FarmVille is taking over my life.
Damn you evil addictive game!
Damn you evil addictive game!
29 March 2010
25 March 2010
naughty nanna fabrics
LMAO.
I first seen this fabric made into some pillows at the Rose Street market (Fitzroy) but now it's popping up everywhere else.
(here and here to be precise)
This raunchy "softcore" fabric is made by Alexander Henry, a fabrics designer known for his "conversation-starting" designs.
23 March 2010
work
hoorah! my first proper client in ages!
monroe makeup by toni alford.
models: lauren neaves and some other chick.
below are some draft images that i quickly threw together to see if our heads were in the same space.
Personally, I prefer the font in the second image to that in the third image, but I'm learning to distance myself from my work and to not become so emotionally attached.
The top image will be incorporated into the website that's in planning, and the third image will be used as one side of a business card.
feedback welcome!
right-click and "view image" for full-size.
monroe makeup by toni alford.
models: lauren neaves and some other chick.
below are some draft images that i quickly threw together to see if our heads were in the same space.
Personally, I prefer the font in the second image to that in the third image, but I'm learning to distance myself from my work and to not become so emotionally attached.
The top image will be incorporated into the website that's in planning, and the third image will be used as one side of a business card.
feedback welcome!
right-click and "view image" for full-size.
20 March 2010
17 March 2010
15 March 2010
newbie
I am so thrilled to be able to announce this tonight.
hohkyo has just employed* the one and only...
alana canning
(say it as one word: ala-knacker-ning)
Alana is a graphic artist, and a freeeking good one!
she will be working with/for hohkyo as a freelance designer,
and might be available for some small design projects.
(she's a really busy gal, but might make an exception)
We also plan to work together on a range of t-shirt prints sometime soon.
Keep any eye out for her work. Her folio will appear online shortly.
*i have no intentions of paying her. XD
Alana is doing me a huge favour by accepting my offer
to work under my brand name for publicity.
Gosh i love her. *shakes her to death*
hohkyo has just employed* the one and only...
alana canning
(say it as one word: ala-knacker-ning)
Alana is a graphic artist, and a freeeking good one!
she will be working with/for hohkyo as a freelance designer,
and might be available for some small design projects.
(she's a really busy gal, but might make an exception)
We also plan to work together on a range of t-shirt prints sometime soon.
Keep any eye out for her work. Her folio will appear online shortly.
*i have no intentions of paying her. XD
Alana is doing me a huge favour by accepting my offer
to work under my brand name for publicity.
Gosh i love her. *shakes her to death*
12 March 2010
ghetto
SCENE: (thursday morning) Toni & I are sitting on the train, laughing about bad makeup artists.
(queue 12 year old, who, for the purpose of this re-telling is named Bethany)
Bethany: (sitting on the lap of another 12 year old who shall remain nameless)
(singing) ((yes, singing))
With so much drama in the l-b-c
Its kinda hard bein snoop d-o-double-g
But i, somehow, some way
Keep comin up with funky ass shit like every single day
May i, kick a little something for the gs (yeah)
And, make a few ends as (yeah!)
I breeze, through
Two in the mornin and the partys still jumpin
Cause my momma aint home
I got bitches in the living room gettin it onA
nd, they aint leavin til six in the mornin (six in the mornin)
So what you wanna do, sheeeit
I got a pocket full of rubbers and my homeboys do too
So turn off the lights and close the doors
But (but what) we don't love them hoes, yeah!
So we gonna smoke a ounce to this
Gs up, hoes down, while you motherfuckers bounce to this
Bethany is a white girl, about to get her head kicked in.
It's times like this when I truely appreciate the beauty of living in broadmeadows.
(queue 12 year old, who, for the purpose of this re-telling is named Bethany)
Bethany: (sitting on the lap of another 12 year old who shall remain nameless)
(singing) ((yes, singing))
With so much drama in the l-b-c
Its kinda hard bein snoop d-o-double-g
But i, somehow, some way
Keep comin up with funky ass shit like every single day
May i, kick a little something for the gs (yeah)
And, make a few ends as (yeah!)
I breeze, through
Two in the mornin and the partys still jumpin
Cause my momma aint home
I got bitches in the living room gettin it onA
nd, they aint leavin til six in the mornin (six in the mornin)
So what you wanna do, sheeeit
I got a pocket full of rubbers and my homeboys do too
So turn off the lights and close the doors
But (but what) we don't love them hoes, yeah!
So we gonna smoke a ounce to this
Gs up, hoes down, while you motherfuckers bounce to this
Bethany is a white girl, about to get her head kicked in.
It's times like this when I truely appreciate the beauty of living in broadmeadows.
09 March 2010
art&armour
okay, so i finally got an email back from someone who works for art&armour.
although they loved my designs, they said they don't quite fit with their current collection.
they are holding onto them though, and plan to use them in a future lot.
for now though, they have offered to use my designs to create a "spotlight" sort of feature that showcases the designers who work with art&armour.
it all sounds exciting, but i dont know too much about it.
any press is a good press, so i would be jumping for joy if i could be physically bothered.
sad that corky's go flooded (again)
images snatched from this blog.
