There are so many artists on Etsy that I'm truly inspired by. I'm hoping with a lot of practice and some imagination I can somehow get even a little bit close to their abilities.
Happy Wednesday Everyone!!!
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
round up: adorable illustrations.
Lately, for whatever reason, I've had the uncontrollable desire to draw. The biggest problem I'm facing is that I'm horrible at it. I was actually improving quite a bit while I was taking a drawing class for school but it's been a little while and I'm rusty. One thing I've always struggled with is drawing people.
There are so many artists on Etsy that I'm truly inspired by. I'm hoping with a lot of practice and some imagination I can somehow get even a little bit close to their abilities.
{pop pop portraits}
{nan lawson}
{katep}
{honeycup}
dazeychic
ashleyg
Happy Wednesday Everyone!!!
There are so many artists on Etsy that I'm truly inspired by. I'm hoping with a lot of practice and some imagination I can somehow get even a little bit close to their abilities.
Happy Wednesday Everyone!!!
Monday, September 26, 2011
Lomography: An English Paper.
For my most recent English class I had to write an informative paper. I typically struggled on a topic for papers but I thought of the perfect thing to write about for a chance. I wanted to share the information about Lomography. I love taking photos but Lomography is a really fun way of making a simple snap shoot something super special.
Here’s my paper clack full of Lomo information:
Happy little accidents and double exposures are two of the key components to Lomography. Unlike typical art photography the more blurred and overexposed an image is the more powerful image could be. Every hipster in your neighborhood probably knows exactly what Lomography is. They probably walk around everywhere with their junky looking plastic camera around their neck taking photos of the most random things. A lot of people probably don’t “get it” but a lot of people didn’t understand a lot of art until long after the movement was already over. To understand Lomography you have to understand where it came from and its basic rules.
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In 1982 the Russian Government got its hands on a small plastic camera from Japan. Realizing what they had they started mass production of the “toy” camera. By 1982 the camera was spreading across Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Cuba. This was an important move for the future. In 1991 Lomography got its true start when two students in Vienna, Austria came across one of the cameras. They took up randomly snapping images without even looking through the viewfinder. When they brought the camera home everyone they knew wanted one of their own little toy cameras. The two founders of the style started heading into Russia to collect the cameras and bring them back to the growing number of requests for them. In 1994 they decided to start the Lomographic Society International. They were granted space in Vienna and sold over 700 cameras. Unfortunately in 1996 Russia decided to stop manufacturing the camera somehow the Society was able to convince the owner for the factory to continue to manufacture the cameras. Lomography overcame many different obstacles and low times in its past. With the rise of the internet Lomography.com gained international recognition. In 2002 the Lomography World Congress took place and the society was able to display work all over the world to grow Lomography awareness. Continuing popularity of the art allows the Lomographic Society to introduce new and exciting cameras and options for their customers.
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When the Lomographic Society International was created the founders also set up the 10 Golden Rules of Lomographic Photography. These 10 rules state what the photographic style is all about as well as how to do it. Rule number one is “Take your camera everywhere you go.” Lomography is all about documenting your life as you live it so you need your camera with you to capture important and interesting moments. Rule number two is “Use it anytime – day and night.” Different lighting will give interesting effects on Lomographic film so it’s always good to experiment with time of day images. Rule number three states “Lomography is not an influence in your life, but a part of it.” Like rule number one state’s Lomography becomes a part of your daily life. Rule number four is “shot from the hip.” Get down and dirty with your photography and get angles that you wouldn’t expect from you camera. Rule number five is “Approach the objects of you Lomographic desire as close as possible.” With Lomography you are almost investigating your life and the world around you so you really need to get personal with the photos you take. Rule number six is “Don’t Think.” This rule is all about letting go of your one sided mind and just having fun with your photography. Sometimes it important to through everything out the window and let the wind carry it. Rule number seven is “Be fast.” Capturing movement is a great in interesting part of Lomography. You can tell a story in one image of a truck racing by or athlete in motion. Rule number eight is “You don’t have to know beforehand what you capture on film.” Lomography should just be an unconscious act, you shouldn’t have to think about what you are capturing, you just capture. Rule number nine is “Afterwards either.” This rule means that you don’t even have to know who or what you see in the pictures you took after your develop them, they can be powerful anyways. Last, but not least, rule number ten “Don’t Worry about Any Rules.” This might be the most important rule of all. Rule number ten is all about staying true to you as a photographer. In Lomography it’s important to forget everything you’ve ever learned and enjoy taking the pictures you take and just believe in yourself and the photos you are taking.
Lomography is a personal statement that the photographer takes into his own hands. It’s about shooting from the hip, literally, and not thinking just clicking. The more abstract the photo is the better. Sometimes it’s the rare forms of art that no one really understands that bring a whole new wave of creative people into existence. With Lomography anyone can be a great photography and really enjoy what they are doing.
