ARTIST JOURNAL | Notes from the studio
Inspiration, new work, and stories about life and travel.
Artsy Seattle: The Jealous Curator and SAM Remix
Meet Danielle Krysa (aka The Jealous Curator) at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle On Saturday night at 7:00 PM the talented Danielle Krysa of the popular contemporary art blog The Jealous Curator will be at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle to...
Inspiration: The Archive Patterns of Carolina Herrera
It started with the Swimming Ladies. You guys know how much I love diving girls, right? Even though I usually wear pajamas or yoga pants, I get a lot of creative inspiration from fashion. I love looking through magazines, thinking about lookbook...
InstaAwesome: The Fashion Illustrations of Diana Kuksa
This Instagram image is the one that started my obsession with the fashion illustrations of Diana Kuksa. Her bright, bold watercolor illustrations reeled me in and led me to her Behance profile. I loved seeing her interpretations of looks by Dolce...
Mood Board Monday: Pulp Fiction
THEME: PULP FICTION LEFT: Burst, 2007. Hand-cut paper sculpture by Jen Stark. RIGHT: Remedy, 2008. Book art / paper illustration by Thomas Allen. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast visual creative collaboration with Nancy...
Sculptural Fashion of Stéphanie Baechler
When I look at the work of Swiss artist and designer Stéphanie Baechler, I find it impossible to decide if I should call it fashion or art. Lodonite, her recent wearable art collection inspired by the geometry of gems, definitely doesn't reside in...
STORY: A NYC Boutique That’s Run Like A Magazine
I first learned about STORY, a Manhattan boutique with popup-like rotating themes, in a New York Times article by Elizabeth A. Harris. “STORY has the point of view of a magazine, everything changes every four to eight weeks like a gallery, and it...
Mood Board Monday: Identity Crisis
THEME: IDENTITY CRISIS LEFT: Boudoir Rocking Baroque Campaign. Photographer: Mladen Saric. Make-up: Sasa Jokovic. Hair: Milena Marsic. RIGHT: At Beck and Call. Painting by Nate Frizzell. Image via Bo Lee Gallery. Mood Board Monday is a weekly...
Make Time To Process The Things That Inspire You
When I'm working on graphic design projects I listen to podcasts about creativity, design, and interviews with all sorts of makers. One of my favorites is Todd Henry's Accidental Creative. The Creative Inversion episode really spoke to me. Recently...
How It Feels When A “Fabulously Creative” Business Coach Steals 23 of Your Blog Posts
Note: All of the stolen posts, including the one above (here's the original on my blog), have been removed. A couple of weeks ago late into the evening, I received an email that a blogger, coach, or content creator never wants to get. "I just saw...