#regram from one of my biggest ever design girl crushes @sarahshermansamuel 🙌🙌🙌 ...two weeks ago I was wondering in the mountains near Yosemite (and seriously checking around me for mountain lions and bears a lot of the time). I went on a couple of hikes that were so crazy inspiring and incredible that in between long stretches of non-thinking (a lovely reprieve) I would have these really great random philosophical thoughts. And I'd think I can't wait to share all my amazing ideas with the internet when I get back to the real world... but once I got back I kind of forgot the thoughts and realized they would be pretty hard to translate anyway. When you're scrambling across rivers and seeing glaciers it's hard to even remember that all the images on our little screens exist, but when you get back to them it's like those crazy awesome feelings of being out in the wild don't feel real either. 🌲🌲🌲🌲 (also so hard not to sound stoned talking about communing with the mountains 🙄👻)
Behind the scenes... here's the back of one of my Color Blocks. Drawing the pencil lines to guide my stitches is actually one of my favorite parts of the process. I think being such a hands-on IRL person in the age of virtual keyboards makes me crave writing utensil time. Even making the grocery list is so fun because I only stock my desk with my favorite pens and pencils ✏️ 🤓 #nerdtime
I've been trying to pick one thing and stick to it for a few months at a time. At the moment it's paintings with embroidery. Narrowing down definitely helps me make more cohesive work + the added bonus of restricting myself a bit is that cool new ideas pop up when I least expect them. I'm not trying to force anything new so my brain is free to simmer and some good thoughts find their way to me. While taking this time (mostly) off of watercolor and collage, I've thought of some interesting ways to combine all these mediums and I'm excited to start experimenting when the time is right ⚗️🔬🎨
Most of the time my work is pretty structured, but I also love making these free flowing watercolors and letting them do their own thing 🤗🍦💕
Good news! After a long sunny summer hiatus I'm back to painting + sipping and I'd love for you to join me! I'm hosting a laid back watercolor art night Thurs 9/28 7-9 pm at @allmost.us 😍😍😍 I bring the treats (oh yes!) and supplies, you bring YOU (+ your friends)! Reserve your spot on my website, link in profile 😉
Experiencing a little culture shock coming back to LA after a week in the wilderness around Yosemite 😱 Swimming in freezing cold lakes, hiking to the middle of nowhere, and staying on the lookout for mountain lions 🏔🛶🎫🐎🐿 It's hard to come back to traffic and noise, but getting to back to the studio always softens the blow. Not so bad returning from vacation when the first thing on my agenda is embroidery 🙏💕😍
So very happy to be part of this gorgeous wall! Can you spot the little Color Blocks? 👀 #regram 📸 @tiffinylendrum 😍😍😍
My eye balls are screaming at me to stop staring at screens 😵 Finally finished editing my online collage class and I'm so freakin excited for you to check it out! After many (like many many) hours of being a cuckoo perfectionist in iMovie and burning my retinas, I'd like to say I'm taking that screen break, but I just gotta finish the last episode of Love!!! (I know, I'm so behind on the times 😱😱😱)
Almost time to get back to painting/embroidering after a little hiatus for collaging! Heading to the mountains later this week and right now I'm in that pre-break tizzy to get stuff done just like finals week in school... except now I'm the professor and the test is getting to the art supplies store in rush-hour traffic 😱 Wish me luck!