Getting The Moneys

Awhile back I was one of the few selected for winning a student scholarship through the Society of Illustrators. My piece called "The Meeting", which is one of the embroidered pieces of my series that I've been doing for my senior thesis. Yesterday was the reception where all the pieces were displayed and I was awarded the $1000 "In Memory of Lila Dryer" Scholarship. I can't wait to start using this money to pay off my student debt! Hope my sarcasm was accomplished through that sentence. But other than that I truly am thankful and blessed from this experience because never in a million years I would have thought any of my work would be up in the Society of Illustrators. I remember working on that piece at my friend's place because I was evacuated from my apartment due to Hurricane Sandy and really not thinking anything of that piece. My piece, along with other student's works, will stay up until June 5th. I really recommend coming out to the exhibit to look at everyone's work because honestly, there's some real badass work and I can't believe they're all from students!! 

I will end this post with a cute drawing.

Lust List

Things I really want at the moment... but can't seem to have because I have no money.

Also New York doesn't sell decently sized bags of Hot Cheetos.

May 5 Drawing Journal Entry

Trying to start a drawing journal entry once in a while, I think I sort of enjoy it.

My First Batch of Promo Cards

Finally whipped up some promo cards to be made! I received them in the mail today and I'm quite pleased with how they came out, other than how thin the paper is... So now I know I can't be a typical college student and cheap out on the good stuff, or hey maybe I can if I'm making 500 of them! I took two with me to a cafe and a girl looked over at them and asked me where I got them. Of course she wasn't expecting that I was the one who made them, so I gave out my first promo card to her! How exciting! The weather in New City is very beautiful today so let's all walk away from our computers and do some stretches at a park!

I won't be selling these cards because I feel that selling postcards with my name and information on it is quite strange, but I am planning on making them into cards through Society6 or even sell them as prints in my shop.