By constance, on December 28th, 2011%
The Friday before Christmas, Jared and I headed to the upper west side to the New York City Ballet’s performance of the Nutcracker!
I started ballet lessons when I was really little, and was a ballerina for oh, so many years. As such, I’ve been to many performances of the Nutcracker, but it’s been ages. Even after . . . → Read More: NYC Ballet Nutcracker
By constance, on December 26th, 2011%
So, the next thing I learned was designs and patterns… but when I looked through my sketchpad, all I seemed to have was the homework:
So I decided that I should share some of the sketches that I did during class of the model:
Not to where I want to be… but definitely . . . → Read More: Sketch Pad #03
By constance, on December 24th, 2011%
Recently I came across this tutorial, and decided that I had to take advantage of all the lights strung about the city for the holidays.
Jared and I made 7 different shapes, and went to take pictures a couple different times. We ended up with over 1500 pictures and 20 videos… Yep, we went a little crazy. . . . → Read More: The Holidays Take Shapes
By constance, on December 22nd, 2011%
Although it seems like things should be calming down as the holidays approach, this week has been absolutely crazy for me! I have so many pictures and stories to share with you, but no time! I’ll get to it soon, I promise. In the mean time, here’s a little something to put you in the holiday . . . → Read More: A Little Holiday Cheer
By constance, on December 14th, 2011%
After all of the gesture drawings and boxes, the next thing in my sketch pad are drawings of different types of garments and fabric. In class we looked at how skirts hung, where the hem of jackets fall to, and how to add pants to my stick drawings of legs.
And as for fabrics, we started with . . . → Read More: Sketch Pad #02
By constance, on December 12th, 2011%
The holidays are upon us, and thoughts of gifts are in the air! Below are a few things that have caught my eye, and hopefully they help you while contemplating what to get for those on your list.
1. Beige Brown Floral Linen Pencil Case
With all of the sketching that I’ve been doing lately, I’ve been keeping . . . → Read More: Holiday Gift Guide
By constance, on December 10th, 2011%
Last weekend, Jared and I bundled up and headed out to visit the Rockefeller tree, now fully decorated and twinkling. Once we got there, we stood around, looking like tourists, taking pictures of everything that sparkled. I love the magic of the holidays in Manhattan!
Rockefeller Center was completely packed! People bustling about absorbing the holiday cheer. . . . → Read More: With All The Lights Twinkling…
By constance, on December 1st, 2011%
I’ve been sketching almost all of my life, but in recent years I’ve gotten a bit rusty. My work revolves around my mouse; I spend most of my days in Adobe Illustrator working to perfect each line that I plot. I live and breathe layouts and typography.
But I am always striving to become better, learn more, . . . → Read More: Sketch Pad #1
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