Never saw this coming, but it feels alright.

So the other day I got a phone call from my brother's friend's dad who owns the bookstore downtown. He had a job opportunity for me, and naturally, I was ready to jump on it. I told myself I would take it "no matter what the job was". I didn't actually expect that promise to myself to be tested. Turns out, the camera girl for his TV show was gone to Haiti to shoot a documentary, and his Graphics guy was leaving for college soon, so he needed to bring in someone who had both creative vision and creative training. So my "no matter what" promise turned out to literally be a "no matter what" situation. I was brought in, taught how to operate studio cameras, lights and sound, and create and run graphics at the same time. In 3 hours. David's approach to seeing if someone is really up for the job is, funny enough, also my method of teaching people how to do things. Basically, "the most effective way to teach someone to swim is to throw them in the river and tell them not to drown." I'm usually on the teaching end of that, but to be honest it was fun being on the learning end as well. I had 3 hours to learn how to do all of what I needed before my production skills were on LIVE TELEVISION. I don't think I need to expand upon the heart palpitations I was having.

Anyway, so two weeks later, and I'm still alive and kicking. The graphics guy has three days left, and I'm going to inherit all the stuff he's been doing for the last three months, and start stylizing the show myself. I'm terrified, because by next week I'll be running two computers AND camera and sound all by myself, where for the last two weeks he and I have both been splitting the work. I know I'll be fine, and if I'm not I know I can get some backup, but it's still a wonderfully thrilling idea.

So if that weren't enough for me to do, I was just offered another Production job from the same guy for a different kind of thing. I'm not sure how much I can talk about it, so I'll play it safe, but this position is a huge opportunity for me. Being a Production Manager for two live television shows is something that will definitely open up a ton of doors, and give me all kinds of new experiences that I'll definitely need to get to where I want to be. I'm looking at a very busy fall season, and hoping that this will help slingshot me straight into Atlanta, which is my definite short-term goal.

All that to say- with my Illustration degree from SCAD, I never ever thought I would be in a film/radio/tv job (which, funny enough, was my dad's undergrad degree from UGA) but despite never having thought it, I'm finding myself enjoying the challenges, the learning experiences, the new-found space to stretch my wings, and the proximity to a fabulous gelato store. I'm really looking forward to where this job can take me, and I'm thanking God every day for providing, like He promised.

New Website and New Life Plan

First off: New website!!

http://rachelwharton.com/

felt like it was more illustrative, and more my style. enjoy!

Second note:

I'm trying to find a job in Atlanta because I'm moving ASAP. well, not that asap, but in the next 2-3 months! Pray for me and finding a job and such! thanks guys!

logo!

i like to make things with my hands. it doesn't matter what i make, as long as my hands are busy and i like what i make. so it makes sense that i made my logo with my hands, right? i like to think so.


















Logo, Final! Hooray!

Glory Bound

just found one of my favorite Wailin' Jennys songs ever, Glory Bound. thus the title. kinda struck a chord today, since today was the day my church met on the beach and had a mass baptism. 13 people buried their sins in the ocean floor. it was pretty magical. and this song pretty much just wrapped up my general day's feelings.

{When I hear that trumpet sound I will lay my burdens down. I will lay them deep into the ground. Then I'll know that I am glory bound.

I'll be traveling far from home, but I won't be looking for to roam. I'll be crossing o'er the great divide, in a better home soon I will reside. Hallelujah!

When I'm in my resting place I'll look on my mother's face. Never more will I have to know all the loneliness that plagues me so. Hallelujah!}

just in a total happy place today. peaceful and inspired.

i have two new pieces of art as well.

the first is my sketch book i made on thursday. it's hardbound in book cloth, with a detail cut out of the cloth and laid over decorative paper. pretty awesome, pretty simple.



the second is for my mom's food business thing she's getting worked up. she asked me to do a label/business card she can attach to the her food/plants. since she's calling it "Tillie's Fields" and "Tillie's Table" i decided to use an image that reminded me of Nanny- which is her pecan tree and granite table in her front yard. its a tree with history, so i figured, why not give it some immortality?

here is the first draft:


pretty excited. hope she likes it!

going to go get ready for bed now...

two updates

so i got another piece for What's Up Annapolis. they wanted a drawing for kids packing for overnight camp, and i went for a more conceptual approach. also, the tree may or may not become part of my promo stuff. :D


also, i got my dummy book for "this little light of mine" printed, with three final pages. here's the cover, and the three pages i took to final. the rest are going to be finished in the next few weeks and sent to be printed. i will let you know when copies are available for sale!






summer quarter is over, and it was surprisingly a lot of fun. june seems like ages ago, though... 20 hours of class in 10 weeks was a crazy amount of work but i dont think i hated any of it. i got a lot of awesome work out of these summer classes, and found a new successful style, so i look forward to exploring the options within that more.

i'm going to go clean my apartment and get ready to GO HOME!!!

finals for annapolis! also am getting a third piece published by what's up annapolis, for packing for overnight camps! hooray!

Success!

I'm getting published in the magazine "What's Up, Annapolis?"!!! They liked both of my sketches, so I'm going to move forward with both of these:



I'm really excited! Thank you, Annapolis!!!!The first one is about taking care of your skin in the winter. "Love the skin you're in." A woman is moisturizing her chapped lips. It will be a spot.

The second is about "Hosting a stress-free holiday party" and has Rosie the Riveter hosting, "We can do it!" style.