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Octopus for hire

Meg — Mon, 16 May 2011 17:00:50 +0000

I’m in love with this simple little design/illustration that’s up to vote on Threadless. It doesn’t help that I feel this way about trying to find a graphic design job >.<

Vote for this design to become a shirt here!

Doodle Girl

Meg — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 22:10:52 +0000

I just made this little random doodle girl in 30 mins in illustrator. I got the inspiration from watching a cartoonist video online. I thought to myself, I can do that: draw a simple shape figure! I tryed it on paper real quick and then on the computer, the computer one came out better.

This isn’t particularly special, but at least its something creative for the day and I tried something new!

On a side note I’ve been thinking about something I could do for a project that would dead with art or just creativity. I’ve been playing with the idea of making zine, and making it available online for free. Or just now I thought about making a web comic (ie xkcd)out of these kind of figures. And I have even thought about the cliche project of taking a self portrait every day for a year. The first two I would have to seriously sit down and think through how I would execute my ideas and think about content/story ideas. While the 365 photos sounds easy to do, i just have to remember to do it.

I mostly want to do something because I’m afraid of losing my creative and artsy edge. I don’t want to lose who I am! I feel like loving art and making art is who I am. Without that then I would be just a girl floating by with no ambition, sure she went to college, sure she works in retail, but who is she really? I want to be a person who does things!

Back to roots

Meg — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 05:17:33 +0000

Cute and original short video that a student did for character design. It took me a while to find a video that I liked, I guess I was just picky today.

I want to get this blog back to its roots and do more art and indie posts. I’m going to try and do that more now that I’m out of school. At least that way I still have a creative outlet.

ps I’m not sure if the vendredi vimeo is going to work with this lay out, maybe I can come up with a better solution.

Gotta love Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin’?

Meg — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:43:44 +0000

Video Games | HAWP | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

If you haven’t watched Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin’? yet, you must watch them now! They are funny, especially if you watch them all together consecutively. This one happens to be my personal favorite because of my love for Joss Whedon’s brilliant mind and making awesome tv/internet shows. On that note boooooo Fox for not continuing Dollhouse! I think I might boycott them for canceling Firefly and Dollhouse.

An Education

Meg — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:53:41 +0000

This is the movie for Fall that I want to see. I love the idea of a coming to age British girl in the 1960′s with one of my favorite actors, Peter Saggard comes to sweep her off her feet. The 16 year old girl develop a dilemma of whether or not to go to Oxford or going to Pairs to have fun. This movie looks like it will question what an education is, book smart versus street smart, especially for a girl trying to go to college in the 1960′s. She asks, What is out there for me after school?

I am highly anticipating this movie. I will do a full review of the film after I have watched it. Who knows I might change my mind and hate it after I see it, I hope not.

Meg — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:29:07 +0000

MINI masked owl by yellowmonday $5

Shades of Green and Yellow Hanging Owl Mobile by blackbirdfashion $39owl tea towl by munaluna $14

For those who know me, know that I’m quite taken to owls and their mysteriousness. I dedicate this mecrdi etsy to the owls.

Meg — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:04:27 +0000

I just watched Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus the lady we know her photos but not her story. I enjoyed this film because it is was not an exact biography about the woman but an imaginary recreation of what she might have felt during her life. I highly recommend this film, its very much an artistic film like The Fall (also very good). I applaude Nicole Kidman and Robert Downey Jr for their wonderful performance in this film.

Shirt making time

Meg — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:40:11 +0000

This cute shirt was made from a men’s dress shirt, idea by My Momma Made It. I really like this idea because sometimes (most of the time) men’s shirts are cheaper than female shirts,Which really sucks. This a really cute and economical way to make a shirt. A really cheap way to get a men’s shirt would be to go to the Salvation Army (I know that they have a ton of dress shirts) or a handme down from a brother or dad.

Meg — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:07:34 +0000

First date

My Heart’s As Big

GINNIP is an artist I have just started following on Etsy and you can see why. Cute things in the shope from magnets to notebooks to typography. I just love the illustrations, they have such cute emotions.

Meg — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:27:52 +0000

Herb & Dorthy is the the cutest documentary about a couple who collected art over the years. Their house is filled with all kinda of art, they don’t care what style it is just as long as they like it. What I liked about this cute old couple is that they got to know the artist, called them every week just to seek whats new and what they are up to. Here’s the trailer, unfortunately its only playing in in select theaters but I’ll be looking for it on dvd.

HERB & DOROTHY Trailer from Herb & Dorothy on Vimeo.