ArtgirLsy WhirLsy*

Trading Inspiration in "Design Program Jr"

2011-08-23T20:47:00.000-07:00

Artgirlsy has just completed the teaching of the "Design Program Jr." at the Children's Arts Institute in Van Nuys, CA...the enriching summer program at the Children's Community School. I taught the kids, ages 6-12, the basics of hand sewing, sewing on a machine, making fabric tubes, accessories, and simple garments. We did tee shirt reconstructions and redefined denim, making denim wrist cuffs, turning jeans into bell bottoms and decking them out with added flair using buttons, fabric scraps, gems and beads. I was so inspired that as an example of a possible fabric necklace, I cut up a pair of huge "phat farm" jeans, and using the letters from those, put the word "art" on this denim "bib", that I love and wear all the time! It has even inspired me to create a fabric accessory line which you should all look for soon. I'm going to be incorporating denim, hand sewn and knitted elements as well as other fun stuff.

Here you can see how I taught the kids how to cut a slit up the side of their jeans, open it up and insert a piece of fabric to create the triangle shape that is needed for a pair of bell bottomed style pants. Sadie did a little mix and matching with her fabric choices that I loved!

This Design Program and really the entire Children's Arts Institute was so amazing to be a part of. It truly is a small artist community that with teachers inspiring students and vice versa. Each summer I work there, I really develop new and interesting additions to my art teaching tool belt. Ever since I first taught "Upcycling" and started the teaching of jewelry and fashion in this very program, the utilization of recyclable materials shows up in almost everything I do and so many lessons that I teach through the school year. This summer I even fused together the Upcycling with the fashion, in fusing together plastic bags to make wallets and belts, using plastic bottles and duct tape to create jewelry and bags with the students. It has all been so cool! I love opening up people's eyes to different possibilities, using things they never thought to make art with and having fun while learning. We even had a "Project Runway"-esque challenge where the kids had to build outfits on dress forms (mannequins) out of things like newspaper, cardboard and wallpaper sample books. At the culminating fashion show, it was so amazing to hear the parents exclaim to their children "you're getting a sewing machine"! and ask me how/where they can continue their growth in sewing especially.

More pictures to come! I'll try to keep up with the blog better, really I will!!! ; )

Art-Lil*-girlsy

2011-06-23T19:18:00.000-07:00

Ahh, Fashionistas in training. You know, hanging out with a bunch of little girls can be hella fun. Especially when it's supposed "work"... I love working with children, just being around them uplifts my spirits and allows me to be free. I of course also love art and I love fashion. And when I have the chance to combine all of these loves o' mine, I relish in the opportunity and squeeze all the fun I can out of it! I was working a little 8 year old girl's birthday party, a very special student of mine, who is very fashion forward! Her mother is just the best and reminds me of my own in a way, in the way that they are both their daughter's biggest fan! Even her father got in on the action and later came out in drag as "Madame Fabulosa" to help the girls get ready for their fashion show!

This is where it gets really cool. We threw out on the lawn, a bunch of random things, odds and ends like different sized plastic bags, fabric scraps, tape, and out of those and anything else they could find, the girls pieced themselves together an outfit...recycling and upcycling a fashion show runway dress, skirt, complete ensemble.

These little booties the girls made all by themselves out of plastic bags and duct tape. My fave!

Ready to walk down the driveway girls, ahem, er, I mean, RUNWAY?!!!! Now, be fierce!

Here are the girls modeling the duct tape belts we made, (before the fashion show, getting ready for it!) inspired by an old duct tape dress form I made by wrapping my body in saran wrap and then literally, taping myself up! I did a similar thing with them, for fun...wrapped just their waists in saran wrap, a few layers of duct tape over that, then we cut it off carefully. They taped loops on both ends of the belt and added fabric to tie, and duct tape bows for more flair! How cute are they?

New Feather Earrings at Polka Dots & Moonbeams and 1616 Cahuenga

2011-05-06T10:55:00.000-07:00

Sewing Rebellion

2011-02-17T19:51:00.000-08:00

Hands-On 3rd on 3rd Street in LA is a wonderful craft studio that offers back-to-basics workshops and creative space for gatherings, art shows, parties and more. One thing we do at Hands-On 3rd monthly, is hold a special event called "Sewing Rebellion", inviting you to come in, "Stop Shopping and Start Sewing". I'll be hosting this month's Sewing Rebellion this Sunday, February 20th, from 4-6pm.

