tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73337695106484071852024-03-05T18:41:08.095-08:00Yien Yip illustrationsWelcome to the world of YienYien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-13154767902366846742011-01-09T19:12:00.000-08:002011-01-09T19:32:27.772-08:00I should be drawing but.....I should be drawing but..... I've been watching a lot of movies and podcasts on movies I've been trying to catch up on. Here are some of my favorite sites:<br /><br /><a href="http://spill.com/">Spill.com</a><br />This site has some really funny animated movie reviews, and fairly casual/layman reviews on movies, comic books and games.<br /><br /><object id="flashObj" width="300" height="225" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=706433424001&playerID=45599838001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAACmfZzQE~,c2ejuULn_bryVpbAw3UAOKdG5zHb6igs&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=706433424001&playerID=45599838001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAACmfZzQE~,c2ejuULn_bryVpbAw3UAOKdG5zHb6igs&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="300" height="225" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><p></p><br /><br /><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/3184/landing/1">Slate.com</a><br />An offset of the Slate magazine, this site is a bit more formal (they use slightly bigger words and are more yuppie-ish) and the insight comes from both men and women reviewers.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2276599/">Slate Review for Black Swan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.soundonsight.org/">Sound on Site.org</a><br />Hey you all you fellow Canadians, this is a Montreal based site which has many reviewers from Ontario and writers throughout the world (mainly Montrealolers and you can kinda tell). They offer an interesting mix of pretentious movie reviewer with a strong love of bad b-movie horror.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.soundonsight.org/sound-on-sight-radio-244-director-darren-aronofsky/">SOS review of Black Swan</a><br /><br />I'm still sketching something so I'm not slacking too much? Right?Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-84608879402696706092011-01-06T21:45:00.000-08:002011-01-06T21:48:11.399-08:00I love Sophie Grotto!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyePNveJKdoT5vyJGKTjm5MCUd_jdEj1EffMLzaV_LHDUe2dNJT5AA9DOr4XKgZxPPf4n77Vpe5sfGuDeqtOyJeAE3hUoADi16Sx-VuAZWNrABEnZgYbx60NMZWiXcvbcq8oJvWuZJw5o/s1600/sophie-griotto-paris.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyePNveJKdoT5vyJGKTjm5MCUd_jdEj1EffMLzaV_LHDUe2dNJT5AA9DOr4XKgZxPPf4n77Vpe5sfGuDeqtOyJeAE3hUoADi16Sx-VuAZWNrABEnZgYbx60NMZWiXcvbcq8oJvWuZJw5o/s400/sophie-griotto-paris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559316631125167506" border="0" /></a><br />Please check out another favorite illustrator of mine <a href="http://www.sophiegriotto.com/">Sophie Grotto</a>. I first saw her when she started the Swatch Catalog (that I did not steal from that Swatch shop.) campaigns then found that she has done numerous beauty ads and book covers to boot. I just love her free use of color and beautiful silhouettes.Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-68386892709732238872011-01-05T12:16:00.000-08:002011-01-05T12:23:24.867-08:00Winter 2010 collection<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnBFQc5ab85z_UiwlBds0kedIqAhVes7QCaFcTCEYFMciJDMPUJyVRXzFoK9hu4gHQdinbjyrYYORN6ofg5VV-N-SI5wWPJRfWCV0W3Ns6yEiisuJHC4l6aSKsSm7il646jHicMgDDDo/s1600/navy_face_scarf.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnBFQc5ab85z_UiwlBds0kedIqAhVes7QCaFcTCEYFMciJDMPUJyVRXzFoK9hu4gHQdinbjyrYYORN6ofg5VV-N-SI5wWPJRfWCV0W3Ns6yEiisuJHC4l6aSKsSm7il646jHicMgDDDo/s400/navy_face_scarf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558799994000965874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8jo3LY9qbbBSSOTlOVsgL_XqPNCmoOeInRmHGfuZgvMrubAlT1Y1KqJLkyw6bIbsT8tyrsFId5v8Spf_vrct8snTMhN-6qTPEC8Y96v9H6eXawOoiuHacYQmLf3vIBv0aTnIC9NsQus/s1600/graphic_green.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8jo3LY9qbbBSSOTlOVsgL_XqPNCmoOeInRmHGfuZgvMrubAlT1Y1KqJLkyw6bIbsT8tyrsFId5v8Spf_vrct8snTMhN-6qTPEC8Y96v9H6eXawOoiuHacYQmLf3vIBv0aTnIC9NsQus/s400/graphic_green.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558799990678172930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAU5bIa2H4N4HBi8Amgo1hgLBwD30SVOJbNt0xtg4F-YzESnSRGZuvX3JYRToTb5MWsxj7CycCbe4uaZF2i2q_gwiqPSfrfmPgP-UbkLaBJeCppgcJ6664-KLoCc1tAO0vYp9hr7u6mLE/s1600/face_pink_front.