http://www.michelle.koenig-schwartz.com/blog The online portfolio of Michelle Schwartz Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:52:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This summer I participated in the Underwear Affair in honor of my friend Kelley Penneycook. As a fund raising tool, I offered to sculpt custom Lucky Cats for anyone who donated. They were allowed to request any kind of cat they fancied. I raised $900, helping my team, Kelley's Angels ... http://www.michelle.koenig-schwartz.com/blog/2010/09/26/painting-and-sculpture-polymer-clay-lucky-cats-2/ This year I will be participating in the Underwear Affair in honor of my friend Kelley Penneycook. As a fund raising tool, I offered to sculpt custom Lucky Cats for anyone who donated. They were allowed to request any kind of cat they fancied. I sculpted the cats using Super ... http://www.michelle.koenig-schwartz.com/blog/2010/04/23/painting-and-sculpture-polymer-clay-lucky-cats/ As part of my ongoing Shoot the Freak documentary project, I have begun painting the backgrounds for my planned cut out animation. I completed the main backdrop, which is the boardwalk at Coney Island. The Wonder Wheel, including the swinging cars, will be fully operational when animated. You can read ... http://www.michelle.koenig-schwartz.com/blog/2010/01/16/painting-and-sculpture-shoot-the-freak-the-boardwalk/ Inspired by the work of my friend Corinne Cupcake, I have ventured into the world of Polymer Clay. My first effort was a sculpture of Kodos and Kang consuming Santa and his reindeer. I based my sculpture on a scene from one of The Simpsons' "Treehouse of Horror" episodes. I ... http://www.michelle.koenig-schwartz.com/blog/2010/01/16/painting-and-sculpture-polymer-clay-kodos-and-kang/ While a Freshman at New York University, I was given the opportunity to design and execute a mural for the 12th floor at Brittany Hall, a dormitory where I resided. I based my design on the logo for the movie 12 Monkeys. I sketched it out on graph paper than ... http://www.michelle.koenig-schwartz.com/blog/2010/01/16/painting-and-sculpture-from-the-archives/ As the Online Resource Coordinator for the Learning and Teaching Office at Ryerson University, I am responsible for producing monthly issues of "The LTO Best Practices Series," an education newsletter aimed at the faculty and teaching staff of Ryerson University. I designed the layout and graphics and research and write ... http://www.michelle.koenig-schwartz.com/blog/2010/01/16/graphic-and-web-design-the-lto-best-practices/ These two photos were submitted to the Wired Photo Contest: Blue. Unfortunately, they didn't win, but I love them anyway. The first was taken in the middle of a summer night in Crescent City, California. The second was taken in the middle of a cold winter day in Quebec City. All ... http://www.michelle.koenig-schwartz.com/blog/2009/08/04/photography-digital-blue/ When I first began designing my website, I decided to build the look and structure of the website around one image, aiming to keep the pages uniform and simple. I also wanted an image that would be visually pleasing and reflect my interest in photography and design. After going back through ... http://www.michelle.koenig-schwartz.com/blog/2009/01/11/graphic-and-web-design-the-brownie-buttons/ I spent the summer of 2007 on a road trip from New York to Vancouver with my friend, Gen. I had borrowed a telephoto lens and was excited to try it out. While we stopped for a few days in Jersey, I discovered the joys of using it to capture ... http://www.michelle.koenig-schwartz.com/blog/2008/08/06/photography-digital-chicago/ Toronto is a city of ravines and valleys. Often, I will be walking along a major street and notice a dirt path obscured by some bushes. I'll walk down a hill and find myself standing on a beautiful nature trail in the woods, as if five seconds earlier I wasn't ... http://www.michelle.koenig-schwartz.com/blog/2008/08/06/photography-digital-brickworks/