tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:52:00 +0000randomnessdesign stuffpost-it notescurtainspinkshowsbabiesornamentsgolden gate parkquiltbagsthrifting2011contestsbookssketchesfarmers' marketfreevintageLos Angelesdiscountchangegardensstreet findsantique doorsinspirationetsybikeshowersmeditation2012birthdaysthings i'm obsessed within the newsfabricprintsitalyretreatswork in progresshome designbrusselsclassespresentscanning2012 new workhappinesslondondressessewingrecipesscreenprintingblogsfriendsLIDL2011 new workmiscellaneousbusinesscalendarsistanbulphotographypartiessan franciscopatternsChristmaslocal soulnotebooksgoalsupholsteryhow-togratitudeJakelinksfashionmy self-employed lifepaintingscraftsembroideryfrugalityfoodwoodtea towelsinvitationscreative processillustrationapronsrenegadeflowerscollectionsstudiolinenbookmakingThe creative adventures of a city girl and her city dog.http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jen)Blogger595125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-575929329683541101Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:52:00 +00002012-01-26T05:52:00.739-08:00my self-employed life The past few days have been busy. I've gotten a lot done. New designs have been laid out. I taught myself some new tricks in Illustrator. I've been sketching up a storm. I created timelines for all my major projects this year. And yet. And yet I don't feel like I've done enough. Now that I know where I'm going with my art business, I want to be there RIGHT NOW. I want to make my new work, andhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/pWDyZc58Rtk/msel-and-yet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/pWDyZc58Rtk" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2012/01/msel-and-yet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-2756937170178766705Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:23:00 +00002012-01-24T06:23:00.061-08:002012 new worksketches I finished two layouts for a new project this weekend.They began as these sketches and got fleshed out along the way (I promise the actual layouts are far more interesting and colorful than these sketches!). I'll have at least six new layouts for the project's launch. Four more to go... I'm bursting at the seams with ideas. I really want to share everything but I'm going to be prudent, gather http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/hmys61r3tQs/flowers-and-dots.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/hmys61r3tQs" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2012/01/flowers-and-dots.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-5020451098675102585Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:11:00 +00002012-01-19T08:11:35.479-08:00my self-employed life My word for the year is "focus." It's a good word for me because I tend to take on a lot of projects and end up feeling scattered and overwhelmed. Which, strangely enough, is a perception of me not shared by my peers. They already think I'm focused. I'm not. This year, I've decided to tie my goals to my word. My goals are to: Have a consistent client income. A consistent income means being on http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/27SP0l9qcGI/msel-focus-and-2012-goals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/27SP0l9qcGI" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2012/01/msel-focus-and-2012-goals.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-4166856688762864064Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:06:00 +00002012-01-17T08:08:08.227-08:002012 new worksketches I'm working on a new project. I'm not quite sure what design direction it's heading in, so I'm keeping the ultimate project secret - for now. But the project will be a textile-based one. And I'll tell you more in March once I've sorted the details out. It's going to be a fun one! I'm so darned excited about it. Until then, enjoy these preliminary sketches from my sketchbook. And don't forgethttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/MUNqdTXuUC4/beginnings-of-new-project.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/MUNqdTXuUC4" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2012/01/beginnings-of-new-project.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-1615509336788957921Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:30:00 +00002012-01-12T07:30:14.082-08:00my self-employed lifemeditation So far, 2012 has been far more hectic than I'd expected. I'm working with a new client - a start-up - and I'm helping them build their team from scratch. It's exciting work but I am still figuring out how to balance it with my creative work. I'm planning to regroup, decompress, and plan this weekend. But in the meantime, I thought I'd share this meditation, which has really helped me stay http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/5PhnUYr1UOQ/msel-just-breathe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/5PhnUYr1UOQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2012/01/msel-just-breathe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-8043451862706351261Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:26:00 +00002012-01-09T12:26:31.979-08:002012 new workwoodistanbulprints My first "Pop-up" shop of 2012 is open, and it includes my Istanbul-inspired collection, Turkish Delight. Yes, the name is totally cheesy. Sorry. Rest assured I'm owing the cheese. I promise to come up with something more original the next time around. Anyway. Aren't the prints pretty? Are you excited that they're finally available? Don't you want to buy one (or five) right now? You can! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/n0ZK4drF25k/first-pop-up-shop-of-2012-turkish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/n0ZK4drF25k" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2012/01/first-pop-up-shop-of-2012-turkish.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-6858318788632183691Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:17:00 +00002012-01-05T08:53:29.289-08:00my self-employed life My parents have been in the process of selling their house since September. They had multiple offers immediately after the place was listed, but the ultimate sale fell through, days before my parents were scheduled to move, due to their agent's ineptitude. So they fired their agent - the son of my mom's sister's friend - and took their house off the market while they regrouped. Since I'm an HRhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/GYm_rmuaysM/msel-you-get-what-you-pay-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/GYm_rmuaysM" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2012/01/msel-you-get-what-you-pay-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-6589457530242581097Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:06:00 +00002012-01-03T05:06:01.202-08:00woodistanbulprints Istanbul prints are all done. Emails to my sponsors - asking them to choose which one they'd like - have been sent. Photographs have been taken and etsy listings have been written. I'll be re-opening my shop - with the new prints, after my sponsors have chosen which they want - soon. 2012. I'm ready to start on another collection.