PAINTER'S BLOCK

I can't paint. I always feel like I have a million ideas, I write them down all of the time. Yesterday I made salsa with strawberries, which was awesome. And I have made a crochet circle rug out of scrap fabric. My desire to make things is obviously still here, I just don't want to do anything that isn't crafty. Crafty is good, but there is a huge difference between art and craft. I want to just make a painting I am proud of, but instead I just keep snuggling my dogs and cleaning and crafting. These things make me happy, but not inspired. I'll provide pictures of my recent crafting creations soon (I need to snag Fabio's camera from him). 

My favorite art.

I would like to start posting art work that I'm interested in, because now that I'm thinking of trying to get published as an art critic, I think that it is important to document these things. 

numero uno.

A documentary was recently made by Banksy called Exit through the Gift Shop and it tells the story of this crazy french-man who documented the street art scene for Banksy and many other artists (like Space Invader, Obey). He convinced all of these artists that he was making a documentary, but in reality he just had an obsession with filming everything in his life, and became obsessed with documenting their work. When he finally made a movie and it sucked, Banksy told him he should become an artist himself, and he became a millionaire overnight. His work is pop art made of pop art. It really means nothing. But it sells for extremely high prices and for me (even though he is seemingly crazy and this was unintentional) represents art in itself. He somehow figured out how to trick the entire art world into thinking he was some sort of genius, but the reality is he knew the right people, and he knew how to present on a large scale to force the viewing public into thinking he was something he was not. In other words, he is awesome. He proved how you don't have to be anything to become famous and rich, you just have to pretend.  

The Last Few Days.

The last few days list. 

• I put my two weeks in at Earth Fare. 

• I stormed out from dinner with Fabio's family (can't talk to them again)

• I got a new job at El Burrito! and probably one at the new Nick

• I graduated.

• I found out I could possibly get an essay I wrote published in an art magazine (maybe art in America) 
• I've become incredibly close with Marco. 
• Columbia is sick and hasn't eaten in 24+ hours. 
• I've gotten sick twice in the last two weeks.
• I got fired from Earth Fare before my two weeks because I came down with a cold and couldn't work.  
• Fabio was awarded with a free office, and I get to decorate/design it!

 I'm not sure of whether or not to be happy about all the things that have happened. I thought that change would be eminent with graduation, but I didn't think it would all happen so incredibly fast. Now I just have to wait and see how my decisions continue to change everything. 


Good things of today. 

• sleeping in.
• drinking water when you're thirsty.
• realizing that I really do not have to ever go in Earth Fare again.
• pomegranate yogurt.
• coffee.
• not wearing any underwear. 
• warm weather/summer.

Who mistook the steak for chicken?

Sketches from Spring 2010 (including work illustration/design class)

Drawings from Spring 2011 sketchbook

I'M GRADUATING!

Not that anyone really gives a shit, but I'm officially graduating in May! With 2 degrees in exactly what I love. I'm so so so so so happy. My only problem is I hate graduation ceremonies and I really don't want to walk, but if I do I can send out invitations and probably get alot of money. What to do? 

Valentine's Day.

Don't tell anyone, but Valentine's Day and Groundhog Day are my favorite holidays. I usually say Halloween is my favorite, because well, it's super fun and stuff, but it's not my favorite. Groundhog day is awesome because it makes absolutely no sense and I worship Bill Murray and he is in the movie Groundhog Day. I love the super weird people that go to see the giant rat come out of a plastic stump, certainly want to visit that before I die (it's so American! and I can't even begin to explain why). And Valentine's Day is just the best because I love relationships and love and all that stuff. I love heart shaped things and cooking and baking, and going out on dates, and chocolate, and how if you say Valentine's Day is your favorite women think that you are evil or something because you aren't going through, or had a bad relationship. Well guess what, relationships are super hard and I have been through bad ones, and I still love Valentine's Day. So there. 

Who wants to go to Puxatony, P.A. with me? I know you do XaXa Hacker-Mullen. 

how many days will it rain?

