tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26867608358732202392012-01-20T01:02:08.381-05:00Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.comBlogger421100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-12103430582642476692012-01-01T12:37:00.001-05:002012-01-01T12:39:34.716-05:00

I'll admit, since the semester ended I haven't done much in the way of fashion or illustration. I started working on some patterns and a muslin for a costume, but once I discovered that tuck darts in an empire bodice look really bad and there was entirely too much volume in the skirt, I took a break and haven't gone back to it yet. I also started sketches for a few illustration groups because I

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This weekend I traveled to Baltimore to see a live performance by Dir en grey. Dir en grey is a Japanese rock band that I first listened to about ten years ago. One of my friends introduced me to them, along with a handful of other popular J-rock bands of the day like Malice Mizer, Luna Sea, and X Japan. Their music was shockingly different from what I listened to at the time and I was afraid to

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Maybe I'm doing too much with this group, but I just couldn't resist using them for a new layout too. Everything feels fresh now, and I really love these colors.Almost all of my projects are due within the next few days, so that should be interesting. I'll try to take some pictures of my eco dress if I have time before the critique tomorrow.

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-43447900838980959242011-12-03T14:18:00.001-05:002011-12-04T02:29:19.597-05:00

This is a sample of the fashion album booklet I made for my most recent illustration project. It came out looking pretty good, but I may have to have it professionally printed or find some better quality paper for my own printer. I also had some issues in trimming the edges and making them line up exactly, so maybe I need to figure out a better method of doing that with my exacto knife. I've

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-46875952150488813522011-12-02T18:16:00.000-05:002011-12-02T18:16:19.153-05:00

Finished my cocktail dress: It doesn't fit the dress form because our model is smaller than the dress forms. It looks great on her, though!It was a challenge to work with these stripes because they just don't line up perfectly, no matter where I put the pattern pieces. Maybe that's why the fabric was so inexpensive; $5 per yard is really cheap considering the prices of other fabrics I've used

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-66372610144277896312011-11-29T18:37:00.000-05:002011-11-29T18:37:34.602-05:00

Here's a work in progress image of my current illustration project. I still need to make a few little changes here and there as I continue to work on them.And now a larger version of the left group of girls.Hopefully I'll survive the week. All of my major projects are due on Monday.

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-26676207960406429012011-11-27T23:36:00.000-05:002011-11-27T23:36:51.112-05:00

Off to a good start, anyway.

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You know your fashion portfolio assignments are getting really nerdy when...Your inspiration is visual kei.Your fashion figures are (as always) based on Dungeons & Dragons characters.You make up a band to fit the theme of the collection and call it D6, referring both to six-sided dice used in Dungeons & Dragons and the fact that your collection has six looks and therefore six band members.You

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After many long hours and a very frustrating experience in having to completely re-ink one of my figures due to a Photoshop crash, I have finally finished my collection of superhero-inspired fashion illustrations for my portfolio critique tomorrow. Here are a few little preview images: (click on any of these for the full collection)Re-inking aside, this has been the most fun I've had with an

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I'm currently working on a collection of superhero-inspired fashions for my portfolio class, and I'm having a lot of fun with it. My concept for the collection stems from a combination of my dissatisfaction with the impracticality and vulgarity of many female superhero costumes and my desire to step outside of my comfort zone and design an edgier and more modern collection of garments that aren't

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Look, I updated my website! And I am updating my blog now! Oh man, this thing is so old. Luckily my senior portfolio class required me to do a web-based project, so I took it as the perfect opportunity to completely revamp my existing website to make it more professional.The contents of my blog are still somewhat unprofessional because it comes from a time when my website was more of a personal

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-78408768569309609472010-08-03T00:26:00.001-04:002011-11-15T10:23:51.830-05:00

First post in a while. Unfortunately I sort of got out of the habit of posting regularly because I've been kind of busy lately. I made a patchwork dress in two days so I could wear it on my week-long vacation to the beach, then I actually went to the beach and didn't really have much to say while I was there, then I was busy getting ready and actually going to Otakon. And Sunday I came back. So

