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This week's inspiration in Leadville, Colorado. Of course, the daily mountain hikes are breathtaking. Went to Western Hardware Antique Store last weekend and spent 3 hours in there inspecting every thing that caught my eye, which was a lot. Vintage western-town guides, Arizona Highway Magazines, old men's t-shirt textiles, and sewing patterns from the 60's-70's. Antique jewelry and boleros. Turquoise, Jade, Amber, marbled ceramic and enamelware. Leadville is full of way old colorful houses and abandoned mines, interesting churches, and junk yards in backyards.

Some recent inspiration in Leadville, Colorado

I got new woodless colored pencils today and am experimenting with the shading and blending on some doodles n sketches I've done so far. I have more pages with inspiration images that I will post later. I'm still not certain which direction I want to head with my customer yet. Definitely womenswear though. I took these photos at my grandparents pool; enjoying my last couple days of a hot summer before heading 10,400 feet up in the sky to Cloud City [Leadville, Colorado] for my internship.