Oh Ana Originals

Covid-times has caused quite the disturbance in my family's life and company, just as it has for everyone else. Back in late March I found myself slowing down, no clients, no work, and suddenly home and stressed by the unknown. I borrowed a sewing machine and started figuring it out again, just needing a distraction. Growing up my sister and I always played with my mom’s old 1970s Singer, it was yellow from age. We made a lot of costumes, and honestly, I mostly watched my sister do the creating. She was so good at it and the sewing desk was right outside her bedroom door. Despite running a vintage shop and endlessing mending pieces I come across, I hadn't considered making *new* pieces until this year.

Introducing Oh Ana Original Dresses! My current labor of love combines my collection of vintage textiles, and the urge to work with my hands.

I started this project with a thrifted 1960s wrap dress pattern, and eventually added my mom’s patterns from the 1970s to the line. Patterns she worked with over 45 years ago and still had marking from her own alterations! Each garment is a puzzle, embracing my favorite prints on each vintage textile. Meticulously hand-cutting every section while maximizing how many dresses one tapestry can make, two-ish. These dresses are new construction using vintage fabric and vintage sewing patterns. Each one is 100% one of a kind and unique.

If you're interested in this Etsy hand-made collection, here is where I have them for sale .

moody markers

i've been trying to draw more again, part of my "make something everyday!" goal. some moody marker action...

this was a different scanner from what i normally use... i don't really like how harsh the illustrations look - i'll rescan later i guess

last batch of drawings here

doodles

If i had more time i would like to draw more...

January Wallpaper

I just did my very first wallpaper over at BossNotBoss for January! I've started to draw a bit more recently,
and I'm excited to make more wallpapers in the future. :]

Check all three of our designs here!

now part of Bossnotboss!

My good friends and creators of Bossnotboss have asked me to be a new writer for them, so it looks like i have two blogs to tend to now! :)

Bossnotboss is all about sharing awesome design, art, photography, film, & music finds. OH! - and they also put togeather some amazing original pieces. From beautifully filmed interviews with assorted artists, to sweet screen printed poster giveaways and playlists, you guys should all be reading it!

Check out the site HERE
Check out my newest post here
and check out my first post here :)

draw dane

i gave this portrait to dane for his birthday back in october, thought i'd share. copic markers for life.

New Site!

Check it out HERE!

I’ve been meaning to redo and add to my design portfolio website for a while now, the motivation just wasn’t hitting me though… until now!

I totally rebuilt it in three afternoons as a gift to myself. I was starting to feel depressed because I haven’t been working on much art lately, haven’t really done much of anything that makes my heart sing in the last couple weeks – so it was about time. No more artistic rut! As the weather starts getting warmer, and the sun starts to visit a bit more – I feel my attitude improving. I love winter, but after a while I always start to feel anxious and fidgety – almost bipolar at times (this was definitely this week!).

“True Love Will Find You In The End” by Headless Heroes (an Alela Diane side project!!) was also an inspiration. A sweet uplifting song that can be applied to many things I think.

So there you have it, I got mad about my lack of motivation, so I rebuilt my website!

PJHummel.com!!

Another website to add to my portfolio!

check it out HERE!

site design: yuzu nelson

i just designed and built my sister's industrial design portfolio site!
more will be added over time (when she wants to totally finish it with me...), but it's in great showing shape now!

check it out HERE!

copic

drew a picture yesterday

my website!!

anastassianelson.com is complete!!!

click the image to see!!

my professional portfolio website to acquire jobs with :]
if you're using a PC or internet explorer - you suck!

here come the cards!

self branding...
so i think this is the winning design for my personal business cards.
the color might change... and it would be cool to letterpress the information side, we shall see...

gavin lee church portfolio

i design a portfolio site for my uncle's artwork this past quarter.
flash madness! action script intensive... glad it's pretty much done :) also, it isn't pink!
here is the before


and here is my version!!!

 

designing a portfolio show....

this just in: my group won!
we have the winning portfolio show design.... we are designing/putting on a giant portfolio show for seattle central creative academy!!!!

welcome to MASTERING THE WILDERNESS, on the trail with SCCA!!!!!

go team! dirty boots dane, canteen kaitlin, outhouse jesse, and avalanche ana!

this is really big news, this project is going to be a whole class!! a whole quarter long....oh man, big beans....

i learned how to screen print!

for my first ever screen printing project - i printed dala horses all over antique napkins i found at an estate sale. by the time i was done with those i ended up printing on the vintage apron i brought from home to keep me clean. i like it even better now.
dala horses remind me of one of my favorite childhood books where an elf steals a little girls dala horse and she has to get it back. (a swedish christmas story)

hey pigeon and old pear!

daydream font is done!

my font is done!!!
my original idea was to tie-dye an alphabet... but i ended up just painting the dye onto fabric. pretty isn't it?...
i have named it "daydream" - very appropriate for me i'd say :]

In The Bowl Identity Package!

this quarter i rebranded a local Thai restaurant for school.
i designed a new logo, their stationary, the menu, their graphic standards manual, and some ephemera(togo box, chop sticks, and magnets!)
so here we are, some final products. the menu was the hardest because there were so many things to put on it and a lot of disclaimer information...

ps - support your local vegetarian food options and don't eat animals!

handymap

my 3 1/2 block walk to school, capitol hill - seattle

more xType

i'm still playing with the typeface i made. black is looking pretty cool...

poster week 5

i wasn't really into doing this one... but i had fun in the end
it's for a graphic art scholarship foundation....