Senior_Project . Senior_Year

Showering the Bride to Be!

2011-05-09T19:33:00.000-07:00

I will soon get a new Cousin-in-law!

Ashley is such a sweet girl and a beautiful bride! Enjoy some of the shots I took during her Bridal Showers!!

DELISH by FELISH

2011-04-17T17:03:00.000-07:00

Senior Exhibit Photo by: Chris Valleskey

Well... my Senior Project is Finished, Over, DONE! The Receptions was just wonderful! Thanks so much to all who came! It was such a blessing to see so many friends and family members!

AND... for those of you who are anxiously awaiting to see what the final photo of my project,

I won't make you wait any longer!!

APRIL 16th . 6pm-7:30pm

2011-04-12T14:16:00.001-07:00

The Department of Visual Arts Graduating Senior Exhibit will be this weekend, April 16th from 6pm to 7:30pm! The Show has finally come!! I am so excited to see all our projects together! It's going to be a great show and I am blessed to get to share it with my classmates and friends!

Come if you can! I would love to see you! If you can't make it, I totally understand and will be posting the final photos of my Exhibit soon after the 16th!

The Most Beautiful Wedding Ever!!

2011-03-27T20:35:00.000-07:00

My truly wonderful brother just got married to the most wonderful lady! Their relationship is one that I truly look up to and their wedding was purely Beautiful! I was so blessed to be apart of their special day. Love you Austin and Megan!!

More to come Soon!

Senior Proect - 2 weeks, Senior Year - 47 days

2011-03-27T16:35:00.000-07:00

I never thought this journey would go so fast. My Senior Project will be finished in 14 days, only 2 weeks. My college career will be over in 47 days. Wow.
The other day I was thinking about how there seemed to be no excitement in my life... but I came to the conclusion that I am at one of the most exciting moments in my life. School is over and the journey is starting a new chapter! I can't wait to see how God uses my life, I just pray and hope that I follow willingly and openly!

But before that ... I do still have 47 days (days filled with exams, presentation, studying, papers and the last few days I get to spend with the wonderful friendships I have on campus) AND... 2 weeks to finish that Project! I think the best part is that I am still enjoying every minute of it! I know for a fact today that I chose the right major and project. There is such a joy when I still have excitement for a year long project! :)

Enough chatting... check out my dishes!! :) Bisque Fired...

Sorry, but I won't be posting anymore about my senior project until after the Gallery Reception on April 16... there has to be something new to see that night!

Table and Chairs

2011-01-24T07:40:00.000-08:00

I am Back to School for my last semester of College. Wow... it is really weird to think I will be graduating in May. It really went fast. But before I do that I have a lot to do!

My Senior Project is a combination of Graphics, Ceramics, Sculpture and Decor to make a Restaurant setting. As previous post have shown I am currently done with the Graphic part of making the sign, menu and business card. This semester I will be working on the Ceramics part of making the Dish Set for the Restaurant! But... I would like to share with you all the Tables and Chairs I made for my Project! The are finished except for a final coat of varnish on the Table top.

It is such a nice feeling to be able to see the end of the tunnel for the Senior Project. I am so excited about what I have so far and can't wait to begin on my Dish Set!

Senior Photos

2011-01-17T07:49:00.001-08:00

I can't believe he is a Senior. Wow... My little brother!!!

After I took Garrick's Senior Photos. He informed me that his friend hadn't gotten his taken yet and they needed them soon to turn into the school yearbook. So... I got to take his too!

Adam&Rachel

2010-12-28T08:13:00.000-08:00

Beautiful Wedding . Beautiful People

Home for CHRISTMAS!!

2010-12-21T11:58:00.000-08:00

I am finally home for Christmas! After spending an amazing weekend with family and friends I have made the long drive back to MO! Over the weekend I had my first Wedding Shoot. It was so beautiful, the bride and groom were precious, and the whole party was awesome to take photos of. I got to work with my very best friend and amazing Photographer, Micala McClain! Let's just say it was so fun but so challenging. Stay tuned for photos from the wedding!

Below is the current Bulletin for Woodland Hills Family Church as well as the Bulletin I designed for the month of December! WHFC has been so amazing to work for! They are starting to give me more and more freedom on the designs of the bulletin. I am loving it!!

JANUARY BULLETIN

DECEMBER BULLETIN

Austin&Megan

2010-12-13T13:32:00.000-08:00

My Brother and Future Sister!!! LOVE THEM!!

