Here are my first and last initials brought together in a monogram I’ve used for a while. Inkscape makes quick work of it with a grid and the spiro path effect. Hope you enjoy it.
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John LeMasney (lemsy) is an artist, graphic designer, and technology creative. He is located in beautiful Nelson County, VA, but works remotely with ease. Contact him at: lemasney@gmail.com to discuss your next creative project.
Long story short, I felt like drawing a puppy. I’m a cat person myself, but people love their dogs, and I like drawing things people love. I tried to capture the energy of a puppy, and I like what I came up with. Plus, I wanted to play with the tweener exclamation ZOMG. Hope you liked it!
I don’t have a lot to say about this sketch’s message other than it’s true for me. I’ve had maybe 50 jobs in my life, and my own best advice I can give you is to find out what job is hell for you personally, and then move away from that job in your employment choices until you find the job that gives you personally definable joy. I’ve had jobs that made me feel worthless or directionless. I’ve had jobs that have made me cry at lunchtime. I’ve had jobs where I was closely scrutinized in order to emphasize and advertise my weaknesses. I’m not saying to seek out a job where there is no work to do, or a dream job of some sort (pro basketball player, stadium rocker, etc.) but rather a job that gives you a sense of daily efficacy, pays your bills and gives you enough extra money to save and entertain, and one that gives you spots of achievement and growth over time. I personally believe that kind of job is a beneficial balance of work and life, and certainly isn’t a definition of suffering.
So this is a request from Dave Reynolds, who I have an ongoing battle with about coffee. I suggest that no one be subjected to the nonsense they sell as coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts and he says that Starbucks only sells pretentious, overpriced bitterness. Just like I like it. At any rate, very recently he suggested a sketch in which a Dunkin Donuts cup relieves itself on a Starbucks cup in the way that Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbes) often does with Ford and Chevy logos on the back of trucks of the other make. I thought it was a great and funny idea, and decided to do it right away. Especially since I think that the analogy is right for the taste of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee (#OHNOHEDIINT!) Thanks for the inspiration Dave, and I hope someday when Starbucks buys Dunkin Donuts and shuts them all down, we’ll be able to drink coffee together in peace. 🙂
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So this is a diagram of my heart, indicating the damaged, repaired, strengthened, slowed, shocked, relieved, compressed, stinted, and massaged parts. I thought this was a kind of touching way to share some memories, and one more way for Inkscape to help me make my ideas clearer.
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So this came out of a recent discussion with one of my oldest friends, Roch. He’s a great artist, and one of my lifelong inspirations. This sketch celebrates just one example of why I love him as a friend and mentor. He told me a few years back about an art project in which the focus was on a single phrase that could be taken in more then one way, but could also potentially be seen as a way of life.
As I understand it, Roch’s idea, “Just (t)ask”, is a play on words that indicates that as long as the thing you’re asking for is just (reasonable, not hurtful, helpful, etc.) I’m more than willing to consider helping you to do it. Just ask, just say the words, help me to understand that you want to do this thing, and let’s do it. Together.
Much love, Roch, and thanks for the inspiration for all the time I’ve known you.