Please join me on Sunday. It's free. Check out Hands-On 3rd. 3rd Street is pretty cool too. Make stuff. Be merry.

Peace, Love, & Art,
Artgirlsy
(Jamia)

Fabric, Feathers and Gold Chain

2011-02-12T10:25:00.000-08:00

ArtEtsy Getsy Girlsy

2011-02-10T20:30:00.000-08:00

Peacock-a-boo

2011-02-10T18:16:00.000-08:00

peacock feather. teal and gold lace fabric strips. abalone fender guitar pick. $30

artgirlsy@hotmail.com

Blondielu's

2011-02-09T19:16:00.000-08:00

These feathearrings look great fluttering about anyone's mane, but especially girls with blonde hair. There's something about all the white in the feathers and the color of the beads that really goes well with that color hair. Then again, worn on the ears of a brunette or darker haired person, it certainly would stand out in such a way that would be like shining stars in a night sky! Really, it works in anyone's 'do. Do IT.

Here we are in Tracilyn-sel town, model Tracilyn Jones rocks these blondielu's in Hollywood before they hit the market. Artgirlsy is coming soon to a brand new Beverly Hills boutique called Rejouer...look for more on that exciting addition soon!

Artgirlsy feather earrings are still available at 1616 Cahuenga boutique and by ordering directly by emailing: artgirlsy@hotmail.com

P.S. Hearts will flutter and fly on Love Day...don't let these pass you by! Get a pair today...I have pink feathers! I can make similar to this with pinks.

Happy Valentines...or as some of the kindergarten kids at my school say, "Valentimes", and I don't always correct them, because they're so dang cute! Is that so wrong? They'll get it eventually.

Love Out,
Artgirlsy
xoxo

Lil' Artgirlsies Fancy....

2011-01-22T16:44:00.000-08:00

I recently drew my little niece Emilie a picture of her favorite storybook character, "Fancy Nancy" for her birthday. Except, I replaced the name Nancy with hers! She loved it...here it is, with colorful glitter and lace fabric cut out and applied on the legs for tights. And here is Miss Fancy Emilie herself with a friend at her brother's hockey game at Yale rink, wearing her lovely Tula skirt that she also adores!!!

I also made Emilie's sis Olivia a picture of Hello Kitty that now hangs on the wall of her bedroom, welcoming her by saying....

!!!!!! Liv and I are here wearing our matching Tula skirts...this was a fun lil photoshoot. I love my lil' artgirlsy nieces!!!!!!

If anyone would like a drawing similar to these, I do custom orders/drawings...these would make really great, unique gifts for children, on paper, or even on walls. Please ask if interested.

Thanks!
xoxo
Artgirlsy
artgirlsy@hotmail.com

Frogs in Whiskey

2011-01-06T11:51:00.000-08:00

Dug up some old drawings I had scanned and saved...this one was for the musician "Frogs in Whiskey."

Pickin for gold

2010-12-21T14:53:00.000-08:00

This necklace is available at 1616 Cahuenga boutique, in Hollywood, CA. It is no longer in a tree. ; )

1616 is a clothing boutique carrying new & hip styles including accessories for Men & Women.. Sharon Segal, Rolland Berry, Planet Gold, Romeo & Juliet, Leatheracci, Minx and Artgirlsy.

Some of this gold chain is actually stretch gold chord, crocheted and then knotted toward the big beads at the bottom of the necklace. It has pale orange beads, and smaller sized, thin Fender guitar picks.

A great necklace for someone who has a lot of earthy tones in their wardrobe. Can make a similar necklace upon request. Each artgirlsy piece of jewelry is unique and different, but I can make things that are very much like pieces you've seen here. Thanks to The Unincorporated Life of Colorado/California for the beautiful photography!

Ostrich and Muppets

2010-12-20T20:43:00.000-08:00

Experimenting with layering many different types of feathers here...a bit of a new style...would look good in very full, wavy or curly hair...as my friend Aijia Lise says, "the bigger the hair, the closer to God"...she now owns the top green and brown pair. Hopefully, I'll have pix of those to post soon. In the meantime, check out her music...this girl is amazing. I'm on the east coast now, but I know..."It rained in LA" -her song is the biz...check the vid at the bottom. I LOVE this girl....I'm a believer...she has such a good vibe and energy and her music is smooth and soulful. Everytime it rains in LA I sing this!!!!

