Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Saturday, September 15, 2012

30 Days of Making: Day 15

So the below pattern (which I tried really hard to get an accurate photo of but not sure I succeeded... I may repost a better one tomorrow in the daylight) is inspired by my afternoon in Malibu. I was looking at the water and how the little lines of breaking waves recede and how there are little shimmers of orange everywhere from the sun... So I made an abstract pattern out of it.

Yeah. I went there.

I just wish I knew how to print on fabrics because I want to put these shimmery little colors all over my body or the wall or the window or my couch so I can always pretend I am in Malibu with the taste of salty air on my tongue and the cool breeze soothing the hot mess the weather inland has made of me and crisp water and rich surfer dudes everywhere

Yeah I have to stop that's gonna become a run-on at some point.

Ah, Malibu.


Thursday, September 13, 2012

30 Days of Making: Days 5-13

So I am bad at posting.

But I swear I have been working.

Like I said: napkin sketches, doodles, scribbles, but something is something.

So here's a few somethings.













Tuesday, September 4, 2012

30 Days of Making: Day 4

Sharpie, graphite, Copic markers.

Not a great photo, I'll try to scope out better lighting tomorrow.


Monday, September 3, 2012

30 Days of Making: Day 3

It was so hard to resist using orange construction paper.

Graphite and prismacolor colored pencils and pink construction paper.
Very sketchy. Tired from a day in Santa Barbara



Sunday, September 2, 2012

30 Days of Making: Day 2

Sketch. Acrylic paints, graphite, and oil pastel. Sometimes pencil is nice because it makes the thought "yeah that's definitely not supposed to go there" feel a little less daunting.


Saturday, September 1, 2012

30 Days of Making: Day 1

As I begin the search for work, and find myself straying farther and farther from my desired fields, I decided to take matters into my own hands and just start making.

I had a professor this summer whose advice to new graduates was to "just keep making." He said that most art majors don't keep making art once they graduate and I can see why that would be true. So, instead of falling into that trap, I'm going to keep making.

I've decided that for the month of September, as a personal challenge, I am going to make and post something everyday. Even if it ends up being a doodle on a napkin, I am going to do something. I was inspired by the Freckled Fashionista (30 items for 30 days), Rachel Wilkerson (60 days of sex? can't remember how many days, got distracted by "sex") and other bloggers' attempts to challenge themselves with this kind of timeline, and I think it is a great idea for me. It is a huge challenge, because I am sure there will be some days where I just don't want to, but I really want to keep the habit of just creating things. I want to find out if I can push myself through days where I feel "painter's block," as I fondly call it, and just do it (Phil Knight would be proud).

Speaking of, happy September 1st. Go ducks.


This lil guy is a warm-up involving some kumquats that grow outside my front door. One of the loveliest things about moving climates is all the crazy new flora and fauna... and fruit. These guys don't smell like anything until you open them up and then smell like the inside of an orange peel. But they don't taste sweet like oranges, they are more tart and tangy. If we can grow enough of them, I want to try to make kumquat marmalade, or a good compote to put in a dark chocolate cake. Mmmm. But for now, some paintings.

I used acrylics paints, sharpies, and Copic markers, which I received as a gift for graduation and have since changed everything.

And so it begins.