| taking care of business |

Made my own business cards, finally!

Got my logo made into a custom stamp and used watercolors to give them a personal touch. Can't wait to get my etsy shop up and going so I can send these babies out! 

| color theory |

• acrylic gouache on vellum •

Not sure why I waited until my senior year to take this class, waking up at 8 AM isn't so bad when you get to paint!

| practice |

Some of my drawings I've done on slow shifts at my work, all hand drawn with pencil and ink. 

| Gypsy & Magnolia |

Featuring my hand-dyed kimono by Gypsy & Magnolia

http://www.etsy.com/gypsyandmagnolia

| red mandala |

• acrylic and ink on canvas •

11-18-14

Just finished fall quarter a few days ago and taking advantage of my spare time to paint. These are some of the mandalas.

•Acrylic and ink•

| fall display |

First display I got to create from concept to building for my internship this quarter at Lewis Boutique.

10-13-14

Mandala I doodled up at work today, importing into Illustrator for future design magic ✨

Ink on paper

| Design Project 01 |

First art project of the fall quarter.

Had to recreate words using line and shape : from top right clockwise: fountain, isolated, broken, embraced, wilted, flow. 

9-18-14

Pieces of driftwood I painted and decided to hang my Polaroids from.

| fringe on fringe

Dress: Arnhem Clothing

Kimono: Staring at Stars (Urban Outfitters)

Boots: Minnetonka

// spirit animal //

Working on concepts for future prints, so a sketch came out of a Sunday spent doodling. 

Sanskrit Mandala

Mixed media on canvas by me, Rachel Sims. Acrylics and India ink 

// moon phases //

Moon Phases--India ink and acrylic

India Ink

Spent this Sunday playing around with a fresh new bottle of Bombay India ink in blue...I want all the colors now! 

Bell bottom love

Got these bells this past weekend and I'm officially on the bell bottom bandwagon.

Bell bottoms: See You Monday

Tank: Project Social T

Feather necklace: American Eagle

Bracelets: local boutiques

7-21-14

Sacred geometry art I've been working on the last week

7-15-14

A pair of mushroom teacups/coffee mugs my mom surprised me with that were found in a thrift store...score!

my favorite corner

A favorite corner of my room :

-art by Phil Lewis, one of my personal favorite artists

-DIY flower jar

-amethyst tea light holder 

-buddha and jewelry trays

late night hooping

Testing out my LED mini hoops from MoodHoops and my friend Caroline's blue LED hoop with the time lapse setting. The pictures turned out great, here's just a few of my favorites. Special thanks to Caroline Grubbs for the use of her camera and photography skills!

| arm candy |

Wine, Lana in the background, candles, and an arm decked out in my favorite rings and bracelets. Happy Friday xx

| 6/25/14 |

Bralette: Spell Designs

Kimono: Staring at Stars

Jewels: etsy and acquired at music fest

comfy day, comfy night

Ganesha tee: Title Unknown

High-rise cutoffs: American Eagle

Crystal cuff: gift from mom :)

Druzycrystal necklace: Urban Outfitters

Enjoying tonight with a Thai citrus pomelo candle xx