ARTIST JOURNAL | Notes from the studio
Inspiration, new work, and stories about life and travel.
Color Story: Abstract Painting for February We Are The Contributors Project
It's not quite time to unveil the next round of We Are The Contributors projects, but I wanted to share my color palette of the abstract painting that I created for the upcoming online exhibition.I really wanted to use a neonish pink, black, gold,...
Redesigning My Site and My Life
I have some things that I can share with you. Finally! At the beginning of the month, I vowed that 2014 was my year to BE the artist. I've been diligently working on my creative side project - My Year of Amélie -, working on a big abstract painting...
Creative Mix: Kimberly Ellen Hall – Designer and Illustrator
Today I'm interviewing one of my awesome and talented designer friends, Kimberly Ellen Hall of Nottene. I could have asked her questions forever, but you guys probably don't have that kind of time. Be sure to explore her site and her work. She...
Lookbook Love: COS Spring/Summer 2014, Shot by Severafrahm
LOOKBOOKS. CATALOGUES. PRESS KITS. BROCHURES. MEDIA KITS. SALES KITS. Whatever you want to call them these days, there is a lot of interesting creative direction, art direction, photography, styling, and graphic...
Art I Heart: Lulu de Kwiatkowski
I've always been a documenter. I got my first diary when I was seven and my first camera by the time I turned ten. When I look through my first diary now, I can already see myself going against the "rules." I tried using those pre-dated pages in...
Creative Mix: Tammie Bennett – Artist, Designer, Illustrator
You guys, I'm so excited to interview one of my favorite creative women today. Tammie Bennett is a talented artist, surface pattern designer, and illustrator. She shares amazing resources and behind-the-scenes creative process posts on her lovely...
Throwback Thursday: Sporting Black Boots and White Tights, Christmas, 1971
Christmas, 1971: Two-year-old Melanie already has a passion for black boots. In other news, I have art in my shop and a brand new My Year of Amélie project! See you back here next week for an all-new Creative Mix interview with a talented...
We Are The Contributors Selfie Mini-Project on Instagram
Last week Sandra and I hosted our first mini-project for We Are The Contributors. We asked participants to take one selfie a day and post it on Instagram. The response was amazing! There are so many creative people out there and it was so much fun...
Art I Heart: Eda Akaltun
Guess who's addicted to Pinterest again? Me. It's so easy to get lost in inspiration, and I love discovering new-to-me artists. That's how I found these colorful, fun illustrations by Eda Akaltun. I love this poster she designed for the Herman...