cut&paste

Salon Fair

2010-04-15T14:00:00.000-07:00

I participated in the salon fair at my school this year. The theme was 1940s and my lovely model Heather fit the part perfectly for her housewife role.

days off! make a scarf!

2010-02-17T09:45:00.001-08:00

Materials: 1 yard of fleece. Scissors.

Fold material in half and cut in a continuous line making a spiral toward the center of the square of fabric. See diagram below.

new color!

2010-02-14T09:16:00.000-08:00

Thanks for the haircolor Jessie! Love it!

Die Antwoord

2010-02-08T12:39:00.000-08:00

Please check out this link. I'm oddly in love with this group from South Africa. Plus they have amazing hair!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_pS46YRMIQ&feature=related

My new haircut

2010-01-24T20:11:00.000-08:00

Blast from the Past!

2010-01-20T14:45:00.000-08:00

Via http://www.flickr.com/photos/36040317@N02/
beautifully simple product design. Wish I had a few of these to add to my collection!

DUST IT!

2010-01-20T12:58:00.000-08:00

New Hair Product Alert!!! Dust It by Schwarzkopf
Want to create volume or a sassy mess? This product gives you both without the gunky mess of of pastes or wax. The powder quality also absorbs grease for a sassy second day no wash look! you literally sprinkle the product on your root hair like a salt shaker. :)

spaces

2010-01-11T06:55:00.000-08:00

Interior spaces that give me inspiration

New Chair Purchase!

2010-01-06T06:34:00.000-08:00

Just bought this 1950's blowdryer from someone on craigslist last night. Gonna go in storage for a bit but can't wait to add it to my decor when I have more space!

Nellie if you were gay I'd date you

2009-12-22T06:59:00.000-08:00

I couldn't be more excited to see Nellie Mckay in a few weeks in minneapolis! I've been a big fan for awhile but have never gotten the opportunity to see her. Her witty lyrics, sense of humor and playful tunes always make me smile. She's so darn adorable too!

Inspired by Jewelry

2009-12-17T08:51:00.000-08:00

Christmas gifts?!? If i have time. My coworker Lori helped me with some little techniques (wire wrapping and connecting wires).... I'm planning on making my mom a necklace for christmas. I'll post some images later!

Decorations!

2009-12-06T19:40:00.000-08:00

When I was home in Iowa over Thanksgiving I helped my mom sort through a bunch of old Christmas decorations she had. We discovered some really old ornaments my mom made back in the day when my parents were first married. I came to realize what a craft whore my mom was. She had between 5-10 half finished cross stitched projects. Most of them went in the trash (sadly) or to Goodwill but I was so excited to find some ornaments she made. I decided to theme my tree this year with my mom's amazingly kitsch crafts and added a few of my own touches you'll notice! :) Happy Holidays everyone!

Recent Hair Color/Cuts

2009-12-05T17:13:00.000-08:00

My friend Alex had a picture of a mullet she wanted her hair to look like. Alex's hair wasn't long enough to match the image so we cut it into a shorter version of the cut. I did the color and cut.

This is Erika. I did a slightly graduated cut and a highlight.

Meet Stephanie! Cut and Peek-a-boo color

2 posts in one day!!

2009-11-24T07:37:00.000-08:00

I'm making a come back in the blogger world. I found myself bored at work so I'm updating the blog with things that i like. hope you like them too :)

Sarah Applebaum

pictures <3

2009-11-24T07:22:00.000-08:00

Some beautiful pictures via ANNA WOLF

Good Hair

2009-11-23T13:01:00.000-08:00

I saw this documentary a week ago. In all honesty, I was slightly disappointed with it as a whole. As Chris Rock ventures from the Bronner Brothers hair show in Atlanta Georgia all the way to India (where some of the finest hair is collected) he sets the premise of his movie around his 2 daughters with concern for their well-being and future hair desires. I give the film a 4 on a scale from 1-10 mostly because I was expecting more humor and the content could have been a little more interesting. Still worth seeing none-the-less.

Two ideas I've been pondering.
1. a tattoo (ongoing for practically 2 years now)
2. a new do

I've beein trying to grow my hair out and am still in contemplation but it's currently going through that awkward phase and i need a change. We'll see.

I stumbled upon some crazy nails and since I work for a packaging firm I thought these were just out of control. I have a hard time getting into nails. Not that I don't appreciate the talent of people that can do really great acrylic or fiberglass or anything of the sort, it's just not my style. Gotta give props to these though... hilarious. ridiculous. and awesome all at the same time.

yes please.

