felicity.

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I’ve been spending some legit time in my studio lately, working on wedding invitations. which – has been great. I find that I actually yearn for those long winded sessions sitting at my desk and drawing my face off.

normally I listen to music. but with the repetitive task of drawing the same invitation design 85 times – I needed a bit more distraction. for the past week or so while in my studio, I have committed to a television show. listening to it season by season while slowly chipping away at this daunting wedding task. the trick though, was that it had be a show I’ve seen before (since I’m not really physically watching…but just listening). that being said, I decided to go with felicity.

it’s a strange feeling re-watching something you originally viewed years ago. it is emotionally familiar, but somehow visually remains or seems new. maybe it is the whole 1990′s nostalgia, the proverbial theme song, or the fact that in season one felicity wrestles with something I can relate to (just watch a minute into that) – but my netflix distraction tactic seems to resonate much deeper than I had anticipated.

of course my story is different: my folks fully support whatever I do, I’ve completed my undergrad, and I didn’t follow a boy to college (nor would I ever). but, I relate in the sense that felicity balances two things, two goals – being a physician, or being an artist. I find that the physician side of her character’s dilemma, parallels my continuous strife between being successful in my current advertising career and someday becoming an art history professor (or artist). two completely different paths, the left or the right, the analytical or the creative – I sit on that very same fence.

long story short – who knew that I could take advice from a fictional character straight out of a 90′s WB television show. while the polarity in these paths remain, why not simply maintain both to the best of my ability…until maybe one day – one will ‘out win’ the other.

“I know one day I’m going to have to make that decision. whether I want to be a doctor or an artist. I’m just – happy, that today, is not that day.” – felicity porter

 
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beyonce’s art history.

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as a total geek (and holder of two degrees in art history), I couldn’t help but share this absolutely hilarious tumblr: beyonce art history. it’s clever as hell – melding these (absurd) beyonce song lyrics to famous artworks. wish I had thought of it first!

*all images found here.

drawing a day update.

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hate to admit – it’s been tough keeping up with my drawing a day challenge. but at least this time I can say it’s because I’ve been slowly cranking out our wedding invitations (versus my usual ‘been too lazy‘ sort of excuse).

pug lord.

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I’m kicking off your weekend with this hilarious animation pug lord. even after my third viewing, I absolutely could not stop laughing. oh gemma correll I love you & your pugs…

“hey chickas – these balls aren’t going to lick themselves.”

instax.

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right now I feel like oprah, where I am about to tell you about one of my new favorite things, and wish I could plant a million of them under your chairs and shit…

fujifilm’s instax mini camera. guys. it’s so damn fun. I hate to admit that puff actually got me this camera for xmas, but I didn’t open or use it until we moved three months later. horrible…I know.

we keep this handy little instant camera at our ‘mini bar/game shelf’ next to our kitchen. it’s great entertainment busting it out to capture random moments and then watching it develop. the size of the photos are also fun (2.13″ x 3.4″) – and as you continue to take photos they pile up like a stack of business cards (yet way less boring, and far more precious). the film is a tad pricey, but is comparable to the cost of polaroid film back in the day (about a buck a photo).

…but to have a little handheld photo booth at your disposal? totally worth it.

currently.

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*working on – finally designing & sketching out some wedding invitation ideas (tiny & blurry sneak peek of a draft above). I’ve already managed to crank out several ideas and am moving forward with my favorite of the batch. this weekend will kick off my production schedule to make about 75 invitations, RSVP cards & enclosure cards entirely by hand (did I mention I’m only giving myself the month of may?). here we go again.

*listening to – this sounds of spring mix put together by the folks over at kinfolk. mellow & yummy.

*hating – people who just don’t stay true to themselves on their blog (or rather, they straight up steal content/ideas/life experiences). as much as I hate to use middle school terminology – stop being such a fucking poser (or maybe I should rephrase that as stalker?). get your priorities straight.

*loving – the absolutely stunning photos of carey mulligan in the latest issue of uk harper’s bazaar. sometimes I think she looks like a fairy or some sort of wilderness creature (it’s her facial features I think). can we say girl crush? um. ya.

*obsessing over - my halloween tumblr. that’s right, I made a fucking halloween tumblr. I’m already anxious for october mmkkaay?

*yearning for – our honeymoon in iceland. the more we research and continue to plan, the more I find myself dreaming about it at random times in the day. I mean…just look at this, icelanders just seem so rad. we’ll be renting our camper within the next few days, and mapping out our driving excursion across iceland’s vast (and unreal) landscape. dream about it with me won’t you?

happy weekend folks. xoxo

music lately.

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this post seems to be all about new singles.

now, you know that I love empire of the sun. these techno dance party australians just make me want to paint my face, wear a whack ass headdress, and prance around in the desert. I mean, just look at this trailer for god sakes. I cannot wait for this new album. it’s been too damn long since their last.

you’ve heard me talk about pacific air already, but they took this little daylight jam and remixed it. puff put it on a recent mix for me, and I find that I keep skipping back to it…

last but not least – hell yes new daft punk (and I’m sure you’ve already listened to it). apparently, everyone else was just as excited. honestly, daft punk can do no wrong, and their singles kick ass every single time.

wes wednesday.

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in other news – today is wes anderson’s 44th birthday.
cheers to one of the greatest film directors of our time!

source.

on being a pug mom.

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we have officially had little Lo for over a month now. puff and I are certainly not exaggerating when we say that it’s been one of the longest months of our lives (throw in moving, planning a wedding, and a laundry list of home repairs in there too, and you’re borderline miserable).

I’ve already grown so attached to this little baby pug monster it’s crazy. didn’t take much really. probably from the moment she slept on me in the car ride home that first night. her looking up at me with those big ass googly eyes.

over these past few weeks, I’ve come to a few conclusions on being a ‘pug mom’ to Lola:
 
 
***I already knew this going in. but raising a pup is hard work. it is literally like having a small furry child.

***I’m a lot tougher with dog ‘bodily fluids’ than I thought (poop, pee, barf, eyeball slime, face wrinkle gunk…bring it on).

***although most would find it annoying, I absolutely love her snoring. her crate is next to my bed at night, and when I hear her level 5 old man snores, I know it’s safe for me to sleep too.

***her short moments of ‘teepy time’ is my absolute favorite. including when I wake her up mid-nap just to shove my face into hers like a mama dog.

***pretty sure we missed the boat on picking a traditionally lazy pug dog. she’s got more energy than any other puppy I’ve ever raised.

***we love her to death, and wouldn’t trade the work, time, and energy it has taken to raise her in a million years. it’s the little moments we have with her (like when she sleeps on our face, or quickly learns a new command, or wags her little curly-q tail warp speed when we come home from work), that makes it all entirely worth it.
 
 

now if you’ll excuse me, I have a puppy pee pad to clean up.

drawing a day update.

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my drawing a day project seems to be going well. I’ve actually managed to somewhat keep up and do something everyday. I carry my journal and pens with me everywhere, and with less pressure on a daily task like this – I’m able to doodle up some pretty ‘free flowing’ sort of drawings.

let me also remind you, I’m on a break from my MFA program. with art school comes a massive list of materials and mediums in which you become proficient in (charcoal, oil paint, gouache…yadda yadda). as an aspiring artist, it can be difficult in these early stages of your creative foundation to maintain a common thread of who you are and what you create.

what I find interesting in doing this project, is the fact that this is the style and mode I defaulted to. even being out of my studio and fine art courses for a few months now, this is was what naturally poured out of me. I cannot even begin to describe how exciting it feels. with these small inked drawings I feel as though I’m finally falling into a style of my own…

reminder to self: keep drawing rox.
just. keep. drawing.
 
 
**see a couple more here, here, and here.