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slowmo

Sat Nov 21, 2009, 4:42 AM
The autumn has been kinda slow. In the school we had some mind-numbingly boring things to do, and I also had a lack of inspiration with my works for some time. I blame the school atmosphere, because earlier this autumn in the working practice I was full of energy & wanted to do everything...
Anyway I made a waterphone (an really quirky instrument invented by richard waters), and I'm also building something like a marimba from copper pipe.

Soon the second working practice period starts, the smithy where I was supposed to go is unavailable, so I'll try to look for something connected to musical instruments instead. Gonna at least call some woodwind/brass repairshops next week.

I've had serious doubts about blacksmithing lately again. I just can't see how making more STUFF is going to make this world a better place, especially considering how material and energy intensive metalworking by heat is.
And I can't see making a living by building weird instruments either. But I'm sure I will work out something... I could be very happy doing the occasional temp job also, and just keep the crafts as a hobby, at least in the near future.

I'm still having these fantasies about moving to some quiet & peacful natural place, but the thing is that this might be one of those things that are better cherished as dreams only :P But time will tell. And we don't really have such wonderful places in Finland left anyway, the tree industry has basically decimated the country, there's less than 5% of old forest left in the whole country, and we don't have the same kind of old cultural landscapes than in rural Middle Ear... I mean Middle Europe either :/

Ahh, and also I'm so happy, I finally managed to squeeze some money for an used laptop, so now I can work with music almost everywhere I go... It's pissing me off that the new album is basically ready, but with the abysmal CD sales these days, no publisher is able to give me a deal that is very tempting. So I will just try to save some money and publish it myself I guess... Even with all the work of managing the distribution myself :/

I also read Tolkien's biography. It was very inspiring, despite having actually much more details into his personal life than I would have cared to know... But still I always cherish reading about the creative processes of the artists I respect. And it's good to know that Tolkien himself was the master of procastrination with his endless games of solitaire :) That's comforting when I'm spiting myself for my laziness the next time I'm collecting more magical equipment in dank caves for my Oblivion characted instead of being productive :)

  • Mood: Optimism
  • Listening to: Espers
  • Reading: The Gods and Goddesses of Old Europe
  • Playing: Oblivion
  • Drinking: green tea & peppermint, thanks

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  • Current Residence: here admd there
  • Interests: Sustainable lifestyle, instrument building, (traditional) crafts
  • Favourite movie: Love before sunset/rise & anything else with ninjas, barbarians or pirates...
  • Favourite band or musician: 70s folk, oldschool goa, ethnic sounds... anything sincere and beautiful..
  • Favourite genre of music: Everything sincere/ touching/ mind altering or outright beautiful has worked this far...
  • Favourite artist: Many. I'm into (West-European & Finnish) art Nouveau a LOT... Look above ^
  • Favourite poet or writer: -
  • Favourite photographer: -
  • Favourite style of art: Pixel. I'm not too much into most digital art.
  • Operating System: Inner secret fire
  • MP3 player of choice: foobar2000
  • Shell of choice: command.exe
  • Wallpaper of choice: Morris & Co
  • Favourite game: King of Dragon's Pass? Ultima 7? Lazarus?
  • Favourite gaming platform: Anything you can roll a load of dice on ;)
  • Favourite cartoon character: -
  • Personal Quote: "Pois pahanteosta- aloita väkertäminen!"
  • Tools of the Trade: Self made.

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:iconartistladysmith:
glad you liked the vase

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"The only difference between a flower and a weed is a judgement." ~Dyer~

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:iconnumbpigeon:
Hey, hi-
Just wondering if you were able to use that cavern art for your cd...

Tom
:icontaika-kim:
hi, well, i was talking with some labels, but nobody wanted to give me a deal that was much more interesting than self publishing..so now I'm just waiting until I have some money so I will make a print of 500 and try to push them around myself :/
I made a knife for you, but the sheath is still waiting to be finished...
:iconnumbpigeon:
Very cool, thanks!
:iconrabbitsdenstudio:
Thanks for the fav Brother!
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:icontaika-kim:
the link does not work?
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:iconmogget14:
Thank you for the fav. did you see the back of that Dulcimer?

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