Shop Update!

Hello kittens!

Just a quick note, that I've update the shop with three new prints...

"Prudence And Philip Never Had To Speak...They Knew"



"And Donkey Promised To Love The Crane Queen For All Times"



"Run My Children...Don't Look Back"



Mwah!

xo.

Cranes, Donkeys, Swans, & Foxes...

Hello loves!

Pretty busy today my dears, but I wanted to give you all a wee sneak peek and what will be in the shop Monday, November 16th...



Two new papercut prints, and an, unseen, illustration (all I'll say is swans)! This will be my last update of the year, so I hope you all enjoy them.

My niece, Hannah, received her first haircut. Her Mom was nice enough to save a bit of her hair for me...



I placed it in a locket on my desk...so sweet. I'll be hanging out with Hannah all weekend. What is our new favorite show to watch? The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack!







Hahaha...oh my!

Have a great weekend sweets.

xo!

In A Carriage Pulled By Swans, You Arrived...

Hello darlins!!

I hope everyone is having a lovely Monday. It is drizzly, grey, and cold here...which I love, and is a perfect backdrop for some great new music!

Cold Cave "Life Magazine"



The Mary Onettes "Puzzles"



The Mary Onettes "God Knows I Had Plans"



I've been pretty busy as of late...Working on a couple of new prints (a papercut and an illustration) that will be in the shop Monday, November 16. Tracy is finishing up her contributions to "Songs For Your Lost Children", which has a release date of January 26th!! Yay!! I'm writing new songs, which will be part of the soundtrack to my children's book. I'm taking December off ;) and will begin writing the book in January. I've already begun outlining it and making sketches for it.

Remember in a previous post I mentioned that a very sweet lady got a tattoo, combining my prints, "Take Me With You" and "I Do Not Know Where We Are Going..."? Well, here it is...



I think it came out very nice, and it's still so surreal that someone is walking around with my artwork on their arm!

I've picked up (and made) a few goodies lately...

A paper mache mask that I painted up for Halloween! It has a black satin ribbon tie, and I keep it on the side of my bed.



A brass owl box that has a little secret inside!





A lovely rabbit paperweight made from black glass!



A beautiful pair of antique children's shoes from Uncommon Objects!



I am sooooo excited for this movie...



I can't wait to see it!

I'm curious...I want to know what films, music, books, websites, etc. that you guys have been loving! Share with me :)

Thanks to the lovely Lou/Art & Ghosts, I've been obsessed with this...

Company of Wolves



This dvd is definitely on my things-to-pick-up list!

Be well lovies...

xo.

You Seem More Beautiful Than Yesterday...

Kittens!

Hello loves. I hope everyone has been well. I've finally caught up on my rest, and am back in blogging shape again.

Lots of fun little things to share, but first the biggest news:

I'm leaving Louisiana! I'll be moving back to Austin, TX in June/July of next year. There is no exact date set, as of yet, but basically six months from now. My job has dropped me from 40 hrs. a week to 32 starting in December. Then six months from then, I'll be dropped to 27. The pay/hours drop added with icky things starting to take shape at work has caused me to make a life change lovelies! I admit, I am not that great with change. But this time around, I'm truly excited...not scared one bit. Really more anxious to get the show on the road, and to be close to all of my amazing sweethearts. So yay, I'm Austin bound my loves!!

So, I returned home, this past Sunday, from Austin. My friend's, James and Sarah, got married, and I celebrated Halloween! First the wedding...


Trying out my outfit before leaving for Austin. Look at my snazzy Fieldguided tie!






The decor was so lovely. Casual, whimsical, yet very pulled together. Plus their wedding cake was a tower of cupcakes! Yay!


My besty, Tracy, showing how we roll!


My lovely pal, and Tracy's boyfriend, Christian.




We danced far into the night, and had a fantastic time. They had really great music, and their first dance was truly touching and sweet. It got me thinking what song would I want to dance to at my wedding...







I also had the most fantastic Halloween! During the weekend, we went to see Zombieland (yay!) at the Alamo Drafthouse to get us in the mood. It was there that Tracy, Christian, and I decided to add a zombie touch to our costumes. We went to have an amazing dinner/drinks at Eastside Showroom. Mmmmm...pumpkin creme brule and pinot noir!!! We met up with my darling Angel, her man Colin, and Frannie. We had the best time, as always, when my Angel is involved :) Afterwards, Tracy, Christian, and I went to the Scoot Inn, and danced our asses off to old school garage, go-go, sci-fi, and spooky music classics! Hellz yeah baby. Now...I forgot to bring my camera, but luckily Angel and Christian snapped a few photos. Too bad you can't see the extreamly fitted, high-waisted pencil skirt, black tights, and 5 1/2" heeled victorian boots!


Tracy and I (photo by Christian Barsi)


Angel & I (photo by Christian Barsi)


Me! (photo by Angel)


Christian & Tracy (photo by Angel)

Well my dears, I'll be back tomorrow with some new goodies to share and new projects to talk about. I'll leave you with some musics!

ZOLA JESUS "CLAY BODIES" MUSIC VIDEO from FUTURE PRIMITIVE FILMS on Vimeo.

Dum Dum Girls- "untitled" from the great pumpkin on Vimeo.

xo.

Into The Cold Grey Skies, I Take Flight...

Hello Darlins!

