Pattern for soon-to-be pillow

My mom and I will be selling work at a craft show at the end of November. She's been doing shows since I was about 7-years-old, and this will be the first time that I have joined her. She'll be selling more folk art, christmas crafts, and I'll be selling pillows, coasters, and framed work. I'm currently working on my pillow designs. Soon enough I'll order them and begin sew and stuff them!

INSPIRATIONmondays (!!!!!)

I've never had an "INSPIRATIONmondays" until right now. This is most likely a one time thing, BUT perhaps it will continue. Its definitely necessary to take the time to research and check out work that will be catalytic to your creativity.

NPR

For spring break my sophomore year of college I went to my aunt and uncles in Florida. It was there that I discovered NPR and its opulent way of telling the news. My uncle would listen to it wherever we went. I expected it to put me to sleep, but I was fascinated by the way they told stories and also what they told. CNN and MSNBC can be a repetitive bore a lot of the time, but I've never thought this of NPR.

Anyhow, not until recently did I realize how great the station's design sensibility is, and I respect the way they present themselves through design in their marketing materials. Below is their 2011 calendar and a new volume that gives "a behind the scenes look at what has gone into the making of NPR over the past 40 years."

The image of the calendar I found using Google. It led me to the blog of Jared Andrew Schorr, an illustrator featured in the 2011 calendar. Here's a link to his blog. I enjoyed it, and in it, he lists other illustrators featured in the calendar. They're worth checking out as well: http://jaredandrewschorr.blogspot.com/2010/07/npr-calendar-2011.html




Turnstyle : Seattle-based design firm


A look like this would be awesome for the "Pieces of We" zine I have been putting together.



I love the graphic + organic look of this cover. This makes my heart weak, my eye cry, and...just kidding. I just like it a looot.




...one day grasshopper. One day.

Fall is Here

Spread and Ad created at Current Internship

I'm currently interning for Northern Virginia Magazine until December. (Hopefully I'll have a full-time job to begin afterward:/ )

Anyway, I absolutely love what I do there and all that I am learning. I had a great opportunity to design the spreads and illustrations for an article on Light Pollution for the October issue. Honestly a dream, and I am embracing every bit of it. I encourage all to find an internship in whatever field you're in. What you learn in school is great, but I believe it is very important to have experience in the workplace. Who cares if its paid or not, (although paid is a plus!), the knowledge you will receive if you choose to take full advantage of it will be worth it. ALSO, try and find one where they value your growth just as much as you do!





Web Ad designed for Destination Polo for NoVA Mag's "Specialicious" site. Photographer deserves much recognition though! He does nice work! Link below, along with link to the NoVA Mag special deals site.
http://www.sondersphotography.com/
http://www.specialicious.com/

9.24

On Friday, September 24th, Don Jonathan and Ashleigh began to ready for an outing at the E Street Theater in Washington D.C. Don Jonathan didn't want to go. Ashleigh did. He went anyway after she begged for a shared experience.

Ashleigh fixed her hair, put on her fake pearl earrings that she rarely wore, a soft pink shirt-dress, black jeans, and her favorite burnt sienna sandles that remind her sister of orthapedic shoes.

Don Jonathan ironed his shirt. The steam made him sweat a bit, but it was nothing a little Old Spice couldn't take care of.

They walked out the door together. They could hear the neighbor carrying on an emphatic conversation with mystery guests. Perhaps there was just one. Ashleigh assumed it was his night for spades. Don Jonathan took a liking to this assumption.

Two hot dogs were bought and one large coke.
They're both young. Broke. Sharing costs whenever possible. They compromise. They sacrifice.


Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radient Child.
A beautiful documentary. Much of his story was an enigma to Don Jonathan and Ashleigh. It inspired the two artists.
They sat in the movie for an hour and a half with four other individuals.

Don Jonathan won the race up the steps. The movie let out and they walked out the theater. Took a round around the block and back to the car.

and back to the house to create.



"In the Cypher" Basquiat, 1982