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hi everyone

i haven't posted much recently

mainly because i've felt stuck

it's been a bit of a struggle for me

maintaining the blog

on the one hand - i love it, i love having something that's only mine

but also yours - the few people who haven't given up on me

and are still checking in

to see what's up

i love having a creative outlet

and also - as you know by now - i love fashion

and i love expressing myself through fashion

but i also feel like i'm on a constant chase

for newer and bigger and better and more up to date

and so the blog became a task, rather than a passion

also - this chase is making me feel uncomfortable

 i'm a student with a limited budget

and even more limited time

i feel like this chase is bringing out this materialistic side of me

when all i'm looking for in my life right now

is something more spiritual and calm

this is not a goodbye

this is just an ending of one thing

and the beginning of another

i don't know when, but i'm sure i will post outfit posts again

but in the meanwhile

i'd rather focus on other things that make me happy

like the pursuit of happiness and fullness and spirituality

(whatever form it will be in)

and also - things that i enjoy doing and don't necessarily mean

that i have to pose for the camera

like design, for instance

so - i want to start

by showing you some of the highlights

of my first year in design school

(i really miss it! just one more month to go)

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 top picture - a project for photoshop class

the assignment was to create our own absolut vodka ad

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a project for experimental design class

the assignment was to make a project about a memory we had

i chose to deal with some body issues

and the memories of having big breasts

and everything that has to do with that

(it took me about forever and a day to stick all those thousands of pins in the bra)

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and speaking of body issues

a project for photography class

it was my final project for that course

and my biggest and most in depth exposure

(well, at the time, anyway)

i named the project - flawless

and as you may see - i tried dealing head on, with everything that i don't like

about my body

fat, scars, crookedness, cellulite, you name it

it was the first of many body issue projects

(some projects haven't been made or even thought about, yet)

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 but then again - i'm also a multi-tasker wonderwoman

my final project for photoshop class

the assignment was - to create an impossible, abnormal world

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an illustration project

using acrylic paint

the assignment was - the view outside my window

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the final project for the second semester typography class

the assignment - a 3d typography street kit

creating a 3d series of street signs 

including a street name sign

a sign which tells about something that happened in the street

and a building number sign

i chose the street that has the shelter from which i adopted my pets

and i sort of knitted the "wire net" that is the base of the signs

hardened the nets using a fabric hardener

and then "knitted" the information on them

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a project for illustration class

the assignment - "i am purim". an illustration using only 1 color

of acrylic paint

while mixing it with black or white to create different shades of it

and using a different color - only once in the drawing

i chose the song "ani purim" (i am purim) that i always mix with

"haarnav hashovav"

a children song about a playful bunny that got a cold

because he forgot to close the door behind him

(la la la, apchi)

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next time - i'll post the video projects i made this year

have a great week

and here's to changes :)

xo