Zine : Raw

This semester's graphic design class this semester = chill. We were given a list of projects to choose from, and from there you design what you want/whatever you feel would improve your portfolio. First on my list was this:

“SLEAZENATION” OR “MOLOTOV”

An abundance of front line fashion, music and design with added insolence, always for model citizens...


This pretty much sums up everything I'm into, so I decided to make a high end zine. With the assistance of the wonderful photographer Hadar Pitchon, I was provided with the means to make what I had always wanted to. This will be a limited run of 20, which I do not currently have printed, but they will be available at my Senior Portfolio show April 30. And so, without further ado, I reveal a few of my favorite spreads from Raw:

Made up of Japanese brush pen, paint on glass, paper cut-outs, graphite, ball point pen, charcoal, conte crayon, watercolor, markers, and anything else I could find in my stash of art stuff. All drawings and type by me (of course).

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Where to find Hadar :

http://hadarphotography.carbonmade.com/
http://hadarphotography.blogspot.com/
http://hadarlikestoblog.tumblr.com/
http://modelmayhem.com/hadarpitchon

Random : Poster

Last semester there were a lot of random projects– this being one of them. I wasn't too pleased with the poster this became, but the image is somewhat nice. I had fun making it at least.

Sneaks : Printmaking

Here's a few prints I've done recently:

16x16 2 color linoleum print on Japan paper

12x17 woodblock print

The linoleum prints haven't been returned to me yet, and the woodblock was a test print done earlier today. The registration on the "Milk & Honey" was tough. I'd say about 6 of the 10 came out close enough or spot on. Oh, and what made those even harder was not being able to use the press. Never will I want to look at a large plastic spoon again. Either that, or I just wont use the entire 12x12 block the next time I'm forced to use a spoon to press a print.

New Venture : Plush Making

This was my first attempt at making a plush toy. I made him during my last weekend in Kansas City as a baby shower gift for one of the designers in my department.

Thanks to Kayla and her mom for showing me how to use/lend me a sewing machine!

Sketchbook : Lettering Fun

I went to a lettering lunch yesterday with some of the hand lettering artists, and here's the result:




I was inspired by Mexican loteria cards. I'm actually taking a charms making class on Thursday at Hallmark's Rice Center, and the plan is to illustrate some of the cards before then to make them into pendants. I just keep getting craftier and craftier as the weeks go by.
OH, and sculpture post soon. She's missing hands, but once that's taken care of she'll be baked, painted, and photographed.

Sketchbook : New Pen Fun

At the start of my internship I met an amazing little Japanese brush pen. These are just some things I did while getting acquainted with it.

Top reads : You're No Good
Bottom reads : So I Go (could've planned that one out a bit better)

Crafts : Cell Phone Charms

Sometimes, when I'm not doing homework (or in this case, working), I make things like these little guys.

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On a sidenote, I was totally awesome and left my digital camera in Texas, and didn't realize until I was already in Kansas City. This would explain the poor documentation.