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About Me Member General Artist angelajordan23/Female/Canada Recent Activity Deviant for 5 Years
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Wow, it's been a while

Thu Oct 2, 2008, 6:38 AM
I've been away from DA for quite some time now. I experienced some major changes in my life since my last journal that helped me to gain some insight on myself and what I want to do with my art. Looking back, I think some distance was necessary after leaving the world of academia-based fine arts.

I got accepted to the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (JET), and I've been living and working in Japan for two months now in a mid-sized city in the Tohoku region (north of Tokyo on the main island). I team-teach English to middle-school students along with a Japanese Teacher of English. As my first "real" job, it's been great! I can use my art in handouts and other things, and I get to practice Japanese every day. I've had so many interesting experiences already, whether with miscommunication with my students, matsuri shenanigans, traveling and sightseeing, or trying to figure out which darned meal on the menu doesn't have meat in it (if there is one). I'd recommend the JET Programme to anyone looking for a fun, rewarding, truly immersive cultural experience.

Luckily this job pays well enough I can build up some savings in case of future economic woes ^^;

Wish me luck in Japan, and take care everyone!

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Also, just a reminder that you can buy my comics, "To Destiny" and "Oline and Oleander," for only $5.00 Canadian each! Just send me a note if you'd like one.

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  • Current Residence: Japan
  • Interests: manga, anime, painting, drawing, textiles, Napoleon Bonaparte, history.
  • Favourite movie: Mind Game, Wings of Honneamise
  • Favourite band or musician: Yoko Kanno, Nanjo Koji, Robert Schumann, Barry Ryan, ELO, Akino Arai, Comus, Strawbs
  • Favourite genre of music: Progressive Rock
  • Favourite poet or writer: Hermann Hesse
  • Tools of the Trade: pen and ink
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:iconpurpledarknessvampyr:
you're an amazing artist!

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:icongilbs:
Thanks for the fave!
:iconmotherfrost:
WAI! Angela, I mish j00!
*has been overtaken by a sudden wave of nostalgia lately*
:iconkuzunari:
wow! i need an entire day to go through your gallery. amazing work! it's got my head going in seventy five directions :giggle: truly inspiring. i love your ink and watercolor work too. oh my :D

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Still thinking of a good short one @_@
:iconember-reed:
HAY!!!! long time no see. i was thinking about you recently cause i had to format my computer recently and as i was browsing all my old files i found a few pictures i had saved as references for our trade a few years ago! i was wondering if you were still an active member. i had disappeared for a long while, but i came back about a month ago. HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?!?!?! ^_^

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:iconduckhugger:
you have a lovely gallery!

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:icondeadmoki:
I've seen your painting of Oscar and Marie before, but I'm even more impressed now that I see it's watercolor! I love the work in your gallery. :)
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Question. Did you know there was a Napoleon III?
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I presume you got a thing for royal uniforms, am I right? If so, check my gallery, it's not large, but it has Napoleonic styles.
:iconeptigo:
you gotta show me some of your painting techniques you've been studying.

i believe developing that is more valuable than doing digital artwork. easier to learn how to do stuff digitally if u can already do stuff traditionally like that.

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