This weekend

2010-11-19T12:13:00.000-08:00

URBAN PLUNGE.

This weekend I am participating in the Urban Plunge with many other great Huntington Students! We will be leaving at 4:30p to make our way up to Chicago for the weekend. Tonight will consist of purely just being a vessel for Christ to shine his light through us to the people of Chicago. Then on Saturday we will be helping/working at a homeless shelter sorting clothes and anything else they need help with also we will be working at a soup kitchen during the supper hours. Sunday we will attend a church in Chicago and then make our journey back to HU. I ask that you please pray for all of us as we serve this weekend. Pray that we have safe travels and that God protects us all throughout the weekend. But most of all, this is my prayer, that we all will be open to what/and how God intends to use us in Chicago and will listen and act on it!

Thanks!

Necklaces anyone??... & MORE

2010-11-15T18:00:00.000-08:00

This year I got the opportunity to be the Senior Coordinator for the Sophomore Tea at Huntington University! It is always a fun time to socialize with other ladies and is something special for the Sophomore ladies here on campus. Below are some necklaces that I made to give away as gifts at the Tea! After making these necklaces I realized that I truly love being crafty!
Handmade (one of a kind) Necklaces!!

If you need a lovely Christmas Gift (or would just love to have a one of a kind necklace) please contact me! I would love to make one for you! The necklaces will vary from $15 - $20.
The bracelets will range from $10 to $15.
feel free to send me an email at: feliciapettigrew@gmail.com

SENIOR PROJECT UPDATE!

Below is the business card that I just created for Delish! As you can see there will be a front and back to the business card. (you may be asking why or how I got the address... well I think it would be awesome to someday live in Montana and if my "restaurant" is from there then maybe someday I will... ha)

This is the makings of the sign! Now, you will have to use your imagination a bit cause I don't have it finished but below is a picture of a window that I bought. The two images will be place in each pane of the window!

Below are the pages of my Menu! Stay tuned to photos of the finished Menu!!

Lastly, The ad for Open Mic Night at Delish by felish! Should be fun!! hehe

more...brad&ashley

2010-11-10T16:54:00.000-08:00

brad&ashley

2010-10-29T12:16:00.000-07:00

AND THEY WERE ENGAGED!
(more photos to come)

Fall Break is Almost here!

2010-10-14T19:21:00.000-07:00

First... let's just say that I ate very well this week!
With the process of designing a menu for my Restaurant, Delish (by felish), for my Senior Project, I needed some photos of the delicious food that is included in my menu.
It's been fun, tasty and who would of thought food was so expensive... ouch I felt this one. Positive note... at least I could eat and share my expenses!

If you are hungry I warn you not to continue reading this post! ...

The California and Tossed Salad

Chocolate Espresso Cupcake

Portobello Burger and Fries

Walnut Cheesecake

With the help of a coffee house in Huntington, 4 cups, and Kyle who made these delicious drinks for me, I now have some pretty cool photos to add to my menu!!

Well... I will be taking a break from my Senior Project now until Tuesday night because... FALL BREAK STARTS ON FRIDAY!!! and I will be spending all my time with my very best friend, Micala McClain!!!!! It has been far too long since we have seen each other and I miss her greatly!

Thursday October 7

2010-10-07T14:04:00.000-07:00

During the summer I received the opportunity to work with Ted Cunningham in designing the book cover for his new upcoming book, Young and in Love!

This is what I was given as possible ideas for the book cover:

(are there any significant word pictures or symbology in the text that the cover designer should know about?)

1. Vineyard (Song of Solomon 2:15 is used to discuss young, budding love. Delayed marriage advocates (ie. experts, parents, friends) are referred to as foxes)

2. Twin fawns of a gazelle (Song of Solomon 4:5 is used in context of young lovers)

3. Springtime (Song of Solomon 2:11-13 is used to picture delayed marriage as a long winter, and young love as springtime

and this is what I came up with:

option #1

option #2

I have submitted the designs to Ted Cunningham and now I am just patiently waiting to see what his opinion is. I am so thankful that I gotten the opportunity work on this book cover and broaden my experience just that much further! I will definitely let you all know the outcome as soon as I hear back from Ted!

