Weekend Recap

The weather was beautiful this weekend, so we spent some time (4 hours) napping outside on a blanket. That was the best way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

More Pattern Experiments

I was inspired by Audzipan's display of her fabric design and decided to share with you some of the patterns I've been working on. I recently ordered samples of these from Spoonflower, and they should be here in the next week. I'm too excited to see what they end up looking like. Hopefully soon I'll have the guts to show you some more.

Right now is a weird stage for me in my design career. I've always been a full-time web and part-time print designer. Now I really feel like I want to move away from branding myself as a web designer and explore the type of design I really love: print, illustration, textile, etc. I'm in the process of changing my online portfolio from a showcase of work to a showcase of my personal style, but it's difficult to believe anyone would be that interested in my wacky ideas for fabric or art. Somehow, I feel better sharing all of this - like I can really move in that direction instead of feeling like it's a big special secret I'm keeping all to myself and thinking about way too much.

Any feedback on these designs is appreciated :) I still have a few in my back pocket for a later release.

New Location

That's right! My plush goods are now on display and for sale at Lemea's Gift Gallery on Main Street in American Fork.  Now I just have to work on making my space a little prettier, but it's a good start.

Some Dux

These are my two newest creations. Even though it's still gray and gloomy here, it has to be spring somewhere, right?

Weekend Recap

This weekend started off with lots of walking and exploring Salt Lake City with friends. We saw some galleries, ate some food, had some drinks, road the train around. I loved it - We haven't had a night like that since we lived in LA. Then we spent the next day with family, which was also fun. And Sunday was a very lazy day. I napped in the middle of the day and finally got around to making more labels and going through my awesome stash of old rick-rack.

Sending/Receiving

This week I sent my little nerdy rabbit friend all the way to Florida for a show at Eve-N-Odd Gallery. The show will be April 9th, it's dedicated to bunnies, and it'll last a month. I hope he enjoys his journey!

I also received a very welcome gift from my mom in the mail: a huge box of felt and assorted fabrics. And the little smiley face in the "O" was so simply stated that it made me giggle for a while. Thanks, Mom and Dad!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I usually don't care about St. Patrick's Day at all. I actually think, along with Valentine's Day, that it should be totally disregarded as a minor holiday. Especially because I don't use it as an excuse to party with friends anymore. Maybe I'm just bitter, then. Either way, this year I have to give every holiday/season change/whim some recognition with some sort of dumb craft. I thought about making a plush leprechaun but I couldn't get over how creepy leprechauns are, so I made this little leprechaun heart with a few adaptations from the strange mythical man. And since I made this in February, you'd better believe I'm excited to sport it about town.