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The Pink Swan + Repetto

Hello, everyone! I’m back. I’m really sorry to have left the conversation hanging. It’s tough getting back on track when you’ve spent a whole chunk of time making sure that one of the best days of your life will go as you envisioned. I’ll try to talk about the wedding in better detail, in a [...]

“Red Ribbons” for Maven

My illustration for Maven magazine has been published! I’m so happy with how it turned out. This was the initial pencil sketch I made last December: I was excited when Maven got in touch with me last year, asking if I was interested to create an HIV awareness-themed illustration for their upcoming summer romance issue. [...]

“Rêverie” in retrospect (Part Two)

Kitch’ Café provided a really wonderful backdrop for my last exhibit. When I think about it now, the process of creating the artwork was greatly influenced by the decision to mount my pieces here. I think all art directors (and designers in general) go through the same design thinking–it’s hard to isolate just one element [...]

“Rêverie” in retrospect (Part One)

I’m not sure how to begin talking about my recent exhibit, so first I’d like to say THANK YOU to all those who made time to drop by, not just during the opening night on December 12, but over the rest of the exhibit period. (This one ran for a month, and we took down [...]

Exhibit WIP 12.10.2011

Above are some behind-the-scenes snaps of my little show opening in a couple of days (see previous post). They’re from the last three pieces I finished this week. For my friends–I really hope you can make it! This exhibit was a little over half a year in the making. I struggled with myself for months [...]