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1// handwriting more notes to snail mail to friends
2//realized i am a post-it hoarder
3// bachelorette dinner for one while the honey is away on business
4//my lovely and inspiring drive to work everyday
5// just laying out some metal type for my letterpress class at Otis
6// another normal Friday at the car wash, duh
I'm heading out to North Carolina for the first time ever this weekend. Happy Presidents day.
(photo by Jan van der Crabben)
It's Tuesday. Mid-week. And the 14th. So, here's to you. Happy Tuesday!
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Thought it was about time, Pinto's home got a redesign. You can't tell from the pics too much, but the new white rocks are sparkly iridescent. Fun! I think he'll have a great weekend in there.
Hip Hip Horray! I am a student once again. Well, Ok. It's Continuing Ed school. But it IS at Otis! So there's that. I signed up a few weeks ago for my first letterpress class. So every Thursday night for the next 10 weeks I will be glued to the Vandercook. I am super excited. Not only to get crafty once again and design with my hands, but also to get to know all my fellow students and one of the worlds best printers out there, my professor Gerald Lange. Who teaches with type nearly everywhere, Art Center, USC, Otis, and more! He's truly amazing. And if you don't believe me, just Google history of letterpress and you will find his name on the Wikipedia page. Yey. Pretty cool. So now for the hardest part, our one and only test. It's already next week. And we have to memorize stuff. MEMORIZE. Yikes. Welcome back to high school. Huh. And since I am very aware I have always been a hands on/visual learner, I thought I would take it to the computer and lay it all out myself in Illustrator and try to start learning that way. Set in my own cool type and all. So now that I am started back on the path to edumacation, here's my work of art. Ha!
Oh, and if you are a letterpresser, and have any tips on it in general or even how to memorize this freakin' case, please do share. Happy Friday!
I am not a huge fan of Valentine's day. Mainly because I was single for so long and it just seemed to bring me and all my single gals down. Last year was one of the first times I celebrated it with a bf I truly love with all my heart. I will admit it was special. Along with a romantic meal at Ado in Venice, I even managed to DIY his gift based after this lovely etsy shop by sarah & bendrix (except mine was white and red). I really love how it came out. And it's really a piece of art you can display year round!
But this February 14th will be pretty low key. Not big dinner out, no big gift or celebration. We like to celebrate each other everyday. So, this year I will be focusing on friends and family on Valentine's Day to make sure they know how luck I feel I am to have them in my life.
Although I know many many of you do celebrate it. And I thought this etsy shop by Tenisha was just to adorable to not share.
Here's to a having a happy heart day!