I hope everyone is having a good week thus far. I have grey skies to accompany this blustery, chilly day! Yes, grey skies make me happy.

I just finished sending off my latest batch of orders and am getting ready to fly back out to Austin tomorrow. I'm so excited...HALLOWEEN! I can't wait to see my friends, relax, and have a grand time. I'm also excited that I'll finally get my camera fixed. I've missed having it so much. So that means lots of photo taking this week :)

Here's some fun news...Someone Etsy convo'ed me to let me know that they had some of my artwork tattooed on them!!! Oh my!! I asked her for a photo, so when that arrives, I'll share it. I really can't think of any higher compliment than having your artwork on someone's body forever. I'm pretty humbled and feeling slightly surreal about it all!

I've recently bought the dvd "Masters of Russain Animation Vol.II" and love it! Here' are two of my favorites from it...





The new St. Mary's record is right on track for a January release. I'm also going to have "Hear Those Voices Call..." pressed with a fancy looking cd. Yay! I'm also starting to write new songs and am gearing up to write the soundtrack to my children's book! Which, by the by, I've found a place to print it!!! The excitement...

Well, I hope everyone has a great week and a great Halloween! I'll be back Monday. Here's some lovely musics for you (yes...another Hope Sandoval clip...so sue me! ;)





xo.

Magical Sights, Sounds, & Smells...

My babies!

Hello loves. I do hope everyone is doing well today. I am getting back into the swing of things since getting back from Austin. I had the most magical time...but more on that later.

I am currently working on a new secret surprise print as a Holiday gift for my friends. It won't be in the shop...sorry, and actually, I'm pretty much done with making new pieces for the year. I have lots to keep me busy though...I'm busy getting the record ready for release! My bandmate is finishing up some bits for it, I've got all of the artwork ready, and am excited to have it out. It will be released in late January and is now called, "Songs For Your Lost Children".

The big news is what I'll be working on next year. A book! Yes kittens, a book. I'm outlining the story now, and will work on writing and illustrating it next year. It will be a children's book, with an original story and all new illustrations. Some will be drawings, some papercuts. There will also be an instrumental soundtrack for it! This really is a dream of mine, and hope to make it a real thing of beauty.

Anyhoo...on to my Austin trip!

Oh yeah a little preface. There will be no photos from my Austin trip. Why? Well, the Continental baggage folks decided to fml and bust up my Nikon D60 real good. Thanks guys! No worries though...my besty's boyfriend is a camera wiz, and is going to help me find the replacement bits I need.

I love Austin, TX...I used to live there. When I move again, which is inevitable, I will return to Austin. My closest friends live there...

*Stayed with my bandmate/best friend, Tracy. She really is like my sister. I got to meet her boyfriend, Christian, who is an amazing guy. We all played music together, and Christian made some fantastic eats. He's half Italian, and can cook like nobody's buisness.

*Saw Hope Sandoval perform at the Texas Union Theater...




(photos by Luz Gallardo)

I went to the show with Tracy, Christian, my darling sister, Angeliska and her beau, Colin. Hope was perfection. Magical and gracious...it was like falling into a dream, and wanting to be there forever. I'm so happy I got to share the evening with my dearest friends.

*I got to meet Katy Horan! She's soooo sweet and nice. I love Katy's work and you should definitely check it out.

So, Austin was fantasic. I'll be going back for Halloween weekend as well. My camera will be fixed and I promise to take photos!

I got to see "Where the Wild Things Are" before my trip. It was fantastic!! I cried a little and cheered a lot. It was well worth the wait. I've also picked up some new lovely scents...





Cedarwood Tea and Winter 1972 by CB I Hate Perfume. I can't recommend these highly enough. Do yourself a favor, and pick up some of his sample scents. Try them...I promise you'll love them.

Finally...Beach House has a new record coming out in January!! It's called "Teen Dream", and here's a new song from it called, "Lover of Mine". Enjoy!!



xo.

There's A Blue Light...

My babies!!!

I've missed you all so.

First off, thank you, my loves, for your sweet, kind words of wellbeing. I'm finally well again, and have said bye-bye to the ear/throat infection that bloomed into the damn flu! Boo flu!

I have a lot of work to catch up on, and also lots to share, but today let's talk about blue...the color that is.

I have dark hair, pale skin, and blue eyes...my Mother insisted on dressing me in blue for years. I developed an intense dislike of blue in my late teens/early twenties. Well lovies...the hate is gone :) I am sooooooo loving blue now! I'm pretty ruthless/merciless when it comes to wardrobe weeding. Especially when fall/winter rolls around and I take stock of my winter wears. I give away anything that doesn't fall into my mentally affixed notion of my new "colors". So, goodbye greens, so long yellow, and hello blue! My winter colors will be black, grey, white, and blue. It really all started with this lovely from J.Crew...



It's a deconstructed henley, in a beautiful slub knit and silk. The color is called "shadow" and is a lovely midnight blue.

I just can't get enough...navy, midnight, and baby blues are my current faves. Also look at this new dress from Built By Wendy...



The perfect dress, in the perfect color. Ladies...one of you has to purchase this, so I can fly over, and fawn over it in person ;)

Anyhoo, I'm glad to be back all healthy, and can't wait to start sharing some exciting news.

In the meantime, I have been on a serious Mazzy Star kick since my Hope Sandoval tickets arrived! It's coming up so sooon :)

Rarely seen version of a classic...





xo!