Tag: cool stuff

Not going to show you the inside YET.  It's still in-progress but nearly done.  Feels so good to shake off stuff and declutter, organize….and rediscover some of my supplies!  When I'm short on surfaces to work on there is always the trusty clipboard, one of my favorite studio tools.  I clip under a page I'm working on – sometimes one under each side.  They keep my pages flat which is especially nice if there is something lumpy on the previous spread.  I can cut right into a page with my exacto, the board acting as a cutting mat too. 

During the clean sweep my eyes were opened to just how many clipboards I have accumulated.  I won't even admit to how many scissors I have *grin*.

I do admit I'm a terrible put-away-er.  Mail bins seem to multiply in my studio.  No more!  No fines for me. (The U.S. Mail bins clearly warn against misuse of postal property.  I'm returning these today.) 

Most of the trash bags left on Friday but more will go out on Tuesday.  Dude!  I'm nearly done!  Who wants a tour?  Bribes required.

Check out this perfume!  What clever packaging.  One even sprays in color (then it fades).  I'd love a whiff of it….might have to pop into Barneys next time I'm in the city to see if they have a sample.  I wish my favorite room spray came in a can like this.  THAT I could afford.

I've been tucked away in my studio doing a major overhaul and shaking off alot of stuff.  It feels good to invest time in this place – way overdue.  I've cleared a path so you don't have to hop on one foot to get around, and soon you won't need a helmet or tetanus booster to visit me here.  All my books are finally in one place, all my spray cans, stencils, and brushes are neatly organized.  I have 5 large plastic bins filled with bottles of acrylic paint.  If I ever mention I'm going out to buy paint STOP ME.   I can even see a cleared work surface.  *faints*

Check out this perfume!  What clever packaging.  One even sprays in color (then it fades).  I'd love a whiff of it….might have to pop into Barneys next time I'm in the city to see if they have a sample.  I wish my favorite room spray came in a can like this.  THAT I could afford.

I've been tucked away in my studio doing a major overhaul and shaking off alot of stuff.  It feels good to invest time in this place – way overdue.  I've cleared a path so you don't have to hop on one foot to get around, and soon you won't need a helmet or tetanus booster to visit me here.  All my books are finally in one place, all my spray cans, stencils, and brushes are neatly organized.  I have 5 large plastic bins filled with bottles of acrylic paint.  If I ever mention I'm going out to buy paint STOP ME.   I can even see a cleared work surface.  *faints*

She was hopping around online and somehow found me….wrote me…."I love your work and I want some".  That was four months ago.  She built a website and I did her graphics.  Since then she's been lobbing assignments my way and I do my best to complete them.  It's been fun!  Little did I know when I started messing around in Photoshop that my playtime would become a day job.  You put yourself out there with no real agenda and the people you are meant to meet find you.  Here's what I've been doing:

Irina has boutiques in Carlsbad, CA and Del Mar, CA.  If you ever stop in there let me know – I'm dying to hear all about it.  Her online store is FairenDel.com

She was hopping around online and somehow found me….wrote me…."I love your work and I want some".  That was four months ago.  She built a website and I did her graphics.  Since then she's been lobbing assignments my way and I do my best to complete them.  It's been fun!  Little did I know when I started messing around in Photoshop that my playtime would become a day job.  You put yourself out there with no real agenda and the people you are meant to meet find you.  Here's what I've been doing:

Irina has boutiques in Carlsbad, CA and Del Mar, CA.  If you ever stop in there let me know – I'm dying to hear all about it.  Her online store is FairenDel.com

Do you have MSN.com set as your home page?  If you do, you were treated to this clever ad campaign by Chanel for their new No. 5 commercial starring Audrey Tautou.  Love how the train ran across the top banner and the schedule billboard dropped down across the screen.  Love how the whole page was redesigned.  I spent some time this morning clicking around HERE where you can see the long and short version of the 'film', and even behind-the-scenes.  Then it dawned on me…..today is 5/5.  LOVE that kind of CLEVER.

Everything about Chanel is classy don't you think?  Karl Lagerfeld puts on tremendous runway shows for House of Chanel.  Did you see the one with all the paper flowers?  Imagine the work that went into this!

My own connection to Chanel:  the first gift I ever got from Graham was Chanel perfume, before we were married.  No. 5 is a fave.  And not more than a mile from our home is a huge Chanel coumpound.  It's two buildings and there is an over-the-street walkway connection between them.  I often wonder what goes on in there – kinda like the Wonka factory.  When the packaging used to say "Paris London New York" I thought it should include Piscataway.  What if the same water I drink is used to make No. 5?

I adored the Baz Luhrmann/Nicole Kidman commercial from a few years back.  I never knew you could see the "making of" clips until I went HERE, also found on youtube.  And for the newest one, visit HERE.  Did anyone see the Coco Avant Chanel?  It hasn't been here yet.  Hope I didn't miss it.

Do you have MSN.com set as your home page?  If you do, you were treated to this clever ad campaign by Chanel for their new No. 5 commercial starring Audrey Tautou.  Love how the train ran across the top banner and the schedule billboard dropped down across the screen.  Love how the whole page was redesigned.  I spent some time this morning clicking around HERE where you can see the long and short version of the 'film', and even behind-the-scenes.  Then it dawned on me…..today is 5/5.  LOVE that kind of CLEVER.

Everything about Chanel is classy don't you think?  Karl Lagerfeld puts on tremendous runway shows for House of Chanel.  Did you see the one with all the paper flowers?  Imagine the work that went into this!

My own connection to Chanel:  the first gift I ever got from Graham was Chanel perfume, before we were married.  No. 5 is a fave.  And not more than a mile from our home is a huge Chanel coumpound.  It's two buildings and there is an over-the-street walkway connection between them.  I often wonder what goes on in there – kinda like the Wonka factory.  When the packaging used to say "Paris London New York" I thought it should include Piscataway.  What if the same water I drink is used to make No. 5?

I adored the Baz Luhrmann/Nicole Kidman commercial from a few years back.  I never knew you could see the "making of" clips until I went HERE, also found on youtube.  And for the newest one, visit HERE.  Did anyone see the Coco Avant Chanel?  It hasn't been here yet.  Hope I didn't miss it.