carrie!

another. (meow meow.)

2011-06-03T12:03:00.000-07:00

meow meow

2011-06-03T07:20:00.000-07:00

kitty boos.

2011-06-02T12:14:00.000-07:00

aw yeah.

2011-06-01T14:03:00.001-07:00

summer time!

2011-05-31T09:40:00.000-07:00

eskimo?

2010-11-07T16:44:00.000-08:00

Trenched.

2010-11-05T20:36:00.001-07:00

Edit

2010-11-03T13:09:00.001-07:00

The Sartorialist.

2010-11-03T05:56:00.000-07:00

Lately, I've been inspired by The Sartorialist.

Happy Halloween!

2010-10-31T11:01:00.000-07:00

SAIFF Booklet printed!

2010-10-25T16:34:00.000-07:00

For Sale

2010-10-15T12:00:00.000-07:00

Yes! Shirts are now for sale!

September Vogue

2010-08-28T08:17:00.000-07:00

Zebra

2010-07-25T15:54:00.001-07:00

My architecture.

2010-04-19T20:44:00.000-07:00

floats.

2010-02-28T11:48:00.000-08:00

Weee.

2010-02-25T16:30:00.000-08:00

Feathered.

2010-02-10T18:13:00.000-08:00

In the making...

2010-01-20T17:57:00.001-08:00

Little Red Obsession

2010-01-19T18:37:00.000-08:00

Now no computer = resorting to camera phone

2010-01-15T15:09:00.000-08:00

Little Red

2010-01-11T21:26:00.001-08:00

Scanner Lazy

2010-01-11T16:18:00.000-08:00

Drip.

2010-01-04T14:08:00.000-08:00

Updating from the 916.

2009-12-30T12:12:00.003-08:00

for mom.

2009-12-16T16:12:00.000-08:00

I'll be home in less than a week!

A late addition.

2009-12-08T09:51:00.001-08:00

Hair.

2009-12-03T12:32:00.000-08:00

Scarfy

2009-12-01T15:37:00.000-08:00

More t-shirt design ideas:

Flamenco dots 2

2009-11-25T14:36:00.000-08:00

Oh the joy of photoshop.

Flamenco dots

2009-11-25T09:13:00.000-08:00

Dance dance dance.

2009-11-20T17:32:00.000-08:00

Modern Frida

2009-11-18T14:39:00.001-08:00

Learning from VOGUE

2009-10-10T13:49:00.000-07:00

I'm on my way. I'm serious.

2009-10-05T22:47:00.000-07:00

I just discovered graphic artist Paula Scher after watching the documentary Helvetica. Even if you're not a designer, the following lecture will surely inspire you.

P.s. I've got a ticket.
And I'm pretty sure I'm totally unqualified.

The old me.

2009-10-04T11:49:00.001-07:00

I finally decided to organize my old drawings/paintings/unused paper that's been sitting out in the hallway. As I rifled through the unruly mess, I discovered my old work from when I took classes at Sac City College.

Oh, the sweet days of contour drawings...
By the way - I believe that it was just a really round apple.
It was no red delicious.

And I guess I've always had an interest in people. But for some reason, this one really stuck out. It's a real mess - in a good way I think. Maybe I should start drawing in charcoal again...

Gremlin.

2009-10-01T21:58:00.000-07:00

Just another weekend of camping

2009-09-27T13:41:00.000-07:00

Some days, I can sit for a landscape. But only for a little while.

Poppa turns 59.

2009-09-19T15:41:00.001-07:00

If my dad had facebook, this would definitely be his profile picture.

For the sake of posting...

2009-09-18T00:36:00.000-07:00

It needs another go, and probably at a larger scale - everything got muddled.

Some days, I feel a little timid.

2009-09-17T20:54:00.001-07:00

From my car outside of 24 Hour Fitness.

Stop Cupcaking.

2009-09-15T22:56:00.000-07:00

Post it.

2009-09-11T19:56:00.001-07:00

Ladies at Cafe Bernardo

2009-09-10T23:12:00.000-07:00

09/09/09 is 8

2009-09-09T23:34:00.001-07:00

Screwy Sewing

2009-09-01T20:41:00.000-07:00

I don't really know what I was thinking last night...

From the bay.

2009-08-30T21:04:00.000-07:00

On a BART ride to (my first) Giants game.

Two Dannys playing music for a Saturday morning.

And in color.

Mug for the Morning.

2009-08-23T14:12:00.001-07:00

Back from PERU!

2009-08-16T20:25:00.000-07:00

My 3 weeks in Peru. In a nutshell.

Coffee Girl.

2009-07-12T14:35:00.000-07:00

Black and white to color: I guess everyone needs a little cosmetic surgery every once in a while.