Until then... I continue to work on my Senior Project which is coming right along. The sign is complete!

and I have begun working on the Menu! If you have any great sandwich, desserts, or drink recipes please let me know! I would love to include them in the menu... and who knows I might just name it after you! Please send me some ideas!!

Best news!!!

This week in Chapel I have gotten the opportunity to hear from Stacey Foster. Along with all the many great things he had to share to HU's campus he also shared his passion for Compassion. I have felt for awhile now that God is challenging me to support Compassion, to support one child. I know we can't save the world but we can help at least one person. I don't know where the money will come from and I can't say for sure that I will have the monthly payment each month, but I do know that God blesses and who am I to take and not give back.

So... meet Byron!

This 6 year old from Nicaragua grabbed my heart! I am so excited to see how God will use my funds to help serve and support Byron as he grows up! But... most of all I am excited to see how God will use Byron to help me! I can't wait to receive my package from Compassion for Byron and begin writing him letters, praying for him and encouraging him to hold on to hope and hold on to the salvation we can find in Jesus Christ!

Thank you Stacey Foster for sharing your passion and challenging me to find the courage and serve the One I love!

They're so Cute & Engaged!!!

2010-09-24T11:35:00.000-07:00

Wes Bass and Carita (soon to be Bass!)

First time taking Engagement Photos!
Shoot... I have now found yet another artsy thing I love to do!!

Senior Project 1.0

2010-09-21T16:39:00.000-07:00

Senior Project Proposal

A Combination of Ceramics, Graphics, Sculpture and Décor into a mixture of two trends: Modern Chic and Urban Thrift.

(Modern Chic - Expensive, Clean, Straight. Urban Thrift - Neutral Colors, Flower Prints, Earthy, Organic)

I see myself as a Practical Creative Designer. Creating a piece of art that then serves a purpose is what I want to accomplish through this Senior Project. I want to show how Art is all around us in our everyday lives. Also I’d like for my projects to flow with one another. I would like to have both Senior Project I and Senior Project II to be separate, yet still fit together as a whole.

This is my project idea: Designing a Restaurant set up, which contains the Restaurant name, sign, logo, menu, business advertisement, Restaurant table and chairs, a dish set, and a light.

My Challenge is to combine the four areas of Art that I thrive on, Graphics, Sculpture, Ceramics and Interior Decor along with the two areas of trends I am drawn to, Modern Chic and Urban Thrift. The Restaurant logo, sign, etc being the Graphics part, the Table, Chairs and Light being the Sculpture part, the Dish Set being the Ceramics and the color, shape and set up being the Interior Décor.

Sometime last year I began thinking of this project. Ever since I have been excited to begin the work, and actually began this last summer working on the table. I just couldn’t wait any longer. Over the summer I began looking a lot at Alisa Burke’s blog and realized that her style and her approach to art was becoming very inspiring to me. She makes art her life. Now she doesn’t have a life that is just art with no social life or anything else; she makes art be her life. From the foods she makes to the days spent in her studio to time spent with her husband, you can see art and the desire to be creative. I want to be like that. I want my life not to be about art, I want my life to be art. And I feel that showing others how art is all around us in everyday objects is one way I can share what I want for my life to others.

Down to the nitty gritty stuff:

GRAPHICS : Restaurant Sign with Name & Logo, 30”x40”, hanging from the ceiling of the gallery above the table but off to the back. The sign will be printed, on vinyl or possibly something harder. Then I will also have a frame made to hang the sign, most likely our of metal, possibly wood. Also I will use chain and such to hang it from the ceiling. Menu: 6”x6” booklet, containing sandwiches, desserts, specialty drinks. Business Advertisement: business cards 3.5”x

2”, special open mic night advertisement 4”x6”.

SCULPTURE: Light, using everyday items such as hanging p

lanter basket, white spray paint, ribbon, wax paper, parchment paper. I have a few ideas on how to make such a light. Now, this project is going to have to be trial and error because I have never made a light before. One way is going to use wax paper, tissue paper, etc. and make a box shaped frame to stretch the paper on. Then adding a design made out of paper to put on the inside of the light to then be shown through when the light is on. Another idea is using a hanging planter to hang strips of ribbon on that have circular pieces of paper hanging on them. The last idea I have is to use a box shaped item and wrap string around it in many directions, while using a pod-podge type of p

roduct then taking the box shaped item out and then inserting the light in the middle. So is a wrap up, I am going to be creating a shape, form, object to go over a hanging light bulb.