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAU5bIa2H4N4HBi8Amgo1hgLBwD30SVOJbNt0xtg4F-YzESnSRGZuvX3JYRToTb5MWsxj7CycCbe4uaZF2i2q_gwiqPSfrfmPgP-UbkLaBJeCppgcJ6664-KLoCc1tAO0vYp9hr7u6mLE/s400/face_pink_front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558799983435211474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrwfHk4QxlEXnCwYlW-bqoVqSXhyphenhyphenRmTb3lEKYs44GT2_nxuXbLCMRYSckXNxOP7AyxagSec24n5JcWmYAd2wHNnbOpXfL8Dpb6jMHknx6Wea8Z_f_EeJYPK5y0yLI7jm-NIfQ6yzHaXA/s1600/face_pink_back.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrwfHk4QxlEXnCwYlW-bqoVqSXhyphenhyphenRmTb3lEKYs44GT2_nxuXbLCMRYSckXNxOP7AyxagSec24n5JcWmYAd2wHNnbOpXfL8Dpb6jMHknx6Wea8Z_f_EeJYPK5y0yLI7jm-NIfQ6yzHaXA/s400/face_pink_back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558799979540700674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcc1tNE7FwIbYAVLHfsTrz8I6bAU5AyqVB4CO1csTanIhCKGAwDG6VvAyonejOTj4pcYFtvKK4SoqZ2JVvetAMTjgny_Pl0C2i13BaOImL7MuVa82_piDuNdukVoHoPXWLmuuDE8YhMck/s1600/bird-shirt.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcc1tNE7FwIbYAVLHfsTrz8I6bAU5AyqVB4CO1csTanIhCKGAwDG6VvAyonejOTj4pcYFtvKK4SoqZ2JVvetAMTjgny_Pl0C2i13BaOImL7MuVa82_piDuNdukVoHoPXWLmuuDE8YhMck/s400/bird-shirt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558799977892838690" border="0" /></a><br />Hey everyone! I am back in Toronto and am good to go for the 2011 year of illustrating, screen printing and movie watching! As for a starter to the new year, I've just uploaded my 2010 Winter designs/photos of my screen printed collection - http://yienyip.com/2010_cardigans.htm. Please take a look when you have a chance!<span class="fullpost"></span>Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-64120641789639625712011-01-02T23:48:00.000-08:002011-01-02T23:50:53.001-08:00Partied waaay too much - here's some musicPartied waaay too much - here's some music - <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LLA7JMPE_xU?fs=1&hl=en_GB"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LLA7JMPE_xU?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><span class="fullpost"></span><br /><br />from the amazing <a href="http://djearworm.com/">DJ earworm</a>Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-68723730573907412642010-12-30T00:33:00.000-08:002011-01-09T19:34:52.401-08:00Movies, movies, moviesI've been vacationing in cold cold Edmonton and watching many movies with mom. Woot! Watched <a href="http://www.foxsearchlight.com/blackswan/">Black Swan</a> and <a href="http://www.kingsspeech.com/">The King's Speech</a> - they are both great movies. Take a look at a few reviews of these movies!<br /><br /><div style="text-align:center"><embed src="http://www.spill.com/audio/mp3/SpillMp3Control.swf" width="356" height="139" wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" scale="noscale" flashvars="sourceId=4&mp3url=http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd12/media/44692000001/44692000001_704718096001_TheKingsSpeechReview.mp3&autoplay=false&mp3title=The King's Speech - Audio Review" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer"/></div><br /><br />Dana Steven's spoiler <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2276599/">review</a>.Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-21074544882866361252010-12-24T23:58:00.000-08:002010-12-25T00:00:42.270-08:00Merry Christmas - Yien style<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhqv_WbTv27bASNyTz0L_1npmIXJLmfrxIyevHNIaGXwQxUOccYmA4xQeiT3m06TWPWDKEKODZhtnENsJKRCXSl85rJEmeZUwpmAv9tS8_IByWLWN41JpV3gsrO5mNMX5kL9WwttKHgg/s1600/xmas-tv.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 386px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhqv_WbTv27bASNyTz0L_1npmIXJLmfrxIyevHNIaGXwQxUOccYmA4xQeiT3m06TWPWDKEKODZhtnENsJKRCXSl85rJEmeZUwpmAv9tS8_IByWLWN41JpV3gsrO5mNMX5kL9WwttKHgg/s400/xmas-tv.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554526656150653442" border="0" /></a><br />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!Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-63299313234887146062010-12-22T19:55:00.000-08:002010-12-22T20:03:47.530-08:00Favoured Illustrator - Annie Wu<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9P9-cFnlfpPlggSY7ryFl59iokNbvG_ZnPp3jtksISIYnZykjH-ZzdPNjxY5KD0jIMn-kMh-ETIfLOMLakdfHFXliYnhH04ghxwzb8Nqdx36vUVGaQFCWTidMU2CPTVyS5zUseueOfbE/s1600/5225377197_a49a64177f_b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9P9-cFnlfpPlggSY7ryFl59iokNbvG_ZnPp3jtksISIYnZykjH-ZzdPNjxY5KD0jIMn-kMh-ETIfLOMLakdfHFXliYnhH04ghxwzb8Nqdx36vUVGaQFCWTidMU2CPTVyS5zUseueOfbE/s400/5225377197_a49a64177f_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553723520281428098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRGzUdc7ILLtqr6zxjZAOVpibThxZ2xkmTVc07DkMedXPIPmWFTekMDlEh7aWgqOVuDZVUN-OlDDiCIWNcCsWB21VPzOC7IZJIqQxtOcpB5rf24uOyBOOFcr2Q_2O1F8UdsvYn4nziNE/s1600/imageIndex.jpg"><br /></a><br />Found an really talented illustrator off the <a href="http://thedailywh.at/">dailywh.at</a> site, <a href="http://www.anniewuart.com/">Annie Wu</a>. Freshly graduated from illustration school in 2010, she has a really funky and urban style, slightly remimiscent of <a href="http://www.margueritesauvage.com/">Marguerite Sauvage</a>, with a wicked sense of nerd humour. I've been going through her illos but my favourite is her reinterpretation of the JLA.Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-30363743494468502272010-12-20T21:17:00.000-08:002010-12-20T21:20:21.154-08:00Website editing and food (miniatures)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGLlCkMi7uZeCUueuhYq23JyjQgbudT9A1MmNjrVN17dVCyr07VA_VIX__-cjhzT646achzmRt0rBN7OgO7h_L628_FE9Gowt1Zv1oy1UsJshqWvs9JGPDDLE-Guk_YV7Z0haLDCPduA/s1600/imageIndex.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 342px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGLlCkMi7uZeCUueuhYq23JyjQgbudT9A1MmNjrVN17dVCyr07VA_VIX__-cjhzT646achzmRt0rBN7OgO7h_L628_FE9Gowt1Zv1oy1UsJshqWvs9JGPDDLE-Guk_YV7Z0haLDCPduA/s400/imageIndex.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553001068676661666" border="0" /></a><br />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 <a href="http://www.petitplat.fr/">Petit Plat's website</a> and her uber cute, realistic and affordable mini food models. Yes am sooo hungry!Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-74221629112718652132010-12-17T12:29:00.000-08:002010-12-17T12:35:24.645-08:00Coloring Fridays<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tdl61Pcu7p1UYtxqxYRqwCccEFKXxSF1O-DD35k7TF0K526COmbVCrhDSVlztaR0jVi_zkA6Wh0xbyEqBwmx2ecK2ctiD30Icw8XWgQhlF3bG-Q_38rH0vqLWot15F4LaJ2twFZ0_iM/s1600/katsuma.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tdl61Pcu7p1UYtxqxYRqwCccEFKXxSF1O-DD35k7TF0K526COmbVCrhDSVlztaR0jVi_zkA6Wh0xbyEqBwmx2ecK2ctiD30Icw8XWgQhlF3bG-Q_38rH0vqLWot15F4LaJ2twFZ0_iM/s400/katsuma.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551752549763023938" border="0" /></a><br />Yes I was bored, yes I was trying out some digital painting. Yes I think this thing is absolutely adorable!Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-4129437113735796982010-12-14T13:37:00.000-08:002010-12-14T13:42:14.013-08:00Favoured Illustrator -Yellena<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrPq27mwy_yxdoEhIzFxdDB_tiTUlVxnhY2WMYnarIKUXt45SbPuq3eC6sXqfdz7fUlUhZoRl4gAaMlVKZ40sF6VKd9KFi5cmRFfvSunARS6dBdbe3qM8e1kIzwDXN5-l-CKm21iRI_Y/s1600/il_fullxfull.201160083.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrPq27mwy_yxdoEhIzFxdDB_tiTUlVxnhY2WMYnarIKUXt45SbPuq3eC6sXqfdz7fUlUhZoRl4gAaMlVKZ40sF6VKd9KFi5cmRFfvSunARS6dBdbe3qM8e1kIzwDXN5-l-CKm21iRI_Y/s400/il_fullxfull.201160083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550656481490935906" border="0" /></a><br />Just found another favourite illustrator - <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/yellena">Yellena</a> 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 <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/index.jsp">Anthropologie</a> Please check her out!Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-65893437161413781012010-12-13T12:17:00.000-08:002010-12-13T12:23:28.526-08:00Books - Alexander McQueen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJPN5U9U-KJtTHMA4ejslmv7t2ckdpJ3nW_hEGGp34_x3RJupPo-KyM_BViWafdUOQiYadwX9niSbs-HXXdK9kOxp14VGl_wDJPzRiRnAPSRav7oaCT6SG3wRh4U0A1gxfeWxl-pvefQ/s1600/Image3LRG.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgP-6R0-aLBelWMF7Gt191JWijab8-dU5P82D8TKTjFo9Jd1njTDlNtQbxfYtJLBDx7RaDv-jb58MAoc1huyMrPD9RBfTsDz25bFQT63voymVPoBIiFq_DGJsHgGL5gsRLBKZVtzpdlQ/s1600/McQueenBook.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgP-6R0-aLBelWMF7Gt191JWijab8-dU5P82D8TKTjFo9Jd1njTDlNtQbxfYtJLBDx7RaDv-jb58MAoc1huyMrPD9RBfTsDz25bFQT63voymVPoBIiFq_DGJsHgGL5gsRLBKZVtzpdlQ/s400/McQueenBook.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550264626268086434" border="0" /></a><br />I was again at Chapters and found this awesome book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Alexander-McQueen-Generation-Kristin-Knox/dp/1408130769">Alexander Mcqueen Genius of a Generation</a>. The pictures are gorgeous and the description of Alexander McQueen is a bit shallow but it's great for a bit of inspiration.