One more time

Okay, this is the last time I'm gonna post about Insomania.

Thanks to everyone for your supportive comments and putting up with my complaining. Several fellow attendees have jumped on the CA forums to express many of my concerns. Chief among them, that there was very little instruction at the "workshop," which was more like a convention with a few seminar-like attributes.

Surprisingly, the people behind the scenes won't hear any of it. Despite using the phrase life-changing to describe the event (both pre- and post-workshop) they insist that anyone who attended and didn't come away with a bold new vision of themselves and their work is defective somehow.

I consider myself a generous and fair guy. I've taught design, art, and other subjects at public schools, seminars and community college off and on for the past 12 years. What I attended this past weekend was not a workshop.

Live and learn, I suppose. Time to shake off my jet lag and get ready for Christmas.

Behold my GIANT, FAT HEAD!

Ooo, that double chin! Those droopy eyes and nasal voice! Sorry ladies, I'm taken!

Video blog update of my weekend in San Francisco. Verdict thus far: Ehm.

Blogging LIVE from San Francisco!

I'm here in San Francisco just for this weekend, participating in ConceptArt.org's Insomania workshop. The goal is to dust off my life-drawing skills and learn at the feet of the masters the art of digital illustration and concept design. Hopefully, in 2007 I'll expand my client base to include some of this stuff.

You can take a look at the intense schedule I'll be working under here.

I'm not sure if I will be able to stay awake for all of tonight's classes since it took almost 12 hours to fly here from Louisville today. The new "rules" restricting liquids and gels, on top of all the other horseshit that involves removing your shoes, your coat, etc. really slows the process of air travel down to nearly a halt. Not to mention that my connecting flight was delayed by 2 hours. So aggravating. This time next year, Americans will have to fly nude while in handcuffs and leg irons, you watch.

But anyway, expect a full report long with pictures and scans next week. And yes, the strip will update as usual.