For more information and examples check out the website: Lomography.com
Here’s my paper clack full of Lomo information:
Happy little accidents and double exposures are two of the key components to Lomography. Unlike typical art photography the more blurred and overexposed an image is the more powerful image could be. Every hipster in your neighborhood probably knows exactly what Lomography is. They probably walk around everywhere with their junky looking plastic camera around their neck taking photos of the most random things. A lot of people probably don’t “get it” but a lot of people didn’t understand a lot of art until long after the movement was already over. To understand Lomography you have to understand where it came from and its basic rules.
In 1982 the Russian Government got its hands on a small plastic camera from Japan. Realizing what they had they started mass production of the “toy” camera. By 1982 the camera was spreading across Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Cuba. This was an important move for the future. In 1991 Lomography got its true start when two students in Vienna, Austria came across one of the cameras. They took up randomly snapping images without even looking through the viewfinder. When they brought the camera home everyone they knew wanted one of their own little toy cameras. The two founders of the style started heading into Russia to collect the cameras and bring them back to the growing number of requests for them. In 1994 they decided to start the Lomographic Society International. They were granted space in Vienna and sold over 700 cameras. Unfortunately in 1996 Russia decided to stop manufacturing the camera somehow the Society was able to convince the owner for the factory to continue to manufacture the cameras. Lomography overcame many different obstacles and low times in its past. With the rise of the internet Lomography.com gained international recognition. In 2002 the Lomography World Congress took place and the society was able to display work all over the world to grow Lomography awareness. Continuing popularity of the art allows the Lomographic Society to introduce new and exciting cameras and options for their customers.
When the Lomographic Society International was created the founders also set up the 10 Golden Rules of Lomographic Photography. These 10 rules state what the photographic style is all about as well as how to do it. Rule number one is “Take your camera everywhere you go.” Lomography is all about documenting your life as you live it so you need your camera with you to capture important and interesting moments. Rule number two is “Use it anytime – day and night.” Different lighting will give interesting effects on Lomographic film so it’s always good to experiment with time of day images. Rule number three states “Lomography is not an influence in your life, but a part of it.” Like rule number one state’s Lomography becomes a part of your daily life. Rule number four is “shot from the hip.” Get down and dirty with your photography and get angles that you wouldn’t expect from you camera. Rule number five is “Approach the objects of you Lomographic desire as close as possible.” With Lomography you are almost investigating your life and the world around you so you really need to get personal with the photos you take. Rule number six is “Don’t Think.” This rule is all about letting go of your one sided mind and just having fun with your photography. Sometimes it important to through everything out the window and let the wind carry it. Rule number seven is “Be fast.” Capturing movement is a great in interesting part of Lomography. You can tell a story in one image of a truck racing by or athlete in motion. Rule number eight is “You don’t have to know beforehand what you capture on film.” Lomography should just be an unconscious act, you shouldn’t have to think about what you are capturing, you just capture. Rule number nine is “Afterwards either.” This rule means that you don’t even have to know who or what you see in the pictures you took after your develop them, they can be powerful anyways. Last, but not least, rule number ten “Don’t Worry about Any Rules.” This might be the most important rule of all. Rule number ten is all about staying true to you as a photographer. In Lomography it’s important to forget everything you’ve ever learned and enjoy taking the pictures you take and just believe in yourself and the photos you are taking.
Lomography is a personal statement that the photographer takes into his own hands. It’s about shooting from the hip, literally, and not thinking just clicking. The more abstract the photo is the better. Sometimes it’s the rare forms of art that no one really understands that bring a whole new wave of creative people into existence. With Lomography anyone can be a great photography and really enjoy what they are doing.
For more information and examples check out the website: Lomography.com
Monday, May 16, 2011
inspiration in unlikely places.
People gather inspirations from just about everywhere. I gather a lot of mine up and stick them on my tumblr, just a bunch of images and ideas I love. I’ve shared a lot of inspirations here on my blog as well. There have been many artists that have inspired me. Since I’ve been back to school I’ve really enjoyed my art history classes and gaining knowledge of the “greats” like Henri Matisse. Of course there is the artist who inspired me to do photography in the first place, Jerry Uelsmann. There is one unlikely artist that keeps me going on a regular basis, my daughter.
I’m so glad she enjoys coloring, painting and crafting so much. She doesn’t like coloring books that much either. Give that girl a piece of blank paper and a pen and she’ll create a work of art. Okay I’m her mother so I have to say that, but I really love to watch her. Our house is covered in the things she’s created. We have her paintings in just about every room of the house. I think it's also very important for young childern to learn to express themselves in creative ways. Even if they don't continue as they get older its something they can always remember and enjoy.
