I am Jack's Raging Fist

Last night out, my roommate and I got to talking and I told him how I have never been in a fist fight and that I have always wanted to.  So he let me take a few swings and I ended up with a self inflicted bruise on my fist!

It felt awesome...

 

 (fight club photoshop)

 

boxing lessons at the gym are in order next year
 

woodworking woman

 For years I have had these old wine corks and I finally figured out how to put them to use while discovering a new craft!  I started to research Pyrography and have become infatuated with the idea of doing this.  

I started super basic as you can see and just took a blow torch to some plywood creating a vignette effect(Home Depot is my new favorite store)  Next up on the list is to get a wood burning pen and to actually design into the wood.

...to be continued.

I Don't Have A Subscribtion to Paste Magizine but....

I do appreciate a good music video.  For some reason that is what inspires me the most to create.  It can make me want to pick up a pen and draw or make me open up Illustrator and Photoshop and bust out a design like nobody's business.

These are videos that have influenced me creatively...

GRIZZLY BEAR HAS BECOME AN ESSENTIAL WHEN I AM DESIGNING THEY AREE THE BEST(PERIOD)

Before Amazon did those commercials this was totally mind blowing to me

well..this one is just great in general...

b.1961

My friend Margaret Lane from Hilder Victoria has started her own line of vintage fur wraps!  Made up of all recycled materials there several ways to dawn this new beautiful wardrobe staple:

To get your own b.1961 Design 

email Maggie at

b.1961design@gmail.com

Each one is unique and beautiful.  

White Winter Hymnal

 

(Quick photoshop assembly to reference when painting) 

Self portrait series based off of this song:

White Winter Hymnal  

With scarves of red tied 'round their throats

To keep their little heads

From fallin' in the snow

odd day. good design.

This week has been kind of shitty odd.

Two days ago in the span on one hour I received three rejection letters from

internships I applied to last week.  After reading the third one I laid on my bed and thought to myself either:

1)I could sob while watching TV for the rest of the day eating a box of Cheese Its 

or

2)Design while eating a box of Cheese Its

I decided to do option 2

My friends Koo Koo Kangaroo had a t shirt contest and this is one of the entries I submitted.  Rarely do I show my designs to others.  There is only one print of mine hanging up in my own house, but I am proud of this not only because 

it is just down right awesome but 

I know that I decided to do something about my unhappiness that day.

 

 

College Never Taught Me How To...

After graduation my only complaint with Stout was there was not a single design class that taught me how to actually sell myself, along with my work, to potential clients.  I am far from what you call an eloquent speaker, I stumble and stutter over words, if I have the attention of more than seven people I get red in the

face.  

All of this I hope to change with the help of Mary Kay.  Not only do I hope to improve my sales skills but this will also help me learn how to run an effective business and come up with creative marketing strategies which I can eventually carry over to my career as a Freelance Graphic Designer.  

Last night at the weekly MK meeting I was presented with flowers (by my cousin Megan who introduced me to this), a fancy MK pin, and will eventually get a sparkly ring (they know what gals like). 

Plus after 13 years I can figure out wear eye liner...