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJPN5U9U-KJtTHMA4ejslmv7t2ckdpJ3nW_hEGGp34_x3RJupPo-KyM_BViWafdUOQiYadwX9niSbs-HXXdK9kOxp14VGl_wDJPzRiRnAPSRav7oaCT6SG3wRh4U0A1gxfeWxl-pvefQ/s1600/Image3LRG.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJPN5U9U-KJtTHMA4ejslmv7t2ckdpJ3nW_hEGGp34_x3RJupPo-KyM_BViWafdUOQiYadwX9niSbs-HXXdK9kOxp14VGl_wDJPzRiRnAPSRav7oaCT6SG3wRh4U0A1gxfeWxl-pvefQ/s400/Image3LRG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550264972589685810" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEYPtqZ0RT33ZV_dBYAAEZNtcBlON7SI65UVq1pywK8JhESOlJKfb5fi5ggDC1Bq1silRoaf5JPVcotCrNflZ0114WkVkLeaFu0ZHcMHFJIFdaCJqPf2Md-3RqG4vL4ipa4uE-MckDr0/s1600/Image1LRG.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEYPtqZ0RT33ZV_dBYAAEZNtcBlON7SI65UVq1pywK8JhESOlJKfb5fi5ggDC1Bq1silRoaf5JPVcotCrNflZ0114WkVkLeaFu0ZHcMHFJIFdaCJqPf2Md-3RqG4vL4ipa4uE-MckDr0/s400/Image1LRG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550264959866466946" border="0" /></a>Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-32173532248745481342010-12-11T18:07:00.000-08:002010-12-11T18:24:17.983-08:00Went to the Distillery and I shopped (again)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXpZPK_K_yLtKMFNS_ufofcqzUtYnPOsSPxn5BjuC4Rfx5CfULmq5Ehcll4X9AMTXgFpa0QdC16wM_iEGPiKz7vzET1swWmgI6UnYDmLSiMlXbOdZP9aQrZy-T8Z2Y-Efkgq9Ivu0_1E/s1600/yip_mitts.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXpZPK_K_yLtKMFNS_ufofcqzUtYnPOsSPxn5BjuC4Rfx5CfULmq5Ehcll4X9AMTXgFpa0QdC16wM_iEGPiKz7vzET1swWmgI6UnYDmLSiMlXbOdZP9aQrZy-T8Z2Y-Efkgq9Ivu0_1E/s400/yip_mitts.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549615929029578914" /></a><br />Just went to the Distillery to visit some friends and picked up a few neat items. Mitts from Anna <a href="http://www.annazygowski.com/">Zygowski</a> and she is a Sheridan Grad to boot. They are lined, warm and long.<span class="fullpost"></span>Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-82129150335438096302010-12-10T09:46:00.000-08:002010-12-10T09:51:51.608-08:00Threadless shirt design - attempt!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dXdIG1jlz9uir5a9aWrTeVYalwg3gty-SpfUncw9LKColJ90C0U16Am77ZKuNqqBudJMG_2iDOoyBgdnkMzuo85orv5dcNswr37RQwnPK2XrQFDLCq1YsGCgen_jo6G3EyOWjkz1uHY/s1600/Yien_butterflies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dXdIG1jlz9uir5a9aWrTeVYalwg3gty-SpfUncw9LKColJ90C0U16Am77ZKuNqqBudJMG_2iDOoyBgdnkMzuo85orv5dcNswr37RQwnPK2XrQFDLCq1YsGCgen_jo6G3EyOWjkz1uHY/s400/Yien_butterflies.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549112740484770306" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.threadless.com/submission/313393/Butterflies_and_me?streetteam=yinyin" title="Butterflies and me - Threadless T-shirts, Nude No More"><img src="http://www.threadless.com/subbanner/313393/banner1.png" alt="Butterflies and me - Threadless T-shirts, Nude No More" width="220" border="0" height="119" /></a><br /><br />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.Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-15258873179700088892010-12-07T11:40:00.000-08:002010-12-07T11:52:57.749-08:00David Downton - new book<a href="http://www.daviddownton.com/">David Downton</a> is one of my most favorite fashion illustrators. I was in Chapters yesterday and happened on his new book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Masters-Fashion-Illustration-David-Downton/dp/1856697045">Masters of Illustration</a> 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 <a href="http://www.daviddownton.com/interview.html">here.</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtnZ4RDleA2CZs95MeYvXwZelkqdIoXH5AVSPSzxZ4qpiXXOtHFAMESSxXXRUOvHPM1d8deU46_lHZMbix6H-v8akBSfPEohRmsawWH7ftFCWeP9Bab2aYKlvy6oalk00Prl9pllq8d8/s1600/200908_VogueAus09095-4_n.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkiBKoISMYTNzSWHRt_efnyVeN_uXOgylZiNRQxSXkckxfzL_1E1zNiLciHuWlOn2prqqb6OXVsMNJf8ohh8v5NzUSB-1OnewJWsBSWaffNMZCtJ6EVrskw2D7FJHDh4LeEWrEd1a0dk/s1600/9781856697040.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkiBKoISMYTNzSWHRt_efnyVeN_uXOgylZiNRQxSXkckxfzL_1E1zNiLciHuWlOn2prqqb6OXVsMNJf8ohh8v5NzUSB-1OnewJWsBSWaffNMZCtJ6EVrskw2D7FJHDh4LeEWrEd1a0dk/s400/9781856697040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548030549805490914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOh5jXjbkkaXu3faZ-j_JnUfznKNvjkX6lsFTxp1JjQR7gQRfr5UR2suaj8wuUqKalYpzz3mtLvh1rTn0ERN9f9wHR9PaXKA-BMeNfJh9vEHB315EzfST22uNAz_vjoC7GAR2X_vaRv0Y/s1600/IMG_0128.