The thing I think I love the best about her “art work” is that she has no fear. She doesn’t care if she messes up or goes off the page, it’s her creation and she’ll make it work. Aurora isn’t afraid of color either. She might decide she only wanted to use one color, or every color available to her. Sometimes I wish I could be more like that. If I didn’t worry so much about my “art” being perfect I’m sure I would create much more than I do.
It’s funny where we learn our lessons from. My lesson and inspiration comes from little Aurora, who isn’t afraid to cover a blank piece paper with beauty!
I’m so glad she enjoys coloring, painting and crafting so much. She doesn’t like coloring books that much either. Give that girl a piece of blank paper and a pen and she’ll create a work of art. Okay I’m her mother so I have to say that, but I really love to watch her. Our house is covered in the things she’s created. We have her paintings in just about every room of the house. I think it's also very important for young childern to learn to express themselves in creative ways. Even if they don't continue as they get older its something they can always remember and enjoy.
The thing I think I love the best about her “art work” is that she has no fear. She doesn’t care if she messes up or goes off the page, it’s her creation and she’ll make it work. Aurora isn’t afraid of color either. She might decide she only wanted to use one color, or every color available to her. Sometimes I wish I could be more like that. If I didn’t worry so much about my “art” being perfect I’m sure I would create much more than I do.
It’s funny where we learn our lessons from. My lesson and inspiration comes from little Aurora, who isn’t afraid to cover a blank piece paper with beauty!
Monday, May 9, 2011
art VS craft.
A little while ago I asked a question on my facebook and on my twitter.
artist VS crafter... what’s the difference?
“There are many kinds of Artists.” April Flourish Café
I got a rapid response to this question. Apparently it is a very hot topic in the “art” world. Some might say that art and craft are two very different worlds. Crafts are what Grandma makes and what kids do in Sunday school. I think that is far from the truth. Even as I studied Art History the art of “craft” making was a topic we studied.
“You can’t have good art without solid craft. Crafters are artists who make things for people who appreciate art in all forms.” – Danielle the merriweather council.
She is so right; to truly understand what they are creating a “crafter” has to understand all aspects of art. Crafting is just as visual as the highest level of art. Just because one person works with felt and another person works with paint doesn’t mean they don’t apply the same elements to what they are creating. Color, texture, and balance come into play with any type of art. A master cake decorator uses a lot of the same technical ideas that a sculptor might. It’s all the same.
“You can be whatever you want, they’re just labels.” – Roxanne The 60/40.
We can all argue till our fists are pumping and our faces turn blue but in the end, it’s just a label. Recently I’ve been struggling with my inner desire to be an “artist.” It’s like the dream everyone has of seeing their name up in lights. After posing this question and really digging deep I’ve come to the conclusion that I can call myself whatever I want. If one day I want to be a crafter, okay. The next day I’m feeling artsy, good for me. I might never make it into a college text book but who wants to be the reason some poor kid is going to have to stay up all night and write a paper about anyways? Not this lady!
The world is full of artists. Are you an artist or a crafter? Both?
I got a rapid response to this question. Apparently it is a very hot topic in the “art” world. Some might say that art and craft are two very different worlds. Crafts are what Grandma makes and what kids do in Sunday school. I think that is far from the truth. Even as I studied Art History the art of “craft” making was a topic we studied.
“You can’t have good art without solid craft. Crafters are artists who make things for people who appreciate art in all forms.” – Danielle the merriweather council.
She is so right; to truly understand what they are creating a “crafter” has to understand all aspects of art. Crafting is just as visual as the highest level of art. Just because one person works with felt and another person works with paint doesn’t mean they don’t apply the same elements to what they are creating. Color, texture, and balance come into play with any type of art. A master cake decorator uses a lot of the same technical ideas that a sculptor might. It’s all the same.
“You can be whatever you want, they’re just labels.” – Roxanne The 60/40.
We can all argue till our fists are pumping and our faces turn blue but in the end, it’s just a label. Recently I’ve been struggling with my inner desire to be an “artist.” It’s like the dream everyone has of seeing their name up in lights. After posing this question and really digging deep I’ve come to the conclusion that I can call myself whatever I want. If one day I want to be a crafter, okay. The next day I’m feeling artsy, good for me. I might never make it into a college text book but who wants to be the reason some poor kid is going to have to stay up all night and write a paper about anyways? Not this lady!
The world is full of artists. Are you an artist or a crafter? Both?
Monday, February 21, 2011
case of the mondays.
This morning is a little strange for me. My husband is off work and I'm completely off my groove. I'm very thankful that he's off, and he can really use an extra day, it's just strange to have him around on a Monday. Him being off sometimes makes me wish that I had a day off, stay at home moms never have a "day off." Some may disagree that everyday is a day off, but that's so not true. I always have laundry to do, dishes in the sink, a kid to supervise, a dog to walk, there's no end. It's worth it though.
I feel like I've been slacking a lot lately, hence the reason for all the time management organization. I'm really trying to get it together before the new baby comes, because I know as soon as that happens everything will go out the window again. Every mom I talk to says the second one is so much easier. I can understand that, with the second kid you pretty much know what to expect, but what do you do with the other kid? It's just a crazy swirl of questions in my head. I guess I'm just going to wing it.
Thanks to all the lovely ladies who commented on my "crafting with kids: drink thermos" you all about made me cry! You said some really sweet things, thank you! Aurora can get on my last nerve sometimes, but she can always make everything alright.
Are you having a case of the Mondays? Just wanted to share a little something I found the other day that made me smile!
Dance in the Rain by Penny Wishes
Sorry about the random rambling. ^_^ Happy Monday!
I feel like I've been slacking a lot lately, hence the reason for all the time management organization. I'm really trying to get it together before the new baby comes, because I know as soon as that happens everything will go out the window again. Every mom I talk to says the second one is so much easier. I can understand that, with the second kid you pretty much know what to expect, but what do you do with the other kid? It's just a crazy swirl of questions in my head. I guess I'm just going to wing it.
Thanks to all the lovely ladies who commented on my "crafting with kids: drink thermos" you all about made me cry! You said some really sweet things, thank you! Aurora can get on my last nerve sometimes, but she can always make everything alright.
Are you having a case of the Mondays? Just wanted to share a little something I found the other day that made me smile!
Sorry about the random rambling. ^_^ Happy Monday!
Friday, January 28, 2011
I ain’t no fashionista.
Yes, I know the title has horrible grammar, but I couldn’t help myself.
Recently I’ve come to a conclusion; I don’t have the best style in the world. I try and pretend like I’m “hip” and “trending” but I fall pretty short of all those cliché terms. I came to another conclusion after I realized my lack of style; I’m okay with that. When I go clothing shopping I tend to go for comfort more than the latest styles. I prefer my jeans to a skirt and my flats to high heels. It’s not that I don’t like fashion or I don’t have a style at all, I’m just a little lazier about it.
Now here comes the mom card. I am the proud mother of a soon to be three year old little girl. Most of the time I’m having tea parties, dancing, and playing outside, all of these acts don’t really constitute for a cute floral pattern dress and sexy vintage kitten heals. I know it’s an excuse a lot of mothers use as to why they where sweat pants and hoodies all the time. I’m glad to say I am at least a step above wearing my pajama’s all day, but sometimes I just want to wear my tye dyed Dave Matthews Band t-shirt and call it a day.
I’ve never really had the best fashion sense in the world either. When I was a little kid I wore over sized jeans and huge t-shirt, most of the time those t-shirt has wolves on them or they were my soccer shirts. I hide a lot behind my clothes. As I got older I started to express myself more and more through my clothing. I went through a crazy stage of black eye liner and leather pants. I have had my hair dyed blue, green, platinum blonde, and there was an attempted orange that failed and I was called “Tang” for a long time. I also had a pair of bright orange pants that I wore almost religiously. They were so comfortable and loud! I miss those pants a lot now that I think about it.
Above is a photo of my two best friends from high school and myself. Please note I am the one in the orange pants... yeah... I know... they're awesome ^_^
As I went on to college my style didn’t change a whole lot. I still wore my dark make up, but I switched from wearing bright colors to wearing black ALL THE TIME! I wore a red shirt one day and my theater Professor was actually shocked and stopped in the middle of class to comment on the color. I also wore a spiky belt at all time, which I still have but I never wear.
I'm not 100% sure what I was doing in this photo. I know that we were rehearsing a scene for a play. I wore the zebra t-shirt a lot in college. Who doesn't love zebras?
As I got older my fashion started to change and I just became a pretty average person. While working at a salon I started to try a little harder, mainly because I had to. I did my hair, learned how to do my make up, and dressed nice. Most of the time I was told I looked like an elementary school teacher, which I think it pretty nice, but a far cry from my former style.
This is my sad little shoe collection. I wear shoes hard so I go through them really fast. I have to mention my Crocs. My dad bought them for me for Christmas this past year, and I have to say they are so comfortable! They are a close second to my old vans, I wore those shoes till they talked to me.
I still like pretty things and I’d love to wear dresses with lots of pretty accessories and things but it’s just not practical at this point in my life. I am going to make it a point to try and look nicer every day. I think it’s important for a woman to feel like she looks good when she looks in the mirror. I don’t think I’ve really done my hair or put make up on in five months, and I think it’s a good time to start. I don’t plan on going over the top; I’m just going to try to avoid the t-shirts more often and wear something cute, and maybe slightly stylish.