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-86025230217650261342010-06-25T00:06:00.002-04:002011-11-15T10:26:44.605-05:00

As promised, here are finished apron pictures. I'm afraid they're not very good, but until I acquire a personal photographer or a tripod, they'll have to do. Yes, it is a ridiculously girly apron, and it's a little top-heavy, but I like it. I meant to upload them sooner, but like I mentioned before, I've been kind of busy. My boyfriend and I spent Father's Day at his dad's house in West Virginia

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-78438320226800194772010-06-19T00:55:00.002-04:002010-06-19T11:53:49.980-04:00

I finished the apron today~ Here are some progress pictures.This is the top before I added the straps and attached it to the waistband.The bottom half of the apron. I'd never put pockets on anything before, and it was kind of challenging.Sorry for the bad lighting and quality; I still haven't quite mastered the art of taking decent indoor photos. I'll take some pictures of the finished apron

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-16850354693704231012010-06-17T22:10:00.000-04:002010-06-17T22:11:46.164-04:00

Jo-Ann didn't have the strawberry print that I had in mind, but as you can see, I found four other cute prints. I'm not sure if I could use any of them for a dress because they're all a little juvenile, but I think they'll be suitable for a cute apron or two. I'm planning to use the two citrus fabrics together, and the other two together.I also almost completely finished that sweater today, but

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-2507469548107670722010-06-16T17:37:00.007-04:002011-11-15T10:31:31.407-05:00

I'm starting to think that it was a bad idea to get my cable fixed. The reasons? This, this, and this, among many other recipes that I really want to try, and I've had my cable back for less than a week. I've been watching far too much Food Network.Though to be fair, even if I still didn't have cable, I'd probably just be sitting around and watching DVDs or something on the computer while I

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-57107606081995014072010-06-15T19:05:00.001-04:002011-11-15T10:35:03.757-05:00

As promised, here's a new blog layout. I'm pretty happy with it for the most part, except for that ugly black bar that is covering Hikari's hand, but I think I can live with that for now. I'm thinking about moving my blog at some point anyway because I miss the blog.seaofwishes URL. The new website layout will be similar, but not identical to this one.I still haven't made much progress with the

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-44006914753527030522010-06-09T12:24:00.004-04:002010-06-09T13:01:28.211-04:00

I regret not updating more lately to write about what's going on in my life because I've been doing some interesting things, but unfortunately when you're busy doing interesting things, you sometimes get too busy to write about them in your blog.So what have I been up to for the past two and a half weeks? I'm still working on my website, and for a while I was keeping a good balance of steadily

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-83058179720902196402010-05-20T19:46:00.000-04:002010-05-20T19:46:40.876-04:00

See, I am being productive. The girls will be in my next website layout, though they will be clothed and probably not in this forest-y setting. I'll admit that I'm still not entirely happy with them yet, so I'll probably mess around with them some more before I start dressing them.In other news, I am looking for a summer job. So for the past day or two when I have not been obsessively working on

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-14735410475347725322010-05-16T17:35:00.002-04:002011-11-15T10:42:07.465-05:00

Since I had finals during the weekend of Mother's Day and couldn't make it to my mom's to celebrate, I waited a week, baked some brownies, and brought them down yesterday. We spent the afternoon being nerds by playing computer games while watching movies on the Starz channel, then we went out to the local Japanese steakhouse for sushi (or in Mom's case, cooked appetizers and a salad). I had a

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Finished croquis for my computers final. I'm also currently toying around with the idea of using them for new layout images sometime in the near future, if I can ever motivate myself to actually get around to making a new layout. I'm sure I'll do something productive soon, anyway. I only just finished my project over the weekend and already I'm beginning to get bored and restless. Well, I do have

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-8794315758617307382010-05-05T20:33:00.004-04:002011-11-15T10:45:02.302-05:00

