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July 30, 2006
Life routes
Cute little illustration/photo collage made for my Digital I course. Really lurrrve how this turned out, especially since I got to play with Illustrator.
I've had some ideas in my head for a while on illustrations involving photographs, my bike routes and solid color shapes, mostly inspired by French artists Antoine et Manuel's exciting work. Check out their illustrations made for the Parisian subways. And for the Centre Choregraphique National De Tours. SO EXQUISITE!!
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July 29, 2006
Trebol of love
Things I am hearting at the moment:
01) Miniature peeps from @home
02) Mini mushrooms! how cute are these! I really would love to get the red ones... the temptation is unnerving!
03) Lovely ribbons and buttons
04) Cupcake decorative paper that I bought for a photo shoot but still haven't gotten around to it (probably because it invovles real cupcakes and well, those don't last enough for me to photograph them.)
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July 28, 2006
Saturating the ground?
My brother suggested I open up an online consignment shop before venturing into brick & mortar territories. While the idea has been roaming around my head ever since we started running Mutation (which btw, application is up), I do realize there are plenty of established "distros" on the net that pretty much dominate that field.
Such as, Plainmabel, cutxpaste, day-lab, my-my, Funkyutopia, Chocosho (what's with the small caps?) and others. I am afraid that if I do embark on this, I will be overshadowed by these other stores (and they are all rad of course). My store would need to stand out somehow. One option would be to emphasize the work of my Mutation vendors and other indie artists from the South East, but also including national artists (even international, definitely would feature some Puerto Rican crafters).
What do you guys think? Do you think the Internet needs yet another consignment shop?
I would love to interview the creators of such shops but I'm wary that they might not like to reveal much information, considering I'll be another competition they have to watch out for, you know? Sure we're all gung ho about promoting our indie community, but we also need to stay afloat individually.
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Now that I've decided to stay...
...I wonder how will I use my photography. Would I be able to make money out of it (without resorting to weddings, which I realized I cannot do)? Could I do some product photography from here in Savannah? How will I market my fine-art then?
So many questions. Often I wonder if these studio shots are even good enough to draw attention from potential employers.
Maybe I should shut up and concentrate on the now? What say you?
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Jacie, we need a PLAN...
My very good friend Jacie and I, in one last attempt at hardcore hanging out before she moves up north with her man JP, had the brilliant idea to paint on porcelain, something I had been eager to try for a while now. From this little adventure we learned that there are times in life when having a firm plan pays off quite well and saves you a lot of embarassment and regret.
Still, we managed to try out this Pebeo Porcelain paint which is quite rad, despite our impressive ability to avoid straight lines. My first yellow plate was pure unadultered crap, but the second time around I fared much, much better. Look at my birdie (click below for details)! I've never been able to even paint like that before, with mixing colors and layers and whatnot. Most awesome.
Jacie, I shall miss you lots! Good luck up in Vermont! <3
Wow, I need to get some sleep soon.
Little Jacie struggling with her doggie bowl
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July 24, 2006
the time has come...
I am moving to Morocco for one year, do you want to come?
I'm kidding, I love Almost Famous and everytime I say that I've made a decision regarding anything at all, I adopt Penny Lane's tone and hand gestures, even her pauses. lol
No, the real decision is I am staying in Savannah, after I'm done with college (HOLY CRAP JUST FOUR WEEKS LEFT, JUST FOUR WEEKS) and work towards my dream of opening up a Mutation-in-a-box sorta boutique on Broughton Street. My brother and I ping-ponged ideas back and forth yesterday and he even single-handedly named the store all by himself without even consulting me. lol.
I am too giddy with excitement to fit into my shoes right now! Planning starts today with a leather bound sketchbook that I wll purchase in a few minutes at Primary Arts supply.
It is a great time to be in Savannah.
:D
In the meantime, you might not hear from me for the next four weeks because OH MY GOD I AM ALMOST DONE WITH COLLEGE AND THUS IT MUST F*** ME IN THE A** TILL THEN BECAUSE THATS HOW COLLEGES ROLL, BITCHES.
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July 19, 2006
Creation...