("snatched sounds like a dirty word. lol.)
although they loved my designs, they said they don't quite fit with their current collection.
they are holding onto them though, and plan to use them in a future lot.
for now though, they have offered to use my designs to create a "spotlight" sort of feature that showcases the designers who work with art&armour.
it all sounds exciting, but i dont know too much about it.
any press is a good press, so i would be jumping for joy if i could be physically bothered.
sad that corky's go flooded (again)
images snatched from this blog.
("snatched sounds like a dirty word. lol.)
19 February 2010
new york
whenever i get bored, i scan an old image from a book & colour it in.
effortless and bland, but i like it.
this might look purrdy printed on a singlet, but alas, the expenses.
effortless and bland, but i like it.
this might look purrdy printed on a singlet, but alas, the expenses.
15 February 2010
11 February 2010
replenished
okay, so i'm back. after an extended absence from blogging.
(like anyone cares anyway. lol)
a couple of things that were totally unexpected happened, thus delaying my intentions to blog more.
i'm glad to say that things are on the up&up, and that it looks like smooth(er) sailing from here.
here's a few things i've been up to lately:
1.planning my tattoo
the creative process for this has been really exciting. My original idea has shifted greatly, as have my expectations. the tattoo is getting larger and larger with every draft i submit, but i'm confident that we're almost there.
i have heaps that i need to sort out, but i've pin-pointed which one i want to be my first.
2.getting my education sorted
this has been on my "to-do" list for a year now, and what a relief it is to have finally crossed it off.
i chopped and changed between graphic art, graphic design, printing, industrial design, media, advertising, multimedia, library and even psychology.
despite all that, here's the plan.
(aka PLAN G... having failed plan a-through-f)
Diploma of Library & Information Services
RPL a fair chunk of the units, since I've worked in the library industry for almost 5 years.
Settle myself into a job & work out all that grown-up house stuff like mortgage, etc.
By then i will have decided if i want to pursue a career in design.
I'll do like a Certificate IV in Design at RMIT and really push my HOHKYO label as more than a lazy hobby.
etc.
i don't quite see myself making huge amounts of money from making "stuff" but i'm going to give it a shot.
i researched getting some of my designs printed onto t-shirts, but we're talking very minimal profit.
3.renovating my room
by renovate, i mean i added a new desk unit from IKEA, and strung up some string to hang my ever-increasing collection of glasses. i also took down my curtains, and am planning to make some new ones.
sadly, that's it.
but i'm over-the-hill on all that junk that happened last month and i'm ready to start fresh.
(like anyone cares anyway. lol)
a couple of things that were totally unexpected happened, thus delaying my intentions to blog more.
i'm glad to say that things are on the up&up, and that it looks like smooth(er) sailing from here.
here's a few things i've been up to lately:
1.planning my tattoo
the creative process for this has been really exciting. My original idea has shifted greatly, as have my expectations. the tattoo is getting larger and larger with every draft i submit, but i'm confident that we're almost there.
i have heaps that i need to sort out, but i've pin-pointed which one i want to be my first.
2.getting my education sorted
this has been on my "to-do" list for a year now, and what a relief it is to have finally crossed it off.
i chopped and changed between graphic art, graphic design, printing, industrial design, media, advertising, multimedia, library and even psychology.
despite all that, here's the plan.
(aka PLAN G... having failed plan a-through-f)
Diploma of Library & Information Services
RPL a fair chunk of the units, since I've worked in the library industry for almost 5 years.
Settle myself into a job & work out all that grown-up house stuff like mortgage, etc.
By then i will have decided if i want to pursue a career in design.
I'll do like a Certificate IV in Design at RMIT and really push my HOHKYO label as more than a lazy hobby.
etc.
i don't quite see myself making huge amounts of money from making "stuff" but i'm going to give it a shot.
i researched getting some of my designs printed onto t-shirts, but we're talking very minimal profit.
3.renovating my room
by renovate, i mean i added a new desk unit from IKEA, and strung up some string to hang my ever-increasing collection of glasses. i also took down my curtains, and am planning to make some new ones.
sadly, that's it.
but i'm over-the-hill on all that junk that happened last month and i'm ready to start fresh.
14 January 2010
Lino Deco
Posh?
These items are the first unique spin on art deco design that I have seen in a long time.
Forget all of that faux art deco fashion, these necklaces are brooches capture the essence of the art deco movement far greater than anything else I've seen clogging up the markets lately.
12 January 2010
nan lawson love.
GO TO NAN LAWSON'S ETSY AND BUY HER UH-MAZING
PRINTS OR ELSE FACE DOOM. DOOM DOOM & MORE DOOM.
(oh, hello friend) is holding a giveaway with Nan's store, up for grabs is a $30 voucher.
( Ta for the image. :D )
PRINTS OR ELSE FACE DOOM. DOOM DOOM & MORE DOOM.
(oh, hello friend) is holding a giveaway with Nan's store, up for grabs is a $30 voucher.
