I've been delving a bit into fashion, lately. Not high fashion couture or anything, but just stylishness in general- particularly "cute" styles since one can only work with what one has (and at 5'3", I will never be supermodel tall, thin and sexy ;P). So here was an attempt from this week- got some good reactions to it in real life.

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I've always really liked band posters. Not so much the "official" types with photos of the band, but the types used for individual shows. They rarely have anything to do with the show/band/etc, but the designs are always awesome. I like creating posters anyway, but band gig poster is definitely on my list of career goals (along with book illustrator, etc.). So imagine my joy when I came across this site filled with various band gig posters. There's some really cool stuff there... a small selection...

Been trying to think of something slightly original to rename this blog. Someone said something to me like "you're just looking for shangrila" a few years ago in response to my dreaminess... thus this name. :)

shangrila- (noun)

1. An imaginary remote paradise on earth; utopia.

2. A distant and secluded hideaway, usually of great beauty and peacefulness.

Just a glimpse at my artistic process. I always sketch and ink by hand- I have more control that way, honestly- I've never felt particularly comfortable sketching/inking digitally. The final step is to clean up the inking and color it in Photoshop. :)

A preliminary sketch I've had sitting around for a few months based on a dream I had way back in 2007! Why yes, I do have exceptionally vivid dreams... especially when it's those odd ones that feel real.

I haven't decided yet if I'm gonna finish it or not...