X-mas Gifts

This was a cheap gift year for me! Not having a job has certainly taken its toll, so I had to be more creative on the Xmas gifts.

For my Mom and Dad, I made stocking stuffer personalized notepads. I made the designs in InDesign CS3 and used an off-set printer to print. Then I used a padding compound to keep it all together! I don't know what my Dad did with his, but here's my Mom's and mine:

I also screen printed a few things. I made my sister a tote and a matching shirt for one of her gifts. The image on the blue bag is the same on a teal shirt. The pink bag, I made for myself :)

Sorry the photos are kind of awkwardly placed. The slow internet connection at my house has made me impatient, so I am taking what it's giving me and running with it. Hopefully you all had a wonderful holiday!

Masquerade Mayhem!

Another successful craft night at Kiki Keller's house resulted in the creation of some pretty sweet masks! I ended up making two. It's obvious that there is a lot more time and effort put in the sequined mask, but both were a lot of fun to make.

Wrath of the Damned

My sister's boy friend, Phil Hornshaw, has a blog call Wrath of the Damned. He asked me a few weeks ago to make a new background for the blog. After a few weeks of laziness, I finally started tinkering with Photoshop and made this. I wish I knew more about Ps, but I guess I just learn as I go. I plan on making another one, more comic book styled. For now, I am happy with this. Check out Phil's blog! http://wrathofthedamned.com

Self-Portrait

Took a drawing class this semester. I have never been too great with just drawing, so I thought it might be a little sketchy (pun intended). This was our final assignment. I think it KIND OF looks like me, but it could be better. It may look a little funky, but it makes more sense if you know I'm laying on my stomach. Sooo now you know. I had a hard time with the pupils and no matter how many times I did it, my eyes still look cross-eyed.