ARTIST JOURNAL | Notes from the studio
Inspiration, new work, and stories about life and travel.
Inspiration: Tumble Leaf, An Amazon Original Series
One of the fun things about having a preschooler is being able to snuggle with him on the couch and travel to creative worlds like Tumble Leaf, a brand new Amazon original series created by Drew Hodges and produced by Bix Pix Entertainment. In each...
Art + Object: Jaime Derringer Art and Proenza Schouler Fashion
I've been enjoying my mini mood board art direction collaboration with Nancy Herrmann so much that I've decided to start another image coupling column. I've always liked the "this and that" posts on blogs where the author explores the pairings of...
Mood Board Monday: Havoc
THEME: HAVOC Left: Photograph by Isabelle Wenzel. Part of Building Images (2010). Via Design for Mankind. Right: NYB Chambers Street, New York in Black series – taken in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, 2013. Photo by Christophe Jacrot. Mood Board...
Mood Board: Marc Jacobs Fall/Winter 2014-15 Retro-Future Travel West Coast Campaign
Last week I began to feel creatively stuck. I developed my plan for the type of work I'm looking for and asked for help in finding it, created artwork, and felt aligned with the direction I'm headed. Then I found myself struggling for what to do...
Mood Board Monday: Smoke & Mirrors
THEME: SMOKE & MIRRORS Left: Capturing Resonance, 2011. Installation by Soo Sunny Park and Spencer Topel (sound). Right: Susie Smoking, 1988. Photo by Nick Knight for Yohji Yamamoto. Featured in Practice to Deceive: Smoke & Mirrors in...
My Year of Amélie in Gift Magazine
When Yael Regev, fellow Amélie fan and former Editor in Chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine Israel, contacted me to tell me about Gift Magazine and ask if I'd like My Year of Amélie to be included in the first issue, of course I said yes. How could I...
Inspiration: The Artwork of Oliver Jeffers
All three members of our household are huge fans of artist, author, and illustrator Oliver Jeffers. Our shelves are lined with his beautifully illustrated, amazingly creative children's books. I love the color palettes he works with, his simple yet...
Mood Board Monday(ish): I Spy
THEME: I SPY Left: Jessica Chastain for W Magazine, January 2013. Photo: Max Vadukul. Art: Abstract Conversations by George Condo, 2012. Right: Kenzo F/W 2013 ad campaign. Photo art direction by TOILETPAPER. Mood Board Monday is a weekly...
Creative for Hire: An Open Letter To The Universe
If you subscribe to The Creative Brief, you know that I'm moving away from self-employment and searching for career opportunities that require more commitment than a one-off project. Basically, I'm looking for a creative home. Here's the letter in...