3 Words Revealed

The postcard designs that I posted the other day were three adjectives that define myself and my aesthetic of design. The words for the cards are busy, energetic, and creative. Busy represents my design style through various overlaying and graphic elements, and relates to my life due to the crazy amount of things I am involved in. I am constantly on the go, and barely have a free minute to myself, and I do not like sitting around. Creative represents myself as a designer and creator. This piece includes a good amount of work I have done in my courses. I figured why not display your own artwork to show creativity? The last card is energetic, which ones again describes my busy life style, hectic designs, and background as a cheerleader. Each card is in similar color palette, and graphics, but they work collectively to show me.

Work That Represents ME

Here are three designs I chose as portrayals of myself and my aesthetic. Each design is a word that describes me and my methods of design. Check back in a few days to see what I reveal the words to be!

Cow Parade

In my internship search, I came across a company known for their painted cows. Cow Parade is a non-profit organization, located in Bloomfield, CT, and is a worldwide phenomenon and the most public art event in the world. Cow Parade hires many companies and artists to create actual masterpieces on the cow's bodies, where they will then be displayed in public cities and metropolitan areas. The size of each parade varies, and can feature anywhere from 32 to 450 cows at one time. The cows remain in the location for 2 to monthss and are then auctioned off, with the highest sold being the Wage Moo from CowParade Dublin 2003, which sold for $146,000. The cows are made of fiberglass, and artists get to choose from three different positions, standing, grazing, and reclining. My family and I traveled to Boston years ago and saw some of these cows, and really did not understand the purpose, and now that I've done the research, I can not help but commend how successful this organization has become!

Spray Paint Art

I overheard some of my classmates talking about this awesome YouTube video that featured artists who work in strictly spray paint to create some magnificent pieces of art. After watching them stare blankly at the screen in awe for minutes on end, I decided I should have a look for myself. The artists use various layers of paint, and with the help of household items such as pots and sheets, can create the shapes they want for the piece. They use pieces of paper or cardboard as screens to prevent paint front getting all over the work, and to give lines a sharp edge. What was also interesting to me was they would use brilliant pops of orange and then cover it all in a navy or black. There is a method to the madness of course, as the artist then proceeds to use a ball of crumpled up newspaper to smear all the paint giving it a marbled texture. I posted the video for you to have a better look. Prepare to be amazed!

Eastern Palooza

Occasionally, I do some work for the Eastern organization Friday After Dark. Here is the poster I created for the Eastern Palooza event this Sunday, April 17 at 2:00pm. There will be Battle of the Bands, several inflatable games, as well as free food, and fun!

TOM'S Shoes - Styles of Today

Tonight, I attended the last Art & Lecture series at Eastern for the semester, and I have to admit it was my first visit to one of the guest lecturers in my entire college career. Because it was a required visit for my class, I figured I would be peeling my eyes open to stay awake. Instead, I was compelled by the speaker, and his words, and motivation, to the point where I wanted to somehow get involved.

The Art & Lecture series brought in Blake Mycoskie, a young founder of the TOM'S Shoes organization. After a trip to Argentina, Blake found an ultimate joy that overcame his life as he simply placed several pairs of shoes on several kids in need. He came up with a brilliant idea to found an organization that not only brought in revenue for himself, but gave back to the people who needed it most. His idea was to sell sturdy, comfortable shoes in the US, and for every pair sold, he would give a child in need their own pair to match. Although reluctant of the success he would find, Blake started off creating a mere 240 pairs of shoes, handcrafted from his friends in Argentina. After hearing the cause, and the "one for one" contribution, sales boomed, and Blake could barely produce enough shoes to support sales. Before he knew it, Mycoskie was being contacted by some of the biggest names in shoes sales that were interested in selling his product, and at this point has sold 1 million pairs of shoes to date, helping children in 26 different countries across the globe.

Although, they started out with three one color designs, TOM'S Shoes, has such then featured limited editions through celebrities and other organizations, and even now come out with different lines for each season. Below is a picture of this year's Spring line. TOM'S Shoes is a great organization. Click here to see more information about the cause and order a pair for yourself!

Latest Work

Here are some more sample of some postcards I've been working on

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