watercolor summer art

1st summer art piece out of five.watercolor (not finished! dress still needs a bunch more layers and the arm and ear are a work in process) critiques?

finally.

MORE PROGRESS BEING MADE ON BECCA'S BANDS!

www.etsy.com/shop/NobodysHippie1

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I make so many writing errors when I blog. I need to slow down.

O_O

Ok so I will admit I have been a slacker lately.
When I quit my job I thought that suddenly with all of my free time I would be crafting and sewing and creating.
But instead of just been so exhausted and all I want to do is lounge around.
That needs to stop now because summer is hastily coming to an end.

There are various ideas that I have and want to execute
-more headbands (sell them at Simple Gestures/The Closet/Goldfinch-make guitar straps like the patchwork one I made for Chris (it was just a simple black strap, and then I took scraps of fabric and just sewed them on in a cool pattern)
-CLOTHES why the heck am I not making them. I don't understand. What is wrong with me?
-I feel like selling different types of teas (ready to drink iced or hot) at the farmers market would be a hit and be incredibly cheap

I also start my online AP art history course on April 1st so these are my last couple days/weeks before I need to start killing myself with school stuff

which reminds me SUMMER ART!
AICE ART FOCUS????
anyone?
anyone at all?

I was thinking something fashion related
or a butterfuly evolution thing that ties in with that
or something relating to Downtown St. Augustine architecture

There is just so much floating up in my brain and I really need to take action and organize it.

Becca's Bands Progress!

New Listings on Etsy!

rrrrroomroommm!

I have recently decided that I want to redo my entire bedroom.

It has progressively turned into a black hole of clothes, fabric, shoes, and random art supplies (as well as Miss Nancy my dress form lurking in the corner)

If I ever want to be productive, I have to have an organized space that I can go and work on my projects and be happy with the atmosphere.

So I'm just throwing some images out there that I like and want to base my new and improved room off of.

Feather Frenzy!

NEW LISTING ON ETSY

I am now starting a new line called "Becca Bands" which will feature a line of personally designed headbands (including feathers/bows/button/ and anything fun!)

Check it out!

Why is a raven like a writing desk?

Around a week ago my brother asked me if I can draw something on the bottom of his surfboard. Thus the practice copy of the mad hatter. Watercolor, marker, pen.

Having A Moment

Christian Siriano's New TV show "Christian Siriano Having a Moment" is love. Even as he is freaking out before a runway show he is still hilarious.
Christian was a the winner of Season Four Project Runway.
His new show highlights the way he runs his new and successful design career and the obstacles that he faces as a designer and person everyday.

(CHRISTIAN SIRIANO AND TIM GUNN)

His Spring 2010 collection had unique wave-like shapes in beautiful shades of blue as well as darker "lusty" colors.

I admire Christian for being so young and succesful and really growing from the opportunities that branched from Project Runway.

He's Fierce.

Tonight

Dear Happy Little Blog,

I'm sorry I have been neglecting you. It's just I have not felt particularly happy lately. I just recently got a job that I am not so thrilled to have, but you know what they say... gotta pay the bills (although I don't quite exactly have bills to pay...). I've just been quite stressed lately because i feel terribly lonely. The pressures of life are starting to kick in and it makes me sad. I want to sew and paint and skip but now I've been working on various things and worrying about things and just trying to keep it together. Social stresses are getting to me as well and it makes me want to be alone but surrounded by people all at once. I feel like whenever I try to focus and get ahead i feel myself falling further and further behind.

My heart just seems to ache and jealousy never seems to leave me alone. This has been an on going problem for my whole life and I really need to get over it. The fact that I know it is a problem though doesn't make it any easier though. It just makes it more difficult.
Ha maybe I should just join a ten step program.

At least Volume Two by She&Him has came out (I just bought it on itunes!) maybe one day I can be as cool as Zoeey.

But as I sit all scenic-like with the table light on waiting for my phone to ring I suppose I can vent to a blog.

That's the most logical thing to do anyways.

dear tom. i love you.

So today was slightly scandelous although I can't disclose any information on the activities took place

but all i can say is that it was a very good morning involving mallory and savannah and the glee soundtrack.

anyhow today in the mail i recieved a delivery!

