Up & down Michigan Ave., there was a flora & fashion art installation. This piece by Andrea Fuess was my favorite. You can read more here…

Michigan Ave., Chicago Il.
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The water was hitting the pier hard with criss-crossing waves.

Oak Street Beach, Chicago Il.
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The sky was so surreal that evening merging silhouettes with color.

Navy Pier, Chicago Il.
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i haven’t been back to chicago for almost 4 years now… *sigh… and jami has never been. some of you know but for the others, i consider chicago my third home (so cal being my second) and i am very excited to be going back. 

jami and i are going out there for two weeks (july 2nd through the 15th) and we’re staying at the hard rock hotel right in the midst of downtown. we’re going to ‘the taste‘ and the navy pier for the 4th. we’re hitting all the museums and i think we’re going to a few concerts (wolf parade & feist). i’m also taking her to this quaint little town called long grove. they have a rad ‘main street’ downtown. 

i’ll also be taking a lot lot lot of pictures and will post as i can!

here’s a great track from one of my favorite local chicago bands,
the sea and cake

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i’ve been working on this design for the past few weeks. it had recently given me some trouble. the colors, the layout and the elements just weren’t fitting right but i am really happy with where it all sits now. we’ll be reviewing this week and should be launching in the next few months.

project….. flossy stylish design
contact….. kelsey murrietta 
oneredkey product….. blogplusweb

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i’m always working hard on new design techniques. this is a teaser of a the wedding & event networks presentation of soleil: the wedding event september 25th.

this design is a series blends and circles and gradients. i then make a few ‘magic clicks’ and it all looks like a brilliant set of paint strokes. accuracy within inaccuracy. having lots of fun with this - the final pieces will be out soon!

If you want a quick look at the steps followed in photoshop, then continue…

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