ARTIST JOURNAL | Notes from the studio
Inspiration, new work, and stories about life and travel.
Mood Board Monday: Photosynthesis
THEME: PHOTOSYNTHESIS LEFT: Botanical Layers by Masha Reva x SNDCT. Photo by Synchrodogs. Model: Lada Matis. Make-up/Hair by Yuliya Tishchenko. Assistants - Sonya Soltes, Anna Shapovalova. Styling/Idea/Accessories by Masha Reva. RIGHT: Digital...
Pinspiration: Color Palette Crushes
Like many other designers and artists, I find inspiration almost everywhere that I look. I'm constantly stopping to snap photos with my iPhone while I'm roaming around the city doing photo shoots for Seattle Refined, meeting creative friends for...
We Are The Contributors #3: Alter Ego
Our third We Are The Contributors project has been published! The contributions for our Alter Ego theme include collages, illustration, photo essays, a mini-magazine, a dance, essays, mixed media, and hand lettering. There are some amazing projects...
Mood Board Monday: Two Scoops
THEME: TWO SCOOPS LEFT: Untitled collage by Matthew Craven (2011). Part of the artist's Ancient Pleasures collection. RIGHT: Ice cream and flowers. Photo by Parker Fitzgerald for Kinfolk Magazine. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast visual...
Inspiration: René Gruau Fashion Illustrations
When I was collecting all of my collages together for my art show at Velouria, I noticed that I've drawn my inspiration heavily from fashion for quite some time now. It wasn't really a shock. I've always loved the industry, even during the periods...
Mood Board Monday: Aries
THEME: ARIES LEFT: Greek Pride, Vogue Hellas, July 2012. Ros Georgiou photographed by Thanassis Krikis. Makeup by Freddy Kalobratsos, Hair by Nicholas Villiotis. Image via Visual Optimism. RIGHT: Gold on Gold, Vogue Gioiello, January 2009. Alek...
Outtakes: Inform Interiors in Seattle
Recently I shot Inform Interiors in Seattle for Seattle Refined. Here are some of the outtakes from the photo shoot. You can read Contemporary Design to Light Up Your Life and see the final photographs on Seattle Refined.
Fashionable Selby: Audrey Louise Reynolds
One of the first things that I did yesterday was watch Todd Selby's film about artisan, painter, organic dyer, and gardener Audrey Louise Reynolds. Audrey is featured in Todd's newest book, Fashionable Selby, and is one of the artists that I...
Mood Board Monday: Rain Dance
THEME: RAIN DANCE LEFT: Waterdance. Photo by Konstatnin Eremeev RIGHT: Stella Tennant. Photo by Sølve Sundsbø for i-D 2012 Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast visual creative collaboration with Nancy Herrmann.