"Beautiful Girl"

I am a leader for an Activity Day Group for 12 girls between the ages of 8-11. For the last one we did a Modest Fashion Show titled "Beautiful Girl." I got to make the invite and and the handout for the girls. It turned out really fun! We watched the little clip from "Singing in the Rain" with the song "Beautiful Girl" in it, which the girls loved. We even had the red carpet for them to do the cat walk on :) and I got to be the MC to talk about all their outfits. It was a really great night!

the Bazaar.

I just had the opportunity to sell at a Craft Bazaar here in Redmond Washington. It was a ton of work but a lot of fun as well. I sold card and stickers of my photography, watercolor alphabets and bookmarks, prints from printmaking, and my "Quotings" which are quotes painted onto canvas. It was a lot of fun to do a fair, because it was a whole new experience for me.

Theodosia was there as well :) Mom and I helped her get all ready and set up. Mom really was the instigator of it all and really got Thea prepared. She is a total angel in my eyes! Thea got to sell her pine-cone stars and Mango Seed Santas and Donkeys. She did great and it was a really good experience for her!

I got to meet an 88 year old woman who was born and raised in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania :) I bought a scarf and neck warmer from her to use on my mission!

Packaging Delight!

This was a project from school where we had to pick a package to re-design. So, I picked the sweet little ANNA'S cookie (the chocolate mint thin was the flavor I did). It was a really fun project to research the company and create a new design for them. The old packaging was almost camouflage looking. They had a great little story to go along with their cookie hidden on their website and so I put it on the new packaging as well. This project really made me appreciate all the little packages out there on the shelves of the world!

The Opera Poster

This was a little freelance project I did for my dear friend, Jennifer Lowe. She was having her Senior Recital in Voice (OPERA) and I had the privilege to do her posters. I came up with the idea to do picture strips and photos that you would do in a photo booth. So, my room-mate Kristen Thorne and I did a photo shoot and then I got the posters hanging. They were a lot of fun and showed off Jennifer's fun style. The Opera the Opera, what has happened to the Opera!

Poppyseed: the artist cafe'

Here is my favorite project from college in Graphic Design. We had to create an identity for a company we created and I chose to do a cafe' bakery called, "Poppyseed." I worked with an Illustrator (Shawna Tenney) for the character and then I got to create the logo, the patterns, the packaging, the signage and overall style guide for the company. This project was one that allowed all ideas of creativity to mesh into one great project. Maybe someday this will be a real cafe' that you can come take a seat and enjoy a salad and cake while enjoying local art work hung on the walls. What a joy that would be!