YES! YELLOW TOMS!!!!!!!

I've wanted a pair for enternity and now they are MINE

I will not take them off.

I am in love.

(plus I get to think about how with this purchase I also donated a pair of shoes to a child in need which makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside and hopefully so are the kid's feet!)

J'ai Faim

Afterschool today I found that my mom was resting in her bed, shes sick you see.

But I was famished and so was he (my father)

So out came the pasta, olive oil, brocolli, red crushed pepper, and tomatoes

I mixed in some linguine and put the brocolli/tomatoe/oil/red crushed pepper on top of it with some parmesean and it was quite satisfying.

New Etsy Listing

Now For Sale

Tell Your Friends

:]

Babababababenny

I was going through old pictures on my camera and found this one on my internal storage

it was this night (way back when last year) when "benny and the jets" was born. I just wanted to share it with the world because i think its simply beautiful and totally explains the relationship i have with my friends. (ps nothing in this video was preplanned *all props were readily available)

like a tea tray in the sky

So I never put up the pictures from my surprise tea party (a belated bday present from my friends mallory and savannah)

They made this lovely cake for me ( the mad hatters hat! (10/6 as in 16 :]) and then right after we went and saw Tim Burtons "Alice in Wonderland"

It was a great day.

what a wonderful world

washington oaks park is a marvel.

someone new to meet

this is humphrey

this is penny

Sweet Sixteen

So today I am sixteen years old :D

I am as old as Molly Ringwald in 16 candles... I find that so exciting.

The day began at 12 when I was on the phone with Chris and he wished me a Happy Birthday.

Then in the morning my dad dropped me off at Mallorys and then me, mal, sav, megan, johanna, bridey, stasia, and rosa went to ihop for free pancakes!

(Mal and Sav bought me an amazing cupcake! I would include a picture of it but I ate it... sorry it was too delicious to resist)

Finally I get home and my mother said I had a delivery!

So I walk into my room and......

From Chris

:]

how cute is that?

cupcakes!

There was once a small girl named becca who desired to bake cupcakes. So she did. She made vanilla coconut cupcakes, with red sugar buttercream frosting, and a strawberry garnish from scratch.

It was fun.

:D

to do

things I want to do

- get really really vintage clothes and wear them that way i feel straight out of that time period.

i think that would be fun. or even talk as they would at that time or an activity.

-bake. bake. bake. mal and i made our friend megans victorias secret cake and it came out quite nicely.

- enter the toms shoes/ joannes prom dress contest (ideas, ideas, ideas)

-aice art focus for next year? i'm thinking "the architecture of fashion" all water color/ ink fashion illustrations inspired by different types of architecture

-find out why i shake so much

-practice driving more... well i dont really want to. but i have to.

^picture driving in mals purple jeep (aka the disco stick.)

:D

^ central park. perfect symetry. ^central park with mal &sav

^tea in eloise's room in the plaza ^actual hot cocoa in the plaza

^preformers in the subway ^pasta alla vodka in little italy

^view of washington square park ^ morning we left for NY :D

from inside NYU

out of my 400 pictures these were only a few of my favorite things (yes i know very sound of music of me)

OHOOHOHOHOOHOHO

so one day we were walking through the garment district and idk if any of you care but if anyone watched project runway season six they should.

savannah and i saw this attractive guy turn the corner. he looked at each of us and then scurried away around the corner. unfortunately this guy didnt know that he was our idol from season six project runway for being not only a fabulous designer, but super super super hot.

Yes i am talking about logan. Yes i was thrilled.

So Savannah and i exchanged glances and then she said

"THAT WAS HIM!"

so me, mal, sav, and my mother all chase after him. I scream "LOGAN!" which was muffled by the honking of taxi cab horns. Then Mallory screamed his name and he turned around smiled and waved.

The rest of the day I was on a cloud.

(i tried calling miss rose since she was the only person i could think of that would care as much as i did!)

Anyhow my trip was amazing and im sure I'll post more pictures and elaborate more as soon as i can.

