my personal brainTumblr (3.0; @roseaposey)http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/<p>Hiatus! For the next month or so, I am working really hard for the amazing <a href="http://www.inthehousefestival.com/" target="_blank">In The House Festival</a> – and then I&#8217;m running away and taking a train to Boston for a dance camp (Beantown, for all you Tumblrhoppers). From there I will hitch a ride to Montreal and then be a professional bum for a month, wherein I will have lots of time and angst for more art.</p> <p>Until July!</p>http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/50841378648http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/50841378648Sun, 19 May 2013 12:11:07 -0700tumblr hoppersin the house festivalbostonbeantown lindy hopbeantown campbeantownhitchhikinghiatusprofessional bumartmontreal<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2be92b12e40ff35e3520848b24994cab/tumblr_mls672RKx61r7qnjjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Sometimes, I just make fan art (during Design History class).</p>http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/48803729636http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/48803729636Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:23:26 -0700jemima kirkedrawing practicepencilquick sketchjessa johanssongirls<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3f6b99e1eefb67e8b166ca70928a54cd/tumblr_mln2ixGhL91r7qnjjo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Ballad of a Thin Man<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/05ac4b1fdd76e9b5809f094b8ab4706b/tumblr_mln2ixGhL91r7qnjjo3_500.jpg"/><br/> Something is happening, but you don't know what it is. Do you, Mr. Jones?<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/46f3b77c1d48634abff67e9560b4b41a/tumblr_mln2ixGhL91r7qnjjo2_500.jpg"/><br/> How does it feel to be such a freak?<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d1701655e16fd8ee9953757187061ded/tumblr_mln2ixGhL91r7qnjjo4_500.jpg"/><br/> You're a cow. Give me some milk or else go home.<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5291e9ed6fc6c4274852aca9f4c608f8/tumblr_mln2ixGhL91r7qnjjo5_500.jpg"/><br/> you don't know what it is. Do you, Mr. Jones?<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/068a8375e1d0881fa41200a3635ca6a7/tumblr_mln2ixGhL91r7qnjjo6_500.jpg"/><br/> by Bob Dylan<br/><br/> <p>My tribute to one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Bob Dylan.</p>http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/48590348459http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/48590348459Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:16:00 -0700bob dylandylanballad of a thin manhighway 61linocutmr jonesmidgetone eyed midgetfreakthe geeklyricshand done type<a href="http://society6.com/roseaposey/The-Creative-Struggle_Print">More Prints!</a>: <p>I’ve made “The Creative Struggle” as a print (up to 20 x 28)!<br/>I thought it would be particularly topical to have it available as a laptop skin, so I did that, too.</p>http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/46027636422http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/46027636422Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:50:22 -0700laptop skinprintprintsart printsthe creative strugglewriter's blockcreativecreative block<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/da444718b490e083ff0378fd4ae20381/tumblr_mjxehrh3eq1r7qnjjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Quick watercolour sketch of my oldest friend. She doesn’t actually have purple hair, but she should.</p>http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/45779531070http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/45779531070Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:03:27 -0700watercolourwatercolorfacegirlpurplepurple hairlife drawingdrawing from lifesweetsad<a href="http://society6.com/roseaposey/Judgments-o4Z_Print">Judgments Prints</a>: <p>FINALLY! I’ve decided to print with Society6 for Judgments. I should have done this months ago… but I figured I’d have time to print myself, so I could charge less and do my own quality control.</p> <p>It’s a small print (7x10), but I’ve been assured the quality is great. Should I put some of my other work up on Society6?</p>http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/45771017940http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/45771017940Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:12:21 -0700judgmentsfeminisimprintprints<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2aafb5916438ffc08be1e58a27278a4a/tumblr_mjo7a7wnJe1r7qnjjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The creative struggle. <br/><br/>Watercolour, pencil, ink and digital photo collage.<br/><br/></p>http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/45369758987http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/45369758987Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:49:19 -0700great ideagreat ideaslearningmad scrillascrillascrilla scrillarecognitionmoneymoneyzself expressionoh fuckfuckwatercolourwatercolorinkphotocollagecreativecreativitywriter's blockwriters blockartists blockcreative block<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a2fd6a971e7de64e1aae0b8ae48bf2bc/tumblr_mjmdq28JMI1r7qnjjo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e77e910207d5bffc98037ead29cbda27/tumblr_mjmdq28JMI1r7qnjjo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e98b53b04b49b2b197560d5fa60d5cd8/tumblr_mjmdq28JMI1r7qnjjo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3d13b6fc747b2ae9ee77bf7657a55a9a/tumblr_mjmdq28JMI1r7qnjjo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8187cf95fae6affa08fddba0d3380019/tumblr_mjmdq28JMI1r7qnjjo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Some recent life drawings. Finally managed to draw a manly butt. MANLY BUTT!</p>http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/45295715763http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/45295715763Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:13:14 -0700life drawingmanly buttmusclescharcoalnakedhand<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c9be86d5761007034e25d70be9f67efb/tumblr_mjkq6ema3m1r7qnjjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My first appearance in print! It’s in “Agora”, a Dutch counter-culture magazine. Kind of a smaller, European Adbusters (which I will be appearing in later this year!).</p>http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/45230560149http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/45230560149Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:47:00 -0700printmagazinefeminisimjudgmentssurpriseproud<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/406d8f60917d99ac988e6c4b2e721b4c/tumblr_mjd0f5JiN21r7qnjjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Buy my fictional cough syrup! It’ll put your cold in the hospital!