LIFE
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Imagine living right beside Central Park, and then imagine living in one of these beautiful homes. People in New York actually live that life. Firstly, how, and secondly, I want in. #HouseGoals
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I hope it's enjoyed with people you love. Happy weekend x -C
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I like to make New Years resolutions. I also like to write a list of goals/to-do's before I leave the office Friday night and then update those goals on Monday morning. Sometimes the to-do's are simple like get eggs and milk, most of time my casual goals are "meeting with Alice Temperely and the Olsen Twins". I write goals for many different reasons but one of them is to keep me in fairytale land - real life can be a harsh place sometimes. I've come across too many people who become content and lose sight of their goals. Eventually time passes and without actively pushing towards those goals time will turn goals and dreams.
New Year resolutions are fun, but they are created in the dead of winter and you're most likely getting over all the bullshit from the year before. I like to rewrite my new year resolutions once the snow starts to melt, and the sun feels stronger on my skin. That's the true beginning for me. The flowers start to bloom, restaurants set up their tables outside, stylish New Yorkers refresh their wardrobes, everyone is smiling. As the weather starts to feel like summer I know it's time for me to put my new year resolutions to work. I'm very excited to say that yesterday I officially sent my first payment to India for Candice Kaye Design embroidery. The designs look sickkkk. I'm excited for this summer. It's going to be a different one, but sometimes different is needed in order to move forward. Com'on spring, let me see you. I'm ready. x -C
Recoloring for clients! So crazy how much the print changes from just a few adjustments.
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Everything I've been creating for my newest Collection N Fifteen has been looking really awesome on their own, but when I would put everything together it was just ugly. I made Collection N Twelve in two days, wait let me rephrase that, I put together collection N Twelve in two days. It took a couple months to paint all the pieces. Things just click and all of these ideas start flowing in. It's my own little magic. Here's a little sneak of what was happening yesterday. I hope you're enjoying the day x-C
// Location: And&And
I told you Friday I would have my camera on me for Sunday afternoon's event. Yaa I didn't bring it. So bare with me on these very few iPhone photos. Aside from my poor coverage, the event was amazing! I had the pleasure of meeting some really incredible people. The ladies of MP Shift were awesome, the event was perfect. Every baker teamed up with an influencer and put together a dish. Steven Alan was one of the makers - I introduced myself to him shaking and probably blabbed on about whole lot of nothing. I really got to get over my nerves! It's so embarrassing. I fell in love with the Caroline, the owner of Calliope the store beside And&And. Her and her husband own the entire building #Couple/lifegoals where he runs his creative agency upstairs. They also live in the building. I totally didn't stock them when I got home and read a T Magazine article on their life. Sunday was a good reminder of how amazing New York is when you put a bunch of awesome people in one place.
Ok, getting another coffee. Happy Monday x -C
// Creative Brunch with Grub Street & The MP Shift
This is a mockup of the stationary I'll be giving out at a cool event happening this Sunday at And&And. Grub Street, MP Shift, and a bunch of super creative and talented people (such as MGMT & Steven Alan cool right!!?) have put together a brunch. It's a 4 course brunch with unlimited drinks. My job was to take care of the print on the flyer, and the menus. Check, and check. All proceeds are going to The Edible Schoolyard to help better fund their programs. Which is a school that I really want to get involved with. I've been saying for a while I would love to volunteer at a school and teach art. Teaching kids that there's a world beyond what they learn in the classroom would be so incredible. I'm really excited about Sunday, I'll be bringing along my camera so I'll be updating you on Monday! You can follow along on snap as well @ckayedesign x -C
// Collection N Twelve
It's one of my favourite feelings getting inquiries for a print! Still crazy to me that people like my work. I spent my Monday morning sending this off to LA. Sort of wish I was just hand delivering it. Sunshine please.
// Location: NoMad Hotel, Dan White
Dan White knows the way to my heart- popcorn, Old Fashions and Magic. I've never seen magic live before. The closest I've gotten is Harry Potter in theater. Considering how much I love magic I was in heaven. Dan and I went to see magician Dan White at the NoMad hotel Friday night and the show was incredible. Highly highly recommended. It left Dan and I talking about White the whole way home. Just when we thought we came up with a perfectly good explanation of how he threw a card at the window that stuck to the outside of the building. Or how he guessed words out of dictionaries, or numbers which were magically written on a powerball card before they were chosen by the audience, until we would think of something else he did that made us start from the beginning. I'm hooked, quitting my life and becoming magician. Sorry Mom.
