The Future is Now: Your Weekly Brain Escape

The world is disappointing. The world wide web doesn’t have to be. Enjoy these links and your weekend

Weekly LinksErin HansonJanuary 13, 2023Comment

Forming a Pattern

At the beginning of August illustrator Melanie Johnnson launched her pattern challenge on Instagram. Participants were provided 15 prompts to complete over the course of the month — 2 a day. While I love to draw and make digital creations, I’m not a pattern maker. It is, however, a technique I’ve been wanting to explore for a while. The reluctance was two-fold: what and how.

Illustration, PatternErin HansonSeptember 1, 2022Comment

Our Flag Means Death

On the recommendation of a friend, we started watching (and then plowed through) the HBO show Our Flags Mean Death. The show shares some DNA with What We Do in the Shadows so figured we’d fall in love. And that we did, for different reasons.

Moving PicturesErin HansonAugust 30, 2022Title cardsComment

Between a Rock and an Art Place

I am an artist and express myself through different mediums. I like to ingest the art of others — collect, ogle, share what I can. I am not a critic. For one, I don’t have a trained tongue and have a hard time communicating what speaks to me and what doesn’t. I can tell you if something feels askew or makes my eyes sparkle, and that’s where it ends.

ArtErin HansonAugust 5, 2022Comment

Take Me to the Volcano

In June we went to Hawaii, the Big Island specifically. Once again, my fascination with volcanoes stirred. WE WERE ON A VOLCANO. Not even one, but multiple ones, jutted up against each other making an island puzzle. In Volcano National Park I witnessed a live volcano with its pocket of steam reminding us that nothing is as docile as it appears.

Nostalgia, NatureErin HansonJuly 21, 2022Comment

Holiday Road: Your Weekly Brain Escape

The world is disappointing. The world wide web doesn’t have to be. Enjoy these links and your weekend:

Weekly LinksErin HansonJuly 8, 2022Comment

Good Medicine: Sam Larson

Sam Larson, aka Steel Bison, is what I’d call prolific. Someone called me prolific once. It was in reference to the number of emails I sent. To be clear, he’s the good kind. That makes me the “I’m sorry” kind I guess.

Good Medicine, IllustrationErin HansonJune 9, 2022ProcreateComment

Octopurse

So many of my favorite things are rooted in childhood memories. I am built and maintained by how I choose to remember the past. Little purses remind me of grandmothers and souvenir shops, a small space for treasures and secrets.

Style, NostalgiaErin HansonJune 7, 2022Pattern, FabricComment