A newspaper! I seriously remember that joke from a "joke book" that i had when i was in elementary school - I'm sure my parents wanted to burn that thing. Well what inspired the colors for the Fakahatchee print is the passage in the Orchid Thief where Susan Orlean writes about the "Vanda Deva Robert" orchid. Page 175: "Vanda Deva Robert is a brilliant red orchid with a smallish black lip and a speck of yellow in the center and large petals that are tessellated with blood-colored veins."
Red is my favorite color (hence the JHill Design branding) and I tend to wear a lot of black (not a goth thing, just goes with everything) so I thought I'd do a round up of my fav black, white and red things of the moment.
1. The Kitchen Aid Mixer: Seriously, the only reason I am even thinking of doing a bridal registry is in hopes that maybe I'll get one of these puppies. I just feel like I'd make a lot of great Christmas cookies with it and my yummy brownies would appear so much quicker. Plus, we have the red Kitchen Aid blender so it would match perfectly.
2. Orla Kiely Spring 2008: Orla Kiely is like who i want to be. She's got her amazing patterns all over everything. She's got her own store. She's got the whole Orla lifestyle thing going on. I love it. Here is a shot from her spring collections' look book. So cute.
3. Pyrrhuloxia: I love Abby Glassenberg's work. It is totally amazing and very affordable. I've been really drawn to high-end plush toys as of late. Check out her etsy shop here and her work at artstream gallery here.
4. Mac Lipstick: I love red lipstick and don't wear it enough. I am partial to Fresh's Plaza Red, but this red by Mac is pretty fierce, plus the rest of their line rocks.
5. Tea Cup: I was at Anthropolgie the other day browsing the sale racks (if I ever pay the full gazillion dollar price for one of their skirts - kill me) and I stumbled upon this little guy. so pretty.
6. Pomme Birds: I actually own this print and it is currently tucked away waiting for the day that I take all my little prints out to the frame shop. I love Tara Hogan's work, and infact she is one of the lovely ladies I will be sharing a booth with at the stationary show this May.
Today I spoke to a graphic design portfolio class at MassArt about my "design journey" which was basically Fresh > jhill design > places i have never been. I got to take a peek at some of their work and wow... it was beautiful and super creative. The the all-girl class made me miss my days hanging around the studio busting out projects... (I think hindsight is sweet because I'm pretty sure I spent most of my time obsessing about those projects and at least a few hours in tears over them). If you are in Boston you can stop by the design department's portfolio night in early May, (I will post the details once i get them) and check out the great work for yourself. Also, if your in Boston, do your self a favor and go to Ole's new little sister Olecito and have a pork taco with pineapple salsa... mmmmmmmm.
Oh and how could i not post what turns up on youtube when you search for "red black white". see below.
2 comments:
love the colours. I bought that Orla Kiely bag just recently. LOVE IT!! Hope to treasure it for years to come.
not sure if this is the second comment for this post because I was too heavy handed when it came to the PUBLISH YOUR COMMENT part...
anyway, Love the colours. I bought that Orla Kiely bag recently and LOVE it. Hope to treasure it for many years.
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