This is one of my more stylish outfits. Its very comfortable of course. The necklace is from a great seller on Etsy. My friends bought me it for my wedding present and I wear it all the time. Rock My World Inc. was able to take my finger print, my husbands finger print, and out daughters finger print, and made a beautiful heart pendent. I love it
I think there is this stereo type for a lot of blogger, crafters, and artists. Somehow we are supposed to be very fashion forward stylish individuals. I think a lot of times that is true. I do really enjoy blogs where people post their outfits of the day; I read a lot of them daily. It gives me a little inspiration to try something new myself. I wouldn’t expect that to be coming from this blog anytime soon, but I’ll keep reading and following them myself.
This is another outfit I wear a lot. I got the shirt from Target when I was pregant with Aurora but I love it so much I still wear it. It's not a materity shirt, it's just very flowing.
What are you opinions of fashion? Do you have any horror style phases that you went through? I’d love to hear about them!
Aurora was helping me with my little fashion photo shoot, and wanted me to take pictures of her too. ^_^
Aurora in her fairy dress, isn't she lovely?
While I was lining up my shoes Aurora went, and got all of hers and put them in a line too.
Recently I’ve come to a conclusion; I don’t have the best style in the world. I try and pretend like I’m “hip” and “trending” but I fall pretty short of all those cliché terms. I came to another conclusion after I realized my lack of style; I’m okay with that. When I go clothing shopping I tend to go for comfort more than the latest styles. I prefer my jeans to a skirt and my flats to high heels. It’s not that I don’t like fashion or I don’t have a style at all, I’m just a little lazier about it.
Now here comes the mom card. I am the proud mother of a soon to be three year old little girl. Most of the time I’m having tea parties, dancing, and playing outside, all of these acts don’t really constitute for a cute floral pattern dress and sexy vintage kitten heals. I know it’s an excuse a lot of mothers use as to why they where sweat pants and hoodies all the time. I’m glad to say I am at least a step above wearing my pajama’s all day, but sometimes I just want to wear my tye dyed Dave Matthews Band t-shirt and call it a day.
I’ve never really had the best fashion sense in the world either. When I was a little kid I wore over sized jeans and huge t-shirt, most of the time those t-shirt has wolves on them or they were my soccer shirts. I hide a lot behind my clothes. As I got older I started to express myself more and more through my clothing. I went through a crazy stage of black eye liner and leather pants. I have had my hair dyed blue, green, platinum blonde, and there was an attempted orange that failed and I was called “Tang” for a long time. I also had a pair of bright orange pants that I wore almost religiously. They were so comfortable and loud! I miss those pants a lot now that I think about it.
As I went on to college my style didn’t change a whole lot. I still wore my dark make up, but I switched from wearing bright colors to wearing black ALL THE TIME! I wore a red shirt one day and my theater Professor was actually shocked and stopped in the middle of class to comment on the color. I also wore a spiky belt at all time, which I still have but I never wear.
As I got older my fashion started to change and I just became a pretty average person. While working at a salon I started to try a little harder, mainly because I had to. I did my hair, learned how to do my make up, and dressed nice. Most of the time I was told I looked like an elementary school teacher, which I think it pretty nice, but a far cry from my former style.
I still like pretty things and I’d love to wear dresses with lots of pretty accessories and things but it’s just not practical at this point in my life. I am going to make it a point to try and look nicer every day. I think it’s important for a woman to feel like she looks good when she looks in the mirror. I don’t think I’ve really done my hair or put make up on in five months, and I think it’s a good time to start. I don’t plan on going over the top; I’m just going to try to avoid the t-shirts more often and wear something cute, and maybe slightly stylish.
I think there is this stereo type for a lot of blogger, crafters, and artists. Somehow we are supposed to be very fashion forward stylish individuals. I think a lot of times that is true. I do really enjoy blogs where people post their outfits of the day; I read a lot of them daily. It gives me a little inspiration to try something new myself. I wouldn’t expect that to be coming from this blog anytime soon, but I’ll keep reading and following them myself.
What are you opinions of fashion? Do you have any horror style phases that you went through? I’d love to hear about them!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
new inspiration.
As many of you know I started back to college this past July. So far it’s been going really great and I’m learning a lot! I’m sorry, did you say, learning it college?! Go figure! I think I might be retaining some really valid information for the future. I’m currently enrolled in my second Art History (well this one is technically Art Survey) class. Not only do we get to learn about a style of art but one of assignments is to create art. How cool is that?
During the course I’ve gotten to study some really amazing artists but one that really stood out to me was Henri Matisse. He’s one of the founders of Fauvism and a very versatile artist. If you’ve never heard of Fauvism it is a style of art created in the early 1904s and was so shocking to audiences at first it was called “fauves” which means beast. Not only was he one of the founders of a style but over the years he was constantly evolving as an artist. In his later years in life he had surgery and wasn’t able to sit up and paint he could only lay in bed so he created paper cut images. Nothing could keep this man down he always had to be making art. I think that’s really admirable. It’s really inspiring to look at his artistic metamorphosis and I love each phase he went through.
Women Reading 1894
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Woman with a Hat 1905 (an example of Fauvism)
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The Plum Blossom 1948
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The Sorrows of the King 1952
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These are just four of his the massive number of his works. I hope I may have sparked your interest in something you may not have known before. Fauvism inspired me to create this painting, well it was also my assignment, but I still enjoyed doing it.
Daisies
Happy Trails!
During the course I’ve gotten to study some really amazing artists but one that really stood out to me was Henri Matisse. He’s one of the founders of Fauvism and a very versatile artist. If you’ve never heard of Fauvism it is a style of art created in the early 1904s and was so shocking to audiences at first it was called “fauves” which means beast. Not only was he one of the founders of a style but over the years he was constantly evolving as an artist. In his later years in life he had surgery and wasn’t able to sit up and paint he could only lay in bed so he created paper cut images. Nothing could keep this man down he always had to be making art. I think that’s really admirable. It’s really inspiring to look at his artistic metamorphosis and I love each phase he went through.
Women Reading 1894
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Woman with a Hat 1905 (an example of Fauvism)
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The Plum Blossom 1948
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The Sorrows of the King 1952
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These are just four of his the massive number of his works. I hope I may have sparked your interest in something you may not have known before. Fauvism inspired me to create this painting, well it was also my assignment, but I still enjoyed doing it.
Daisies
Happy Trails!
Monday, December 13, 2010
what i make.
I realized something; I don’t think everyone really knows what I make! You’ve seen my DIYs for wreaths and other goodies and you’ve seen some of my “art” work (I use the term art very loosely) but what is it that I do? Well kiddies it’s story time!
A while back when I worked at a hair salon with some of the most fabulous consultants ever I was experimenting with crafts and made a flower hair clip and worn it to work one day. It was a really big hit! I was pretty shocked but before I knew it I was making hair pieces for my lovely coworkers to accessorize themselves with! I made come cute simple flowers and some crazy over the top pieces with feathers for the gorgeous Nikki (who I really miss doing my hair!!). Everyone at work was so supportive of my little creations. I can’t begin to explain how much their compliments meant to me. Going to work each day and seeing someone wearing something you created is an amazing feeling. I was about to open an Etsy shop when our whole world took a 180 degree turn and we’re here in Arizona. I still fully intend on selling my pieces it’s just taken a bit more time then I originally anticipated.
Some of you may have already seen these but I thought I would share some of my creations just for fun! I’m always up for custom making things. I like putting a little of the personality of the person I’m making it for into the piece. ^_^
I got creative with some scrap pieces I had and made a cute flower brooch.
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Just a few of the hair combs I’ve put together.
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Lovely twin orchid bobby pins.
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I was experimenting with ribbons and came up with this white flower with light pink ribbons hair clip.
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The crazy peacock feather hair piece for Nikki that I burned the feeling out of my finger making from hot glue while making, after making this I discovered E600 glue, it’s a life saver!!!
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I've also worked on a line of fabric inspired jewelry.
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Happy trails!!!
A while back when I worked at a hair salon with some of the most fabulous consultants ever I was experimenting with crafts and made a flower hair clip and worn it to work one day. It was a really big hit! I was pretty shocked but before I knew it I was making hair pieces for my lovely coworkers to accessorize themselves with! I made come cute simple flowers and some crazy over the top pieces with feathers for the gorgeous Nikki (who I really miss doing my hair!!). Everyone at work was so supportive of my little creations. I can’t begin to explain how much their compliments meant to me. Going to work each day and seeing someone wearing something you created is an amazing feeling. I was about to open an Etsy shop when our whole world took a 180 degree turn and we’re here in Arizona. I still fully intend on selling my pieces it’s just taken a bit more time then I originally anticipated.
Some of you may have already seen these but I thought I would share some of my creations just for fun! I’m always up for custom making things. I like putting a little of the personality of the person I’m making it for into the piece. ^_^
I got creative with some scrap pieces I had and made a cute flower brooch.
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Just a few of the hair combs I’ve put together.
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Lovely twin orchid bobby pins.
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I was experimenting with ribbons and came up with this white flower with light pink ribbons hair clip.
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The crazy peacock feather hair piece for Nikki that I burned the feeling out of my finger making from hot glue while making, after making this I discovered E600 glue, it’s a life saver!!!
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I've also worked on a line of fabric inspired jewelry.
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Happy trails!!!
