2012 New Year's Resolution

1. reading 36 books. some of you may think the number is so easy to achieve, but for me it is like a grand slam.

2. finding a soul mate or a right man. for me it is the hardest thing ever.

3. workouts 3 times/week.

4. reading the whole bible on a daily basis.

5. hangout on every other Saturday.

6. making new friends.

7. volunteering for community.

8. no more Korean dramas. lol

9.

Christmas Eve

Emily N.
Crayon
2011

Emily N.
Crayon
2011

mood on Christmas Eve..

the last day of winter vacation

before the holiday seasons really start, i had 4 day winter vacation and did many chores i couldn't complete during work days. yes. today was the last day and i wanted to entertain myself.
Hugo 3D was my final decision. i walked to a movie theatre in downtown LA and used an unused discount ticket that i have kept in my wallet for more than a year.  using up the ticket made me feel good. haha..

however, the impression after watching the movie is? well... the story was somewhat narrative and the ending was weak. however, those child actors were really outstanding. i don't know why but whenever i watch scorsese's films, i feel something missing, even though i love his epic grandeur style.

6:30PM in winter season of LA is not absolutely right time for a walk, but i just did.

today i did three things that made me feel good. first, i almost finished writing season's greeting cards. second, i watched a movie. third, i worked out. and now i'm ready to go back to work.

on my way home..

refulgent death

emily n.
poster color, black foam board
2004

this was an artwork as a different way of appreciation of book. instead of using words, i used color and shape as methods of catching impression.

ghost

emily n.
pastel
2004

when i am rendering costume design, i deliberately depict the face expressions of characters. often times, the mood of face features tells a lot of stories about the characters. in this rendering, i illustrated three major characters of the play and combined colors that could catch their frustration and dismal conditions.      

Balzo, a headpiece

countess in All's Well that Ends Well

In 2006 I participated in a USC SOT production, All's Well that Ends Well as an assistant costume designer, a draper,  and a milliner. this headpiece is a replica of an Italian Renaissance headpiece, balzo. From the scratch I built this headpiece and was really satisfied with the finished product. Especially the use of translucent fabric,  chosen by the costume designer, Julie Keen, resulted in outstanding stage effect.

The framework of balzo

covered with translucent fabric

i am love

i liked the color choices for tilda swinton. especially the continuation of red tones such as scarlet and orange in her clothes after she began an affair with antonio was so symbolic and metaphorical. however, the haircut for emma and elisabetta was so mundane and predictable like the music by john adams.

fashion drawing 080908

emily n. 

pencil,colored pencil,recycled paper

2008

a pose by kate moss on a fashion magazine.

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good for a spring day in los angeles.
i love my red dooney & bourke shoulder bag, matching with the etro scarf.
btw, the black wool sweater from club monaco has a deep v-neckline.

the servant

i finally watched the servant.

what a provocative interpretation of Chunhyang!

however, i was continuously asking myself who on earth made this plan happen. was it Mongryong?? or was it Chunhyang?? definitely it was not Bangja even though he initiated the consequence. was it???

i really enjoyed watching this film, but there could be an irony in the title. 

although the protagonist of this film was changed from an aristocrat to a servant, the one who really plotted this whole consequence was after all the aristocrat, Mongryong. 

watch the servant  at  cgv cinemas in los angeles