July 7, 2014

Hello everyone!

First off, I would like to say happy fourth of July! I hope everyone had a great 3 day weekend!

For me, I took a short road trip to Martha's Vineyard, MA!

Me and a friend traveled all the way to Massachusetts by car but it was pretty rough since Hurricane Arthur was traveling with us. He wanted to crash the party and we just wanted him to go away. And that's how I imagined the whole scenario. Haha!

I do have to admit, one of the best things about the vacation was the food. So much good and new meals to try! The one on the left is rabbit sausage with herbs, wild boar with cranberries and a Guinness flavored brat wurst at an Irish brunch place. They also had a ton of Irish Tea which was to die for! The other photo is from The Black Dog Tavern, and we had clam chowder and a crab cake sandwich. There was so much seafood and yumminess that I couldn't contain myself! So good! *Droool*

One of the highlights of the trip was visiting Edward Gorey's house/ museum. He's a great illustrator that has great line and ink work. He knows how to use lines to create darker shades of black and to move the eye along. A lot of his work is related to death and horror but it's fantastic! Below are just some photos of the place.

Since the hurricane came during Fourth of July, we ended up going to Martha's Vineyard a day late. But it was fine cause the weather was amazing!! So nice that we got a bike to tour the island and it was a fantastic day to do so!

We ended up at the other side of the Island and visited the beach and Gay Head Cliffs. Something about this place is so peaceful and quaint. It was a nice break to see from the hustle and bustle of the city. The beach was a little painful since it was covered with big rocks and seagulls kept trying to eat our food but other than that it was fun! I want to say that I got a little darker or tanner but I would probably be lying.

But it was a great vacation in all! We did a lot of random things and we did have adventure! I learned a lot about myself- more about what makes me feel relaxed and what I would do regarding my future. It's such a great place to just empty all your thoughts out and take in space in your head. Even through all the rough patches of the trip, I'm glad I went!

So that was my adventure! I hope everyone had a great vacation and that they learned or gained something from it.

Till next time!

June 25, 2014

Hello everyone!

I decided to take the next few days and upload some old stuff to the site, just so you can read some new things and not be bored with my so-so life!

So here is every sketch I have done on my Samsung Galaxy Note 3! Some of it may seem familiar and others aren't but you can you take the time to see what's new or not!

Click here to seem them all!

Till next time!

June 16, 2014

Hello everyone!

I hope you guys had a great weekend!

I had a very, very busy but adventurous weekend!

First off, I decided this weekend to go to the Jazz Age Lawn Fest, which is a 1920's gathering on Governor's Island, NYC. But then I realized... I do not have anything 1920's ish in my wardrobe! Which meant it was a great time to make a costume! PROJECT RUNWAY TIME!

So I thought the best way to go about this is to start researching! So it was off to Google images and binge watching Boardwalk Empire. (which by the way is a great show to watch but might be a little violent to watch in the wee hours.)

Any who, after researching the types of dresses, the color scheme, what type of look i was going for and other factors, I decided that I might the design I want to do!

Here are the final sketch of the dress I wanted to do and the color scheme I was thinking of using.

Then after picking up my fabrics from Mood Fabrics and a few drinks later, it was off to a 12 hour sewing fest!! And the night wasn't that bad since I had Nucky killing people in the background (reference to Boardwalk Empire)

It was the day of the festival and the day was beautiful! People everywhere are dressed up and the sun was shinning. But the big question is- did I go to this festival in the dress that I made or was I naked in public because the whole idea of making a dress was a horrible idea to begin with?

Well the answer to that question is...

OF COURSE I FINISHED THE DRESS! WHO WOULD GO OUT IN PUBLIC IN THE NUDE? I'M NOT THAT WEIRD!!

And this is what the dress looked like below!!

The dress actually turned out really nicely!

The inspiration for the dress was for a "day time to night time" dress- outfits that I tend to go for since I am always out and about at all hours of the day. So during my research I found out that even though many people in the 1920's usually go for light color outfits, blue was considered a royal/ rich color because getting that hue is a science in it's self. Along with using my favorite color (brown) to round out the fringes, I tried to create a daytime acceptable fringe dress. For a person that hasn't really sewn a full outfit before, I think I did pretty damn good job! lol

Too bad my modeling skills aren't that great. Hah!

But the festival was fun to begin with! I am glad I went! Even had some fun with friends! AHHH! lol

And of course, this Sunday was Father's day!

I hope everyone shared some love with your dad or dads or granddad or dad like figures in your life!

I always gotta give the parentals some love for making me an amazing person that you see now!

So here are some throwback photos of me and my dad when I was little!

Aren't I cute little bugger?

Welp! Till next time!!