Thursday, December 30, 2010

Movies, movies, movies

I've been vacationing in cold cold Edmonton and watching many movies with mom. Woot! Watched Black Swan and The King's Speech - they are both great movies. Take a look at a few reviews of these movies!



Dana Steven's spoiler review. Read more...

Friday, December 24, 2010

Merry Christmas - Yien style


Now this is the way to spend a happy Christmas eve. Indoors with my good friend Karen, some last minute Christmas decorations and of course quality Christmas television programming. Happy Holidays everyone! Read more...

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Favoured Illustrator - Annie Wu




Found an really talented illustrator off the dailywh.at site, Annie Wu. Freshly graduated from illustration school in 2010, she has a really funky and urban style, slightly remimiscent of Marguerite Sauvage, with a wicked sense of nerd humour. I've been going through her illos but my favourite is her reinterpretation of the JLA. Read more...

Monday, December 20, 2010

Website editing and food (miniatures)


Just adding some touches on my website but before we go to that I just found the most cutest food minis on line. Please check out Petit Plat's website and her uber cute, realistic and affordable mini food models. Yes am sooo hungry! Read more...

Friday, December 17, 2010

Coloring Fridays


Yes I was bored, yes I was trying out some digital painting. Yes I think this thing is absolutely adorable! Read more...

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Favoured Illustrator -Yellena


Just found another favourite illustrator - Yellena She has such exquisite print work and beautiful colours in her prints. She's done quite a few gallery shows and has work featured at Anthropologie Please check her out! Read more...

Monday, December 13, 2010

Books - Alexander McQueen




I was again at Chapters and found this awesome book Alexander Mcqueen Genius of a Generation. The pictures are gorgeous and the description of Alexander McQueen is a bit shallow but it's great for a bit of inspiration.

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Saturday, December 11, 2010

Went to the Distillery and I shopped (again)


Just went to the Distillery to visit some friends and picked up a few neat items. Mitts from Anna Zygowski and she is a Sheridan Grad to boot. They are lined, warm and long. Read more...

Friday, December 10, 2010

Threadless shirt design - attempt!!!


Butterflies and me - Threadless T-shirts, Nude No More

It's been a bit of a clean up time with the craft shows, postings and my "day" job. I've decided to put up a threadless design from an older design of mine. Please and check it out and vote for me. Read more...

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

David Downton - new book

David Downton is one of my most favorite fashion illustrators. I was in Chapters yesterday and happened on his new book Masters of Illustration It was sooo gorgeous and gave a good beginning of the world of fashion illustration as well as one third of the book was devoted to his own art. My only complaint is that I wish more of his collection was there. For more information on him and the process there's a great interview here.



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Monday, December 6, 2010

Updated Etsy store!

I just finished updating my Etsy Store with my new Winter 2010 stock. When you get a chance please check it out! Some samples are below. Christmas shopping anyone?





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Saturday, December 4, 2010

I am shopping now

Since all the craft shows are over I decided to go shopping at one myself. I ended up doing a little shopping (a bit for others and myself). Here are the highlights:
a) Yasmine Louis' amazing shirt prints

b) Gosia's beautiful sculptures

c) Mehoi's cheeky pins.


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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Finished all the shows!

All my Christmas shows are done! OMG I can now go back to illustrating again! Read more...

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Preliminary roughs for a book




Just wanted to post some rough work I did a few months ago for a contribution for a book based on 100 years of solitude. The finals are very different from the work here but it's a little look into my work in progress. Read more...