•lux et veritas•

Spring Indie Craft Fair or How I Managed to Sleep Before 11pm

2011-03-27T16:46:00.007-04:00

On Saturday, I pretty much spent all day at the Spring Indie Craft Fair hosted by 5craft7. It was possibly the most tiring thing I've ever done? The fair was at Sala Rossa on St. Laurent from noon until 5pm. I had to be there by at least 10am to set up. I've met some really awesome crafty people like Andrea, who makes aprons from vintage fabric and the Australian girl who sat next to my table, who specialized in coin purses made of recycled juice/milk cartons. Because it was my first time, I wasn't really smart in terms of preparing myself. I forgot to bring a snack, so I was starving all day until my friend Marisa saved the day with a ginger muffin. I was so hungry that I didn't care it had ginger in it. I also should've brought a book to read during the downtime. I ended up playing Bejeweled on my iPod. The good thing was that I was adjacent to the free coffee at the venue and the music was pretty good. I was so tired by the time I got home, I promptly went to bed at 10pm and woke up at 8am today. It was great. I should try sleeping before midnight more often.

**Thanks to all my friends who dropped by the fair! <3

My craft table. Don't you love my handmade sign?

I didn't sell very much. Actually, I hardly sold anything. I blame the calendar for not having a gift-giving holiday in March. I'll try again in the winter time when Xmas is coming up. I guess I can always list everything on Etsy. I still don't know how to properly use Etsy, and just maintaining/promoting takes a lot of time. I need to focus on my studies! Especially with 4 tests looming right around the corner...

Extra news that aren't really important: I keep thinking about my Wordpress and my Blogger, and I think this summer I'll actually merge the two together. It doesn't really make sense to keep two blogs about myself, when I can just use one blog for all my rambles and art. The only thing that's stopping me from doing it are the lack of pretty themes available at Wordpress. It sounds stupid, I know. But if it's not pretty to me, other people may also not find it pretty. T_T How hard is it to find a simple, minimal blog theme where I can use georgia and a pretty header? Even better if I could find a theme like my current Blogger one for Wordpress. Ok, I'm done. I FOUND THE PERFECT THEME! It looks almost like this one, which is FABULOUS. Expect the move to happen in June.

Two new prints in my Etsy! Go check out Liesel and Jude!

Pray for Japan

2011-03-16T10:17:00.004-04:00

As you all know, Japan was hit with an 8.9 earthquake and then a 10 m tall tsunami, devastating cities and villages as far as the eye can see. I kept reading all the news reports, and watching live feeds of what's going on, and it really scared me. It also propelled me to make an effort to help out, no matter how small. In a fortnight, I designed/printed/cut these "PRAY FOR JAPAN" postcards with information at the back. All the profits will go directly to the Japanese Red Cross Society.

If there's a big enough demand, I'll consider putting them up for sale on Etsy or make a Bigcartel account. I would rather stay away from Etsy because they take a percentage of the sale. Otherwise, I will have to raise the price from 2$ to around 2.20$. Would everyone be cool with that? Lemme know.

I've been overwhelmed by the positive response I've gotten with these postcards. It truly shows that people care and want to help. Bigger image here.

In other news, I was silly and drank a massive coffee at 10pm which resulted me not sleeping until 5am. I started painting and it inspired me to make a personal project of series. Here's a peek at one of the pieces. Bigger image here.

March Happenings.

2011-03-09T23:07:00.003-05:00

I was totally supposed to blog in February but there's honestly so much I have going on I never really had a chance to catch my breath. A Common Beauty art show at heARTwood House Gallery was an amazing experience, and I was lucky enough to have a few friends come see the show.

I will be participating in this years Spring Indie Craft Fair by 5craft7 in Montreal. It will be at Sala Rosa March 26th. Come visit my table full of original art and crocheted goods! I'll post pictures of items for sale soon.

Next Tuesday will be the vernissage of THE LIVING AND THE DEAD at Gallery X in Concordia University. One of my pieces will be at the show, among other talented friends/artists. Here's a sneak peek of what I'll be showing:

With/In Me 2011

oil on wooden panel

12" diameter

End of January Updates

2011-01-24T16:25:00.005-05:00

Wow! I've been meaning to update since the 2nd week of January, but I think we all know that time flies by. I've actually managed to update my art+lifestyle diary before this one! If you want to read the whole shindig of my month, hop on over here.