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/j-80EN83NLo/well-theyre-all-done.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/j-80EN83NLo" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2012/01/well-theyre-all-done.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-3870051347308098428Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:16:00 +00002012-01-02T05:16:02.232-08:002012 I was thinking this weekend about what a good year 2011 was for me. It was my first full year consulting, I took a month off to travel, I grew creatively and professionally. But then I remembered how many big challenges I faced last year - from too heavy a client load at times, to my dad's repeated hospitalizations in the summer, to the unexpected (and mysterious) death of an old friend in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/VwhZhX8-6bU/adieu-2011-welcome-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/VwhZhX8-6bU" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2012/01/adieu-2011-welcome-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-3461112757632607424Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:58:00 +00002011-12-29T06:58:00.334-08:00my self-employed life Lately, I've felt that the standard online retail model - of having a virtual store open year round, of constantly adding new items to generate interest - is becoming stale for me. My collections take me increasingly long to develop, and I'm moving towards more limited-edition work. So, I thought, why not have a limited-edition shop? Or, have an online "pop-up" shop, if you like that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/Vpy6MDosY0w/msel-new-to-me-retail-model.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/Vpy6MDosY0w" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2011/12/msel-new-to-me-retail-model.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-740478208423336521Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:20:00 +00002011-12-22T07:20:00.726-08:00my self-employed life Because my birthday falls in December, I think of it as the start of my new year. Around that time, I begin to think about what I want to bring into my life in the upcoming year (I won't frighten you with the New Age-y details, but incense, candles and flower offerings *may* be involved). This year, three distinct themes popped into my mind: Love Creativity Financial abundance And - presto - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/zLU0UvLjf9E/msel-my-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/zLU0UvLjf9E" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2011/12/msel-my-new-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-1407686202020458829Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:07:00 +00002011-12-20T13:09:50.689-08:00presentslinen I'm one of those people who loves Christmas. Not the crazy shopping, overeating part of the holiday, but the part that's about spending time with family and close friends, celebrating over meals, and giving small (but meaningful) gifts. Perhaps because I grew up in a religious family, where the Christmas season brought Christmas concerts and Advent Masses, Christmas was way more about creating http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/7obD0Y75rXY/fig-strawberry-jam-christmas-joy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/7obD0Y75rXY" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2011/12/fig-strawberry-jam-christmas-joy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-2635227145895778518Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:12:00 +00002011-12-13T15:12:56.908-08:00linenornaments I rarely send holiday cards. I've tried in past years - even posing for a photo with Jake once - but finally had to acknowledge the fact that I'd never be one of those people who puts together her list, buys her cards, and writes a thoughtful note to each of the 200 people she knows. And as long as I'm childless, I probably won't be writing a gloaty annual Christmas letter, either. For some http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/KHtmrEAGAwM/pomegranate-ornaments-and-new-tradition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/KHtmrEAGAwM" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2011/12/pomegranate-ornaments-and-new-tradition.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-86461533794403017Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:13:00 +00002011-12-14T18:48:52.841-08:00randomness I turn 37 today which, I suppose, officially puts me in my late thirties. How odd is that? I'm neither young, nor old; I don't think of myself as particularly mature or grown up. But as I walked around and prepped my apartment - the same place I've been living in since I was 21 - for my birthday party, I tried to remember who my 21-year-old self thought I'd be by the time I turned 37. I can't http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/SmI8SCWzdkc/37.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/SmI8SCWzdkc" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2011/12/37.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-1198758426887985157Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:53:00 +00002011-12-06T15:53:11.613-08:00woodistanbulprints I printed this little pomegranate. Just one more print to go, and my Istanbul collection will be ready for my sponsors (and any extras will go in my shop). The last two months have been so hectic because I've had a lot of consulting work. But I'm scaling back in 2012, and working with way fewer clients and focusing on longer-term projects. I'm so looking forward to having more studio time in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/GjaOUk_oNE0/istanbul-prints-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/GjaOUk_oNE0" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2011/12/istanbul-prints-part-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-8709876099556719245Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:03:00 +00002011-11-29T18:03:17.152-08:00shows I'm only doing one show this holiday season - the Teahouse Studio Holiday Fair! If you're in the Bay Area, check it out. A lot of fantastic artists will be participating (and I'm not at all biased). Plus, Jake will be helping out in the booth all day. When: Saturday, December 10th Time: 10am - 5pm Where: Teahouse Studio Address: 1250 Addison Street, Suite 208, Berkeley Some artists include: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/hT72T0ANFTg/deck-halls-with-awesome.