Because I Have Nothing New to Update

2009-06-05T19:41:00.000-07:00

another self portrait

2009-04-18T15:31:00.000-07:00

UFCW 8

2009-04-12T22:28:00.000-07:00

Because it's something different...

2009-04-10T20:43:00.000-07:00

I've been working on a design for a birthday card for my mom's work (United Food and Commercial Workers). It will be given to each member of the union for their birthday (of course). I'm still playing with the idea - the theme of "Solidarity Works" with the "8" Logo at the same time I'll post the final image when I'm done.

Quality Time in the Bathroom

2009-03-22T16:41:00.000-07:00

Since I missed my weekly figure drawing session, I tried a self portrait this week.

It's quite ominous feeling, if I do say so myself.

Man, I have this urge to do a color study now...

More Figures

2009-03-15T21:13:00.000-07:00

Yvonne

2009-03-11T21:11:00.001-07:00

Hello - I'm alive.

2009-03-02T23:12:00.000-08:00

It is now March, and I am NOW posting an entry that I started in January...

Oh...

life...

Here is a brief documentation:

Back in January...

I gathered up my kids, and...

We went to New York City for New Years!

Where I met up with an old friend.

And met a new one.

We saw a lot of stuff like this.

But really...

All I wanted to do was this.

Anyways, NYC has come and gone and I am back in SAC.

meticulous nothing.

2008-12-21T19:15:00.000-08:00

what i've been doing...

2008-12-11T11:14:00.000-08:00

i've been taking a beginning dreamweaver class at the community college here in sacramento.

here's a start: http://at.scc.losrios.edu/gc361/Student36/

next: flash?

callie, once more.

2008-10-20T22:11:00.000-07:00

keep it loose.

another approach.

2008-09-08T23:01:00.001-07:00

goldie.

2008-09-06T21:59:00.000-07:00

trees.

2008-09-01T21:26:00.000-07:00

kelly done.

2008-08-21T20:10:00.000-07:00

mr. dalkey.

2008-08-19T21:21:00.000-07:00

this is a drawing of fred dalkey. i took his portraiture class in 2006 and this is one of several drawings that i drew of him.

a couple months ago, i submitted this drawing to a competition held by university art, an art store here in sacramento, and i received first place! i'm not quite sure what i won yet (to be honest, i forgot what the prizes were), but i think i'm more excited about getting my work out there. yay!

it will be shown at their store for the whole month of november.
you can go here for more details.

kelly 2.

2008-08-12T22:28:00.000-07:00

i suck at color.

kelly.

2008-08-07T23:23:00.001-07:00

another work in progress:
this is a drawing of kelly that i did a few years ago.
oh, we were so cool...

rachael again.

2008-08-02T22:32:00.001-07:00

callie.

2008-08-01T22:14:00.001-07:00

pattern.

2008-08-01T17:59:00.000-07:00

i made this at work one day while i was waiting for my project to open (it's a huge project).
i like it.

i don't know what i'm going to do with it yet.
but i like it.

done!

2008-07-22T21:12:00.001-07:00

another take...in progress...still.

2008-07-21T23:15:00.000-07:00

another work in progress...

2008-07-21T07:43:00.000-07:00

quails are cute.

2008-07-13T21:25:00.001-07:00

but only quails.

rawr.

2008-07-03T21:51:00.001-07:00

school?

2008-07-02T22:25:00.000-07:00

still experimenting

2008-06-23T23:04:00.000-07:00

another session...

2008-05-31T21:18:00.001-07:00

seven minute poses.

2008-05-21T20:58:00.001-07:00

sea!

2008-05-13T22:59:00.000-07:00

i've got an idea for a new drawing. i haven't decided if it's going to be a digital or traditional drawing yet. but be assured that there will be sea creatures.

nesting again.

2008-05-07T00:08:00.000-07:00

i tried a new technique with the original "nesting" drawing i did. i'm still working on adding more shadows and colors, but i'm pretty pleased with the results so far.

meh...

2008-05-02T00:13:00.000-07:00

rainy kitty

2008-04-24T20:01:00.000-07:00

rachael

2008-04-17T22:51:00.000-07:00

something different...

2008-04-08T00:19:00.001-07:00

nesting...

with my new cintiq/computer!

2008-04-06T00:02:00.001-07:00

getting pumped...

2008-04-04T23:51:00.000-07:00

break dancer.

2007-10-28T00:43:00.000-07:00

i went to this clothed figure drawing session for the first time last week. it felt really energizing after reviting my brains out 40 hours a week. i think i'll do it again soon.

new scanner.

