tweet II

another background for twitter, just playing around with transparency... my new favourite tool.

From tiny happy bunny

twitter page

the inspiration came when looking for a new twitter background. i like some of them, but wanted my own colors... good thing i can draw. if you don't, you can find one here...

found - old baby project

a series i did over six months ago... i love coming across old ideas. what was fun was seeing what this idea evolved into... (click on any of them to make them bigger)

travel pillow for kids II

another option of the pillow...

travel pillow for kids

an interesting project... i received direction to cute-up this idea. i love the concept that a stuffed animal has double duty as a travel pillow. the legs snap together under the chin, the nose area would cradle a head. cute !

little feet

i've had the very fun experience of working for a local company dedicated to keeping the legs of babies everywhere cozy. these have been pretty fun to work on (mostly for the creativity), and i learned so many illustrator shortcuts, i'm a whiz. just ask me how to snap that line to grid, move it to the front, group it, ungroup it... oh, you get the point.

holiday mens

holiday seems like such a blur now. i counted at one point, and we'd created over a 100 styles. that seemed like a lot. especially when other people felt overwhelmed with 30. in one category. i loved working in accessories for the diversity. if you got sick of socks, you could always work on scarves for a day. want to learn about leather ? tackle belt design. it was a fun job.

i'm lucky to have had fun jobs.

lingering holiday

ahhh the holidays. nothing says merry chrismas like working 12 hour days, driving in snow in seattle (IMPOSSIBLE) and being homebound for your christmas dinner and eating turkey sandwiches because it's the only food in the house. work was insane this holiday season, but i found time to enjoy what i could. i'll be posting some things i designed (and drew) for hol'09.

many hours of my time recently

so, i was a part of a big project at work. was asked to do all of the fashion illustrations for a presentation given to... uhm, a local professional sports team. i don't know, i never know if i should talk about what i do or not. this blog is more just a place for the artwork, and my evolution in work. i've been hard at work on lots of stuff... here's some of it. i know you can't really tell, but each person really is wearing something different. the people (and their pants) are repeated, but all the tops are different.

another bag

been diligently working on fall09. here's a bag that i finished drawing today. the strap kind of worked me over, not super excited about the result, but must move on. more fall to do !

fall'09 handbag

so the design is NOT mine... but the sketch is... and then i recolored a stripe and stuck it in there. it's a work in progress, i'll update as it goes through changes.

the small things

today i was drawing a bag. some of my favourite things to draw are the small hardware bits. i don't get uber detailed, but like the outlines. here's one.

you love wallets

another wallet. after yesterday's dissection, and the resulting husband wallet study. i have decided i like this one better. you might see it in a store next summer.

if you were looking for a wallet.

what's in your wallet ?

i've never really noticed men's wallets before. or what they put in them. every once in a while, i go hunting for my husband's, but it's usually because i need to buy something boring online, and it needs to go on his card.

having had the chance recently to question my male coworkers about their billfolds... i've determined it's as varied as women and their handbags. i'm almost wondering that men aren't MORE picky than women, and concerned about odd non-functioning minutiae.

here's a wallet technical sketch i just did. i'm going to take it home and try out a snazzier drawing style. right after i finish that portfolio bag i'm working on. stay tuned for pics of that.

tee screen in progress

something i've been working on, it's evolved a bit. i also don't see it as done, i want a couple of flowers in there, and another possible pattern. we'll see where it goes.

young men's - saturation point - spring 09

the second outfit from this project, the idea was a deeply saturated/elements of nature aspect. i was surprised by how many shades of green i found and also how men's is using floral elements on just about any article of clothing.

young men's - graphic distinction - spring 09

recently i had the opportunity to interview with a great local company. the project they assigned as part of the interview process was so much fun, i'm sometimes still surprised when it constitutes as work. after a day of shopping, a day of pulling tears, and then a day of sketching ideas (i still had my day job), i had it narrowed down to what i wanted to do. the focus was 2 groups, each with a different feel, and an outfit for each. here are technical sketches for the outfits. although i later found out i was overqualified for the position, i'm still glad for the opportunity. you can see from the golf project to this, my AI skill has progressed. each panel of the shorts has a directional plaid, and i placed bias plaid in the pocket welt.

the theme for this group was an expanded black and white take. when i get to it, i'll add in the trend board.

fairways

this project was completed when contemplating local design opportunities. i decided to test the waters of what i knew in illustrator, and also the idea of working on something in women's. something i hadn't done since school. this is a very basic project, but gave me valuable knowledge with the clipping mask tool.