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/hT72T0ANFTg" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2011/11/deck-halls-with-awesome.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-4318298017861070139Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:20:00 +00002011-11-22T10:20:19.101-08:00woodprintswork in progress Why, hello there. Yes, I know it's been a long time since I blogged. The last two weeks have been crazy - I took on two, new client projects and found myself way more underwater than I'd expected. But anyway. I have made a little time to print. Here are a couple of works in progress - the first two prints from my Istanbul series. There will be at least four more, once I figure out the green http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/dxKe9LV4aoI/istanbul-prints-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/dxKe9LV4aoI" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2011/11/istanbul-prints-part-1.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-5986258548631852208Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:26:00 +00002011-11-03T06:26:00.069-07:00goalsmy self-employed life This morning, I decided to develop a list of my goals for the month since this month is shaping up to be one of my busiest yet. I'm sharing them with you, internet folks hoping that you'll help keep me accountable. So, here they are: Print and sew (or have someone sew for me) my November orders for MOCFA and Rare Device. Send my 2012 calendar off to Spoonflower for printing (which means I need http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/AzOMwfSPbzo/msel-november-goals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/AzOMwfSPbzo" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2011/11/msel-november-goals.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-7390530285727909758Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:34:00 +00002011-11-01T15:34:41.424-07:00calendars Last year, after I ended up with more misprinted linen calendars than usable ones, I vowed never to print another linen calendar again. I won't go into the technical difficulties of properly aligning two colors on a large piece of fabric, but trust me when I say the experience printing was that traumatic. So what's a girl to do when she returns from her European vacation full of ideas for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/AIv24e9tJbA/2012-calendar-preview-and-decisions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/AIv24e9tJbA" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2011/11/2012-calendar-preview-and-decisions.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-2325030104278793060Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:08:00 +00002011-10-27T16:10:54.569-07:00my self-employed life I was sitting in a client's office last week when I realized that all my projects with that client were wrapping up. It felt odd, almost - I'd been working with this client (one of my first) for over a year, and I'd accomplished almost everything the company needed me to do. I started working with this client at a time of great change. They'd had a mass exodus of key employees, and I was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/eHQoHg7_MJg/msel-moving-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/eHQoHg7_MJg" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2011/10/msel-moving-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-604425360316520663Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:33:00 +00002011-10-20T07:40:34.975-07:00london I loved London. I loved it more than I’d expected to. This post has taken me longer than I’d thought it would because that portion of my trip kind of turned my world upside down. I’ll back up. About six months ago, I started to feel antsy. I started to think about moving away from San Francisco and back to LA, which is where I grew up and where my family still lives. When my dad got sick and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/8LwacCuA2QQ/late-postcard-from-london-or-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/8LwacCuA2QQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2011/10/late-postcard-from-london-or-change.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-9148854925674102954Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:20:00 +00002011-10-17T19:25:05.027-07:00istanbulpaintings Here's the second batch of sponsor paintings (you can see the first batch here). I sent all the sponsor paintings this weekend. I miss them already.   This project was such a good exercise for me. I had to work quickly, I had to develop new ideas (often variations on a theme) regularly, and I had to paint daily. It was a lovely challenge, and one which got me back into the habit of drawing andhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/XAFQwwDpVOY/sponsor-paintings-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/XAFQwwDpVOY" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2011/10/sponsor-paintings-part-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-341421296346838112Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:33:00 +00002011-10-13T06:33:00.878-07:00my self-employed life<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/o-5wFIMXMtc/msel-habits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/o-5wFIMXMtc" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2011/10/msel-habits.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-6582038306522945161Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:48:00 +00002011-10-10T05:48:00.503-07:00istanbulpaintings One of the benefits of taking an extended vacation was that I could spread my sightseeing out over days, giving me ample time to just sit and paint. Every day, I'd go out and visit museums or markets or walk along the coast, and every afternoon, I'd return to my apartment and paint. It became a ritual. Actually, it was a mandatory ritual as I owed my trip sponsors a bunch of paintings. I washttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/tJr8XXCXaVQ/sponsor-paintings-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/tJr8XXCXaVQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2011/10/sponsor-paintings-part-1.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-6816811544696108072Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:05:00 +00002011-10-06T06:05:00.382-07:00my self-employed life “Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things. And the reason they were able to do that was that they’ve had more experiences or http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/L066odDXVAU/msel-rest-in-peace.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/L066odDXVAU" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2011/10/msel-rest-in-peace.html