Vin from Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn trilogy is a great leading lady to start off my year of leading ladies (one of my New Year’s resolutions was to read more books by and starring women). Sanderson uses clothing to distinguish his characters and their emotional states–which is pretty much how clothing works in real life, too.Continue reading “vin from mistborn, in her mistborn cloak”
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the quiet power of sazed, from mistborn
The Lord Ruler in Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn series ruled with a literal cloud of depression over his subjects. He tempered emotion through allomancy, a type of magic, and he hunted anything that would disrupt the status quo. In his eyes, all ska were the same, all noblemen served one purpose, and all rebellions were nothingContinue reading “the quiet power of sazed, from mistborn”
illustration of vin from mistborn, at a ball
Vin is a survivor. She is resourceful and smart, overcoming beatings on the street to become a valued member of a thieving crew. Vin is a fighter, no matter if she’s stealing from the rich or dancing among them. There were a lot of things I love, love, loved about Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn: The Final Empire, the first inContinue reading “illustration of vin from mistborn, at a ball”
weddington way october style challenge
I love talking about weddings. I am definitely the friend to turn to if you want to talk flower arrangements or bridesmaid dresses, or seating charts, or veils, or just about anything else. Maybe because the weddings I have been involved in have all been chill and wonderful, and maybe because I have never beenContinue reading “weddington way october style challenge”
ralph lauren fashion illustration
I love fashion week, even from afar. (It’s not like I went to shows when I was in New York anyway, so the separation’s pretty easy.) Looking at pretty things for inspiration and for fun will never get old for me. This fashion week coincided with roughly the same time I got sick of everythingContinue reading “ralph lauren fashion illustration”
illustration of melody from without a summer
I am working my way backwards through Mary Robinette Kowal’s glamourist histories about one of my favorite literary couples, Jane and Vincent. (I started with the latest book in the series by happenstance, and I’m just going with it.) In Without a Summer (Kindle here), Jane and Vincent travel with Jane’s younger sister Melody to London toContinue reading “illustration of melody from without a summer”
what i wore sketch
An illustration of what I wore to work last week. Pen and marker. Shoes and necklace from Target. I can’t remember the source for the dress, but I think it was either Kohl’s or Macy’s. Happy Friday! I thought we’d never get here.
living room sketch, two ways
You guys know my living room, right? I just moved and decorated this year and I’m still quite happy with it. But it never hurts to imagine something new and play around with what if. So I drew a few sketches: one based on my living room now, and one with similar pieces that canContinue reading “living room sketch, two ways”
illustration of characters from twin peaks
My final fashion illustration class was this week, and we displayed our final projects. We had to create five different figures, and I based mine off of Twin Peaks. (I’ve talked a little bit before about the great costumes in that show.) It is visually stunning, and using it as inspiration for my drawings allowed meContinue reading “illustration of characters from twin peaks”
fashion illustration class update
It’s getting near the end of my drawing class, but here’s a few of my favorites so far. These drawings are from inspiration I’ve found in magazines or on Pinterest, or from our model in class. My main goal from this class is to better be able to communicate my ideas visually–for fashion and home designContinue reading “fashion illustration class update”