TechTocktopus vs Giant Clam.
This time I’m starting to bring colour into the giant mollusk shell, building on the structure and linework from the last update.
V0.082.005
Back into the linework.
Building more structure, texture and detail into the giant mollusk shell.
V0.082.004
I started this piece a while back during the market decline that followed Trump’s tariff and trade-war moves, then shelved it for a while.
The recent decision to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” for U.S. federal use gave me a reason to pull it back out.
It’s unfinished, but I’m interested in seeing where it goes now that I’m looking at it again.
Perhaps I start working this one into the rotation.
This is the first documented development after the initial sketch.
The drawing started on my phone without a finished concept. I was following lines and looking for forms. As the sketch developed, I started seeing chambers or incubators within the structure.
I don't know what they contain.
The original drawing session was much longer than the final video.
Rather than heavily speeding up the footage, I selected sections where something meaningful was changing. I wanted the drawing to remain readable instead of turning the process into frantic movement.
The final edit is about a minute long.
Most of the video moves between closer views of the drawing process before pulling back to the larger composition. The final view is held longer so there is time to see what all of those smaller decisions became.
I also started a new system for documenting these works.
V0.902.001
The designation currently breaks down as:
V0 — current creative cycle
902 — project identifier
001 — documented state
The initial appearance of the project is considered V0.902.000.
This is the first progression beyond that state.
I started this as a digital sketch on my phone with no clear idea of where it was going.
I wanted to see what was in the lines.
As it developed, I started seeing incubators.
I don't know what's inside them yet.
I'm not completely sure what this is becoming, but it has dark vibes.
Tell me, what do you see?
Still building.
I spent some of this drawing thinking about the bigger picture.
Security. Free time. Responsibility. Purpose.
A lot of the things we build our lives around can feel permanent until they aren't.
A job changes. Money gets tighter. Time disappears. Responsibilities grow.
It makes me wonder what actually creates security, and how much control any of us really have over it.
I don't have any conclusions.
I don't think I need one.
So I keep drawing.
More colour. More detail.
I’m building out the blue forms and letting the rest develop as I go.
I think about whether I’m making art the “right” way.
Composition. Technique. Materials. All the things that supposedly make good art.
I want to understand those things. I want the ability to use them.
I just don’t want them making the decisions.
There is value in learning the rules. But there is also value in wandering off on your own and seeing what you find.
Sometimes I’ll make mistakes. Maybe I discover something.
The objective is not to win at the life you were handed. It is to win at the life you design.
I’ve been thinking about that lately.
Maybe art can be more than the subject of what I post. Maybe it can be the visual guide while I explore some of these ideas.
For now, another work in progress update on TechTocktopus vs Giant Clam.
More colour. More progress.
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I’m back. Sometimes I take a break. But eventually, I start drawing again. This is something new. Warming up.
This is a sci-fi scene where two strange creatures collide. On the left side, I’ve penciled in a giant clam with sweeping shell forms. On the right side, TechTocktopus emerges as a creature that has evolved through technology. A mechanical eye, armour-like structures, and tentacles twist through the composition. Organic forms and machinery overlap here until it becomes difficult to tell where creature ends and technology begins.
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