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handmade patterns

2011-03-16T11:48:00.001-07:00

fun with paper!!!

2011-03-16T11:46:00.000-07:00

I have been exploring the art of cut paper and here is a closeup of one of my new pieces! It's Indian themed comments welcome as usual!

Portfolio peices!

2011-03-16T11:42:00.000-07:00

original cards have pop-ups and glitter accents

P.s. blogger sucks the life out of color

embrace

2011-03-12T11:18:00.001-08:00

Valentines pattern

2011-01-22T18:50:00.000-08:00

a pattern i threw together for the fun of it. i turned it into a card with a reverse stripped pattern on the inside. like a mini valenitne, enjoy!

2011-01-19T16:51:00.000-08:00

wow blogger messes up color, but this is my senior portrait!! comments please!

Pattern time!

2011-01-11T11:30:00.000-08:00

Hello, new semester just started and already busy busy busy! Ive been practicing more pattern skills and here are just a few of what I have so far! look for more soon!

Robot pattern, Inspired by visiting Moonbot studios.

Flower pattern, I doodle a lot in school and this one i decided to turn into a little floral pattern for girls, or stationery.

I love tea. enough said.
milk and cookies pattern, i thought this would be a cute idea for a card or stationery set.

BUSINESS CARDS!

2010-11-10T15:07:00.001-08:00

business cards are here!!! there are 4 designs to choose from all with a cat a bird theme!

business card

2010-11-04T21:32:00.001-07:00

Cards

2010-10-16T07:42:00.000-07:00

2 cards i designed for ILL class, halloween and christmas cards! i love the holidays :)

flower pattern

2010-10-10T15:35:00.001-07:00

here is a flower pattern i did today!

new halloween pattern!

2010-10-09T09:32:00.000-07:00

this is a new pattern i came up with inspired by a card i saw in target, hope you all enjoy!

pattern

2010-09-28T13:57:00.001-07:00

pattern design for carters, illustrator, 2010

Zbrush

2010-09-19T18:52:00.000-07:00

hi again! I am learning this new program at school called zbrush, it's a 3D modeling program that lets you create characters, toys, jewelry you name it. Anything that can be done in 3D can be done in this program. This is my first time ever using the program and the first assignmemt was a head study, so i chose an aardvark.

Stationary

2010-09-14T18:16:00.000-07:00

Hello, it's the start of a new school year, and my final school year. The first illustration project of the year. I made a stationary set with a floral theme, the designs can also be used on cards, and invitations.
critique always welcome.
Thank you, Erica

completed mural!

2010-05-30T09:22:00.000-07:00

HELLOO! so i finished the mural project that i put together for GWIZ which is a science museum for kids in downtown sarasota. Its 42 feet long and 10'5 high i completed it by myself in about a month. It has a everglades theme and this week the soft foam furniture will be delivered to complete the room. more to come when the furniture comes!!

STILL LIFE

2010-05-02T19:28:00.001-07:00

corel painter, still life spring 2010

a new beginning??

2010-05-02T19:23:00.000-07:00

im triyng out textiles tell me what you think! can be used as a towel or bed spread or shoes or a tote bag design! ANYTHING!

More illustration

2010-05-02T19:17:00.000-07:00

illustrator, junior year 2010

3 little pigs

2010-04-23T19:10:00.000-07:00

i designed 3 houses for the 3 little pigs for a group project.

snake tea

2010-04-23T19:02:00.000-07:00

a combination of water color, colored ink and digital. im really trying to find my happy place between the two of them any suggestions??

illlustrator icons

2010-04-23T18:59:00.001-07:00

the pidgeon in the middle got into best of ringling this year, i dont know why its showing up fuzzy though sorry for the bad image.

been awhile...

2010-04-23T18:56:00.000-07:00

i have so much stuff i need to upload. lets start with some digital. i just learned most of the program this semester and i have a lot more to learn over the summer.
this pulp cover i did in photoshop

SuperBugs 2009

2010-01-27T16:21:00.000-08:00

here are a few character designs from the coloring book i did in 2009

HPV
borreila
aspergillus
anthraxsalmonalla

Sequential Geishas

2009-12-30T18:52:00.000-08:00

This was the last real project we did in illustration this semester the asigment was to come up with 3 images that went together and to do one with black, white, and one color. Which is the one above, this is my favorite of the three i had some fun with the kimono design and patterns in them. My images were all about the tradition of geisha and the black, white, and red image was showing about communication, and the classes they took jsut to elarn how to have agod conversation.
The second image had to be done with a color "triad" and it shows the art of applying makeup. Geisha's were very superstitious and something as simple as applying makeup too hours to do with all the rituals and praying. I'm so glad we don't have to do that in this day an age.
Last image, compliments, the art of dance. Geisha means artist so naturally they would master all of the arts like dancing, painting, singing and playing various instruments.

The moon lady

2009-12-30T18:47:00.000-08:00

This was an illustration assignment to do a 2 page children's book spread, i chose the Japaneses story of the moon lady. It's watercolor on board. That week i just got a new color purple called permanent mauve, and as you can see i got carried away with the purple. It's a beautiful color though i wont lie. I really pushed the design of the kimonos and im glad i did thsi year i will really try to make more of a design with the clothes of the characters i am going to draw i really really enjoy doing children and regular book illustration i hope i make a future out of it one day.

Flowers?

2009-12-30T18:42:00.000-08:00

I took a synergism class this year which is about combining things like animals and people or people and machines, or things and machines to get a point across. This was an open assignment and i had the hardest time coming up with an idea! I'm an illustrator i need people to give me assignments and boarders otherwise i sail blind! Well finally i got this idea from inspiration from a friend in the class. It was my favorite illustration i did in that class.

Every hair on the dog

2009-12-30T18:40:00.000-08:00

the famous project done in media. I did an otter (hopefully its obvious)
nuff said.

ILL 1

2009-12-30T18:37:00.001-08:00

Here is a spot illustration i did sophomore year in miss. french's class. She was a really great teacher and taught me a lot of things that i can see my self using in m professional career as an artist one day. I'm sad that she is gone but it was probably for the best considering her popularity with the rest of the student body, they just didn't realize the awesomeness of her art.

Sophmore painting class

2009-12-30T18:33:00.000-08:00

i had miss. cooper for painting class and her white on white project taught me a lot about finding color where you wouldn't expect any.

a complimentary painting
a painting that i did on the beach, it was a really great class with a really great teacher.

When spirits walk

2009-12-30T18:28:00.000-08:00

This is the first piece i did this year in Illustration class, we had to pick a title from a envelope develop a story for it and then design a cover for it. Its done in acrylic with some digital touch ups the title i picked from th envelope was "When spirits walk" and the story i cam up with was about a little african girl and her spirit animal trying to save her village, very typical but i thought it was cute! The background i have fudged with over and over again any suggestions?
here is a close up of my animals! i went with a graphic approach this time with the paint. Good choice? i think so :)

Figure painting

2009-12-30T18:24:00.000-08:00

so since Christmas just passed my family raided my figure pieces. I only have one that survived because it did not fit in my moms suitcase and she is coming back in March to claim it. This painting is a lady in a black dress with a black drape in the background. It was a 3 day painting but i was sick on the third day so I was unable to finish.

First post EVER

2009-12-30T18:15:00.001-08:00

So the fact that everyone in school has a blog but me has finally driven me to make one. Now all i need ot do is post some art. That is what this is for, right?