time to update, then nap

As reading week begins, I thought I'd take the time to update this page with some of my newest work. Low on text and pretty skimpy on the images, but something nonetheless. If I am making little sense, I apologize, but my brain is mostly filled with head cold congestion and Tylenol as my immune system- after holding out fairly well for most of winter- has decided to take a break this week, too. I imagine the comfort-food-diet of chips, ice cream and pizza isn't helping much with that either. oops.

Here is a piece that I did for an Art Show and Fundraiser my class did last weekend. We spent all of Saturday making original art, and it was auctioned off on Sunday. Although this ate up everyone's weekends, I think most of us were happy to get off our computers for a couple days (I know I was). I did a paper cut, and really enjoyed the process. I find a repetitive task like this to be quite rhythmic and therapeutic. I waited around at the end of the auction to thank the woman who purchased the piece, but in the end didn't get to meet her. I hope it went to a good home.

a post to make me feel cool(er)

Though I felt like a bit of a dork (and poser) coming up with skateboard designs, my fiance- who is a lot more familiar with both skateboarding and skate graphics- thinks they turned out pretty good. He's biased, I know, but I like them too.

year of the hare (belated)

Happy Chinese New Year!
(better late than never?)
below is a proposed design for
Chinatown's New Year banners.

a (fake) wedding!

To go along with the my recent (real) engagement - :) - I decided to design and print some wedding invitations for a (fake) couple for my latest school assignment. The invites are hand silk-screened on to a collection of vintage handkerchiefs, the RSVP cards are on wooden postcards. That's my man and me stepping in for Amelia & Oliver in the photo booth on the front of the directions. I'm really happy the way these turned out and this has been one of my favourite projects so far this term in school. I've got a couple wedding invites to design and print in the next few months and this was the perfect practice.

learnin' stuff (or, pretending to)

back to school!! it's taking some getting used to, but the good days are good... and let's not talk about the bad ones right now? we've taken a few baby steps towards web design and while the coding still scares me - DREAMweaver?! more like nightmare! (ha ha huh...) - the design has been fun for me. here are my first forays into designing for the web: a website for espresso junction and an etsy newsletter:

paper | scissors | glue

a friend of mine is getting married this weekend, and i offered to make her cake topper. it's design is based on one she saw online (but couldn't justify spending over $100 on), and i personalized it for the couple to suit their wedding day.

less art, more craft

school's finally out for the summer, and i'm hoping to (try to) get off the computer and get elbow-deep into paper, glue, ink and thread... so it looks like clean up/organization of my desk space won't be happening after all.

i'll be selling my wares at an art and craft sale this saturday at venue 13 (above ragpickers in the exchange, 216 mcdermot st) from 12-6. for more info follow this link.