Tuesday, August 31, 2010

A Banner & A Pillow

Resurrection Fern blog banner
I designed a banner for my dear friend Margie's blog
from some of these elements that I painted inspired by her gorgeous photographs.
You can go check out how the banner looks at her lovely blog by clicking here.
Envelop pillow design
I finally got around to designing a product at Envelop. I plan to design many more.
In the mean time this bird pillow is now available for purchase!

Liu Wen in Editorial for Vogue China, September 2010

Model: Liu Wen (Marilyn)
Editorial: Dream Away
Magazine: Vogue China, September 2010
Photographer: Paolo Roversi
Stylist: Nicoletta Santoro
Hair: Odile Gilbert
Makeup: Marie Duhart

Source: Scanned by williscrazy @ blogspot.com

Monday, August 30, 2010

العثور على جثة شاب مصري في لبنان مشنوقا بالعلم اللبناني

في واقعة تعيد للاذهان احداث كترمايا تم العثور على جثة متحللة في وسط اشجار الزيتون في لبنان ويبدو ان القتيل لقى حتفه شنقا باستخدام العلم اللبناني.
القتيل مصري الجنسية من ام لبنانية ويدعى "محمد ابراهيم ادريس" وتشير التحقيقات الاولية ان الجريمة ورائها خلافات عائلية بين المجني عليه وخطيب شقيقته التي داهمت القوات اللبنانية مقر اقامته لتجده قد فر هاربا لجهة غير معلومة حتى الان !

يذكر انه قد تم قتل شاب مصري في كترمايا في لبنان خلال هذا العام على يد اهالي المنطقة بعد ان اعترف في مقر الشرطة بجريمة قتل لاسرة لبنانية وذلك قبل الحكم عليه او ادانته وذلك في ظروف تحقيق وصفت انها غير ملائمة للقوانين.

Unconventional Canvas

Unconventional Canvas
I plan to paint several birds on the walls scattered around the house.
I thought would be fun for my guests to find all of them...like a treasure hunt :)
On the Wall
This is the first one. I'll show you the process...

Gwen Lu in Editorial for (France) Grazia Magazine, September 2010

Model: Gwen Lu (Major)
Editorial: Breaking News
Magazine: (France) Grazia Magazine, September 2010
Photographer: Christophe Meimoon
Stylist: Stephanie Brissay

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Perfect!

Old Wooden Mexican Sugar Cone Mold
Old wooden Mexican sugar cone mold. Perfect vessel for my watercolor brushes!
Found it at Janet & Stu's amazing Three Potato Four shop

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Two Windows

Dragonflies
"Dragonflies" Watercolor on paper & digital collage.
Two Windows
The small hallway that connects the studio from the living/dining area
has facing windows with beautiful view on both sides.
I took this photo from the little patio just outside the dining room.

Vintage: Nora Ariffin Magazine Cover for (Singapore) Her World, October 2002

Model: Nora Ariffin (Elite)
Magazine Cover: (Singapore) Her World, October 2002
Photographer: Mark Law

Source: nora-ariffin.com

Thursday, August 26, 2010

From the Studio

Studio
Another peek at what the studio is starting to look like.
I'm shutting myself in there all day tomorrow to paint! Finally! :)
Inspiration Board
My little corner of my inspiration board with my newest birdie by Diana Brennan.
Tiel's cactus painting with my bird
My friend Tiel's beautiful cactus painting with my fabric birdie.
He's taking a little vacation from the cage.
Sleeping beauty
And finally a photo of my sweet sleeping beauty taking a little power nap.

Off To Fabrications!

On Sunday morning, I leave for a week-long workshop at Fabrications in Kalamazoo, MI., with Carol Soderlund called Color-Mixing For Dyers. I'm excited to go and while I wanted to pretend I was on vacation all this week, my work ethic just wouldn't let me, so things got done!

Two 1-yard x 45" pieces of white Pimatex cotton got the deconstructed screen printing treatment.

