7 Irrelevant Things About Me part Deux

Ok.

I actually really enjoy writing these, and maybe I'll make it a weekly thing.

1. When I was 12 I idolized Murphy Brown, well Candace Bergen. I loved watching the show, and I thought Candace Bergen was so cool. I remember that they were always eating Chinese food from the containers on the show, and so whenever my mom would order Chinese food I'd always eat it from the containers, instead of on a plate, because that's how Murphy Brown ate Chinese food and she was cool :)

2. My first kiss was Luke Wright in the 6th grade. I actually really didn't like kissing at all and I tried to stay away from it for a long time. I think my second kiss was Aaron Riddle in the 8th grade, and I still didn't like kissing...

3. I took a shower this morning and totally forgot to wash my hair.

4. I make a to do list almost everyday. Sometimes, if I do something that's not on my to do list, I'll write it down really quickly and then check it off immediately. I really love checking things off of my to do list.

5. I love what I do for a living, and I love all my customers, and I really love Etsy and everyone there...but sometimes, most of the time, I really hate packaging up my orders. If I could afford to pay someone to do it for me, I'd hire someone in a heart beat.

6. I have never sang karaoke before, but I think that if I were ever drunk enough...I mean really drunk, I would sing Joan Jett and the Blackhearts "Do You Wanna Touch Me" or Pat Benatar's "Heart Breaker".

7. My favorite color in the 4th-5th grades was purple. And I wore a headband almost everyday.

Ok!!

So here is who I am tagging!!

Linda of Abby Creek Art ( I think she's on Vacation in Tahiti right now...Lucky lady!!)
My good friend Angie!
and
Janice La Verne, of course!! :)

Ok, so here's some pictures of work today, and something I made.

I Love Jeremy

Thank you Jeremy.

Jeremy sent us Stumptown coffee, and I am drinking it right now.

If home ever had a taste, this is it.

I got it yesterday...and took a picture for him. I am such a nerd, but that's ok, he already knows this.

Did I also mention that Jeremy is the guy who hung my show for me at the Fresh Pot this month?
Yes, he's awesome. :)

I have to admit, that living with Jeremy wasn't always the best of times. He really knew how to get on my nerves...but I miss him...and I never thought I would ever say that.

I'm kidding!

Anyway...yesterday was great! It was better than great. I had three orders, and I sold a painting at the Fresh Pot. I will have more than enough money for New York now! Yay!!
I can also pay my bills this month, which is a huge weight off my shoulders.

I was also in 6, yes 6, treasuries yesterday! Holla!

I also went to this awesome rummage sale at the church down the street, and got some very cool books. They are mostly old science and math books, but I got some old French literature books, and some old children's books. I even found the Richard Scary picture encyclopedia that I had when I was younger...I love it. Apparently Chloe likes it too.

Also, Susan over at Art Kitten's Art shop, gave my blog an E for Excellent!
Yay! So I am going to pass it on to Linda at Abby Creek Art :)

Alright. I have been developing this OCD habit of only having even numbers in my shop...and I want to post an new illustration in it today. But I only have one, so that means I have to make another one, so I will have an even 20 items in my shop...

ps. I am so going dancing tonight.

pps. The Cranbrook thesis show is tonight.
Exciting.

Not So Lazy Sunday!

Whew!

So I got in like 6 orders this weekend and I want to get them out tomorrow. That meant spending the whole afternoon getting them ready to ship.

But it's all done and Chloe helped too.

Today as I was packing up all of my customers goodies I was thinking about where I was a year ago. I was working at my crummy job and wishing that I was doing what I am today. Don't get me wrong. New Seasons was a great place to work. That is if you liked working retail. It was the best retail job I ever had, but I still wasn't happy.

I think that from the time I was about 23 or 24 I wished that I could make art for a living. I always dreamed about living in a little studio apartment and walking to get my daily latte at a little coffee place and then riding my bike to my studio...ah...what a wonderful vision :)

Well, at least part of that is true. I am making art everyday. Maybe I am not riding my bike to my studio, or getting a latte beforehand, but I am making art! And it's actually paying bills!!
I never in my life would have ever believed that I could actually make a living at this. I mean, I always thought it was so unrealistic. But now it's happening and it's pretty *expletive* amazing :) Ha!

Anyway, I thought I would mention that my friend Sarah started an Etsy shop and you should definitely check out her work. We went to school together and were roomates for a short time a few years ago :) She's a wonderful person and a fantastic artist! I posted some of her work on this blog too.
Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Mini Art

I made a lot of art today. Yay for me!

I decided that I would make some collages on printmaking paper for my shop.
When I was in college I worked really really small. I loved it. I still work relatively small, but that's due to a number of factors I won't really get into right now. Anyway, they measure 2.5" X 3.5" and they are just some mixed media collage pieces.

They are very reminiscent of the work I was doing in school. I find this way of work so cathartic for me. Tearing paper, painting it down, all while not really thinking about it or planning it out. Just making something almost subconsciously. Really getting lost in my thoughts and later looking down to discover what I made. It sounds kinda weird and almost hippy like...but I remembered how much I really like working like this.

So you can check them out in my shop. All together I made 8, but I felt only 6 were really successful.

I remembered this little cupboard I made for one of my book arts classes when I was working today. I had forgotten how much I love it and loved making it. I found the cupboard itself at a Ross Dress for Less and collaged it with the graphic design paper samples that I had gotten for a class. Then I made all the tiny little books to go inside. There are little photos on the inside of the doors that are just the contact sheets I got from the photolab. They are pictures of San Diego and Disneyland...

So yeah. That was my day. You can see the destruction of my house in my photos. Ah! Working at home has so many joys....I had more pictures, but my computer is hiding them for me. It likes to see me get angry.