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colourex#006

2010-09-24T07:55:00.000-07:00

colourex#005

2010-08-28T11:08:00.000-07:00

this is a drawing i did and integrated some fabric textures on it to give it new life. can't you see? it's breathing... ha ha haaaaa :-)

colourex#004

2010-08-25T11:26:00.000-07:00

the image on the right bottom is a microscopic detail of a butterfly wing. for some reason i was thinking of butterflies when i started this montage in purple... but i wanted a view of a butterfly in a different context.

colourex#003

2010-08-25T08:34:00.001-07:00

colourex#002

2010-08-24T16:24:00.000-07:00

colourex#001

2010-08-23T13:34:00.000-07:00

i'm starting a small series of colour experiments choosing random images i google on the web. 2 days ago i purchased a mint green nail polish. i was so intrigued and inspired by it that i thought it would be a great launching pad for my passion for colour combined with my passion for objects and collage.

so here we go. welcome "colourex{periment}#001" with a counter colour of purple.

my dog Qbert. photographed by waverly wyld.

2010-08-07T09:55:00.000-07:00

mexico.

2010-07-28T18:45:00.000-07:00

word of the day.

2010-06-04T11:56:00.000-07:00

i'm bored right now.

collages.003

2010-04-20T19:05:00.000-07:00

Here are a few collages I've made working with some random interior design and decor magazines. The one with the single chair has a pen and ink drawing I made as a background.

a wine bottle label design

2010-04-14T10:52:00.000-07:00

My boyfriend and i came up with this idea for a wine label after he bottled his own Amarone wine here in Toronto {very tasty by the way!}. We wanted something that would de-mystify the sometimes pretentious wine label industry. We did this by combining the musical forces of Iron Maiden with Celine Dion and creating a pop-culture infused label - complete with Eddy and Celine imagery. Most people with a background in metal music get the idea... The back of the label goes on to describe how the 2 worlds 'met' to create this wine, complete with song titles from Iron Maiden and Dion respectively.

The label design was so successful that we now have orders for upcoming weddings this summer!

my illustrative ode to T-dot.

2010-02-24T12:59:00.001-08:00

pages from "IT WAS HER" a new book i've made.

2009-02-21T16:24:00.000-08:00

This is a phase one book I designed, in honour of a few of the women artists/designers out there who have in some way inspired me in my work, and in my life. It is intended to be a digital click-thru book, but I have created individual jpegs for the purpose of this blog. Thank you for looking!

fleet of tanks

2009-01-24T14:51:00.003-08:00

tanks, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

co-op refinery

valve

2009-01-24T14:51:00.001-08:00

valve, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

on the back of the tanks

birds

2009-01-24T14:50:00.003-08:00

birds, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

wire fence

2009-01-24T14:50:00.001-08:00

wire fence, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

outside the refinery compound

tank and sky

2009-01-24T14:49:00.001-08:00

tank and sky, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

the co-op refinery tanks in saskatchewan

pen and ink drawings

2008-12-28T18:46:00.000-08:00

here are a few drawings i have done recently using pen and ink in my sketchbook or mylar paper as i did for my silkscreens. i would like to incorporate colour into these as well.

european travel montages

2008-12-24T20:45:00.000-08:00

These are some images i took on my travels through a few cities in europe. It is difficult to capture one place with one image... so i was inspired to place images together... to give a 'multiple' impression. The images were more 'compositionally' connected rather than just purely observational. When I did this it gave an interesting story to the placed visuals...

silkscreens

2008-12-22T13:52:00.000-08:00

While doing a silkscreen workshop at a local retailer on queen street in Toronto, I came up with a series of designs using pen and ink. My thoughts were focused on victorian-style furniture. Although most of the art was created with ink on mylar paper, I used a process called rubylith to create the pillows {above left} and candle flames {right} as a different colour. I was at the workshop from 10 am to 11pm at night. It started out with about 25 people then filtered to about 4 of us in the evening who basically couldn't stop silkscreening.

ruby magazine.

