I drink my work

There's fabric in my tea. I'm so cool.

While I worked on the calendar & sewed post-yoga, my sister and her friend Annie worked on my travel sized Totoro puzzle I got at the Ghibli Museum. Adam gave up on it but....They didn't! Yay!

A mostly labor-free Labor Day weekend

On Sunday I ventured into the city with Adam to watch "Handmade Nation." It. Was. Awesome!!! Oh to geek out on the big screen! We arrived there late so the friendly ticket mister was kind and let us in for free, which gave us a free ticket into the museum too! The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts had fun exhibit called "TechnoCRAFT: Design in the Age of Individuality" which was pretty darn appropriate considering the documentary we just watched. We ran around the museum like kids in a candy store :)

best idea for a clock EVER

it's a giant maze wall!

this is Bambi, our two-mouthed monster

Afterwards, we walked from Union Square to the Castro to watch men oogle at Adam & pick up Hot Cookie cookies, specifically chocolate chip macadamia, oatmeal chocolate pecan, and chocolate fudge. Given two clues, we found Audrey at Dolores Park by the bicycles and toilets, girled-out (while Adam sketched), and waited in what was by the far the longest line I ever experienced at Bi-Rite. But it was okay. We had cookies to pass the time. Oh, and ice cream. Salted caramel & honey lavender... yum!

We met with Ravi, Niko, Joe & Alexis at Gracias Madre and oh god, the food was sooo good. Vegan Mexican food! Who knew!!

I love this photo because it was taken as Audrey told the table her blood giving/near-fainting incident yesterday. Get it up! Get it up! I can't wait to hear her podcast about it :)

The mural in Ravi & Sean's apt. So pretty!

Haha, Ravi could NOT stop talking about Antoine Dodson so we went to his place just to watch the video. Hide your kids, hide your wife.

Ravi's trying to sneak a peak.

Why Che preferred Joe over me... I'll never understand. Sooo jealous.

We left the city but continued the party train with Adam's friends, which included taking a shot and getting into a pool with my clothes on at 2am. Oh, San Jose!

Annnnd then my sissy came home today!

And we ate in & out.

It feels good to have vacationed like the rest of the folk with "real" jobs.

Slowly building up the BB army

more calendar work

I have 3.5 months to make my Bazaar Bizarre inventory.

Let's do this!

SF's Holiday Bazaar Bizarre

Fort Mason center, SF

December 11-12, 2010

Just got the go signal!! Expect some holiday-themed plush, sketchbooks, 2011 calendars, holiday cards & artwork, ornaments and the usual crew of lovelies from Le Petit Elefant & {paper & type} this time around. Save the date!

Yo ho yo ho a freelancer's life for me!

logo exploration

character design

Totoro puzzle organization. Just kidding. Adam was great company as I worked. I've never seen anyone organize all the puzzle pieces by shape!

Never for money, always for love

As cliche as that sounds, it's quite true. It's tough trying to keep the excitement in art when it becomes your main source of income. Like a very long marriage. You gotta find ways to keep the flaming going, rolling with the punches and changes. I'm learning that there isn't a balance between work and play... it's a sense of harmony. And boy oh boy, is it a struggle to find & maintain. I've been trying my hardest darnest! I guess that's why I've disappeared for a bit. Well, I'm back! Hi! Here are some scattered photos of my recent whereabouts.

Oh, little miss Monkey kitty. James & I spent more than an hour just exchanging pictures and "awww!!"s regarding Monkey. I even talked to her on the phone and eventually through webcam. Yes, I know it's ridiculous. I just love that cute little face!

in & out + crafts = !!!!

I ventured to Santa Cruz to indulge in Marianne's ice cream and the wonderful company of Ravi & Joe. Look at those brahs.

Speaking of brahs... here's a couple more preparing the group dinner at Adam & Kharlo's. I love cooking dinner with friends... one of my favorite things about being in LA. It's nice knowing I can find it in San Jose too.

Pasta sauce with tofu goodness

big canteen little canteen

Finally using my indian silk for a tin can pillow set custom order. Look at that shine! :D

Stuffing the pillows after midnight. Oh, I'm so tired!

This is what happens when you finish the biggest custom order you've ever done

you do late night cookie & ice cream runs, eat cookies in forts and have even more cookies for breakfast

you get dogs to wear your yeti hat at wedding reception after parties

you get friends to wear your yeti hat at wedding reception after parties

you get even more people in sf bars to wear your yeti hat

you have friendship in sf

you watch rear window in union square

you eat three twins lemon cookie ice cream & green chile apple pie

the lesson of the story: you chill out! haha. work is great, and steady hustling is important to staying afloat but so is relaxing. so, now that i've got it all out of my system... it's back to the lovely grind.