2009-11-04T14:35:00.000-08:00

these are things i found at a flee market this weekend

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things i like.

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INSPIRATIONNN!!!

2009-08-25T12:30:00.000-07:00

I discovered this salon in Lisbon, Portugal called motor-hairport. Their work is really inspiring.... obviously an acquired style but non-the-less... extremely creative and original Do's..... check out their flickr page and website:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hairport_lisbon/

http://www.motor-hairport.com/

PROJECT DAY!!

2009-07-10T19:13:00.001-07:00

Alright,. This project has been on my list of things to do for over a month and today it was finally completed! My wall mural includes b/w photos, old wall paper found at an estate sale, posters from Europe and my very own homemade baby shadow box. This project cost me a grand total of approximately $40.00. Mat board was purchased on sale at hobby lobby for 16 bucks (4 large sheets), Glass cut for open frames cost me $18.00 and the frames were either given to me or purchased at thrift stores for nearly a dollar. I cut my own mat board windows with a 45 degree angle mat board cutter someone from my work let me borrow.
Here are some photos and below are some wallpaper scraps I got at an estate sale awhile back.

really digging her work:Maria Forde

2009-07-08T13:28:00.000-07:00

Freddy Frees Friday!

2009-06-11T09:04:00.000-07:00

I got the opportunity to do hair for this short commercial a few months ago. Directed by Andy Dahm and his friends at Fast Horse

http://www.fasthorseinc.com/blog/

http://vimeo.com/5105275

meagan's wedding

2009-06-07T18:43:00.000-07:00

I wish i would have gotten more shots of the bridal party. THis is all I have from the hair i did at meagan's wedding.

Then at the reception, i just couldn't resist taking a photo of the servers hair. C'mon.... for real?!?

WISH LIST

2009-05-27T08:40:00.001-07:00

currently on my wish list of furniture from Room and Board:

What I like/want

2009-05-18T20:06:00.000-07:00

Longer Hair.
More time with family.
Spirituality.
Meaning.
More time in a day.
Tattoo.
A new outfit.
Italian market.
Lifelong friend/love.
Dog.
Settled in new apartment.
A fast bike with gears.
Tetris.
Volunteer work.
Time for volunteer work.
Laughter.
Bitterness to disappear.
Selflessness.
Artings.
To stay in touch with friends.
Meet new friends.
Cook more.
Organized crafting area in new apartment.
<3
a trip.

I'm about to move in a few weeks. This will be my 4th move in less than 2 years in the twin cities. It's a lot of moves, but for some reason I always sorta look forward to the unpacking and reorganizing phase. I'm planning on selling some things on craigslist so that i can start to get rid of all the furniture i don't need. I should really have a garage sale too at some point.

salon fair

2009-05-06T19:33:00.001-07:00

We had a salon fair at my school today. Since i haven't updated my blog in awhile i decided to show you some pictures from the event. I was inspired by japanese pop culture which is why i thought baby heads were necessary for the look. ;)

Harajuku

2009-03-16T13:53:00.000-07:00

I bought this perfume recently. the packaging is not only adorable... they smell really great!
check out their website:
http://www.hlfragrance.com/

FIVE DOLLAR'S A BAG!!!

2009-03-15T13:19:00.000-07:00

That's Right! My roommate Abby and I made it to an estate sale today. We hit the very last hour of some very slim pickings. Nonetheless, we walked out of that house with 5 dollars worth of jam packed items in a brown grocery bag. Not only was the weather refreshingly warm today.... but we got the sweetest deal. Check out these items: OH and make sure to click on the typewriter looking sheet.... it's pretty hilarious... abby found that in a box full of recipes.

Second Runway Fashion Show

2009-02-09T09:36:00.000-08:00

This weekend I participated as a volunteer at the Second Runway Fashion Show in St. Paul. Tim and Thom Navarro asked me to do hair for their collection. The concept of the show was for designers to find materials at local goodwill stores and recreate materials into one of a kind garments to raise money for goodwill's. I would describe their collection as mod/futuristic... therefore we decided to do clean updos with a bit of a futuristic twist. Here are some photos of the hair and event:

new business cards

2009-02-03T14:44:00.000-08:00

I made these cards at work today for my upcoming profession in hair.

my day off....