( Ta for the image. :D )
08 January 2010
etsy
okay, so i finally got around to putting some things on etsy.
it is all very rushed, but i wanted to make sure i made the best of my "new year buzz" before it ran out.
unfortunately, it seems to have run out.
the products i listed for sale are unfinished, unprofessional and unhappy.
first there is that glaring and mean cat i made, and the sad and depressed emo softie.
if i ever find the time i will make things with a bit more love and care, so that when i realise that my softies replicate my mood at the time of it's creation, the end results will be.. uplifting?
i dunno, but im looking forward to sewing this monday.
woo for rostered days off.
it is all very rushed, but i wanted to make sure i made the best of my "new year buzz" before it ran out.
unfortunately, it seems to have run out.
the products i listed for sale are unfinished, unprofessional and unhappy.
first there is that glaring and mean cat i made, and the sad and depressed emo softie.
if i ever find the time i will make things with a bit more love and care, so that when i realise that my softies replicate my mood at the time of it's creation, the end results will be.. uplifting?
i dunno, but im looking forward to sewing this monday.
woo for rostered days off.
04 January 2010
soundwave timetable
12-12:35 Architects
12:35-1:00 Closure In Moscow
1:00-1:40 Set Your Goals
1:40-2:00 Taking Back Sunday
2:00-2:40 Emarosa
3:00-3:20 Glassjaw
3:20-3:50 Alexisonfire
3:50-4:35 Paramore
4:35-4:40 Placebo
4:40-5:20 A Wilhelm Scream
5:30-6:00 AFI
6:00-6:40 All Time Low
6:40-7:20 Dance Gavin Dance
7:25-8:00 My Chemical Romance
8:00-8:40 Escape The Fate
8:40-9:00 Four Year Strong
9:00-9:20 HIM
9:20-10:00 A Day To Remember
there will be some who'll say that i wont be able to see them all.
i challenge you to a duel.
depending on the setlists (which i will be scouring the SW forum for as soon as the other festivals are over) my timetable may change, namely due to soooooo many clashes.
hopefully some bands will be play bad songs at the same time that another band is playing good songs.
im still epicly bummed about Motion City & Emarosa clashing.
worst. decision. ever. soundwave. organizers.
12:35-1:00 Closure In Moscow
1:00-1:40 Set Your Goals
1:40-2:00 Taking Back Sunday
2:00-2:40 Emarosa
3:00-3:20 Glassjaw
3:20-3:50 Alexisonfire
3:50-4:35 Paramore
4:35-4:40 Placebo
4:40-5:20 A Wilhelm Scream
5:30-6:00 AFI
6:00-6:40 All Time Low
6:40-7:20 Dance Gavin Dance
7:25-8:00 My Chemical Romance
8:00-8:40 Escape The Fate
8:40-9:00 Four Year Strong
9:00-9:20 HIM
9:20-10:00 A Day To Remember
there will be some who'll say that i wont be able to see them all.
i challenge you to a duel.
depending on the setlists (which i will be scouring the SW forum for as soon as the other festivals are over) my timetable may change, namely due to soooooo many clashes.
hopefully some bands will be play bad songs at the same time that another band is playing good songs.
im still epicly bummed about Motion City & Emarosa clashing.
worst. decision. ever. soundwave. organizers.
29 December 2009
strange
four of the strangest things i am courageous enough to tell anybody.
(there are many more embarrassing, but i'm not telling! XD)
i have an unhealthy collection of hoarded bags hidden beneath the bottom drawer of my wardrobe.
i must wear socks at all times when i am not in the shower or in the pool.
socks must be worn pulled tight on the foot, PROPERLY! (yes Ree, fix them!)
touching strange fabrics are a big no-no. silk and the like will cause extreme distress and occasionally, twitching.
printed spelling errors (in catalogues, on products & posters etc) make me furious.
i take photos of them and store them on my mobile.
dead sea creatures must always avoid eye contact with me. i don't eat seafood, but always feel guilty upon seeing them dead at markets or on dinner plates.
(we had to cover the fishy's eyeball when we dissected him in science class...)
it's amazing that despite how horribly neurotic i am (even verging on the edge of asperger's), johnny still just laughs at me, and takes me to get ice cream. :)
(there are many more embarrassing, but i'm not telling! XD)
i have an unhealthy collection of hoarded bags hidden beneath the bottom drawer of my wardrobe.
i must wear socks at all times when i am not in the shower or in the pool.
socks must be worn pulled tight on the foot, PROPERLY! (yes Ree, fix them!)
touching strange fabrics are a big no-no. silk and the like will cause extreme distress and occasionally, twitching.
printed spelling errors (in catalogues, on products & posters etc) make me furious.
i take photos of them and store them on my mobile.
dead sea creatures must always avoid eye contact with me. i don't eat seafood, but always feel guilty upon seeing them dead at markets or on dinner plates.
(we had to cover the fishy's eyeball when we dissected him in science class...)
it's amazing that despite how horribly neurotic i am (even verging on the edge of asperger's), johnny still just laughs at me, and takes me to get ice cream. :)
18 December 2009
holiday break
Even when I get back I will take a little bit of time away from blogging to actually DO things I can later blog about. k?
LOVE!
before i go though, here's a sneak-peak of something I'm working on.
(just a draft, k?)
