Good Jamin Times at Lolla ...yes

First off I just got to say that after my hiking vacation in Whistler, Canada...Lollapolooza was a great continuation of keeping on the big wave of fun. I made sure to wear cute, breathable yet fashionable outfits everyday. The first day me and my gal palz got a picture with Teen Vogue. That was pretty sweet. Crowd surfing at Matt and Kim was definitely one of my biggest highlights. Oh and seeing Frightened Rabbit on a dudes shoulders up front was sweet too. MGMT and Phoenix were amazing too. Gaga um not so much...very disappointing. Her outfits were pretty interesting though. More bands I saw were Chromeo, Cypress Hill, Cut Copy, Slightly Stoopid(amazing), Arcade Fire, Yeasayer, Spoon, Grizzly Bear, The XX(wooo), Blitzen Trapper, Minus the Bear, Dragonette, Chiddy Bang, Wavves, Stars, and my love Rogue Wave. More at Perrys too because its always a dance party there too. I wish I Hockey, The Dodos and The National ...uber sad. Fun times at Lolla. I got every penny out of my three day pass. Loving the world right now well other than getting my wisdom teeth out early this morning haha. I look so silly. Alright more updates will be coming later.

Necklace Class

More MOre MORe MORE!!!

Trendy Funness...SCARFS!!

Making a Rosette ...easy and quick instrutions...

CHECK THIS OUT!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATtwKQ7QMfo

Prom Dress.. the final product :)

I have been waiting to show you guys the dress. How sneaky am I? haha

Day Four: Braid done...now the start of a necklace

Check out my dog, Wylie!! I discovered today that he loves carrots haha. Also I am wearing the braided necklace which I am going to use later in my jewelry designs.

Day Three: The Never Ending Braid

This braid is only half way done....four yards of braiding ahhh...!!!!

On a side note, incase you wanted to know what I am wearing...the necklace is from Bloomies...love it and that place, the hoodie is Bench. ahh I love that Brittish clothing brand. Oh my t-shirt dress is new its from H & M

Day Two: Sewing and Lucky Charms= Productiveness

Back straps are going to be braided.

Unintended Sculpturalness

Day One: The official day one of senior project

HEAD START SENIOR PROJECT

Materials:

Pattern- $16.98

Print Georgette Fabric- $29.95

Lining- $38.45

Thread- $2.50

Fusible Interfacing- $3.55

Total: $91.43

Lining- grey-blue

Fabric- light washed tie dye with print

Ready to sew tomorrow on day 1 :)

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I'm back everyone :)

Ok so for everyone I have many updates.

Music wise I have been listening to: Plastic beach; Gorrilaz, The Valleys of Neptune; Jimi Hendrix, the Broken Bells album (they are playing here in chi-town May 31st at the Vic theatre...the day after I graduate)...get excited haha. I recently got my white Dodge Ram so I have been listening to some oldies such as FLEETWOOD MAC (amazingness!!) and Tom Petty. Last Sunday guess where I was? wrong...haha I'll tell you ....the THOM YORKE concert at the Aragon!!!! He is basically a legend of fantasticness.

Lets talk Lollapalooza... Get ready to jam with:

Soundgarden, Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Phoenix, Social Distortion, MGMT, Hot Chip, The Black Keys, The National, Spoon, Cypress Hill, Cut Copy, Slightly Stoopid, Grizzly Bear, Chromeo, Wolfmother, Yeasayer, Mutemath, Metric, Dirty Projectors, Matt & Kim, The xx, Blues Traveler, Edward, Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Frightened Rabbit, Blitzen Trapper, Stars, Minus the Bear, The Walkmen, Rogue Wave, Dodos, Hockey, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Wavves, Company of Thieves, The Morning Benders, Dragonette.

..How will I ever get to jam with all of them..ahh

Thats enough of music talk...

Artsy time:

My concentration pieces have been really turning out and I only have a few pieces to go before I turn the into the ap board. I recently got a distinction award at New Trier's Nancy Joyce Murray Memorial Scholarship Exhibiton :) Also, I entered the North Shore Art League 2010 Scholarship soo cross your fingers for me.

When All my pieces are done I will the post them so keep your peeled.

Right now I'm listening to Black Swan by Thom Yorke..did I mention I love him haha

Philosophy:

- "Truth is the truth"

- Try to look past the illusions that others are encompassed in.

- Being: Truth, principle, life, love

- Declare independence from thinking

- Truth is the direction to life

- Light permeates from darkness

- Chaos always becomes orderly

- Take the high road

and always keep on truckin'

SENIOR PROJECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For those of you who don't know what senior project is ...it's where I get to take a whole month of school off wooo!!!!!!!! I am going to be uber busy tho during this time..you have no idea. So during the duration of this time I will be

making:

- my prom dress

- my graduation dress

- fabric jewelry design

I can't wait to get started tomorrow!! I still am going to attend first and second period at school for ap art but then I go home to sew. Everyday I will be posting pictures and updates from my project.

Sorry for the lack of updates I decided to not make a new website because this one is just too good haha

Keep on truckin' everyone and checking the blog!!!!

-ELiN

Updates

Currently the blog is being updated sorry for the inconvenience, but get excited for the upcoming new and improved blog!! yay!

Current Projects:

AP Art Concentration (My life right now)

Red long sleeve dress

Women's vintage tie skirt (nearly done)

A Different Use for Gloves

In this garment I used my grandmothers and my great-grandmothers gloves and lace. The vintage textures inspired me to make something classic and couture.

Concentration Piece One

For my first piece I wanted to focus on depth and translate my feeling of fear in drawing. In this picture elements of my bedroom are included as well as inspiration from nightmares and other related dreams. I can't wait to start the next piece!

Sculptural Fashion

Garment made out of paper

lunch bags and knitting appliques.

A Taste of Fashion Sense

(Pictures 1 & 2: Valentino, 3: Balmain, and 3: Versace)

Neutrals and romantic vintage have clearly been the trend for the year. For Spring-Summer 2010 in Paris fashion week I feel Valentino was the best representation of this trend with the most class and sophistication. Vanlentino's soft reoccurring ruffles in their silk garment really make the garments one unique and well-put-together collection. On the more edgy side, Balmain's collection had a more tough girl confident look. Christophe Decarnin knows how to make the women in the garments feel sumptuous, flattering and desirable. When looking at this collection as a whole the military, gladiator look comes to mind with strong shoulders brought out with fringe appliques. On the more fun side Versace in Milan fashion week went against the grain. Donetella Versace created a lively fun spirited collection full of dress and skirts. On many of the garments geometric patterns make the collection uniform along with the color pallet. These outfits are ideal for the spring-summer season due to their wear ability, trendiness and girlie girl taste. Each piece is unique and inspiring in this collection. Donetella Versace was inspired by Alice in Wonderland in this collection; no wonder why it's so fun. She proved her knowledge again about the ins and outs of making a sleek and sexy gowns. Keeping the trade mark of Versace, the gowns have cuts and geometric lines so automatically one knows what designer made that dress. Ultimately, these three collections is what I will be looking to for inspiration for my upcoming outfits for spring and summer.

Exploring

In the smallest thing one can find an adventure with an open mind.

ART