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOh5jXjbkkaXu3faZ-j_JnUfznKNvjkX6lsFTxp1JjQR7gQRfr5UR2suaj8wuUqKalYpzz3mtLvh1rTn0ERN9f9wHR9PaXKA-BMeNfJh9vEHB315EzfST22uNAz_vjoC7GAR2X_vaRv0Y/s400/IMG_0128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548030558612966690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7nhV2iV-WJ7gSXo2SK7AK7TLQWJq2Law3ccuBJ_HhIopUL_SBRBrGRaMsapviEuR-_s3As-lfHfIm2Eq9XZsmn9g3EbCVt-YPqQtiswOdYzMwSy4bEPsYQTVqvrNHy9cZyLLq5rpjkto/s1600/3038722115_0ab46e1071_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7nhV2iV-WJ7gSXo2SK7AK7TLQWJq2Law3ccuBJ_HhIopUL_SBRBrGRaMsapviEuR-_s3As-lfHfIm2Eq9XZsmn9g3EbCVt-YPqQtiswOdYzMwSy4bEPsYQTVqvrNHy9cZyLLq5rpjkto/s400/3038722115_0ab46e1071_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548030551772242050" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtnZ4RDleA2CZs95MeYvXwZelkqdIoXH5AVSPSzxZ4qpiXXOtHFAMESSxXXRUOvHPM1d8deU46_lHZMbix6H-v8akBSfPEohRmsawWH7ftFCWeP9Bab2aYKlvy6oalk00Prl9pllq8d8/s1600/200908_VogueAus09095-4_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtnZ4RDleA2CZs95MeYvXwZelkqdIoXH5AVSPSzxZ4qpiXXOtHFAMESSxXXRUOvHPM1d8deU46_lHZMbix6H-v8akBSfPEohRmsawWH7ftFCWeP9Bab2aYKlvy6oalk00Prl9pllq8d8/s400/200908_VogueAus09095-4_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548030567853312674" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.daviddownton.com/interview.html"></a>Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-60213204919824221102010-12-06T01:30:00.000-08:002010-12-06T16:59:36.102-08:00Updated Etsy store!I just finished updating my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/yienyip">Etsy Store</a> with my new Winter 2010 stock. When you get a chance please check it out! Some samples are below. Christmas shopping anyone?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWSBgF6ltCgzOKx6PCDC6ySBonCXKoH6rexgG_FmJBhKe2GXOHGjGRejgpwEEed5BPtSCTka95lLW-1Ry_R7SO6hKq3qj5szcF08-fs2VZKjtLwp2gCKOklE9d8Hf_lyWRL-FqpQIrV4/s1600/graphic_green_brown.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWSBgF6ltCgzOKx6PCDC6ySBonCXKoH6rexgG_FmJBhKe2GXOHGjGRejgpwEEed5BPtSCTka95lLW-1Ry_R7SO6hKq3qj5szcF08-fs2VZKjtLwp2gCKOklE9d8Hf_lyWRL-FqpQIrV4/s400/graphic_green_brown.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547500447647231362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oHEZOv5dGg27IgPEoX0qsxJql1cDDwlE6uBD_gODE78vtW3Mb_wttLMQBNMEMKn3jZlU02jNDEP6elb60ld3jDxAg1j2E7Or1SKHDIqrIYM60xVFYv0QtwKg2oPHo74F5OVvLAfGxDI/s1600/fish_brown_front.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oHEZOv5dGg27IgPEoX0qsxJql1cDDwlE6uBD_gODE78vtW3Mb_wttLMQBNMEMKn3jZlU02jNDEP6elb60ld3jDxAg1j2E7Or1SKHDIqrIYM60xVFYv0QtwKg2oPHo74F5OVvLAfGxDI/s400/fish_brown_front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547500439943149330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinz39GRuPeQkkWU3SIjt2ILa-evFINlBoDmXEZwhhQhO2qnNy2au8UULAHJH-nObD2y22MI7kkDJi1dNeAPdtn_no8YLogXw9c8gXyBLFsjrvgV7TiKkH1kglyruL4IiMXed9z1tNXE0Q/s1600/fish_brown_back.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinz39GRuPeQkkWU3SIjt2ILa-evFINlBoDmXEZwhhQhO2qnNy2au8UULAHJH-nObD2y22MI7kkDJi1dNeAPdtn_no8YLogXw9c8gXyBLFsjrvgV7TiKkH1kglyruL4IiMXed9z1tNXE0Q/s400/fish_brown_back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547500437335144194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfm4q6_j5W7yhW6UTfuUElOQJHK4HigiRAfwT-faFwL5ZHPlhSAiHs3zzams29VG-AzMjMvIpI4dTJtaMdjOvCkm4uOclkgq16lIrzqIYRLXvR43g1BYDy2xKRouaAszcqkKcAjETPOX0/s1600/navy_face_scarf.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfm4q6_j5W7yhW6UTfuUElOQJHK4HigiRAfwT-faFwL5ZHPlhSAiHs3zzams29VG-AzMjMvIpI4dTJtaMdjOvCkm4uOclkgq16lIrzqIYRLXvR43g1BYDy2xKRouaAszcqkKcAjETPOX0/s400/navy_face_scarf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547500430488740818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZqrWADU4GcyZxk8uwoRFmQ9N79tYzoYfNL7wbSR5Ehb0EHjHFrDx1MAQIu5yVoHwunsph_WtHoksA9ASdDruITt6MFTTsnvTcTPcxD31RQLYBNnLfOoigtJIEJEllZQDTCwUWqF-el8/s1600/bird-shirt.