A New Addition to the Family

This is my new little bundle of joy, Delores. I recently just took her under my wing. My good friend was moving and alas, could not take everything with her. I think she's settling in nicely.

My Bear Knees

My favourite purchase of the year: My Anonymous Bear tights by QooQoo. I can't wait until mother nature smartens up with some rays and I can pair these with flowy summer tops and sans socks.  Until then, I wear them with pride.

Tights/Leggings: QooQoo - $55

Shoes: Joe Fresh- $6

Hat: thrifted- $2

Coat: H&M on sale -$50

I Can't Believe it's not Butter

April 14th, 2011 will be an evening I will ALWAYS remember. Our grad show was amazingly amazing and was filled with so much talent, I may go blind.  Our months and months of slaving away through paint,  digital dilemmas, deadlines and what not, paid off! I am so proud of my class, I still get teary eyed when I think about it.  The evening was filled with mixing and mingling, wine and catered food, great art....and surprise awards. I was completely honoured and flabbergasted to receive the Narrative for a Book award which was judged by a slew of well known publishing companies such as Penguin, Annick Press, Kids Can Press etc. AND was floored when I got to accept my award from Brenda Clark, Who has illustrated a ton of children's books, including Franklin. I later had a short but wonderful conversation with her and  received very positive feedback and assurance that "I'll do fine. *(wink & warm smile)"

To add to the ambiance of the night, I wore my coveted, Illustrative NeNeee dress and received many compliments on my quirky dress. ( still in love!)

grad show giveaways

Tomorrow evening will be an accumulation of all the hard work I have put into the last 4 years of my life. My 4th year grad show begins at 7pm sharp. I have my own little white slab of board which will be adorned with approx. 10 of my best pieces of the year ( err i think) as well as business cards and mailers. I personally love getting little freebies. WHO DOESN’T? So on top of all my other attempts at showing who I am through my art, I have painstakingly embroidered approx. 50 dresses, which are actually backed with a magnets. They play tribute to Violet Brown, the main character of the book I wrote and illustrated and…sewed? A little sneak peak at my mini magnet dress giveaways: