written October 29th, 2009 ·
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Yesterday I went to the Illustrative Berlin show with my friend and saw some great stuff! Here’s an overview of the artists who participated (although all are not listed).
The first artist that caught my eye was CIOU from France, I think (her website is biography-less). The pieces she exhibited were so finely painted, I had to view the paintings so close to see some of the finest lines. She paints fantastical female characters with a bit of a punk/death/dark side to them. The canvases were initially covered with collaged newspaper that was varnished with a brownish yellow color and then the characters were painted over that. There seemed to be so many layers and the detail was fascinating. Such gems! Check out some other work of hers (images from her website):
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Posted in Art, Life in Berlin
written October 29th, 2009 ·
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I received a clothing catalog from Otto this week in the mail and while flipping through, found some pretty crazy/bad/ugly styling! I love looking at these kinds of catalogs after seeing what’s on the runway and in magazines, and then comparing the two! Some of the outfits are just plain bad interpretations of current trends, but others are just scary. It makes me wonder how one could come up with such odd outfits. I enjoy making fun of this kind of stuff…is that bad? I also found some obvious over-photoshopping, which always tickles me. Oh, I am such a designer nerd!
So, first off…in the image on the left…we’ve got some sleek wool work trousers paired with a paisley print hippie top and a tight jean vest. There are absolutely no colors working together in this outfit! Each piece of clothing looks like it was taken from a different women with completely different tastes in clothing. Hmmm…. The image on the right just makes me chuckle. I have never seen anyone silly enough to rock the high heels and socks look with socks such as these! Notice that the leopard pattern cuts off before the sole of the foot. Attractive!
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written October 29th, 2009 ·
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Well I am back after a long 3 weeks. I was back home in Philadelphia visiting my family with my boyfriend. We had such a great time! We were busy everyday with a new adventure. We went hiking and canoeing, visited Longwood gardens and my mom’s place on the Chester River (near the Chesapeake Bay), stayed at my sister’s place in Philadelphia and went shopping, spent a day in New York City and took a little trip to Coney Island, and went to a wedding!
Well I just wanted to share some photos really. First off, my outfit for the wedding and the earrings I designed for my dress! My sister and I:
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