 2005 20:11:08 PDT [link]

on 16 separate 8x10 canvases, to be displayed on a wall about 4-5" apart from each other. next are some silver details to the design, and lyrics in the times new roman font cut out from newspaper. should be pretty hip. i'll take another picture within the next few days for progress. these look awesome and they don't take long! fun fun.

Stage two:
[link]

Added some silver details and the lyrics. This is being made for my friend's wall, she has a hip blue-theme to her room and I offered to redo some of the art she already has on her walls. She chose her favorite Bear vs. Shark lyrics for the artwork. :) All that's left is some mooore silver, and then it's ready to be mounted! The complete piece will be displayed in my gallery. ]]> ~augustmelody Absense http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/5196690/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/5196690/ Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:45:34 PDT
I'm still alive! ]]> ~augustmelody National Women's Recognition Day http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/4763807/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/4763807/ Tue, 08 Mar 2005 19:55:20 PST

august melody: why? bescause women have been considered inferior to men since the beginning of time, and have had to undergo unnecessary hardships throughout time to prove that they are people too, who deserve the same rights and recognition as men and can achieve just as much if not more

So thank you to all the women who've made a stand, suffered, and pulled through.


I love my country, by which I mean
I am indebted joyfully to all the people throughout its history
Who have fought the government to make right
Where so many cunning sons and daughters, our foremothers and forefathers came
singing through slaughter, came
through hell and high water so that we could stand here
and behold breahtlessly the sight, how a raging river of tears
cut a grand canyon of light

..shocked to tears, by each new vision
of all of my ancestors have taught, like
say the women who gaves their lives so that I could have one
people, we're standing at ground zero of the feminist revolution
..it was an inside job, stoic and sly
one we're supposed to forget and downplay and deny
but i think the time is nothin', if not nigh to let the truth out:
coolest f-word ever deserves a fuckin shout!
I mean why can't all decent men and women call themselves feminists?
Out of respect?
For those who faught for this? I mean look around, we have this.

Yes,
I love my country, by which I mean
I am indebted joyfully to all the people throughout its history
Who have fought the government to make right


Ani.:heart: ]]> ~augustmelody myspace http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/4661050/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/4661050/ Thu, 24 Feb 2005 09:43:52 PST
I don't really like the site, everyone crying to be considered "individual"... everyone and their granmda, everyone's flippin emo-ass pictures that say, "I'm too cool to look at the camera," (you'll see that my picture is much different:)), everyone craving recognition, the girls trying to be the prettiest, the boys happy they're even conVERSING with some of these girls...

It's taking over the online universe, and I hate it. The thing is, I like it. And I like to view my friends' pictures and read their "blogs." And I can't DO that unless I have my OWN account.

That's how they rank 'em in I guess.

Sooo.. the bottoline is, I'd LOVE to make DeviantART friends on myspace, it's just an easier way to converse I guess, and I would LIKE TO MEET other people who make art. Here's my myspace page:

add, add, add me. <3
(my normal link doesn't work, so that's why that's a long one.) ]]> ~augustmelody Pages of my Gallery http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/4592983/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/4592983/ Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:52:38 PST
Ugh. :(
That's just the way I roll I guess. If you're a newcomer to my gallery, venture back a few pages, there are 5 I think. You're bound to find things much cooler than what you'll see at first glance. I promise. :heart:

I hope everyone's Valentine's Day was rad to the max! ]]> ~augustmelody Last Journal Entry http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/4088329/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/4088329/ Sat, 18 Dec 2004 07:32:29 PST
I need to have a serious outlook on this personal webpage since I give the URL out to so many people. :) ]]> ~augustmelody My Enlightening Speech & its Outrageous Respon http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/3581990/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/3581990/ Wed, 13 Oct 2004 15:05:18 PDT Fat Core It Up: yeah ]]> ~augustmelody Fact One http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/3081021/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/3081021/ Mon, 09 Aug 2004 08:41:19 PDT ~augustmelody Status & New findings http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/2720212/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/2720212/ Tue, 22 Jun 2004 14:44:09 PDT Before you say, "You're great!," think about the question.

What does my artwork say to you? How do the different styles appeal to you?

How do you reguard me as an artist here at DA-- as an amateur? Established?

