mother's day cards by dk

my mother's day card designs

are up on the Tiny Prints website :) 

see direct links to my designs below these samples...

http://www.tinyprints.com/greeting/product/24606/mothers_day_greeting_cards_glad_giraffe.html

http://www.tinyprints.com/greeting/product/24601/mothers_day_greeting_cards_happy_humpback.html

http://www.tinyprints.com/greeting/product/24615/mothers_day_greeting_cards_no_moo.html

http://www.tinyprints.com/greeting/product/24614/mothers_day_greeting_cards_queen_bee.html



http://www.tinyprints.com/greeting/product/24612/mothers_day_greeting_cards_famous_women.html


http://www.tinyprints.com/greeting/product/24608/mothers_day_greeting_cards_couple_time.html


http://www.tinyprints.com/greeting/product/24602/mothers_day_greeting_cards_fancy_free.html


http://www.tinyprints.com/greeting/product/24610/mothers_day_greeting_cards_art_heart.html


http://www.tinyprints.com/greeting/product/24590/mothers_day_greeting_cards_moon_delivery.html


http://www.tinyprints.com/greeting/product/24599/mothers_day_greeting_cards_daisy.html


http://www.tinyprints.com/greeting/product/24598/mothers_day_greeting_cards_mommy_moola.html


http://www.tinyprints.com/greeting/product/24589/mothers_day_greeting_cards_mom_does.html


http://www.tinyprints.com/greeting/product/24597/mothers_day_greeting_cards_my_inspiration.html


http://www.tinyprints.com/greeting/product/24596/mothers_day_greeting_cards_heartfelt_writing.html


http://www.tinyprints.com/greeting/product/24600/mothers_day_greeting_cards_bright_petals.html

get one for your mom, sister, aunt, grandma, godmother, 

stepmother, mother-in-law, like-a-mom, or any special lady in your life!

tea parties and sunshine

sometimes, we forget who we are.


the past couple of days have provided me with the realization that i do, in fact, know who i am, even if i don't think i do. 


every day is a process of continuing to figure out who i want to be and what directions i want my life to go.


i'm creating and finding a place for myself in the world, at the same time. 


i'm an artist. i'm a designer. i'm a photographer. i'm a creative mind. i'm a soul. i'm a lover. i'm a friend. i'm a human being. i'm a beating heart. i'm an animal. i'm a wavelength. i'm a female. i'm a rainbow. i'm a communicator. i'm a force of nature. i'm a nurturer. i'm a teacher. i'm a collection of particles. i'm a student. i'm a cloud. i'm a brisk gust of wind. i'm a flower.


it's a soul searching kind of day...


i turned 25 yesterday. had a formal tea party picnic @ golden gate park in sf. invited all my friends. i brewed a bunch of tea, bought a bunch of food, made small sandwiches and a huge bowl of fruit salad. i wore a hand sewn dress from germany in the 1930's. we had balloons. we sat in the sun on blankets. some friends played music. some brought wine and beer. two friends baked cakes and one baked cookies. one house mate bought me a case of york peppermint patties. another friend made heart shaped cucumber sandwiches. old and new friends came from near and far. i really had a lovely time and definitely feel blessed and loved. 


afterwards, those that still wanted to celebrate with me, came over to the battlepad and danced for the L train, while we made mock strobe light effects and drank my 2 bottles of birthday present wine. 


i had inspirational conversations with people that i love throughout the entire day. and ended the evening with warm friend snuggles, biscuits and an e-mail in my inbox asking if i would be interested in accepting a long term greeting card designer position @ tinyprints.com (!)


what a day.


:)


some quotes i wanted to share from some of my favorite artists:


I thought I was going to be a bum the rest of my life.
Jean-Michel Basquiat


I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.
Jean Michel Basquiat


The most exciting attractions are between two opposites that never meet.
Andy Warhol

The most exciting thing is not doing it. If you fall in love with someone and never do it, it's much more exciting.
Andy Warhol

words of wisdom from a beautiful woman

lately, i can't seem to stop thinking about the famous quote by the beautiful and inspirational, sensational marilyn monroe:


"I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." 


while searching for the exact wording of that particular quote i had in mind, i stumbled upon a plethora of other lovely quotes that i didn't even know she ever said. granted, they're all full of wise words. that woman knew what she was talking about. embrace your souls, minds, and curves ladies. 


more marilyn quotes below... the next one is my new favorite:


"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." 


