McDonald's Ad

Saw this on N-Design Studio and thought it was totally creative and worth a share. Way to push the idea Mcky-D's.

Oxford University Press's "Rip Van Winkle"

Oxford's Version

I was commissioned to do this cover earlier this year for Oxford University Press to mimic the Rip Van Winkle Piece I did for my BFA back in 2007.


My Original Version

I liked how it turned out and was pleased getting these copies in the mail last week. I was so grateful for the oppurtunity to work for them and I liked the twist the AD wanted from my original design. It still makes me yawn everytime I look at it.

Wood Reconstructed

Check out this artist, henrique oliveira and the tri-dimensional goodness he/she (not sure which) comes up with. Can you imagine this on a custom home somehow? Or on a treehouse in the backyard? Or for a studio to add some awesome texture? Think: Recycling old wood + sculpture + architecture = something extremely unique and amazing. Man I wish I had my own home.

London Fashion Week: Rob Ryan for Elle

Um can you say AWESOME? A couple of artists, 25 to be exact, were commissioned to create posters for London Fashion Week's 25th Anniversary... This papercut by Rob Ryan was just so droll worthy that it also graced the cover of Elle. Check out more of his fabulous work here.

A legend dies: Bernie Fuchs

I stumbled upon this article this morning while reading the news. Bernie Fuchs, 76 Dies
Bernie Fuchs was definitely someone I have studied and looked up to. A major influence to me (although I would not say on my style) but mostly in underpaintings and lift out techniques. He did some seriously awesome paintings and probably became one of - if not the biggest - influences for contemporary illustration in the later part of the 20th Century.

Dress ups never looked so good

Well I have been a BUSY, busy girl the last few months and will have plenty of things to post coming up because of all my diligent efforts. First of all I wanted to share a project that has been in the works for the last year (count em' 365! Whew!) I have posted a bit about Style Paige before but now that things are officially underway and product is arriving I can let loose on y'all.

What is Style Paige? A amazing new dress up company born and bread right here in my hometown of Centerville, Utah. Its genius I tell you, genius.

First off, let me introduce the Shailie Starter:

Why hello there pretty pink dress --> :)

This adorable little number is the backbone product of the Style Paige line. Now what is Shailie you ask? It is no ordinary dress up... From the innerworkings of the lovely and O'so talented duo Kari and Connie (my lovely employers) comes a dress up that comes in pieces. In pieces?? Yep.

First you start off with this adorableness:
Its a pink and white polka dotted dressform (childsize of course)for those of you not in the know. Basically its a piece of furniture-yes it is that big.

Then you add on this magical top and skirt called the Base top and skirt that are covered in strips of velcro to attach the previously mentioned dress up pieces! That's Aubrey there showing us just how it works.

Well anyways the awesome thing about it is that you can design on the dress form and when you are done you can take it off and wear it! -------------------->

Or you can design right on your live model! Oh the cuteness just kills me...still! And I have been working on this for a long long time.

So you are probably wondering what I had to do with this project. Well Kari and Connie approached me a year ago to design them a logo, and then that turned into designing catalogs, then photoshoots, than packaging and flyers and press kits and, and, and.... Well you get the idea. Basically I have become the go-to girl for all things design. The lovely bit of it all is that I can go ape wild with all the little girl fantasies that have been bottled up since becoming a full fledged adult. Just letting it all go. Pink and frills and fuss and all that jazz. In my quest for maturity I have generally surpressed my urge to caress ribbons and adorn all things with pink or mix patterns in absurd ways but suddenly (and refreshingly) I was given the opportunity to just embrace that side of me. The joy! It has been a great year needless to say.
OH and did I mention that you can mix and match the pieces and create 100s if not 1000s of different dresses from just one dress?? Plus they have other dress kits that you can buy to add on to your original starter...

These are the Pink Princess, the Prom, and the Fairy. Oh but don't worry. Style Paige is planning on launching new dresses periodically so your collection can grow and grow and grow until you have dress up mayhem.

Now I know you are just squirming in your seats wondering how you can get your hands on one of these for your daughter for Christmas. Have no fear - Shailie will be on sale through FAO Schwartz Catalog and other various local retails for Christmas 2009! Woot Woot! The Style Paige Website is still under construction but when that is up and running they will be selling it online there also. Stay tuned for links and such.

Ok I will post more later this week of what I did for the project, along with a few illustration jobs I have had. I promise I will be better with this blogging thing...

Inspiration

Determined to be better at posting I have decided to share with you a designer I stumbled upon on flikr named LOV-E. Short for Lorena Vigil-Escalera, this designer and illustrator from Spain made this seriously awesome piece.



Pretty simple but I quite love it.

Also I am swooning over this illustration by Aleks Sennwald that I found on this groovy site called ShareSomeCandy



Oh and PS I really really really want this.



Yes that is a mustache salt and pepper shaker.
Sigh...

Lola's Exercise Diaries

Hey y'all, one of my old roomies, Laura Garner (Wright) has started a exercise and personal training business called Lola's Exercise Diaries. This woman is a beast in the gym, and I mean that to its extreme. And she has more willpower than anyone I have ever met. Living with her was a constant reminder of my very sad attempts to make the most of my squishy body. She is just chuck full of good advice and can motivate even the wimpyist of wimps.



Anyways, she asked me to design her logo, business card and blog. What a great project! I love this kind of stuff. It was an awesome project and I hope it helps propel her into getting more clients and more biz. Check out her site!
Lola's Exercise Blog

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Nothing could make me happier. Nothing.

Friends

Some finished spreads from "Sometimes Friends are Wrong". I am finishing it up this week and it should be ready for sell in April sometime. The second one is a turn in the book...I am loving it... like really. I have decided I should just stick with painting traditionally because it just feels better. Also, making a rhino look girly is quite hard.