A Creative Education

Completely disregarding the fact that I have not blogged in months, I wanted to share this video with you:




Yes, it's 20 minutes. I know I'm asking a lot to sit through it. But if you have the time, it's worth it - very thought-provoking and entertaining.

In fact, the whole site is great if your searching for some motivational speaking. Check it out here.

Wish List (courtesy of Etsy)

There are so many wonderful artists/creators on Etsy, I have a list of favorites that goes on for pages. I've narrowed it down to a couple things I want the most and decided to share! (If you haven't checked out Etsy yet, you must!)

I have a special place in my heart for artsy, emo pictures of birds on telephone wires (nick knows all about this!) /// seller: eyefull

I actually already purchased 2 of these little bags, one for myself and one for a friend, but I still want more! /// seller: madebyhank

Cut paper art is fascinating to me, and Essimar's work is no exception. /// seller: Essimar

These tiles and bowls all take influence from sea creatures. Painstakingly detailed and beautiful. /// seller: elementclaystudio

Yellena's drawings are all brightly colored and intricate... each one is better than the next. /// seller: Yellena

I'm certainly past the days of stuffed animals, but this guy is awesome and I want him. /// seller: Zygopsyche

Just what I need - more clothes. But this pretty ruffled shirt is like nothing I already have! /// seller: artlab

Megan Auman's creations vary from furniture to jewelry to fine art, but the theme of these black petals carries strong throughout her work. /// seller: meganauman

New Design

Here's a piece of design work - a mock layout for the Cleveland Zoo, both main page and a content page. The webpage design is new for me, so I'm pretty happy with this!

I've been working on some drawings for my sister, more black and white drawings, and hopefully some notecards/greeting cards, soon, too. Maybe a painting.... more to post soon.

New Inspirations

Today was a wonderful day on the internet - I found quite a few new sites and artists worth sharing. Check near the top of my of 'My Favorite Places' for Tauba Auerbach and Richard Sarson, two artist/designers, as well as Pitch Design Union, yet another blog to obsessively check!

More Love for Etsy

My blog has been much neglected now that I've been posting my work on Etsy. Many relistings have resulted in a sale... although just one sale, its been enough to keep me believing in it. Here are some of the pieces I've been putting up for sale:

Busy Busy Busy

I've been adding a lot of images into cyberspace, mainly through Etsy, and now, Flickr. I'm really happy to have work for sale on Etsy again. Check it out!

Painting for Gina

map #4 (purple map) . 50 x 30

detail 1

detail 2

detail 3

New Year, New Work

all of my graphic design work from last semester:

Touching Base

Many months since my last update... I've been busy with various things and some of them have been art related. I am now being represented by both Local Girl Gallery and Lake Erie Artists (links on the side.) Be sure to check out Lake Erie Artists in particular, as my name and link to my work is posted right on her site. How exciting!

I've been drained dry - both in my physical work (I almost have no paintings in my possession right now!) and inspirationally. I haven't painted in a while, so I'm anticipating some changes in my work in the near future.... In the mean time, here is what I have done most recently

map #3 (red map) . 36" x 48"

map #3 (red map) - detail

fushia map 1 . 12" x 24"

fushia map 2 . 12" x 24"

depth/revealing . 22" x 36"

New Work

shadow/light . 36" x 36"

detail

untitled 1 (blue map - painting for anne) . 12" x 12"

detail

map #2 (ocean map) . 18" x 24"

detail