Favorite Pinterest posts of the last week and surprised packages at home

Hello My Lovelies!

I was so excited to come home today and find not one but two packages waiting for me!

One package was from my bestest friend who was also my roommate in Italy for graduate school and is like a little sister.  She sends the best packages and tomorrow I will do highlights of the amazing things she sent!

The second is a present I bought myself for surviving this past year/months/few days! 

I bought myself a UV light and photopolymer plates!  If you are not a nerdy photographer/printmaking artist you wouldn't be as ridiculously excited as I am for this...BUT I CAN'T WAIT TO USE IT!

Supplies found on Whole Lotta Whimsy

I have a few project ideas swirling around in my head so expect in the next month for new and different items for sale on LoveUPaperly.

Who's ready for some Pinterest recap?!

Tumblr page abelamazin

The Pretty Blog photos by Marianne Taylor

Photograph found on How Sweet Are You Tumblr

Drag Queens giving a reading at a wedding by photographer Amber Marlow

$32 on Anthropologie

It is interesting to see what I have pinned and liked in the last week.  It is definitely a weirdly insightful look in to my crazy brain!

This week it is obvious that I am thinking about centerpieces for our wedding, loving quirky wedding photography, obsessed with cute animals (did you check out the hamster in a suitcase?!), and thinking about getting my ears re-pierced since the holes have closed.

You should try putting all the things together you have pinned.  It is so funny how accurate a picture it is into your thought process!

Until tomorrow,

Love,

Jess

Oh, and don't forget you can follow me on Pinterest!  The button is on the right side of the screen.

Two New Cards on LoveUPaperly and a bit of the nerves

Hello lovelies!

I hope everyone's Monday went spectacularly well!

As I type I am sitting with an icepack on my neck and hoping that I can handle what is about to start in my life.

Meaning:  Two classes, Medical Terminology which is actually going to be fascinating and I will have to update you on all the new meanings of words I am learning, and Microbiology.

As I say Microbiology my stomach starts to churn.  Before my surgery I was smack in the middle of Micro and I was living and breathing it because I wanted that A so badly.  Let me tell you, I had that A but I am nervous that with my neck and working and keeping up with everything I will not have the stamina I did to get the grade I need.

Needless to say, my stomach is currently churning and as Katy Perry say's in her song Friday night, "I think I need a gingerale".

So wish me luck as I am about to go out the door and go to class!

With that I am going to leave you with two new cards I made.  I hope you are all going to etsy to look!

Until Tomorrow (or perhaps tonight if i'm excited about class!)

Love,

Jess

More Valentine's Day cards and Friday artist showcase

Hello, hello!

How is everyone doing today?  It is about 60 degrees here in Maryland which is a nice change from the very cold weather, but weird for January.

I wanted to share a set of new cards I put up on LoveUPaperly.

Four cards with envelopes to match are $8!  Each card is letter-pressed and stamped with a hand-cut linoleum stamp.  I think they are super cute!

Sort of on the same note, since I have been busy making art lately, I was thinking today about all the wonderful and very talented artists I have had the opportunity to live and work with and I wanted to talk about a two of them today.

I went to graduate school in Venice, Italy at the Scuola Internazionale Di Grafica.  This means that not only did I have the opportunity to live in Venice for a year, but I was exposed to AMAZING artists!

Greg Murr:  Not only is Greg an interesting guy and a great cook but his attention to detail and the nuances of his art are really beautiful.  In Italy he would spend hours mixing different shades of the same color, he also loves coffee, a lot!

Claire Rau:  Claire was my graduate thesis adviser, but also an amazing artist, strong woman, and confidant.  Without her, school would not have been nearly as focused or challenging.  On top of it all she is an amazing artist making strong social statements while working with a variety of material in sculpture and prints.

I recommend clicking on their links and looking at their websites which have their artist statements, portfolios, and contact.

So, I am thinking that Sunday I have been trying to do a lovely photograph (I forgot this last Sunday! Oops!), and Friday will be Artist Showcase Friday highlighting a new artist or two every week.  What do you guys think?  I would love suggestions or e-mail or comment about a new artist to highlight!

I hope everyone has a splendid weekend!  I am going to make some new cards tomorrow that are perculating in my head.  Can't wait to show you!

love,

Jess