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By ncsampson on
4/22/2008 1:17 PM
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Hi folks! Thanks for checking in.
I've decided to move my musings over to blogger, I hope you don't mind! 
I will be able to post images there, maybe show off some works in progress, or some of the visuals I encounter day to day that also inspire me, since I happen to be a very visual gal.
So, here's the link, hope to see you soon on blogger!
http://nancydraws.blogspot.com/
Thanks,
Nancy
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By ncsampson on
2/20/2008 3:30 PM
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This past weekend I was lucky enough to see 2 great shows. On Saturday, Janet, Elaine and Kurt joined me for Eddie Izzard's
stand-up show. It's been at least 2 years (maybe 3?) since his last
performance(s) in New York. What I find so amazing is that he keeps to
some of the same main subjects (world history, religion, computers, and
toast with jam) but is able to come up with completely new and
completely hilarious jokes for each show. I have seen him perform about
8 times now and I always wonder how much of his act or subject matter
is planned in advance and how much is improvised. It has to be a
combination of the two, because the things he relates together in his
jokes or what leads him from joke to joke seems so obscure, as if it
occurred to him at that moment. One of the things I like best about his
humor is that he'll take an idea that people tend to believe or take
for granted and question it. For example, his main subject matter that
night seemed to be his issues with Intelligent Design and the fanatics
who believe in it. He asked, "If you were God and you created the earth
and all of its life forms in 6 days, and had that all written out in
the Bible, wouldn't you also want to brag about creating the who ...
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By ncsampson on
2/5/2008 2:59 PM
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Last night I attended a seminar after work about getting into the voiceover business hosted by Syracuse University at their NYC location, Lubin House. I was glad to learn from the instructor, Johnna Gottlieb, that a background in acting is not required, and the start-up fees she mentioned didn’t sound prohibitive. ($1500-2000) And, on most auditions and projects the voiceover artist puts in 15-20 minutes and the work is done. I could make $400 in 15 minutes! Really!
Since I am mainly a visual artist, people might be surprised that I’m interested in voiceovers. I’m not even sure how serious I am about pursuing it, just very curious at this point. It would definitely take time and money away from my main goals. (Most of those have to do with my illustration.) I have gotten some nice compliments from people over the years regarding my voice and I think I have one of those “accentless” voices that they are looking for in the business. Also, it would be really neat to be the voice on the subway or other kind of public service announcement... don’t worry, I do dream bigger than that!
The way she described the process of how one gets work after you put together a professional voiceover reel (like a portfolio) is very similar to the process of how to promote oneself as an illustrator. You have to do the legwork of sending samples to publishers or art directors, hoping that they will look at what you send and like it and put you on file for future ...
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By ncsampson on
1/11/2008 2:27 PM
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Reminiscing about a favorite childhood toy
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By ncsampson on
1/7/2008 5:08 PM
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Happy New Year! As many people do, I tend to assess my recent accomplishments and new goals this time of year, but I tend to do so more intensely around my birthday. In any case, these are some of my thoughts about my art in 2007 and what I hope to do in 2008.
For most of 2007 I put a lot of energy into sketching out a graphic novel idea. (Starring Adele, my Parisian character) Being new to the medium I was easily frustrated or confused about how to develop the flow of the story and communicate my ideas. From this time I have learned that I need to experiment more in a shorter format, so that is on my list for 2008.
After I decided to take a break from Adele's story, I went back to some drawings of butterflies I had in my sketch book. Originally I created the drawings to be transfered to fabric so I could embroider them, but I decided to stick with the drawings to make a series of greeting cards. Each butterfly is arranged with a photo of a plant from its native region and a recreated textile design based on the craftwork of people from the same region. One is finished and I'll post it in my jamuse portfolio soon, and I'll begin working on the others again this month.
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