(pennies from heaven)

hey hey. soo this semester is bout to be ending (thank you Lord) and soon enough i'll be able to update this thing. I've been anxious to do it but havent had much time. things have been overwhelming lately foreal... and i can not wait for the moment i take my last test, turn in my last project, come home take me a nap, and start workin on some things i enjoy workin on, figurin out my next moves, and just doin me :)

this semester i've struggled to stay motivated and inspired and havent felt like myself completely. and it was n odd low to deal with. like the one thing that i used to depend on (making art) to get my mind off things i couldnt anymore. suuucky feelin. but life goes on and most things are temporary.


so anyway heres a lil collage/illustration im workin on for my independent study. still not done at all.
im makin this prototype for a book "Pieces of We" for young girls, like middle to high school. Once its complete ill post it up here for yal to check out what i have so far. I've been enjoying the process of making it. ivespoken to so many different women with so many different experiences and perspectives on life and i LOOOVE IT. very inspirational.

but anyway, will update this again soon with pillows and coasters i made. and the "new identity" i've been creating for myself ---(branding stuff)

much luv. be beautiful

I made this for a design competition for UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.) Their theme for 2010 is the "International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures." I had no clue what "rapprochement" meant before doing this. Its basically harmonious relations between cultures. So my concept for the poster was to show plants from various nations "growing from the same garden." Same roots, same soil. The intertwining hands were to show that harmonious relation as well. And there are little vine-like speech bubbles growing to show the development of dialogue among cultures and how that may also positively influence progression in relations among nations. Looking at this again I kind of feel like the hands look like they could be growing from a grave so thats something I need to improve. Still need to do some work on this but had fun with it. 

Soon enough I'll post up some pillows I'm working on. I had fun with the project but could have been much better if I didnt wait until the last minute. Things are so much more enjoyable when you dont procrastinate, i must say. But anyway, also made a poster for a friend and hopefully that turned out ok for him. I'll put it up on here eventually as well. But here are some magnets I was selling at Rumors, a local fashion boutique. Check 'em out: http://www.rumorsrva.com/ . The owners are sweethearts, mad cool, and inspiring, and i definitely appreciate them allowing me to hustle there :) hah

Some Sketches

OOOOOOOOH, liiife......bittersweet.....
thats how I've been feelin these days......
(I'll add more to this when I have a moment to fully express how I've been feeling lately)










So this one is kinda dark. Makes me feel kinda weird. I drew it on the bus comming back from New York. The day before we had gone and seen the Tim Burton exhibit at the MOMA. It was pretty great, and I guess I didn't realize how much his mood had an influence on me at the time until I began drawing this. Kinda emmooooo...but hey, it happens.

While looking through the exhibit I realized how much work he puts into his projects. It was so inspiring. He had notes, sketches, character designs, clay models, character costumes displayed, and soo much more. Somewhat overwhelming and i was still expecting a litttle bit more, but it was a great to see and experience.

Another artist whose work was being exhibited was William Kentridge, and I fell in loove. Honestly he can have a little piece of my heart. Loved his process and technique. And their was this dope quote of his on a wall basically describing the process of a piece being created. How before it is, i guess, physically executed its conceived fully in your mind. I'll have to find it. I just really dug the way he said/explained it.

Its been some time. I've recently been going through an "unmotivated" phase....no good, no good at all. Way too young for that, and way too soon! But thankfully it didn't last too long. Recently I've been working on a poster for friend and a personal piece--just a sketch I did and felt like fully executing. Over the break i tried to enter this Roots Jam Session logo contest for the Roots Jam Session that happens during the Grammys. The winner got to go to the event in Cali. I was soooo trying to win but didnt unfortunately. I had fun creating what i did. The winner's design was pretty sick so can't be too mad. At least I can say i tried! So below are some that I had submitted








Here are some illustrations i had done for some magazine spreads i was redesigning. The article was a "tongue and cheek" sort of article about how fertilizer was "the greatest invention in history" (....not really) but it was still interesting. It talked about how artificial fertilizer was the reason for industrialization and population increase, and how a chemical in the fertilizer was used in bombs so it was the reasons for several wars that occurred early 1900s. I mean, the guy who wrote the article was being facetious but he was making interesting points and i actually learned quite a bit from what he was saying. You should honestly read some on the invention of it, tho! Didnt know fertilizer was so serious :)




And heres a logo i designed for this contest. The lady wanted a logo for her up-and-comming bridal shop called "The Green Dress". The dress would be "green" friendly of course