Inspiration #6

1. Graphic Design spotted on Pinterest:

2. Pretty animal doodles found on Pinterest:

3. Intricate ceiling molding from Pinterest:

4. Amazing Moleskin sketches from Design Taxi:

5. Logo Mosaic found on Design Milk

What inspired you this week?
 
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Resolutions 2013 Update #1

I haven't made much progress on my resolutions this quarter. I've been busy with the wedding and house. My Etsy store is going to be receiving some much needed attention this weekend. There are so many ideas floating around in my brain space! Until July 15th here is what I have done so far:

ART:

- Submit my work for consideration for 3 art shows 0/3

- create 4 new pieces on par with or surpassing the level of my wave doodle .5/4
 (I think with a little more work one piece I started could be amazing)

- blog 30 times for Untapped Cities New York 3/30:

- blog an average of 3 times a week here 23/156

- make $1000 from etsy sales or other art sales $192/1000

- attend 6 art shows or visit a new museums 0/6

- finish my website (no progress)

- submit my sketchbook project on time  Fail

- finish my comics from my comic-a-day project (no progress)

- create 12 new youtube doodle videos (no progress)


PERSONAL:

- read 25 books 4/24

- cook 30 new recipes 6/30:

• scones
• beef stew
• Penne Vodka
• Avocado with a bacon cilantro dressing
• Irish potato cakes
• Ellen's Mac & Cheese

- buy myself flowers 4 times 0/4

- work out an average of 2 times a week 5/104


How are you doing on your 2013 resolutions?


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Travel Tuesday SPECIAL EDITION!

There is no photo for travel Tuesday today, sorry. But I have something better! A chance to see me draw live at the French Embassy in NYC:
 
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In "Parisians vs. New Yorkers" at the French Embassy on Thursday, May 2nd, Untapped Cities invites audience members, Twitter followers and Google Hangout attendees to imagine scenes in NYC and Paris, which will then be live drawn by illustrators David Cessac (Paris), Kit Mills (NYC) and The Downtown Doodler (NYC). Here's how you can get involved:

• Submit ideas via Twitter using the hashtag #ParisNY
• Submit street scenes from NYC or Paris on Instagram with the hashtags #ParisNY and #UntappedCities (check out live submissions here)
• Coming Soon: Submit geo-located stories via our map, powered by OpenPlans.
• For our non-NYC readers, you can join in on the fun on Google Hangout Thursday, May 2nd (URL of Google Hangout to be updated day of event).

Refreshments provided by Le Palais des Thes.

Untapped Cities artists will be on hand at the "Parisians v. New Yorkers" event on April 20th, selling autographed art and books like, Mapping Manhattan: A Love (and Sometimes Hate) Story in Maps by 75 New Yorkers, NYC and Paris MacStix stickers for your Macbook, and art from our Society6 shop.
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I am so excited to draw alongside David and Kit. They are truly talented artists. Watching David draw gives me a preview of France and Paris... a place I hope to visit before the year is out.

If you can't join us in NYC, you can join the Google hangout, please keep an eye out for the link!


If you won a trip to anywhere in the world, where would you go? 


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Overdue Update!

I haven't been updating this as much as I would have liked to these past few months, especially since November. I bought a house with my fiance and got married. I wish I had a few minutes to do some art in there, but everything was put on the back burner... cleaning, eating, sleeping... literally everything was put on hold.

I did get a few great projects done for the wedding! Thank you to Pinterest for an overwhelming number of ideas, projects and inspiration. I did a whole wine/chalkboard theme for the reception, and even a little bit for the ceremony. I had a great time doing the typography for all the signs. I should have a few on Etsy soon, including a listing for a custom sign like the one below.

I also put together a world landmark collage for a new version of the Untapped Cities site. Below isn't my final version, but one of the final drafts.

My sister received a custom scarf for being my maid of honor. I painted a message on it for her, (process photo below) which she can read when it's laid out, but the message looks like an abstract pattern when worn. (similar to this)

That's about all I managed to do between packing, moving, unpacking, and planning the wedding... all after I get home from a full day of work. 

What have you been up to these past few months?

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Travel Tuesday #1

I just realized I have a ton of Ireland photos I still haven't shared with you. So I will be starting "Travel Tuesday" for awhile. Enjoy!

 

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Kinnitty Castle
Kinnitty, Co. Offaly, Ireland

This was one of the rare days of sun we encountered on our trip. So we rushed to check out and take a few photos before jetting off to the Cliffs of Moher.

Where did you go on your last vacation?

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Caffeine Monday #6

What a busy weekend! I need an extra cup of tea this morning. I just can NOT keep my eyes open!

#20 Turtle Cup

Do you need extra caffeine on Monday mornings?

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Etsy Treasuries #2

Another reason I love putting together Etsy Treasuries is for the networking. I get in touch with some great artists, and sometimes their projects inspire me to create something new, or I get a few pointers from them for improvements on my Etsy shop.

Here are a few treasuries I put together is past week or so:

Have you ever shopped on Etsy?

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