Illustrator is teh rawk. I've only had a handful dealings with the program in the past, so I'm always secretly wishing I could possess any illustrating skills (hopefully that will change soon).
This is a preliminary design for an assignment. The text inside the dove needs to be reworked, of course. It was fun doing this, though!
I am currently in the middle of midterms, my toy shoot is coming along quite nicely and work is basically a bitch, but oh well. Still pondering what to do post-August 24th.
Okay, off to homework I go!
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July 07, 2006
Grab my things and take me home
Man, despite the fact I had a four hour long power nap of mythical epic proportions, I am still sleepy as heck. It might be the rain splish-splashing against my window... or maybe I'm just one heck of a lazy ass. Been meaning to post this for a while, but really, do y'all need to read YET another issue of mine regarding my future? And the answer is MOST DEFINITELY YES because y'all like to be tortured like that.
Basically, I'm not so sure about moving to NYC this Fall as I had anticipated. I came into some money recently to jump start my career (whatever that means) and I figured (well, actually my Mom did in a panic fit after finding out rats inhabited my cousin's apt in Williamsburg, Brooklyn) that at least a third or half of that money would go into all the expenses attributed to relocating into a new city, it's like a down payment that I'll never get back, and that's money I'll never come across again.
Now... hear me out here, what if instead of moving there right away, I stay here in SAV for a little while longer, invest a portion of my savings into my Star Magnolia shindig, research and educate myself in the world of business ownership, put all that knowledge into developing my Little Bright shop (or Mutation in a Box). That, of course, is more logical and productive. And that's where it gets hazy because I have no idea where would that lead (my DeloRean still hasn't arrived).
I like Savannah a lot and in a few years this place is gonna be really cool. Dunno, what do you guys think (because y'all hold the key to my future, of course).
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July 05, 2006
flash flash
ZOMG I WANT THIS SO BAD!!!
It's a ring from Fred Flare! Oh FF, please marry me!
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July 01, 2006
Have your Lame Arse Posse call my Elite Latino Posse
Things that make me happy...
01) Cupcakes from Back in the Day Bakery, I cannot stress enough how wonderful all their baked good are. Cheryl and the gang are also a delight!
02) Silky flower on Broughton Street's sidewalk. It was sooo pretty, but have no idea what is called.
03) Johnny Rockets and their cute servers who are incredibly skilled at flirting while painting a smiley with glasses on a cardboard tray thingie. Here's to you, chicos. :D
04) Creating mad words like ELITE LATINO POSSE on Scrabble (with the magic invisible chip). HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL, Y'ALL!
05) Sweet Jacie gave me this gooorgeous pink rose for graduation. :D
06) Oh sweet Jesus, I love tostones! That's fried plaintains for the rest of y'all. So good, so crunchy, oh so nostalgic. *sigh*
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Hunting with 40 knives
BEHOLD! The best place I have ever lived in, EVAR. I've been dwelling in bliss ever since I moved to this apartment, it's truly amazing and great. Unfortunately, it is a sublet so I'll only be here for the Summer. The first three images are of my comfy room. Please take a minute to admire the GIANT TV that has been my friend, lover, mentor and spiritual advisor for the past three weeks. I have watched so much crap on TV it's amazing. I fail to comprehend how I've lived 24 years without a Television set in my room. Like, WOW, REALLY. In a wonderful merger with Netflix I have managed to watch half of the first season of Lost.
Speaking about Lost.. 1) Wow, I'd forgotten how beautiful Matthew Fox is; I hated Party of Five with a passion, but always held him close to my heart; 2) I'm intrigued. How the HECK did 40-something passengers (from only one section of the plane, mind you) survived, mostly unscathed, such a violent crash like that, seriously, how; 3) John Locke is probably one of the best characters I have seen on any television series, I hope he doesn't turn into a bad guy or anything.
So everybody who has been pestering me for two years to get me to watch this damn show give it a rest, I'm on it. Sheesh.
Pictures below show Bathroom #1 (a.k.a. WOW MIRRORED WALLS. ITS LIKE A MOTEL!), Bathroom #2, Living Room, Kitchen.
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