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZqrWADU4GcyZxk8uwoRFmQ9N79tYzoYfNL7wbSR5Ehb0EHjHFrDx1MAQIu5yVoHwunsph_WtHoksA9ASdDruITt6MFTTsnvTcTPcxD31RQLYBNnLfOoigtJIEJEllZQDTCwUWqF-el8/s400/bird-shirt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547500424403375010" border="0" /></a>Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-70407027508010573052010-12-04T19:12:00.001-08:002010-12-04T19:22:06.593-08:00I am shopping nowSince all the craft shows are over I decided to go shopping at <a href="http://www.oneofakindshow.com/xmas10/">one</a> myself. I ended up doing a little shopping (a bit for others and myself). Here are the highlights:<br />a) <a href="http://www.yasminelouis.com/">Yasmine Louis'</a> amazing shirt prints<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0B_8SeKDQKIMkOOBZYb3-V-D8fV6w8hXO2a9IlEiCpJRZd8PkGvKhUyKOnt6sgPcVB2DbW6aRqlPaIwNcF7r1q9Oexrq9fCGuD1XmmDVeUQ9IqBZSZzYD19ZOMOJYY-OJ1Vf3I7_fhbY/s1600/Yasmine_Louis_9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0B_8SeKDQKIMkOOBZYb3-V-D8fV6w8hXO2a9IlEiCpJRZd8PkGvKhUyKOnt6sgPcVB2DbW6aRqlPaIwNcF7r1q9Oexrq9fCGuD1XmmDVeUQ9IqBZSZzYD19ZOMOJYY-OJ1Vf3I7_fhbY/s400/Yasmine_Louis_9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547032807883700978" border="0" /></a><br />b) <a href="http://www.gosia.ca/">Gosia's</a> beautiful sculptures<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoJpLPb66x7KjU_JpsUDxon75a7rwWZNot12gfUu09lOKxHK6KmdnwPsINeONIY3UbLbR1VZ4DWonfbrQay9ePS6S79rFTBKmMkbheko1s4tWyjaUUePReqdTQKdJ4XQmdeX2CYc3GCg/s1600/il_fullxfull.109489262.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoJpLPb66x7KjU_JpsUDxon75a7rwWZNot12gfUu09lOKxHK6KmdnwPsINeONIY3UbLbR1VZ4DWonfbrQay9ePS6S79rFTBKmMkbheko1s4tWyjaUUePReqdTQKdJ4XQmdeX2CYc3GCg/s400/il_fullxfull.109489262.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547032804038833170" border="0" /></a><br />c) <a href="http://www.mehoi.com/">Mehoi's</a> cheeky pins.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufPqEoP5M1u3c3dDDVDrVeX19GCa-Iy5YMTC0CaUREak-5QOUGqFjt7A7E3lUS2xn3OO-8ojAqkQIvSCfALxQkZgrVrDl7V-IJBEEZNOB-XgdRThuty1Eb3i81-3zAEPkXFVcaii6Dyk/s1600/img44684be143b3a1d44.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufPqEoP5M1u3c3dDDVDrVeX19GCa-Iy5YMTC0CaUREak-5QOUGqFjt7A7E3lUS2xn3OO-8ojAqkQIvSCfALxQkZgrVrDl7V-IJBEEZNOB-XgdRThuty1Eb3i81-3zAEPkXFVcaii6Dyk/s400/img44684be143b3a1d44.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547032805707203074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />etc. etcYien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-64214935868894821782010-12-02T22:02:00.000-08:002010-12-02T22:03:34.565-08:00Finished all the shows!All my Christmas shows are done! OMG I can now go back to illustrating again!Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-10578922641872454122010-12-01T23:20:00.000-08:002010-12-01T23:24:45.660-08:00Preliminary roughs for a book<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAlm-W78-ZpelureQ2F71o-8IQKK2UGwqte9abKU81Kv3Ek-NRkz23RnwBflAEBoOdWh9wAQ1F0cPEixZmKgXnqTN83xru-H389RxATRG3lq5nrB1z1WhPuHI_XL54_TpQCmJfI9kafI/s1600/Yip_aurelio1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAlm-W78-ZpelureQ2F71o-8IQKK2UGwqte9abKU81Kv3Ek-NRkz23RnwBflAEBoOdWh9wAQ1F0cPEixZmKgXnqTN83xru-H389RxATRG3lq5nrB1z1WhPuHI_XL54_TpQCmJfI9kafI/s400/Yip_aurelio1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545982521331552194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKanb5H0iq80ZFYezTM0z5GoJPW2XRoYLnImFCuvQtoUTwrTHF-fEUV3a1eHWzLanTTCnqJJc5Yaa2bo7g1lVfgqoicb-oPCZZs4MLL_R71fvp69bVmodV9vhVtkfM66iM0bnxWOD3ow/s1600/Yip_remedios2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKanb5H0iq80ZFYezTM0z5GoJPW2XRoYLnImFCuvQtoUTwrTHF-fEUV3a1eHWzLanTTCnqJJc5Yaa2bo7g1lVfgqoicb-oPCZZs4MLL_R71fvp69bVmodV9vhVtkfM66iM0bnxWOD3ow/s400/Yip_remedios2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545982519275648370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJY-vSop2uTMHsyV5MWiNmT_DNSwXYVFoVJSaw8EVOSg5LuvbQX_kbZnGPRurGEMYoeHM-Y9UpEU8ipbvOcccycrNmmmGB7tPk9HzfjE40cH6KymEbuQUFTS9OIkTh2_zzhz2Mcbf-8U/s1600/Yip_melquiodes1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJY-vSop2uTMHsyV5MWiNmT_DNSwXYVFoVJSaw8EVOSg5LuvbQX_kbZnGPRurGEMYoeHM-Y9UpEU8ipbvOcccycrNmmmGB7tPk9HzfjE40cH6KymEbuQUFTS9OIkTh2_zzhz2Mcbf-8U/s400/Yip_melquiodes1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545982511233659026" border="0" /></a><br />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.Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-51200133435976696112010-11-30T18:32:00.000-08:002010-11-30T18:35:04.106-08:00When I am not drawing I am buying<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfgeJXO55wvvxUVltZdqeTVSTUJ01Mk4no5n3052cmtWurR8EGPVPsrnltAWmtOZurLeDaqBwovvNQKnoLVhmOF0hHckoSbYnEnhC71j4OXqDdnsTjkvlH0GA6DUoz2Hi9ZEvsWBd62I/s1600/look27a_1big.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfgeJXO55wvvxUVltZdqeTVSTUJ01Mk4no5n3052cmtWurR8EGPVPsrnltAWmtOZurLeDaqBwovvNQKnoLVhmOF0hHckoSbYnEnhC71j4OXqDdnsTjkvlH0GA6DUoz2Hi9ZEvsWBd62I/s400/look27a_1big.