First Ever Vector!

Right now I am taking a 6 week class called, "Graphic Design for Art Marketing", taught by recent ASU Printmaking MFA grad, Melissa Mcgurgan. I took it to learn the basics of Illustrator, and WOW, I am so glad I did!!! I'm sure I will have more fun things to show you soon, but for now....this is my FIRST EVER vector drawing for a stencil. Im so excited (I know, its really basic but I have never done it before)!!! No more graph paper, eraser marks, slightly off drawings etc. Now my stencils can be perfect!! This stencil is a template for links in a necklace I am working on for SOFA NY. More on that coming soon (VERY VERY soon as I need to mail the work like...yesterday!):)

Made me laugh. SO hard.

I found this hilarious artist,Marc Johns through dear ada. I went to his flickr site and just couldn't stop looking until I had seen them all. Even his statement was hilarious...

"Marc Johns creates whimsical drawings filled with dry wit and humour. Whether it’s a man with branches growing out of his head that need pruning, or a pipe that’s trying to quit smoking, his characters are simply, sparsely drawn, yet speak volumes with just a few strokes of the pen. He's been drawing since he was tiny. He's not tiny anymore, but he's not exactly big either. Marc is not sure why he's talking about himself in the third person... "

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Artwork by Marc Johns.

Drawing

I've been doing a little drawing lately...nothing serious, just for fun. I was never any good at it, but there is something very calming about taking a pencil to some paper and just letting your mind take you where it wants.

I also like to add embroidery.

Earth Day

Just wanted to wish you all a Happy Earth Day. I taught art for a year at a boys and girls club before I started grad school. When you work with kids you get to see lots of funny things. I've been saving this one to share for a while now. The artist was a 13 year old boy who thought art was very uncool. I thought this was hilarious and was just glad I got him to do something! He spelled toot wrong, but I think that makes it even more endearing. Enjoy your earthday and don't pollute!:)