Sometimes I’m amazed by the things you can do with paint. Like recreating this collection of mementos from a European vacation:
And this graduation gift for a family friend:
and this collaboration I did with The Object Enthusiast awhile back:
I learned to do trompe l’oeil paintings in the one and only art class I took, a watercolor course at Pitzer College, and it’s one of my favorite styles. I don’t do it much since it’s incredibly labor intensive, but the results never fail to impress, and I’m rarely impressed by my own work. Trompe l’oeil is such a fun way to display collections: like a whimsical, two dimensional shadowbox. I find myself hoarding things like extra buttons and ticket stubs to paint later on–my boyfriend even knows to save his own boarding passes or the jackets for coffee cups for me. (If you’re wondering, I do offer custom trompe l’oeil paintings–feel free to contact me for details.)
Funny story: I was supposed to take a ceramics class instead of watercolor, but a glitch in the registration system bumped me from the sign-ups–I probably would never have gotten into design or illustration if it wasn’t for that watercolor class and that registration error! Crazy how things work out sometimes, isn’t it?




