Creative Café #3 ★

hey folks, time for another Creative Café post, today it's all about a truly awesome photographer so go get your cup of tea/coffee/whatever ready and settle down for some fabulous photos

her name is Elly Lucas. . . and she is awesome!!!

Elly is one of the people recommended to me in the email i told you about the other week, i own an abysmal digital camera but i am a huge fan of fashion and portrait photography and her work is particularly lovely so i knew i just HAD to feature her!

she captures scenes with this delicate, pretty vibe to absolutely everything,

everything from the models she shoots, the make-up she does herself to the wonderful locations is all so earthy and natural letting the individuality of the photographs subjects shine through perfectly

"Elly Lucas is a busy young freelance photographer from Derby, England. When she's not taking photos, she's playing music"

oh and she's only 20!!! so soooo talented and so young! super duper stuff

as per usual i will begin to ramble on and on so i'll let you look through some of her amazing photograhy by yourselves (get the tea/coffee/cake ready) and enjoy . . .

pretty amazing right! i knooooow! it's all so pretty and the colours are just divine and the models all look so natural and gorgeous yet each one is still so unique and individual! 

aaah i just adore her work

but she doesn't just shoot amazing fashion shots and portraits, she also snaps awesome musicians and bands

as well as the most adorable and sweetest little family portrait scenes

AND as if all that wasn't enough, her wedding photography is to die for! the way she's captured these couples special days is just so sublime! + i love the delicate little shots of the reception decorations and the flowers, just beautiful!

kind of makes me wish i was getting married soon just so i could get her to take the photos!!! 

i love love LOVE her work and am very grateful to Heather for introducing me to it + to Elly for letting me feature her

anyway, for more of her gorgeous GORRRRRGEOUS work check out the links bellow. . .

you can pop on over to her website and check out the rest of her galleries - Elly Lucas

here you can 'Like' her Facebook Fan Page - Elly Lucas

or follow her on Twitter - @ellylucas

follow her on tumblr (fyi i've been reblogging the hell out of her photos all evening!!!) - ellylucas

check out her deviantART profile - ellylucas.deviantart

or her flickr account - ellylucas

big BIG thanks to the lovely Elly for letting me feature her photography here, 

all images in this post belong to Elly Lucas © do not claim, use, distribute, reproduce or trace any of the images without her written consent. All Rights Reserved.

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so what else! well today i popped into college for the afternoon to hand in my essay + clear my desk before we start clearing the whole block in time for the exhibition next week! scary times!!!

also. . . what's going on with my website?! 

- Jade Boylan

well as you can see it's currently down for a bit of remodeling, stay tuned for updates on how it's doing! 

oooh exciting stuff!

apart from that, not much else to report!

tomorrow i plan to stay in and crack on with some new paintings (yes. . . you did read that right, i'm actually going to paint for once!!!)

so pictures will no doubt follow

until then, that's all folks . . . ◕‿◕ ★ xX

Super Sunday #9 ♥

so... it's the second Sunday and you know what that means...

it's time for another Super Sunday post!!!

wow, can't believe we've almost hit 10 Super Sunday posts already! that's flown by... scary stuff!

anyway, this week it's a fabulously fashionable little dedication

i figured that i'd rambled on about my favourite artists/illustrators for enough weeks in a row so i thought it would be nice to have a stylish post again

so without any further ado, this weeks Super Sunday post is dedicated to the fabulous, the fashionable, the totally estupendo y muy bueno... 

Jasmin Rodriguez aka Vintage Vandalizm

so who is she i hear you cry?!

well allow me to fill you in on this super styling señorita...

