It's been very quiet lately

Hey, everyone. Apologies for the inactivity. My family and I have been very busy with packing and have moved to an apartment. I haven't had internet for a while, but I just purchased an Xfinity internet pass, and I can now get online through my laptop. I now have a room too :D I'm going to be working on creating a desired atmosphere for this room by collecting some fun colorful LED lights, get my desk set-up which I want to place my lamp and various gemstones on top of, and purchase a night stand for my bedside. I'm going for a retro-zen style.

I'm also very busy with getting my portfolio together for the end of the semester and helping my class get our portfolio show ready.

It's a tall order, but I think I can handle it all.

- Alanna

Some Concepts I Did for Class

Damn, I really need to update this blog more, sorry guys. Work, school, and working on art projects end up making me forget about this blog occasionally. But here are some concept logos I made for my group back at the beginning on the semester.

The fonts in the last three were created by one of the people in my group. I just vectored it.

As for right now, this week really hasn't been the best. From getting an intolerable ear infection, to having damaged glasses that will cost over $300 to get them replaced, to needing to reschedule my appointment for new glasses, to getting ready to move out at the end of March, I'm in a low slump right now. I really want to spend time with my friends, but I feel like they're busy right now too.

Still, there's a very good chance I'll finally have my own room when my family and I move, and this Friday night I'll likely be heading out to a roller rink, which will likely be fun!

And for my videos, I'm going to try to create a schedule for them within the time I have, and I'll likely have a video going over stuff around Christmas time, and what's happening right around now too.

That's all for now.

- Alanna

Moving Things Forward

Hey, everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. There have been several things I've been meaning to do before Christmas, but there is always next year, so I'll work on those in secret so there ready when the time comes around.

I spent Christmas at home with my family, and my friend's family came over too which was nice. Here is a picture of what I got.

(One of the family's cats Benny snuck her way into this photo)

The picture includes:

• Chocolate and lots of other candy
• A bag of loose leaf tea
• A tea leaf holder that's shaped like a manatee.
• A coffee warmer
• Small tubes to hold shampoo, conditioner, etc. for travel
• Bamboo pencils
• A jar for pencils and brushes
• Buddhist meditation flags
• Chibi Stitch plushie
• Betty Boop pajamas
• Underwear
• A scarf
• And a kettlebell weight

For New Year's Eve, I flew out to spend time with my dad for a few days. First day was mostly watching TV, second day was a lazy day, and third day we did a little shopping.


In addition to being in Pennsylvania for New Year's, I got to meet my dad's dog Sassy! Here's a picture of the lovable little cutie right here:

I've also set up another art shop on Cupick! I'm going to spend my time for now playing catch-up until all my designs are on there. I've had an Etsy account for a long time too (before all of my other shops) that I want to get properly set-up.

And because the new semester started, I've been working on some class designs, which I'll the process to in another post fairly soon.

See ya then!

- Alanna