Just a short recap:

Sketchbook Project

I finished the sketchbook that will be touring across the US along with millions of other sketchbooks. While it was fun at first, it quickly became tiring and almost like a chore. I don't know if I'll participate in it again. It was enjoyable to have a sketchbook purely for one particular theme, but I like to flit around themes and ideas, instead of sticking to one. At the end of the tour, it will reside permanently in the Brooklyn Art Library. Go check it out!

A Common Beauty art show

I've been lucky to be one of the many artists selected to be in this show. Hosted by Hopewell Centre at the heARTwood House Gallery, it will run alongside with Eating Disorder Awareness Week, a week which holds a lot of meaning and hope for me. So if you're in Ottawa this weekend, be sure to come for the vernissage, I'll be there!

Etsy

I finally opened an Etsy shop! After months of "I will open one soon" I finally did it. So far I have a few items, and I plan to expand it with more crafty goodies for everyone to enjoy. I was riding on a giant crocheting wave over the holidays and it didn't stop when school started. By the end of the year I hope to have many wonderful things from crafted goods, quality prints and original works up for grabs.

That's all the news for now, enjoy the last day of January and I'll see you in February ;)

DAY 12 of DIY & holiday greeting

2010-12-24T15:48:00.005-05:00

Today is my last day of DIY, and I hope the past twelve days where helpful for all your holiday needs. By making myself create something everyday, I get to explore fun ideas and little concepts I've been planning to do since school started. Now that I have the time, I wanted to challenge myself to use up all that extra energy I had to make fun, simple and cute things for my pleasure. The extra treat is that I can share them with you all! For the last

DIY, I'm presenting another set of blank holiday cards for you to print out and cut. Click here for the full-size image.

Today also coincides with Christmas eve, so I wish you all a very warm holiday filled with family, friends, laughter and love. :)

DAY 11 of DIY

2010-12-23T23:42:00.003-05:00

Always barely at the nick of time. Today's freebie are 2 candycane holiday cards for you to print out, cut and enjoy. They're simple, sweet, and blank on the inside for you to write whatever greetings you like. Best to print them on heavier weight paper like cardstock.

I think by now you know the drill. Click here for the full-size image.

DAY 10 of DIY

2010-12-22T23:29:00.003-05:00

I'm running out of ideas on what to provide for my dailies. Thank goodness I have 2 more days left, or I'd have no idea what to keep posting! Today is the January 2011 desktop calendar! Filled with snowflakes and winter fun. Click here for the full-size image.

DAY 9 of DIY

2010-12-21T22:37:00.006-05:00

I'd like to celebrate this post as it's my 100th post since I've started this blog in 2008!Yay! When I first started, I was a stressed out 18 year old high school student who has just received not very good news in the mail about her dream school. Only a few days later did I realize it was a blessing in disguise as I received my letter of acceptance to Concordia University. Now I'm a 20 year old stressed out university student but I have a much better footing of what I want to do and a better idea of where I want to go in life. Whatever I choose, I want to thank you all my friends, followers and readers for faithfully keeping up with me and watched me grow and develop into a better artist :) I wouldn't have been able to go this far without your support!

Today's DIY are 6 collage butterfly tags! Use them to decorate your holiday gifts or use them as mini bookmarks, the choice is yours. The file is letter sized, and comes with 6 different tags. Click here for the full image.

DAY 8 of DIY

2010-12-21T01:40:00.010-05:00

Ha! I missed my daily again! Technically speaking I haven't, considering I am a night raven and stay up into the wee hours of the morning with bloodshot eyes and a stiff neck. Today's daily are scrabble note cards! The background is vintage cursive practice paper, to throw everyone into school-age memories. I remember all those tedious drills on cursive writing, don't you?

INSTRUCTIONS: Print, cut, trim and use. Yep. One letter sized sheet of paper fits four of these babies. Preferably on thicker paper, but whatever works for you. Click here for the full image.

{please take note that when you click on any of my links for bigger images, it'll take you to my web Picasa. From there, click on Download to get the full image. I never had to go through all this trouble for a full sized image on blogger before. *shakes fist*}

DAY 7 of DIY

2010-12-19T15:27:00.005-05:00

For once I post an entry before 11pm! In the midst of gift-wrapping and daytime napping, I decided to make simple little cheerful cards that can brighten someone's day. Today's DIY freebie is 2 printable "Thank You" cards for yours to enjoy. I wonder what to make for tomorrow's DIY?

