Home Depot Cupcakes. Whhaaa?

Unfortunately this year I was strapped for time to go Xmas shopping or make individual Xmas cards :(

So I decided to make everyone cupcakes! Not just any cupcakes, but mini jar cupcakes. I came across the idea on pinterest and decided to make my own.  Inside each jar are a pair of socks, individually picked of course.  The jars are tiny so it was hard to put anything else in there!

It was quite the experience. I raided my dad's truck for anything that could be used as a frosting and came across some blue window caulking.  That was my prototype batch...

Wasn't too happy with the outcome so I dragged my Pops and my cousin to Home Depot in search for the right caulking lol.

There were several batches made, and lots of experimentation, but at the end I think they came out pretty cute :)

Enjoy!

Animal Wildlife

Here is some of the work I did for my animal wildlife drawing class.  It's been a very overwhelming semester! I'm glad it's almost over :)

Blind Faith

Young Goodman Brown Project

I played around with many different concepts when it came to this project. The idea behind this image is that faith is a blindfold protecting Young Goodman Brown. Sort of like a shield that makes him unaware of the evil that can exist in people. Once the blindfold is removed, Brown will now see the truth, and truth is not always pretty.  I guess that's why they say "ignorance is bliss".

Unfortunately, my print came out ALOT darker then what I saw on the screen :(

Below were some of my better thumbnails that I brainstormed for this project.

Shine bright like a diamond

The mood I was going for is Romantic. I found this in class exercise to be easier then the sphere. Color is something that I struggle with, but I am pretty content with the way this turned out :)

Oops I forgot!

This is my final project Silhouette + Icons.  I just noticed the last 2 projects have been pink. I have a feeling the next one will have some pink in it as well...

Catch.com

For my connecting project I wanted to touch on the subject of technology and how it has become a tool to meet and interact with people. In my piece, you can see that even Cupid has resorted to online dating to find his perfect match.

Oh how I wish I would have had more time for this project! Countless hours were spent on  creating the profile pictures of his potential matches then cupid himself :/  I know it's not the deepest message but I wanted to create something simple that would hopefully bring a smile to the viewer's face.

Final Icons!

Below are the final icons for my silhouette project. I tried my best to make them clear without over simplifying them. 

1. Nature

2. Safe/Loyal 

3. Ninja ( I used to take a karate as a kid lol) 

4. Travel

5. Photography

6. Rock Climbing 

7. Strong 

8. Bike ( I'm learning to ride one)

9. Dreamer and Thinker

10. Good Listener

11. Book Worm

12. Real Estate ( I help people find houses)

13. My Puppy that passed away

14. Chai Lattes- I'm addicted O_o

15. The Oldest 

I've been swamped with homework the last week, so that's all I have for now! Not to mentioned I am incredibly slow with Illustrator :/

Silhouette

At last here is my silhouette. Hair was a complete nightmare! (Well it's my own fault since I didn't bother to brush it when I took the picture O_o)

Self Portrait

Ugly Birthday

Late night creation. Ugly doll gift bag for the boyfriend's niece. It's her 10th birthday tomorrow! Pretty sure I killed all of his sharpie's in the process.

Big Bad Wolf

Here is my attempt of creating the "Big Bad" wolf using the circle tool in illustrator. Kinda looks like the chupacabra..

Nothing to Wear..

I always have mixed emotions when a new semester starts. As soon as you start getting used to your teachers and classmates, you get plucked away into a new classroom and have to start ALL OVER AGAIN.  Although, I have to admit it can be quite refreshing as well. Not to mention it’s always the perfect excuse to go clothes shopping! 

This semester has quite the work load for me, but I can’t wait to see what I create. In the meantime, here are some projects from previous semesters that have been buried in my closet.

Quite the Cutie. Wanted him to be childlike like. Curious, happy and temperamental.

My very first time using illustrator, pulled an all nighter working on it.

If I had taken Christian's Illustrator class first, I'm sure I could have done this in about an hour! 

Jersey Shore's Snooki, I don’t think anymore explanation is needed.  Feel free to start fist pumping.

Putting our character into an environment.  Here is Billy and another character of mine, Shutterspeed.

Color Pencil Piece for my Perspective Class.

Copies of Masters

Portrait of a friend’s grandma. She is very dear to his heart. I fell in love with the photo and immediately knew I want to draw her. 

Done with Charcoal on Lennox paper.

After seeing all this old work, a wave of nostalgia swept over me :)

Hello World!

Jo HeartsArt is a blog dedicated to all the artwork and crazy things I create while I attend school. Hopefully if I stick to my guns, I will be able to update this blog frequently and share all my projects with el mundo.


Below is myself portrait, done on lennox paper with charcoal. It was the final for my life drawing class. Took 4 weeks to complete! 

That's it for now!