The House that Lars Built

This is why I absolutely love Lars. There's a constant stream of creativity with "real" art stuff thrown in all the time. 

http://www.thehousethatlarsbuilt.com/2014/09/vanitas-halloween-costume-recipe.html?m=1

Takin' Care of Business

Got my first ever legitimate business cards today! :) I feel real!

Could You Sit Still? | Photomontage

Could You Sit Still? ||  Pheonix never ever moves, she lays around all day long being a prissy little girl.  But as soon as you try to take a picture of her, she won't sit still. 

Where We Are: A Photomontage

Where We Are ||  This is a photomontage I created based on my favorite place in the Tri-Cities.  A collaboration of more than a dozen photos, this portrays a fragmented and layered concept of the surrounding views of the TC from the beginning of sunset to dark.

Yes?

One of my favourite bands of all time, Frightened Rabbit, is performing with a lineup of other fantastic Scottish bands on September 14th, in Edinburgh.  The event is mildly controversial, because "Yes - A Night for Scotland" is actually a concert put on to raise awareness and support of Scotland's upcoming vote for their independence.  Businesses and citizens are in a bit of a frenzy, with many very excited citizens, and some more wary businesses considering all the options for Scotland after freedom.  Take a look at the Yes Scotland website to decide what you think.  Yes?

Ladies & Gentlemen, please welcome.... Banksy

Perhaps the most well-known and clever street artist out there, Banksy is quite the fascinating subject of study.  However, Banksy isn't limited to one medium, and that is what I will be spending my time becoming an expert on for the next couple weeks.  And so here I begin, with a fabulous web page to explore.  Ladies and gents... Banksy.

Why I Love NYFW

As an typical INFP dreamer type girl, I've always spent a great deal of my time dreaming about foreign lands and a life spent as the ultimate artist.  I draw and paint and work on my calligraphy/typography skills like an "artist", and I design materials in the mindset of a very psychological-marketing-based designer at work.  Yet the draw to the whimsical and romantic dream of living art in every aspect (language, travel, fashion, music, architecture and interior, and typical art) is still strong every single day.  Call it what you will, but love having that draw still. :)

With that preface... here is the latest from New York Fashion Week, my friends.  Have fun enjoying some art. :)

Apple's New Phone and Phablet?

I've been interested in how Apple is competing with the new Android "phablets" and mobs of raging people going nuts over larger screens and thinner phones.  And now I know how they've answered that competition....

Self Portrait

This is a self portrait of myself.  I used a real photo of myself that shows only my eyes and hair for two reasons.  This happens to be one of my favorite photos of myself, but it also represents my feelings about myself and how people see me.  My eyes are everyone's favorite feature, and they are always the same, whereas my hair is constantly changing (whether I dye it for the billionth time, or I chop it off or trim it).  The combination of something that will never change, and something that will always change in one photo of myself is a great reflection of my typical emotional state: always looking for change, but always clinging to the old.  The overlay on the photo is an abstracted floral design because I absolutely love to work with flowers in design, and science and illustrate them.  There are a couple less obvious images worked into the illustrations, and those are symbols from my favorite band, which had a huge hand in shaping me as a person and working through challenges in the last 5 years.  Altogether, the images blend into one big symbolization of what makes me, me.

Exploring Interfaces

I'm currently working on a Prezi presentation on Marcos Weskamp.  A designer of all sorts, Weskamp has been through the works in Japan.  In the more recent past, he's made some phenomenal groundbreaking interfaces such as Newsmap and Flipboard.  :) Go check out his story at:
 http://www.marcosweskamp.com/