Paperbicycle.com

it's up! and running!
the little preview version of paperbicycle.com

sara waters, chris and i are heading to new york on tuesday to go to the licensing show!
we had to get it up and running so when we handed a million cards out we'd have something to show!
soon it will have a case study section that will show some of the projects we work on.
but for now it's just a cute collection of my patterns!

soon it will have some of the other arists's patterns there, too!

hooray!

Dear Diary Number 1

Here's another pattern that I made today.
This one is way more sketchy - but that's the point.
hooray for getting things done!
Lindsay

Cross Posted - Patterngroup.blogspot

Hey - So I've started my Print and Pattern Company-

www.paperbicycle.com

I am working on putting the website up by AUG 1st, but may be able to get something up there before that.

Here is a pattern I made today with paintings that I did at the Spyhouse yesterday.
It's part of a larger series of things I plan on making in the next couple days.

Lindsay

new and improved octopus.

i made this for a collaborative project w/ popcling.

we're sending out art off tonight!
Hope they like it!

(you might have seen the sketch and start of the OLD one... this one is new and improved.)

octoplasm

i've been working on this drawing today.
my sketch is crappy, but my final is getting there.
here is my progress!



my progress...




my sketch

Flower Pattern THREE

So I just finished another pattern.
This one is to add to that portfolio I'm working on.
I figured that I should get some hand drawn looking things in here, too.
(I've also noticed that I should start making more things with colored backgrounds.)
I'll add those other patterns I made in Illustrator so you can see them)

POSTCARDX.net

So I recently re-discovered postcardx.net.
My penpal Jessica told me about it about 4 ?? years ago and I was all about it.
Of course, Mcad and life and whatever got in the way and I ended up forgetting about it for a while.
In one random moment, I remembered it's existance and went crazy.

check it out :
Postcardx.net

So it's really simple, you push a button to get some random person's address, and then you send them some mail. Sometimes trinkets, art, stickers or even a -- *gasp* postcard!
THEN... if you feel like it, you can add YOUR address to the pile and random people can mail you things!! How exciting!
I decided that I was going to make some quick fun collage postcards for these random people and include some love.

So here are the postcards I made.
I'm mailing them tomorrow. :)

Print & Pattern Portfolio

I'm getting ready to start getting my print & Pattern Portfolio ready again.
We just launched the new site and I'm excited to get some new stuff up there!
Here's something I painted today.
It's a little bit of paint and a lot of compositing on the computer.

viola!

here's version 1:




and version 2:


version 1 is pretty insane. I can't tell which one I like better.
more later.

-Lindsay

Dusty Rosey Horsey

So I got this new freelance job and so far it's totally awesome.
Here are some sketches I did for this stuff that is going to go in a "dusty rose" collection of product stuff.
Here they are. Looks like fun, aye?

doh.... oh deer....

So i made this today.

it was a long weekend...
i'm starting to work on patterns again... just getting back into it.
a quick cute collection for this trend "kitsch sketch" ...
more to follow.

Next Bride to be...

Inspired by this girl's myspace page.
I knew her when I was in elementary school... and it's funny.. i found her on myspace...
just thought a little too much about it, i guess....

So here's the sketch. this one's gonna be a painting... I'll end up posting the progress too, i suppose.
Maybe i'll even go back and post the rose girl's progress. i have a couple shots of that one, too.
Anyhow.


Here goes.

One more on the Barbie...

So here's painting number two in two weeks - This one I did in about 6 hrs over 3 days.
Trying to pick up the pace with the art stuff.
I'm applying to Grad school soon and figure that I should learn how to paint again.
We'll see how that goes...

without further ado:

Battle Scars and Crappy Paintings

Alright Adam,
touche!



-for those of you not in the know adam are battling it out art style- with art vs art.
here is a one night painting I did after I told him we should both do some art.

it's weird looking, but finished. I"m in the process of re-teaching myself how to paint.
The next one is better...

Oh! You Vixen, You!

Oh Tracy Walentine... You're looking better every minute!
So here's my progress.

I'm not really in love with tracy walentine. (by the way)
But you've gotta admit she's a looker!

She's not done yet, but she's gettin' close.

I Heart Tracy Walentine

So here's the inked version. Inked in illustrator.
The next step's gonna be the color.

You can see for a split second I thought about making her a blonde....

we'll see how far that thought goes.

lookin' up

So I was sketching tonight and chris and I decided to take that sketch and both work on it in Illustrator.
Here's my progress so far. I wonder what the difference will be in the end.??
Check Chris's blog for his progress.

One more view...

Okay, so I was a little lazy before...
Here are the digital files of my bird cards.
It's a little bit better view of what they look like - but not quite real-life yet. (the real ones are printed on kraft paper)
I've finally gotten a moment to myself!

whew!

ALRIGHT ... HERE THEY ARE!


bird card number one!


and bird card two!

it's done! - Underbrush Note Set

da-da-da daaaaaaaaah!
it's done!
you're getting a sneak peek at the finished product of the "art of design" show at Density Studios!
It's a two card set in packaging! you can see it in the 1st pic.
After a couple really LONG nights Chris and Adam and I finished up our framed pieces and mockups in order to bring them down to the gallery.
Pretty exciting!

Well, if you're in the area on the 26th, feel free to stop on by!
See Chris's sketch blog for details. or visit densitystudios.com.

Here are the pics!

a bird of note

so here's the top secret super spy project.
soon to be unveilled to the folks of the twin cities metro area.
I'm working on a two card set and packageing for a show.
here's a progress shot...






Chris and Adam and I are furiously trying to put two cards together, plus the box to each make an awesome stationery statement.

ah yes... more to come....
for it is due on Thursday!

-- rock out with your sock out.
Lindsay

a drawing! and and update! finally!

jeeze!
finally!

well, here's a drawing that I did tonight.
sassy lady on a swing.
you know how we do.