So, you know me, I must only write about the positive things, because that will make me happy! But I have been having some crappy days...but then I start writing in my sketchbook and I realize that nothing is that bad. I have realized that I have way less money than I thought, and despite looking through my bank statements for like half an hour, I still can't figure out what I spent it on. I guess the feeling of not worrying about money is nice, and that feeling made me spend money. Oops. I'm still determined to go to NYC though, and I will, even if I'm broke. Thank god for net working! and couch surfing! and for peanut butter and jelly bagels! Because if it weren't for those things I imagine it would be very hard to travel. 

I was featured on another blog the other day for being fashionable! Right in the middle of the rain, when I was yelling at my dogs, and fighting with Fabio; amazing. The picture turned out amazing too, because I think it shows how I want to be positive, even when all these chaotic things are going on around me. It's on lord-maxwell.blogspot.com which is the most adorable awesome thing I've seen lately. This lady (_____ Lord) that lives near me and her friend (_____ Maxwell) have this blog where they pretend that they are a British Fashion Anthropologist and take pictures of awesome people in awesome outfits. If you read this Lord Maxwell I am honored to be a part of your collection of interesting people in interesting outfits. I also thank you because it has inspired me to get back into this blogging thing, because logging and blogging, and recording and all that stuff is important- because it just is- and I need to keep doing it. Why is it so satisfying writing shit on a blog? 

artist statement that wont fit in the 'about me' portion of my profile. lame.

My name is Amy Puzerewski, I currently live in Columbia, SC. I'm attending art school at USC. My work is an attempt to see life simply and humorously and from a very female perspective. I enjoy drawing moments from life that are cute or interesting, or ironic. My work can also be viewed from a design perspective. I focus heavily on composition, how certain colors, lines and text work together in a contained space. I'm influenced by graphic design. I want to grab the viewers attention, if only briefly, just like the designer- and I do this by using bright colors, bold lines, and short bits of text. I'm also influenced by graffiti, because I like the idea  of the in-formalized canvas, and art for everybody. Graphic design as well as graffiti are made for everybody. However my work is made in the studio, but I use everyday materials such as cardboard, pieces of wood, ad foam, most of which I find in the trash. In using such cheap materials I feel I can charge significantly less than other artists for my work. I want to make my art accessible to everyone, not just in understandable content, but in price. I also have the occasional piece of work in which I focus on composition alone, such as my cityscapes, or bubble paintings. I find this work to be very relaxing and I hope for the viewer as well. I think humor and relaxation are two of my favorite things, because they don't happen very often for me and they lead to the best feelings. Like when you see something cute, re you see something depressing, to turn it on it's head and make it funny. I paint/draw using a variety of media including graphite, oil-based paint pen, china marker, crayon, spray paint, but mostly ink and guashe. In the times I'm not painting I'm knitting and crocheting or playing with two super cute doggies. 

There's a brand new baby at Ziggy's house

Me and Fabio just got a new puppy so that Ziggy could have a friend to play with. She is a pitbull and we named her Columbia. She is really different than Ziggy cause she doesn't kiss so much as she bites, but I like how much of a fighter she is. 

Part of the series on nude women. Paint pen on cardboard. Paint is chipping really badly because the cardboard was coated with some shiny slick stuff, but I still like this one. I drew it on the box that my hello kitty toaster came in. I thought it was funny to think of the girl as a toaster. 

Ziggy begging for kisses.

Guashe on cardboard with paint pen. 

be my valentine

This is a valentine I made for someone, but I liked it so much that I gave it to myself.

the big zig

This is a picture of my doggie, Ziggy Stardust. He's the best! He doesn't even bark!

shiner girl

This is guashe on cardboard (a shiner beer pack to be precise). For my series about nude women in art. My favorite one compositionally. I like how she doesn't have a head. 

my dog thinking about all the nasty things I would never eat.

I still find is so crazy that the first thing you see when you open a sale paper is all of these disgusting pictures of dead animals. But my dogs probably think they look yummy, but they also eat their own poop sometimes. This was done on cardstock, painting with craft acrylic, and collaged using modpoge, I drew the chair with a sharpie.  

More from my series of nude women, in response to all the young guys in my class painting nude women. I forgot to mention on my other post that my teacher was male, and that the day of my critique he couldn't speak and he is someone who doesn't usually know when to stop talking (the girl that presented before me got ripped to shreds for over 2 hours! she was crying!) But anyways, I'm 90% sure he was turned on, creep. 

my wiener dog.

On cardboard with guash and paint pen.