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Howl's Moving Waterpark
Hello!
Kepler's Intergalactic Guide to Spaceships enters its second week of funding and it is screaming right along. 881 backers at the time of writing this! That blows me away. My internal goal was to at least match the 1270 backers I got from the DRAWINGS 5 kickstarter. As long as things keep up tis trajectory I think we will surpass that by a few.
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Alright, read on, there's 5 things I thought you'd find interesting this weekend.
Enjoy!
1A) SPACESHIPS, SPACESHIPS, SPACESHIPS II
From the Drawings Unit
If you can't tell, I'm having too much fun drawing spaceships lately.
Been cranking these out every day this week for the kickstarter. They seem to sell pretty quick, which makes me so happy! Expect more as the campaign rolls on this week.
(I made a guide on how to manage your pledge and add an original art piece: LINK)
1B) YouTube Streaming
ALSO: YouTube Streams have been happening somewhat regularly. These are fun and informative if you like a chillsome vibe. My family pops in from time time to time and Alison has been joining me the whole time. It's chill, it's wholesome...it's CHILLSOME.
Watch here: LINK
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2) Got my eye on you
From the IllustratorsDivision
I'm in awe at the colors of this Beholder drawing by Canadian artist Darren M. A. Calvert. I thought it was digital at first, but no, this guy knows his way around design markers. Fabulous. I'm taking notes.
More of Darren's work here:
Instagram: LINK
Twitter: LINK
Etsy: LINK
This got a good chuckle out of me: LINK
3) Howl's Moving Waterpark
From the Architecture Desk
Out in Quatar they're building the waterpark of waterparks. It's called "Aquatar Water Park" and its central attraction is this massive slide tower that gives me How's Moving Castle vibes.
Lots more photos here: LINK
Official Website Here: LINK
4) Vermillion Cliffs Roadside Attraction
From the Exploration Unit
I was going through an archive of images I've puled from online and saw the first image up there and it reminded me of when the Parker fam visited this spot a few years ago on an overcast day.
This is the stone house at the Vermillion Cliffs location in northern Arizona. Visiting here feels like walking into a Moebius drawing.
It's a place out of time that instantly opens up your imagination.
Located here: LINK
5) On Attention
From the Inspirational Thought Unit
Here's a perspective I think about often from author James Clear:
On the flip side, magnets are also useful though. I have books, toys, and art prints all over my office. I made it a space that gets me creatively charged every time I enter it. The room pulls me towards my work when I don't feel like working and keeps me there.
However! I think the most powerful attention magnet is the smart phone. It's like a MRI machine in your pocket. You want to get work done? Put that thing in the other room and remove all the metal from your pockets.
The key is finding that balance between good magnetism and dangerous magnetism.
That's all for this week. Thank you for reading this newsletter and hope you have a great weekend!
-Jake
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