ARTIST JOURNAL | Notes from the studio
Inspiration, new work, and stories about life and travel.
Mood Board Monday: Vacation
THEME: VACATION Left: Image via Coco + Kelley Right: REFUSE. Photo and art direction by Eduardo Hernández. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast art direction collaboration with Nancy Herrmann. See more of our mood boards here.
Mood Board Monday: Breakdown (+ Bonus!)
THEME: BREAKDOWN Left: Lipstick Stains. Photo by Joanna Ference via Feature Shoot. Right: Emotion, 2008. Photo by Craig McDean for W Magazine. BONUS MOOD BOARD It's hard when you find the perfect image, but the size doesn't quite work. Part of the...
Art I Heart: Lola Donoghue
Lola Donoghue is an Ireland-based artist who creates beautiful, colorful abstract paintings as well as illustrations with a fashion vibe. I first learned about her work on Design Milk who has paired up with Austin, Texas art gallery Sebastian...
Mood Board Monday: Last Splash
THEME: LAST SPLASH Left: Photograph by Andrew Jason Leung on VSCO. Right: 510D - Hockney Splash, 2008. Painting by Shawn Huckins. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast art direction collaboration with Nancy Herrmann.
Mood Board: California Love
Yesterday I found out that Drew, Nathaniel, and I are heading to Los Angeles for a whole week! Since then I've been looking up places I want to make sure to visit, planning activities for Nathaniel and me while Drew is working, and thinking...
Inspiration: Snare-Pictures Assemblages by Daniel Spoerri
Commune Design is one of my favorite design firms to follow. They've partnered up with Ace Hotel to design several of their locations, including one of my favorites, The Ace Hotel & Swim Club in Palm Springs. Recently, thanks to Commune's...
Mood Board Monday: Camera Obscura
THEME: CAMERA OBSCURA Left: Upside Down movie poster art. Right: One Line Drawing the Ceiling of the Mills College Art Museum, 2010. Installation by Chris Fraser. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast visual creative collaboration exercise...
Inspiration: Alexa Meade Paints on People
I literally just finished watching this TED Talk by artist Alexa Meade and wanted to share it immediately. Alexa paints ON PEOPLE. She did a series of paintings where her collaborator posed painted in a pool of milk. The way she came up with her...
Inspiration: Simple Graphic Cake Posters by Purpose
When I saw these clean, graphic cake posters by UK branding agency Purpose, there's no way I couldn't share them. I love how the company took classic desserts like New York Cheesecake and Tiramisu and reimagined them with simple lines and a...