Watch and Smile!

Book Shelf

With my ability to come up with some crazy project ideas and my Husband's power tools, we were able to construct a new kind of book shelf... a shelf made out of books.

Leanna's Vienna

Not the sausage... my new bike! It was meant to be... my new Globe Vienna II is the bike I have only dreamed of until now! Being a graphic designer, I can't ignore the fact that a large majority of American bicycles are covered in bright, obnoxious, colors and logos. I recently returned from my honeymoon in Europe, where we spent a fourth of our time in Amsterdam - a place where three-story parking garages are filled with bikes instead of cars, and women riding down the street in their heels look like they are straight out of a vintage bicycle poster. Pretty much every bike we saw there was simple and beautiful. However, most were single speed coaster breaks, which make any little hill a challenge. Globe's "unique ability to become an extension of people's lifestyles and personal tastes rather than simply a piece of sporting equipment" is what I have been waiting for. They have the simple stylish European look, but have the practicality of hand breaks and gears. And the best part... you can slip your own graphic in the head badge!! What more could a graphic designer ask for?!

Animation by Blu and David Ellis

COMBO a collaborative animation by Blu and David Ellis (2 times loop) from blu on Vimeo.

SUPOP

Holy Molley It's been awhile since I've blogged! Summer is here and my blogging priorities have become inferior to my playing outside priorities.

Every Thursday night the streets of Montrose, CO become alive with people, music, food, and vendors. For the last two weeks, I have set up a booth at Main in Motion to sell my new line of jewelry - SUPOP - (Pronounced Soo-pop). For those who are wondering what the name means, it is a combination of my middle name, Sue, and Pop, from Pop Art. "Pop art challenged tradition by asserting that an artist's use of the mass-produced visual commodities of popular culture is contiguous with the perspective of fine art. Pop removes the material from its context and isolates the object, or combines it with other objects, for contemplation. The concept of pop art refers not as much to the art itself as to the attitudes that led to it." SUPOP has adopted the "Challenge Tradition" attitude by taking everyday objects such as matches, erasers, playing cards, fake fingernails, puzzles, bread clips, bicycle chains, etc. and transforming them into wearable art.

Bart Hess & Lucy Mcrae

The way Bart Hess and Lucy Mcrae transform the human body with the use of everyday objects fascinates me.

And the Waste Your Time Award goes to...

http://unlimited.orange.co.uk/flash/go


If you are looking for some simple, never-ending entertainment check out Oranges' site.

Renegades ReUnite

It's back. The Renegade Art Showe. May 8th. Same warehouse.

More info: www.myspace.com/renegadeartshowe

New Litter

Happy A.M.

Two separate incidences, neither set up, and both made me smile as I was making coffee.



























"Coffee Mate"

New Species Discovered

Meet Eskipube Dante. He is a Litter.


What is a Litter?
In contrary to popular belief, a Litter is not an object strewn or scattered about. Nor is it a number of young brought forth by a multiparous animal at one birth. In fact, Litters do not like the fact that trash and a group of baby animals stole their name. Litters are little creatures that are conceived from peoples' thoughts that are constantly littering our society. Every time someone thinks that they just don't fit in, or that they look funny because they don't resemble the people on TV, a Litter is born. If you happen to stumble upon one of these creatures, love it. The more you love your Litter, the more we will love ourselves.

More Litters are being born every day, so check back for new faces.

My Web Site Makeover

My online portfolio was in need of a makeover. Its new look is much more clean and user friendly. I especially like how I was able to incorporate the menu buttons into the logo. (You can organize the folders on your desktop in a similar way with the desktop image download in the "loot" section). I will be continuing to add pieces to it, so check back often!

leannadesigns.com

Bike Shop Idiocincracies

While waiting at my parent's bike shop, I whipped out my camera and decided to capture the little things that give the bike shop so much character... A rubber band ball that has been with the bike shop ever since I was little. A vintage water fountain that was left in the building from the previous owners. The contrast of the beautiful cursive lettering against the old stone wall. The simplicity of the old bicycle license plates lined up in a row. The dirt that has accumulated over the years on the white Victorian style curtain that creates a doorway into the back room. An organized line of brushes waiting to be used.

Put Your Designs on Fabric!

Hey all you designers!..upload your designs to Spoonflower and get them printed on fabric! This is one of those things that I wish I would have thought of first! :)

Tracy Chapman's Site Rocks!

Simple, interactive, brilliant, and still easy to navigate! Check it out!
http://www.tracychapman.com/

The STUFF MONSTER has been CAGED!

I finally got my home studio set up!! Complete with adequate storage for the piles, bags, and boxes of art supplies, that previously invaded every room of my apartment. With every artist comes lots of STUFF... you know, that STUFF monster that keeps growing and growing because you just can't manage to through away that old door knob or piece of cardboard that might just come in handy for that art project that you are going to start tomorrow but then tomorrow turns into next week, next week turns into next month, and before you know it the STUFF monster has doubled in size! OK, so a little off track there, but it sure is nice to have a studio designated for the STUFF monster.

Beareo Skateboard

Now that Christmas is over, and there are no more secrets to be kept, I can do this post with out my boyfriend finding out what his Christmas present was. I took one of his sketchbooks and chose one of his thousands of awesome drawings to put on his very own custom skate deck. He used to skate a lot growing up, and the first time we met he was on his skate board, so I figured it would be a pretty sweat gift...and guessing by the expression on his face when he opened it, he liked it. I used his drawing entitled "Beareo" (bear + stereo) as the basis of my design and went at it. When I was finished, I sent the design to Zazzle to be printed...they did a great job!