I’ve been working, my fingers to the bones for the last several weeks preparing for my booth at Renegade. I’m thrilled, honored, and elated to be a part of Austin’s 1st ever Renegade Holiday Sale! If you’re in the area this coming weekend PLEASE come and see me and all of the other incredible vendors!
i recently designed these halloween cards. super cute and available for purchase in my shop!
this is rather addictive, expect more to come!
available now at earlygriffin {click image}
there isnt much to say here other than amazing.
i have taken on the new task of designing the graphics for my church’s service. so this is what i have been working on for the last few days…it has taken me more time to figure out what i want to make than it has for me to actually make it. theres more to see than this, but these pictures pretty much sum up my work….hopefully i will get into some sort of rythym with this and it wont take so much prep time. but with all of this said…its nice to finally have a reason to make graphic designs again, this could potentially stir up some desire to make graphics for my own personal use and artistic endeavors. we shall see.
here are some of my favorite words of encouragement submitted to boooooooom’s free encouragement project. this is a project that they are doing in collaboration with design for mankind that is running through the end of december. they plan on doing something with these words at the end of the year, but they have yet to say what that is.
if you want to submit your words of encouragement you still have time. it can be a sneaky way to say the way you feel about someone/encourage them. ive submitted mine…but you probably cant pick it out from the rest because theyre all so moooshy!
i submitted my christmas color…you should to! what color is christmas to you?…reds and greens need not apply.
this is one of my favorite works by pascal blanchet…definitly inspiring! i love the color combinations and of course the {wheel} chair…
Last semester I had taken an Asian Arts Special Topics course that inspired the heck out of me. I can honestly say that the class itself was not at all what I had expected, but I have noticed a subtle difference in my approach to subject matter and overall placement that I feel is a result of this class.
One artist that I absolutely cannot stop thinking about is Aubrey Beardsley. Though he is an England artist, he was indirectly inspired by the Japanese ukiyo-e prints. His work was absolutely revolutionary of his time. Which inevitabley (and collaborately) sparked the Art Nouveau movement.
I am currently changing my concentration (for
my BFA) from painting, to printmaking. I feel as though I have a pretty vast understanding about painting, yet I have no idea about where to even begin with printmaking. Hence the fact that it is important for me to venture beyond the comforts of the paint brush and perhaps develop another artistic skill. I no doubt have held fast to the methods and techniques of Beardsley so that I may apply them to my own.
Besides Beardsley, there is one more artist that I have utterly fallen in love with. I am shamefully uncertain as to the artist’s name, but I will assume that it is Nebo Peklo. Though I believe it is two artists that have this site, I am still uncertain. I’m sure I could do 30 seconds of research and find out, but I dont feel like it. I wont go into details as to why they inspire me, but it seems rather obvious….theyre freakin brilliant!! And theyre my new found glory….(the link above takes you to their site).
Those of you whom actually received mine and Jonathan’s wedding invitations will see that we used some work by these brilliant artists to make our invites…(can I admit that?)
CORRECTION:
“Nebo Peklo” is ONE artist = Natalie. Her brilliance has spurred new things in my artistic life which cannot be put into words. She is by far one of my most admired artists….her stuff is well worth the peak!! That 30 seconds of research seems rather worth it now….sorry!!
1.) Legitimacy: Do some research about the festival and figure out how long it has been going on. If it is older, find some former artists that may have some insight as to how the show went; or you could even ask previous show-goers if the festival was organized and seemingly legitimate. If the show is newer, that doesn’t mean that its bad, it just means that the people may be new at doing it, and are going to use this show to learn from their mistakes….don’t NOT participate because its new (b/c they need you to help get it started), but be sure you do the following:
2.) Communication: always be sure you stay in contact with whomever is providing the show. this means not only by email, but more importantly by phone or in person as well. Become aware of who is coordinating and producing the show. The last thing you need/want is some “kids” that think its going to be cool to have bands and art for a weekend trying to put together something they haven’t thoroughly thought about and worked out the details for.
3.) Ask Questions: Always take into consideration what may be going on around your artwork while it is on the wall. Also, be specific (and redundant if necessary) when asking about what time your artwork should be dropped off, who is hanging it, how it can be hung, if you can hang it yourself, when it should be picked up, and what happens if no one is there when you go to pick it up.
4.) Where does the money go?: find out if the show is benefiting a charity or other non-profit organization. If so, don’t feel bad to ask where the profits from your work is going. If it is going to benefit someone other than you, be sure you are alright with the organization it is benefiting. After all, this is your work, and you have all rights to know what’s going on.
These are just a few suggestions to keep your stress level down!! I did by the way get my paintings back (after 2, one and a half hour trips) If you are considering an art festival, then good luck…and the last festival on my recommendation list is Bang.