Jasmin Rodriguez (aka Vintage Vandalizm) is a Puerto Rican super duper stylist, model, writer, designer, blogger, artist and all round fashionista living in New York (update 2014, she now lives in Las Vegas!)

she writes the most awesome blog posts about her super fashionable life + always posts amazing photos of her shopping sprees/nights out/fashion shoots

now i follow quite a few fashion blogs (including Jane Aldridge's 'Sea of Shoes' and Tavi Gevinson's 'The Style Rookie') but Jasmin's blog has got to be my top fave. 

it's the fashion blog i go back to time and time again whether i need inspiration for a painting, a new illustration, make-up tips or ideas for an outfit, her blog never fails to supply exactly what i'm looking for!

so why is she one of my style icons?! (because let's face it, she is!)

well for starters her style is massively influenced by all things Pinup and Rockabilly (and we all know what a Pinup fan i am right...) she loves to mix styles from the 40's, 50's and 60's too, yet she puts her own unique twist on every look no matter which decade it's inspired by!

add to this the fact that she always dresses in a very pretty feminine way even if she's wearing trousers, she still manages to look feminine. it may sound daft but so many style bloggers nowadays just focus on wearing the latest trends and designer labels and disregard the rest!

as Jasmin herself put it "I think the world is too fixated on trends that people tend to forget who they are and what they like"

she's also an avid vintage shopper and despite having a wardrobe to die for packed with some verrrrry desirable designer pieces, some of her best looks have consisted of 'thrifted' vintage items or smart sale buys. she really is a super styling shopaholic! 

she always looks fabulous, she always dresses in her own unique style and she always looks totally gorgeous!

it doesn't seem to matter what she's doing, she could be out grocery shopping and you can bet she'll still be looking fab! it's that sense of glamour about her, it reminds me of Dita Von Teese (check out a previous Super Sunday post all about her here - Super Sunday #4) that timeless quality of glamour, no matter what the occasion or location.

Jasmin has it too and just like la Dita, she always dresses to impress

she's such a doll! i just love her, she ALWAYS looks fabulous

it's not fair really is it! she's super talented and let's face it... a total superstar!!!

she's modeled for a ton of awesome websites, magazines, brands etc etc and recently she even modeled for Bernie Dexter Clothing 

as you can see, she looks totally 50's fabulous in the pics from the shoot

i've been a fan of Jasmin's blog for about a year and a half now and i never get tired of her fun, fabulous and fashionable posts 

the thing is, living on the Isle of Man means i don't really have many places to get 50's fashion advice (apart from Charlotte... who is leaving me to go back to England!) so Jasmin's blog is a great source to go to (along with several other 50's/vintage fashion sites, of course) 

her blog is a great place to visit though, even if you're not a massive 50's fan, she has a generally awesome sense of style and is never afraid to be herself

it was actually around this time last year i first decided to have a go at drawing some VV inspired art

i can't believe it's been a year already! seems like only yesterday!!!

there are three VV pieces i worked on

there's...

'the Vintage Vandals'

inspired by this gorgeous Moschino dress from Jasmin's lookbook

you can read her full post about the illustrations HERE

there's also...

'Jasmin in Wonderland' (click image for full view)

inspired by this post where Jasmin co-ordinated outfits based on 4 characters from 'Alice in Wonderland' - wonderland fashion

you can read the VV post about the artwork HERE

Jasmin also hires out her styling expertise to people in New York, she'll be your personal stylist/shopper and find exactly the look you're looking for

i know my friend Charlotte (aka Loretta Jane's Vintage Boutique) is also a massive 'Vintage Vandalzim' fan and i guess it's our shared dream to one day head over to New York and go on a 50's fashion shopping spree with Jasmin

who knows! it might happen... one day

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ok time for some lovely links

here's Jasmin's Twitter page - @VintageVandal

here's Vintage Vandalizm on tumblr - VV tumblr

here's the official Vintage Vandalizm facebook page - VV facebook

and of course, her super duper website/blog - Vintage Vandalizm

enough mindless gushing?! ok i'll stop now, but you KNOW she's awesome!

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back to college for me tomorrow, assessment this week...

this is NOT a good thing and i AM going to be killed by my tutors because although i have about 19-20 pieces of artwork to show, i have 0 logbook pages

this = me dead soon

anyway, enjoy the rest of your Sunday dear readers

until next time, that's all folks...

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muchas gracias y adios

(that's thank you and goodbye in Spanish on behalf of Puerto Rico, i couldn't remember if i've done a thank you for them before but i know that Jasmin is Puerto Rican so i thought a Spanish farewell was fitting, gracias muñeca ♥)