If a new artist or deviant happened to stumble across my userpage/gallery, do you think that person would look up to me as an artist or skip me to find another deviant who has mastered the practices of photorealism?
Would they think my work is different or the same as others' work?

Since its my gallery and my userpage, I'm totally oblivious to what your opinion/the common opinion is/would be.

I'm considering making some of my latest submissions available as prints. Would they be reguarded as works of art or as simple doodles someone is pathetically trying to sell? I don't know the answers to that either.

Really, reeeally frank answers to my questions would be ideal.

I'm hoping for a simple, down-to-the-point e-mail from God.
I'm wondering these things

and I could use some help/recommendations.


Recent findings!

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[link] ]]> ~augustmelody Sweet Findings http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/2661460/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/2661460/ Mon, 14 Jun 2004 19:27:51 PDT
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[link] ]]> ~augustmelody Respond http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/1940507/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/1940507/ Sat, 06 Mar 2004 16:46:32 PST
Listening to: Ani Difranco playlist, still.

Spread your arms out as wide as they can go and inhale the fresh air. Look to the sky and let it know that you love it with a smile.
Be grateful for who you are. Be grateful with those who've presented themselves to you, and for their presence.
There are things that I am openly passionate about and there are things that I am trying to improve the way in which I show passion. As easy at is should be, living in this world at this time and place slow the process. Still, I am perfectly sure that I will accomplish all I wish to, as long as I keep these hopes near in sight.
Embrace melody by letting it flow through your body. The feeling simply bounces off a stiff figure.
It's also important to connect with the body, the temple, of the outsider. The outsider that holds love in their eyes, that is. We get so caught up in uncertainty in this area that time runs out. I'm only seeing this now as the time I'd been given had almost slipped through my fingers and a most flowing fashion. So sleek, I believe, that I-- like anyone else would have, failed to notice it. Raise awareness.

Respond.

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On the art update, don't think I've been holding back from you guys, I actually have been working on a few drawings and lots of hands-on projects lately. I haven't been updating my gallery because most of these things are 3-D and/or unscannable (great word) and the digital camera will not work on this laptop. The reason for that is because even though we had TWO installation discs they both seem to be missing. And I sure as hell am not the one who misplaced 'em. :)
I have a few collages, that lamp shade, 2 large drawings, and the Jewel painting...
I wish I were one of those people who just spits out artwork every few days for the site, I'd have a lot more confidence. But... eventually they shall be here, and my spirits will lift because of it. =D
They're already lifting.. for better weather means happiness AND ableness to work in the studio. =D
Ciao for now!

love, your favorite raging feminist.
Prints : [link] ]]> ~augustmelody Satin Maynard http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/1900017/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/1900017/ Tue, 24 Feb 2004 17:32:47 PST
Listening to: Ani Difranco playlist, still.

GalleryS

Yay! Look! It' Satin Maynard in California! =D
:heart:Thank you Yosh! jyoshi917

I just wanted to try out the picture feature. By the way, uhh.. my subscriptions running out. $ to lend anyone? lol :hmm:...

love, your favorite raging feminist.
Prints : [link] ]]> ~augustmelody My own studio... http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/1893626/ http://augustmelody.deviantart.com/journal/1893626/ Mon, 23 Feb 2004 13:08:03 PST
Listening to: Ani Difranco playlist, again.

Dude... my dad built me an art studio yesterday. It doesn't make me feel any more "professional," because I'm your perfect example of an amatuer if I must say so myself... but it makes me feel a little more special. Oh, and also like I have parental support.

He had asked me the day before what type of cabinets and countertop I wanted, and came home with them yesterday... I thought this was a project in the distance, but I'm lookin at it right now. The only problem is that it's in the basement, which will be AWESOME in the summer (it stays cool down here and I can always open the slider door right behind me for some air) but I do NOT particularly fancy all the traffic. It's like all of a sudden my basement is a hot spot for the family. I can't be be creative when I'm not alone and in the zone, and that's why working up my room worked out well. I guess I'll have to put some curtains up or something :hmm:.

surrealkiller Lauren helped me out with collaging that lampshade the other day, it's bangin! We used a blue theme an ehh, Ill snatch a photo of it as soon as I can get my hands on the digital camera, which must be around here somewhere...

Anyway, time to fill all of those cabinets with my junk. Lets get some Ani playin'.

love, your favorite raging feminist.
Prints : [link] ]]> ~augustmelody