In the meantime I have

togas to make (for the play "peace" in school)

tom shoes to design for a contest

monologues to memorize for drama

lines for peace to memorize

chem homework

math homework

unpack

yay.

update

*creepin*

(cupcakes for BETA club: fund raiser for haiti)

I know I haven't posted in a while. I've been doing things though so don't think I'm a slacker!

I've been baking for beta club/valentines day, working on drama monologues, costumes for the greecian play "peace", painting for kicks, being a typical AICE kid, and preparing for the big NY trip!!!

SO EXCITED.

Anyhow I feel the need to post tonight to prove to myself that I can actually take time out of my day to actually do something substantial and not just go on facebook.

Here we go...

Chris Ford Watercolor "Love is the Movement"

Work In Progress Asian Girl in Green Dress

and that is that!

:/

*is very upset with current emotions*
this is the most upset ive been in a very very long time

and nothing has really gone wrong

its just the fact of that things will not stay this good
which is very pessimistic of me i know.

and then the fact of a small medical concern which i dont even know if its a concern
but may require an appointment and i hate doctors/ doctor appointments.

and then the fact that i cant hold a decent conversation anymore.

ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Blue Moon

Sharpie / Water Color/ Pen = Blue Gray Mermaid Girl Without Arms Howling at the Moon

bleghblahlbloo

Dads Bday Present.

Not my best. At All.

I am not reaching my full potential as of late.

Oh Well.

This is my face right now.

the box

I don't think there is anything better than writing and recieving mail.
No I do not mean email. I mean those letters that you right on stationary and you try to write it in cursive just so the person who is getting the letter thinks you usually write in cursive because its pretty. Pretty people seem to write in cursive a lot.

I've neglected both my livejournal and this blog. I used to livejournal all the time and I really regret not keeping up with it. I believe I am going to start a new journal though, as in an actual book with paper in it.

I just wanted to say though that I once talked to a friend about how everything is a circle. Everything is a cycle. When I was younger there was this one class where there was a wall where we can post anything we wanted. Some people voiced political messages, others inspiration quotes, and some jokes.

It's really strange though that we collaborated though. We all wanted to say something. Now I dont really want to say anything. I just want to do something, hear something, or feel something.

I think thats the problem with my lack of motivation to write.

I have come to say that I do not like writing and that I'm bad at writing.
I don't think its so much that as it is that I have nothing really important to say.
Everything that is importance is already boxed up and figured out in my mind.
This box is so perfect and it all makes such perfect sense. Why would I want to put it out there to be torn open and ripped apart?
Then things start getting confusing.
Things begin to be overanalyzed.
Things are no longer what they seem.

So I'll just keep these precious things in the beautiful box in my mind.

oh it is love.

I fell in love today, with a dress. I have not felt this way about an article of clothing in a while. I have begun to feel a bit numb towards my clothing, the same old thing with the same old details. HOWEVER while adventuring on etsy I found my perfect match.

for sale by kirbyvintage on etsy. The pale yellow and lace detail...agh its just so precious. I want to wear it and drink a cup of tea and then dance to a cello in a field of daisies.

(ps janna im sorry for the gramatical errors in my blog posts. i just get too excited to pay attention.)

:P

Guess who finally got her permit?!


yep.

What to do at 4:52

Today is January 5, 2010

after school I was picked up and went downtown with Chris

as we sat in the parking lot waiting for the time to reach 5 so we had free parking we decided to write a poem.

"What to Do at 4:52?"

What to do at 4:52?

Get out of the car, and buckle your shoe

Then walk to town and find a bench

You may just run into a pirate wench

And when the coldness starts to hurt

Spending time together is definitely what its worth

And then it was 5 o'clock

just wanted to share that tidbit

because it made me veryvery happy.

:]

watercolor

So I feel now that I should include a picture, to actually record any kind of progress.

(I made him too big for the page...now he probably has self image problems. sorry.)

I've been practicing painting fashion drawings in watercolor (but these are not on watercolor paper)

Im hoping that I can just practice a whole bunch to get better.

I guess thats what everyone wants when they practice something though..

anyway here you go.

yep!