After printing this piece off, I was sure it would be my favorite coming out of the washing machine.


And I am pleased with the results.

(36" x 45"- a little blurry, sorry!)

(detail)

It has some nice details, but once it was washed, dried and ironed, it looked a little blah to me. Not sure what will happen with it, next, but that will have to come after my retreat!

The second piece I deconstructed this week, which I forgot to photograph before I wrapped it up for batching, looked when it went into its plastic package like it could just wind up a blobby mess of ugly color. I held out hope that it would still wash out beautifully, but I was blown away by the result I actually got.

(36" x 45")

I used the same screen on both pieces, allowing the first few pulls on the turquoise/black piece pictured above to help soften up the dyes, and then moving it to this piece. 


The screen was constructed easily enough. I cut wonky X shapes out of clear contact paper and pressed them onto the front of the screen. Then, from the back, I wet the screen with thickened black dye. After it had set up, I hit it with the black dye again and left it to dry for a couple of weeks. When it was dry, I peeled away the contact paper and the screen was ready to use.

To deconstruct it onto the fabric above, I started with lemon yellow print paste, covered most of the surface with pattern, and then when the yellow dye was used up, I switched to turquoise print paste, knowing it would mix beautifully with the yellow to produce a lime-y green. 

I'm excited because I feel like this is the first truly successful deconstructed screen printing I've done. From this piece, I've learned how to achieve bright, vibrant colors, and I feel like I'm beginning to add depth and sophistication to my usual color palette of bright, cool colors with the stark addition of black.  So yeah, happy all around, today!

Earlier in the week, I finished the last few 2-page spreads in my Sketchbook Project journal. I will hold onto the book for a while (I'd like to be able to show my dad when I see him in September) and then send it back to the Brooklyn Library.





The last page, pictured above, contains a listing of the materials, mediums and grounds I used to construct this book. 

I will be home again on Saturday, September 4th... until then, happy creating!

Tao Okamoto in Ad Campaign for GAP, Fall 2010/Winter 2011

Click on the image to see a full size version of the ad.

Models: (left to right) Karmen Pedaru (Ford), Anna Jagodzinska (Ford), Tao Okamoto (Ford), Catherine McNeil (Next), Jasmine Tookas (IMG), Abbey Lee Kershaw (Next) & Lily Donaldson (IMG)
Ad Campaign: GAP, Spring 2010/Winter 2011
Photographer: Craig McDean
Stylist: Karl Templer
Casting Director: Anita Bitton for The Establishment
Art Director: Trey Laird

Source: Zinio.com

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Studio Sneak Peek

Studio sneak peek
I'm almost done painting the walls and still playing around to find
the best furniture distribution. Making progress slowly but surely :)
The color is called "Raining Sky".

Charo Ronquillo in Editorial for Seventeen Magazine, September 2010

Models: Charo Ronquillo (Ford)
Editorial: Hello, Good Buys!
Magazine: Seventeen Magazine, September 2010
Photographer: Juan Algarin
Stylist: Mimi Lombardo
Hair: Stacy Child
Makeup: Kyriaki Savrani
Manicure: Ana-Maria

Source: Zinio.com

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Bonnie Chen & Ping Hue Cheung in Editorial for Vogue China, September 2010

Models: Bonnie Chen (Next) & Ping Hue Cheung (DNA)
Editorial: A Long Story
Magazine: Vogue China, September 2010
Photographer: Dan Jackson
Stylist: Tiina Laakkonen
Hair: Didier Malige
Makeup: Dotti
Manicure: Rica Romain

Source: scanned by 212 @ modernparty.cn

Monday, August 23, 2010

Juliana Imai in Editorial for Harper's Bazaar Español, July 2010

Model: Juliana Imai (Ford)
Editorial: Una Historia Militar
Magazine: Harper's Bazaar Español, July 2010
Photographers: Alexey Yurenev & Stephanie McNiel

Source: Juliana Imai @ blogspot.com