A Glance at Last Week

Last week was ruff for me, but I tried to make the best of it.  I've been trying to ride my bike more often. So when I needed to go into the city for some art supplies, but more importantly I wanted some cookies. I hopped on my bike to save some money(for cookies). The cookies didn't last long enough to be photographed sadly. It was such a beautiful night. These where taken on the Brooklyn bridge. This is the only bridge I like biking on even with the tourist that like to walk in the bike lane.

The art supplies: two Faber-Castell pens(XS, F) a white gel pen, and a Excel craft knife. I was using a sharpie but it wasn't working out. I love the Faber-Castell pens. I haven't find much use for the gel pen yet, but I'm sure I will!

A la prochaine!

Seen near Union Square.

I've seen Louis Mendes but never had my own camera to take his photograph. I'm glad I was finally able to capture him! He is a great photgrapher. Taken 10/16/2011.

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The Sketchbook Project

Have you heard of the sketchbook project? I didn't but instantly fell for the idea. That is until I found out that I would never get my sketchbook back and that I had to pay a small fee to join. And I would have to return the book by a certain date. Since I just found out about it and I decided to do it next year. I still wanted to do something so in the end I decided to do the project, but from home and share what I do to the pages with you all!

The Sketchbook: 

A small Canson journal I got about a year ago compliments of Blick art materials that I had barely used. I decided that for this journal I wasn't going to work with in a theme. I didn't want to limit myself I just wanted to create! This is what I have so far...

 I'm going to try and be more  a bit more creative. I really want to try image transferring! I'm going to need more supplies before can though. I made most piece with what I already had available(and ruined some paint brushes by letting paint dry in the camel hairs x-( darn it...) Here's a list of what I hope to get eventually:

• Faber-Castell artist pens- I've been using a sharpie but it hasn't been going well
• White gel pen- for small details
• A Mixed Media Journal- I've noticed that my paper buckles under all the stuff I'm putting on it. The journal I'm currently using is the paper is only 65lbs. I've read that 80lbs or better is good better for what I'm doing.

That's all. I like to keep my list small! I'm really excited about image transferring so I'll let you all see the results of that when I get Gel Medium.

A la prochaine!

Sweetest Thing I've Ever Known.....

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Seen from Dumbo Park- 9/11 Memorial

Taken september 10th, 2011. It shooked me that it's been 10 years already. While I was there I also saw a good of people in a tight cirlce with light candles. I didn't realize, until now, that they had probably be meeting at that spot for 10 years to give comfort and support. To people that might have been total strangers.

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F.O.K.U.S presents The Stoop 2011

 Photo's by me from Fokus presents The Stoop 2011 last month.

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Have a Cupcake

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The Flowers I Bought Myself

Oh and F*ck You!

Brooklyn Rooftops Pt. 2

 Another rooftop another great evening!

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Brooklyn Rooftops Pt. 1

 I've had more access to rooftops this summer then I've had my whole life. I couldn't be more please with this fact! These were taken on the 4th of July. Being on a rooftop in the city is like being on a deserted island that you never want to leave!

Just a little reminder.

I opened up a new perfume that I had wanted to buy for a year, but hadn't because my funds had never allowed it. Finally I was able to, and I found this simple message inside. Lovely!

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Walking around NYC

 On my to drawing club this past Saturday I ran into two street fairs. At the first, at the Lower East Side, I was two busy stuffing my face to realized that I had my camera. The second, in Tribeca, outside my school was just ending and I was running late for my club, so I snapped these before I went inside.

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"Can We Kick It?"

I've always admired the friendships men have with other men. It always seems so effortless. The friendships just seem to happen there never seems to be some big back story like women sometimes have. "She was a friend of a friends sister, we hung out one day and became best friends!" The thing I admire most about male friendships is that they don't seem to have as much pressure as female friendships sometimes do. Or maybe when your friends with someone through art gender doesn't matter.

I say all this to introduce my friend Chad(again). We met a couple of years ago at an art show. We've kept in touch and when I saw he was coming to NY I jumped at the chance to hang out with him. He is a great artist, but an even better human being. Well it didn't happen, mostly because my phone is a jerk. The stupid thing takes calls, and alerts me of voicemail, only when it wants too. But I digress. I had planned to take some photographs of him, but since that didn't happen I've provided this nice link to his blog with images of his time in Brooklyn.  I don't know how or where he found the beauty in Brooklyn because I can't seem to find it here, and I'm a resident.

