anna myers' art space

Sketchbook pro fun

2010-05-07T21:09:00.000-07:00

hush puppies!!

2010-04-26T10:08:00.001-07:00

I am a finalist in the hush puppies shoe design contest!! Please vote for whoever you think shoudl win at

http://runwayonmonroe.com/

Hush puppy shoe final color scheme

2010-04-05T08:45:00.001-07:00

Pallav Shoe

2010-04-03T23:58:00.001-07:00

A she design for the hush puppy competition. It is inspired by a sari.

reebok soccer shoe

2010-03-27T23:09:00.001-07:00

Beer label project

2010-03-15T11:20:00.000-07:00

So the beer label post idea is after famous alcoholics...sort of a random undertaking for me, but certainly an enjoyable one thus far.

I was inspired by my idol-Winston Churchill, who after stumbling out of a pub in the wee hours of the morning was approached by a woman who told him ; "Winston, your drunk!"

Winston's witty response; "I may be drunk madam, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly."

I wanted to design more labels after other alcoholics and after some research found Edgar Allen Poe and Ernest Hemingway to be great candidates.

This project is by no means celebrating alcohol or degrading Poe, Hemingway or Sir Churchill. If anything it is celebrating them. I love the fact that despite the horrible name alcohol is given in our times, these men accomplished so much in their lives (hence the title "shine").

The animals represent each figure...I will use a bull for Hemingway, a lion for Sir Churchill and a raven for Poe. Their faces will be on the neck of the bottle.

Beer Label Project

2010-03-15T11:18:00.000-07:00

Chair Project, so far/rough

2010-02-24T11:49:00.001-08:00

teapot practice

2010-01-16T15:25:00.000-08:00

Griffin Helmet

2009-12-26T11:16:00.000-08:00

shower brush 3

2009-12-23T19:53:00.000-08:00

shower brush 2

2009-12-23T19:52:00.000-08:00

shower brush

2009-12-23T19:50:00.000-08:00

sketchbook pro quickie

2009-10-20T13:22:00.000-07:00

IODINE INK poster sketches

2009-10-14T18:33:00.000-07:00

Hey, ya'll

sorry for the lack of posts, been super busy lately. Anyhoo. Here are some sketches for the upcoming short film IODINE INK. I am doing the posters for the movie and I have been working on thumbnails sketches so far.

Sweet Home Chicago

2009-09-13T21:38:00.000-07:00

Sorry about the lack of posts, been busy adjusting to Chicago.
Well, work is awesome and Chicago is amazing. Not much else to say. Here are some pics form my past two weeks in my new home.

moleskin sketchbook

2009-08-24T09:17:00.000-07:00

raw id sketches

2009-08-17T10:26:00.001-07:00

More sketchbook stuff

2009-08-04T11:53:00.001-07:00

My work posted on Streetart.com

2009-07-16T19:33:00.000-07:00

My work has just been put on the website streetart.com. Streetart is an incredible website that has anatomy from all art fields, like advertising design as well as graphic design and crafts. Its a great site for anybody who enjoys anatomy. Thanks to Vanessa Ruiz for not only posting my stuff, but also creating a great website.

here is the link:

http://streetanatomy.com/

sketchbook art

2009-07-15T08:24:00.000-07:00

This isn't about lifestyle

Don't be blinded by the hype

This isn't about the Maybachs

And the mansions

The benjamins

Or the bling

As a matter of fact keep the icing

I wanna taste the cake

This is from a Jeremy Piven nba commercial, one of my favorite commercials of all time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYHM4NJ2tA0

Sweet Shoes

2009-07-15T06:49:00.000-07:00

Sweet home Chicago

2009-07-15T06:38:00.000-07:00

So I interviewed at Beyond Design, a design consultancy that makes a wide range of great products. The facility was incredible and Michael Prince, the president, was a really nice guy. So if all goes well I will have an internship in the fall. Thanks to all who helped me get to this point and to Beyond Design for having me there.

beautiful sky

2009-07-13T06:19:00.000-07:00

Dual Major

2009-06-27T13:40:00.000-07:00

So i officially have a dual major-Art Education. I planned on getting a certificate when I got out of CCS, but I decide it would be easier (and a whole lot cheaper) to do it now, even if it is an extra year of studying.

