Photo of a Lily of the Valley taken at Monique’s parents home.
A Loufa Vine successfully growing on my porch.
I turned around this succulent and found all this new beautiful growth!
Frank likes the plants too…
Where you have plants…you have bugs!
June 28, 2009
Vines
As you know, the main source of imagery in my work is the vine. It is the quintessential example of nature’s ability to reclaim or camouflage a space. Here are a few definitions for vine:
1. Any plant having a long slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
2. A weak-stemmed plant that derives its support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface.
A few Vine-like things:
The Vine Weevil
The Vine Forester, image taken from this fabulous blog!
The Vine Snake, They are so light that they can extend about half their body length without support. This ability helps them travel from branch to branch through the trees.
June 18, 2009
Thinking about some bling
Today I received an e-mail update from NSCADU (my undergrad school) with updates on certain Alumni. Karen Konzuk (BFA 1997) came to NSCAD to study sculpture, but she took a jewelry course and found herself captivated by the medium. Konzuk now runs a jewelry design studio out of Calgary, Alberta called KONZUK. I already own one of her lovely designs, as she is the designer and maker of the NSCADU grad ring pictured below. I love how untraditional it looks and I feel proud to be a NSCAD grad whenever I wear it!
“NO MORE BORING ART!”
Here are some other beautiful examples from her website:
June 17, 2009
Weekend Festivities
Yes, it is only wednesday and I am already zoned into what’s going on for the weekend. Jon is out of town, so I decided to throw a little ladies cocktail party/night on the town. For those of you who know me, you know I never go out, but when I do it’s always a blast, so I’m really looking forward to it. Below are some delicious Tequila Soaked Watermelon Slices (courtesy of Martha Stewart Living! LOVE her! and her staff…) that I will be serving along with some other fabulous things!
June 15, 2009
GREAT News!
How can you add some more style to your IKEA furniture? With Marimekko! Swedish company Bemz and Marimekko have partnered to create a line of Marimekko slipcovers. This line will feature 11 different Marimekko styles and will be available for over 70 IKEA sofa and chair models!
We recently purchased this wallpaper from the Marimekko Miami store. I was lucky to meet with the owner of the store a few weeks back. The recently moved from a location on South Beach to one in Miami’s Design District and it looks great!
I cannot wait to see this under our bar!
Will update with photos soon (hopefully!)…
June 15, 2009
Just another Saturday in the South…
This past saturday Jon and I were trying to plan a trip to Charleston, SC. That trip got post-poned, so we went to Keller’s Flea Market instead! Not my favorite place in the world but definitely an adventure. This place is about a 20 min drive from our place. Here are some photos for you, keep in mind that I did not take photos of any of the weird, kitschy, and sometimes scary stuff for sale.
Of course I loved all the vines growing over the old cars and farm equipment!
I think that you could buy and sell practically anything here….puppies, crazy jesus murals, cheap kitchen supplies, dental picks, tazors, and much more. Jon and I did walk away with some great cheap veggies!
June 15, 2009
Spring Wrap-up!
Well, as you can imagine, spring left us in Savannah a while ago….but I am still adjusting to the HEAT! Probably the hottest place I’ve ever lived…but it’s great for the plants! Some news from May: I passed my 45hr review (in the SCAD graduate world this is a huge deal). The first weekend in June I surprised my friend Jenna by flying up to Halifax, NS for her bridal shower weekend. Me along with Sara, Tanis, Monique, Jordana, and Jenna have not been all together for three years! It was a blast! Below is a candid photo of these lovely ladies. We all met as students at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University.
June 9th was Jon’s 26th birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JON! Below is Jon at Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia.
Franko turned 1 year old!
He loves the porch….While on one of my 3 flight leaving Canada, I stumbled across this company in a magazine. The Wooly Pocket Garden Company makes these lovely wool pots out of recycled plastic. Perfect for Vertical gardens!
I think that one of these would look great on this wall in my house….maybe a birthday gift?!?!
A vertical garden would really liven this corner up!
May 10, 2009
Happy Mother’s Day!
Isn’t she great!
Just thought I would also update you on the SCAD Fibers MFA Candidate show ALL OF THE ABOVE. It was from May 1-3 at blankspace. I along with Audrey Wagner, Rubi Mcgrory, Karin Soderholm, Sara Bumgardner, Anna Keck, Anagha Barde, Jamie Galloway, and Kristie Duncan. it was a truly great show that I was very glad to be a part of!
Here I am by my piece “Asiatic Jasmine Leaves”. It incorporates, hand embroidery, hand screen printing, and digital printing.
Left to Right: The work of Sara Bumgardner, Audrey Wagner, and Anna Keck
May 8, 2009
So much to catch up on, so little time…
This year, and last month in particular, I have had weddings on the brain. Jon and I have been invited to 4 so far this year, gone to two of them and know about 6 couples who are getting married some time in the near future! It’s craziness and wonderful…needless to say I have been feeling like there is something missing from one of my fingers on my left hand but no worries, soon enough! (I love you jon, I’ll wait for you!) The first wedding on our list was of our close friends Laura and James. Laura and James actually met at Camp Mataponi in Maine in 2002 (the same year and place Jon and I met!). They were married the first week in April in Jupiter, FL and it was a blast. For us it was a great reunion, all our old and new friends uniting in beautiful florida.
Aren’t they adorable! Their photographer was amazing! I have been checking some out for myself and I just love her attention to detail!
I just love this pic of her bridesmaids and flower girl!
I don’t know this person, but while I was searching on KT’s blog I stumbled across it…I love the dress!
The second wedding we went to was one of my coworker’s and friend’s Julia + Justin. They both work at SCAD like me, and I was lucky to have the inside scoop on all of Julia’s decorations and personal touches. She hand screenprinted all of the invitations by the way…amazing!
I loved their location…it was at the Round House Railroad Museum, here in Savannah, GA. I too am thinking of having my wedding in Savannah so it was great to see this space! With the addition of Julia’s decorations, it was the perfect combination of old, industrial, and modern —- 3 things I love!
The Guest Book ——- Love it!
I too am a fan of the lime green flowers! These little containers had numbers and names on them that told gust which table they sat at for dinner and they were also the favors! Each contain 2 beans (they had Julia and Justin written on them) that guests took home to grow. Great idea!
The cake also carried out the grass theme….I know what you mean about the color Julia but I still thought it looked great! and it was yummy too!
I am really looking forward to planning my wedding one day…
March 21, 2009
Long Overdue…
Sorry I have been so aloof….things have been pretty busy lately….and the last week of school I got food poisoning and the flu! yuck! Below are some photos of the Working Class Studio booth from the New York International Gift Fair. Isn’t it fun!
I also went to the American Crafts Council show with my school as part of the school to market program. So I had a few of my print for sale, and I met lots of neat people, and Baltimore’s not too shabby either! Here are some pictures of our booth, which was designed and made by SCAD students!
That’s my fabric on the right.
Here are some of my favorite vendors at the show:
Jacqueline Sanchez Jewelry Design
This lady was so sweet! We did a trade and now I am the proud owner of 4 of her lovely brooches!
My absolute favorite was Pistol by Ali Dryer! Here are some of her beautiful bags!