"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring."


"A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left." 


"I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love." 


"Who said nights were for sleep?" 


"This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they'll come and go too. And babe, I hate to say it, most of them - actually pretty much all of them are going to break your heart, but you can't give up because if you give up, you'll never find your soul mate. You'll never find that half who makes you whole and that goes for everything. Just because you fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about." 


"If I'd observed all the rules I'd never have got anywhere." 


"I don't want to make money, I just want to be wonderful." 


"Love and work are the only two real things in our lives. They belong together, otherwise it is off. Work is in itself a form of love." 


"Well behaved women rarely make history." 


thank you marilyn monroe.

in the meantime, SAN FRANCISCO, please send me your wonderful warehouse vibes!!! grant, ryan, and myself are avidly searching for a creative live/work space in SF. 


we've been searching online and begun spreading the word. things have taken some [interesting] turns and twists. we're meeting [interesting] people along the way. 


but how, exactly, will we make this dream a reality? we're ready to be even more of a major contribution to this city. build new creative networks, and work with the existing ones. i want to be a part of the 2011 and beyond SF art and music scene. this potential creative space will allow us all to do this more expansively, with intentions to be something bigger.


this space needs to be affordable. and/or we need to find investors and grants to support the cause. or find a place that will legally let us squat? 


does that even make sense?


personally, i want to relive the andy warhol factory dream to some degree. i want to have a place for my friends and fellow artists/musicians/poets/filmmakers to gather, create, inspire, and promote one another. 


we all have valuable assets to offer one another. we're all capable of forming something bigger, something greater than what we already have. this is one of the immediate major long-term goals that i and a few others have in mind right now. 


san francisco, please, i'm begging you, please help me turn this dream into a reality. i know it's possible. i know that we can do it together, if we try. that one particular perfect person... that i need to meet... is out there..... somewhere.


we're moving out of the battlepad on 30th ave & taraval april 30th. 


it's april 1st (errr 2nd) right now. i hope i look back on this post at the end of the month and sigh with a laugh of relief knowing that the future is brilliant, bright, and exciting. 


i hope that we can find this creative live/work space in the next month...


ambitious?

lets just escape to outer space

lets just escape to outer space
and be the people we want to be
we can forget about taxes
ignore our limitations
soar beyond the tree tops
and dissipate like clouds into the sky
lets turn into dust
and float with the stars
orbit the sun
and bounce off the moon...


how am i supposed to be free with the earth's gravity holding a weight on my mind?




that's how i'm feeling right now at least...


in other news, right after i got back from taking pictures at my friends wedding in newport beach last weekend, i was asked to take pictures of my friends band, called christy's world, on tuesday night @ hotel utah in sf. these are some of my favorite shots:

weddings & wine labels

this past weekend, i had the pleasure of watching two of my dear friends from high school get married in newport beach, ca. they asked if i'd bring my camera and take some pictures. the following photos are a couple of my absolute favorite shots from their special day:

this morning, i went to check the mail, and discovered that i had received the first prints of the illustration i did for fog's edge wine -- i can't wait to see the actual finished bottle... and taste the wine :) i'll post better pictures when i see the finished packaging, right now, i'm just excited and want to show off my digital illustration skills:

and lastly, here are some pictures i took of my dear friend and sewing buddy, meghan elizabeth smolka, in the streets of san francisco, for her fashion blog. we went to go see warpaint @ the independent right after these pictures were taken, and we ate an amazing plantain burrito @ cuco's in the lower haight. watch one of my favorite music videos by them here.

two songs and a bunch of jokes

music pick number one of the day, today. and music pick number two.

a bunch of great cartoons and jokes that are making me lol while i'm alone in my room.

holographic duplicate of self

i might have already mentioned this dream in a previous blog post... somewhat recently, (i think??). anyways, now there's a visual description to match: 

i was gazing out my bedroom window, towards the same beach i always stare at. a copy of my self was sitting on the other side of the desk, resting her hand on the surface, in front of me, while talking directly to me. i went to put my hand on top of hers. she turned into a hologram and dissipated into the streets below. -- dream from summer 2010. photo collage made 2011.


