Collages!

For my digital fine art final, we were given a fairly open assignment to do whatever we wanted, just make five pieces that fit together as a series. I made ultra femme collages, that are related because um, I made them.

I used all found images and a lot of photoshop brushes, for this for funsies project, and a had a lot of fun. I am also taking all of these and rearranging them to work as backgrounds for my Anthropologie annual report assignment, which hopefully will look awesome too!




1/1/12: NEWS! These designs, plus some of my other digital art is now for sale as prints, laptop skins, and iphone skins and cases! Even if you can't buy, go check them out and promote them at Society6

Lu

Sarah in the Studio

Here is a little peek at my latest studio shoot with my dear friend Sarah. She is such a peach, and I really love when she is my model, because it is a great excuse to spend time with her and catch up! Please check out the flickr set that has all the images from the shoot.

Lu

Fun Design Stuff

Just a couple things I've been working on in my digital fine art class lately. The idea behind this assignment is to use photos, but only for the purpose of making selections to fill with colors, textures, and patterns. No real pixels allowed.


This is what a selection from a photo I took of myself looking into a mirror looks like when it's filled with a pattern.

Then I add a few more things and it looks like this:

Or when I make a more successful composition, it looks like this:

Lu

Molly

Just in case I have any readers that are not my facebook friends and didn't see this post, I wanted to share the shots from my most recent studio shoot. My friend Molly modeled wearing the most beautiful J. Crew pencil skirt, and posed with my new toy, a rotary telephone. 


The film I used for this shoot, Kodak Ektar 100, is the same I used when I had a day in the park with Becky, and I would really recommend it to anyone looking for great quality color film.


More studio shots will come soon, since I am having another studio session on Tuesday with Sarah.


Lu

Kaleidoscope Part Two

These are from the same assignment of my last post. The same set of images were used, and I'll be curious to see which one gets the most attention.

Lu

Kaleidoscope

For my digital fine art class we were given 30 images, and told to create a collage sort of thing using at least 15. I am attempting to channel a kaleidoscope type of composition here. I'm usually really critical of my work, but I am surprisingly pleased with what I have made for this assignment.

Tell me what you think.

Lu

Ray Bradbury

I didn't design this, but someone did and I love the quote.

I found this over at the really awesome blog Design Crush.

Lu

Dream Chair

Well friends, living in an apartment I hate keeps me constantly imagining my dream living space. At this point I should probably start a home decor journal, just to remember all of the ideas I fall in love with. 


One piece of furniture that I find particularly appealing is the iconic Eames lounge chair, but not in it's original state.

www.bokjadesign.com

There is something so gorgeous about the curvy shape of these chairs, but leather is far too unwelcoming and cold for my personal design tastes.

www.rearrangeddesign.com

When I start a project like this, a knock off will do just fine, since I care more about style than brand, and I imagine it being reupholstered in a mustard or turquoise velvety material, OR a floral pattern.

So for now, I will keep my eyes ever peeled for a second-hand, knock-off lounger to put into storage for when I move from this teeny apartment.

Lu

More pictures

Hey friends,


I am just here to share photos from my studio shoot today. This was my first time working with Emma as a model, but I think she did great, and hopefully you will see more of her soon. 

Though I love these photos, I am hoping Ms. E will have some time next week for a shoot with a black backdrop, flowers in her hair, and simulated natural light. 


These photos, and a few more are also posted on my flickr.


Lu

A Self Portrait

Just a quick hello, and a new little something that I whipped together.

Lu

What is New

Hey Friends,


What is new with all of you? For me not much, but a few interesting things have been happening. First of all, I took some photos of my sweetest pal Sarah, aside from being cute, I think they really express parts of her personality like the way she manages to have so much child-like enthusiasm and joy without being the slightest bit immature. 

Here are a couple of my favorites. I have more on Flickr, so go check that out!

Also, I didn't do any color editing, her eyes are just that great!

In other news, I have a job now, which is pretty neat. I am now working as the designer for Edgewood's newspaper On The Edge, and it really needs an overhaul design wise, so it should be a fun challenge. I also get to work from home, so with that, and the fact that is is only ten hours a week,it doesn't really feel like a job, which is exactly what I need during this 18 credit semester!

Hmmm, what else? I am now the proud owner of a swimsuit I will hopefully wear at least once in the upcoming year. 

It is very cute, and definitely my style, so I am hoping that just owning it alone with be a reason to go swimming sometime. It's odd, I love swimming but haven't really done any of it in the last two years. 

If any of you like the suit, maybe you can still snag one on sale the way I did. It's the high sun bikini from Anthropologie, and it is currently clearanced to be a fraction of it's original price.

I am in a great mood this afternoon, I am almost fully recovered from what a nightmare yesterday was, I impressed myself this morning by managing to stay asleep through my alarm for three hours, and my weekend began at 2:00. I am looking forward to it greatly. I have very few responsibilities, so I plan on sleeping, cooking some great food, enjoying the cool weather, and making a little art.

Lu

Ladies in Space!

I just wanted to share a couple collages I recently made by combining bright outerspace images, pictures of lunar rocks, and some old advertisements that were hand(brush-tooled) colored by yours truely. They are large and in charge. Hope you like them!

These first two were what I brought to a class rough critique.

And this last one is a combo of the two that I will hand in for the final assignment. 

Lu

Pictures!

Hello dear friends,


Remember when I told you the lovely story about Becky and her bicycle? If not, please refresh yourself and read it here. Well, after all of the justice was taken care of and she got her bicycle back I met up with her and her son Johnny for a Friday morning walk through the park. As you may or may not know I go to school for design and photography, so to keep from getting rusty I snapped a few photos of the cute duo.

Fact: I love mamas. I think they are the best, so to snap photos of such a relaxed and interesting mama and her lil' cutie was SO MUCH FUN.

Johnny was really excited to be playing at the park in the morning, so he was all over the place. He isn't much for posing, so to get shots of him looking at me and smiling I had to be joking and silly with him, which seems like healthy kiddo behavior to me.

He is such a cute little guy. His hair is fashioned into a slightly outgrown mohawk that was cut to match his dads.

I love how animated Becky is with him! She is one of the most playful mothers I have ever seen.

Of course the infamous bicycle snuck it's way into a picture or two. It's too pretty not be photographed.

This mama feels most comfortable with him on her versus a separate kiddo bike seat. Too cute. The carrier matches the bike, and he is a comfortable passenger. 


It was nice to tote around a camera again. Incase anyone is wondering, these were taken with a Nikon N2000 using Kodak Ektar 100 film.


I suppose I should try to get my shit together and utilize a photo-sharing site like Flickr to showcase all of the shots, but for now I am too lazy to do that.


Lu