2009-01-28T20:26:00.000-08:00

I got out some markers today and decided to take a whirl at some drawings. things started off frustrating because i just haven't been very consistent with using my hand. sadly. here are some of the drawings i did based off some hair style images i had in a book for school. Today was a refresher ..... tomorrow will be better.

Bloggin thoughts....

2009-01-14T07:54:00.000-08:00

Maybe it's just me and the fact that i haven't spent enough time understanding blogger.... but there are a lot of things I wish i could do with this web engine that i just don't quite understand. 1. why can't i show blogs i follow on my actually blog page... instead of in my profile? 2. What if i want to upload songs or upload more links? I'm not quite getting it.... and sometimes when i view other blogger sites i feel like they've customized it in a way that's fitting for their info. 3. There's been some talk that wordpress is a better bloggin site. What's the difference and why should I start over? 4. Sometimes i feel like my blog goes all over the place. I originally created the thing to upload pictures of hairstyles and crafties i do. Lately... haven't been snappin photos of hair and definitely DO NOT have the time to do personal artings (which is saddening).

anyway..... i hope to get this stuff figured out soon..... now that im finding extra time during the day at work to upload a post now and again..... i might actually invest in getting my site the way i want it.

If you don't know of sanna annukka.... you should. Fabulous iconography and album art!
http://www.sanna-annukka.com/portfolio/?gallery=29

My dream.

2009-01-13T08:28:00.001-08:00

So i have to post about this really quick
I had a dream last night that was just so fun. First off..... I was at a pool side concert with deerhoof. If you don't know them.... you should http://www.spinner.com/2008/09/09/deerhoof-offend-maggie-free-mp3-of-the-day-exclusive/

The audience was swimming around while the band played on the side.
Then my wallet contents got stolen, but as it turns out i just got a new debit card (in real life).... that hasnt been activated yet. THe sucker couldn't take any money out. It ended up being a great evening even though somone tried to rip me off. Splashing around in a pool.... while a band plays on the side.... that seriously needs to happen for real!

On a lighter note.....

2009-01-13T07:19:00.001-08:00

I want to convince my brother to make me this coffee table.... and does anyone have any good ideas for how to construct your own light box for screen printing?

I love retro..... and I especially appreciate it when arranged smart. Organized clutter if you will......

Design + Travel.

2009-01-12T12:33:00.000-08:00

It's been awhile since I've traveled overseas. One of the most memorable things about Europe to me when I studied abroad the fall of 2006 was Switzerland's minimal yet highly functional design. A part of me wanted to scream and dislike everything about design there for its repetitive use of Helvetica, but after walking around the city enough and experiencing their world as a whole.... it all really made a lot of sense.

I guess that's why part of me will be changed forever in my journey to love and appreciate design/art. My experiences overseas pushed me to see things differently and gives more meaning to everything i do not only in design but in my life. Living in Europe changed me. I spent a lot more time getting in touch with my spiritual life. I picked up St. Augustine's Confessions (one of about 4 copies left from previous roommates in our apartment). The book contained so much doubt, faith and poetry.... that I couldn't put it down. St. Augustine knew how to make highly philosophical ideas sound like nothing but a simple love poem.

I challenged myself in Europe; asking myself "why?" over and over with everything i did and made that semester. I grew as a designer and a person. Not only did the new environment of Europe make me more vulnerable..... it just allowed my mind to grow and be challenged in ways I never thought possible.

I guess that's why... when I finally come to my point... we can sit and search all day looking for really new and innovative ways to design through the internet. But for me.... and from my experiences.... nothing beats actually walking around in a new country where design is vastly different from anything you've ever experienced. You can't create a world in America that resembles Eastern Turkey or the Vatican. You just cant.

christmas decor

2008-12-26T21:12:00.001-08:00

ive been meaning to post the terrarium jars that are recently sitting in my window seal. also, some of my christmas wrappings and the tree. notice "poopie"..... the taxidermy kitty jumping on top of the tree. i always tell him to get down but he wont!

christmas party

2008-12-17T07:11:00.000-08:00

we had our company christmas party last weekend. it was a ball. here are some photos from the night.

Hair.

