Toro y Moi – Blessa

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Yesterday I was in a very contemplative mood, thinking about 2010 and what needs to change this year. Things have been a bit stagnant lately and I am planning on making some moves to change that. The most extreme idea I had was to just pack up what I really want with me in my car and drive west to some place where I don’t know anyone. I doubt that will happen, but a good sized road trip and a move are in order this year I think (anyone out west want to hire me???).

All of that is to say, I was a bit overwhelmed yesterday thinking about all these things and had a very strong desire to draw (doodle to be exact). I searched high and low for my sketchbook but could not find it. Since the force was strong in me and I would not rest until something was on paper (and not just regular paper), I found some postcard-sized card stock and drew a postcard to mail to someone. A sketchbook is nice, but why keep all my doodles to myself? Wouldn’t it be fun to get a random postcard that someone drew in the mail?

Thus was born my latest weekly project! Along with my normal every.seven posts (that should in theory go up every Sunday), I am going to draw a postcard every week, post it on Wednesday and mail it to someone randomly (without revealing the recipient). If you would like to receive a postcard, please email me your mailing address and you just might receive one in the mail. I will only use your address once to mail the postcard and then I will delete it from memory (I will not subscribe you to any strange magazines (somewhat NSFW)) . No two postcards will ever be the same since I will be hand drawing each one. Who knows . . . maybe when I get rich and famous (Ha!) you can sell it for bank.

Soooooo . . . to start off this new project I give you this week’s postcard! One of my lovely friends will be receiving it in the next few days. I also need to come up with a good name for this new series of posts. Thoughts?

P.S. I’ve had this Toro y Moi song on repeat for a while now. It’s a bit summery, but I think it works well with the watery nature of the postcard and keeps me warm on these chilly days.