Can I Turn My New Hobby Into My First Job?

May 6, 2010

Tomorrow I am sending pattern samples to five fabric manufacturers! I’m going out on a limb and trying to break into something I am not formally trained for. Here’s hoping for some good feedback!

Promotion

As promised here are the images of my awesome new promotional contradiction poster series. The photos do not come close to the awesomeness of interacting with these posters in person, but a promise is a promise. The concept behind the series rests on my inability to define myself as a person and as a designer [...]

Negative Space

April 21, 2010

This is what’s left after an hour and a half of cutting out letter forms. Kind of tempted to sew it all back together! Stay tuned for photos of the finished products.

Looking Back to Find Inspiration

April 20, 2010

Everyone gets stuck. Call it what you will (a mental block or a brain fart?) when it hits what do you do? Where do you find inspiration? How do you come to terms with it? When I woke up yesterday morning I knew I was going to be stuck, so I went for a run. [...]

Breakin’ Hearts and Takin’ Names

March 31, 2010

I’m working hard on new promotional pieces. Here’s a small taste.

Is there a different way to say "You learn something new everyday?"

March 6, 2010

It’s just as cliche as “think outside the box,” but I’m too lazy to try and think of a different way to say the same thing. It’s true. You learn something new everyday. Cazenovia Fabrics is my mom’s store, and every time I come home I feel like it’s my store too. For the past [...]

Week six

January 21, 2010

For the sake of not feeling like an idiot, I decided to choose yes and move on. But then I got stuck again, when they asked me my “current salary” and “salary requirements” I was unsure how to answer again and then I gave up for real.