Collage book about my life. Cover- Ellen and our inside jokes (which occur throughout the book) 1- Introduction, 2-Me, aspects of who I am, 3- My Diabetes 4- My Work life, 5- My Safety, 6- My Travels 7- My Perspective of Fun, 8- My Past, 9-My Present 10-My Future, 11- And my Frame of mind, 12- Conclusion.
Collaging is amazing. To take pieces of preexisting things and manipulate them in a way so you create something new, something that says what you want to say. There's a problem-solving aspect of it that makes a finished piece really satisfying.
"Little Girl Lost"
A Sewing themed piece. The pig is hand sewn by me. The background consists of my mother's old sewing patterns, which I loved using.
My commentary on a social issue- the promotion of abstinence in this day and age. Old fashioned imagery complete with a wall of rings, placed in a box of Godiva chocolate.
"Rabble rabble."
"Wisdom". My old typography 1 assignments came in handy, and I love playing with ink.
Keep it together, even when it gets weird.
"Birds of a feather". Digital interpretation of Joesph Cornell's work.
It's always an awesome experience to be able to take a design and transform it into something tactile.
Tree design done as a commission for a friend. It was then brought by him to a shop that did the engraving.
Simple skull design = awesome foot tattoo. (it's my foot.)
Packaging design for a fictional brand of seeds.
Hand-sewen plush dolls.
Laundry room mural- a throwback to Andy Warhol's 'Brillo Soap Pad Box'. This is basically what I spent my freshman year spring break doing. It my reward for helping my mom strip all the wallpaper in this room.
Welcome to the design blog of a graphic designer trying to make her way through the world. What you see are the results thus far. No color wheels were harmed in the making of these pieces.
Want to talk? MClegg08 at gmail dot com.
(All work copyright Megan Clegg 2009. Do not use without permission.)