set the mood

I've been back home for less than I week, and one of the things that I missed the most was my room...in particular my bed, and the overall feeling of comfort and cosiness. I woke up staring at my chandelier, which I still consider to be quite charming despite it two missing bulbs. A chandelier in a bedroom is a luxury. Its also fairly common in San Francisco with older Victorian homes where living rooms are later converted to bedrooms. Regardless, to me lighting helps create ambiance, and ambiance reamins an important factor whether it be a restaurant, bar, home, or interesting space.  No one wants to hang out in a room with poor lighting, and they especially don't want their picture taken in it. Anyways, I wanted to share some photos of good lighting in interesting places. The first are fireworks (4th of July looking over the Hudson) the second is a chandelier randomly hanging from scaffolding in Chelsea, and the third is from a boutique in the limelight market. I love them all.

oils and collage

Stevie Wonder

Since I was a little girl and I got my first travel watercolor set, painting has been one of my favorite hobbies. On a typical Friday night, if I wasn't eating Chinese take-out while watching TGIF, I was probably painting. Canvas, paper, weird stuff I found on the side of the street, you name it, I prettied it up. No, I'm not going to torture you with my work from the early days, but here's a link to all my paintings from my last two years as a Studio Art major.
My Stuff on Photobucket

RJD2

Ok, so not to be too nostalgic but I'm trying to get it all up, so this is the last older digital project...I have not looked at some of this stuff in quite some time. Sometimes I forget how talented I am...Anywho, here's a music video I slaved away at for RJD2 using Flash.
Check It

makin music

So back when I was in undergrad (ahh, the good old days) I was able to experiment with quite a few different programs. One was Audacity, and I made this song by weaving together about 7 songs from some of my favorite artists including Nina Simone and Al Green. check out My Song.

Web Shrine

So, because this also an online portfolio, I am gonna start with adding some of my older projects. First is a shrine I made for a legendary hole-in-the-wall spot about 10 minutes away from where I grew up in New Jersey. If you are prone to seizures, I would avoid checking this one out, cuz it's a little flashy. Hoagie Haven

Carpe Diem

I woke up to a typical San Francisco fogging morning with a surprising bit of clarity. Today is the day I will start a blog, and actually document the day to day of things I make, things I would like to create, and other stuff I enjoy. Bear with me as the start might be a little rocky (things are never as easy as I think they will be) but as Van Gogh said, "I am always doing what I cannot do yet in order to learn how to do it."