written September 2nd, 2009 ·
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Today I rode my bike to Mitte and left flyers that I designed for my jewelry collection at shops in the area. I asked really nicely and told them I made my own jewelry and it was no problem mostly! I left 80 in total. At one shop the girl was really interested and asked what I am making and I showed her the images on my flyer and also the earrings I had on! She was really into them and asked if I would want to sell them at her shop. She would have to clear it with her boss, but that should be no problem, they are always looking for jewelry! This might be my big break!
It was fun walking around Hackescher Markt again. I used to work in that area and I would walk around there a a lot on my breaks seeing what was new in the shops and collecting postcards and free magazines. I came home with tons of stuff today! I left 80 flyers, but I brought back a pile of postcards for earrings, gallery guides, shopping guides, Vice Magazine, Electronic Beats Magazine, Grafik and Style and the Family Tunes. Fun fun! I love getting that boost of energy from having new magazines around. My new issue of IdN magazine just arrived too! I have lots to read and to inspire me now:)
Posted in Life in Berlin
written September 2nd, 2009 ·
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This past Saturday night I was in a museum. Oh yes I was. I was even there in the evening and until 11:30 pm! It was the long night of the museums here in Berlin and my friend and I wanted to go and participate in some drawing workshops that were going on. I think my expectations were pretty high after reading all of the descriptions in the event’s schedule, so I was sadly a bit disappointed. I was really siked about the drawing with experimental materials, which turned out to be drawing with ink! I actually had so many of my own ideas for drawing workshops afterward that I probably should get involved for the next time!
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written September 2nd, 2009 ·
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I was flipping through the advertisements with the weekly sales on Saturday when I came across these funny pictures! I literally burst out laughing. The first two are just hilarious. I mean, the models look ridiculous! I love the two really different looks on their faces and the hands in the pockets. Oh man.
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written September 1st, 2009 ·
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I sold my earrings at the Mauerpark market again on Sunday! It was a very cool day in Berlin and I think there was a good crowd there, but unfortunately not many sales. I sold half the amount as last time (the first time I sold my things at a market in Berlin). This time I mixed my products, instead of separating each style of earrings onto separate boards, I mixed it up and also had prices above each pair. So perhaps this was a mistake? Or perhaps it was just this time, this crowd turn out that wasn’t in the buying mood. One girl, as German, bought a pair of my paper/plastic creations and she said she really wanted to buy something special and extraordinary because she already has a huge earring collection, so that was a great compliment!!! I will be researching this coming Saturday and visiting other markets that I can potentially sell at.
Oh and something pretty funny happened actually. This guy is walking by and he stops at our table and leans over and picks up my cell phone, which had been lying a foot away from me. He takes it and examines it and completely seriously asks me if it is for sale!!! And I was just so stunned, I stammered I’m selling earrings! haha. Oh man. And then he was a bit embarrassed and gave it back. He was probably scouting the whole market only for cell phones! I didn’t initially say anything because the first time I sold at the market, this happened twice to Nina and I. But on those occasions the people were obviously joking! This guy was dead serious until he realized I was selling something far from cell phones!
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Posted in Life in Berlin, My Jewelry
written August 26th, 2009 ·
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I had a wonderful day yesterday drawing at the Natural Science Museum (Museum für Naturkunde) in Berlin! I went with my friend Nina and even though half the museum was closed for restoration of some kind, we still found lots to draw in the Darwin exhibit and there was of course the largest mounted dinosaur skeleton in the world! I attempted to draw it, although it proved difficult to fit into my sketchbook. The dinosaur is so incredibly large!
It was fun drawing strange animals and sea creatures and it reminded me of my days back at RISD drawing in the Nature Lab. There were tons of kids there and they were very interested in our drawings. The most difficult question posed by a few of them was, Why are you doing that? Haha. They were cute. We were actually inspired to go to the museum by the drawings of Daniel Egnéus (his website) that we saw at a gallery in Berlin a few weeks back. His drawings are huge, probably about 3 meters long (~10 feet)! His style was so captivating and the drawing of the dinosaur (below) caught our attention and we have a hunch that he drew this drawing at the Museum für Naturkunde!
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Posted in Art, Drawings, Life in Berlin
written August 26th, 2009 ·
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Olga Desmond … a very interesting woman indeed. I saw an exhibition of her work in Berlin a few months back, and shame on me, I haven’t posted about it until now. But I definitely wanted to post this. It was really incredible. Sometimes you get glimpses of pure raw art in the most unexpected places, such as in this small gallery I stepped into. Only spent 1 Euro too!
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Posted in Art, Dance, Life in Berlin
written August 18th, 2009 ·
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So I sold my jewelry for the first time at a market this past Sunday! It was very exciting. So exciting that I actually only slept about 3 hours the night before because of anxiety! Eeek! So I was definitely exhausted even before the day started, but the beautiful sunshine and the perfect temperature of the air at 7:30 am made me happy. And it was of course great that I had a good friend with me to pass the time and share snacks with! The day started slowly as Berliners are really not early risers on the weekends. They are usually still coming home from the clubs at 7:30 am. I did actually see a few drunken couples wandering home on my way. read more…
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written July 2nd, 2009 ·
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I’ve been to my very first fashion show!
It all took place yesterday at this tent in the middle of Berlin on a warm summery evening. I was helping out at the student show (students of the UDK – Universität der Künste Berlin), on July 1st at 10 pm and my experience took place backstage where all the excitement, stress and 1 hour of craziness took place! read more…
Posted in Fashion, Life in Berlin, My Photography
written June 19th, 2009 ·
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Image from Spiegel.de
Back in April after reading a review on Spiegel.de, I immediately bought tickets to see Shakespeares Sonette (german title) directed by Robert Wilson and music written by Rufus Wainwright in Berlin. I was totally intrigued. read more…
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written May 18th, 2009 ·
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Overall, I’d have to say I am pretty happy with how green I live. I live in a small apartment with my boyfriend. There is no need for air conditioning and perhaps more need than use of the heat in the winter, we have no dishwasher, no clothes dryer (and I always wash my clothes cold), and no car (just bikes and public transport). We recently bought energy saving light bulbs, we turn off our power strips when we are not using our computers (surprisingly easy to get used to doing!), and we sell our bottles back and recycle, which is actually worth it here, because they recycle everything, even the trash from neighboring countries because their system is so efficient! My lifestyle may be typical for a 25 year old, and it will probably change when I start a family, or live somewhere else, but all in all, I’d say it is super easy to live green in Berlin!
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