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