What A Golden Beak…

In my Art History class we are currently studying Goya and his series of plates entitled Los Caprichos. Some of the art is interesting, but I have enjoyed the little thought provoking captions below each print more. Anyway I thought I would share these with you on a regular basis and my own interpretation on how I feel regarding them in today's society.

Plate #53


This looks a bit like an academic meeting. Perhaps the parrot is speaking about medicine? However, don't believe a word he says. There is many a doctor who has a "golden beak" when he is talking, but when he comes to prescriptions, he's a Herod; he can ramble on about pains, but can't cure them: he makes fools of sick people and fills the cemeteries with skulls.

During the next few months we will be listening to "parrots" in presidential debates. Sometimes they will use their "golden beak" to persuade you to vote one way or the other. In the past, I never had to pay so much attention as I do now. Not being happy with either of the candidates makes this election so much more difficult especially at a time when our nation is struggling through an economic crisis. I hope that if you vote you are educated enough to make the right decision and choose the parrot that can cure the pains…

The Frustration Of Rising To My Potential…

On multiple occasions Tiffiney has stated that one of the reasons she married me was because of the potential she saw in me and although already great in her eyes she recognized the man I could become. Through my life I have always been below the standard of what I was capable of. Loving parents, a caring wife, great friends, and a powerful uplifting patriarchal blessing could never convince me to rise to the occasion. "Getting by" was the standard I placed upon myself, knowing deep down inside I could amount to great things if I truly applied myself. As the natural man has overcome the spirtual giant hidden within, some of my dreams have been placed on hold while I patiently await what the future holds.

What the future holds is finally graduating from college and entering the real world where adults feed. Having friends that are already successful in their fields, sometimes makes the future appear bleak. My friends chose to be doctors, lawyers, accountants, engineers, etc. and many seem to have the coming times mapped out. I, on the other hand, chose to be an artist and in recent years I have become frustrated realizing that my former self of "getting by" would no longer work. My field is a lot more challenging than I had anticipated and the competition between each other can be daunting. I have come to recognize that I run rather than overcome, and now the end is nigh. The ledge is close and if I don't rise up to my potential I will fall as the world will continue to move around me…


NOTE: I originally wrote this post to ask for ideas about what makes me unique, but apparently my emotions took over. My assignment is to brand myself and I need help in coming up with a logo that stands for who I am and what I can contribute to the design world. Any help would be appreciated, because apparently my teacher hasn't liked any of my ideas so far. …

Where Are The Wild Things?

With all the movies being made based off books, I could never understand why no one had ever got around to making a movie based of the children's book Where The Wild Things Are. After browsing through my Nintendo news I came across an article discussing a game in the works which was to be based off of the book AND movie.

So I quickly searched for the any news regarding the film and found out some interesting tidbits. It is being made and was supposed to come out this fall, but got pushed back due to the studio's interest in reshooting different shots than what the director originally envisioned. I also discovered that Disney had the rights to the film as early as 1983 but ended up losing them when nothing was developed. Check out the concept HERE

Anyway I guess movie studios have wanted to make the movie, but just never got around to it until now. Makes you wonder how many other of your most anticipated movie ideas are still in the concept phase. Below is an example of the direction that the director wants to go and I really like the simple style. It was used to basically get the studio behind him and get funding for the movie. I hope it comes to fruition this time and we don't have to wait for many more years…

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I Like To Singa…

This is one of my favorite cartoons growing up and I still enjoy it today. The tune popped into my head the other day so I thought I would post it for you to enjoy as well…

-Chris

An Emotional Wreck…

So let me first say that I have always enjoyed movies that pull at the heartstrings and touch us in ways that we normally wouldn't experience, but when I get emotional during an average movie such as Herbie: Fully Loaded something is seriously wrong with me. I have been watching a lot of movies lately and each one has almost brought a tear to my eye; not because they were overly dramatic, but for the little things embedded within that relates to everyday life or the simple hardships that mankind must overcome.

I don't get the option to see some of my favorite dramatic films lately because Tiffiney doesn't understand the enjoyment of crying during a theatrical production, so many of the movies I watch with her are comedies or action packed. I enjoy these just as much as the rest but to fill in the gap of the missing tear jerkers, it seems my mind is looking for that moral within the chaos to appreciate the little things. Although I complain about my wreck of emotions, it is the little things after all that matter most…

-Chris