Be Bold

I have been playing with my drawing app on my ipad and came up with this colorful bunch of squiggles.

Being bold is my goal for 2014, I want to try new things and go with spur of the moment creative ideas and not be afraid of failure because that's how you learn new things :)
I think I'm probably going to put a miniature version of this in my cube.
Happy Thursday :)

top 5

The busy season is definitely upon us, for me both personally and professionally.
So here's some stuff I've been wanting to share :)

1. Burberry's new Spring collection. I love these colors and the fun take on trench coats plus  jewel tones my favorite! see the rest here

I love these colors together bright ombre!

jacket colors and peplum top

purple bolero

lace trench amazing!

2. This book I discovered. Steal like an Artist. It has some interesting things to say. Like nothing new is going to be made, it's all been done. But there are different interpretations of things, so find people you admire and find out who inspired them and so on and so forth. Take parts of existing things and make it into something different.

Which brings me to number 3, the artist KAWS, I saw this profile on him a few years ago. He started as a grafitti artist, painting over existing ads. Then he started to experiment with pop culture, Mickey Mouse and Sponge Bob. I got to see his stuff a few months ago, and the way he paints, it just jumps off the canvas. Yes there's nothing new about borrowing from pop culture, but he is definitely putting his own spin on it, and I love it!
We got a temporary installation at theModern and I saw it last weekend. It looks like it was made for the building, if you ask me.

from the side

from across the street

4. Then I started thinking about Sponge Bob, where did this idea that is now a pop culture mainstay come from? Well the guy that wrote it did study marine life and animation.While in college he wrote a comic about a sponge and changed it to a square shape because he thought it was funnier. He had a friend that was a comedy writer that happened to write for Rocko's modern life. At the suggestion of his friend he started developing it as a cartoon and after Rocko ended he got new team members for his show. So pursue what you love and surround yourself with great friends who can give constructive criticism and fun suggestions.

Silent City by Kaws

5. Frankenweenie! I can't believe October is finally here. I am a huge Tim Burton fan. He made the original version of Frankenweenie some 20 years ago. A live action black and white short, Disney shelved it at the time thinking it was too dark, and now years later, here comes the claymation version. I know it seems kind of morbid bringing a beloved pet back to life, and yes Tim is kind of morbid but he was a wonderful way of blending the weirdness with heart and I love him for that. On a side note  Tim Burton was inspired byEdward Gorey.

one of Tim's sketches of Frankenweenie

 Hope you have a great rest of the week!

I love color

Color makes me happy and one of my favorite colors of fall is pumpkin (big surprise) I haven't really been able to find fall staple that I really love. I'm thinking about getting a pea coat in that color, we'll see how that endeavor goes.

Here's some stuff I found today that I really like

I always gravitate to the water color patterns, and of course this top includes peplum detail.

Also I always love moto jackets this time of year.....I don't know what it is about zippers that make me giddy but I really love this silhouette and in a tweed it kinda softens it a little.

I always have trouble finding sweaters.....I'm not a layering girl.....even when it gets cold.
But look how cute this sweater is! I love the geometric pattern, it's unexpected and not overly masculine

When I do wear sweaters..I generally go for a cardigan .......I really like the pattern on this it's all 

about the chevron right?

Back to color...when I'm drawing I always have a color scheme initially in mind but it definitely takes a while to get the picture in my head to match the paper and or screen. I'm currently having this struggle, it's like I can't focus on the overall design until I get the color right but I can't get there until I get more of the design.....it's definitely a give a take.

just messing with different strokes

I like painting on the computer better .....more control. I guess that's why I like drawing on the computer better too ;)


The picture below is hilarious and if you need a good laugh check out this website: dog-shaming

When good dogs do bad things and get called out

like steal tomatoes

I've been sewing more since I have been having computer issues the past couple of weeks, I hope to share more soon.