Design A Day: 004

I feel as though I'm making coloring book pages... or maybe paper dolls? Remember those?

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Design A Day: 003

I'm not really sure what happened here.

I started with a pencil in hand and immediately decided that I couldn't deal with it and picked up the marker. Naturally I made some errors, oh well... not every design is a winner... and that's kind of the point of this exercise anyway... just to force ides out on paper. Using Stabilo markers is kind of challenging because I only get a small set of colours that don't actually blend. So, I scribble. I could of course use my real markers or watercolour but I feel as though that would take the fun out of it. I like how this is just a brain dump in the simplest form.

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Design A Day: 002

Super feminine ruffles and stripes. This simple dress is for a younger girl or maybe a lady trying to express her youthful and playful side. Quick sketch using super basic point 88 Stabilo markers. :)

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Design A Day: 001

A breezy printed skirt with soft gathers paired with an easy tee. Quick five minute sketch with pencil, pen, and paper.

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Behind the Scenes: W Magazine with Karlie Kloss

It's so rare that you can get a full on picture of what a typical day may look like in someone else's shoes. Countless stories, documentaries, and breath have been spent over the history of time to accurately capture such essence. SHOWstudio has done a pretty amazing job documenting over eight hours of footage from the W magazine October 2012 Karlie Kloss editorial entitled Sweet Escape. The images of the editorial are below, but what I find the most mind-blowing is the YouTube video that follows.

From photographers and streamers to makeup artists and photo editors there are so many roles and intricacies this film captures that I dare not try to explain. I took the time to skim through about 45 minutes of footage. I can say that I already learned a ton. So what are you waiting for? Get behind the scenes now... from the comfort of your desk, and of course without the probably 5 AM start to a more than eight hour day.









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Mario Testino in LA

For those of you that are located in LA, Mario Testino will present his first gallery exhibition in the United States in seven years February 26, 2013 — March 30, 2013 at PRISM! I am itching to go...

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One of the most celebrated photographers in the world, Testino has attained the rare accomplishment of creating images that become as iconic as the identities and locations that populate them. This survey at PRISM presents several of his most commanding images with a large number of personal works that span his career.

In both human subjects and landscapes, Testino is able to locate and capture the performative and intimate at once. His ingenuity lies in his capacity to cement the cultural, social and commercial impulses of the moment and distill them into lustrous images.

Mario Testino (1954) was born in Lima, Peru. He has worked with the world's most enduring magazines and published 12 books, including Rio de Janeiro Testino, Kate Moss by Mario Testino, Private View and In Your Face.

Digging Deeper

If you can believe it, I finally just got back to my camera... with all of my Ireland photos on it. Yes, it's been well over a month and I've been feeling entirely too guilty fo rnot uploading photos sooner. A lot of things have been changing in my life that are causing me to reflect. While at home I was digging through some stuff and found some costume design goodness from years ago. I really need to get to my personal laptop so that I can properly edit ALL of my images from Ireland and my costume stuff.

Here is a taste of what's to come...

Fairytales, Fantasies & Fear

I live just a few blocks from the Mint Museum in Charlotte. Since I am never here, I've never taken the time to go to visit; however, a specific exhibition caught my eye and I decided that I needed to go at some point. Here is a peek into what there was to offer. Unfortunately, photos were not allowed in the parts of the exhibit I really would have loved to capture. The museum itself is the perfect size: not overwhelming in size but it has plenty to explore. If you're ever in the area, I'd recommend you visit. :)

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into the looking glass

I foresee myself creating a collection based off of this image. It's terribly lovely. I found it in a book last night while scanning images for a project.


Mademoiselle Duplant (1793) by Francois-Andre Vincent

MINE: Costume Design!

So, as I promised, here is the video of some costume design related things in my portfolio. I hope you enjoy it because I enjoyed making it. The photo is just a collection of some still captures from the video.

I did my first real photo shoot today. It was quite wet out and I think I destroyed a pair of heels, but I just REALLY needed to get out of the house and have been looking forward to doing something like this for a long time. It was totally worth it and I had tons of fun. I can't wait to get my hands on the photos so that I can share them with all of you. ;)

On another note, thank you for all the well wishes about my sickness. I'm kind of hitting a crappy bump in my life right now so bear with me. I hope it'll all be smoothed out soon... :/

blinking in the mirror

Shoes by Andreia Chaves

I'd really like the first pair. 1 more final to go (on Tuesday), 4 days until NY.

quick sketch

Phew! One final project and one final exam down! 3 to go. I think I did rather terribly on my exam, but at this point I just want to pass the class. Oh mathematical logic how I hate you. On another note, here are some costume design sketches I found on my computer from a while ago. I think I did them in the airport on the way to Cambridge, England. Enjoy.



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source: Antonella Arismendi

Seriously, these are so awesome. My art portfolio mainly consists of Christian icon inspired work (no, I'm not a religious freak), neon colours, and food. This editorial has got 2 out of 3. I think I'm in love.

By the way, huge influx of posts because I'm bored in class. :)

Joe McKay

The Internet is a magical place. It's like a gigantic bathtub full off the unknown. Although I'm not fond of baths, I'm quite fond of the Internet. Yesterday I was just doing my thing when I stumbled upon artist Joe McKay. Let me just say, I LOVE HIS WORK. It's actually quite similar to some art I'd done in the past, except much less amateur. Anyway, I urge you to check out his website if you like what you see below... There is just so much good stuff on there that I didn't have the patience to download and link.







source: joemckay.net

P.S. I'd TOTALLY wear the wolf print on an extra long t-shirt. It'd be so sick.