I am currently taking a class titled "Computers for the Fashion Industry," and it is basically fashion drawing in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. We do things like come up with color stories, build inspiration boards, design prints, and draw flats (technical fashion drawings). It's pretty fun stuff, if you're already reasonably familiar with Adobe software. However, a lot of my classmates are

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-55371133351290653762010-05-04T09:35:00.000-04:002010-05-04T09:35:13.427-04:00

So yeah. I had to migrate this to Blogspot because Blogger decided to get rid of FTP blogs for some reason. While I'd prefer to keep the blog.seaofwishes.com URL, my migration to Blogspot will be a good temporary solution. You know, in case I actually decide to make more than one or two posts here before I find a good alternative.In other news, I've really been meaning to update this for so long.

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-25269672709794618942010-01-05T00:00:00.001-05:002011-11-09T19:50:51.110-05:00

Wow, I completely forgot that I actually updated this thing a few times between fall 2008 and now. That shows how bad I am at keeping up with this thing. I'm planning to completely redesign this thing and my website sometime soon, so I figured I'd post something and try to get back into the habit of writing.Every time I come back to write here, I feel like I've grown so much since I last wrote

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-60907398996299092472009-06-03T16:16:00.001-04:002009-06-03T16:18:32.012-04:00

So, I finished reading Angel Sanctuary yesterday. The ending was quite amazing, and I ended up crying a lot, which is unusual because I don't cry much when I read things. It was just so awesome and so heart-breaking and yet uplifting and just beautiful, and by that point I'd spent so much time with the characters--sharing their adventures, their feelings, and their hardships--that I just couldn't

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-31587154096391735472009-05-30T22:55:00.000-04:002009-06-01T14:11:57.712-04:00

I really have been meaning to write here more often. I keep meaning to write an apology and an explanation for my lack of activity here and then try to get back into the habit of writing regularly, but so much has happened over the past several months that when I start to think about it all, I get so overwhelmed that I just can't write it down.My first year at VCU ended earlier this month, and

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-80604757556133504872008-09-02T20:38:00.002-04:002008-09-02T21:49:47.735-04:00

I might need a new pencil sharpener. I bought some nice new Prismacolor pencils last week, but my current pencil sharpener doesn't get them as sharp as I want them. I might go looking for one later in the week.Anyway, last week was my first full week of classes, and it was super busy. So far I haven't had too much trouble keeping on top of my assignments while still balancing a bit of a social

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-35675350984588004752008-08-25T08:35:00.002-04:002008-08-25T08:57:34.573-04:00

Last week was very busy for me, so I apologize for not writing.My roommate actually didn't get here until the very last minute, and by that time I'd gotten so impatient and hungry while waiting for her that I left to grab some dinner on the other campus.When I got back, she and her family had gotten here and they were unpacking their stuff. They didn't need me to help them unpack her stuff, but

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-30092088978221237082008-08-17T13:21:00.002-04:002008-08-17T13:44:16.904-04:00

I moved in yesterday, and so far it hasn't been too bad. I had some trouble setting up my computer because the monitor didn't want to work right, but that's probably the worst thing that's happened to me since I moved. Luckily it was just a bad driver and my boyfriend helped me fix it over the phone. It's working fine now, as you might guess.I was expecting my bed to be uncomfortable, but I slept

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-1583852224863903702008-07-20T13:49:00.005-04:002008-07-20T15:24:54.409-04:00

It's been a while. I probably should have updated this sooner, but I finally caught the summer fever and got lazy about things. I've been stressing about things with VCU and the apartment situation, but I've also been playing a few videogames, which have been taking up most of my free time lately.My orientation went well, and so did my brother's orientation. However, with him being a freshman and

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-58910580510146372212008-07-06T12:38:00.004-04:002008-07-06T13:30:37.259-04:00

I've had a rough week. Monday evening my mom and I went shopping, and I discovered that I'm too small to fit a size 2 or 4 in ladies' jeans, and an extra small in an Old Navy skirt is actually a little loose on my hips. That's pretty pathetic, considering I'm not that small. I'm short and petite, but I'm not nearly as tiny as some of the girls that I used to wait on at work. I think I'm starting