I can recall when I was in school how much of an influence my art teachers had on me. The best teacher makes all the difference. But I feel as a product designer that art teachers focus WAY too much on crafts, illustration and fine arts. I never once had a teacher tell me that I could design products. There is the notion that one has to be a "starving artist" in order to even enjoy making art. All of it is pure BS!

I hope that if I do one day decide to be an art teacher I let my students know THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO STARVE TO BE AN ARTIST-THERE IS HOPE!! I hope to encourage them to explore more art careers than just fine arts and crafts. I wish someone had told me about product design before I came here and I hope that if I do teach that my students have the realization I did when I cam to CCS; there is hope as an artist.

griffin bicycle helmet project

2009-06-27T13:28:00.001-07:00

shoes for randy

2009-06-23T21:29:00.000-07:00

ollie (pronounced like rollie pollie), latest alias project

2009-06-19T16:32:00.001-07:00

stanley cup

2009-06-13T12:04:00.000-07:00

Th Red Wings put up a good fight, but fell short to the Penguins. Although I'm a huge Red Wings fan I have to say congrats on a job well done by the Penguins. They played well on both defense and offense and took advantage of every opportunity. Job well done to both teams

random sketchbook pages

2009-06-11T16:43:00.000-07:00

latest sketches

2009-06-06T09:37:00.000-07:00

Camping Car sketches

2009-06-06T09:15:00.000-07:00

these are some sketches that I did in the car on the way to the cabin. Cut me some slack, though, I was riding in a car!!

Detroit Zoo sketches

2009-06-06T09:07:00.000-07:00

awhile back I went to the Detroit Zoo with my friend Andrew. It was a great time and the animals were fascinating. Here are some very quick and very, very rough sketches from that day. Enjoy!!

Pygmy

2009-06-04T14:33:00.000-07:00

I just completed Chuck Palahniuk's latest book Pygmy and I was pretty satisfied
I'm a huge fan of Chuck's, I have read every one of his books and Choke is one of my favorite books. Most people know him from his book fight club-also a movie directed by David Fincher. I am addicted to his work. His imagery is fantastic along with his sick and twisted imagination. I find myself highlighting, doggy-ear-ing and reading sentences over and over again. I love his books and can't get enough of them.
In Pygmy, a group of terrorists in an unknown country pose as foreign exchange students in a plot to destroy corrupt, evil and fat America. Although a difficult read because the book is writtten from the terrorists perspective-and the english is terrible. It was worth it, though. At times I felt embarrassed when he would point out the flaws in our country, but then could only agree. Other times it seemed like I was getting a peek into another way of life and I liked it. No his best work in my opinion, but still a great read. I give it a 8.9.

camping trip

2009-06-04T14:05:00.000-07:00

Terminator: Salvation

2009-05-29T11:07:00.000-07:00

terminator: Salvation was a overall a good movie. The breakout star had to be Sam Worthington, though. His acting was superb and he held his own next to Christian Bale. What I loved most about his acting is how he portrayed emotions carefully through his eyes and facial expressions rather than his lines. Overall it was a 9.

shower brush

2009-05-28T13:03:00.000-07:00

2009-05-28T13:00:00.000-07:00

Ofcourse my portfolio is always under construction based on feedback I get from some contacts of mine. Ron from Nike and Kyle from New Balance are my best critics and give me a whole lot of good input. Comments and feedback are always welcome!!

x box portfolio project

2009-05-28T12:52:00.000-07:00

2009-05-23T14:07:00.000-07:00

Never go to art school. Never go to New York. Never rent a loft. Dump your font folder. Forget symmetry and color-coordination. Stop taking text from editorial that you don't read and packaging it in eye-catching ways. Walk away from your computer. Then take off. Go to India, rural China, Rio, Carcas, Belize. Mingle with the filthy rich and the dirt poor. Dig up all the roots of terror. Make hunger, disease and cruelty, lust, greed, self-preservation and genocide your roommates. Then, when you've run out of money and you can't take it anymore, fly back home. Look in the mirror. Fcae your fears, your weaknesses, strengths, your immenent demise. Then, when all of this begins to gel into a master narrative in front of your eyes, go get a job.

