Random Simplicity

"How do you do it?,  Do you sit and think up ideas first before making the final pieces?" and my best so far " do you think upside down?"
These are some of the questions people ask when they go through my work. . .
(and i always assume they are subtle....yet well meaning compliments)

At the introduction, i said atienoamisi is anything but ordinary. Same with the whole process that goes into making the cards. I don't believe in sitting down and making thumbnail sketches and color schemes and mockups...... It makes the whole process....whats the word...boring, ordinary. (not that i haven't tried...i did, and got tired at sketch number 5 :-/)

Work with the flow, thats my motto. Of course its good to have a mental outline of what you would like to achieve, from there, I sort of just work.....ideas "come" as i cut, and paste, and thread.......
I tend to think the best ideas are those that are not soo carefully though over.

An initial flower could be something else, instead of the full flower why not just a petal...... instead of a straight line of beads why not just throw them all over.......
Thats the beauty of the designs, no two are exactly alike ( unless you specifically ask for it)
Random, thats what they are.
Have to admit, some are accidents.......(and they are quite a number..:-} )
A wrong cut here could lead to a new design.

So thats how the designs come about, i don't sit on my head, i don't stand on one leg, ( I do sit on the floor though...) i don't make 100 sketches before i begin working.....

I call it random simplicity....

Just Call Me Simple...........

 Cut out flowers in different colors

 Possible wedding Invite..... Note the contrast between the colors.......... Black, White and Gold

 Cute......... nuff said :-)

 Am a sucker for cut out flowers and butterflies and everything cut out. These ones have sequins added to the top for extra beauty... cool huh!?

 Awesome way of incorporating red in ur theme...... You dont have to over-indulge... a touch here and there and look what we end up with.......... Classy!!

 The way these butterflies gave been cut out and used is simply amazing!! And please note, an all white theme can actually work... :-)

All time classics...... You can't...shouldn't go wrong with Red and Black

Follow us on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=309299227740

Anything But Ordinary

So after days and weeks of procrastination, I have finally stated a blog for my work. 

A place where even more people can see and hopefully want :-) what we have

atienoamisi is all about creativity when it comes to greeting cards, and gifts. 

Cards are becoming way too generic, boring even. 

Its all about flowers and ribbons, together with a horrid choice of colors and graphics....... 

( just so u know, hot pink and pink don't go together) Its quite disturbing really.

I tend to think atienoamisi is different, queer, weird you might say.... but life is tooo short to be ordinary.

So lets have beads on our cards, shells, glass stones, paper cut outs.... pressed flowers.........

anything but ordinary. 

and thats what i intend to put on the table......... :-)
so enjoy....