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545536762106887714" border="0" /></a><br />Okay I just saw <a href="http://lochers.com/accessories6.html">this</a> on NOTCOT and had to get it. It's been a long fours days and two craft shows of selling, shipping and packing my new winter collection at both Make it and Royal Bison, which I send thanks to both to and I needed something to remind me that I am sometimes AWESOME!Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-91377001350882360692010-11-29T10:42:00.000-08:002010-11-29T10:47:36.482-08:00Speakeasy Christmas Craft show!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vsK5w1bzY-Mw9AcXsd8yDjFd5IfeuVAi3_LcNQiLSY8UExF1SkzBO5adWb8zUGFlRxjB3ZsYR70Rm-_0qdUYr0dabCQuG10ahgINeVEdlIh7mlWrPnG1ptGVtMwnzRENohCYdNyaArQ/s1600/dn.asp.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vsK5w1bzY-Mw9AcXsd8yDjFd5IfeuVAi3_LcNQiLSY8UExF1SkzBO5adWb8zUGFlRxjB3ZsYR70Rm-_0qdUYr0dabCQuG10ahgINeVEdlIh7mlWrPnG1ptGVtMwnzRENohCYdNyaArQ/s400/dn.asp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545045200439548898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana,courier new,courier,tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >Please join us the Thursday night for the biggest SpeakEasy event of<br />the year.<br /><br />SpeakEasy's Annual Holiday Sale<br /><br />Chestnuts roasting, sleigh bells ringing,<br />and the season starts a-swingin’!<br />Join us for holiday cocktails, a few good tunes,<br />and another fantastic show at The Gladstone.<br /><br />The annual “SpeakEasy Holiday Sale” will be held on Thursday,<br />December 2nd<br />at The Gladstone Hotel, from 7 pm to 11 pm. It’s an evening of arts,<br />crafts and seasonal fun. It’s a chance to shop for hand-crafted<br />holiday gifts.<br />It’s an opportunity for the public to see the work of 47 local artists<br />ranging from quirky one-off ceramics to handmade soap, jewellery, books<br />and hand painted Christmas cards.<br /><br />Time & Space:<br />Thursday, December 2nd, 7pm-11pm<br />The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen West<br />Second Floor Lobby + Studios Rooms<br /><br />Pay what you can at the door ($4.00 Donation Suggested)<br /><br />Featured Artists:<br />Alicia Mansillo, Bags<br />Torched Studio, Jewellery<br />Alison Ruth Designs, Wool Accessories<br />RedHen Craft, Handmade Notebooks, Bookmarks and One-of-a-kind<br />Christmas Ornaments<br />Jen Tsuchida, One-of-a-Kind Felted Accessories<br />InnerGemDesign, Jewellery<br />Jennifer Buckland, Suede Children's Shoes & Accessories<br />Julia Burton, "White Squirrel Club" T-Shirts & Xmas Ornaments<br />Grace Design, Bags And Wooden Brooches<br />Joey Suriano, Stuffed Toys, Bags & Accessories<br />Alex Russel, Jewelery<br />My Fairy Uncle!, Children's Book<br />100% Dandy Knits, Hand Knit Accessories<br />Beadmarket.Ca, Beaded Jewellery<br />Kaia Naturals, Bamboo Facial Cleansing Cloth<br />My Secret Music Box, Musical Jewellery<br />Dear Ms. Tanushka, Handcrafted Jewellery<br />Kempton Jones, “Owlies of Ontario”<br />MIKA Design, Handmade Bags, Crafts & Accessories<br />Natalie Draz & Sheila Jonah, Printmaking & Photography<br />Baited Hook Handmade, Handmade Happiness<br />Deedeebird, Hand Picked Feather Accessories<br />The Lime Shop, Handmade Accessories<br />The We of Me, Handmade Notebooks<br />Wayne Murphy, Christmas Figurines & Ornaments<br />Agent Honey Reclaim, Reclaimed Leather Handbags & Accessories<br />Willow Dawson, Art Prints, Cards & Graphic Novels.<br />Black Currant Jewelry<br />Anneke van Bommel, Touch the Dutch, Jewellery, Prints & Objects<br />Offcutstudio, Cameron Maclean<br />Suzie Saxx, Handpainted reusable cotton tote bags<br />Kathryn Rebecca, Jewellery Designer & Goldsmith<br />Helga Rudolph, Hand-Knitted Clothing & Accessories<br />Anne Solomon, Machine Embroidered Items<br />Soap Scum: Soap for dirty people<br />THE SPIRIT OF HELDER, Greeting Cards<br />Mod Rox, Jewelry<br />Nharo!<br />Picture It Picture Books<br />Mary Wong<br />Sweet Leaf Bath Co., Fair Trade Certified Artisan Bath & Body Products<br />Shareen Woodford Jewellery<br />Cozied Up, Handmade Feel Good Items<br />Yien-Wyn Yip - Yien Prints, screen printed clothing<br />Bibu, Baby Quilts, Bibs, Pillow Dolls & Huggable Toys<br />Bauble Box: Hand Made Glass Fancies!