Travel Bugs and Departures

We meet again, my Circus followers. It’s been a while, but I’m back and ready to jump in the water!  

Maybe it’s that time of year, but lately I’ve been dreaming of taking my feet and planting them far away. Climbing mountains, strolling side allays, conquering the world with each investigative step.
I am always reminded of how the journey is never done!

Home may be where the heart is, but who says the heart can’t fall in love with every new and exciting exploration?

Halogentv, as some of you may know, is thee channel to follow young explorers, inspirational artists, and downright extreme athletes. If you haven't tunned in yet, surf on over to Halogen TV | Be the Change and find your favorite show. I found mine...Departures.

This is for you, travel bugs and big dreamers!

                                                         departures - about the show
                                                         Departures TV - YouTube

Adianoeta Vault

 My life has fallen in some very fortunate events recently... graduating from college, job openings...

I have also been fortunate to post for the fashion section of www.girlstalkinsmack.com! Check it out!  It's celebrity related; who can't get enough?!

My personal blog posting time has been somwhat irregular. So, as an apology, and because I love sharing secrets, I took these photos of which I've collected over the years.  They've been stored in my little personal file: "Adianoeta."

~~Most of the images I've chosen are black and white photography/drawings only, and some are from The Looking Glass- my most inspiring photos in "Adianoeta."  I give credit to the artists and life events that made these possible.~~

Tattoos + Fashion

Recently, the life of this blogger has bounced her from side to side instead of the smooth ride much anticipated.  While blogging about all forms of art, with a particular interest in fashion, is my joy, my hourglass of time has let my days drizzle past me much too fast, but I found a way to slow it down and reappear.

This post has a concentration of a very different form- art+ fashion... on the body. 

The best signature of an artist is the one the lasts a lifetime. ~ Me

These ladies wear their tattoos loud & proud.

Graphics- Characters in Motion

Today I was wandering through the bookstore, my fingers running across every magazine edge and each binded book. I wasn’t looking for any periodical in particular.  I let them find me instead.  When I write, the subject chooses me, so it just so happened that a few minutes ago Computer Art Projects, Issue 139 was dancing for the attention.  I mean, have you seen this magazine cover?  It’s cartoon heaven on roller skates.  As I was flipping through the “in depth guide for creative professionals,” articles and illustration in every style, font, and color emulate TV in paperback format.  It’s hard to choose just a single article to write about since the entire publication is a Graphic Designer’s dream; therefore I will give you a small taste.  If you would like more of the juicy platter, the magazine can be found at http://www.computerarts.co.uk/

“Project three-Characters in motion”

Modern animating techniques are described in this article by Tom Dennis.  The goal of any artist is to bring his or her creation to life.  Here we go….

“Cel Animation”

Advice: After illustration (done manually or technically) another artists cleans it up and scrubs those crazy characters to perfection so they are ready to be digitally painted, without redoing any of the previous process.  Check out Daz3D.
                     

“Flash”

Advice: Flash is mainly used to bring the artist’s work onto the play stage of attention for audiences like you and me.  (www.bombsfall.com). Flash+ Photoshop+ After Effects= Genius.  Check out CS4, Adobe Bone tool.  Play.

“Stop Motion”

Advice: Okay, so it’s tedious, but artists do what they love.  Coraline (2009) the movie was made, therefore someone had to love it. 3D printing created all the mockups with expressions and physical personality.   Check out FrameByFrame for the basic stop-motion work; Bonix Software, iStopMotion 2-Home (does not support HD video), and Express and Pro.  There are limitations with most, however your video or still camera can partner with this software for achievable effects. 

“CGI”

Advice: There’s no faking a brilliant imagination here! “When working with physical elements one doesn’t have so many undos, which forces you to embrace mistakes, while CG can be modified, changed and edited at speed- allowing many options to be quickly explored.” – Jon Humphreys, The Neighborhood’s creative director/ contributing founder

Looking to become a better designer? http://www.computerarts.co.uk/in_depth/features/50_ways_to_become_a_better_designer

Credit goes to Magazine Contributor, Tom Dennis & participating interviewees for August 2010 issue of Computer Arts Projects. 

Gadgets- Beauty & the Brain

When beauty and brains come together they make some pretty wild kids- that we all want to buy! Some pretty fantastic minds were behind the creation of these gadgets. From sign Language Translators to motorcycles with more attitude than the men (or chicks) who ride them, don’t even try to figure out the imagination required for these futuristic pieces.  Function and fashion, kind of like Seth Green and model, Claire Grant, are the best parings!

I don’t know about you, but I have to have that coffee cup- drink my Joe and eat sweets too? Yaa



Sign Language Translator



Grow Green the right way



Portable Vacuum



...tires with spikes!? Maybe for Christmas...

For Cool DJ's only

Personal Favorites ;)

New York during Christmas and coffee at Starbucks
Cinnamon candles and red shiny firetrucks
Necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings
These are a few of my favorite things…

Christian Louboutin, $895, visit net-a-porter.com

J. Crew Black sequin harem pant

$650

 FENTON/FALLON™ for J.Crew rhinestone chain jaws necklace

  $135.00

Elie TahariCornella Top with Lace DetailStyle $248.00

Marc by

Marc JacobsOzzie Square

Perfect PurseStyle $228.00

Antik BatikAnka BagStyle $455.00



Bailey 44, Revolveclothing.com

$305.00



LAMB  $385.00 Revolveclothing.com

Inner Lioness Vest $198 Anthropologie



Dear Words, You are the Passion We Write…

… thank you for holding our hand when we were young and too scared to say admit our childhood crushes; for posting our problems in private journals; for partnering with Post-Its; and even for making it possible to fill 25 pages with intelligent vocabulary for unintelligent educators.   You are our gateway to expression, aggression, obsession, impression, and hopefully, our dream profession. Thank you for picking our brains and making sense of our world…we would have never have driven anywhere without you!

Sincerely,

Christie Marie

From the works of Alex Cornell, Grape Frogg, and others Thinkers with fingers :)