deer tick

I love this music so much. Their live shows are wonderful and when I met the completely wasted, greasy little man with the voice a couple years ago, he was pretty darned wonderful too. Highly recommended.

thebrickhouse

http://thebrickhouse.tumblr.com/

http://thebrickhouse.tumblr.com/

Dream Over

Looking forward to visiting my favorite place in NYC at my favorite time this Friday night for Happy Hour. If I ever end up living here I'll want a membership... 

http://www.rmanyc.org/

Greenery

Walked by this neat little shop while exploring NYC today. I love terrariums! Succulents too!

http://www.adorenyc.com/

Angus and Julia Stone Performing Just a Boy KCRW

God's Gifts NYC

I happened upon a rubber stamp shop called "God's Gifts" tonight and completely regret not buying a rubber stamp just for the novelty of it. Might have to venture back for a souvenir...

Railroad Revival

A friend of mine is currently on the Railroad Revival tour. Some folky-typed bands are actually touring the country on a train. So cool. Her photos are amazing. I wish I could go too.

http://railroadrevivaltour.com/

Elsa, NYC

I went out on the town with a newly-single friend from FIT last night. We visited a lovely little bar called Elsa, which had interesting drinks with creative names like "Invitation to a Beheading" and "Death of a Ladies Man." I was thinking of home yesterday so I ordered a "Surfer Rosa." A glass of spicy yum, similar to a concentrated Bloody Mary, with a bottle of Pacifico to mix to taste. It was cool.

http://www.elsabar.com/

Michael Weems

On my last trip to Palm Springs I was sucked into a store/gallery by a window display which included gold rings like the one pictured here. The molten gold is so on-trend, yet these are also actual art pieces by Michael Weems. There are no mould seams here. Each item is unique. I had the pleasure of meeting the artist himself and he is overwhelmingly charming, real, and sweet. The man is busy, so the best way to see/purchase his work is to visit one of his locations in person. I look forward to the day I can decorate my home with the Michael Weems Pompeii collection.

http://www.michaelweems.com/

Portfolio Progress

I'm in NYC for a month to interview for jobs! It's such a crazy different life here. I'm staying with a yoga instructor in Gramercy/Flatiron and the place is really nice, so I have that balance at least, while I adjust. Following a loss of Adobe programs, I am back on my portfolio kick!

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Lot's more to do. The only way to not get nervous about interviews is to be overly prepared! I hope they recognize my skill and like my stuff.

more portfolio progress

A junior surf company requested a work sample today so I sent them this little group:

Invisible Children

Do you know about Invisible Children? It's a charity that it worth your donation. If you stay in and watch a Netflix movie instead of going to the theater you can donate $10-20 without missing it. I sure hope someone would do it for me if I were one of these kids.

 My friend, Tanya's, fundraiser page. You're a really good person if you ask for something like this for your birthday.:

http://www.stayclassy.org/member/ic-fundraising?fcid=51075

Invisible Children : Intro from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo.

These bracelets are a great conversation starter and/or gift:

The Bracelet Campaign from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo.

http://www.invisiblechildren.com/homepage

The #1 Best Distraction

The #1 best distraction I have found since dedicating my time to this portfolio. Try it. It's terribly awesome:

http://lab.andre-michelle.com/tonematrix

The Garden or Portfolio Music Continued

Progress:

If you like Air you might like this... I know I do...

Bald Eagle Nest

I don't know about you, but I'm a huge nerd and I LOVE the bald eagle web cams! (AND it's a nest full of babies!):

http://www.iws.org/bald_eagles/twoharborscam.html 

http://www.iws.org/bald_eagles/twoharborscam.html

You can sleep in a nest of your own in Big Sur, CA at the Treebones Resort:

http://www.treebonesresort.com/

portfolio progress - lace

Inching along...

portfolio music

portfolio in progress

The start of something...
(I secretly love the ever-tedious job of drawing croquis in Illustrator. It takes me back to my undergrad years as a figure drawing art major!)

Croqui 1

Early stages of my digital figure drawing...

burn It blue By Caetano Veloso & Lila Downs

Love this song...

Cabin Music

Baaba Maal

This whole album is perfect for sunny drives...