<br />Enfleurage Organics, Organic Soaps<br /><br /></span>Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-85602679046556742652010-11-25T23:38:00.000-08:002010-11-25T23:43:44.971-08:00UntitledJust finished watching a late movie. Please check out <a href="http://www.untitled-themovie.com/">"Untitled"</a> a 101 on how some different contemporary artists function and think in the current art scene. Wow that sounded preeeetentious! <object height="235" width="450"><param name="movie" value="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/13259"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/13259" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" height="235" width="450"></embed></object>Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-41039663781681333522010-11-24T19:51:00.000-08:002010-11-24T20:09:15.058-08:00Getting ready for Make it<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicu7Ri6aEl-wPq5dPwgHnykLJ0w7qPeRh4QnIfID1MiClDbGuBH7RmjtaWtNAy1J5jNXJFhU8r17lMpZ5O7-t1VSh6hDq9S5fkLOxLB3Kfzf2Lu7d0KtSy_dUooJEkFBrX8bLPy16-mMc/s1600/DSC_0001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicu7Ri6aEl-wPq5dPwgHnykLJ0w7qPeRh4QnIfID1MiClDbGuBH7RmjtaWtNAy1J5jNXJFhU8r17lMpZ5O7-t1VSh6hDq9S5fkLOxLB3Kfzf2Lu7d0KtSy_dUooJEkFBrX8bLPy16-mMc/s400/DSC_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543334279439595538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxZLPpGE4cJbB9XebCkYsGI0mOCchGyYw7QpKiVV8DTHP62Izz7rV_fNnEG2TRhzd-1LwOOp9mYq17TGtDxa_EE0Z9y0O52xDFAgQdqWzCrfH0Wz6SLts8iDyVB1DnNrqaB8kiP8cj_I/s1600/DSC_0002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxZLPpGE4cJbB9XebCkYsGI0mOCchGyYw7QpKiVV8DTHP62Izz7rV_fNnEG2TRhzd-1LwOOp9mYq17TGtDxa_EE0Z9y0O52xDFAgQdqWzCrfH0Wz6SLts8iDyVB1DnNrqaB8kiP8cj_I/s400/DSC_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543334270822654098" border="0" /></a><br />Just getting ready for my first <a href="http://makeitproductions.com/edmonton/welcome-to-make-it/">Make it show</a> with Gabs and it is a big mess here. Gab has some awesome scarves going on and me I have a lot of sorting to do with my textiles. Ooooh the folding not the folding!Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-43346812078538018482010-11-24T01:23:00.000-08:002010-11-24T01:31:36.487-08:00Capsize is cool!OMG please check out this awesome indy game <a href="http://www.capsizedgame.com/">Capsized</a> that will be released on Steam by <a href="http://www.alientrap.org/">Alien Trap.</a> which my friend Jesse McGibs is the illustrator for. The release on PC and consoles will be available next year. This is so amazing! <object style="height: 390px; width: 640px;"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m4_S-U8VodA?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m4_S-U8VodA?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="390" width="640"></embed></object>Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-47163673588867540242010-11-22T15:31:00.000-08:002010-11-22T15:35:19.398-08:00Royal Bison!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3d1WQfxwdLfZock4rUs19xp1OGcobyZZlfsLTf2kS-EtAUj8rzHFFzjsv68UABdGVv3-Z1nYoKvWMD8DsVLyH_ODkRqnfBMzYGtIK61I9wNdxDGthOjZXJM5DcqzTKIYl5HPg__kKHg/s1600/header.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3d1WQfxwdLfZock4rUs19xp1OGcobyZZlfsLTf2kS-EtAUj8rzHFFzjsv68UABdGVv3-Z1nYoKvWMD8DsVLyH_ODkRqnfBMzYGtIK61I9wNdxDGthOjZXJM5DcqzTKIYl5HPg__kKHg/s400/header.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542521789771479490" border="0" /></a><br />OMG it's almost time for the <a href="http://www.royalbison.ca/">Royal Bison</a> in Edmonton! Me and my good friend Gab will be sharing a table at one of the loveliest craft fairs out west where we'll be showing our new clothing and craft items this season. Hope you all can make it!Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333769510648407185.post-14324225310747843862010-11-21T18:08:00.000-08:002010-11-21T18:10:48.632-08:00Rejected designs part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBvreRl9dMzVIFqd7xJpkKaaH31j28lWJHyYD59DJ_Urw9V8VgXWNdpOJ7iW2pWlmtDvCGgI_IEvxtFYpDayqn9xghewCwQ0sGdGZ8l1D_6CEQcMoF5AK2GykAdLqJ3hdNhuSjjo9-kg/s1600/Yip_branch.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBvreRl9dMzVIFqd7xJpkKaaH31j28lWJHyYD59DJ_Urw9V8VgXWNdpOJ7iW2pWlmtDvCGgI_IEvxtFYpDayqn9xghewCwQ0sGdGZ8l1D_6CEQcMoF5AK2GykAdLqJ3hdNhuSjjo9-kg/s400/Yip_branch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542190765432804386" border="0" /></a><br />I'm almost finished packing for Edmonton yay and am going through a pile of drawings I cut out from this year's collection. May I present Branches - something I will be painting rather than screen printing later.Yien's Illustrationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04263093596930120780noreply@blogger.com0