<br/>(For my Concepts for Design & Advertising class.)</p>http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/44880395628http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/44880395628Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:47:00 -0800marketingAdvertisingcough syrupbus adadtransit adnewspaper adArt Schoolbullypunchcurbstompcurb stomp<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/22f5633e510e85f1428e64f4263c2825/tumblr_mistewan4r1r7qnjjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Experimenting with pastel.<br/><br/>(My red hair-lust is starting to manifest itself in my art.)</p>http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/44014324418http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/44014324418Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:04:00 -0800gingerredheadred hairpastelneckbackbunhair bunupdochalk pastelart schoolportraithairnape of the neckyellowredrussetbluesky blue<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dddf35c79c4509d5b61d9e9aecc270b5/tumblr_midqxyivuT1r7qnjjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tourist. </p>http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/43333364471http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/43333364471Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:46:46 -0800portlandoregontouristtourismselfieself portraitpost officecityscapemorningusaamericano trespassingsundaysleepy sunday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/564093a2bb235f33ca67c3b8884a6e7d/tumblr_mibuniLc7P1r7qnjjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Old fashioned light canon + the buzz before a burlesque show.</p>http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/43244614145http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/43244614145Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:11:42 -0800wise hallburlesquevintagelightsspotlighthalllight cannonshowstage<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fd82a7ed20cd135f154d6a58c9423d51/tumblr_mi9v69L7y91r7qnjjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dada valentines card!</p> <p><span>The heart was stamped with a real chicken heart (and then digitally enlarged because those things are tiny!).<br/>The background is made up of the death scene from Romeo and Juliet.<br/></span></p> <p><span>This is pretty much as art-schooly as I could possibly get.</span></p>http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/43195458210http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/43195458210Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:50:06 -0800Art Schoolchicken heartbloodgoreromeo and julietcollagedadalinocutsurrealiststampvalentinevalentines dayloveheartheartbeatda dum<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e0aa896d14f670bf2d6b8a5d5d509148/tumblr_mhv2qvGbUk1r7qnjjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hand done lettering!</p> <p>This was a huge pain in the ass, but I like the result. (never again)</p>http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/42512967601http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/42512967601Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:47:19 -0800letteringhand done typehandmadeTypographytypetypefacehand done typefaceariettescripthandwritingflourishpain in the ass<a href="http://roseasoup.tumblr.com/">teh reblogs</a>: <p>I keep wanting to reblog all the lovely things… so I made another Tumblr!</p> <p>I like to collect inspiration <a href="http://roseasoup.tumblr.com/">here</a>. </p>http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/42459144367http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/42459144367Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:12:00 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e54efe98c4f096d450ad58b4fd1e41d8/tumblr_mhqn3g4xnU1r7qnjjo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/486e6c3299b34ea6915ac75f5ef3d53d/tumblr_mhqn3g4xnU1r7qnjjo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/22c3efc26c017315f46b86ff5c1df004/tumblr_mhqn3g4xnU1r7qnjjo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Handbills I designed for the nice folks over at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hotclubswingvancouver">Hot Club Swing</a>. They turned out pretty! :3</p> <p>I love me some retro scripty fonts; this one is <a href="http://www.losttype.com/font/?name=lavanderia">Lavenderia</a> from the <a href="http://losttype.com/">Lost Type Co-Op</a>. </p>http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/42343379974http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/42343379974Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:18:52 -0800handbillshot club swinglindy hopswing dancingpromotiondesignvintagepostcard<p>I’d say pics or it didn’t happen. :)</p>http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/41211226224http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/41211226224Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:27:20 -0800<p>Yes, I&#8217;ve seen the atrocity that is Curvy Kate&#8217;s ad. Yes, that was taking my art and twisting the message to the exact opposite of the orignal message. They took it down, and I&#8217;m happy. But I&#8217;m not happy because I somehow vanquished some company that was looking to steal my idea – I&#8217;m happy because the internet is looking out for me. </p> <p>I&#8217;ve somehow managed to get a lot of thoughtful, intelligent people on my side – to encourage me to be the best artist I can be and <span>stick up for me when my work is being taken advantage of </span><span>(to the extent that I found out about this whole ordeal via. Curvy Kate apologizing</span><span> to me on Twitter). It does a lot to restore/spark one&#8217;s faith in the human race.</span></p> <p><span>Thank you from the bottom of my heart. </span></p> <p><span></span><span>I don&#8217;t know how, but the internet gods have blessed me with you, and I&#8217;m going to try and give you the best of me.</span></p> <p>Rosea</p>http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/41174673445http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/41174673445Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:11:09 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d0d65ae1d3931612bab05669c4fa4ac4/tumblr_mgxyk4SW121r7qnjjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Random vintage tins, matchboxes and toy cars just seem to gravitate towards me at this point.</p>http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/41037684345http://roseaposey.tumblr.com/post/41037684345Sun, 20 Jan 2013 12:36:03 -0800vintagetoy carvintage tinsalvematchboxvintage matchboxdoilydustydust