2007-10-27T20:49:00.001-07:00

i just bought a new scanner this week.

oh, lucky you...more posts to come. :D

puppies

2007-09-27T22:24:00.000-07:00

i really want a puppy...but for now, i'll settle for this little guy.

if you're a member of thefacebook.com, you can catch a replay of how i made it: http://apps.facebook.com/graffitiwall/show.php?rn=73983bc7124646e098f6ba55b7801cdf

the working life.

2007-09-09T00:46:00.000-07:00

last labor day weekend, i visited geoff in redding and i went to hatchet creek with him and his family. i don't think i have ever been to a place like this.

it was so gorgeous. the tree trunk led to the top of the cliff where you can take the ultimate dive. i will have to go back when i get the guts to jump off that thing. (i jumped off halfway from the top.)

ah, i can't wait until thanksgiving...

but for now, i'm working on a painting for geoff's office:

any ideas? i'll fill you in on the updates later...

the highlights.

2007-08-01T20:18:00.000-07:00

i just returned home from backpacking around japan for three weeks. it's been quite the adventure of raw foods, amazing architecture, and irritating bug bites. here's a run down of the whole trip.

our first stop was tokyo. still jet lagged, we woke up early to hit up the shibuya and omotesando districts, otherwise known as shopping central. too bad it was a little to early...here, we are waiting for herzog and de meuron's prada building to open. even though the first floor was under construction; the building still seemed flawless. after the prada building, we also checked out toyo ito's tod's building and kauyo sejima's christian dior building.

after a couple days in tokyo, we took a train to yokohama to meet our friend ichiro. in wild typhoon weather, he walked us around the pier and down to the international passenger terminal. this was probably one of my favorite buildings on the trip. it reminded me of my goat barn that i designed in one of my studios.

after hanging out with ichiro in yokohama, we headed to the old city of kyoto for a couple of days. there, we hung out at a monkey park where they pretty much let a whole lot of monkeys run free on a hill.

we also walked through the the fushimi inari-taisha, long paths of torii gates.

i'm not sure what's going on in this picture. it was probably too hot and humid for us to function properly. after our limited time in kyoto, we made it down to hiroshima. there, we rode bikes and saw a lot of depressing things; i didnt take pictures.

from hiroshima, we took five different trains, including a 7 hour sleeper train, to sapporo.

in sapporo, we stayed at the best hostel ever: ino's place. it was the coziest place that we stayed in japan. around the corner from ino's was also the best japanese barbeque which never failed us as a late night snack. our time in sapporo generally revolved around food and beer; here, i also experienced raw chicken, sea urchin, and octopus head. luckly, my stomach is made of steel...but from there on out, we decided against tasting authentic/exotic foods.

about an hour outside of sapporo, we found tadao ando's church on the water. i felt that it was a little over rated with the best part being a huge glass curtain wall that slid open and gave the feeling of floating on water.

osaka was our least favorite city with the grumpiest people and the most dangerous sidewalks (narrow paths with hostile bicyclists). most of our time in osaka was spent on the outskirts of the city where we saw ando's church of light and water temple.

after trekking around osaka, we took a train back to tokyo to do some last minute shopping in the akihabara and shinjuku districts. in akihabara, we found everything from the hippest new laptop to the most bizarre exercise devices like these bucking bronco saddles. in shinjuku, we walked forever in a labyrinth of posh clothing stores. by the end, it was too much.
and after a few more days in tokyo, i got on a plane back to san francisco. after the ten hour flight, hour long bart ride, and hour long car ride, i arrived back in sacramento yesterday afternoon. it feels good to be reunited with my bed, my laptop and npr.
and now, i need to get ready for my eight to five work schedule with some tylenol pm.

family vacation, sort of.

2007-06-18T18:40:00.000-07:00

within the past few weeks, i graduated with a huge ceremony and dinner. i moved back to sacramento. my family and i went down to san diego so that my dad and my brother could run the rock-n-roll marathon. i also started summer school and quit summer school.

taking a break...

2007-04-27T23:41:00.000-07:00

sleepy.

2007-03-07T19:53:00.000-08:00

i've been trying to develop my comic strip for the de-cal that i'm taking. it's coming along...slowly.

toyo!

2007-02-21T10:33:00.000-08:00

my only picture with toyo ito.

sigh.

2007-02-10T18:07:00.000-08:00

ok, now how do i make this into a career?

octopus.

2007-01-29T21:44:00.000-08:00

geoff and i went out for sushi this weekend.

we later ended up here.

i decided not to take studio this semester and i think i'm happy with my choice. i'm not sure if pulling all-nighters is my thing anymore. anyways, all the time that i would have spent for studio can now be spent sketching and finding a job. :|

where to now?

2007-01-19T18:44:00.000-08:00

yay, first week of school!

classes are still up in the air.

studio or no studio?