letterpress lately,

UD students are very lucky to have the Raven Press, a working letterpress with tons of type to work with. I am a monitor on Wednesdays and realize I want to put in some good time here before I graduate. Here are my endeavors as of late:

"Hello!" postcards. A collaboration with Justin Weber. We gave them to friends and Young Gun artists we loved in NYC a few weekends ago.

The beginnings of a new logo for StuArt - UD's student art organization.

Vintage Now - a new project celebrating the rebirth of the 1900's rich eras of fashion, design, and culture.

Apparel Design's Babushka family!

Aliona Doletskaya's Babuska take on the fashion's top designers for Vogue Russia November 2008!!!

peacock forest.

A custom made illustration for a friend Michelle. She will be giving this as a birthday present to a friend tonight. Her friend loves trees, flowers, and purple, and from there I just filled in the rest. I am always open for small freelance and it's fun to turn over a quick finished piece.

countdown to russia.

I have this unexplained interest in russia. I am in love with Russian textiles, dolls, and the idea of their wintry fashion. I must go!!! I found these great photos on a mom's creative blog http://diaperstylememoirs.blogspot.com/
this little character is cheburashka! or that's the name of the show. I don't know enough about it yet.

i thought tea was the cure to all?

i keep telling myself these days, you're going to make it. a sad week.

hello!

i have been nonexistent from the blog world.... way too busy working on my site:

http://cargocollective.com/karendemaio

but i've settled into my senior year house:

we threw a great circus birthday for grace!:



been cooking a lot!:



enjoying experimentation:



experiencing great autumn moments:

golden old chair.

this was my friday goodwill find, this crazy & pretty chair! I wasn't expecting to find it but it was an opportunity I couldn't pass up. I was drawn to its unique color, shape, and pattern. It is made by J.B. Van Sciver a Dutch-American man who started a furniture store in Delaware in 1881. The company flourished in the late 1800s early 1900s. I am not sure how old my piece is or how much it would be worth, but Goodwill $40 is definitely a good deal, and it doesn't matter much to me because I just think it's so fun!

little details.

life is continuting at anthro on mondays & thursdays. it is so much fun. there is so much opportunity to be creative and there is a drive to produce and make things happen because of the display deadlines. lately i have doing a lot of signage around the store and tag making.... i will work on getting pictures of that stuff soon.

a little lady i put on our bulletin board in the art room.

an extra piece of a display i made into a kite-man.

making labels for our "field-house" leaves display. these are the test labels.

the chosen and created leaf label design.

i also built paper and thread eggs to put in our bird nests. they are crumpled wax paper covered in thread and painted.

currently creating

drawings of girls with fluffy furry slippers

mysterious floating sea creatures

layers upon layers

home decor! (this was a wedding present for my friend meghan)

the art of writing and send letters

baking and cooking experiments! (chocolate chip cake with banana pudding layers)