Going Tribal

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I've been working on tribal inspired patterns the past few weeks. It's felt great to abandon the fine lines I usually use and get messy with the paintbrush.  Here's a few.  I'd love to see a couple of these on some sophisticated but funky dresses.

Artist Charity Auction

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Khristian Howell has organized a wonderful charity auction for this week. Each day beginning Monday, December 5th - Friday, 9th a new batch of items will be up for bid.  Besides all the amazing works, the best part is that 100% of proceeds will be going to the American Humane Society, Toys for Tots and the American Red Cross.  Yes, 100%. Yea!!!  I'm so pleased to be a part of this good cause and hope you'll check it out!

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It's that time of the year!

Print & Pattern 2

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my work

Eleanor Grosch, Marimekko

Dee Beale, Hillary Bird, Angela Adams, Inaluxe

Bantie

I'm very excited to have my work included in the new Bowie Style Print & Pattern 2 book.  To say that I'm flattered and humbled to see my art among the incredible work in this volume is an understatement.  I've included a few pages here, but this book is packed full of work to gush over. I can already see myself turning to it as a constant source of inspiration.

Poppytalk Handmade Lookbook

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Open publication - Free publishing - More art

Beautiful Lookbook for this month's Poppytalk Handmade Market.

new work

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Some play with mod shapes and layers.

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I'm working with color in a new way on these patterns, mainly, using less of it!  It's a little hard for my eyes to adjust to, but I think I like it!

Listening to

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St. Vincent

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New Market! Mix Tape on Poppytalk

Today is the launch of Poppytalk's new market, running through October 7th. I'm thrilled to be included for affordable art!
  

in progress

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step one of a new project, hand dying napkins to print on.  

finding fashion

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This past week i was working on an assignment that took me back to something I haven't focused on in my art in a very long time. Fashion. I Loved it! I had forgotten how much my work was originally motivated by all things feminine. I think it's time I revisit this theme and see what happens.  I've made a few palette cleansers to get myself started.

marimekko love

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One of my greatest sources of inspiration year after year are Marimekko's vibrant, graphic prints. Their use of color and pattern is always fresh, bold, and surprising. To just look at their products fills me with awe and makes me want to be a better designer. Enjoy this video with Design Manager, Noora Niinikoski as she talks about the company and the collaboration they just launched this year with Converse.

Poppytalk Handmade Market

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Handstamped Moleskine notebooks for Poppytalk's Back to School Market

new pattern

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triangle grid, color

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Flower Pop for teNeues

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I'm thrilled that my boxed notecards for teNeues are out! I've just received my samples and am so happy. I've admired their cards for years, so it's exciting to find my work among their collection.

chillin'

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a final dose of Antartica. some of the wildlife we saw. many of these photo's were taken by my dear friend Andre Delclaux.

oh, Antartica - ice sculptures

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I've been thinking a lot about my trip to Antartica lately, especially with the temps what they've been.
I'm fascinated by this continent and read and watch everything I can on this treacherous, luminous, awe-inspiring land. It's inspired me to look back through my photo's at one of my favorite parts of the journey - 
the Stunning ice sculptures. They rise up from the water in every direction refracting sunlight and creating sublime views. We were able to take our zodiacs to tour through mazes of these sculptures, sometimes majestic, sometimes slowly melting away and disappearing into the sea. As an artist interested in the details of things, I was especially enthralled when we were able to get up close enough to see the details - striations, dips, seemingly chiseled masses of ice/snow + drips falling from the underbelly's as they melted in the sun.

Now that i'm seriously wanderlusting as I reflect on this trip, I can't help but share some incredible photo's of the wildlife tomorrow.

sunday morning music

L o v i n g Eleanor Friedberger's new single.

few more geometrics

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fabric samples

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fabric tests of some of my new patterns.