heart and soul

dear interwebfriends,

I've made this little barfy Anna Howard Shaw Day card for you! You can also send to your special lady/man/cat/creature from outerspace, as long as you tell them how awesome that Emma person who drew it is.

This is also the first post I've ever planned (ONE WHOLE DAY) in advance. I'm learnin' the interwebs real good.

love love love l-o-v-e xoxoxoxo,
-emma

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Winter. It's still here. I'm everso tired of no open toed shoes and waiting for my car to heat up in the morning before driving to work and not being able to sit outside for lunch. It's all blerg. Yesterday it was a balmy 30 degrees, though, and my lady friends and I took advantage of this by going out for brunch and shopping to our heart's content. It was so great! I can't wait until 30 degrees seems cold again.

In the meantime, though, I've been listening to lots of Kid Cudi (what a great video omggggg) and hunting down the brightest, happiest color palettes possible. FOR INSTANCE - citron and tangelo? Yes plz.


from vela images via creature comforts.

peek-a-boo

A couple months ago the super awesome Sarah from BodyTalk Zine contacted me about doing an illustration for their upcoming size issue. Really, anytime drawing a girl in a bra is involved I say "YESYESYESYESYES", so obviously I was pumped. I'm still excited, even after completing the illustration - it was so fun to do, and it reminded me that I haven't really been drawing all that much recently! Having a design job is great, but sometimes I forget to continue my personal work when I get home. MORE DRAWING IN 2011!!!!


Speaking of drawing and awesome people, if you live in the Boston area you better check out Good vs. Evil!, the current show at Space 242. My cousin Amanda is one of the contributors and, as you will see below, she rocks. When I was little I would stare at her drawings and try to absorb her fantastic drawing skills into my brain.

cold season

Towards the Horizon by Phillip Klinger

Perhaps it's because I've been living in Minnesota for 7 years and have built myself a strange dual mentality of "I HATE THIS WEATHER / I chose to live here to I better get over it", but whenever I hear the woes of people living in balmier states getting a few inches of snow I have to scoff. Yesterday it was EIGHTEEN DEGREES BELOW ZERO. My car literally protested starting up, although I really can't blame it. Someone mentioned the "January" thaw the other day and I felt far too hopeful that this would happen soon. I'm not asking for 80 degree weather and a pool with a cabana (although I wouldn't say no...), I just want it to be, say, 20 degrees above zero. Heck, I'd be okay with 18.


In preparation, though, for when this cursed icy tundra does start to melt a tidbit, I've begun to think about late winter clothing. The floppy hat in particular is calling out to me... although it might be a trap (see: suspenders). Backpacks are also on my mind, altough I'll save that particular obsession for another post.


(hat:miss selfridges, yuketen backpack: madwell, booties: kurt geiger, sweater dress: marc my marc jacobs, polka dot tights: opening ceremony, sunglasses: h&m, snood scarf: heine, belt: calypso st. barth)

hi-res

For some reason I kept thinking "New Years resolutions. They're so lame, I don't need to do THOSE this year".... and then, as if in an act of defiance for being such a weirdo, my brain started coming up with them. So I actually don't think they're lame at all.

.........and then I found five dollars!!!!

Without further ado, my list:
+floss more
+get another tattoo (sorry mom!)
+cook even more
+use new color palettes in my illustrations
+start taking film photos (I've already got two rolls of film to develop from my new holga!! NERVOUS)
+get fancier pajamas
+write a web comic about my alter ego, Moomie. Yes, this is actually a real thing that I actually want to do.
+make more art in general!!

woo!

week end

ahhh, back into the regular routine. 5 day weeks, 2 day weekends, no more christmas tree. It's sort of sad to leave the holidays behind, but once the transition is over it can be a relief.

I still am in hermit-mode, with most of my nights involving sitting on our (new!) couch and watching movies and tv. We've watched MicMacs (cute), Please Give (very cute), and about four more episodes of Boardwalk Empire (dang that show is good).

Today is shaping up to be pretty good so far, too. I've got breakfast (toast with laughing cow cheese and jam, and a hardboiled egg) and later I will probably buy myself a new robe or bake a cake. Or both.





In other news I did some design work for the positively charming Rebecca Brown over at we are large, people and in thanks she sent me a bevy of goodies, including a handmade slip... which I still need to photograph properly. I'm so excited to wear it under everything when it gets warm out.

the end! happy 2011

year round

(january 11th: I went layering crazy for awhile, usually using that cardigan and scarf, my favorite items of clothing.) (february 23rd: yep. more layering, more primary colors.)

When I started my new job in June my wardrobe remix collection kinda slowed down - it's tough when I wake up early (too dark) and get home late (too dark!). But I still like to review my photos from the year, and after seeing dear beatrice's adorable roundup, I thought I'd pick my favorite outfits from each month... be they drawn or photographed!

(march 28th: got my prized timberland wedges at a goodwill, making march my favorite month. This is also my favorite w_r photo for the year.) (april 13th: making a move to more monochrome pieces.)
(may 25th: maybe not my best outfit, but our trip to new york - this photo was taken at coney island - was really the highlight of the year. This was the first vacation for me & bryan and it couldn't have gone more perfectly!) (june 26th: by this picture I had started my new job AND was living in a dorm at night working ses, so using as many floral prints as possible kept me going!)
(july 17th: I went to more weddings than usual this year, thankfully I've got a few under-used party dresses waiting in my closet.) (august 8th: this was the only wardrobe remix I took this month! I still like it, though. It's my "If Emma Lived in Seattle Circa 1994" look)

(september 19th: my obsession with short boots was full fledged at this point. I honestly own at least three pairs, and I'd own more if I could just fit them in my tiny apartment.) (october 23rd: got this grandpa cardigan at a sidewalk sale, it's so cozy.)

(december 3rd: with the dark winter hours setting upon us I really can't find time to take any w_r photos! I might try to do more w_r drawings this year, they're so fun.)