asleep on a sunbeam

in bloom

2010-07-25T20:39:00.000-07:00

day 26

{it's spring on my canvas!}

keep truckin'

2010-07-25T20:26:00.000-07:00

day 25

{it's coming along...slowly but surely}

note to self: buy overhead projector.

drapeau

2010-07-25T19:55:00.001-07:00

day 24

{flag garland}

i made this flag garden from this incredible used bookstore find from last year--an informative picture book from the 1970's. part of me cringed as i cut it to pieces...but the finished product was well worth the biblio-butchering.

more to come--for SALE--on my etsy--when i make it.

elevate

2010-07-21T20:05:00.001-07:00

day 23

{marta, atlanta}

proud mary keep on burning

2010-07-21T19:48:00.000-07:00

day 22

{river photographs}

thanks mr. soroka for taking me back in time to a place so remarkably untouched and so incredibly close to my house.

happy birthday padre

2010-07-16T09:48:00.001-07:00

day 21

birthday card i made for my dad from old atlas pages

{happy birthday to my favorite man...in the united states}

flora

2010-07-16T09:24:00.000-07:00

day 20

work in progress

{graphic flora painting}

2 layers down...many more to go!

on the side

2010-07-16T09:13:00.000-07:00

day 19

i am very happy with the side table i've created in my bedroom at home. several beautiful, simple, meaningful things arranged. a sight for sometimes-sore and often-times fresh eyes...for me, it's always the small whispery things that bring aesthetic harmony.

{clock.bible.coral.hydrangia.candle.portrait.painting.buttons}

beautiful soul

2010-07-16T08:58:00.000-07:00

day 18

meet my new friend...

{james barnett}

this past week i got the opportunity to go to atlanta and meet up with this guy here. let's just say it was a wonderful experience from the second i arrived until the sleep-deprived moment i departed. james heads up an amazing non-profit organization called "clothe your neighbor as yourself" where he's currently touring the country loving on and serving the least of these...

cyny.org

check out his site to learn more about his cause and pick up a fly t-shirt

thanks james.

home base

2010-07-08T11:51:00.001-07:00

day 17

{familiar, comfortable, clean}

it's nice to be home for the entire month of july. my bedroom needed some attention when i got back so i uncluttered my space and subsequently my mind.

aerial landscape #1

2010-07-07T11:42:00.000-07:00

day 16

so for anyone who follows, it's plain to see that i have apparently been slackin'. but in my defense, i am working on a new painting (and developing a concept for a big big body of work!). in short, i'm using aerial landscape photography to inspire abstract paintings. below is a picture of the work in progress. i'm sketching out the image below(a pain in the rear--let me tell you what) to scale on a rather large canvas. it'll be a blueprint of sorts and the end result will look nothing like the photograph. at this stage in the game my drawing patience is wearing thin and i wanna get my hands in some oils...but i know only with proper planning will it be successful!

{the blueprint:a gorgeous aerial view of historic great britain}

{so much to draw}

more updates to come as i progress!

what's new pussycat?

2010-07-07T11:36:00.000-07:00

day 15

wuddababe

{cleopatra's glamour shot}

jennfestivities

2010-07-01T18:18:00.000-07:00

day 14

jennfest 5

wascissa, fl

{the most beautiful weekend with friends and friendly music}

viernes

2010-07-01T17:58:00.000-07:00

day 13

museum of man in the sea

{camera tag-alongs}

long time coming

2010-06-27T21:32:00.000-07:00

day 12

so i've been a blog bum...

but i will save the excuses and make up for it with an influx in posts.

the most recent roll:

{beautimus tally meets the quaint coastal seaside town}

on my way to the drugstore to develop 2 new rolls that i'm so so STOKED about...also, just finished setting up the ultimate impromptu art studio in my parent's rec room. time to get messy and start posting a little more than just photos (i'm talking paintings and collages and drawings oh my!)

deadbeat summer

2010-06-07T01:05:00.000-07:00

day 11

{summer daze}

exposures squared. round 2.0

2010-06-07T00:17:00.000-07:00

day 10

{another roll of double exposed film}

chocolate caramel crack[ers]

2010-06-06T23:48:00.000-07:00

day 8

this is what we made...

{not my photograph...this stuff was GONE before i could snap a few [like i said, it's like crack] so i stole this little beauty from smitten kitchen. this link is also to the recipe so get excited.

