new work

Posted on Saturday 15 November 2008

It’s been a couple of months since I’ve posted anything here, sorry ;) My new job has been absolutely fantastic. I get to work on the trade publication ‘Direct Selling News’. My job is to design the cover, layout and production of publication. (Continue reading…)

Karla Michell @ 3:44 pm
Filed under: Art Projects
reading people- project

Posted on Thursday 11 September 2008

Hi again!

Things are back to normal on this side of the Trinity river. I’ve been enjoying my tiny break from the corporate office. It just happened that on my last week at the DMN I received a phone call about doing some freelance work. So that’s what I’m doing, it’s been a really good and interesting project. I created a 4-page and 1-page flyer for a workshop called “The Art of Profiling -Rapid-Fire Profiling. (Continue reading…)

Karla Michell @ 4:55 pm
Filed under: Uncategorized and Life and Art Projects
Possibleness

Posted on Wednesday 10 September 2008

It’s my last day at the news…
working, feeling strange
feelling sad, a little surreal,
it’s the end of a chapter.
And it’s good. (Continue reading…)

Karla Michell @ 11:43 am
Filed under: Uncategorized and Random and Life
New job - cover mock up

Posted on Saturday 6 September 2008

It’s been such a crazy year. A lot changes, decisions about personal and professional growth.

This year has been about learning, realizations about what I want to do with my professional life. I realized that five years working as a production artist helped me learn about time management, thinking fast, solving problems, multitasking and a developing thick skin. Working in a fast paced environment will create a sense of vulnerability when not everyone is on the same page with projects. One of the major problems I thought was communication. But anyhow, things happen for a reason and these mishaps are lessons to everyone. (Continue reading…)

Karla Michell @ 2:10 pm
Filed under: Uncategorized and Artsy and family and friends and Life and Advertising and Art Projects
SEED was a blast!

Posted on Monday 23 June 2008

The evening was so grand. Good people, Photography, Paintings, Prints, Mixed Media, Journals, Music, FANTASTIC!!!

Karla Michell @ 1:59 pm
Filed under: Artsy and family and friends and Life and Art Shows and Art Projects
Art Conspiracy SEED - June 21 @ 8 P.M.

Posted on Friday 20 June 2008

artcon-info.jpg (Continue reading…)

Karla Michell @ 2:06 pm
Filed under: Uncategorized and Artsy and Art Shows and Art Projects
it’s all good

Posted on Thursday 5 June 2008

good.jpg

Karla Michell @ 2:50 pm
Filed under: Uncategorized
challenges as a creative

Posted on Wednesday 4 June 2008

Challenges as a creative.

As a creative group in the newsprint medium, we must always keep up with the rest of the media, however, when working on a really tight deadlines, it becomes challenging to produce the best work that we can do.

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Karla Michell @ 10:39 pm
Filed under: Advertising
Art Conspiracy - Seed, Press Release

Posted on Monday 2 June 2008

Journal Art and Live Music Mark Art Conspiracy’s SEED 2008 Event

DALLAS, TX – June 3, 2008 - Have you ever wanted to get a close-up look at what goes on inside the heads of creative people? On Saturday, June 21, at 8:00 p.m., at the Sons of Hermann Hall, you can get the chance to literally flip through the imagination of visual, literary and performing artists during Art Conspiracy’s 2nd Annual SEED fundraiser. The money raised will help fund the operating costs of Art Conspiracy’s large-scale December fundraiser and inevitably help Art Conspiracy donate more money to its 2008 beneficiary. (Continue reading…)

Karla Michell @ 11:44 pm
Filed under: Artsy and family and friends and Life and Art Shows and Art Projects
SEED

Posted on Thursday 29 May 2008

just wanted to share this poster i designed for art conspiracy seed yay!

thank you: Art Con peeps for this awesome project! Faz for your always appreciated insight :) and John for letting me use your kick ass bass

Poster: 11×17 (Continue reading…)

Karla Michell @ 10:15 pm
Filed under: Artsy