Nose Close - Flaming June (Frederic Leighton)

I found an article in The Independent lightly discussing the merits/lack there of of one of my favourite paintings.  I like it for some of the articles mild reasons.  It appeals to me in the hazy state of what the girl would be in were she to wake from her nap.

Flaming June

I'd love to see this image in person someday and stand close enough to it that the security guard gets irritated with me.  I've the desire to do that with many paintings.

Growers Re-design

So I'm getting myself back in touch with graphic design/packaging design and the like.  As a quick project for myself I did a bottle redesign of the labels for a few of the ciders from GROWERS.  I like cider.  It's a recently found food interest of mine as I can not drink beer nor do I have the intense urge to.  In my quest to try new flavours, and in this case ciders, I very shallowly always neglect Growers.  I hate the packaging.  I'm not drawn to it and I've had it in my hand several times an put it back each and every time.  So... that's why I picked Growers.  

I went with something cleaner, grown up but still loudly announcing its delicious apple heritage favouring a minimalist and crisp appearance.

Design Time - Craft and Design Catalogue 2012

TAKE A PEEK!

Hello!  This is an electronic preview of the Sheridan Craft and Design Graduation Catalogue (as the link states) that I helped on.  My designs were selected for the cover and the spreads for each studio helping to make the design language the book followed.  It was an interesting and beneficial experience to be a part of the design team to put out the book.

Open publication - Free publishing - More ceramics

Sheridan Craft and Design Graduation Catalogue 2012

Useful Instructions

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Design Hope

www.designhopetoronto.ca

The cup is up!  The collaborative project shared between myself and Kamal Fox is now shown on the design hope website for this years auctions with all proceeds going to charity.  Take a peak.

Three Sided Tea Bowls

Slab built, porcelain, three-sided tea bowls with walnut stands(stands by Kamal Fox)

These tea bowls with stands were a collaboration between myself and furniture maker Kamal Fox.  A tea bowl, sugar and creamer set was donated to the Design Hope Auction to help raise funds and awareness for/about homeless.

My names not Ariel. It's Helvetica!

These are some posters I knocked out for Sheridan Ceramics so as to make our program more professional, and thus, respectable.

Doing the posters with rather short deadlines has been an enjoyable experience for me of late. I forgot that I enjoy a nicely kerned word on occasion.