2009-05-22T13:50:00.001-07:00

2009-05-22T12:41:00.000-07:00

final alias model of studio project; bicycle helmet

2009-05-20T07:38:00.000-07:00

The helmet is for bicycle commuters and it was my studio project this semester. I had a lot of fun and learned a whole lot about design during it. I also learned a whole lot about alias as well.

2009-05-20T06:42:00.000-07:00

So finally the year is over. Next year I will be a junior, but I still have projects I plan to work on over the summer, sketchbooks to fill and classes to take. Overall I did pretty well this semester, as my grades show, but more importantly I improved. I'm working n my portfolio, which I will post soon, and applying to internships.

I look back on the year and am not only thankful for the improvements I made, but also for the people who helped me get through the year, Like Rebecca and Arlene from the success center or Denise Dooley or Dave Chow and everybody else I forgot to mention. Thanks again to all. My portfolio is coming soon.

just some bmx bikes, updating portfolio

2009-05-15T21:19:00.001-07:00

more sketches

2009-05-14T19:17:00.000-07:00

sketchbook 7

2009-05-13T18:00:00.000-07:00

2009-05-13T09:45:00.000-07:00

I apologize for the absence of posts.....I will have more soon and will be updating frequently.

The Winter semester has ended here at CCS and the summer semester will begin. I have completed plenty of work and will be adding it all soon. Over the summer I will be taking Alias and an art history course along with sitting in on a bookmaking class. More to come

cheers

sketchbook number 14

2009-05-13T08:10:00.000-07:00

"Friends applaud, the comedy is finished" Beethoven
"Long live freedom!" Hanz Schuller
"Lord, help my poor soul" Edgar Allen Poe
"Let us cross over the river and sit in the shade of the trees" Stonewall Jackson
"Many would be cowards is they had courage enough" ???

"Some birds aren't meant to be caged, their feathers are just too bright" Ellis "red" Redding

"nonesense, they could not hit an elephant from this range" John Ruskin

johnson and johnson/jansport field trip emergency kit

2008-11-05T06:20:00.000-08:00

For my studio project I am doing and emergency kit for field trips. It will be a backpack that will have a smaller one attatched to the bottom that is for indoor use. The bigger one is for outdoor use. So far I have worked out the materials, user needs and have finalized the design. At this point it comes down to the model and the graphic wall presentation. Wish me luck, I'm gonna need all the help I can get. More pics to come!

2008-10-31T21:40:00.000-07:00

Go Phillies!! I love the city of Philadelphia, my uncle lives there and I have fond memories of the city!! Love ya Jess, Hope everyone in Philly is enjoying this as much as me!!

Some random sketches

2008-09-24T21:34:00.000-07:00

Fun with Rhino

2008-09-24T06:13:00.000-07:00

Sketchbook Number 2

2008-08-31T20:08:00.000-07:00

This is some of the pages from my second scetchbook. Most of it is illustrations from the armor and sculpture from the Detroit Institute of the Arts. I do not have any of my product stuff on here just yet, but there is more to come. Comments are more than welcome!!

Anatomy/human factors sketchbook section 1

2008-08-21T10:23:00.000-07:00

The pictures below are from my anatomy/ human factors sketchbook. I did not label it, but this is only the first installment. I am not done with the sketchbook, but I will be soon. This is the fifth sketchbook I have done this summer and I hope to have at least 10-12 by the end of the school year. Comments are always welcome!!

2008-08-21T09:25:00.000-07:00

High School artwork

2008-08-16T13:06:00.000-07:00

2008-08-16T11:45:00.000-07:00

Well hello all. First and foremost I would like to say congrats to the 2008 Detroit Red Wings for bringing Stanley back home. I would also like to say how much I enjoy making art. Currently I am a Sophmore at College for Creative Studies in Detroit and I love Product design. I hope to someday work for a sports company making protective equipment design, like catchers gear or hockey helmets. I will soon be posting pics of my work, like my sketcbook pages, high school work and any recent projects completed. Crits are more than welcome!!! Thanks for visiting and I hope you come back soon!