Table, made out of solid walnut, 36”x36” and Legs are 41” tall. Chairs made out of walnut to match the Table with cushion seats. (Now the Table and Chairs are going to be a bit of a bonus to the projects. I am just learning woodworking from my dad, which is why I did some

of it over the summer and will finish the rest over Christmas Break. Which has been a very fun experience).

CERAMICS: Dish Set. For the Table there will be a Set of Four. The Set would consist of a 4 Dinner Plates, 4 Salad Plates, 4 Bowls, 4 Mugs, a Serving Plate and a Serving Bowl. All will go along with the square theme of the Table but will have an organic feel to add the Urban Thrift Trend. I have had Ceramics, and do feel comfortable to accomplish this project.

DECOR: Through each of the three categories above each one will have a mixture of the two trends mentioned before. The Design will be the play on color, shape and appearance to allow it all to work together. The way the dishes and menu are arranged on the Table, the way the Table is positioned under the light and sign.

The Table (so far)

I consider myself very lucky. God has blessed me with the most amazing dad! Now, there are so many reasons why he is the BEST but one, small, yet super exciting reason is his love for wood working! So, this past summer I encouraged him to teach me his ways!! He

did just that and let me pick what type of wood I wanted for my Table. Funny Story: he started pulling out Oak, Pine and Cherry boards, well those were fine but I wasn't thrilled with them. Then I happened to stumble upon Walnut!! Yes, he did let me know it was the most expensive

he had but he was thrilled to let me use it! (at least that is what he told me)

Well as you can see in the photos below we started at the beginning, planing the boards! Then we were onto the layout of each board! Finally I placed each board how I wanted cut and glued each piece together for the top of the Table! That wasn't even close to the hard part. Oh sanding. Next time I decide to make a table, or anything out of wood, I will need to

condition my arms before!

But the sanding soon was finished and I love how the Table has turned out! Photos of the finished Table will have to wait until next Semester because for Fall Semester I am focusing on the Graphics of my Senior Project and the Light Fixture!! (I can't wait to post the photos!)

GRAPHICS!

Above are some of my brainstorming ideas for the Restaurant Logo/Sign.

Delish by Felish... kind of catchy, don't ya think!! :)

Well I think I am leaning more towards the upper left design. I like the color flow and am loving how the "Delish" font kind of looks like a Deli font since the Restaurant menu is going to contain mostly Sandwiches! I am planning on changing the "felish." It is hard to read, so I need to find a better font for that, but after I change that I think I will have a good start to the logo for the Restaurant!

Being Crafty!

2010-09-21T14:09:00.000-07:00

I like change...

My old bedspread just wasn't doing anything for me anymore, but the problem was I had no money to go and buy a new one. So I pulled together scraps of fabric and began to work on my very own, very unique bedspread!

I cut it all in strips and laid it all out to plan how I would put it all together!
THE BEST PART!
I figured out how to make these adorable fabric flowers! They add a nice touch to the strips!

Finished Product, on my bed at school! The best part is that it only cost me 6 dollars!!! :)

Now that I have been a college student for 4ish years, I am always finding ways to save money. But the hardest part is that I love the look and style of the expensive. So... I do what I can to save!

A friends birthday is tomorrow and I wanted to get a gift for her, I got to the gift bag section and noticed how crazily expensive the bags are. So I bought one for 85 cents and fixed it up!!

BEFORE

AFTER!!

First Post!

2010-09-15T19:44:00.000-07:00

I am currently a Senior in Graphic Design at Huntington University! I am excited to begin to document just one year of all my work! I like to see myself as more of a Creative Designer than just Graphic Design, so get ready to see more than just art from a Computer!
Please comment! I would love to hear what you have to say and what you are thinking when you see a piece of art or read what I am learning in my Senior Year!

My Hand in Corporate Design

Corporate Design
Oh what a struggle it was for me to stay linear and simple. I would be lying if I said this was my first take at designing the logo. During the Summer I got this amazing opportunity to work with the Managing Director of Egan-Anderson. He needed a logo for a new company, Octonis, and he chose to dedicate his time and patience to help me learn Corporate Design. It was an amazing experience. I was able to really grow in my field of Design. I had never done a Corporate look before but enjoyed the process of designing this logo for Octonis. I look forward to continuing to work with the Managing Director and continuing to grow in the work of Corporate Design!