Cameron Garland, nervous explorer of dungeons
This is a tiny piece I did for Whitney’s mom as a gift for Mother’s Day yesterday, in loving memory of a wonderful little lady named Ivy, who recently left us. I only knew Ivy for about 4-5 short years, but I made sure to show her how much I loved her every time I saw her. The year I spent working from home would’ve drove me to madness if not for her, as she always kept me company and every day would let me know when it was time to take a break (which coincidentally was also when she needed to go poop). What I’ll always remember and look fondly on is how she always had a smile on her face and the many days we lounged on the bed for 7-9 straight hours watching cartoons until someone came home from work. We love and miss you little Ivy!!!!
plaidcushion asked: Oooo, if we're sharing tips then may i suggest using a specialised glue bottle instead of a paintbrush? (on the middle right in post/45819538676). They look like tiny bottles with a pin and the end of a mechanical pencil stuck on them and they're amazing for precision gluing. Plus you don't have to clean glue out of any bristles! I found mine in among the scrapbooking supplies at the local art store :>
So that’s what those are! I’ve seen them numerous times when buying supplies, but never thought to take a closer look for some reason….probably because I assumed it was some sort of space-age contraption beyond my comprehension or something. In all seriousness though, I think it’s pretty obvious now that I don’t know what the hell I’m doing. Here’s me compared to you and all other remarkably talented artists:
You and Fiona Bearclaw……I can’t get over how amazingly nice you both are to share some tips with me!!!!!!!!! I can’t thank you enough Sarah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m going out today to find one!
twozee asked: Hi Cameron! I love your work!! Do you sell your pieces? I really love the Adventure Time ones you made. Also have you ever thought of trying to work in 3-D??
Hello and thank you! Yes, I do sell my pieces, but right now I’m just trying to prepare a full body of work so that I can have a good showing at ECCC next year (if it all works out), which is why the Adventure Time piece hasn’t been put in my store. I assume you’re talking about like a standalone 3D sculpture, which I have actually tried about 3 years ago:
It was a gift to my father about 3 years ago that was of the house I grew up in and was meant to mimic the house from Pixar’s UP (you can read more about it by clicking the pic or HERE. It was actually the second paper piece I ever did and it was absolutely brutal to make…….SOOOOOOOO MUCH MEASURING……………..who know’s though, I’ve really just started with this medium, so maybe someday my work will take me into that direction. Thanks for the question!
fionabearclaw asked: hey cameron! your stuff is fantastic. aside from gushing, i just was wondering if you knew about titanium coated blades. they're sharper and last a whole lot longer, unfortunately they're twice as expensive but it's possible to get a good deal on them. i can't go back to the plain steel blades anymore, i make lots of small papercuts too (post/35853112148/shadow-printmaking). a ph-neutral pva glue for bookmaking you might like too, elmers glue is the same thing except watered down + solvents.
Yeah, this is where being self taught and not knowing any other artists is a MAJOR disadvantage for me, because if you didn’t take time out of your day to contact me, I honestly would have never figured this out and most likely I’d be wasting lots and lots of money down the road on crappy steel blades that last me about 45 mins. I feel like and idiot now. YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I ALREADY ORDERED SOME! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING ME OUT! And dear god your work is amazing…….
Here’s a little behind the scenes look of the otter pieces I did. Link’s keys are to give you some idea of the scale of everything else…..nothing terribly tiny this time around, but still pretty small. The otter that I had the most difficulty with was by far the Metroid one. SO MANY LAYERS ON THAT DAMN HELMET, but I was very happy with how it came out!
thegirlwhokickedherself asked: Hi Cameron, your art is amazing! As a practicing artist what tools do you use to make your art? It's unfathomable to me how you're able to create your pieces on such a small scale. I really loved seeing your Adventure Time collection, I'm a huge fan. Keep uploading more work!
Thank you bunches!!! I’ve answered this question a few times, but here is a picture of exactly what I use:
I use the paint brush to apply glue when the pieces are tiny…..which is 99% of the time. Also most people assume I use some sort of magnification device like a loupe, but all I do is get my peepers in as close as I can while I’m cutting. I like to keep things pretty darn simple. Thanks again for your kind words and for the question!
“ROUND 1, FIGHT!” - by Cameron Garland of cameron+whitney
This is the 2nd piece I submitted to an art show called “PLAY,” celebrating the opening of the new small-clawed Asian otter exhibit, as well as the new children’s playground at the Woodland Park Zoo.
“PLAYER 1” - by Cameron Garland of cameron+whitney
This is 1 of 2 pieces I submitted to an art show called “PLAY,” celebrating the opening of the new small-clawed Asian otter exhibit, as well as the new children’s playground at the Woodland Park Zoo.
Did I mention I participated in an art show to celebrate the opening of the new otter exhibit at the Woodland Park Zoo here in Seattle? I didn’t? Well then, I participated in an art show to celebrate the opening of the new otter exhibit at the Woodland Park Zoo here in Seattle. The zoo will be simultaneously opening a new children’s playground as well, so the theme of the show was “PLAY” and all I could come up with was otters dressed up as video game characters (pictures of the pieces coming soon). If you can’t tell from the picture above, I was barely coherent and not entirely sure how I was even able to dress myself, I was so out of it……the reason being that I was up for nearly 4 straight days trying to get those pieces done. I’m sure I reeked of b.o. and coffee, not to mention I had a bad case of the grumpies.
But I got a ton of good feedback on my work and even got a couple of invites to participate in future shows (including possibly my own solo show!!!! WAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!). The day got even better when I found out that my Adventure Time piece was on the front page of Buzzfeed.com!!! Check it out by clicking HERE or clicking on the picture below:
I’m going to go nap forever now.
jenn336 asked: Amazing work!! I wish I had your patience to be able to complete something that small! Love the adventure time things!
Thank you so much! I honestly have zero patience though, which is fine because this is my entire creative process in a nutshell:
