Ode to summer

So I mentioned a few posts ago that I have started sketching more. Here is the first one from a series of framed flowers I've been working on. (Work in progress indeed!) I took this one into Photoshop to add some color. It gives it a bit more dimension and I especially like how the colors multiply over the lines. My favorite are the orange flowers and the purple daisies. I'll have to try and scan a few more using this technique.

I put it up to see if anyone as any comments, but mostly because, if anyone is reading this, I believe people would rather see some kind of a picture instead of just paragraphs and paragraphs of my ramblings.

So. Here is a pretty-ish picture for you to look at and not be bored. Unless you find the picture boring.





Then I will try harder :)

My oh my...

it has been too long.

Where have I been with design? Sadly, just getting by. I love print, however, I don't feel I have many opportunities to take print design to the limits. So it's been a little steady and a little boring.

I have, however, been venturing into the world of web design. Of course I have designed websites before, but by venture I mean exploring the technical side in Dreamweaver. My hope is that our websites at work become more controlled, more understandable, easily updated and hopefully unleashes our creativity.

But man, is it a lot of work! I admit, I am no programmer and I admire the knowledge they have, but just "getting by" in Dreamweaver takes a lot of understanding. I never thought I would get this deep, but with the direction our industry is heading, it's probably for my own good.

Going back to being bored. I have realized that a remedy to this solution will have to occur once a week (hopefully). I plan to take one night a week and call it my "hobby night." This is where I venture into the creative aspect of design. The artsy side. On this night, I can finish making that necklace I started weeks ago. I can create art for the bare walls of my home. I can jazz up a sketchbook or journal cover. The possibilities are all mine and I am relieved to know that I have a time now to exercise my creative muscle.

So cheers to hobby night!