Friday, November 19, 2010
Painting with Aurora
The terrible twos have been a rough time for me. Aurora is head strong and she doesn’t care who hears about it. Hmm… sounds like someone I know. Some days we have are good some days are bad it just depends. I’ve been trying to come up with things for us to do so we can deter boredom and tantrums. So, yesterday I pulled out my water colors and decided that we were going to paint! I love painting but I’m not very good at water colors and I knew that if they got everywhere it would be okay. I must say we had a lot of fun! Now we have a small art gallery hanging on our kitchen cabinets and I think we are going to make more today. I highly recommend this activity to all the moms out there! Its lots of fun with little mess and little work involved.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Adorable on Etsy.
I’m in a very “adorable” mood so I thought I’d share some really cute shops to browse through on etsy.com.
Art on Etsy isn’t exactly what you would find in your typical museum and that’s why I love it! Nan Lawson is a great example of the things you can discover on etsy. Her art is lively yet subdued. It’s sometime quirky and always adorable! I also like the fact that she uses words in her images as well as great characters. I can’t help but smile that she has a section in her shop called “objects that I love.” Now who wouldn’t want to click on that?
I’ve posted about this shop before but I can’t get enough of Sleepy King. My love of stuffed animals hasn’t died since I’ve “grown up” and I think I may have passed this love unto my daughter. Aurora can't go to sleep without at least five animals or “bebes” snuggled in around her. I’ve been meaning to get her one of the adorable foxes from Sleepy King. Savannah, the shops creator, is a really sweet lady herself.
Who doesn’t need a cute throw pillow? Fallon at OIive on etsy has the best and move creative pillows around! She has lovely images and bonds of creativity. From the fabrics she picks to the photos she takes, everything is too sweet for words. If you are going to head over to Olive you must check out her vintage shop as well. My Vintage Backyard also has some super cute items I’d love to get my paws on!
I, of course, had to throw in some kind of photography! Violet Bella photo is by far one of my favorite photographers on etsy. I love her use of light. Everything is so bright and cheery even if the photo seems a little on the darker side. Her images fill my heart a flutter every time I open her shops site. It’s very inspiring for an aspiring artist.
What are some of your favorite adorable etsy shops? I’d love to know!
Till then; Happy Trails!
I have to say I absolutely adore blythe dolls. There’s adorable and rare and customizable. I also really like to look at photos by people that own them. They are so creative and whimsical. There are some great groups on flickr.com and other sites that are just great. I don’t forget to mention the clothes that you can buy for them. Take little dear for example. I love this shop! Not only does she have great dresses for blythe dolls, she has some really cute girls herself! I also can’t forget to mention her great embroidery work. She has a fabulous doodle stitching book that I so need to get my hands on!
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Art on Etsy isn’t exactly what you would find in your typical museum and that’s why I love it! Nan Lawson is a great example of the things you can discover on etsy. Her art is lively yet subdued. It’s sometime quirky and always adorable! I also like the fact that she uses words in her images as well as great characters. I can’t help but smile that she has a section in her shop called “objects that I love.” Now who wouldn’t want to click on that?
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I’ve posted about this shop before but I can’t get enough of Sleepy King. My love of stuffed animals hasn’t died since I’ve “grown up” and I think I may have passed this love unto my daughter. Aurora can't go to sleep without at least five animals or “bebes” snuggled in around her. I’ve been meaning to get her one of the adorable foxes from Sleepy King. Savannah, the shops creator, is a really sweet lady herself.
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Who doesn’t need a cute throw pillow? Fallon at OIive on etsy has the best and move creative pillows around! She has lovely images and bonds of creativity. From the fabrics she picks to the photos she takes, everything is too sweet for words. If you are going to head over to Olive you must check out her vintage shop as well. My Vintage Backyard also has some super cute items I’d love to get my paws on!
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I, of course, had to throw in some kind of photography! Violet Bella photo is by far one of my favorite photographers on etsy. I love her use of light. Everything is so bright and cheery even if the photo seems a little on the darker side. Her images fill my heart a flutter every time I open her shops site. It’s very inspiring for an aspiring artist.What are some of your favorite adorable etsy shops? I’d love to know!
Till then; Happy Trails!
Friday, November 5, 2010
Good VS Bad: Round One
What makes something good vs. something that is bad? I was sifting through some blog post via Google and I came across some poorly manufactured blogs. Then I thought to myself; what makes this blog so bad? Someone obviously spent the time to create it, who am I to judge its worth? We all do it. I guess that's just it. We all have levels of experience in life so one man trash is really another man's treasure. This goes for a lot of things. If my husband and I were walking down the same street and passed by the same store chances are we wouldn't want to go into the same ones. Even though we're married and share a lot in common we don't have the same taste or views all the time.
