Saying Goodbye's

The countdown is on, with now less than a week to go, I am feeling the nerves set in. Last night was my going away party and even though I thought it would be different, it was just like every other party I've thrown. Maybe it is a consequence of my work habits. When I am caught up working I don't make time for anything (unfortunately this sometimes includes eating). This makes it hard to keep close bonds with many friends, and as my birthdays always show (and now my going away party) it means a small turn out, and some awkward periods of standing by myself. There is a lot of people that have made a huge impact on my life, and a lot of people that I am going to miss. I believe in "quality interactions" with people, and there is many people who I may not be necessarily close to, but to me some of the most meaningful interactions came from these people. Especially this summer I have made a lot of new friends. Thank you Calgary and everything you have given me. It is time for me to explore something new and unknown. I just pray it works for the better. Positive thinking, that is what has gotten me though and what will continue to help me grow.

I want to write a book.

All I know, is that it would start with Patsy Cline.

blending in the color

So here is an update of what I have been working on this summer, surprisingly Ive been doing color! lol. Since this time last summer I released my "first collection" which was jackets so I decided to go along with that theme just bigger. All I knew was that I wanted alot of color so I asked my sister "what is really colorful that isn't a rainbow?" and her answer - chameleons. The more I read about them the more interesting they became and this was the birth of my new six color repeat print. in a week and a half I printed 24 yardages. needless to say by the end I couldn't feel my hands haha. Anyways in my lack of posting I figured I could slowly catch up, by posting the things I have been meaning too. But this time I will refrain from posting them all in the same day haha.


Here is a breakdown of what my printing proccess looks like.

Parkshow 2011

Once again Paul Spenard did a wonderful video of my work at parkshow. here is a link to the video paul did for calgary fashion.

Calgary fashion for parkshow 2011

A Great Discovery

I don't usually do fashion posts, but I stumbled upon this designer and was incredibly impressed. Pauline Von Dongen is from Amsterdam and is only 2 years older than me and has accomplished soo much. Now with a Masters in fashion design she was been winning awards in Europe and creating quite a name for herself. Take the Time to check out her website, its quite fascinating. I love the way she plays with the fabric and texture, and worked on a video collaboration for one of her collections. She also doesn't categorize herself within "spring 2011, or winter 2012" is just per year. I can't wait to see what else she does.

Pauline Von Dongen's Website

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