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EYE HEART BAGS · Apr 20th, 2009, 10:42 PM

Congrats Thuy on the DYOB project! Maybe you can purchase a fabric that you love & send it to them to line your bag. Maybe something from Tokyo so it will have a special feel to it. Maybe a beautiful silk or silk like fabric! This is so exciting even though it's not for any of us! Please keep us posted. I think you can tell we're very happy for you!

missty4 · Apr 20th, 2009, 11:53 PM

Thanks for all the kind comments and encouragement, everyone! I'm really excited, but also feel kind of pressured to make something awesome and make this totally worth it :P

syb, I would love a yam tharpe (I'll hunt that baby and snag it one day). I admire the design of the tharpe, but I want to try at creating something that isn't in the HH line yet. Hopefully it won't be a fugly frankenbag in an attempt of aesthetics but failing function or vice versa, that's my greatest fear. But I have the HH team to reel me in if it steers in that direction, lol.

Jennirane - thanks for your faith in me

. I'll try my best! ZAnPon is an amazing person and I'm lucky to know someone like him. I first met him a couple years back when DIGMEOUT came to Portland for an exhibition and did some commission work for NIKE. Last time we talked he'll have a show in NY sometime this summer for anyone that's interested. You can see more of his work here:

http://www.digmeout.net/recommend_e/artist.php?i=93
http://www.imuraart.com/ja_artist15_zanpon.html

I love how within one big picture there are many other smaller things going on. It's messy and clean at the same time, the contrast is great.

lulu - Hehe, you did the bag-strap for belt thing too?

I shot the idea to a friend and she agreed, that there were some bags that had chain shoulder straps that she wish she could wear as a belt. Don't think I'd like a chain strap though, looking for not so much hardware for the traveling. Iono, I wouldn't want anything to look "gimicky" and it was a wild-card idea I threw in there. Afraid that it might take away from the "classy."

RMC - I didn't realize it involved hundreds of yardage fabric to produce a sample. Granted, it was something that I really looked forward too. I called HH and asked if there were any limitations to the DYOB, and the person who answered put me on hold for a moment to ask, and replied, "No limitations." I should've known that wasn't the answer I was looking for :P One idea I was thinking about was having red and black octopus print with linking arms, keep it simple. Offering to source a printed lining is pretty cool also, I wonder what Toni will come up with? Thanks for the compliments on the sketch, I'm trying to go for more abstract nowadays.

some older work if anyone is interested:

tried doing watercolor, brush control is something to learn

You're right about ZAnPon, very Kadinsky influenced (he even admitted himself).

I'm thinking about delicate leather piping (like 2mm thick?) somehow on a bag, but afraid it might make it look too "sporty." Ack, ideas...

lulu3955 · Apr 21st, 2009, 12:09 AM

Originally Posted by missty4

some older work if anyone is interested:

OMG!!!!!!!!! I must get a print of this!!!! it reminds me of one of my favorite movies of all times Seventh Samurai....and One of my favorites books I have is a "Dairy" of a samurai it has hand painted pictures of cherry blossoms and open fields. I'm really really obsessed with samurai.
WOW you are really talented! You definatly have to throw in some Samurai elements (fierce, zen, classic)

Sybaryte · Apr 21st, 2009, 12:37 AM

^^Reminds me of this gorgeous guy:

missty4 · Apr 21st, 2009, 12:54 AM

oh yes, takeshi kaneshiro

Love him in the Wong Kar Wai movie, Chungking Express, syb

lulu - thanks for the compliment. The drawing is still in my sketchbook, but I can't claim all originality of it since I was making fanart getting inspiration to test watercolor with. It's based off of Musashi, one of the greatest samurais from the manga, Vagabond (check it!)

Seppyfish · Apr 21st, 2009, 01:29 AM

^^ Possibly one of the most perfect beings on the planet. Seriously.

I digress. I am a fan of piping, personally :)

crwella · Apr 21st, 2009, 09:39 AM

Wow! Just, WOW! Amazing art - you have such a talent! My DD (16 this Saturday) came in and saw the last you posted. She's in love....she's a huge manga fanatic. :)

Can't wait to see what you come up with for DYOB. Thanks for sharing, it is going to be so fun and interesting to follow along on your adventure. Can't wait!!

fleurdelis816 · Apr 21st, 2009, 09:49 AM

Wow!

This has to be my favorite thread...between Thuy and her friend's art, the gorgeous men

and talks of bag design...I must be in heaven!

fafnir · Apr 21st, 2009, 01:52 PM

Congrats, missty!!! You are multi-talented, and have so much creative energy! Thanks for keeping us in the loop on this, it's gonna be fun to watch. (Far better than any reality tv, lol)

jennirane · Apr 21st, 2009, 03:03 PM

Missty, thanks for the links... I'm totally taken by his work. Very Kandinsky, as RMC said, but more movement/energy.

And since we went that way, can anyone (PM me) recommend a good baseball Manga to start with? I want to get into it but am overwhelmed, and heard that there's a whole subgenre about baseball... that might be do-able.

The fear of the blank canvas??? You're doing what I would do... starting with words. Slouchy yet structured (I'm seeing the loose but geometric lines of say a Mercer satchel here). You're a turtle. A hermit crab. You need SPACE in that bag (see the Beatrice) but COMPARTMENTS (see the Corcovado and Tharpe). Your house on your back. A cross-body/convertible? I'm thinking of those backpacks that break down into day packs. A Wyeth-like large hobo-tote that unzips in the middle? Like saddlebags that come apart? The front, smaller one flops over the larger one (like the Wyeth or the Havana) but it's a separate bag?

You should make Toni a mix CD to listen to as she works with you, since she uses music so often for inspiration!

And I LOVE LOVE LOVE the idea of the Octopus print!!

jennirane · Apr 21st, 2009, 03:05 PM

Faf: Is that a still/outtake from The Birds??? Cool, but I miss your fairy tale masks...
Back to Topic!

fafnir · Apr 22nd, 2009, 12:31 AM

Hey, Jenni, yes, it's Tippi. Aw, I'll put the masks back up again sometime

jennirane · Apr 22nd, 2009, 08:57 AM

Ooooooh, Faf! You're on to something! Missty, take the odd little short video as you're sketching and see someone will do the same at the other end, as Toni's working with your sketches!!! Now I'm wishing for a handbag version of Project Runway!

missty4 · Apr 22nd, 2009, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by jennirane

Ooooooh, Faf! You're on to something! Missty, take the odd little short video as you're sketching and see someone will do the same at the other end, as Toni's working with your sketches!!! Now I'm wishing for a handbag version of Project Runway!

Jenni, I should make a video of the process?

And have the other 4 winners do the same? Is that what you're asking? Hehe, ooh how embarrassing... usually I'm just lying in bed in my pjs when I sketch

jennirane · Apr 22nd, 2009, 10:15 AM

My guess is that you're adorable in your jammies, since you're stunning in anything else you wear! OK... so not WHILE you're sketching, but after, sort of explaining what you're envisioning, what you'd like the lines of the bag to do, all of that... even artists have to do interviews!