2008-12-01T12:20:00.000-08:00

I got asked by a friend to join a photoshoot collaboration this weekend. I'd be styling hair for models and the whole thing would be sorta a portfolio builder for the whole team. (stylists, models, photographers). It sounds like a good opportunity that i might participate in. On a side note, i found these images on this site: http://christinmalen.com/

New Furniture

2008-11-24T06:29:00.003-08:00

I just received my new furniture from room&board on sat. It's wonderful. Here are some pics, i'll post more when i get my room situated.

currently....

2008-11-24T06:22:00.000-08:00

wanting my hair to grow this long!

bloggin

2008-11-21T07:12:00.000-08:00

I've been more inspired lately to update the blog. Life's been busy and I haven't had the adequate amount of time to do my own work or share things on my mind. Apologieeeees. here's an artist i discovered today. I'm in love... you can find more of her work here:
http://www.alicelang.com

Cosmetology!!

2008-09-20T15:55:00.000-07:00

So i did it! I decided to finally get the education I know i need to be able to do hair professionally with confidence! I signed up for Regency Institute and have been taking part time classes for a few weeks now. I've learned a lot so far including trichology (the technical stuff about hair), old school pin curls, fingerwaves, and roller sets, and little secret about hair products. My first day of class i was equipt with well over a 1,000 bucks worth of appliances and products. It was like an early christmas present. My favorite part was the new pair of scissors. (my current pair is well overdue for a sharpening). I immediately gave my friend Rachel a cut and my new roommate Abby a trim as well. I'm lucky to have friends that let me practice on them!!
Anyway, my class is small.. only 5 people, but we all get along really well and I know it'll be an awesome year and 1/2 with them. Once the textbook portion of the class is done, I'll be getting models and starting up a clientel base which I'm most excited about.
I actually signed up for hair school right when i was getting bogged down at my design job, but things at Baker have actually been looking more promising. Who knows what my future will entail with this new endeavor.... but I'm getting the best of both worlds and loving every step of the way.

pioneer510A

2008-08-03T17:17:00.000-07:00

Twas another day in the St. Paul antique mall. found myself 75 bucks worth of stuff..... including a turn table, skirt, buttons, and a clock. Check this Pioneeer510a turn table i found for 50 bucks:

And some high-waisted tapered pants that make me smile

i wish they made hair miracle grow....

2008-07-08T18:31:00.000-07:00

I'm trying to grow my hair out and here are some inspiring pics.... i just hope i can stay dedicated to this growth thing cause usually i just get urges to wanna chop away at my hair.....

craft time in my new place!

2008-02-10T08:29:00.000-08:00

I discovered a great store on University called 50's 60's 70's store. I found it about 5 months ago, and it's been my weakness ever since. I bought this lamp there last night:

I also decided to cover some old pillows with new fabric:

Moleskine exchange project

2008-02-10T08:24:00.001-08:00

I started a moleskine exchange project with some other fellow artists. The catch is, you do a few pages worth of arting, then mail your book to the next person in the group, they add on, send it to another person....and the book eventually gets back to you (full of goodies). I did my first entry last month:

CRAFT TIME!

2007-12-20T18:42:00.000-08:00

LOVELY MODEL>>>>>RACHEL.

Rachel made some christmas presents for her family......using FELT, A SEWING MACHINE, AND A COUPLE OF GOOGLE EYES!!!!!

craft tips from me crafty karen

2007-11-25T19:06:00.000-08:00

first craft: framed imageryery: step one: simply shuffle through your favouritest magazines and find a picture you like a lot. cut out this picture than put it in a frame and place it near your favouritteist knick knacks.

2nd krwatft: bleached shirt ddesign: step one: get yr oldest dark coloured sweatshirt or clothing item or bag or clothing or clothe.
step two: get a bleach pen or bleach spray bottle in a sprayer or a bucket of bleachers.
step three: you can free hand draw on the shirt or just spray over a stnecil have fun be creatives
step four: soak it on a while until dryed.
step five: wash off dried bleach and wash creation

3rd ckrsaft: get an old skateboard and decorate on it: stickers, spray paoints, pencils

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A weekend of artings

2007-11-04T20:05:00.000-08:00

FUN times painting barbies and putting them on the wall in the bathroom.

I found this string art this weekend at a store called 50's 60's 70's. I fell in love.

some glasses i bought tooo:

halloween's comin!!

2007-10-02T19:29:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween soon! I'm so excited...i wanna start doing all halloween crafts next! Anyone have any inspiring halloween tricks or tips or costume ideas??

