the best part about being a LACMA member? seeing the exhibitions before they open to the public. tomorrow morning I’m off to spend the day at the museum with my mom to see the brand spankin’ new caravaggio exhibit (opens this sunday to the general public) and swing by kubrick after (opened on nov. 1st).

ever since I was young, my mom and I have had our museums dates…and I’m thankful we still do them to this very day. nothing beats getting inspired by the masters, chatting about art technique, art history, and more importantly- I’ll be getting some quality art time with my mom.

we really do feed off each other when we’re in a museum. she’s a working artist, self taught, and incorporates art history into her workshops and lesson plans. mix that with my undergraduate studies in art history, current MFA work, and that I’ve been her project guinea pig since kindergarten- means that we are basically a tornado of art knowledge in any museum or gallery space.

clever girl…

ellen’s scare montage (this is LOL hilarious guys).

holy shit do these look amaze.

I know Halloween is over, but I’m obsessing over this party DIY…might need to happen next year.

hell to the yes…secret boards on pinterest.

kinda want to try this out.

loving the idea of purple after our wedding.

adore these film stills.

caitlin shearer’s work is the bomb.com.

is it sad I’m already thinking about new years party decor?

lovely craft paper wrapping.

on another note- you should also head over to the pizza comedy facebook page for a chance to win a free t-shirt (which features the recent logo I designed). just ‘like’ the free pizza friday post on their wall to be entered to win…

happy weekend loves.

thank god it’s fucking friday!!! to be honest- this week has been brutal. things are picking up at my day job as we enter busy season, meanwhile earlier this week I was wrapping up my remaining midterm assignments. it’s weeks like this that makes me wish I was a full time grad student (but that would just be too easy huh?).

should be a decent few days ahead- saturday night I’ll be headed downtown for an Academy of Art mixer for graduate students in LA. I’ve only been to one other AAU event prior to this one (which was more of a workshop), and I walked away feeling inspired & motivated as hell. it’s great that they offer these sort of events for us- it’s a rad way to meet folks in the industry (and show off your work), talk to AAU alum, and meet other students in my program. there’s something really comforting in meeting other artists who are going through the same sort of hell as you…(wow- I think that’s the first time I put myself in that category- ‘artists’).

good to know: best BYOB restaurants in LA.

if I were in SF…I would totes be going to this.

super cute to do list (I’ve already printed like 10 copies).

great drawing tutorial.

lovely logos.

your dream job does not exist. you must create it.

pretty paper & things.

love this look (now I know what do with my maxi in winter).

wrong time of year, but still the perfect date idea.

bun studies. literally.

being that I only have one night of plans, the remainder of the weekend will be spent potentially getting ahead on my coursework (fingers crossed on that one) and getting a jump start on a very exciting illustration project (more on that later…*wink!).

happy weekend my dears.

earlier this week, puff and I got a chance to see father john misty at one of our favorite venues in los angeles- the bootleg. little did we know, the show was entirely acoustic. man- I thought I loved this guy, but seeing him acoustic made me love his music all that much more (remember when I posted about him before?). also helped that the bootleg is like the hipster headquarters of music venues (come on- it’s in silverlake, serve $4 PBR, and has a shitty photo booth that’s too good to pass up).

I’ve got the bungalow to myself this weekend, so I’ll be painting up a storm and knocking a few films off my october list. with two oil paintings and a banner job – it should be a productive weekend.

anyone start to cook up any halloween costume ideas? I finally came up with something I’m fucking hyped about…and am hoping to turn it into a DIY for you. but, as of right now it’s top secret- so more on that another time. until then, here’s the treats.

little artist costumes. my future spawn is doomed.

super fun hand-lettering video over at the weaver house blog.

a sorority sister of mine from college trains dolphins. yes. dolphins. check her out in training!

cleaver idea for a spooky party invite.

shit do I want these plates or what.

edible halloween wafer papers…great for cookies.

kinda like the idea of having a hash tag specific to your wedding (scroll down)…

love this look.

in case you watched gallery girls (merh I did) check out these predictions.

this makes me want a pink couch. (and hey- I’m halfway there with our purple one)

happy weekend to you all.

*ps- film list update: so far I’ve watched The Craft, Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein, and The Witches. shit, I need to legit get through more this weekend. how many have you guys cranked out?

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