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-78379112582316690782008-06-29T14:47:00.004-04:002008-06-29T16:44:01.289-04:00

The third design in my current CafePress series was surprisingly quick and easy to finish. Here she is:I haven't made a shop for her yet, though. I might do that later today. I'm also thinking about combining Em's design with Jade's design to make a group design, but I'm not sure if their sizes and proportions will match up enough for that. If it comes out all right, I might also make a

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-29684059198383649672008-06-26T16:10:00.003-04:002008-06-26T17:03:05.211-04:00

For the past few days my life has been fairly uneventful, for the most part. Tuesday I finished a drawing of Jade, as part of my new CafePress series:I still haven't put her on my website or made an actual CafePress shop for her design yet, but I will probably start on those things later today. Now that I think of it, I forgot to add my signature, but I guess that's okay. The high resolution

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-37278232346327429442008-06-23T12:43:00.004-04:002008-06-23T13:36:55.625-04:00

My mom's taking me shopping this evening and I'm going to finally get to try on those hot pink skinny jeans that have been haunting me~ X3 I just hope they look good on me, though.In other news, I did finally manage to find something to do on Saturday. Her name is Hikari, and she's one of my latest CafePress designs:Click here to check out her CafePress shop!I think this will mark the beginning

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-718914034839737992008-06-18T14:28:00.003-04:002008-06-18T17:04:25.018-04:00

Well, I got my VCU ID number, but unfortunately it didn't do me any good because I can't reserve a spot in an orientation session until after they've received my response form. So my mom took my response form to the post office, and VCU should receive it tomorrow by noon. Hopefully I'll still be able to register for the orientation session on the 23rd by the time they get it. I hope it doesn't

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-85060791820175726132008-06-17T21:41:00.004-04:002008-06-17T22:27:46.944-04:00

Sorry for the lack of updates; I've been working on my website almost nonstop for the past several days, and when I haven't been working on my website I've been working on the apartment hunt.I'm currently uploading my website, and after I'm done with that, it's all a matter of testing it to make sure everything works okay, changing the links from my old website, and adding a few extra things (

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-66636980400140621272008-06-12T15:33:00.002-04:002008-06-12T15:34:24.467-04:00

Today I finally got my acceptance letter from VCU, so I will be entering their art foundation program in the fall. :3That's all I really wanted to say.

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-27749951198023541502008-06-11T15:52:00.003-04:002008-06-11T17:29:54.335-04:00

Well, I just got off the phone with VCU, and apparently I'll receive my response by the end of this week. The lady I talked to said that it was sent out on either Friday or Monday and she told me to call back if I don't receive it by the end of this week. I also confirmed the address they sent it to out of paranoia, and it was the correct address.Hopefully tomorrow...

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-69879801627315803642008-06-11T12:28:00.007-04:002008-06-21T15:23:45.218-04:00

I have one big problem today. Well, aside from the fact that my response from VCU still hasn't arrived yet, I have one big problem today.The big problem?Yesterday I drew a self portrait that I had originally planned to use in my website's new design, but when I finished it I decided I didn't want to paste my face onto the main page of my website after all. It seems that after that original idea

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-16061896258389947322008-06-04T23:35:00.003-04:002008-06-05T00:15:24.061-04:00

Well, it took me long enough, but I finally finished making my blog to my liking. It's been several years since I've used Blogger's coding, so it took me a little while to re-learn old things and pick up on a few new things.I really shouldn't have made a new blog. I can never keep up with them, and I already have built-in journals on some of the community sites that I visit frequently. But I love

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-42801271771045723032008-06-04T23:20:00.001-04:002008-06-04T23:20:25.174-04:00

Another test, to see how entries format on the same page.

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172375140215541313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686760835873220239.post-59140027645371582442008-06-04T22:45:00.000-04:002008-06-04T22:46:11.801-04:00

Just checking to see if this works.

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