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updated portfolio!

2011-12-18T23:22:00.002-05:00

I have now updated my portfolio with a few things! I need to get some more stuff up soon! Go check it out.

http://www.coroflot.com/jstudaker

pooh

2011-12-18T23:20:00.005-05:00

Hey look at what I just found! An old painting I did for my momma!

little elves.

2011-12-17T09:49:00.003-05:00

I love getting christmas cards. Seriously. I actually like any kind of snail mail! I still send birthday cards to everyone in my family! Now thats dedication!

Anyhow, I like to make personalized christmas cards. This year I wanted one that reflected my boyfriend an I as a holiday symbol -Old Elves! Enjoy!

invites

2011-11-21T22:02:00.003-05:00

I really like to make invites! Here are some (older) ones I made for my sisters! Two totally different style but I love them both!

business cards!

2011-09-17T12:17:00.004-04:00

Here are a few options I did for a friends business card. He already had the singular "e" as his logo so I just designed a few options that complimented the clean streamlined character. In a couple options I updated his logo by creating a circle shape around it. This way when he applies it to other materials it can stand out on its own and hold some visual ground.

back on my feet illustrations

2011-09-17T11:36:00.008-04:00

I recently designed/illustrated a few recipes for a muffin cookbook that will be sold to help out Back on My Feet (http://boston.backonmyfeet.org/boston-landing.html), a local Boston charity.

Bakers donated their recipes and artist donated their skills. It's going to be a pretty awesome book! Stay tuned for when it becomes available for purchase.

The first design, I drew and cut EVERYTHING out of paper and then scanned it in. It was so much fun! The second design was done completely on the computer. Not my style typically but we needed something with a punch of color to go in the book.

Enjoy!

brooch

2011-07-21T21:16:00.004-04:00

just bought this amazing beautiful brooch from Sweet Bestiary! I just love everything they have! cant wait for it to arrive!

inspiration!

2011-05-29T11:19:00.003-04:00

i love these drawings by Matte Stephens! They are sooo beautiful. The colors, the composition completely drew me in!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/matteart

nyc holiday window displays

2010-11-13T15:21:00.004-05:00

Here I am looking through some old photos and I came across last years NYC holiday window displays. It was such an inspiring trip and they were so elaborate and detailed! I wonder how this year will top it! Can't wait to see...

beautiful little tiny door

2010-11-07T10:14:00.002-05:00

look at this beautiful doorway I found during my trip to Colorado! Even though its boarded up I think it has such a charm.

for the love of georgetown, colorado

2010-11-06T11:13:00.006-04:00

In a not so recent trip I took to Denver to visit my bestest friend dani, we took a road trip through the mountains of Colorado! We passed through many little mining towns and just enjoyed the scenery and good conversation. This little town of Georgetown was soo cute. Nestled right into the mountain, it was full of old historic buildings. It was such a beautifully cold day. Here are a few photos that I love!

little birds

2010-08-09T21:35:00.003-04:00

I made these little darlings after a trip to the jewelry/bead store this weekend. I didn't realize how easy it is to make custom earrings by picking and choosing between all the little charms. I'm so excited to start wearing them! However, I need some jewelry making tools because putting them together with pliers and a nail clipper just won't cut it! enjoy!

mousepath

2010-08-07T10:08:00.002-04:00

not sure if anyone has ever used the mousepath program but it makes the most beautiful images based on your mouse movements. the circles represent where your mouse sits still and the lines are obviously the direction of movement. isnt it amazing? looks like i do a lot on the top of the screen. i minimized the window and didn't check it until an hour or so!

the era

2010-03-20T10:02:00.005-04:00

here are the cows on the farm in 1978. i was four years away from even being born at this point, but i still do remember being around all of those cows for years after this. usually we would be throwing things at them though. it was a great playground for us!

i'm not sure who the photographer would be...possible mom, dad, grandma or even grandpa. i sure do wish i could go back to those days.

refresh

2010-03-14T23:08:00.005-04:00

my last post was on october 2009...wow. but when i look back it is no wonder i didn't have anything to really be excited about. tough year i suppose.

i have so many photos i have taken over the years and have been looking back on them for some inspiration. so, lets start my re-posting with something random and pointless. i think i enjoy the idea that i don't have to explain the meaning of anything right now.

farm

2009-10-04T14:07:00.003-04:00

i have visited michigan this year more times than needed, for reasons that were not too celebratory. but, while i was there i was able to explore what was left of the farm i grew up on. here are a few photos i took at my dad's during my april visit. the farm is no longer in use but there is lots of character to what has been left behind. enjoy! more to come!

pottery love.

2009-09-27T12:40:00.006-04:00

i finally picked up the remaining bowls/cups from my august pottery class. i am very much a beginner and i was happy to create as much as i did. these are all made by hand building and contain a very organic appeal, which i love! i experimented with different combos of glaze- some work, some definitely don't. i still love them anyway. i also made a few plates and then a little dip plate which i plan to smother in ketchup someday. enjoy!

mug and bowl

2009-09-16T20:32:00.004-04:00

this is the first bowl and mug that i made during my pottery class. these were done on the wheel.

lovers

2009-09-02T21:08:00.002-04:00

so i found this photo i took of these cute sleeping piglets in the fall of 08 at an apple orchard. i am in love with it and every time i see it i just feel all mushy inside!

pizza heaven

2009-08-09T13:41:00.007-04:00

I made this amazing buffalo chicken pizza that I just had to share. I bought all of my ingredients from my local whole foods. Even though I could have ordered a takeout cheaper, it was completely worth every penny. As always, I had to make it half fake chicken and the other half real chicken. I used the recipe from Rachel Ray but I didn't use the Worcestershire sauce only because I didn't have any available. The fresh pizza dough was amazing!

