Boo

I've always been a girl who jumps at the chance to play dress up.









These crack me up with all the fake acting. hehe.

Wedding Project, done!

JoDee said she cried when she saw them! She also said it was due in part to a painful facial, but I'll take even partial credit for my art moving someone to tears, ha!

Wedding Project

My friend JoDee is getting married, and instead of numbering tables for the seating assignments she's decided to name each table after a location she's traveled with her soon-to-be husband. My assignment, as a helpful bridesmaid, is to create little illustrations for the locations. It's actually turned out to be a fun project! 6 more to go...

The Life of a Designer.

"Outstanding work on this! Now, let's change everything you just did..."

The Expert.

I found this old business card online and knew I needed to have one for myself, so I whipped one up today. My version is no way near as cool as the original. I had a hell of a time trying to match those awesome old fonts. It probably wouldn't be so hard if I had some dough to spend on buying them, but I had to rely on what I've got and free fonts. Sigh. I'm going to finesse it a little bit and get them printed. haha, The Expert!

Antique inspired

I'm doing some portrait experiments using the photos I found as inspiration. I wish I had finger waves in my hair or something... Next time.

meh

I've been going to flea markets and buying old postcards and scraps of paper to use in my design work, so for the last few days I've been messing around with stuff trying to figure out some kind of a "style" I can cultivate from it all. My experimental projects were revamping my blog pages. I'm not to sure I'm feeling this one, a little too busy maybe. If the blog itself were all text and no photos, the design may have a chance, but as it is now I think the old timey look doesn't mesh well with the color photos in the blog.

My portfolio blog turned out much nicer, maybe the tones could be a bit less neutral, but overall I like the simplicity of it. I added the Art Nouveau pattern to a scan of an old index card in a style that made it look burnt on, or faded off, depending on how your brain decides to veiw it. I kind of dig it. I'm now obsessed with stained and aged paper. I'll have to put some more thought into this page. Too many pool parties does not do well for the designer's brain. I have to go take a walk now and reset.

Below are a couple of interesting portraits I found last week.

Baci, bisous, besos.