What to do when you find baby legs? My friend Rachel put them on her door handles.....I made a magazine rack and a coat rack.

Getting to know the kitty a bitty

2007-09-19T18:29:00.001-07:00

St. Paul Farmers Market 9-16-07

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COKE ADS

2007-09-18T14:38:00.000-07:00

Tatttoooooos

2007-09-13T20:24:00.000-07:00

I've been wanting to get a tattoo for awhile now. I've decided it's going on my arm....somewhere on the upper parts. Anyway, I've sort of been collecting little images and inspiration as I go, but in terms of the concept, i'm still a little shady. I should make some mood boards like we do at work and you can all take a vote. for now, here are some things that are inspiring me for my tattoo.

Try IT!!

2007-08-27T11:20:00.000-07:00

Try making your friends bald!

Hair or NO hair?

2007-08-27T10:40:00.001-07:00

Was Brittni Spears as insane as the media made her out to be for shaving her head??.....I think not. In fact, I think some woman can really pull off a shaved head... emitting full confidence in who they are. I have to admit, if I had enough confidence, I'd have to give the hairless do a try!

New inspiration

2007-08-16T17:52:00.000-07:00

Gave my roommate a haircut last night. it felt good to do that again. Lately, I haven't been very inspired. My new job just doesn't really get me excited or give me drive to push myself creatively. I'm wondering if that will change once I start getting more projects. I finally got some internet in my apartment. thanks to the interwebzzz.....I can waste time/try and find some inspiration.

cool vid and cool swoopin bangs that inspire me:

watch the video on http://www.motionographer.com/media/jonas_odell/the_hours.mov

My FIRST hair cut

2007-07-24T20:10:00.000-07:00

So i gave myself a haircut the other day. It was the first time I took a big risk and made a complete change. here are some pictures of the process. The different stages look kinda funny.....

typography is EVERYWHERE just look upskky?!

2007-07-10T17:17:00.000-07:00

http://www.slanted.de/1368

ANTI-ART

2007-07-09T11:31:00.000-07:00

a few sketches on some random pages.
I am a fan of the "anti-art" wave, such as paperrad.org
and other anti-design type movement deals or something
but also a fan of highly designed designs like stuff found on notcot.org and such
i suck at doing either.

stamps

2007-07-08T20:29:00.001-07:00

Take corks and make stamps!!
So today i got really bored and while i was going through some art supplies i discovered some wine corks i saved from Italy. I decided to put them to good use and make some stamps. Here's another stamp I just made out of a lino block.

dont have a scanner so photo looks crappy

2007-07-08T16:04:00.000-07:00

just a doodle and a typey

ALSO I NEED A HAIR DO A NEW ONE...IF YOU GOT ANY TIPS TOUCH EM DOWN HEEREEE...
PREFERABBBLY ONES TO MAKE ME SMOKIN HOTTIEEEEEEE SEE PHOTO BELOW FOR CURRENT.

2007-07-08T15:20:00.001-07:00

Most amazing paper sculpting artist:

http://www.jenstark.com

inspiration stuff....

2007-07-08T09:52:00.000-07:00

Recyling is key....turn your old cereal box into something amazing. find inspiration from this website...

http://www.neu-e.de/index.html

NEED A BUSINESS CARD???? check out these uniques..

http://creativebits.org/cool_business_card_designs

hairZ

2007-07-08T09:15:00.000-07:00

Here are some FUNky styles. i just had these floating around on my computer somewhere.

thank you cards

2007-07-08T05:47:00.001-07:00

So I've been needing to get some thank you cards out to people for doing interviews with me and others letting me do small jobs to make some extra cash while I've been out of school. I decided to take one of my visual journaling pages and turn it into a fun post card. here's how it turned out:

hair cut

2007-07-07T21:07:00.001-07:00

I've been giving myself hair cuts for the past month. 1. it's free 2. i can do what i want without having to feel bad for being picky 3. the back is always a surprise! :) I need to get my bathroom cleaned up soon!

journal pages 1

2007-07-07T20:13:00.002-07:00

My friend Rachel gave me the greatest idea ever! She suggested that I open my own design firm with a hair salon... all in one. Hints the name 'cut and paste'. Although it's highly unlikely that I'll ever be doing that, I wanted to run with the idea and create a blog of things I'm passionate about. Plus this will give me a place to post some of my latest design work and show you some inspirational hair styles.
here are some of my first pages in the new journal: