McQueen's Girl

Morning!
How was your weekend? Mine was amazing! We saw the last Harry Potter movie and it was incredible!
Thank you for all your support on the Dream Walking Society Ep!
It really means a lot. :)
The picture today is one i did last week.
There is something about it i really like.
I think it's the soft mellow vibe.
It sort of has the feel of a dream i had a few days ago.
The mediums i used were fluid inks, pens, & pencils.
And the dress is one of my favorite dresses from Alexander McQueen fall 2006.
I really hope you like it,
and hope you're having a great day!

P.S. Thank you for all your kind birthday wishes! You all are amazing :)

My Lee Alexander McQueen Tribute is on the Cover of The Sunday Times London!

So my Friends...
I'm pleased to announce the most amazing thing ever...
My Tribute painting of Lee Alexander Mcqueen is on the cover of The Sunday Times Magazine -London!
Seriously, my mind has been blown for the last 2 weeks when I found out that my tribute painting was going to be on the cover...
I mean, I think this is the most humbling honor ever.
McQueen has been by far my favorite designer since I first started studying Fashion Design.
He was the source of inspiration for countless paintings and Art pieces.
Never in my wildest imagination, when I first discovered McQueen,
could I ever have dreamt that my little tribute to him would end up on the cover
of the The Sunday Times in his home town.
I seriously don't know what to say....
I'm so glad to be able to share it with yawl.
I hope you're having a wonderful Sunday.

My First Sculpture!

Hey hey hey Friends, how are you?
So i finally finished up my first ever Sculpture!
I thought it was only fitting that i sculpted a garment of my favorite designer Alexander McQueen's Fall 2009 collection.
My hands are covered in blisters, but all in all, i really like how it turned out.
I learned so much making it.
My only regret is that I didn't build a bigger version of it, because I really wanted to smooth out places of her face but it just was too small to get the hard to reach places.
So whatcha think?
I definitely want to do more sculptures. I had alot fun.

Other than that, i had an amazing weekend hanging out with my friends Eisley & Christie Dupree band, and the whole gang;)
I haven't seen them for about 6 months, so it was great hanging out with them. :)
Check out both their albums, they are amazing!


P.s. Flare magazine was kind enough to interview me, if you want to read it go to Flare.com

The Alexander McQueen Display

Well, i think I'm officially done with youtube!
I edited this Video yesterday for you all,
and was having tons of trouble uploading it,
then finally this morning when i got the Video up on there, what happens?
Youtube had disabled the audio to my video cause it said the audio violates the copyright of i think it was Universal Music Group...
Which is kind of ridiculous considering i paid them money by buying the song,
and it's not like i'm selling the video...
So, huh? Now, i can't make videos unless i write all the music?
Whatever... Sorry for the mini-rant, but i was pretty disappointed this morning.
So solution! Vimeo!!
They are better in every regard so i will be uploading everything to them for now on.

The Video i made by mapping camera movements of still pictures i took of my McQueen Display.
Basically, i love all of Alexander McQueen's Collections cause they're straight out of a storybook.
So with that said, i decided to create a world for McQueen's People.
This Layered Display is what i came up with.
I call it "The Under Ground Forest"
All the clothes in the Display are from McQueen Collections.
I hope you like it. Wish you all could see it in real life. :)
It's definitely the piece i personally enjoy the most.

Why I don't have $1,595 to spend on this amazing Alexander McQueen knuckles clutch !??!!?

Flor

Return of the Mcqueen

Happy Tuesday Folks!
Wow, i'm tired! Spent the last 6 hours rendering a hounds tooth dress...
needless to say, my eyes are numb and hands tired!
But on another note, took a new set of pictures of my Alexander McQueen layered art piece.
The only thing is, i'm not done going through the images yet, so i will post the rest of them tomorrow, ok?
The image above is just one close up of it.
i have to say, it might be my all time favorite thing i have made.
i think it's cause it's the one that has taken me the longest to make.
i think it was something like 5 weeks to make,
but yes, i will post more tomorrow!
Hope you all are doing wonderful :)

Video Tribute: Lee Alexander McQueen

I just watched this video at AlexanderMcQueen.com and i Had to post it...
He was my favorite and this is an amazing showcase of his work over the years... I hope you like it.

