NYC PaperCut - Saturday at the Market
I make no secret about the fact that I am (as cliche as it is) in love with New York City. I hope that in a past life or some alternate universe, I lived the NYC existence I am always dreaming of. I guess I love it for the reasons people always love it: change, opportunity, anonymity, freedom, speed, color, big ideas. I haven’t been able to work out living there in THIS life, but I still think about it as fondly as I think of home. Maybe one day, some great thing will drag me out east and I will live out my days endlessly exploring. Until then, I have vacation days.
This new piece is inspired by one of my favorite places and favorite daydreams about NYC - the summer flea market, particularly Brooklyn Flea. Fresh fruit. Cucumber soda. Amazing Mexican food. Antiques. Bad ass antiques. People. Noise. Sitting on the steps and watching it unfold on the hottest New York day. If I did live in the area, my wallet and my watch would be in serious trouble, because oh - I would spend time and dolla, dolla bills y’all. Every weekend, I would climb on my bicycle, load up my homegirl, Gertie and hit the streets looking for a thrill - maybe a block party (a la The Cosby Show) or maybe just an unplanned ice cream cone.
*Sigh* I know. This is a hugely romanticized view of a big, burly city from a wide-eyed midwestern girl. Shhhh - just let me keep it.
New York, New York PaperCut
Since I have a very exciting return visit to my favorite city looming, I started a new New York papercut today. It is based on a NYC papercut I did a few years ago as a gift. Obviously, it is not finished but I am happy with today’s progress. (My fingers hurt a bit though!) I’ll post photos when it’s all done! For now, I have a huge mess to clean up!
Part of the madness.
Not finished, but today's progress.
Happy Father’s Day!
Happy Father’s Day - I hope everyone gets to spend a wonderful day with their dad. My parents were about as amazing as anyone could hope for and I am so incredibly grateful.
Father's Day card - featuring my dad, my nephew and a tractor.
Home Sweet Home
New in shop! I worked on this little collage this morning - my first day of summer vacation!
OOAK Cut Paper Collage
Special Project Designs
So - I got a really amazing, super-exciting, awesome request yesterday (more details later) and I immediately got to work on a few design ideas. Thoughts??
Do You Live in a Happy City?
Loving these cut paper pieces from Hort Illustration for enRoute Magazine (via e-sushi.) They certainly imply a happy, happy city - wish I was riding my bike through Central Park right now!
Schloss Neuschwanstein Paper Cut
Here is a rather low quality photograph of a small paper cut I did for my mom. It is of Schloss Neuschwanstein (Bavaria/Germany,) and it will reside in baby’s room at my parent’s house.
In the deep chrome canyons…
…of the loudest Manhattans.
I was happy to break some news to my dear boyfriend yesterday. I planned a trip to NYC to see a band we love, do some shopping, do some Anthony Bourdain inspired eating. So excited. I do love New York.
Here’s a new piece inspired by our trip. I got funky with my exacto blade, dug up every NYC lyric I could find and took some inspiration from the filthy 80s New York scene to bring you this:
