Visit to NH

Went back to New Hampshire for the weekend for some very postponed graduation celebration with my grandmother. Sunday morning was spent at the Londonderry Flea which is basically AMAZING. I spent my morning sipping homemade lemonade and wandering around seeing what treasures I could find.


Pretty exciting, it will get better


I didn't know that cotton candy came in so many flavors, or colors


Magic wands are serious business. I snapped this photo and the guy who was selling them got really upset and yelled at me.


You never know what you are going to find at the Londonderry Flea like this rusty old carnival ride car

Olafur Eliasson at the Moma

Today I went to the Moma with Mino to catch the Olafur Eliasson exhibit. I would recommend that if you haven't seen it to go tomorrow because it is the last day it will be opened!



Wish I had brought my better camera because the color that the light gave off was magnificent and this photo doesn't do it justice







Yum colors

Renegade

A big thanks to everyone who came to Renegade this weekend and stopped by my booth! Even with the torrential rain I made decent sales and had a great time! For those of you who were not able to make it to the fair don't worry because I will be selling my pillows off of my website within the next few weeks.

The past two weeks have been hectic. I started a new job freelancing as an assistant print and pattern designer at Macy's in housewares and have been thinking a lot about what to do with my own personal projects. I feel like I am in a good place right now and I am quite happy with everything at the moment. I have compiled a list of things (surprise , surprise!) that I am hoping to accomplish this summer.

- Start selling my pillows off of my website
-Building up personal pattern portfolio, (transferring sketchbook patterns to illustrator and colorways)
- Starting a new post college sketchbook with only sketching, NO lists (lists are my weakness and I find myself scribbling them at least a few times a day)
- take more photos of inspiring things that I see everyday now that I have a point and shoot camera that fits in my purse thanks to my dad for graduation
- read one book a week

I have been spending my days working on Renegade products, searching for a job (any offers?) rearranging all of the furniture in my room, and teaching dance and gymnastics. I finally have a new roommate (thank GOD!) Nicole, who is still settling in, whose blog can be found here btw. I guess that things have been kind of slow?

I am really excited about Renegade, all of my pillows are finished and I have a few more last minute things up my sleeve. If you didn't already know you can find me on June 14th and 15th at booth #62 at
McCarren Park Pool on Lorimer St. between Bayard St. + Driggs Ave. Put it on your calendars people!

I've been feeling really sick but today decided to actually leave my apartment and wear something other than yoga pants and a t-shirt, so a wardrobe remix shot was bound to happen.




Dress- Zara, thrifted in the winter now I can finally wear it!
Shoes- Camper via ebay
Belt- Found via dumpster dive at Pratt after school ended a few years ago

If you haven't already check out the stylish ladies (and men!) at Wardrobe_Remix,

Back from the Bahamas! I actually got back a week ago, but the last week has been a blur with prepping for renegade. I have new products to show and sell and all of my paperwork for officially running my business is done! Here are some photos I took on my trip.

The above photo is from the Pratt Show with my display. I graduated on Friday, unfortunately most of the day looked like this



Next on my list, gearing up fro Renegade and job search!

Pratt Show!

Come see my work and me at the Pratt show! Tonight is a reception for professionals and exhibitors but I will be around the Manhattan center most of the day tomorrow!

Barranco

I have finally finished my Peruvian inspired dinnerware, called Barranco, which is one of Lima's most bohemian districts which is known for the many artists and writers that live there. When I visited Lima, Peru last March I didn't get to spend much time in Barranco, but the night that I did wish that I could have stayed there a little longer.

Value-Ables May 2nd 2008

A big thanks to everyone that showed up last night! I had an amazing time designing, putting together the show, and celebrating with everyone. One show down, Pratt show next!

For those of you who were not able to attend the event here are some photos and you can catch me at the Pratt Show May 6th - 7th at the Hammerstein Ballroom.



