tumblr

I made a tumblr once and then I deleted it... but then I decided it's a good way to find content for this so I made another one.

Here's the link.

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PS- I've been too busy at work to post, but I promise to have PTF tomorrow! <3

what i wore

Searching websites like Tumblr and Flickr has made me become aware of trends and challenges circulating in the art world.

First there is 365 Days where you take a picture every day for a year, and then there is Katrina who does a daily book review video post on YouTube almost everyday... and finally there is What I Wore Today, a Flickr group to post drawings of yourself in your daily outfits. Although usually I have a "thing" with people who take pictures of themselves everyday in what they wear, I am doing this because I like to draw and I am trying to work on my illustrations. I am hoping that this challenge can help me with creating my own drawing style.

So starting now (technically 2 days ago) I will be posting drawings of myself in my outfits... I am excited because it will force me to do at least one drawing a day and I will not have to worry about what to draw... and hopefully I will be more conscious of what kind of outfits I put together.

I took a look at the Flickr group already and here are some other people's drawings that I really like. I will post the ones I've completed soon.















{via Flickr}

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my everyday

My day-to-day life, illustrated. Called "my everyday," scanned from my sketchbook.

Click to enlarge.



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kate wilson

24-year old illustrator Kate Wilson has an impressive list of clients ranging from Marc by Marc Jacobs to the New York Times. Her artwork has a distinct style, using a stippling effect with simple and clean lines, topped with a silly sense of humor and vintage-inspired details.

I am super inspired by her "Little Doodles," and I hope you are too!



















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help the animal victims of the gulf

One of my illustrator co-workers just informed me about this blog called Ripple.

Here's how it works:

Each sketchcard on this blog is $10.00. The $10.00 is a donation to help the animal victims of the Deep Water Horizon Gulf Oil Spill. Every penny is donated. The two Non-Profits that are benefitting are The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies and The International Bird Rescue Research Center. You can purchase a card if you donate directly to one of the non-profits and email me the confirmation and your address to ripplesketches@verizon.net. The artist will mail you the signed card.

This is a great opportunity to either donate to a cause that needs your help, or to submit original artwork for other people to purchase.

These animals need your help!!!









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jessica hall burns

Talented graphic designer Jessica Hall Burns.

She has a great portfolio, but my favorite piece by far is the logo for Handsome Cycle Co. Who doesn't love mustaches these days, anyway?






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meredith dittmar

I am blown away by these handmade clay designs by Meredith Dittmar. She is an artist from Massachusetts, now living in Portland. Her work is unified by the themes of biology, technology and consciousness, and portrays these themes with human-animal-plant-energy amalgams. The result: colorful, detail-oriented and thought-provoking three dimensional art.

















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best coast

I can't wait for Best Coast's album "Crazy for You" which comes out July 27th!

However, the album art was just released about 3 hours ago, and I'm really digging it. This artwork is very fitting for Best Coast's sound... and I'm happy that it's not some washed out/blurry picture of a party where you can't see anyone's face.

My favorite song so far (that I've heard): Our Deal. Go check it out!



Also, I'm in love with her cat, Snacks.

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renegade handmade

Hello y'all... today I am going to try my best to capture my favorite findings from this weekend's Renegade Handmade craft fair that took place in Williamsburg's McCarren Park.

It was completely overwhelmed with the craftiest, most artistic and creative vendors, some of which I recognized from Etsy and even from the craft fair I had a table at a few months ago. It was a perfect weekend for the fair...and although it was ridiculously hot and humid, the rain held out til 4 PM on the second day.

Overall I was really impressed. Between gorgeous displays, awesome products, and very creative tables, it was hard to decide what to highlight here. I'll try my best to include everything.

My mom and I arrived at about 11:30 and the vendors were still setting up. Since it was early, there was NO LINE for the photobooth by Magnolia Photobooth Co., so we jumped on, grabbed some props (we're into mustaches lately, so...) and took some silly pics. They posted all of the pictures from both days on their website too, very convenient.

On to the shops!

The first thing I bought was a really cute floral pencil skirt from Mary Savel. This isn't the skirt, but I was having a hard time deciding between a dress like this and the skirt. I might just have to go back and get this dress though.

I wanted to buy a piece of jewelry that was special and that I knew I couldn't make myself. It was a hard decision, but I decided on a similar pair of salvaged cutlery earrings from Ball and Chain. I've seen different variations of this a lot at other craft fairs and always regretted not buying one, so I'm glad I finally have my own pair of pretty cutlery jewelry.

Something that I've been seeing a lot of recently are these silly illustrations by Berkley Illustrations. A couple of months ago I got coffee with someone who bought one of my prints at the craft fair that we were both vendors at, and we talked about how to do well selling art on Etsy and at fairs. Well, Berkley Illustrations have sold over 17,000 prints on Etsy and now have a deal with Urban Outfitters. He must be doing something right, not to mention that his prints are awesomely ironic and hilarious.

Miniature Rhino definitely won overall for best booth. She had a little table set up with a typewriter and you could write your own message, place it in the bottle and then she will ship it for you! The art of letter writing... it's not totally dead!

Towards the end of the day, while waiting for my mother to try on a thousand different pairs of necklaces, I was looking through the racks at Les Enfants Sauvage. Before I looked at the price tag, I was considering buying this skirt, which is a African print fabric with a silk screened printed design over it. All the pieces they displayed were gorgeous... but the prices were a little too steep for me.

Bettula was one booth that I fell in love with. Their jewelry and home designs used birch bark finished with a shiny gloss that looked so fabulous. I've never seen anything like Bettula which was why I loved it so much.

Bloodmilk was another booth that was really unique and different from the other vendors. Their jewelry was very gothic looking, and I enjoyed hanging around their booth looking at all of their interesting designs.

Something that I was looking for that I didn't find was Blue Gear Works' booth. I've wanted an anatomical heart necklace for the longest time, but sadly I couldn't find their booth. I totally would have bought this necklace, though... probably in silver.

I saw a lot...a LOT... of embroidery hoops and embroidered things at Renegade. Since I am getting into embroidery recently, I enjoyed seeing everyone's versions of their take on embroidery hoops and all the fun things they can do with it.

McBitterson's stuffed ciggy is really adorable... I met the girls who ran this booth at the craft fair I did in March and they were super sweet. Their sense of humor comes out in their designs.

Mean Cards definitely had the funniest cards and prints on display. I also enjoyed reading the stories they had on display.

Finally, Mimi Kirchner wins for the best "stuffed people." This one is probably my favorite, but she also had matryoshka dolls, tattooed girls, men in suits, and other cool things. The price was steep though, at about $250 for one of these dolls. I think I'll just look...

So, that doesn't even cover a quarter of what was at Renegade, but you get the idea. Awesome and friendly people, creative displays, wonderful art, beautiful jewelry, clothes, etc. Lovely day!!!

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