Beyond

" 'The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, flutering back to earth.' " -The Awakening

4.27.2011

polyvore

i've had a polyvore account for many years.
forgot all about it!
i'll add a tab on my blog for it.
here's one of the outfits i put together:



TopShop long sleeve top
$85 - topshop.com

Lace trim tank
11 GBP - bluebanana.cc

J Brand denim skinny jeans
195 GBP - my-wardrobe.com

Elizabeth and James black ankle booty
184 GBP - farfetch.com

TopShop leather tote bag
50 GBP - topshop.com

Earring
$55 - uncommongoods.com

Amazon.com: Tiki Plugs - Coconut Wood Plug - Sold as a Pair - 00...
$15 - amazon.com



i hope you guys enjoy it!
i like seeing what i could look like, ahaha!

4.25.2011

New Leaf This Summer!

i may be making a new youtube channel this summer.
i feel like i can make better videos then.
because i'll have a job,
therefore i'd have things to buy,
therefore i'd have things to talk about.
and a reason to primp!
'ell yeah!

4.22.2011

Fun Fact:

in high school,
i didn't necessarily admire the popular kids.
i adored the artist-types.

they were who i wanted to grow up as.
that yearning will never fade.

art will always be whispering
in some corner of my mind.

4.17.2011

My Favorite iPod Songs

here's what i've been listening to a lot lately:



how many of these do you guys like?
if you haven't heard some of them before,
check them out!
(i'll gladly give you the artist's name!)

4.16.2011

Can't Live Without Art

i need to have art in my life.
i'm SERIOUSLY thinking about incorporating an art minor
into my university schedule.

i honestly don't think it'll be a waste.
i feel really lost without an art class of some sort
in my life.

i admire photography so much.
i wanna be inspired again.
get back into my groove of things.

THIS.

this shall be a DIY project.
i literally gasped when i saw it:


and this:


they both honestly seem easy enough.
too hyped to get a job this summer.
so i can go ape shit on some DIY projects!

4.11.2011

Itching to Create

i've been so busy with school recently.
so i haven't been able to practice many techniques
with my prismacolor colored pencils.

i realized in a drawing or two,
that i press WAAAY too hard with my prismacolors!
i need new paper, new techniques!
and i'm getting all of my tips and ideas from
prismacolor's website, of course!
click HERE.

enjoy, and good luck!

Photography Techniques Website

i was trying to figure out how to take grainy photos,
i was inspired by the
and his raw photos.

they seem better with the grainy look!
so i've been toying with my digital camera.
i found a website that's very informative!
it's teaching me a lot and its working on my digital camera,
so that's where i'm going!
look at it HERE

4.10.2011

Art Zen

it seems like
in order to create art.
you always have to be motivated.
have some stem for inspiration.
you need a wondering mind,
and room to explore it
and its outskirts.

keep your blood pumping for it.
and your fingertips tingling
as they yearn to create.

THIS SUMMER, I WILL:

  1. (out of all the piercings i want) GET MY PHILTRUM/MEDUSA PIERCING!!!
  2. GET MY YARN BRAIDS!!!
  3. STRETCH MY EARS AT LEAST 2 OR 3 SIZES!!!
  4. EXPAND MY WARDROBE WETHER IT BE DYI OR SHOPPING!!!
  5. MORE BODY JEWELRY!!!
** i'm yelling this because maybe if i'm more assertive toward myself, i'll actually get it done.

4.07.2011

Update: Me

i decided to do a little update on myself,
since i haven't really posted on this blog in the longest!

  • i've stretched my ears up to an 8G, and plan to go to 0G or until i'm aesthetically pleased
  • i plan to start one last blog about a persona
  • i'm probably gonna stick to this art blog as a basis, and add DIYs and updates about myself throughout, sometimes!
  • i've expanded my taste in music even further (shall share in a blogging list w/you guys someday!)
  • also expanded fashion sense.....now i just need money! (will post when I do DIYs, found PLENTY of blogs and youtube videos about that!)
that's all i can think of for now.
i've gotta go and do some work now...
i didn't deactivate my facebook for no reason!

(P.S. you should try it, it's SOO liberating!
gives you SO much more time to deal with homework,
so you can have deserved free time!)

Ear Piercing Project

since i'm stretching my ears,
i've come to a satisfying conclusion
on my ear piercing arrangements!
  • gonna get my left ear's secondary pierced (to match my right ear's and so i can have standard earrings fit, too)
  • get my right rook pierced
  • possibly my right tragus, but that's the least of my worries!
then i'll have 4 in each ear!

Lee Price

oh. my. gosh.
lee price?
i found out about her work
and was FLOORED.
she's an oil painter,
but her paintings look like
PHOTOS.
THESE, realism paintings
are unlike any picture-like paintings i've ever seen!
here's two samples of her work:




isn't this amazing work?!
my gosh...
okay, so you guys can dwell on her some more,
(in my case, i'll be drooling)
here's her website.

Salvador Dali

my spanish class is doing comedy skits
and i'm going to be Salvador Dali!
i looked up images of him,
to see what i should look like.

and he's done some amazing surreal paintings!



4.01.2011

20 Ways to Use a Disposable Camera

an AWESOME article!
i'll be using my creative license this summer with these techniques!
click HERE!