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Street Art in Tribeca

There is some contruction going on near my school in Tribeca. Part of the street is blocked off so you can't see what's being done. In my head I imagine some clever artist(s) sneaking around at night and painting these pictures.

Just another silly poem

I was at work one day and my pants wouldn't stay where I wanted them too. I knew didn't have any safety pins, but I reached into my pocket anyway. I found a bobby pin and a paper clip. I stuck the on my pants and took shallow breathes for the rest of the day. FYI my pants stayed up. Have a poem:

I have my,

Pins to hold my pants up,

Socks that I made myself,

A button down shirt from ninth grade,

and a sweater from the clearance rack,

I work in an office now.

They say they understand

that "I'm on a budget".

But I say,

I'm drowning...and trying to

keep my head above the water.

Burning the Midnight Oil

I've been writing the silliest poems. There very short and are usually written near bedtime or right as I'm waking up. Proof, I think, that my brain never really shuts down. I sometimes fall asleep thinking about all the things I need to dothen wake up and continue my internal convorsations. Either that, or that my subconscious mind runs wild at night when my conscious mind rest.

Have a poem:

Dear Mother,

Can you warm our cores,
so that we can free ourselves from our bidding layers

So that Spring can bring me hope and wash away my troubles,

So that your parks can turn green again,
instead of the muddy brown

So that summer can lull me to sleep at night

So that the boys can chase after me in my short skirts

Most importantly trhough,
 so that I can walk around my apartment in my undies!

But only if it pleases you can you do these things dear Mother,

...Dear Mother of all things green.

A la prochaine!

Maps

I've been doing some thinking about where I want to travel to this fall. I'm staying in the US. This time. I've never been farther then NJ, and have only been there because my father used to live there. I can't plan with out some kind of visual inspiration so I went to Barnes and Nobles and brought a map of the USA last week. Here's what I'm planning on doing.

From NY I'm going to go too:

• Charlotte, NC
• Then on to Virgina(where my father now lives),
• Then Baltimore(to see one of my uncle, I have two favorites. the other lives in Chicago)
• New Jersey(to see my nephew)
• and then back home to NY.

 If you look at all of these places on a map you'll see that I'll be going in a straight path from NC onward. That's kind of why I chose these places. That and the fact that I will only need to stay in a hotel in NC, all the other places I can stay with family! So that's the plan, and though plans change I hope this one doesn't.

A la prochaine!

My Mini Vacation

 This is what I did last weekend. I ate, I drank, I watch movies(and season 1 of Veronica Mar) on netflix, and I neglected my studies.  I was puppy-sitting a wonderful beagle. The first night he let me have the bed all to my self, but the second night we spooned. That was the highlight of my weekend.

"Ralphie, drop it!"

This dog showed me a a couple of things about stealing food of peoples plates while there in the room. Some times while there right next to you! 1: with you eyes closed located direction of people food. 2: Open eyes while stretching and looking around to see whose watching. If your being watched stare at them until they get bored (or feel uncomfortable) and look away. 3: trying not to make much noise slide of couch and move towards table, don't rush its a dead give away! 4: rest your face on table and grab food. If you get caught don't worry the fight isn't over. Resume staring, throw in a whine, your bond to get something!

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A Peek into my Sketchbook

Just a small peek into my sketchbook to see what I did in my life drawing 1 class last semester. Not to bad for a girl that has only taken drawing 100, and who used to hate drawing so much so that she was to afraid to even try it. I'm working on my hands, feet, and faces the most this semester. I'm tired of making faceless drawings.

I need to find a place I can go to that quiet with alot of space so that I can draw more. The only way I'll get better is if I practice alot more then I have in the past. I need to find some way to motivate my self outside of the classroom also. Contrary to what my professors tell me I don't think I have a natural talent to draw. I love it though so it's something that I what to become good at. One of my last goals this semester in life drawing 2 is to stop looking at other peoples work. It messes me up every time!

A la prochaine!