patterns and patterns in life

what a great way to add patterns to a space. i think i'm going to start a new projects of decorating my apartment. hardly looks like home right now but i think its time to official make it "ours". looking into ways of adding colors, patterns and textures with having to paint the walls...

just some ideas

i love this living room! not necessarily the furniture but the colors and patterns also the details like the two portraits in the corner. nothing like a good mug shot.

Going out with a bang.

Acoustice Wall Art: leaf panels

Still using the Emancipation Proclamation Live Oak Tree as inspiration, I have used the shape if its leaves to create and acoustic panel, playing with the scale of the leaf. I am planning on cutting out part of the out line of the leaf and sewing(or something else) the area neared to the connection together allowing it to stay elevated slightly so that the white can show through the cut spaces.

Acoutic Wall Art: Bedroom

Using my acoustic wall art idea I am moving forward to the bedroom. By placing a piece above the bed it can also functions as a headboard. I am exploring different shapes and quantities of the panels, whether I should make it looks as a canvas, work with horizontals seen on the wood panels on the wall to the left, or devide it in 2 or 4. I am still working on the design that will go on these panels, but it may change depending on what conposition i end up using. Feedback?

Acoustic Wall Art Ideastions

I am playing with colors for the Tree Wall Art, I am presently leaning toward the green with white tree or brown with green tree. The colors are taken from what we see in the house, the red Diem wall, the accent green from the back splash, the brown from the wood. This piece was previously made of wood but I am changing it to be made of a material call QuietBrace (http://www.homedepot.com/p/QuietBrace-1-2-in-x-4-ft-x-8-ft-Sound-Deadening-Structural-Insulating-Sheathing-3103308/202089176#.UVcoJxwqZf8) which is a sounds dampening material, which I will cover with felt with the design and colors. These panels will not only look like art but will function as acoustic panels. I have also increased the size of the piece to be the same length as the TV to bring balance to the space. If anyone has any feed back on the colors, or any other ideas of color combination or the previous size (small) or larger size, which can be seen below in comparison to the TV. I am more than happy to get feedback!

How to make you own acoustic panels.

i am learning to make my own acoustic panels, so far this seems like the most practical way for me. Although i am going to be using felt rather than a finish fabric. wish me luck!

rainy days

ACOUSTIC wall art

presently in studio i am focusing on functional art. which started off as being wall decor as a storage place for place mats but has now taken an interesting turn. my wall art is to be designed for the Canopy House, UNCG students and faculty have decided to assist team Tidewater with the interior aspects of the house.after showing them my preliminary intent i was given some feed back to possibly turn my wall art panels into acoustic panels. at first the idea was difficult to grasp, partially because i hadn't even considered it. the image above shows my precedent study of different methods of making acoustic tiles. since these tiles are to be placed through out the house i want to focus on making each set of panels for each room different because this is a residential project. not many peoples homes have the same artwork in each room or even the same configuration of artwork. my challenge now is to focus on creating unique acoustic artwork embodying the personalty and concepts of the home.

"Every Rose has a Thorn"

Drawn after being inspired by the song "Every Rose Has a Thorn" by the band Poison ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2r2nDhTzO4). Everyone has there differences and own problems, no one is perfect, but striving to do your best is all you can do to better yourself in the world. Never stop growing, we all have our thorns but the point is to bloom into something wonderful a rose.

Canopy Product

 

 

 

Bee-utiful day

 Saturday Feburary 9th, a typical morning walking to the library on campus. Warm sun and cold crisp wind stinging my face and fingers. It isn't even spring yet but hidden behind some dead shrubbery were these bee-utiful pink flowers. I have no clue what type of flower these are but what I do know is that it was a change from the winter and I know that spring is just around the corner with warm weather and sunny days to come, which is much needed these days.

Hotel Florence: the eccentric lady

Interpreting the Hotel Florence as an eccentric old lady I have been able to base my design primarily on the intervention of the historical aspects which influence modern eccentricity. As any eccentric lady, the Hotel Florence will walk to its own beat, ignoring the commonalities that have been present over the course of time. One will not expect to pass through the historic threshold of the exterior to be welcomed into a bold and glamorous space accessorized in an assortment of room jewelry and patterned surfaces.


Based on the concept of an eccentric old lady I have developed my design around the center of the lobby where chandeliers suspended in a radial pattern rippling out affecting the lighting and space throughout the public space. Bold colors encompass the space with splashes of patterns and unique furniture pieces and accessories that stand out from their surroundings and acting as room jewelry rather that the assumed to be only functional pieces.

Each bedrooms stands as an individual embody the ideas of eccentricity which ties them together as a whole. There are five room layouts consisting or ADA double and single rooms, double rooms, single rooms, and family style rooms. Each room expresses its distinctive personality through the bold colors and patterns within it.

The restaurant is colored in a singular bold color with a light pattering seen within the space. The main attraction is the food. Southern food, that is seen every day prepared to high standard and served in unique and unconventional vessels creating and fun and exciting dining experience to be forever embedded in the mind of its visitors.

Its been a while

So, it has been a while in I have posted anything on my blog, but the good news is blogging is now one of my goals! Whether I blog about my design projects at school or what is going on in my life, I want to maintain my blog...no, I will maintain my blog I don't have a choice because I say so. At this point I think it is safe to say that I need to update people about my life.

It is presently my last semester at UNCG, on May 10th I will be graduating with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture (known to most as Design). I already have a job at Phillips Collection and I am truly inspired with what they do. You can check the out at http://www.phillipscollection.com/. They are pretty awesome! I have learned so much with this company and know I have a really long way to go and lots more to learn which I love!

As one of my new year resolution I decided that I want to learn how to cook. I never thought that I would enjoy it. I always thought you had to cook because you have to eat, but no, it is one of my new fav things to do. Have a glass of wine and blast some music! Theres nothing to it...unless as usualy I have no clue what I am doing. In that case my mom gets about a dozen calls full of questions that she thinks is comon sense (I still believe they are legit questions though). By the way I have taken picture of all my meals. I will definatly be posting them soon!

The boyfried...well what can I say? I am as happy as ever. We've been together a little over three years and I still get butterflies when I see him.

Anyways, that is pretty much how things are going and this is me.