Fluevog Fever

April was a busy month.
Aside from the two day jobs (teaching 3 classes and 3 days of making print designs),
Enid and I created 30 new prints of Fluevog Shoes for two blog challenges.
See them all over on my Pattern Recognition blog and read about the challenges here.

Here are some. #fluevogpattern will take you to the collection on Instagram.

I also did another A-Z with images from my #dailytruck art series on my WordPress site.
[Yes, I'm trying to learn WordPress. It's not as hard as I thought.]
That was mostly pre-scheduled, so it was fairly easy. I even have enough extra images to do the same theme next year, if I so desire. Or will I finally be sick of trucks by then? I keep seeing their butts on the commute, that won't stop anytime soon.

Here is the ever-so-elusive X. I didn't see this one until 4/11/17.

Anyway. Back to the shoes.
Every May 15, there is a big celebration at Fluevog stores with giveaways and deep discounts.
I went for the first time last year, and it was really fun.
This year I'm going to meet up with Wookie's human, who is driving up from San Diego county.

A Fluevog print dress is necessary!

I have this on order and even put in an extra $10 for expedited shipping so that I could also wear it to the Otis Fashion Show pre-show activities. There will be photos.

Redbubble happens to be having another one of their flash sales today -- 20% off everything until 11:59 PDT. Here's the link to my shop (it's hard navigating to specific products -- leave me a comment if you need help finding something). The sale code is IWANT20
*I get a small commission from sales. Thanks for your support!

Linking up with Patti's Visible Monday
Shelbee's On the Edge of the Week
Catherine's #SaturdayShareLinkUp (thanks again Catherine for turning me on to Redbubble!)

SpyGirl Status Report

Hello, all my internet friends! I have several deadlines looming large...

An art exhibition that gets hung 4/22, opens 4/24, reception 4/28.
If you live in the Los Angeles area, the details are here on facebook
and here: annembray.com

I am working some of the art into repeat so that I can offer voile scarves in the prints... nothing completed on that yet... eeek! I promise myself to at least have the one above available. I want to wear it to the FABB West conference on 4/30! You'll be the first to get the shopping link when it happens.

The Threads and Surfaces Fashion Icon sketchbook is due to ArtHouse in Brooklyn on 4/30. Must get back to doing those portraits, I have 12 to finish. If I do one a day...
I'll be posting those here as I complete them.


TAXES!!!!!!


The fake wedding journal is on hiatus at present >sad face<.


Any OOTD posts will most likely go on Facebook for now so please go like SpyGirl to see what crazy combos I concoct next.

There are lots of things I want to write about but I must concentrate on the top four items above first. For instance, I've gone undercover on Pose just to see what happens. I'm also monitoring Pinterest with a high degree of paranoia.
SpyGirl is very busy -- "on the QT and very hush hush."

Later, my dears!

patterny

Repeats. 

I have a separate blog devoted to them.

They provide me with funds. (I design underwear prints for one of my day jobs).

at Costco. 3/2012

I teach how to create them digitally. (The other day job @ OTIS)

sometimes I'll demo a "how to" on Pattern Recognition

I've been creating them for 30+ years.

I'm working on a line of scarves that utilizes them

as soon as I order sample swatches, you'll be able to buy this print
or get a scarf at my online cargoh store
I might even wear a dress made with this for my art show in April!

I cannot get enough!

3/24/12

pattern recognition: Bloody Mary Mix

click on images to see bigger

This whole thing started out as a joke...

DressCourage sent out this tweet:
"I won't be impressed by the internet until someone can email me a bloody mary."

I was sitting at work and took up the challenge.

original photo swiped off from Google Images search
used for entertainment purposes only

turned it into a repeat
(looked like I was "working" maybe creating a design for men's boxers)

I emailed, we chuckled in a virtual manner

Last night, I posted it on my Pattern blog, scheduling it for 1/1/12 @ 12:01 am

This morning, my latest 3 SpyGirl facebook posts caught my eye:

I saw matching happening

yep. it works for me

HAPPY 2012!

two things:
1) go follow SpyGirl on facebook. I'm posting my weird outfits there if I don't have time to write up a post here.
2) I'm cutting off the legs of the velour pants to repurpose into a skirt or shift. I will leave enough for hotpants. There will be 2 pair available - size S. Any takers?