+ the next print +

potential next print.


yes, or no?

+ questions+

What do you like to do?
Write. Sit in corners. Sit on the floor. Paint things, anything. Read. Take pictures. Edit them. Go thrifting. Decorate my home. Graphic/web design. Blog. Stalk people on Flickr. Go to the park. Buy things for people. Be outside, doing anything or nothing. Talk. Listen to people. Think. Make things. Swim. Travel. Explore. Make people laugh. Drive on freeways on summer nights. Listen to music really really loud. Lay out in the sun.

What're your favourite magazines?
Hi Fructose. Juxtapoz. ID. The Drama. Vogue. Nylon, occasionally.

What make up do you wear?
Mascara. Sometimes a bit of this + this. Sometimes a bit of this.

Where do you like to shop?
Thrift stores. Vintage shops. Anthropologie. Boutiques. Etsy.

What do you dream about?
Usually having to get a group of people out of a maze before someone gets us. Or just getting somewhere before someone gets us. Someone is always trying to get me.

How old are you?
21. 22 very soon. Too soon.

What's your favourite time of day?
Right when the sun comes up. And then at the hottest point of the day. :)

What are your favourite songs?
That's like asking me what my favorite color is. Good try! I listen to almost everything. Entirely depends on the day.

What are you addicted to?
Decorating. All my spare money and time goes to decorating. And money I don't have. And time I don't have. I'm also addicted to people. I think it's a problem. Also, flowers. I want flowers all the time. I never have enough.

+ ugh. +

how
do
you
love
someone



when
five
minutes
on
the
phone



makes
you
so
angry



and
so
hurt



you
almost
black
out

+ new art on etsy! +

laurennicolelove.etsy.com

+ growing up. +

i realized today:







there just might be a purpose for doing things in order.

+ things i would do if i had time. +

- read antler mag.
- renew my subscriptions to juxtapoz, id, and hi fructose.
- update listography more.
- have 50+ listings on etsy of my watercolors.
- learn how to screenprint.
- have my walls painted by now.
- get a sewing machine.
- hang my curtains.
- participate in female photographers of etsy.
- be working on my collab's that have all been tabled.
- buy an iphone.
- get my nails done.
- get a facial.
- change my hair.
- do fun things like make treasuries.
- go to the park and cloudwatch.
- buy a desk.
- hide in barnes & noble for a few days.
- cook. a lot.
- go hunting on etsy for bedding.
- make the jewelry line that is in my head.
- find a way to keep track of all my favorite photos/artists.
- go sit in a field.
- get some prints made for my house.
- find cheap polaroid film.
- be a flickr/blog/twitter whore & actually have friends on them.
- stalk everything on decor8.
- go to estate auctions.
- work out.
- make all my promised drawings for @lukesbeard

- - -

i really like this.



thank you, motionslow.

+ home. +

Don't you love when you go on vacation, but your life just keeps going without you, so you just come back two weeks behind? Mmmhmm.

I moved into a new home the night before I left for Seattle (and by moved I mean packed up my house in a day and threw all the boxes into the new house), so upon getting home last night I upgraded from living out of a suitcase to living out of a basement full of boxes.

So thank you, blogspot, for being my catch-up-on-life to-do list, even though I should probably be using listography for this.

things to do before i even bother unpacking:

+ ship all etsy orders
+ clean bedroom
+ hang curtains
+ pay electric, gas, water, cable, internet and car payment
+ pay tuition for osu
+ re-schedule classes
+ buy new bedding (YAY)
+ paint dresser and desk
+ properly store all artwork
+ change of address
+ check mail at old residence
+ clean coat rack

things to do before the end of the weekend

+ print new 'i am lady' prints
+ list new art on etsy
+ design for plushpalate
+ paint all black frames white
+ buy bed frame
+ grocery shop
+ ship macbook
+ ship ipod
+ confirm all september photoshoots

- - -

UPDATE: uh. it's now all on listography. see it here.

+ seattle, part one +

This is one of those posts where I have no idea what to blog, but feel so guilty for not posting in so many days that I force myself to drop what I'm doing and type out a few thousand characters to ease my conscience.


I am in Seattle for two weeks visiting my best friend, and it is beautiful.

Plenty of photos will be popping up online over the next few weeks.

There is so much to see that I haven't been able to process half of it...and I am finding that I am desperate to go bury myself in a tiny coffee shop somewhere to get my mind and creative eye straightened out.

So far it has been incredibly perfect - I don't know what cloudy days and rain they are talking about...maybe it's another part of Seattle? :) I have walked miles already and have nearly cried three times over how breath-taking it is. I can't imagine ever running out of things to do.

Yesterday we woke up bright and early to take Eli to an adorable little farm out in Bellevue, and then explored a tiny little private beach on Lake Washington. We walked to QFC and Whole Foods and various other places to get some grocery shopping done in the late afternoon, and walked to The Pub at Third Place last night for incredible Lamb Souvlaki and drinks.

Alright, my conscience is eased! Time to walk to the Apple Store to pick up Snow Leopard, maybe peek into the bookstore down the street and find some morning coffee. Then we're headed to a farmer's market in Fremont, and then Waldorf Salad & homemade lemonade with blackberries on the beach at Lake Washington. Mmmmm. So excited.

+ kevin and kegan shoot. +

time for a photo shoot blog. :) haven't put much up lately...my brother kevin and his new band member needed some photos taken so i got to take some pretty ones. :) these boys have the most beautiful eyes. the actual "band photos" aren't up yet...but i'm in love with the portraits i did for kicks. you can go here for the rest of my photos.