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{My photograph with some photoshop accessories}

{Almost} Wordless Wednesday

{dearcolleen}

She's Always Buzzing Just Like...

I've run across several pictures of neon lights/signs used in interiors lately, and I really like the way it looks.

I've rustled up a couple more pictures for you:

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It would be fun to write something in your own handwriting and have a light made, like the sweet dreams sign.

What words would you emblazon in neon to hang in your home? Or are you against the neon altogether?

Watercolor Wednesday

A skill I'm trying to learn/work on right now is watercolor painting. I haven't done much of it before, and it's more challenging than I thought it was going to be. I love the softer, dreamy quality of watercolors though.

Here's some great watercolor paintings I found on etsy:

{Dimdi}

{MaiAutumn}

{Aoisart}

{JosephineAndCole}

{PaintSlinging}

I did this one for a friend, but I think I want to practice a bit more before I give her the final version. The wiggle chair by Frank Gehry is her favorite chair :)


Do you have any tips for using watercolors? What's your favorite chair?

How To Stay Sane While Job Hunting

{Sketch done with ink, the keep calm was added digitally}

I am currently unemployed. It sucks. Here are a couple of suggestions for staying sane while looking for a job:

1. Put on a pair of real pants in the morning.
2. Do yoga, take a walk, move around.
3. Organize your workspace.
4. Make your bed.
5. Stay positive.
6. Volunteer.
7. Keep dreaming.
8. Keep your weekends work free.
9. Blog.
10. Make a vision board.
11. Make something.
12. Laugh more.
13. Ask for help if you need it.

Also remember: "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill

And:

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Does anyone have any other tips?

“Beauty is a good letter of introduction” -German Proverb Quotes

I thought I should start this blog with a bit of an introduction. I just graduated with a degree in Interior Design and am trying to find a job/my place in the design world.

Sketching is something I enjoy doing, and want to get better at, so I plan to use this blog a source of motivation and as a way to share my sketches. I'll also be posting on things I love in interior design as well as other design and art fields. I hope you'll enjoy peeking into my design sketch pad!

Now onto the beauty for today!

Brush Pic from:http://www.flickr.com/photos/2create/

Pencil Pic from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/marellinux/

These are some of the images that came to my mind of when I thought of the start of this blog. Colored pencils, my favorite notepad (not too big, not too small), a drawing I did of an Eames chair, my lovely mac laptop with the view from my desk, and paint brushes.