{the official caramel stirring stance}

{waldo:professional begger}

{makin' it rain}

this recipe is a sisterly staple/boredom buster. homemade caramel cooked over saltines becoming a sweet 'n' salty brittle...then smothered in semi-sweet chocolate. yea, it's as addicting as it sounds.

little shoutout to my beautiful galpal Remy's food website (and also who i got the idea from to make the first batch of this yummy--ness over a year ago).

passionfruitbutter

she inspires my inner foodie

oh and did you know...

2010-05-29T22:36:00.000-07:00

that clicking on ma blog pics makes them godzilla sized. woah.

ANTZ

2010-05-29T16:33:00.000-07:00

day 7

{i risked my knees for these photographs}

dead and dying

2010-05-29T15:57:00.000-07:00

day 6

{tree cemetary}

who knows how many times i've driven past the expanse of dead forest that lines eastern lake in my days growing up in good ol' srb. i've always been enchanted by how stoic and elegant they are in their constancy. never living or completely dead, like crooked driftwood skeletons.

mi hermana bonita

2010-05-26T10:20:00.000-07:00

day 5

{headshots for kaylyn}

my lovely little sister is an actress. she interns at a professional theatre and needs headshots for the professional shows she acts in. she's probably cooler than you.

if you're in seaside, fl this summer you should go to the seaside REP and support local performing arts!

swimmingly

2010-05-26T09:53:00.000-07:00

{opp, AL}

{perry, FL}

{cairo, GA}

{opp, AL}

{some photography from my workshop final}

these don't really go with my m.s.e.d. project...but hey.

one $

2010-05-25T12:59:00.000-07:00

day 4

{before}

{after}

i'm constantly on an art student's budget so this $4 project was wonderfully gratifying (thankfully, i already had the spray paint handy). i bought the blue/gold frames and the plastic "crystal" vases at the dollar store...sprayed a little paint and VOILA! sunny yellow frames and faux milk-glass vases (those will have to do until the day my antique glassware facination aligns with my wallet)

i filled the frames with a favorite william eggleston print (i'm obsessed with this man's photography) and a clipping from a recent antique bookstore browse--a better home's and gardens book on flower arranging circa 1965 that's full of beautiful technicolor photographs. i filled the vases with fake and dried stuff :)

double bubble

2010-05-24T18:01:00.000-07:00

day 3

{double exposures}

wakulla springz

2010-05-24T13:03:00.000-07:00

day 2

{"water haunts"}

the most beautiful day ever at wakulla springs with jackie. we're going back a lot this summer we've decided...with a camera and more ideas :) more to come hopefully!

ready, steady...

2010-05-24T12:51:00.000-07:00

day 1

{yay for conducive art-making spaces!}

after the shameful neglect of my home working (and sleeping) space during those dreadful end of the year finals, my room had gotten a little out of hand. ok, a lot. so the first day's project: clean and organize all earthly possessions.

make something new every day :: summer 2010

2010-05-24T07:18:00.000-07:00

it's a late start but i figured it'd never be too late to start, so here i am, a month into my summer vacay and ready to BLOG. after seeing the success of my lovely friend jackie's m.s.e.d. blog i knew i needed to do the same...

(http://suertedia.blogspot.com-- follow this thang)

definitely a good way to keep busy and motivated to make things on these sweltering tallahassee summer days (and nights, for owls like myself). let's turn this sucker into a personal achievement!

{@ the carnival--beginning of summer}

another sunny day

2010-05-23T23:17:00.000-07:00

When the half light makes for a clearer view

Sleep a little more if you want to

But restlessness has seized me now, it’s true

I could watch the dreams flicker in your eyes

Lying here asleep on a sunbeam

I wonder if you realise you fascinate me so

Think about a new destination

If you think you need inspiration

Roll out the map and mark it with a pin

I will follow every direction

Just lace up your shoes while I’m fetching a sleeping bag, a tent...

Another summer’s passing by

All I need is somewhere I feel the grass beneath my feet

A walk on sand, a fire I can warm my hands

My joy will be complete

I thought about a new destination

I’m never short of new inspiration

Roll out the map and mark it with a gin

Made my plans to conquer the country

I’m waiting for you to get out of your situation

With your job and with your life

All I need is somewhere I feel the grass beneath my feet

A walk on sand

A fire, I can warm my hands

My joy will be complete

{belle & sebastian}