#streetstyle

I drew a big street crowd for a recent job, and haven't been able to quit my #streetstyle search on tumblr. It's like 70% Kardashian/Jenner which is upsetting, but it's really relaxing to pick out favorites and elaborate on their outfits.

things

just some things I drew the other day when it was too hot to work in the studio. I painted these with an eyebrow brush while sitting on my bedroom floor, I had forgotten to bring a real brush home. thinking of summer, packing for California, and new clothes I want to buy. I don't really want to go, I'm going to miss Moses too much.

In My Room

"In My Room" is a one night group show put on by some of my best friends from school, Rachel, Monica, and John. Since we graduated, they've been organizing group shows every chance they can, and this is the first one I've had the opportunity to be in & am around to attend. It will be a fun night with a lot of my favorite people, so stop by if you can make it to Park Slope! On top is the thing I made, I don't really know if I like it but art (without Photoshop) is hard.

blue cats and more ceramics

Nothing you haven't seen before here. These are some sketches for cat-shaped dishes I'm thinking of making in ceramics. I've figured out another glazing technique that works well for the painted detail I'm after with a delft-like blue wash over a milky white glaze. Here's a test tile I made in this method:

It was pretty exciting to have something that's high fired come out well after weeks of failed attempts. All the successful pieces I've been making are low fired, so it's easier to paint detail, as glazes and oxides tend to run or react unexpectedly when the kiln is super hot. But this is working! The feel of the ceramic after it's high fired is also so satisfying, the clay is stronger and has a nice "tink!" when you tap it.

summertime, almost.

It's raining a lot so I'm drawing summer things and thinking about my California trip in July. Sidenote- I think I've given up on my tumblr, and I'm planning on updating this blog more. I really wanted to post daily drawings...and that lasted for a few weeks...and now I feel like I haven't made anything in 2 months. But I have! So more posts soon.

little drawings

A couple little drawings I pulled out of my sketchbook. I liked the swimmers so much I made a bigger more final piece out of them.

for a pretty girl

I haven't made anything new in so long. I've spent the past few months plodding through my senior thesis, making and mailing dozens and dozens of Etsy orders, spending well-deserved time with Netflix, slowly assembling life in this apartment, sending frantic emails to the scarf manufacturers, stressing and crying and finally shipping off an important order to an important store. . . any anyway, I forgot to draw and make new nice things along the way. I drew these vintage dresses a while ago and colored them dresses last night with my new Bamboo Wacom tablet I got for Christmas. I didn't think I'd ever say this, but the tablet, like, *gets me*. I love it. Dylan and I are now staying up late working on concepts for our first real job together, so I'm drawing again and it's fun. Plus, the client's brand color is this amazing PINK, so I'm feelin it. xx

match match

First image by me, second image by Chelsey Pettyjohn

Chelsey and I have had 6 hours of school together every week since the end of August, and at a certain point early-morning mandatory work time grows sluggish. We began sharing reference images, and it was fun to see the similarities and differences of drawing from the same source. Many of our images are of contemporary real-life people, and we had the genius idea to collaborate on an illustrated street style blog. The blog has yet to be realized, but one day it will happen.

Also, I haven't updated this blog in over 2 months because a lot has happened. Dylan moved in with me, I made a bunch of scarves, I did a textile & jewelry project with Kaye Blegvad, and now I'm working on a billion Etsy holiday orders. If you're following me on Instagram you can see bits & pieces of all this stuff since I may not update for another two months!

my boyfriend and his cat Mako

swanson

This is Swanson, he's a kitty, he is named for Ron Swanson. He lived with me for a week or so and made me very sick with allergies but now he's gone and I kind of miss him.

Spending as much time as I can making new patterns. I wish I could be doing this all the time ... but thanks to everyone who's paying my new school tuition in cat dresses and kitty tees.

Plant Life

tropical times? no, just a couple I did while stranded at a Starbucks waiting for D to get out of an important meeting about clogs.

more little things.

Lots of things are getting done at the house, so more blog posts to come!

chambray dress

I got some free Moleskines yesterday, thanks Moleskine!


"zippered denim jumpsuit"


"critique is so lame"


"bus home from bedstuy"

deep sea

silver crab claw

Chelsey drew me today. It's the most hideous I've ever looked.

major hair

Please sit in front of me every week. Best lecture yet.

1986

Did these while watching Pretty In Pink on the plane a couple weeks ago.