I have been searching around for great blogs about Queens and its residents. I came across queensrocks.com and they had a very nice posting of my Queensbound stuff.
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Archive for November, 2007
Queens Rocks blog
Posted in Queens Stuff on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Sunnyside Arch Graphic Tshirt
Posted in graphic tshirts on November 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Sunnyside is my neighborhood in Queens. Seriously, I love Sunnyside and I try convince many of my friends who don’t live here to move here. There’s a growing number of creative types who live here. Filmmakers, musicians, artists, etc. The area of Sunnyside north of Queens Blvd is so quaint. It has a little [...]
Statues + Poop = True Genius
Posted in art stuff on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My friend, David Friedman, is a genius at seeing life’s possibilities. He is a NYC photographer and married to one of my closest friends, Ellen (who is also a genius in graphic design, illustration, art, etc). I truly loved this post from his blog about statues and pigeon poop.
Queensbound Graphic Tshirt
Posted in graphic tshirts on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Obviously, I love Queens. And like I have said before, it’s why I started Queensbound. In my head, I had originally envisioned my t-shirt line as a luxury graphic tee line for women that would offer ultra-luxurious super-duper soft shirts. Those are the type of shirts I want to have for myself. I began [...]
Roadway Graphic Tshirt
Posted in graphic tshirts on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We live one block away from Queens Boulevard. Our street is so quiet and beautiful, but once you start walking towards and onto Queens Blvd, it’s a totally different experience. Cars speeding past, horns blaring, car exhaust–you get the picture. Even with all this, I still love it. It has our major shops, excellent [...]
A Graphic Tee for Chomsky
Posted in graphic tshirts on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We have a bad-ass beagle named Chomsky. Yes, after Noam. This shirt design is for him. I have always loved dogs and love people who love dogs. People who like dogs are just plain cool. Like my friend, Sarah, told me “it makes people more human.” And I totally agree. So this shirt [...]
World’s Fair Pavillion Graphic Tshirt
Posted in graphic tshirts on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The 1964 World’s Fair Pavillion is one of the best known structures in Queens. My husband, Adam, and I had a housewarming party this past September. I created postcards to send out as invitations. I made a mixed-media collage so I could photograph it for the front image. I always try to design off [...]
Rock Climber Graphic Tshirt
Posted in graphic tshirts on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The rock climber is one of the very first t-shirt ideas I had for Queensbound. I really dig signs and symbols, especially those from the government because they communicate in a clear, concise, simple way. I wanted to take a symbol and change its meaning in the most simplest way–through a word.
Prepping the block
Posted in block printing on November 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Well, it more or less works like this, but every project is a little different.
1) I was inspired by a vintage international matchbox label to draw this cute biking couple.
2) I make a drawing of the same design for each color. For this two-color design, I didn’t want to worry about registration, I scanned in [...]
I love artist materials
Posted in art stuff on November 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I have learned over the years to make sure that I have thoroughly prepared for any of my art projects. I absolutely hate being in the middle of painting and have to stop to buy another tube of paint at an art store in lower Manhattan. The entire trip will take about two to three [...]
