Oh Well!

I did this gorgeous piece of artwork (yay me!) for the cover of the album by Garrett. Funny thing was, I knew the whole time I was painting it (acrylic on paper) that it was totally not what he was looking for. However, I continued at it. I was drawn by some compulsion I cannot name, to finish it and show it to him, even though he wants a picture like my old work (the moody darn and destructive stuff I did when I was sad--the time in my life where sadness rules me which I will now on refer to as The Sad Times).

Now I don't know what to do with it. He did see it, and he said briefly, "cute", and then put it down. I think I shall paint out the words and have it say "Kai Smart" and then in the talk bubble, "The Sad Times" or "The End of Whanton Whimsy" or something like that. The future title of my future gothic country album, basically. hahaha.

In the realms of music, I know a lot of really damn talented musicians. We just got the second compilation --billed "the deviant twang sampler"--that has been put together by Paul Davis. It has tracks by Mule Train and The Devil Makes Three and Meg Woodruff and The Younger Brothers and.....judging by how totally fantastic the first one was, Sunday Coming Round should be excellent. To buy it go to Warning Sign Records. Paul makes all the art and handscreens everything, I might add.