Apr 20th, 2009, 11:53 PM	#17
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,243	Thanks for all the kind comments and encouragement, everyone! I'm really excited, but also feel kind of pressured to make something awesome and make this totally worth it :P syb, I would love a yam tharpe (I'll hunt that baby and snag it one day). I admire the design of the tharpe, but I want to try at creating something that isn't in the HH line yet. Hopefully it won't be a fugly frankenbag in an attempt of aesthetics but failing function or vice versa, that's my greatest fear. But I have the HH team to reel me in if it steers in that direction, lol. Jennirane - thanks for your faith in me . I'll try my best! ZAnPon is an amazing person and I'm lucky to know someone like him. I first met him a couple years back when DIGMEOUT came to Portland for an exhibition and did some commission work for NIKE. Last time we talked he'll have a show in NY sometime this summer for anyone that's interested. You can see more of his work here: http://www.digmeout.net/recommend_e/artist.php?i=93 http://www.imuraart.com/ja_artist15_zanpon.html I love how within one big picture there are many other smaller things going on. It's messy and clean at the same time, the contrast is great. lulu - Hehe, you did the bag-strap for belt thing too? I shot the idea to a friend and she agreed, that there were some bags that had chain shoulder straps that she wish she could wear as a belt. Don't think I'd like a chain strap though, looking for not so much hardware for the traveling. Iono, I wouldn't want anything to look "gimicky" and it was a wild-card idea I threw in there. Afraid that it might take away from the "classy." RMC - I didn't realize it involved hundreds of yardage fabric to produce a sample. Granted, it was something that I really looked forward too. I called HH and asked if there were any limitations to the DYOB, and the person who answered put me on hold for a moment to ask, and replied, "No limitations." I should've known that wasn't the answer I was looking for :P One idea I was thinking about was having red and black octopus print with linking arms, keep it simple. Offering to source a printed lining is pretty cool also, I wonder what Toni will come up with? Thanks for the compliments on the sketch, I'm trying to go for more abstract nowadays. some older work if anyone is interested: tried doing watercolor, brush control is something to learn You're right about ZAnPon, very Kadinsky influenced (he even admitted himself). I'm thinking about delicate leather piping (like 2mm thick?) somehow on a bag, but afraid it might make it look too "sporty." Ack, ideas...
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,243	__________________ I'm designing a bag with Hayden-Harnett!! Check out my project so far and feedback is appreciated Missty's Design for Hayden-Harnett Update 9/16: prototype arrived Update 10/5: Goldfish charm is here! Pictures taken! <3

Apr 21st, 2009, 12:54 AM	#20
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,243	oh yes, takeshi kaneshiro Love him in the Wong Kar Wai movie, Chungking Express, syb lulu - thanks for the compliment. The drawing is still in my sketchbook, but I can't claim all originality of it since I was making fanart getting inspiration to test watercolor with. It's based off of Musashi, one of the greatest samurais from the manga, Vagabond (check it!)
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,243	__________________ I'm designing a bag with Hayden-Harnett!! Check out my project so far and feedback is appreciated Missty's Design for Hayden-Harnett Update 9/16: prototype arrived Update 10/5: Goldfish charm is here! Pictures taken! <3

Apr 21st, 2009, 01:29 AM	#21
Seppyfish Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 33	^^ Possibly one of the most perfect beings on the planet. Seriously. I digress. I am a fan of piping, personally :)
Seppyfish Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 33	Last edited by Seppyfish; Apr 21st, 2009 at 01:38 AM.

Apr 21st, 2009, 09:49 AM	#23
fleurdelis816 Member Joined: Sep 2008 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 363	Wow! This has to be my favorite thread...between Thuy and her friend's art, the gorgeous men and talks of bag design...I must be in heaven!
	__________________ HH Wishlist: Sophie Wallet, Sophie Cardcase, Cognac Newman, Yam Shine Trophy, Black Trophy, Black Lilly

Apr 21st, 2009, 01:52 PM	#24
fafnir Member Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Portland Posts: 3,883	Congrats, missty!!! You are multi-talented, and have so much creative energy! Thanks for keeping us in the loop on this, it's gonna be fun to watch. (Far better than any reality tv, lol)
	__________________ Tentative Fall 09 shopping list: Black Kin Belt, Yam Shine Trophy bag ISO: Moss, Olive, Plum, Aubergine, Blueberry, Yam, Moonbeam Celinas "The large print giveth and the small print taketh away." -- Tom Waits

Apr 20th, 2009, 10:42 PM	#16
EYE HEART BAGS Member Joined: Mar 2009 Location: USA!! Posts: 1,472	Congrats Thuy on the DYOB project! Maybe you can purchase a fabric that you love & send it to them to line your bag. Maybe something from Tokyo so it will have a special feel to it. Maybe a beautiful silk or silk like fabric! This is so exciting even though it's not for any of us! Please keep us posted. I think you can tell we're very happy for you!

