caroline hwang

Very intrigued by illustrations by Caroline Hwang. These two images of Caroline's perfectly illustrate how my summer is going so far. Let's just say, it's been rough.

caroline-hwang.blogspot.com
carolinehwangillustration.com

louise bourgeois, 1911 - 2010

"Art is a guarantee of sanity. That is the most important thing I have said." ~ Louise Bourgeois

more new work

new work

A small collection of my cut-paper work will be going up this weekend at Moxie in Portland. This makes me quite happy!!!!!

My work will be featured at Moxie through the end of February 2010. Stop by and check it all out if you're in Portland.

bragging, a little

How do I announce this in a humble way? Um... my work is IN THIS BOOK! { 1,000 Handmade Greetings by Laura McFadden }

my current crush

...feeling overwhelmed by projects at the moment but wanted to pause and give my blog some attention!

I'm currently obsessing over this Vincent Van Gogh image. I wanted to do a photographic re-creation of this painting but all of the blossoms have fallen off of our trees, so I'm lacking the proper props. Argh! Maybe next year.

weekend scribble

my current crush

Lately I've been on a big Mossy Green + Silvery Grey kick in my illustration work (pictured at left). That particular color combo just clicks for me. It has a lot to do with my current home decor crush, my current design obsession: a Bargello pillow designed by Jonathan Adler. I adore the pattern and the colors, but I could never EVER justify paying $110 for a 16x16 pillow so it simply must remain a crush... an unrequited love. I shall never own that lovely pillow. *sigh*

Through a total fluke I was able to get an amazing deal on a different pillow in his Bargello series when I was in Montana (it's the 'chevron' pattern). We walked into a random store on a very quick walk through downtown Bozeman, and ta-dah! There it was, ON SALE. I swooped it up and brought it home and now, every time I look at it, I grin because I just happen to be THAT materialistic (that's not completely true; I try to lead a simple life). It really does make me smile, though. Good design can cheer a person up and those Bargello patterns make my heart pitter-patter!

i've got moxie

Some of you may recall that I was boasting a bit in a previous post about having my art featured at Moxie, a completely cool clothing shop in Portland. My one-month feature at the shop is over.

Only one of my pieces sold. My response was, "Yay, I sold a piece! Whoo-hoo! Oh, but bummer... I only sold one." Happy. Sad. Happy. Sad.

I am so thankful that Dee at Moxie gave me the opportunity to show my work; I'm endlessly grateful to have gained a bit of local exposure.

I've re-listed a few of the 'unsold' illustration pieces on My Etsy Page (at a nicely reduced price) but more importantly, I've been working on a whole new series of pieces that I plan to post on Etsy soon. Stay tuned!

I make art.

a few billion years behind

Seriously. I feel like I must be a few billion years behind the rest of the world in terms of this whole blogging thing. But, it's so typical... it always takes me a few years to catch up to the outside world.

The real point of this post is to announce that my art is now hanging up at MOXIE in Portland! Little old me... and my little bits of art. For the entire month of August, my art will be gracing the walls of a clothing shop that ROCKS. Check it out if you're in Portland: 2400 E Burnside (moxiepdx.com)

I make cut-paper illustrations... one-of-a-kind, hand-cut originals. The bold and simple 'line-work' is created from paper cut with an x-acto knife. My cut-paper illustrations are usually for sale on Etsy (www.stripesandplaid.etsy.com) but I've cleared out the Etsy shop for now.