Paying Respects Lee Alexander McQueen

Hey, friends, well I'm finally back home!
Oh boy, it was some trip.
Dave & I had such a good time.
I started sorting though over 20 gigs of files,
but I thought I would start with a post Paying Respects to Lee Alexander McQueen.
I had packed a print of this painting tribute to McQueen,
and the first day we were in New York,
my Brother and i went and got the print framed.
Then two mornings later David & I met up with Ryan & Alice,
and walked to the McQueen Store.
We arrived to a touching seen of roses, drawings, and letters laid across the store front window,
with people standing sobered in front of the store.
We stood silently there for a few minutes,
Alice had tears in her eyes.
I walked up and leaned the framed portrait at the base of the window.
Then we silently walked away.

Later the next day someone twitpic-ed me a picture of the store front,
and to my amazement the portrait got put in the window display of the store.
It was really the most humbling experience ever.
It really meant so much.
I was speechless, and still kinda am speechless.
But I thought I would share that story as my first post since New York Fashion Week.
I've missed you all so much,
I'm hoping to get all caught up this week and I want to get back to you all on your wonderful comments...
Just give me a little more time! :)


P.s. Thank you so much to Sketchbook Magazine for the interview & also to Kristen May Lee of the Fashion Spot for the Interview :)

Oh Yea... Did Yawl See McQueen?

First off, i have to say, i was completely touched by all your warm and encouraging comments on the last post!
Seriously, means alot! So thank you, thank you :)
Ok. So, did yawl see the Alexander McQueen Show??
How insane was that!?
In my life, I want to...

A) Attend an Alexander McQueen show
B) Collaborate with him on a project!

Basically, i was blown away by this collection!
So, when picking out which collections to paint for Paris Fashion Week coverage for Sundance Channel,
i had to paint something from this collection.
I really like how it turned out and crazy enough,
a week after i finished this piece, Bryan Boy twitted a link to a picture of a beautiful girl named Camilla Belle.
Oh, and guess which dress she was sporting???
Yep, this one!
It was fun seeing her wearing it.
I hope you like it!

Oh, also, my friends have been trying to get me on Facebook for a while... and i always fought it,
and my friend Ryan has been fighting getting a Twitter account,
and yesterday, he got a twitter account....
So, i broke down today and created a Facebook account.
If you want to add me as a friend, Click Here!

One Year Later Tribute to Alexander McQueen - Inspiration Friday

Well, today is a very special edition of Inspiration Friday,
as this is the one year anniversary of the death of Lee Alexander McQueen.
I thought I would put together a special tribute to him for all of the times that he has inspired me.
I've never been so consistently in aw and inspired by any other designer.
He was able to create a world that was both beautiful and terrifying, but it was so clearly a world outside of ours.
I don't think I will ever cease to be inspired by all the wonderful things that he made.
I hope this set of images inspires you today! :)
I add a song i wrote that i felt like fit the mood of his collections.


p.s. My friend Chadwick Tyler chose his top picks for this season for the site fashion copious is a great article check it out here :)

Alexander McQueen Tribute

Well, my friends, today is one of the saddest days in Fashion.
It was like getting a punch in the stomach when i rolled out of bed this morning,
and read that Alexander McQueen was dead.
It still hasn't fully sunk in.
i think i'm hoping against hope that it was a false report,
but deep down, i know it's not...

He was by far my favorite designer and one of my biggest sources for inspiration.
I don't think there was a collection that he has done that my mind wasn't completely blown...
I did a tribute painting of him.
I just wanted to express my appreciation to a true genius,
and pay honor to him with this piece.
R.I.P Alexander McQueen.