New Years

I had a fantastic birthday! I got to spend it with amazing people, see amazing things and make wonderful memories. I finally saw Wall-E and The Tale of Despereaux and they are both wonderfully cute movies. I also picked up a copy of An Illustrated Life, which is an amazing read if you're into journaling. I got a new sketchbook from someone who is quite incredible and I can't wait to ring in the new year by using it.

My list of New Year's Resolutions!

• Travel travel travel.
• Explore everything.
• Never feel guilty or afraid.
• Be a better person, artist, sister, daughter, mommy, friend, girlfriend, coworker, student and consumer.
• Plan better.
• Learn to write backwards.
• Draw every single day.
• Lose restrictions and regain control.
• Make an amazing portfolio.
  
• Redesign my blog and my website.
• Create a shop and begin my freelancing career.
• Make more lists.
• Collect more art books.
• Make more stuff.
  
• LOVE LOVE LOVE!

The watercolor is a random Ipod nano spot I did out of boredom. (I got one for Christmas. It's Red. His name is Geddy.)

Also, a Cool Link! http://kirino.if.tv/. Some cute and spirited little watercolors.

Happy New Year, everyone!!

Merry Merry

Not exactly a tutorial, but just a progression of a painting I did for my coworker.
The watercolor was an old old sketch from 2007 that I outlined and then tossed some watercolor on.

Merry Christmas to everybody!!! I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday and gets to spend it with the people they love.
My birthday is coming up soon, along with the New Year. I'm ready to start the New Year off right! I'm planning on totally redesigning the blog so it's more personable and reflects the things I've been following lately. (This is a fun process, given blogger's unforgiving coding.)

Amazing things to come! I'm excited. Next post: New Years Resolutions!

Christmas Spears

I know everybody does this.

If you don't....do it now!
(Just don't hurt anybody.)
I'm not a fan of peppermint so my candy canes are fruit flavored. C:

Christmas Joy

My workspace for the winter- I had a cleaning fit a little bit ago, I have a hard time working if there's not a clear space. On top of that I hadn't been at home in a long time so bills and mail and junk piled up on every surface. But I cleared it off, and I recently bought a much larger and brand spanking new watercolor palette because my old one was moldy. :'(
I also found a very small watercolor sketchbook that is perfect for quick messy collage-multimedia work. :D I've already started messing around with it as a precursor to painting. I want to see if I can finish it before Christmas! I miss painting; I miss creating; I miss playing around with paper and paint and fabric and little things and making art, making THINGS.

Featured at the Holiday Fair as my tablecloth, this gorgeous fabric will be used to make this gorgeous little ipod nano pouch. I'm also working on some new stuffy designs, since particular designs sold so well at the Holiday Fair, I will be working on those and hopefully finishing up a line of them in the spring. Alsfkjwdslfjw I can't tell you how much I love sewing.

Oh and I just have to say that I love the wrapping paper I got this year. So nice and vintage-y and BROWN (my second favorite color).

Not much in the way of actual progress but I love this feeling, I love the holidays and being so close to my family and being warm and safe and happy, I love sharing the joy that others feel during the holidays, listening to Christmas music, putting up Christmas lights (I've already got 200 to put up in the room when I get back to school in January!), I love sharing good feelings with people that I love. ♥



My Christmas tree! (As viewed by yours truly)

Polyvore

If you're interested in fashion and that jazz, Polyvore lets you put together outfits with accessories. This is what I wear on a daily basis (paint on me and all.) It's fun for those people who like generators and drag/drop things like me.

You know you are a boring person when you ask for a ledger for Christmas.
:D
I think soon if time allows I will do a Moleskine review.

Screenprint 4

Fourth screenprint color proofs. I opted for a much smaller and confined composition for this one. The final result is the lower right one (except her shoes are blue, like her pants.) I also flipped the final design so it goes the other way. I love the red lines.

Final Sculpture

Finished up my final for sculpture class-
Pine wood, dowels and mahogany stain.

They've been called every which word- legumes, kidneys, bread, doughnuts, bird heads (that particular one is my favorite)
It took a long time to complete, but it was a labor of love. I laminated the wood and sanded every piece until it was the right shape and then drilled the designs into it. Putting it together was fun, but I accomplished it.

Holday Fair Wrapup

The Holiday Fair was a successful venture! I sold most of everything and had enough left over to give to friends. My wares were a pretty big hit with people, it was nice to interact with shoppers and get feedback, especially to the people I sold things to. It was nice to see where my things were going :)

I made about 50-some charms and painted them all (that's them hanging on the right- lucky for me I have an automated drying system under my bed!) It was a long grueling process but I enjoyed it. I like doing things with my hands, creating things and tinkering with things.

I wish I'd taken more pictures of the stuffies I'd made, but sadly only the picture of the yeti exists. He's the only one I didn't sell, either- but I'm going to use him for a portfolio piece, so it's all good. :) It was all a very good experience and very much worth the time I spent making them. I plan on experimenting more with stuffies, refining my pattern and jazzing them up a bit. :)
I wish I'd had some paintings to sell, since I got a lot of feedback on those from my business cards. Might have to do that next year. :)

Next on the agenda...MUNNY and the greeting card industry!!

Also: DesignWorkLife's Link List.
Thanks Megan!!