1. Warm sun on a cold day
2. Whirl in progress
3. Well loved tools
4. Sponges
5. Groove Bowls
Happy weekend everyone.
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I’ve shown these pieces on my website and shared some of them on Instagram and Facebook, but never talked about the inspiration behind them.
Each piece is based on the gestures, movements and mannerisms of people – a tilt of the head, a subtle hand gesture (not that kind of hand gesture), a facial expression or the way one leans into another person during a conversation. I wanted the pieces to have a dynamic stance and engage with the space around them. Each piece can stand alone while some work well in a group – just like people. I’m working on a few more and hope to share them soon.
So, what do you think? Can you see it?
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Friday in the studio. Happy weekend all.
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I don’t usually trust “new”, especially if somewhere there is an “old” that was just fine. That is not the case here. Introducing my new logotype:
This all came about recently when I mentioned to the professor, a graphic designer, that I thought he should create a new logo for me. Actually, I’ve mentioned this numerous times before. He’d always remind me that I use to be a graphic designer too and should design my own damn logo (of course he’d say it in the nicest possible way). I really had been meaning to do it – since 2004. Other things always got in the way like making pots or cleaning the bathroom. Essentially it was 8+ years of procrastinating.
I mentioned it to him again and, for whatever reason, this time he agreed (probably out of pity along with wanting to shut me up). We ended up working on it together and came up with a design that I’m really happy with.
Since I was on such a roll, I decided to give my website a little sprucing up too. What started out as a one day project turned into a five day, seemingly endless marathon. If you’d like, you can check it out here. I’m happy with how it turned out and am even happier that it’s done. There’s a reason I’m no longer a graphic designer.
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I’m having a sale in my Etsy shop! Lots of first quality pieces on sale now through Sunday, January 6th.
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