Stuffed was inspired by my growing bag collection underneath my sink. I strive to find simple eloquent solutions for everyday issues.







Busy week ahead filled with Pratt Show prep, the actual show, a tabletop critique, an interview (!!), family coming, and to top it off graduation! After it is Brooklyn Designs, a few days of rest, ICFF, Surtex and the Stationary show, and I plan on hitting all of them! (big thanks to former classmate and Pratt Alum Liz over at Design Glut for hooking me up with a pass) Monday I am taking a well deserved break with the family to the Bahamas on a four day cruise. Come back prep for Renegade and make products like crazy! Whew!

I am a total sucker for packaging and have been known to buy certain things just because of that. A good example of this is the amount of Matilde milk that I consumed while I was in Denmark this summer. How could you say no to this face?



Anyways, I am loving the graphics on Pop Ink's soap. They also have a line of witty dinnerware with names such as Naked Lunch and Cannibal Kingdom.

A few of the finished pillows

My work will be featured in "VALUE-ables", an off-campus Product Design show by graduating seniors of Pratt Institute's Industrial Design Studio 402A-03. The show will take place May 2nd from 6 - 11 pm. Follow the link below for further information and a directional map link.

http://www.value-ables.com/

Every time the site is "re-freshed" it loads a different photo related to a specific value considered for each student's product. Refresh until you see the bright red lettering, which is a clue to what I will be showing. If you have been reading my blog you may have picked up some others hints, but will have to come to the show to see how they all fit together!

I love when the most random things happen

So I got an email from someone at Wikipedia asking if they could use one of my photos of when I saw Bob Dorough play in a coffee shop in Pennsylvania a few summers ago. FYI, he is the guy who wrote and sings the School House Rock songs. Of course I said yes and it is up with me credited underneith. You can check it out here

XS-M-L

I saw this ring , 'Knopfring' (button ring) from XS-M-L over at Bloesem and just had to reblog it. Xs-M-L is made up of Diana van Golden, Charlotte Vonkeman and Marije Cnossen all Dutch designers and I am in LOVE it and all of their products!

Odds and ends

The countdown to graduation/Pratt show/studio show has begun and things have gotten a little bit crazy so over the weekend I did a bit of spring cleaning to calm my nerves. Cleaning and organizing has an oddly soothing effect on me and clears my mind. While I was at it I snapped some photos of my current projects and some of my flea market finds from Alabama that I haven't shown yet.




I found these at the Collinsville, Alabama flea market all 4 for $1! I've been using them ever since it has gotten a little warmer since they seem like such summery glasses to me.



All of my plates have been breaking and chipping on me, I don't like them very much anyways so I was excited to replace some of them with these, I got 2 for 50 cents!



I have been churning out pillow prototypes. The three on the left are the best of the bunch so far, the two on the right are the usual throw pillows.

Renegade Craft Fair

Excellent news! My friend Michelle and I applied for a booth together at the Renegade Craft Fair in June and we were chosen to be a vendor! I will be selling my handmade housewares and Michelle will be selling her handmade soaps. The fair will be June 14th and 15th at McCarren Park. Mark your calendars!

Pricked: Extreme Embroidery

I still haven't made it over to The Museum of Art and Design to see Pricked: Extreme Embroidery but it is closing April 27th so I need to go soon, anyone want to come with me? The above piece is by Orly Cogan who uses vintage fabric for her work

Brooklyn Flea

I will be heading over to the Brooklyn Flea tomorrow morning before I head out into the city. I've been looking forward to this for the obvious reasons butalso because it means that summer is right around the corner!

Bundt Pans!

I have had this photo saved on my hard drive in my inspiration folder and had no idea where it had come from. The other day while browsing through flickr I found who this lovely kitchen belongs to, Abbey over at Aesthetic Outburst Check out the rest of her photos and home here

Pacha in BARC Blog

Pacha makes special guest appearance in BARC's Blog