Look at mass marketing. If a beer company is going to advertise they are going to do it in a way that promotes there select demographic to go out and buy their type of beer instead of their competitor. Some people who don’t drink beer or don’t drink period might find their ads offensive, but that is how it works. Sometimes they are trying to bring in the new drinkers to their product though, making it looking delicious, refreshing, and fun. Personally I think most beer is gross and I would prefer to suck on my left big toe then drink a can of it, but that’s just one girl opinion.
You can’t make everyone happy all the time. Someone somewhere is going to take one glimpse of the first line of this blog entry and pass right on by. That’s okay though. No matter how many rewrites you do or how many different ways you put something together, someone somewhere isn’t going to like it. That’s what makes everyone a little special. If we all liked the same thing at the same time what would the world be? I wouldn’t want to live there! I want to choice to prefer mint chocolate chip ice cream vs. someone else loving moose tracks. I want to choice to have passion for something that someone wouldn’t understand of give two cents about.
We can look at art in the same way. I might like some things that people are going to look at and think: “That’s not art!” But who is to say that it’s not art? Just because it’s not hanging in some museum doesn’t mean it’s not art. To me the art on my fridge my daughter drew is beautiful. She is expressing herself the best way she can. Isn’t that what art is all about? With the ability for people all over the world to buy, sell, and trade on the internet, it’s opened a whole new world for artists. Any Joe Nobody off the street can but a painting online and says “Hey, this is art buy it!” And people will buy it. It’s a matter of taste.
It’s always good to introduce someone to something they may not have experienced because they don’t think it’s in their taste. If you’ve never experienced it how do you know you won’t like it? Just tonight I put one of my favorite movies of all time “Moulin Rouge” and my husband was shocked that Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman were in the movie. He also found out what great music it had. Knowing my husband as I do I didn’t think he was all that interested in watching the movie. Well, we were both wrong. I was wrong and thought I knew his taste and he was wrong about what the movie actually was, but how could he know until someone showed him? You never really know until you try.
So today my friends, I encourage you to share something with some else that they may not have seen or experienced before. It may just be worth it for both of you.
Here’s what I’m sharing with you:
1) Watch Moulin Rouge because it’s beautiful.
2) Go check out Michele Maule’s art because it’s lovely.
3) Read Night by Elie Wiesel because it changed my life.
Happy Trails.
Look at mass marketing. If a beer company is going to advertise they are going to do it in a way that promotes there select demographic to go out and buy their type of beer instead of their competitor. Some people who don’t drink beer or don’t drink period might find their ads offensive, but that is how it works. Sometimes they are trying to bring in the new drinkers to their product though, making it looking delicious, refreshing, and fun. Personally I think most beer is gross and I would prefer to suck on my left big toe then drink a can of it, but that’s just one girl opinion.
You can’t make everyone happy all the time. Someone somewhere is going to take one glimpse of the first line of this blog entry and pass right on by. That’s okay though. No matter how many rewrites you do or how many different ways you put something together, someone somewhere isn’t going to like it. That’s what makes everyone a little special. If we all liked the same thing at the same time what would the world be? I wouldn’t want to live there! I want to choice to prefer mint chocolate chip ice cream vs. someone else loving moose tracks. I want to choice to have passion for something that someone wouldn’t understand of give two cents about.
We can look at art in the same way. I might like some things that people are going to look at and think: “That’s not art!” But who is to say that it’s not art? Just because it’s not hanging in some museum doesn’t mean it’s not art. To me the art on my fridge my daughter drew is beautiful. She is expressing herself the best way she can. Isn’t that what art is all about? With the ability for people all over the world to buy, sell, and trade on the internet, it’s opened a whole new world for artists. Any Joe Nobody off the street can but a painting online and says “Hey, this is art buy it!” And people will buy it. It’s a matter of taste.
It’s always good to introduce someone to something they may not have experienced because they don’t think it’s in their taste. If you’ve never experienced it how do you know you won’t like it? Just tonight I put one of my favorite movies of all time “Moulin Rouge” and my husband was shocked that Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman were in the movie. He also found out what great music it had. Knowing my husband as I do I didn’t think he was all that interested in watching the movie. Well, we were both wrong. I was wrong and thought I knew his taste and he was wrong about what the movie actually was, but how could he know until someone showed him? You never really know until you try.
So today my friends, I encourage you to share something with some else that they may not have seen or experienced before. It may just be worth it for both of you.
Here’s what I’m sharing with you:
1) Watch Moulin Rouge because it’s beautiful.
2) Go check out Michele Maule’s art because it’s lovely.
3) Read Night by Elie Wiesel because it changed my life.
Happy Trails.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
working away!
I've started a new project and here's a sneak peak of what's to come!
Are you excited? i'm excited!!
Are you excited? i'm excited!!
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