Apr 21st, 2009, 09:39 AM	#22
crwella Band Mom Coachie Joined: Jul 2008 Location: FW Side of DFW Posts: 231	Wow! Just, WOW! Amazing art - you have such a talent! My DD (16 this Saturday) came in and saw the last you posted. She's in love....she's a huge manga fanatic. :) Can't wait to see what you come up with for DYOB. Thanks for sharing, it is going to be so fun and interesting to follow along on your adventure. Can't wait!!

Apr 21st, 2009, 03:03 PM	#25
jennirane For one afternoon... Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Grand Junction, Colorado Posts: 4,519	Missty, thanks for the links... I'm totally taken by his work. Very Kandinsky, as RMC said, but more movement/energy. And since we went that way, can anyone (PM me) recommend a good baseball Manga to start with? I want to get into it but am overwhelmed, and heard that there's a whole subgenre about baseball... that might be do-able. The fear of the blank canvas??? You're doing what I would do... starting with words. Slouchy yet structured (I'm seeing the loose but geometric lines of say a Mercer satchel here). You're a turtle. A hermit crab. You need SPACE in that bag (see the Beatrice) but COMPARTMENTS (see the Corcovado and Tharpe). Your house on your back. A cross-body/convertible? I'm thinking of those backpacks that break down into day packs. A Wyeth-like large hobo-tote that unzips in the middle? Like saddlebags that come apart? The front, smaller one flops over the larger one (like the Wyeth or the Havana) but it's a separate bag? You should make Toni a mix CD to listen to as she works with you, since she uses music so often for inspiration! And I LOVE LOVE LOVE the idea of the Octopus print!!
	__________________ Stalking Old HH: One Moonbeam Celina Cuff and one Eggplant Celina Cuff and Lulu's Saffron Pallenberg

Apr 21st, 2009, 03:05 PM	#26
jennirane For one afternoon... Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Grand Junction, Colorado Posts: 4,519	Faf: Is that a still/outtake from The Birds??? Cool, but I miss your fairy tale masks... Back to Topic!
	__________________ Stalking Old HH: One Moonbeam Celina Cuff and one Eggplant Celina Cuff and Lulu's Saffron Pallenberg

Apr 22nd, 2009, 12:31 AM	#27
fafnir Member Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Portland Posts: 3,883	Hey, Jenni, yes, it's Tippi. Aw, I'll put the masks back up again sometime
	__________________ Tentative Fall 09 shopping list: Black Kin Belt, Yam Shine Trophy bag ISO: Moss, Olive, Plum, Aubergine, Blueberry, Yam, Moonbeam Celinas "The large print giveth and the small print taketh away." -- Tom Waits

Apr 22nd, 2009, 08:57 AM	#28
jennirane For one afternoon... Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Grand Junction, Colorado Posts: 4,519	Ooooooh, Faf! You're on to something! Missty, take the odd little short video as you're sketching and see someone will do the same at the other end, as Toni's working with your sketches!!! Now I'm wishing for a handbag version of Project Runway!
	__________________ Stalking Old HH: One Moonbeam Celina Cuff and one Eggplant Celina Cuff and Lulu's Saffron Pallenberg

Apr 22nd, 2009, 10:15 AM	#30
jennirane For one afternoon... Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Grand Junction, Colorado Posts: 4,519	My guess is that you're adorable in your jammies, since you're stunning in anything else you wear! OK... so not WHILE you're sketching, but after, sort of explaining what you're envisioning, what you'd like the lines of the bag to do, all of that... even artists have to do interviews!
	__________________ Stalking Old HH: One Moonbeam Celina Cuff and one Eggplant Celina Cuff and Lulu's Saffron Pallenberg

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