Something Wrong

Wilson Huang July 17, 2024

Yesterday I garden-hosed my car since she was a little dirty birdy. To my dismay, earlier today there was a tiny flash of rain for half a minute and I was dreading seeing another nasty film of spotty dirt and dust too soon. She was untouched actually - so, blessed? Jokes aside…

In reality, I haven’t been in a good place. I’ve been MIA here since January ’23 - though I had kept myself pretty busy and was looking forward with pride to making a post in March talking about all that I have been doing, life yeeted at me the biggest wrench(es) I’ve had to face yet.

Now, I no longer know where to begin. It’s been a year since I had a full-time position, and since wrapping up my recent semester as a teacher at ArtCenter in April I’ve been out of work. Those only added on to the multitudes of struggles I was facing. I wanted to do a storied blog post, but sandwiched between depression and indignation, I just couldn’t bring myself to share my trauma. I’m a not-so-pretty burnt-out mess of a human right now. I know I’m not saying enough now (I will soon, I’m going to try), but it boils down to this:
I desperately could use your help. If you could spare any contribution, I would greatly appreciate it as it would help me on this long road of recovery.

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I feel like I suffered significant ideological deaths - my hope for the self and for the world at large is just at an all-time low. I’ve just been stretched so thin, mentally and physically, and unable to do a lot as of late. But I really am trying. Though it’s been hard, I’m trying to work without having actual work. I’ve been quietly updating some of the other pages for a while now, and also working on a new twenty-paged portfolio. It’s complicated, and maybe a bit much, but considering how much pressure I’m facing, I have to hail Mary this and try to knock it out of the park. For now, I’ll share this teaser of the culmination of my professional work.

Going to leave the site at this for now. I’ll eventually be back, sooner than later, with more to show off, and to tell the rest of my story. If you read through all this, and/or you are willing to spare any expense to help me keep my head up, please know I appreciate your kindness and generosity.

Hope you are all faring better! I’ll talk to you again soon.
- Wilson Huang

2 Weeks From the Finish!

Wilson Huang April 8, 2022

Hey friends!

Quick announcement: sorry time swept me under the rug again - now another few months have passed and I am less than two weeks away from being finally done with my undergrad! It’s been a decade-long journey since I started my first term, and I can’t wait to show off my recent body of work. Definitely don’t be alarmed by the drastic changes to the site these next few weeks as well - I’m temporarily restructuring it for outreach purposes, and most of the content will be readily accessible again soon!

Check it out online: Wednesday, April 20th, 2020 @ 10am PST

Make sure to RSVP here for the Zoom event!

That’s all for now, wish me luck, and I hope you’re all doing well! See and talk to you again real soon.

Hello 2022

Wilson Huang January 14, 2022

It’s been a while, hasn’t it? It sure has been hard the past year, but that’s fine, I’m back and I’m good!

So, two real big news. First and very briefly, my dear friends at Gadget-Bot welcomed me into their team over the previous summer, and it has been a great time working with them! Second, this Spring is going to mark my final undergrad semester at ArtCenter. It’s been a real long time coming - my indoctrination into ACCD began all the way back in 2007. In the middle of my drop-out years, I feared never going back and finishing at all. I’m 30 now and still struggling, but I know it, I’m nearly over this next hurdle

For tonight, enjoy this small sample of work I’ve done since the quarantine. For the next few months, expect some big changes and additional content here as I prepare myself and this site for graduation!

Hope you’re all off to a great start this new year! Talk to you again real soon. :]

Wk 10/14: Some 6th Term Art Dump

Wilson Huang March 22, 2021

Hey all! Just wanted to make a quick post and update about some of the work I have going on in my current classes. It’s nearing the end of another semester. Hang around ‘til the end for a nifty surprise!

On top of the normal workload, I’ve been prepping for my 6th Term Review under ACCD’s Ent. Design track. For those of you outside of ArtCenter, our semesters operate in a trimester ‘term’ system - what this means for me is that this is essentially my junior grade review, before I tackle the larger senior project and classes. To pass, I’ve compiled a complete body of all of the schoolwork I’ve done since re-entering ACCD in Spring of 2019 - a collection of over 400 pages, some of which isn’t even publicly shown or available on here yet! And it’s only going to be up for your viewership for a limited time. Here’s the link - if you are so inclined to scroll near-perpetually through this large library of art and design. And give me your thoughts down below in the comments if you did look through it, I need that engagement from you! :D

Take care, see you guys again soon!

Winter Break

Wilson Huang December 17, 2020

All I can think of to do post-term as I finish up these final projects is being a vegetable.

Vehicles and Props Autonomous Covert Drone

I’m so worn out! last night as I was toiling away into 4am my hand began to cramp something major, and I just couldn’t rest my Wacom stylus on my middle finger to draw anymore.

Last spring I literally broke my back from overworking - so as soon as my hand started acting up I started questioning how long I could keep working like I am. I haven’t been taking care of myself - neglecting to work out, let alone limber up and stretch. And I’m supposed to keep drawing for the rest of my life

Stylization 2 Austrian Village Illustration

Snowballing happens regardless of whether you have snow or not. It’s like with each passing day of 2020 I’m left with just enough energy to do little more than my bare minimum. I’m really going to take use of this winter break to freshen up and to start 2021 nice and refreshed!

Painting 3 Sewing-Machine Spaceship Illustration

2020 had more than its fair share of upsets - but my biggest takeaway from the year is how much digital painting I’ve been practicing. It’s always something I struggled with (and still do) but I faced it as one of my largest challenges for the year and I’m content with how much progress I made on that front. I can only push that and my other skills farther and better.

Be sure to check out the newly populated pages in Coursework - it’s still going through some structuring resolutions but you’ll find plenty of new work in there. I hope everyone has taken something from 2020 that they can be grateful for.

Cheers, and warmest holiday wishes to you!