oh deer!

ever since i was little i have been kind of "teach savvy".  i was the kid who would know what to do before the teacher even had a chance to explain where to begin in computer class. in eighth grade i designed the cover of my school's yearbook and did a few pages as well! i have always loved using Paint and Photoshop to create fun little things, but i never knew how to use the more advanced tools and how to make things look "professional"  so to speak. i've already taken the digital art course at my high school, and there isn't a second course so there was no a way for me to learn anything else at my high school school.

 honestly i don't know how it even became an option, but one day my mom and i were looking at the art classes that were offered through the college in my town. luckily for me, The Fundamentals of Digital Art was enrolling, and it was an online class so i didn't have to worry about me being sick (read this post if you want to learn more about my health issues!). i signed up for the class, and did my first assignment. lucky for me, another person and i were the only ones to complete the first assignment, so we got extra credit which is awesome! 

the second assignment was to choose an animal that we thought represented our personalities, and then to create it in adobe illustrator using the vector tool. i chose the deer because it's peaceful, kind, caring, and watches over others -- like me.

 here is what my deer turned out like :

then, from what we had already created, we had to make an asymmetrical piece of art using 50 or more different   "modes" of our original deer. 

here's what the asymmetrical piece turned out like:

 if you have a hobby or subject in school that you're really passionate about i totally recommend taking a course at your local college! it might seem kind of intimidating at first, but it's really not -- especially online classes! (you never have to get dressed or meet the other people in the class haha)

i would love to hear what y'all think of my work!! 

what animal would you have picked for yourself?

thanks for reading! 

xox

free iPhone backgrounds!

hey y'all! i don't know about you, but i change my iPhone background more than any person i know. the only problem is that i can never find any cute ones that aren't ugly. so i decided to make my own, and i wanted to share my love of making them with all of you!! if you want me to make you one, then just tell me if you want a monogram or a quote. then depending on the one leave the quote or your initials. make sure you let me know which is your last name, though! also, leave your email.  and lastly tell me which lilly print you would like!!  

here are some examples of what i can do --

so if you want me to make you a background, then this is what your comment should look like (depending on whether you choose quote or monogram)

monogram

cGs

you gotta regatta lilly print

youremail@gmail.com

quote

"chin up buttercup"

getaway garden lilly print

youremail@gmail.com

where do you usually get your iPhone backgrounds?

thanks for reading! 

xox



I'm sorry, but I am no longer making these.
I'm thinking about opening an etsy shop to sell these backgrounds, please let me know if you would be interested.