INSTRUCTIONS: Print on heavier paper, such as cardstock or other nice papers. Cut out and fold horizontally.

Click here for the full image+download

DAY 6 of DIY

2010-12-19T00:39:00.006-05:00

As always, I'm always a little late for my DIY. I spent the day running errands and having dinner with a good friend. Tonight I'm doling out recipe cards with a cute macaroon on them. Click here to get the full image, print them on heavy weight cardstock, cut and trim. Print out a bunch and write out your best recipes on them! Or just print some out and give it to a pal? I know I'll write out all my om nom delicious cookie recipes ;)

DAY 5 of DIY

2010-12-17T23:53:00.005-05:00

Today's DIY freebie are 7 holiday tags and labels! Simply click here for the full version, save it, print and cut out! This includes 4 "to/from" tags and 3 blank coloured labels. Have fun!

DAY 3&4 of DIY

2010-12-16T22:56:00.004-05:00

Sorry for not posting yesterday, I was at school attempting to finish off my projects with no avail. Came home exhausted and a bruised knee. I have a special treat for today and yesterday! A MIX THEMED CD!!!!!!!! I am providing 20 songs hand selected and placed in order by me, as well as a CD sleeve I made that is free to download and print out.

PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS: Click on the image for the bigger version. Print on a 8.5x11 sheet of paper and cut out the CD sleeve along with the flaps. Fold, glue and voila!

DOWNLOADING INSTRUCTIONS: Click on each number to get the download link of each song. Download, put songs in order of playlist, and enjoy.

SONGS:

1//2//3//4//5//6//7//8//9//10//11//12//13//14//15//16//17//18//19//20

DAY 2 of DIY

2010-12-14T16:04:00.008-05:00

So I had to create a last-minute birthday card for my boss and decided that I'll use it for day 2 of my DIY campaign. The inside message reads, "Hope your birthday blossoms into lots of dreams come true!" The card size is 8.5x11, but it'd be preferable to print bigger for the bleed. Anyways, have fun with it! Simply click here to get the fullsize image.

DAY 1 of DIY

2010-12-13T16:31:00.004-05:00

Alrighty, so it's already late afternoon, but I had a lot of things to do today. Here's the first treat of my 12 days of DIY: a desktop calendar of December! Simply click on the image and save it. I know December is almost over, but who doesn't like a new desktop background? Enjoy!

December calender, 1440 x 900

Watercolour time!

2010-12-13T10:41:00.005-05:00

Thank goodness I finished my semester on Friday. I spent the weekend eating chocolate, cookies, soup and reading books. I also had time to paint! I'm planning on making a whole series of winter birds during the holidays.

tufted titmouse 4x6

easter bluebird 4x6

untitled 7x9.5

(inspired by japanese woodblock illustration)

Fabriano Sketchbook

2010-12-11T10:47:00.005-05:00

It's that time of the year where I finally have some scanned images of my sketchbook! This year there's been quite a few written notes than drawings because carrying my sketchbook is so much easier than bringing along a binder to every class. You can see bigger versions here. I'll also be adding these to my site later today.

I was lucky to arrive to a live model drawing session with a contortionist.

French dictée!

Process

2010-12-07T13:44:00.008-05:00

Slowly getting back into the grind of late-night caffeine spurred artwork making. Bigger image here.

12 days of DIY

2010-12-06T11:11:00.005-05:00

Just a quick little update! The holidays is approaching, and while last year I did a "a drawing a month" challenge for myself, I've decided to do something a little different: "12 days of DIY" challenge! Starting the 12th of December, I'll be posting little DIY crafts and resources that I made that is free to use for all your decoration needs! The moment school is finished, I'll be a lot more active, as I have a large folder on my laptop of scanned artwork that needs to be shown.

To leave you off on a happy note, here's the link to the interview I did with Countersoft Ltd on their Collective Matters blog! I'm so honoured to be interviewed with a team of such cool people.

Collective Matters

Oryx and Crake

2010-11-17T12:02:00.004-05:00

I always enjoy the day after a giant project is due. Especially when it's a project that I'm super duper pleased with. I spent so many hours on this assingment, my process book of all my hardwork literally weighs a pound. So here's an assignment from my print:meaning & process class. We had to create a series of posters based on a book that has not yet been adapted. I chose to create a triptych of theatre production posters based on the book Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood.

Photo courtesy of my fellow classmate and comradeAly Youssef!

To see them all, you can go to my flickr or my site!

Sunbathe

2010-11-09T00:00:00.008-05:00

I miss you sleep. Come back to me.

Bigger image can be found here!

Dasa Logo Entry

2010-11-02T21:25:00.006-04:00

It's November! Time for some work to be shown! Florian and I (flossie) submitted this logo entry for the Design Arts Student Association logo contest that was held at school. Unfortunately we didn't win, but we are mighty proud that we managed to create this the day it was due, as well as not seeing each other the whole day. We communicated solely through text and email! That's what I call a collaboration! You can also check it out here.

Announcement!

2010-10-05T11:37:00.002-04:00

Exciting news, I officially launched my proper website! After months of procrastinating and hard work, it's finally up and running! In the upcoming weeks I'll be adding more pieces and photography. Rest assured, that does not mean I will stop updating my blogspot. :)

It would mean a lot to me if you were all able to take a peek at my new site. Please enjoy!!

jessiethavonekham.com

Hint Mint

2010-09-26T13:57:00.002-04:00

I recently bought a limited Edition James Jean Series of Hint Mint! This is "chocomoth". I'm absolutely in love.

I'm very busy with new exciting school projects and as soon as they're done, I will update!

Devil's Advocate

2010-08-02T20:43:00.004-04:00

I'm bad.

bigger photo here!

When in Rome...

2010-07-09T14:38:00.005-04:00

...do as Romans do. Montreal has been a marvelous sticky mess of a week. With the humidity and the hot wind, it's been pretty much more than 35 degrees non-stop. I need to keep cool somehow and my apartment does not have AC. flickr for bigger versions!

How did YOU keep cool this week?

Tweet tweet

2010-06-29T00:28:00.001-04:00

After a long, harrowing battle with many voices of persuasion and gentle prodding, I have joined the ranks of Twitter. Please follow me here! You can all thank Laura D for the final push towards this microblogging social network during a sfx makeup photo shoot today.

June&Peony

2010-06-17T11:34:00.003-04:00

Just in time for the summer; the peonies are blooming. Somehow blogspot is not showing the true rich colour of the flowers. Please click here and here for bigger and richer photos!

He took me to the river...

2010-06-09T14:06:00.004-04:00

...where he slowly let me drown. Bigger pictures here!

blink blink

2010-06-01T00:59:00.003-04:00

Summer calls for shorter hair. Bigger version here!

In Sea At Sea: Close up!

2010-05-17T12:03:00.017-04:00

Finally I have the pieces from my final assignment up and ready to be displayed! The following pieces are mostly used with water colour and pen. I am most proud of these, so please enjoy!

Bigger versions here!

Callous (gift)

water colour, acrylic ink and pen on water colour

11 x 9

Sea of Locks pt.1 & 2

pen on bond paper

24 x 10 each

Yours (Mine)

water colour

8 x 9

Despondency

water colour

9 x 8

Twin Medusa (sold)

pen and watercolour on water colour paper

13 x 11

Angler

water colour

11 x 9

Insomnia (sold)

water colour and pen on water colour paper

24 x 18

close-up of Insomnia

Tangle (gift)

tea and marker on water colour paper

10 x 13

Close-up of Tangle

Crumble-vortex (on hold)

white-out, water colour and pen on water colour paper

10 x 15

Curves-outtake

2010-05-08T03:00:00.000-04:00

An outtake of another floating set I tried to create instead of taking notes for my Art History class. I'm home this weekend in Ottawa, so more picture taking for me!

Dental Hygiene

2010-05-05T21:00:00.001-04:00

Remember kids, dental hygiene is serious business.

Click here for a bigger image.

In Sea At Sea

2010-05-01T01:53:00.003-04:00

Once again, apologies for a less than awesome documentation of my major final assignment. I am thankful for fellow classmate Claire who snapped a quick picture of my piece for me when my camera decided to die on me. I will post close-ups of individual pieces later!

The purpose of this final assignment was to create a narrative of your choice, and how one approached it was completely up to them. I began toying with the idea of the sea, and all the creatures that dwelled within the deep blue, and correlated that with the concept of hidden motives and feelings of the heart. From there my idea slowly transgressed into something quite different. While still deeply tied to the sea, it was brought forth with ideas and imagery of turmoil, unrest, decisions and pain. In a very stretched view, it could be seen as a personal narrative of feelings I felt within the last few weeks before school ended. Perhaps subconsciously I put on paper through pen and paint all the frustrations I felt towards life and school?

In Sea At Sea

mixed media

2010

As you can see, this is a pretty large piece, with many individual pieces. Most were done with watercolour mediums with various painting techniques. Others were done on Bond paper, with pen, marker, whiteout, and ink. By the end of this project, I almost ran dry of my pen supplies! Time to buy more!

Interpretive Public Space

2010-04-27T12:14:00.003-04:00

The first assignment in my exhibition design class. We were to take a piece of art from an artist and that would become the top view of the work you were to create. I chose one of Claude Tousignant pieces, and my end results are show below.

Long Overdue

2010-04-21T13:40:00.004-04:00

My Interpretive Public Spaces (Exhibitional Design) class final project. I created an exhibitional space for colour blindness. The first room (white walls with coloured circles) are to display Ishihara colour plates, and the second room (with green and red stripes) is to visualize and simulate a room for red-green blindness. The outside wall panels is to show a colour wheel/rainbow.

Materials used is paint chips, paper and cardboard.

creme/tan/flesh

2010-03-28T13:11:00.001-04:00

Some more pieces from my sketchbook. This sketchbook has, by far the most stuff with pencil. There's seldom any pen drawings. Also, I love the Epson scanner here. I don't even have to correct the colouring! Fantastic! Click on the title to view a bigger image.

Stella

Graphite on creme Fabriano paper

2010

Flora (inspired piece)

Graphite on creme Fabriano paper

2010

Tying the Knot

2010-03-26T13:02:00.004-04:00

New piece! I'm really enjoying this Fabriano creme paper. My creativity is blooming forth as the weather is getting warmer. I'm cracking out the paints soon enough. Bigger version here!

Tying the Knot

graphite on paper

2010

Pause

2010-03-24T00:55:00.005-04:00

Self-portrait done on a whim after class today. Pause and float your worries away.

Click here for a larger format!~

Pause

self-portrait

2010

know the ropes

2010-03-18T18:32:00.003-04:00

I treated myself to a Fabriano Classic Artist's Journal on my 20th birthday. The paper is simply wonderful and has a magnificent tooth. Here's a drawing from one of the cream coloured pages.

know the ropes

2010

graphite on paper

What is Free to a Good Home

2010-03-11T14:16:00.003-05:00

A major assignment for my drawing class: Mapping the everyday. This piece is supposed to embody my day in the span of 24 hours. Spent a whole week working meticulously on it, talking to friends for advice and dirtying up my bedroom with inks and paints. Click here for a bigger version!

FLOSSIE

2010-03-10T14:20:00.001-05:00

My classmate and friend Florian and I have a design inspiration blog! Please follow us on tumblr!

FLOSSIE

Pantypography

2010-02-26T23:49:00.002-05:00

An assignment for my Words in Space typography class. Using found objects, create and manipulate the image to create a unique typeface.

CIRQUE DE JESSIE

2010-02-26T23:39:00.002-05:00

Coming to Montreal March 6th 2010!

Lady in Repose

2010-02-06T11:07:00.004-05:00

Another piece from life drawing in my drawing class. I made her look 10 years younger by accident. Whoops!

Graphite on newsprint

40 mins

The Itch

2010-02-04T11:40:00.001-05:00

Painting with water colours made me realize that I really want to touch every white surface I own with a brush loaded with paint. There's an itchy feeling of anticipation in my fingers. Click here for a bigger version!

Watercolour and graphite on paper

2010

Human Predicament

2010-02-03T22:28:00.005-05:00

Let's start of February with some life drawing sketches! It's nice to warm up to life drawing again after having frozen hands over the holidays.

graphite on newsprint

blind contour

15-20 mins

charcoal on newsprint

gesture study

10 sec each

blu

2010-01-08T18:40:00.007-05:00

This one is slightly better, though her left eye is very off. Starting to get the feel of drawing with the pen, though my strokes are still cautious and messy. Any tips for using my tablet?

blu

photoshop cs4

30 mins

First Attempt.

2010-01-07T00:00:00.004-05:00

Here's my first attempt with my new Intuos 4 tablet. It's not perfect, but I'm practicing!

30 mins

photoshop cs4

Happy New Year!

2010-01-06T16:59:00.004-05:00

Happy new year everyone! I hope your holiday was filled with family and fun and warmth and cocoa. This year, I'm going to attempt to update this blog more often, as well as build a better professional portfolio. I want to improve my skills in technical programs such as dreamweaver and flash, but also teach myself to pain digitally. I treated myself to a Wacom Intuos 4 tablet! I'm very excited to start using it and discovering new things.

untitled

acrylic and pen on paper

Happy Holidays!

2009-12-25T16:08:00.003-05:00

Happy holidays to all my followers and friends! See you in the new year!

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Oh girl

2009-12-21T11:40:00.001-05:00

Tried to take a picture showing the texture of the paint. I painted white acrylic on paper, and it picked up some pink from the brush. Pat wanted me to play with more wet media, so here goes nothing...

pen and acrylic on paper

umbrella 3!

2009-12-20T13:23:00.002-05:00

This is the last umbrella, I swear.

Charcoal on bond paper

Sea of fringe

2009-12-19T19:51:00.002-05:00

An assignment regarding texture within the home.

i like birds

2009-12-17T14:26:00.000-05:00

Pen on paper

'Cause summer never comes

2009-12-16T13:54:00.000-05:00

No where near high moon.

Tristan

Nikon D70

Visual Perspective

2009-12-15T15:30:00.000-05:00

Remember that last post, Dec 4th? It's the same image, only this time we had to draw the model somewhere in the environment as if there were two models. Volume and depth were kept in perspective.

Charcoal on newsprint

30 mins?

Smudge

2009-12-14T09:27:00.000-05:00

During our life drawing session, Pat wanted us to draw the model in motion, all withihn the same plane and keeping the visual perspective.

charcoal on newsprint

30 mins?

MASSIVE ASSIGNMENT

2009-12-13T14:11:00.003-05:00

Either I'm really short, but this final assignment was annoying to lug around schoo since it was massive.Implementing elements of the umbrella sketches and sketches of Grey Nuns, the objective of this assignment was to create a space/environment with form and using line/mark/ to display volume.

untitled 2009

ink/pencil/watercolour on paper

la bella rosa

2009-12-12T13:15:00.000-05:00

april-november SKETCHBOOK DUMP v2.0

2009-12-11T16:19:00.008-05:00

OK, so this week, has been pretty hectic. I had 15 hours of sleep, total. Yea. This included a 5ft drawing, a flash game, a coffee table, and a 19 page documentation/lookbook that needed to be done. On the plus side, I finished another sketchbook, so I'll be sharing you some pages. Will this cover my lack of daily updates since last week? I think so.

capture the moment

2009-12-04T21:14:00.002-05:00

life drawing 2009

charcoal on newsprint

15 min

We had life drawing a few weeks ago, and I absolutely enjoyed it. Working with charcoal and newsprint brings me great enjoyment. I haven't used charcoal for life for a while, so it was nice to warm up and get used to it again.

crumple.2

2009-12-03T21:02:00.004-05:00

Umbrella 2009

pencil crayon on bond paper.

Once again, I apologize for the shoddy documentation. Umbrellas are a pain to draw. Immensely fun, but a pain.

crumple.

2009-12-02T22:49:00.001-05:00

For a couple of weeks in my DRAW 200 class, we had to draw a figure, and emphasis its form through line. I decided to tackle an umbrella. More views to come.

WINTER FUN!

2009-12-01T22:35:00.004-05:00

So in my attempt to update more often {seriously, school+work+creativity does not balance well in my mind} I will have it so every day this month, I will update everyday! Be it past work, current work or some photography, I SHALL BE POSTING. Think of it as a little xmas gift. Also, this way I will be able to keep up on myself and my artwork. Enjoy!

messy

2009-10-08T00:51:00.004-04:00

I have a complex love-hate relationship with charcoal. It's lovely, thick, rich, easy to use and erase. It's also very crumbly, smudgy, and messy. Here's a drawing assignment of a still life (aka things thrown on my floor) and then drawn to map out its planes and form. And yes, that is indeed a Hello Kitty clock. Shut up.

vine charcoal on newsprint

I'm also a Guerrilla Girl. Shhhh....

une chaise.

2009-10-07T01:00:00.006-04:00

When I should be sleeping, I am up like a moth, attracted to the weak glow of my desk lamp. After a month of school, I have so many projects and art pieces that have simply been pulled out of my brain like a magician pulling ribbons from his sleeve. Some are good, and some, not so good. But that's ok. I have all year to improve.

Quick sketch of a chair. Pen on paper.

Now this poster is a class assignment, where we had to cram a lot of information in one space, and how to use this space effectively. Autumn really got to me, as you can see with the greenery.

Also! Please check out my DART website, you get to check out first hand my nifty flash intro, which was done with a lot of help from several classmates, due to my limited knowledge with the program.

DART 381

Labels or love

2009-08-20T14:13:00.004-04:00

Just a quickie post of the painting I did for my cousin as a gift for her stagette. I apologize for the poor quality of the painting. I am back in Montreal, and my creative juices are flowing like a river! Will update with more artsy goodness soon.

silence & chaos

2009-07-14T12:16:00.005-04:00

graphite pencil on mayfair, drawing of ceramic busts, figure study.

These renderings are done on huge mayfair sheets, as I enjoy drawing on bigger sheets to be able to use all of my arm movements. Each took several hours to draw.

When there's nothing left to you, take pictures, draw, and dream. I have a month to paint 4 canvases for my cousin as a stagette gift!

cascade.

2009-06-18T21:37:00.000-04:00

Strawberry Fields and Forever

2009-05-20T11:52:00.004-04:00

Woke up this morning to a horrible nightmare about clay lizards, rice, taxis, London, Farm Boy and cute boys. I like to play with my breakfast food.

swine flux

2009-05-18T23:18:00.003-04:00

Mother slicing and chopping up them ribs with a big scary butcher's knife.

Spring fervor

2009-05-18T18:02:00.006-04:00

Finally got my Nikon D70 from my uncle in Taiwan. I played with it like a child playing with barbies. As the tulips bloom and the last dregs of winter vanished, my artistic fervor is recharged. Go go go!

Barely aware of her reality

2009-04-21T01:10:00.004-04:00

Some new sketches from my new BEAUTIFUL fake moleskine sketchbook. I realize I have this thing where my pages are almost always filled with colour. It needs to be balanced, somehow. I also have a thing for layering, colours upon colours upon ink and pencil, and doodling lightning bolts.

She said hey, wont you pick me up?
he said, well, what about at nine?
And she wakes up, its freezing cold outside
but he's not there, wherever he may fly?

2008-2009 Sketchbook pt.1

2009-04-19T16:05:00.005-04:00

It is the end of my academic school year, and I realize I have a full sketchbook that has not been documented! Since I have quite a bit of sketches, I separated them in different posts. I hope you enjoy a year of dreams and doodles.

It started out as a feeling

Which then grew into a hope

Which then turned into a quiet thought

Which then turned into a quiet word

2008-2009 Sketchbook pt.2

2009-04-19T15:59:00.004-04:00

2008-2009 Sketchbook pt.3

2009-04-19T15:52:00.006-04:00

A Quick View

2009-04-15T01:01:00.003-04:00

Here are a few pictures of my workspace and my current doodle in my old sketchbook. Which I need to take pictures of! It's filled with many good drawings and sketches which I will post sometime in the near future.

lux et veritas publishing house logo.

2009-03-05T02:25:00.000-05:00

For my DART class, we had to create a house logo. Here's mine: a touch of victorian whimsy and an "in your face" skull. My initials are embedded in the scrolls.

Glare

2009-03-04T16:51:00.001-05:00

A sketch I did of Japanese Visual Kei Singer Mana.

Pencil on Mayfair

two-face

2009-02-27T13:07:00.000-05:00

Art has never been made while thinking of art.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

2009-02-25T22:01:00.000-05:00

I think I want to revamp this blog; I want to not only add pieces of work for portfolio pieces, but also a collective of of my life that is surrounded by art, and the city that is drowning me with creativity. I want to be reflective, intriguing, and most of all, a person who will, in the end leave a mark on the world.

Life Drawing

2009-02-18T22:27:00.000-05:00

Some life drawing I did earlier in the year. Drawn on newsprint, using pencil crayon/pencil.

DART 221 projects

2009-02-12T02:24:00.001-05:00

Here are some of my pieces that were homework assignments for my Primary Digital Graphics course.

Old Portfolio Items

2009-02-12T01:51:00.001-05:00

Some more portfolio pieces that I found on my laptop.

"melting" still life.

Pencil on mayfair

Carnival Queen

Acrylic on Masonite

Pencil Drawing

Pencil on Mayfair

Broadway Sights and Classy Nights 2/2

Watercolour

Bottles Assignment

Pencil on Mayfair

Dart Project on Display!

2009-02-02T19:21:00.000-05:00

Wow, I hardly updated since I came back from school, Schoolwork decided to jump on me. Going back to school I found that my DART 292 group's project was put on display. Here are some images.

vox cuniculus

2009-01-01T22:29:00.000-05:00

A watercolour I painted for a friend of mine as a quick add-on to a last minute gift. I rather like it, I think I will make a mini-series of these. Inspired by an image I found randomly on the internet, I don't know the artist.

Vox Cuniculus (Rabbit Voice) , 2008

Watercolour

Chop chop 2008!

2009-01-01T01:48:00.000-05:00

Casio Exilim

Nikon D50

Happy New Year, I look forward to a year filled with fun and learning!

BIOHAZARD container

2008-11-30T01:54:00.002-05:00

For my intergrative design class, this was our final project, to create a container that displays and protects an object.

We decided to protect the resident evil virus.

Made with styrene and plexiglass and bolts.

PLUG Magazine

2008-11-29T15:40:00.000-05:00

So for my DART 221 final project, we were to team up and create a 6 spread magazine spread of a subculture. So I paired up, and we decided on the "Hipster" subculture. I know it is not really the correct term for the images that are displayed, it could be more, "new indie" or simply "indie." I don't know. Wikipedia said it so, therefore so be it. Here are the pictures I took for the assignment. We walked all around downtown Montreal, going to American Apparel, and going to Dawson College to take some snaps of their props room and a couple who we thought fit the bill.

Cardboard Stool!

2008-10-30T00:21:00.000-04:00

For our Integrative Design class, we had to create a stool out of cardboard

Here's the stool me and my group mates made: the honeycomb stool!

There were restrictions to this project, of course. It had to be able to hold 200 pounds, be less than 18 inches high and be made completely made of cardboard.

During class, another group had to make someone else's cardboard stool, and somehow the group whom made the honeycomb stool v.2.0 fared better than the original model.

Canterbury High School

2008-10-28T13:44:00.000-04:00

Just putting up the screenshots of the school website that I helped design and the photography of mine that are displayed.

Canterbury High School

2008-10-11T00:48:00.001-04:00

I went to revisit my high school, and finally had to the chance to meet my former teachers and walk around the school and see all the murals once again.

Here is my mural that I created for the school.

My theme for my mural was "Mother Nature". The girls represent the seasons and all the flowers and insects in the four seasons represents friends of mine at school, and the single paneled insects and birds represent my teachers.

Welcome to Grey Nuns

2008-10-03T14:32:00.002-04:00

Construction time, Old school!

2008-10-03T00:33:00.000-04:00

In our DART 291 class, we had to create the highest structure possible made of ...

You guessed it, toothpicks and marshmallows!

Here is the short rise and fall of our magnificent tower, the Fiveagon.

Some more photography

2008-07-15T20:22:00.000-04:00

Self Portrait-Alter Ego, 2007

Untitled, 2008

Wow, maybe i should just pursue photography, since I love it so much.

Life Drawing and a Still Life.

2008-06-29T15:45:00.000-04:00

I am infatuated with conte.

The colours, the fluidity!

This is a still life, where we had to re-create it destroyed by some kind of natural disaster.

I made mine melt.
Life Drawing with blue pencil
Another conte life drawing

Another Princess

2008-06-06T09:17:00.001-04:00

Two more photographs of the space princesses, featuring Megan, and Sarah.

Portfolio Again

2008-06-04T20:49:00.000-04:00

More Portfolio pieces

Sleeping Girl, 2006
Acrylic on Masonite

Self Portrait, 2007
pencil on Mayfair

More portfolio pieces.

Ghosties!

2008-05-27T09:27:00.000-04:00

These photographs are taken by schoolmate and friend Leba, and directed by me.
Ghostie is Chris.