The fries have spoken.

I saw her work on exhibit at the Schwarzman NYPL and am since obsessed. Anna Atkins may be the world’s first female photographer, and devoted her days making pristine cyanotypes of flora and algae. To me, they’re perfect.

First with these eggs inspired by Adrianus Kundert and Thomas van der Sman's Bubblgraphy, I took this egg-dying opportunity to pay homage to Ms. Atkins.

Not to be confused with "selfie." Drawn with thumbs.

I think it’s smart that my art professor allows his students to redo/resubmit projects an infinite number of times. It makes for higher-quality work, it pushes us to hone our craftsmanship (and in this case, Illustrator skills,) and reinforces excellent life lessons to boot. Except for perfectionists like me, it also means unending nit-picking.

Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

First go-round I printed on the wrong side of the photo paper. The ink didn’t soak in at all, resulting in a fascinating watercolour effect. I precariously transported the wet page from class and (despite the wind blowing it into my face twice) it made it home relatively unscathed. I “printed” my own version on cardstock.

Exploring paper updates.

It took months to finish Ben’s birthday present,
and it fittingly took months for me to see it finished.

The piece is inspired by mathematician Benoît Mandelbrot’s sketchbook drawings [seen by us while visiting the “Fractals, Chaos, and the Materiality of Thinking” exhibit at the Cranbrook Art Museum].

There are 30 cards,
18 of which have hidden meanings (some more hidden than others),

and all of which remind me of Ben.

Drawing stages of solo mermaid-party invite.

The beginnings of Le Corbusier’s Villa Stein de Monzie at Garches for my final arch review.

*I was charged with the top three floors/terraces, and cutting out settings for columns. My partner did the ground floor, painted the pillars, and the facades [not shown].