this dream brought up a lot of questions. a lot of self exploration. and a lot of trying to distinguish the difference between sleeping and wake life. the two are trying to connect and unify. dorey kronick. who is that? what is this person trying to accomplish? where does my personality come from? why do i love the things that i do? what is spirituality? who is this rainbow self of mine that shows up in dreams? colors are always on my mind. bright colors. i have a hard time ever picking just one color. i like to use them all. as many as i can. the light spectrum - ROYGBIV - red orange yellow green blue indigo violet - is a rainbow. light waves. wavelengths. why am i so obsessed with these concepts? 


the other day, a friend told me i have a one track mind. this is not necessarily true, if you ask me. but i do get fixated on certain things and then can't get them off my mind for a good while. 


so to conclude, this image is not quite what my dream looked like, visually. but late last night, as i was experimentally overlapping low quality photos of myself over one another with different effects, i realized that i had pieced together a visual way to convey how i felt about this epic dream last year. i think i may be onto something. 


i'll let you know when i figure it out.

recognition of trying to understand the [silliness] of feelings.

come to this event that my art will be hung at this saturday night <3 


in the meantime, a relevant quote for today...... oh ernest hemingway...

cheers to a new moon

i'm in the mood for some ramblin'.


i'm currently listening to this incredible song:  Spirit Spine: “Ocean of Sand”, posted by i guess i'm floating on facebook. apparently, this artist is from indiana and this is what [i i guess i'm floating] had to say about him:

Indiana-based shadowfighter and mountain slapper Spirit Spine is back with a new album. You might remember him as the kid who took the most literal influence from Panda Bear for his earlier recordings (and that’s putting it lightly)… but now in round two it seems he’s beginning to find a sound of his own.

[MP3] Spirit Spine – Ocean of Sand

I’m a fan of slow-building Krautrock and “Ocean of Sand” does it well, subtly growing in expanse and volume until Joseph Denney’s vocals explode from the noise. Guitars shred manic, static swells, and drumsticks crack under pressure in the song’s epic crest. This isn’t for everyone, but will be face-melting for some of you, as it is for me.




-- personally, i think they have an epic playlist on their site and constantly updated new rad music videos by artists i love, or by artists i will grow to love some day. 


i guess living in the internet era isn't so bad.... at least when it comes to sharing music. my heart goes out to the starving artists and i try to purchase music when i can, but it's always great to hear new songs and new bands by word on the internet. 


social networkingggg.


wow wow wow. this is the song on repeat for the next 24 hours or so. for sure.


along with this song, from the same "i guess i'm floating" facebook page:


Billy Comfort: “Wonder of We (Feat. Steffaloo)”



dduuuuuuude -- these songs will blow your mind. literally. my head feels funny.


okay so, what else?


tomorrow is the last day i have to work on mother's day card designs, but then i move onto father's day. if you had asked me five years ago, what i thought i'd be doing today, i don't know what i would have said, but it likely, would not have had anything to do with greeting card designs. not a bad field to work in at all though. i'm thoroughly enjoying using my creative abilities to come up with graphics and words to say in card form. 


i may or may not be teaching some middle schoolers how to be digital photographers over the summer. i have a third interview coming up. this could be a really fantastic opportunity. i don't think i've ever had the title "instructor" attached to my name. 


i sold 3 small pieces of art @ my 2 week show on divisadero @ big umbrella studios! 2 pieces were actually sold as they were being hung up on the wall, and as a result, didn't even last until the opening. this was very exciting.


this is going to be a good month. i can feel it. 


warpaint -- march 16th, sf @ the independent, with my dear friend, and fellow blogger, meghan smolka, for her birthday :) 


toro y moi -- march 24th, sf @ great american music hall, with another dear friend, and fellow poet, guia.


mark smith and christy are getting married march 19th :) hopefully i will make it to southern california to photograph their wedding.


my dreams come true..... more so than ever before in my life. my dreams are leading me to both beautiful, but sometimes confusing and crazy places. 


on more random small pleasure notes about life lately:  i love an amazing, strong cup of black french press coffee or a black double  americano... just about every single day. i've been taking pleasures in describing things in as detailed fashions as i possibly can. i'm always trying to find ways to spread love, share wavelengths, and vibe with the beings that surround me. it's overwhelming. life is overwhelming me in the best ways possible lately. my senses are heightened. my appreciation for small things goes up on a daily basis. 


is this what growing up is?


is it weird that i'm gathering warmth from my computer instead of a fire place?


technological times.


cheers to a new moon. march 4th, 2011. who would've thought i'd make it this far? i certainly didn't know what to expect out of life. now, more than ever, i actually look forward to it. but at the same time, i live in a cloud.... permanently.