Keds// Pair 1 of the Mother/Daughter set

The request was shades of blue, and lots of geometric patterns(are we best friends?!). I thought i'd mess around with blue..not just shades, but get some character out of it(i only used two different blues, one bright, and the other iridescent) with layering and such of different shapes of color..yes, shapes of color. Delivered today by postwoman Estela, i'll be patiently waiting to hear back via her daughter, while my friend procrastinates on getting me my finished mirror portfolio shots -__-   //

COD Juried Student Art Exhibit//Reception

I'd say it's been a pretty successful week//

• Grabbed 2nd place at the COD Juried Student Gallery Exhibit, with a suit painted in time for the occasion.
• ^Rocked my personal shoes at this event^
• Finished painting/tweaking/cleaning my mirror(pics to come).
• Received an email confirming my Studio Art transfer credits accepted at MCAD.
• Received graduation information from COD
• One week closer to getting out of COD..but one more week of of pressure added to deciding on a school..
• Minimal depression this week :DS-<

with a few minor setbacks, i can't complain. Opening reception pics//

Your Own Private Idaho

Sport coat

Refuz

Reverse reverse

There were a lot of great overall pieces in the show, so placing at all was a blessing for me. I had a great time meeting other artists, talking about methods, techniques, critiquing each other, just having a great time. Some close friends also made it in the show, so  with events like this it's always nice to know where you stand among a certain program.  I feel like i needed this, plus YOPI has been hanging in my room for the past year or so, so it was nice to finally get recognition in light of some outside jurors. Just a great night, this hasn't happened for me in a while, usually i'm pretty humble with where i am with my work. Who said a fancy sport coat couldn't help with a little celebration?

The Spring Busy/Providence, RI, Minneapolis, MN

Recently took advantage of spring break for college visits, hitting up Providence, RI, for Rhode Island School of Design(RISD), and Minneapolis, MN, for Minneapolis College of Art and Design(MCAD). Not bad places, at all. I especially loved Providence, graffiti eeeeeeeeeeverywhere you looked, it was impossible to miss a scribbled on surface, stickered out street sign, or wheat-pasting ever now and then. Some shots of the environment i fell in love with//

Absolutely loved the style on this one

Little Italy, Providence. Caught a ride from
easily THE coolest guy on campus

College Hill, Providence.
Most the graff was there, craziness

They had a nice  little collection
at the RISD museum too..

This one was absolutely sick. The photo came out beautifully too, like the art is literally trying to escape and attack the bystanders.

It was definitely Springtime in RI..
Minneapolis was great too..not as much graffiti where i was in town, but i loved it nonetheless. And although the roads weren't too kind to longboarding..the school was pretty neat. Most everything was in one building with four levels, nice long hallways with white walls(i visited the week after their spring break, so classes were a little slow), waiting to be flourished with art. It was really laid back too, just a generally chill place. Not to mention, Fifth Element calls Minneapolis home = saw Slug for the first time in person in four years. He looked pretty business-oriented so i didn't want to bother him being all giddy and isht..next time though.. Dope city though, everyone was nice and the city had just an overall great Atmosphere. Some artwork from the ride//

Pic for Kaitlyn

Thinkin of my friend Andi

Pic for Andi

Some new-gen stuff, definitely a fan

Baby got..SHOES. Pair#10

Finished the shoes for one of my best friends' niece, knocking off only a couple hours off the end of my spring break; definitely worth it, for them and i as well. She completely forgot i had these shoes(since a month or two ago) till just the other day! I know how to surprise(; Anyways..my friend said to make them colorful..and associate them with music because that was what her niece is into, so that was a legitimate start. I initially wanted to dye a line on the white outer soles red..thought it'd look nice, and i thought it would work because these shoes aren't quite the largest canvas so it'd add some extra 'pop'. i scratched that after finding no dye that would endure time, and painted this work impromptu after a week of playing the lone traveler//

I'd like to think that someday when Emileigh is looking through her baby box, she comes across these and thinks back upon the person who painted them. I hope in her mind she creates an image of what that person looks like, what kind of art they were into, lifestyle, what they were going through when they painted these and where they were in life. Just..create that person based on this work. Would they look like me? Keep that in mind next time you check out a painting, something to ponder.