Radiant Orchid and the Engorgement of Turquoise

Holy crap it's a Flickr account!!

There will be many uploads over the next several days, (without work and life impeding my ability to do so, of course) and you can browse, scroll and drool over to your hearts content.

So, according to Pantone the color of the year is a pruple-y color.

*romantic whisper*...Radiant...

It's a beautiful color, don't get me wrong, but does anyone else feel that it will be plastered onto everything like turquoise blue? Are we going to get a thousand and one radiant orchid chester drawers, coffee tables and bookshelves? I ask you. I. Ask. You.
The color for last year was a very pretty emerald green, and I did see a couple of those at the trade shows but they were still supplanted by all the turquoise. WHEN WILL THE ENGORGEMENT OF ALL THINGS TURQUOISE END?!? ((...i still really like turquoise jewelry though...))

We'll see for the year how it all turns out. For right now, I am concentrating on the trend going through jewelry and it is rainbows. With all the 'My Little Pony' merch coming back in style (yes, pinkie pie) and even guys getting on the MLP bandwagon it doesn't really surprise a lot of us that the PRISM effect comes into play once more. As long as we don't see a surge in the Lisa Frank colors and combinations come back I think we'll be fine.

And does anyone else watch Project Runway? Because I am addicted to that show.

-M

To Everything Turn, Turn, Turn

Sweet Lord, where has this year gone?

I'm pretty terrible at blogging, but I think we've already established this fact.
Well, first, I think we must address the issue of the Art Show and why it didn't go well. I think it can be summed up in one word: SNOW. Freakin' snow, man. It was every where. The roads were coated in black ice by the time the show started and the city virtually shut down. My many and abundant thanks to the few brave souls who trekked out to get some good coffee and see strange artwork. Speaking of strange, here's a few of mine:

They're slightly crooked. It's true.

There are some of my graphic design posters, as well.

I'm going to try to find a suitable thumbnail system so you fine folk do not have to scroll forever to find my stuff. Next on the 'things to do' list is to get some type of etsy going so you can actually purchase prints, if you want!!

My kids had not one but two Christmas mornings; one with their cousins on Christmas Eve and then one for just us on Christmas morning. They were like little islands in a sea of toys, clothes and wrapping paper.

I really have super cute kids.

So with that I have to say that 2013 was a pretty good year. I got an art show, a few craft shows, branched out into furniture rehab and took risks. And I will continue to do so on into 2014. Things are lovely and I like it. Goodnight 2013, Good morning 2014, let's do this thing.

-M