I got a little ahead of myself

I was so inspired today I think I was over-inspired. If there is such a thing? I just kept looking at blog after blog and getting all these ideas but didn't really do anything! hahah.

Here are some of my favorites that I compiled in my inspiration files today!
And just so everyone is AWARE. I officially want to move to New Zealand so I can play with these little guys. They're called Kiwi's and their and endangered species! Save the KIWI!!!Hopefully tomorrow will be a more productive day :)

Sassy!

I found this entry at Dieline.com called Recession Bites which is a charity design done by Fresh Thrills Design. I absolutely love the "no frills" appearance the the witty idea behind it!I think it's well done. No too harsh to upset people. I think anyone could appreciate this weather you're feeling the hard times or not so much. Also, the materials are absolutely brilliant.

Hope everyone had a Happy Holiday :) I will post about my lovely gifts at a later date. I'm not feeling very productive tonight...

Finally left the house. I went out with Chelsea to shop a bit (window shopping for me) and then went to a coffee shop to sit and sketch for a little while. Sooooo nice to get out. I think i'll try and escape again tomorrow.

Found this really nice graphite rendering today here.
Going in a completely different direction for the website now... I know i know, how many times am i going to redo this stuff? But i really like the new concept I'm on and I think that I was thinking far too literal and now I'm going out of the box which represents my personality WAYY more.

But for now, I'm watching HGTV. My one true love. Sorry Tyler ;)

By the way, here's a recent photo I shot of the new family pup tonight. He was finally being good enough to snap a quick one!

Cabin Fever

I haven't left the house in three days. Actually I moved my car from the street to the drive way... It's ridiculous. I need to get out. My main source of entertainment is video chatting with my boyfriend.
I've been trying to work on my new online portfolio but my original idea failed, miserably. I wish i had tracing paper. to draw it out again would be rediculous. Maybe my public library has wacoms. I highly doubt it.

I need to get out.
Cabbbiiinnn Fever.

Plug and Socket

These are the things that are inspiring me right now. I have so many things i want to do I really need do make sure that I time manage my break from school to do everything i want to do and have things to show for my time off.

Done Done Done.

Finally its all done. I couldn't be happier. I was above the grade point average I was looking to get although i was disappointed in on of my grades.

Being home is nice but I'm already bored and definitely have some crafts planned out.

I'd like to list of what i'm going to try and accomplish mostly just to keep myself on track.

Crocheting.

I'm doing it again. I'm really not that interested in knitting because I've heard how hard it is, so I'm going to relearn crocheting and if you use the right gauge needle and the right yarn you can get a similar effect to the thick knit scarfs I'm looking to make.

Online portfolio.

I really want to finally brand myself and put up the portfolio I've been talking about doing. it'll make applying for jobs and internships a breeze and will help to get my name out there. I've already thought of a name and concept and I'm definitely going to start making headway tomorrow.

Sketchbook.

I have a hard time keeping regular entries in things like sketchbooks and diaries but this break I'm forcing myself to sketch everyday. No matter what it is, whether it's fonts, animals, people, etc. It has to be done. I need to start formulating what my "style" is.



But for now, excitement is in the air and I'm pretty sleepy so I'll start with a clean slate tomorrow. I'll most likely integrate this blog into my new website and portfolio. Maybe then, someone would actually read it ;)

Finals Week

This is it! The finals stretch! And I couldn't be more nervous. I'm worried about a couple classes and I'm hoping the GPA doesn't suffer. I need to get a 3.0 in order to keep my academic scholarship at school, which is something I can't afford to loose with the tuition rates at my private art college. I'm really proud of a lot of the work I produced in my Advertising classes but in my Illustration classes, I've really let myself down. I just didn't try.

I think a lot of that was due to a lack of motivation this semester. I also have the worry that if i do really try hard and it isn't good enough I'd rather not try at all. If that makes any sense? Kind of like, how you'd rather make a goofy face in a picture that run the risk of your real smile looking goofy?

My new years resolution is going to be to put forth a harder effort in my traditional art classes and create work that I'm proud of and use it to make my graphic design more diverse and stronger.