* chicken or fake chicken!!! i used one small breast that covered half the pizza
* Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
* 2 teaspoons grill seasoning, (recommended: McCormick Montreal Seasoning)
* 1 pizza dough, store bought or from your favorite pizzeria
* Cornmeal or flour, to handle dough
* 2 tablespoons butter
* 1 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, eyeball it
* 2 to 3 tablespoons hot sauce, medium to spicy heat
* 1/2 cup tomato sauce
* 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese, a few generous handfuls
* 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles (i used fresh blue cheese and crumbled it, creamier texture makes all the difference.
* 3 scallions, thinly sliced

Directions
This wasn't on the directions but I rolled out my pizza dough and put it in the oven at 450 for about 8 or so minutes to pre-cook the crust. Place chicken (or fake chicken) on a plate and drizzle extra-virgin olive oil over the chicken then season with grill seasoning. When grill is hot, add chicken and cook about 3 minutes on each side (I just pan fried since I have no grill).

Stretch dough to form pizza using cornmeal or flour to help you handle it. If you let it rest and warm up a few minutes it will handle even easier.

In a medium skillet over medium heat, melt butter and stir in Worcestershire, hot sauce, and tomato sauce. Remove the chicken from grill and thinly slice it. Add chicken to sauce and coat. Cover the pizza dough with the saucy Buffalo chicken, cheeses, and scallions. Bake 18 minutes or until crisp.

my little basil.

2009-08-02T18:51:00.004-04:00

So, I bought a growing egg and I feel like such a proud mom! But, now I feel bad that I'm going to eat it soon! The glass vase I made in college and the sculpture is made by my grandma b.

my friend katie! woo woo!

2009-05-08T16:52:00.007-04:00

hey everyone. katie is a friend who makes beautiful fashion drawings. i just love them and you should check her out!

http://paperfashion.wordpress.com/

..where have i been..

2008-10-06T20:49:00.002-04:00

so i started my new job and it is keeping me very busy. i havent even had time to check my email some days. i am hopefully going to be jumping back on the wagon of doing extra things.

...magnet me...

2008-09-22T11:58:00.006-04:00

so, i did a mini magnet project this weekend. i have all of these silkscreened paper scraps that i have no idea what to do with. i found this brownish black outline of birds and such in the pile and water color penciled in the negative areas. i attached it to a big chunk of magnet, cut it into strips and put a little gloss medium on it so they shine, shine, shine! it's fairly large for a magnet, probably close to a 7" x 11" rectangle, but it gives a little drama to a drab refrigerator!

...birds of peanuts...

2008-09-18T19:55:00.008-04:00

so the place I am working at is collecting the cutest peanuts shaped like birds. a little abstract but sooo cute!

..i love swearing + design..

2008-09-17T16:46:00.002-04:00

i found this link today and i love it! besides a little shout out to michigan, it tells a story of what design is coming to these days. sad, sad story. go check it out and tell me how much you love it.

http://www.vimeo.com/1465284

.obama backwards.

2008-09-16T21:43:00.003-04:00

so i will have to take a better picture but this is from the inside of my apt. a little shout out for all those voters who think they want to vote republican in november.

.pillows are great.

2008-09-16T21:39:00.004-04:00

Ok so here is the first of many sewing projects that i hope to create in the near future. Now, I know that these aren't one of a kind ideas but I haven't sewn in about a year or so. I need some warm up on simple things. I was using fabric that I already had laying around so I could keep this a low cost project.

.my own laziness is killing me.

2008-09-10T15:20:00.004-04:00

so, i am pretty well known for talking the talk of creating all these projects. im wondering how i ever survived in the ccs mindset of staying up all night doing 4-5 projects at once and still finding the time to have a social life -since i cannot even do one creative thing within my wide open week nights.

i have decided to whip myself back into shape. i am getting some fabric needs at the trusty joann fabric store down the street to first complete my pillow making project that i promised to the bf.

this weekend im also planning on beginning my project on the "expected life markers" for women in their 20s. i feel as though there is so much pressure to keep up with the tradition of meeting a man, getting an education, getting married, creating a home and then children. i know lots of people who do these steps in different orders or skip some all together, but there is a pressure that they should be completed sometime in your 20s. If you live with a person of the opposite sex its a new flash to the world that you should be getting engaged soon. things like this have become humorous to me. im just becoming me. the time has changed and people should be doing things when they are comfortable with it, not on a timeline in your 20s. This is an article that i find hilarious. check it out!

click here for the article

.future design.

2008-09-08T15:59:00.003-04:00

im still new to all of this and im hoping to redesign my blog so that it is more personal to me. so please stay tuned for future work to be uploaded!

.hope.

2008-09-04T12:03:00.012-04:00

"Nineteen months ago, on a cold February day right here on the steps of the Old State Capitol, I stood before you to announce my candidacy for President of the United States of America. We started this journey with a simple belief: that the American people were better than their government in Washington - a government that has fallen prey to special interests and policies that have left working people behind. As I've traveled to towns and cities, farms and factories, front porches and fairgrounds in almost all fifty states - that belief has been strengthened. Because at this defining moment in our history - with our nation at war, and our economy in recession - we know that the American people cannot afford four more years of the same failed policies and the same old politics in Washington. We know that the time for change has come."

August 23, 2008
Remarks of Senator Barack Obama