ARTIST JOURNAL | Notes from the studio
Inspiration, new work, and stories about life and travel.
From the Stacks: Creative Stuff – An Activity Book for Visual Thinkers
I learned about Creative Stuff: An Activity Book for Visual Thinkersfrom the July 2012 issue of HOW Magazine. Creative Stuff is one of their many cool graphic design publications.I haven’t had a chance to get a copy of the book yet. Honestly, at...
Organize This: Digital Files + Folders
Does looking through your digital files and folders ever completely freak you out?That stops now.This year I want to spend some time going through my iMac folders and cleaning them up. I want to be more organized when I set up new client project...
You’re My Obsession: Play Pen by Martin Salisbury
Do you guys read UPPERCASE Magazine? If not, you should check it out. It’s a great introduction to some amazing creative people - artists, photographers, designers, writers, and all sorts of makers - that you may not have heard of yet. In a...
Art I Heart: Photographs by Hana Haley
Wow, it’s been a long time since I did an Art I Heart post. Seriously, July?! This is well overdue. When I look at the work of photographers I admire, I definitely notice a trend. I like photographs of women. Most of the photographers I like...
Visit Domy Books in Austin Before It’s Too Late
Courtney, Drew, and NathanielWhen Drew, Nathaniel, and I went to Austin last month to visit our dear friends, Courtney and I spent some time exploring Domy Books and Olive Vintage. I’m really glad we did, because Domy Books is closing and will soon...
2013 Intentions + A Giveaway
I adore New Year’s Day. I usually don’t make it to midnight on New Year’s Eve and never really cared too much for it as a holiday, but taking out a journal and pen and writing down the things I hope to achieve in a brand new year thrills me as much...
What’s Next?: Merry Christmas + Thank You
Bergdorf Goodman Holiday Window 2009 by Melanie BiehleI love you guys. I’m going to start with that. Seriously, I’m so grateful for every one of you who show up here to read this blog. I love the community and banter that we’ve created here. I’m...
You Know You’ll Miss Me. xoxo, Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl ended on Monday. Forever. No more Chuck and Blair. No more, “Spotted…”. No more living breathing glossy magazine on TV.That’s really what it’s like. If you had a magic bottle and a genie popped out and you wished for Nylon to come to...
How Do You Really Feel?
About a month ago I was scrolling through the Instagram feed of one of my favorite bloggers, Gala Darling, and saw a photo of a New York Times editorial, How to Live Without Irony by Christy Wampole, Assistant Professor of French and Italian at...