While browsing the latest issue of Vanity Fair I absolutely fell in love with an animal print featuring an elephant. Immediately I started browsing The Animal Print Shop's website. An online art gallery and store, Sharon Montrose and her husband Spencer operate the site, along with their team. While best known for the series Little Darlings, each animal print is unique and beautifully photographed. Especially wonderful is their commitment to offering a range of prices. Hopefully I will be the proud owner of one of these prints soon! The hardest part will be deciding which one...
Emily Martin Carousel Book Workshop
On Friday I had the privilege to attend a workshop led by Emily Martin. The focus of the workshop was to learn the workings of a carousel book. Each participant created a book using templates designed by Emily with each room illustrating different pop-up techniques. Emily Martin earned a MFA degree in painting, from the University of Iowa in 1979, having previously earned a BFA and MA in drawing and painting, respectively. She started the Naughty Dog Press in 1996 to produce her own limited editions of primarily sculptural and movable artist's books. Martin joined the University of Iowa Center for the Book in 1998, to teach a variety of classes exploring artists' books, including Moveable & Sculptural Books, Paper Engineering & Pop Up Books and Artists Books. During her career she has produced over 35 limited edition artist's books using a variety of production techniques including letterpress printing, intaglio printing, silkscreen printing, inkjet printing and photocopies. Martin is very interested in the intersection of the book as an art form with the traditional craft of bookbinding.
Hello November
November is here! The leaves in Lawrence have been beautiful this year, especially the bright yellows. As the weather continues to get colder I would love to keep these beautiful colors around in my wardrobe. Here are some fall picks centered around a sunny sweater:
Blitz Branding
Last Friday I had the opportunity to spend six hours doing blitz restaurant branding with Public-Library, a cross-disciplinary design group in Los Angeles, California and Portland, Oregon. I worked in a group alongside Lori Novak and Sydney Goldstein with the task of creating branding for a restaurant located in Berlin, Germany. We described our restaurant as a German pub for the people, aptly named The Society. Above are several images from our final presentation, I will be posting our complete project in the next few weeks. This was my first blitz experience, and I certainly learned a lot designing in such a short time frame. In order to create successful design quickly we had to make decisions as a team and delegate work. At the end of the day we were very happy with our end result, and I am grateful to both Marshall and Ramon for taking the time to lead this blitz and offer their feedback throughout the day.
A Queen Within
Yesterday concluded my twenty-four hour whirlwind trip to St. Louis. Not only was I able to experience Pi Pizza for the first time (YUM), I was able to discover a wonderful exhibit at the World Chess Hall of Fame. As I wandered around the Central West End one friendly gallery worker recommended I take a look at this particular exhibit. Once I entered I was stunned, this exhibit features garments by designers Alexander McQueen, Gucci, Viktor & Rolf-just to name a few. The experience is divided into multiple sections, each relating to a famous Queen, and of course chess. If you happen to be in St. Louis before April 18 I wouldn't miss A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes, Fashion and Chess.
Sweater Weather
As it starts to get colder I have been craving fall tones and sweaters. Here are some of my favorite fall picks to get the season started!
