// OLIVIA

// 06.07.16

Ladies we have a baby. We got to the hospital at around 11:30 Monday night in hopes the baby would arrive between 2:00 am -3:00 am. I finished Wild [my latest read, which I highly recommend - now I can finally watch the movie], pinned about 1 million photos on Pinterest, by 4:00 am I decided I would take a nap on the most comfortable bench in the waiting room #sarcasm, I got myself a second coffee by 9:00 am, and finally at around 10:00 am we got the message Olivia was here and perfectly healthy. She has my lips and oddly perfectly shaped eyebrows. I can't wait to teach her how to finger paint all over the mom and dad's white walls. David and Tina you're superstars. 

// NEW LOOK

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I woke up this morning in the same bed, put on the same country playlist, made the same coffee in the same french press - yet I felt different. I spent my rainy Sunday putting together the finishing touches to the updated website. What do you think? Antony Rush - the genius behind all of the motion graphics [more to come once we launch Collection N Fifteen] and website - and I worked hard on getting this up and running. I really didn't do much, just updated the images that went into the templates he made for me. Maybe that's why I feel different, all of the changes in the last couple months and this was the last to happen. And now it's here and I feel complete. And now for new beginnings like Collection N Fifteen which will launch in the next couple days. Happy Monday guys! x -C

// WORKING AIN'T YA

// From The Studio

How I get paint on the inside of my hands has always been a mystery to me. I've been working hard in the studio this month. Three custom CKD wallpaper prints are going up between now and beginning of July. In the next week or so you'll be seeing an updated website and COLLECTION N FIFTEEN. A lot has gone down since the launch of Collection N Twelve. Personally as an artist I find it hard to create when I have external pressures and stresses weighing on my spirit. Collection N Fifteen has been my most personal yet because it's the only thing that kept me focused and moving forward when my life was falling apart around me, literally. I'm covering my studio in my favourtie collection n fifteen print because of it. It's sort of like a really really big tattoo that covers four walls. Whenever I look at it I'll remember New York, my days living in Hoboken - then sleeping on a couch, and Rihanna because "work" was on repeat, oh and Mindy. The Mindy Project saved my life. 

x-C

// FIGHT CLUB

// Life lately 

Aside from all of the exciting things going on here at the CKD headquarters, I've made new friends with Chickens, learned I'm not the best tennis player - but forgot how good of a workout it was, checked out the newest Food Dudes Pantry location - which will be covered in custom CKD wallpaper, and sipped on wine in Prince Edward Country with one of my best friends. I also have a new found love for the country. For years I would drive north to open dirt roads just to clear my head when life felt heavy, in New York I would just lay on the floor staring at the ceiling singing Taylor Swift. Lately I've been envisioning my home in Canada [because I plan to have multiple] on open land with my studio in a separate barn beside my home. Maybe I'll even invite some horses to live with me. Maybe my future husband will teach me how to ride them. Ok, refilling my coffee and back to work. Keep updated with me on Snap [ckayedesign] and instagram - new things are going down in the next few weeks! x -C

// NEW VIDEO

// Collection N Fifteen 

How is it May 24th already. Life slow the F down. I woke up this morning feeling slightly burnt from the weekend. I've started to make changes to the website - so just a heads up in next couple weeks. We might need to shut down the site for a couple days before the big launch. We'll see I'll give you a heads up though. In the meantime, here is the first half of the video I've be working on! Collection N Fifteen has been a collection of the past five - six months of my life. Pretty excited about it. #pressplay x -C 

// PANTS OFF

// Summer 2016

In the next couple weeks you'll be seeing a new website, new prints added to the CKD Summer Collection, the launch of Collection N Fifteen, and nothing left of me or my brain. Here's a sneak of whats to come for this summer. Very excited about this new pink color. I hope you had a good weekend guys! x -C

// YA I NEED THAT

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I've been living in these jeans. Not literally. I'm having one of those days when working out seems like the best idea in the whole world. Translation, my creative flow is not flowing. I just made myself another coffee - didn't help. Ok time to put on the running shoes and blast some Kanye and envision myself working on my hotel in Dubai. x -C 

// THAT 70'S SHOW

// Life Lately 

Ah man, what a week. I've been working hard over here in Candice Kaye Design land. My web developer and I are putting together a dope new template for the NEW CKD website, I've just received a little glimpse at the motion graphics from Antony and they are looking incredible, and I've been dressing like a 70's chick to my meetings. I'm also really enjoying this weather. My skin is so white that it reflects the sunshine. Summer I feel you, and you feel glorious. Happy Friday guys. x -C