Category Archives: Music

May 12 2013
Leave a comment
Music, Travel

My Heart’s in the strangest place

I finally graduated! YAY! I feel like I’ve just been looking forward to the end of school for so long, and now that it’s here I don’t know what to do with myself. Except to keep busy. I’m leaving for Europe in a few days, which I could not be more excited about. I am a little nervous, as you get with any trip. A little afraid of the unknown, but my excitement trumps any fear. I can’t wait to live differently than I’ve ever lived. To see new things. See new people. Be surprised. I can’t wait to let it change me. I already want to live more simply than I do- maybe this will be a catalyst for change. I can’t believe I’ll finally see in person the amazing sculptures I’ve been drooling over for the past couple months. I’ve been trying to imagine what it’ll feel like to be there, but the truth is that I have no idea.

mondayquote3

I’ve also been really into The Walkmen lately. They remind me of memories, some real, some hoped for. And I love his voice.

Tagged , ,
Dec 27 2012
Leave a comment
Fashion, Music

New Year, new everything

I made it through finals. Barely.  I got to the point where I was deciding which assignments were Absolutely necessary, and which ones I could skip in order to keep my sanity.  Needless to say… it was a rough couple of weeks.

But then Christmas was awesome! And now I have a little break from work and school and the laziness has commenced. I am excited for the new year. I had some truly AMAZING things happen this year, as well as some things I will be forgetting as soon as I can hahaha

I have a BIG goal for 2013.  Working for a company that focuses so much on sustainability and fair labor, I feel like I can’t keep ignoring the impact my purchases have on the world.  I know how damaging the fashion industry is, and how just incredibly wasteful it is, and I don’t want to contribute to it.  My goal for 2013 is to not buy anything new, unless I know that it is ethically sourced and produced.

It’s pretty ridiculous how wasteful we are as consumers.  But it doesn’t have to be that way.  And it feels awesome when you buy something that you know was made with mother nature in mind.  I was so pumped when I found some of my Christmas gifts at the local farmer’s market, because I knew everything was handmade and local, and I knew that I was supporting my local economy.

So because I know I couldn’t go a whole year without shopping…. I’m doing this instead. And I’ll be documenting it : ) so that I can prove that you can still look cute buying second hand!

The world is wasteful. You don’t have to be.

On another note, my brother got me the Best of the Pixies album for Christmas. This video is weeeeeeeird.

Tagged , , , ,
Nov 13 2012
Leave a comment
ART, Music

Music and Projects

I’ve been drawing constantly lately.  It’s been awesome.  I’ve been really inspired by graphic design in particular.  A friend introduced me to the work of  this lovely lady Jessica Hische, who is an amazing graphic designer and letterer.  Seriously incredible. Her work makes me want to be a graphic designer so bad! Also, I stumbled upon this awesome series on Tumblr called Slightly Insulting Chicago Posters. It is seriously genius.  I only wish I knew enough about Chicago to really understand the insults….

Two of my faves:

So great. Alsooo, in the spirit of creating, I’ve been trying to listen to new music while I draw. Most of the time I end up listening to the same depressing music every time I sit down to draw, and then after a couple hours I get stuck in this weird mentally drained state… So I’ve been trying to mix things up! I found this playlist on 8tracks that’s been working pretty well for me. It’s super mellow, but it’s got a good beat to it, so it’s easy to work to. Enjoy!

Oct 09 2012
Leave a comment
ART, Music

Drawing is better than doing other things

Tracing paper is a girl’s best friend.  And so is procrastination.  I have been putting off all “real” work in lieu of drawing on layers and layers of tracing paper for my screen printing class.  I love it.  BUTTTTT it’s a bummer to have put in hours and hours of work on something as fragile as tracing paper…  I think I’m going to take advantage of the light table in studio and make this same drawing in black and white.

Here’s a sneak peek on what I’ve been working on.  The text is all hand drawn, which I was really proud of… until my teacher told me how much faster it would have been to just do it on the computer…. ugh!  I am a complete believer that there is something special about doing something by hand, something very genuine and personal and intimate, that cannot be replicated by a machine.  You will undoubtedly get perfection, but what’s interesting about that?

The piece is kind of bubblegumy and sherbet-y, but not quite as overwhelmingly as the pictures make it seem.

Current type obsession: Pistilli Roman. OOOoooOOooOOoOoOOo! Gives me goosebumps just thinkin about it!

On an unrelated note, Band of Horses is coming to Tempe in a couple of weeks, and I’m super pumped.

Tagged , ,
Oct 02 2012
Leave a comment
Music

Like I’m Gonna Ignite- Top 10 Tuesday

I met the coolest older woman at Staples a few days ago. We got to talking, and I found out that she is 89 years old.  I told her she could pass for 65.  I’m not sure what she thought about that… I feel like it’s a compliment, but I also feel like I make terrible judgment calls. After a certain age, I have no idea how old people are.  85-100 all seems the same. After 100, you feel like they look 1000.  So maybe telling someone they look 20 years younger isn’t really a huge compliment.  Still- meeting her made my day.  I really hope I’m as happy and open as she is when I get to be that age.

I’ve been feeling way pumped up lately, so I’m not lovin my normally depressing music.  So my list reflects my optimistic mood!

AAAAAAND… my faves are now conveniently a playlist on 8tracks.com : ) Click the picture below to listen:

Click here to hear:  Like I’m Gonna Ignite from clarsen61 on 8tracks Radio.

Sep 21 2012
Leave a comment
Music

Red+Blue=Yella

This is a song I can never get enough of.  Gavin Castleton’s album “Home” is the story of his breakup with a longtime girlfriend told through a zombie apocalypse.  It’s honestly incredible.  And I think he only directly says the word “zombie” twice on the entire album, which saves it from getting cheesy and overdone.  You can listen to the whole album on his site, which more artists should do! More music should be free!  Anyways, you can also listen to the commentary, which is worth doing. He gives so much depth on the construction of each song, and the changes he made, as well as takes you through how each song correlates to the rise and fall of his relationship.

This song in particular is great. The album is a little weird at first listen, but this song got me hooked, and now it’s one of my favorite records. The song’s got a bit of a retro vibe, which I love, and both voices work amazingly together. Enjoy!

Tagged ,
← Older posts
Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 46 other followers