Sketch Purge-January 2015
Here are some choice nugs from the sketchbook for you to peruse. Hope you like em.
Love you. Love you oh so much.
Btw, I will soon be using the last name "Niilo" to describe myself. Rebranding ahoy.
No Country
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy is among my favourite books, and movies. I whipped up a little ditty for fun to try and experiment with colours and shapes. I used a crow and a mouse to symbolize the hunter and the hunted, circling around the sheriff's head.
What's Your Opinion?
What's your opinion?
Here is a little personal piece I did for an article called "How Social Media Silences Debate".
According to the article:
“Social media, like Twitter and Facebook, has the effect of tamping down diversity of opinion and stifling debate about public affairs. It makes people less likely to voice opinions, particularly when they think their views differ from those of their friends.”
Anxiety, Depression, and the Human Mind
Hello folks
This is a personal piece that deals with the topic of depression, anxiety, and the overwhelming effects they can have on one's perception.
If I may get real for a moment.
I, among thousands, have waged war with mental illness. Anxiety, depression, and I, are no strangers to each other and over the last year and one half I have been part of a particularly rough and ongoing battle against both.
The way these feelings manifest with me is through the feeling of disconnection which I have tried to convey in the image. Specifically, this image is about a little known symptom of both anxiety and depression known as derealization/depersonalization -the feeling of a loss of connection to one's sense of self and environment.
Having endured these feelings of unreality in the past -sometimes for months on end- I decided to describe the feeling as best I could in an illustration.
I'm glad to say that In recent months I have been feeling much better. I'm now determined to share my thoughts and experiences on the subject of mental illness in hopes of shattering the stigma that comes with the topic. This will hopefully be the first in a series of images that deal with it.
We must be honest and open with each other about how we feel, and never ashamed of asking for help. Remember this. No matter what your brain is telling you at the moment, you are never alone.
Thanks for reading
Steve Boyd