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Listening Tory Lanez. He's bae forever and ever. Image via Hot New Hip Hop Also, Wildernessa's podcast. So far I've heard her talk about a lot of awesome topics like health, veganism, religion, marriage, and body image. So yeah, I'm hooked. Karsyn & Collin DuPree Image via Wildernessa Looking Frida Kahlo. She's one of my biggest inspirations and I was channeling her a lot when illustrating one of my recent prints. Henry Ford Hospital Unos Cuantos Piquetitos/ A Few Little Pricks A recent print, titled "Atypical." Reading Big Magic. Still reading, still good. I took a break from the book while working on prints but a lot of her words encouraged me to just go for it rather than sit and ruminate on whether or not I was making my best work or if it was good enough. It was a good way to break the cycle of perfectionism that can paralyze me when it comes to creative work. Also, we...

Looking I'm starting some freelance work for a local creative group and my first project is a logo for a local fiber arts store. The owner is interested in the Art Nouveau movement so I've been looking for inspo. Here's my top 6 sources so far: Isadora Calligraphic Font by Daniel Barbara Antique Illustrated Boys' Maritime Novel Alphonse Mucha's Bières de la Meuse This  Logo Vintage floral illustration Poster by Hamilton Wood Type Listening Broods did a cover of Drake's " One Dance " and I've had it on repeat. So. Good. I really enjoyed their first album a lot but for some reason I'm still trying to get into their second one. It's still really good though! Image via DIY Feeling Impatient. I interviewed for a job like two weeks ago and I'm dyyyyyying to hear back from them. They said they'd let me know what their decision is either way but it's been TWO WEEKS. (And yes, I've foll...

Listening Lil Yachty is cray but in a good way. Cant stop listening to this song . Looking My boyfriend's first solo show is opening in like 8 days and I'm really excited for him. I've always loved his work but I think this new body of work is particularly strong and I'm pumped that so many people will get to see it! sacred//profane poster Feeling Our family was recently hit with some pretty harsh news that I'm still trying to process. In short, a close family member of mine was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia.  Send good vibes/prayers/thoughts/whatever you can.

Listening Frankie Cosmos . Photo via Pitchfork Looking Branding and layout.  I'm working on my revamping my portfolio so I've been looking at a lot of branding and layout for inspiration. Photos via Pinterest Photos via Pinterest Feeling OVERWHELMED .

Listening This Spotify playlist . For each day of Black History Month, Spotify is creating playlists that highlight different Black icons in music. So far this one and a previous J Dilla playlist have been my favorite. I listened to a lot of jazz in my high school days (what up jazz band?!) so this playlist is pretty nostalgic. Also, very appropro for this upcoming Valentine's day. <3 One of my favorites: The great John Coltrane Looking I've been looking at lots of different hand lettering recently, mostly on Instagram. My grandpa loaned me his calligraphy set and I loved playing around with it. This past weekend I was in Albuquerque and picked up a few things from an art store to start my own collection. I'm attracted to both classic gothic lettering and whimsical brush lettering so I'm excited to experiment and see what I come up with! Photo via Sachin Shah Photo via Anchor Supply Photo via Amanda Pel Arneill Feel...

I'm starting a thing called "Feels" where I post a few words/ images/ videos/ sounds/ whatever I feel like, etc. to capture the emotion of that point in time. If it sounds cliche and like I'm trying too hard it's because I am. Jk. Here's the first installation of Feels: Looking Photo via penabranca Listening SZA Feeling Atypical Myxoid Lipomatous Tumor Recurrent