2008-12-15T17:31:00.001-08:00

Myself and photographer friend Julee Wyld just collaborated on a mini-magazine called 'ruby'. Julee had recently photographed a tonne of stuff at Vancouver Fashion Week... and well,.. me needing a creative project very badly while freezing my butt off here in Saskatchewan, I asked her if she would mind if i used some of her images for a layout. I felt her recent work really lent to a clean fashion mag geared toward late teens/twenty something urban girls with good taste and a bit of an edge. I chose the name 'ruby' for its classic yet approachable appeal. It is also a name used alittle in rock and roll history {ie. beatles, kaiser chiefs} which I feel suited the look and sensibility going for here...hope you enjoy. thanks so much Julee, you rock :)

ruby magazine spread - toc

2008-12-15T17:30:00.001-08:00

ruby magazine spread

2008-12-15T17:29:00.000-08:00

ruby magazine spread

2008-12-15T17:28:00.000-08:00

ruby magazine spread

2008-12-15T17:27:00.001-08:00

ruby magazine spread

2008-12-15T17:25:00.000-08:00

my nieces first use of Illustrator.

2008-12-11T15:53:00.000-08:00

his name is "Potatoe Head".

Laundry, Mekong Delta

2008-12-11T15:09:00.001-08:00

Laundry, Floating Market, MDelta, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

Floating Market, Mekong Delta

2008-12-11T15:08:00.003-08:00

Floating Market, MDelta, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

Floating Market, Mekong Delta

2008-12-11T15:08:00.001-08:00

Floating Market, MDelta, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

House, Mekong Delta

2008-12-11T15:07:00.001-08:00

house 2, MD, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

Pineapples, Mekong Delta

2008-12-11T15:06:00.001-08:00

Floating Market, MDelta, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

afternoon snoooze. vietnam.

2008-12-05T18:53:00.001-08:00

DSC06912, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

house. vietnam.

2008-12-05T17:16:00.001-08:00

i loved the colours and textures here

DSC06818, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

exercising on a roof. vietnam.

2008-12-05T17:13:00.001-08:00

DSC06660, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

this is a big part of a lot of people's day here. but they do it early - i'm talkin' 5am. ... since the tempurature and humidity gets pretty crazy.

kitty in hanoi.

2008-12-05T17:11:00.001-08:00

DSC06652, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

hanoi.

2008-12-05T17:10:00.001-08:00

DSC06635, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

vietnamese girls riding to school.

2008-12-05T17:08:00.001-08:00

DSC06896, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

about to get a haircut. hanoi.

2008-12-05T17:06:00.001-08:00

DSC06647, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

working ladies. hanoi.

2008-12-05T17:03:00.001-08:00

DSC06646, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

i think half my photos at first were of these ladies on the streets selling food in balancing baskets. loved them. this shot says more in the sense of their activity.

more bikes. hanoi.

2008-12-05T16:58:00.001-08:00

DSC06620, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

hanoi street

2008-12-05T16:56:00.001-08:00

DSC06600, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

buildings and electrical systems...

2008-12-05T16:54:00.001-08:00

DSC06599, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

most of vietnam is adorned in the french colonial style {for obvious reasons i won't get into..}. housing is small, very effective for a country of over 83 million and an area of only 300,000 km. one thing of note is this countries crazy electrical syustems that run through cities and town in a black horizontal mish mash. i would not want to be an electrician here!

hanoi . motorbikes !

2008-12-05T16:47:00.001-08:00

DSC06597, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

i loved loved LOVED riding a motorbike in vietnam! this was my first day experiencing the amount of bikes they actually have in this country. it is a very cost effective source of transportation. these guys have NO ROAD RULES, yet i never saw one accident.

vietnam.

2008-12-05T13:39:00.001-08:00

DSC06633, originally uploaded by fried-ink.

i was recently in vietnam. i travelled from hanoi in the north to ho chi mihn {saigon} in the south for 30 days. 15 of those days was on a bike tour. this is a shot of a street in hanoi. my first impression of vietnam, and what i was envisioning. the people work very hard but relax very hard. i could not help but be curious of all the little doors, houses and chairs and amazing food everywhere... it was a trip that will last in my mind forever.