SFWS: sensory overload!

[PHiLMePHLo]

Hey all,

Day one after the SF workshop is over and I can't even begin to describe how great it was, but I'll try...

Often living in the box of school, you never really get to see what's out there until it hits you in the face (aka, the "real" world). This workshop opened me up to a bunch of ideas, new approaches to my work, people, and lots more great art than I ever expected to see. It was depressing, inspiring, amazing, saddening, overwhelming...essentially a four-day roller coaster.

It was great seeing the instructors in their element: El Coro + supplies = crazy! Peter Konig's sculpting and finally seeing Ron Lemen's approach to life painting was damn cool.

And that's only scraping the surface...I'm sure the others have more stories.

I've been just a page-clicker, lurking the forums. But now I'm a vowed participant and will be contributing more work and input as well. It was great meeting the people behind the 1"x1" avatars and looking at your guys' and girls' work! Very inspiring...thanks for talking with me.

And to the instructors: your time is very much appreciated. You could easily stay put and not talk to any of us, but I really want to thank you all for taking the time out of your schedules and letting us pick your brain and see your processes.

And a special thanks to Jason Manley for talking to me and giving more insight to his Day 4 morning talk. I'm already researching Inevitable and Insomniac and tons more companies. Thanks for a well deserved kick in the @ss! You rocked this workshop...can't wait till the next one!

[MrCole]

hey phil,
It is cool sing your picture on the site. I just registered and you are one of the first people I came across. Great stuff at the workshop, holly crap lets get to work. call me 408 202 3481

[Madman!]

hey I checked out your website you stuff is really impressive. It reminds me of Peter De Seve though it seems you have a bigger variety of styles.

I also want to say a super thank you for the Dermot Power link in your links section. I had no idea there was a site in constuction of his and he's one of my all time favorites. So just wanted to say thanks I probably wouldn't have found it otherwise.

Did you get to see Justin Sweet? anyone? no one seems to be mentioning him at all in the write ups.

[dns2k]

solid stuff on your home page man... glad you made it out to the workshop and now glad your on the boards... start posting your stuff they all have a kool look to them.

-dns

[2wocents]

mr cole
philmephlo
2wocents
brit

any othere sjsu peeps?

[Jeff Gran]

I went to SJSU for a couple of semesters. You may remember meeting me on the last day during the portfolio review after we all got kicked downstairs?


BTW Justin Sweet was definitely there doing some demo pieces, and he also sold some prints of a couple of his works that he was signing for people. The digital piece you can see projected with the girl standing up with black fluff and the projection is behind her... that was him I think, and he may have done an oil piece from life too, not sure though.

[jetpack42]

jsweet did do an oil

i was sitting there watching jason crit your portfolio. That man is full of good insight. From where you were sitting, I was the tall ugly guy on the right. Good luck with the companies, man!

[britt]

yo Phil,

You still wearing that bracelet?

[PHiLMePHLo]

MrCole - Good seeing you man, having fun times being rowdy at the party Friday night! I'm workin on my stuff man...you'd better be too. I'll hit you up sometime!

Madman! - Thanks for your comments. It's humbling to know that you see Peter de Seve's influence in my work; I really enjoy his stuff.

dns2k - I'll be postin' soon enough! Good lookin out...

Jeff Gran - Nice meeting you, keep up w/that 3d stuff...and the dvd stuff? We'll set something up...

jetpack42 - If you're anything like me, you're still processing what Jason said...WHILE processing all the other great workshop info...AT THE SAME TIME!

britt - Yes sir. Wearing the bracelet, but must take it off when showering and changing clothes. (Don't wanna lose it...it IS a reminder bracelet after all.) I've been showin it off to my other friends! HA! ...You wearin yours?

[Layil]

im wearing mine.

[emily g]

I realized I was still wearing mine while walking around today . . . in fact I still have it on.

emily

[britt]

I took my bracelet off when I got home, but plan on putting it in a frame with my prized Insane Vision picturehttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Brittain/insanevis.jpg

[2wocents]

until i make a new portfolio(in 6 wks is the goal)

[My Fault]

Man, the web just doesn't do justice to how beautiful Insane's work really is. I was in awe. I was bummed because a family issue made it so I had to leave the conference half way through (missed getting my cool art piece...sob), but the two days I was there rocked!!

[clogik]

yea that insane visions piece is sick in person.

[BRAT_777]

Hey Phil! good to see you posting your stuff!! What did I tell ya...Peter De Sev man I told you!!! Oh B.T.W if you don't remember me I was the girl rockin' the shrunkin' head patch but I never actually went to the site...hehehe...anyways I just wanted to say that it was good to meet someone from my area at the workshop. I met alot of cool people and saw some serious talent, of which you were definatley on that list. Keep up the good work dooood! :)

[PHiLMePHLo]

Hey Christine!

Yeah, it was cool meeting you too! I enjoyed looking at your portfolio, and wish you the best of luck out there. Post your stuff up on here too...or at least on a website!!

Right now, I'm just trying to get the rust cleared away and hope to get back into the "zone" soon. Like I said, so much to take in and process...but it's happening...just gotta draw more and more and more and more...

-Phil