The Mesmerizing art of Louise Despont
As I continue to research all things pattern related for my thesis I came across the work of Louise Despont. Her work is incredible. I had to share. I am even thinking about contacting her for an interview! I would love to hear her speak about her work. Here are some of her amazing patterns, from her website. One other wonderful aspect of her work is that she creates these incredible patterns on old ledgers. All I can think of is my grandmother and how she still uses one sometimes! mesmerizing
My name in Spencerian Script by a master!
Today, during my special studies Letterforms class, my professor, Tony Dispigna, who is a master of hand drawn Spencerian script, chose my name to draw as the example for the class!! I was so honored. Here are some pictures!!
Exploring the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia at the Met
For my thesis I am examining the role that pattern plays within the field of communications design. For the history part of the thesis I am researching Islamic pattern art, in addition to other parts of art history. As part of my research I went to The Metropolitan Museum of Art's new wing on the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia. Here are some of the photos that I took.
Mural Mural on the Wall
Last weekend, Aaron and I were strolling through Chelsea on our way to check out some dots, when we came across this awesome Mural that is part of P.S. 11. It is super cool check it out! 
We also came across some awesome ironwork:
Click Away
take a look at these "paintings" created by tracking people's mouse clicks!
from shortlist.com
The Bright Lights of Tokyo
Sorry for the lack of posts... grad school is keeping me super busy!
Anyways... I saw this video and loved it... everyone who knows me knows that I am obsessed with Tokyo! Enjoy!
Filter by Gravis from Gravis Footwear on Vimeo.
Photos of mine that inspire me — Directed Research
As part of my constantly evolving thesis topic I took a bunch a photos and looked at some older ones. Enjoy.
First the New Photos:
Some Newer Ones:
A Chicken Made of… paper!!!
Look! A chicken made out of paper!
Andy Singleton has been featured on Strictlypaper a couple of times now it is due to his superb mastery in paper crafting. While working with stylist Nikki Docker, he was commissioned to create a series of installations at Hermés based on the theme of travel and adventure. He created three paper chickens, 3 small 30cm boats and one large scale, partial boat, approximately one meter long that appears to be riding on paper waves. Lovely job!