Custom Order

2010-12-13T19:49:00.000-08:00

Just trying on a pair of custom made earrings for a rock n' rolla gal who requested all black and silver, very BIG and Gibson guitar picks, specifically. She shops at "1616 Cahuenga" all the time and wanted some ArtgirlsY Jewelsy when she got a glimpse of those feather danglies!

A custom order is most definitly an option, by going into the shop on Cahuenga, or by emailing Jamia (Artgirlsy) directly: artgirlsy@hotmail.com

Usually, they are $35 a pair, at 1616 Cahuenga boutique, and may cost a bit less if you go directly through artgirlsy, via email or the Artgirlsy etsy shop which may be a little out of date right now...I've been focusing more on updating the blog lately...I'm sorry for that. Check here often for more, and hopefully, within the next few weeks I will spend some time on updating my etsy shop. Thank you!

Songbird

2010-12-13T19:32:00.000-08:00

Kyla Graves is an LA based singer songwriter friend of mine who plays regular gigs at Citizen Smith, on Cahuenga Blvd. in Hollywood. The other night I went down to check her out and give her custom made Artgirlsy feather guitar pick earrings. She rocked them so beautifully.

Here she is playing with Georg Egloff, wearing the earrings! Can you make them out? If she drops a pick, she's all set! She can just take her earring off and play without missing a beat! ; )

Even the cutie bartender Phoebe got in on the act! She chose a pair of blue and black loooong feather earrings to go with her all black work attire. These look so good against her beautiful and natural auburn hair. Artgirlsies have never looked so good!

Thanks for rockin' my gear with style and grace ladies!

Stay tuned for Kyla Graves' new album release "Wholehearted"...coming soon! This beautiful songstress hails from Vermont, where I went to college, we both attended UVM in Burlington and I feel a kinship with her through our alma mater. Kyla is a smooth singer and talented guitarist, with gentle flows and soothing prose. You should definitely check her out!

Renegade Craft Fair this weekend

2010-12-09T23:55:00.000-08:00

Renegade Craft Fair

this weekend! Come see new Artgirlsy gear...

I found MotherPluckers in Los Angeles ----whooo hoooo!!!! I have more beautiful feathers, more feather guitar pick earrings, feather headbands, handmade silkscreened tote bags and more. I'll be at the Hands On 3rd table doing "Sewing Rebellion"....

Here's the scoop:

RENEGADE CRAFT FAIR
Holiday Sale in
Los Angeles
December 11+12, Sat. + Sun. 10 am-5pm
Los Angeles State Historic Park, aka the Cornfield
FREE to attend...
renegadecraft.com

Saturday (Tomorrow): ArtgirLsy in person

2010-12-03T18:08:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow, come see ArtgirLsy jewelry, clothing and art in person,
at Larchmont Charter School's Holiday Boutique and Bake Sale,
at the LCW auditorium, 1265 N Fairfax Avenue, West Hollywood, CA 90046
2pm-8pm

and then, afterward, at
The LA Opus
10020 CANOGA CHATSWORTH CA 91311
8pm-2am

Feather earrings, TuLA skirts, prints, original artwork, pick up for Holiday gifts!
It's going to be one long day...come and support ArtgirLsy
and the children at the school she works at.

Thank you!

Purple, black and blues

2010-12-03T11:44:00.000-08:00

Blue Moon & Polka Dots

2010-12-02T01:10:00.000-08:00

There is still one of these babies left at 1616 Cahuenga, that's right...just one. Many people are just wearing a single feather earring these days...I personally like to wear two together...but I can dig the single. Perhaps for the single girl? Fly free!

Jewelsies

2010-11-30T11:48:00.000-08:00

These feather guitar pick earrings are around 10 inches long and look amazing in long hair!

These are actually Artgirlsy's personal earrings of choice when she is on the move. She gets many compliments and therefore has made some similar to these for custom orders. There are little changes like, black guitar picks substituted for white, for a bartender who says she wears a lot of black, for example. Another girl wanted more charms. Each pair will be different, but can be similar style to this Artgirlsy style if you'd like. Artgirlsy Artjewelsy.*

Most of these earrings are going to range from $20-$30, unless you see Artgirlsy personally if you are in the LA area. She will be at the holiday Renegade Craft fair, December 11th and 12th in LA, at the Hands On 3rd table. Also, this weekend at the Larchmont Charter West Hollywood, school fundraiser, on Fairfax Ave. in West Hollywood, from 2-8...and then at the LA Opus, 10020 Canoga Chatsworth CA, 91311, 8 pm. Please visit and see all of the Artgirlsy Jewelsy styles in one place and with special deals!

photography by The Unincorporated Life*

Beatles Pyramid Pick Necklace

2010-11-29T23:26:00.000-08:00

This white Fender Heavy guitar pick necklace features the beautiful faces of the Beatles, images taken from the 1966 LP Revolver. Although some may argue that Fenders were not the guitar pick of choice by the Beatles, I felt that the "Heavy" picks were an ode to their song "I Want You (She's So Heavy)"! The Beatles are on the pyramid of the necklace, as follows, from top to bottom: Paul, John, George, Ringo.

The necklace is no longer hanging on a tree however, it now drapes from the nape of a mannequin's neck in the window of the Hollywood boutique, "1616 Cahuenga." It is available for sale now, by contacting artgirlsy@hotmail.com, for a mere $40. Rock this fashion with passion, for the Fab Four!!! Thank you to The Unicorporated Life for the awesome photography!

peace, love & art*
Artgirlsy

Dillon's Waitresses Rock Artgirlsy Accessories

2010-11-15T09:53:00.000-08:00

Ahh, football on a Sunday, the sounds of beer mugs clinking, referees blowing whistles, announcers announcing, scoring teams and men giddily yelling while being served by cute waitresses in school girl uniforms. The beeeeautiful girls who work at Dillon's PUB, on Hollywood Boulevard, are all now proudly sporting Artgirlsy jewelry. The waitresses have been smitten by the Artgirlsy feather and guitar pick earrings. Here are two lovely ladies, Samantha and Alyssa, reppin' the east coast on the west coast...and Artgirlsy Whirlsy wear to a tee! Many more of the hostesses and waitresses soon will be too, as I have many custom orders going out soon. The beauty about these pieces, is that they are all unique and one of a kind. No one will have the pair of earrings that they have, and while I can make ones that are similar, there will never be two completely the same.

Fresh Artgirlsy Jewelry...get it while it's hot

2010-11-03T23:34:00.000-07:00

New Artgirlsy guitar pick/feather series available now at 1616 Cahuenga, Hollywood boutique of Sharon Segal's on Cahuenga Blvd. I'm so proud to be displaying my custom made pieces at this particular boutique...it's run by 2 cool chickie's and has a legendary leatherman there on site making custom belts, bags, skirts, vests, arm cuffs, you name it...Calvin has made clothing and gear for the greats like Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison back in '69! I'm thinking of having him design me a special belt soon! The store has the cutest stuff and has reasonable prices...they also are very special in that they have their own lamination machine on site, with books and books of all sorts of logos, and letters/fonts that you can either take and iron on your clothes, or they can do it there for you. It's really a cool thing.

Also, check out this new Beatles and fender guitar picks pyramid necklace!!!!!! I'm not sure I think they may have sold it...but I can make more per request.

Here is a beautiful and happy customer...my friend and model/actress Samantha Sargeant.

Please go and check out 1616 if you get a chance, maybe if you're in Hollywood down at Space 1520, it's right in that area on that side of the street. Also, my friend Rio at "Beauty is Pain" on Sunset and Highland also carries some Artgirlsy stuff. I'm loving all the love I'm getting for Artgirlsy...thank you and keep on checking in with me. If you'd like to contact Artgirlsy directly, for any custom order requests, press or anything at all, email: artgirlsy@hotmail.com

Peace, love and art*,
Jamia

Eco-logical Art Gallery

2010-08-19T13:27:00.000-07:00

A couple weeks ago, there was another Werewolf art show at this really cool space, the Eco-logical Art Gallery, in Los Angeles, on Pico Boulevard. There were some serious artists this time around, maybe some of the best yet! My personal fave was Jessica Ward, who had these amazingly intricate pencil drawings of these women with long limbs and even longer hair, that she fashioned into mysterious and very surreal creatures. I really wanted to buy one of these pieces, and I'm not an art collector by any means and usually do not purchase original artwork...I guess I'm too busy making my own! But you know I was seriously into these if I wanted to buy one is what I'm sayin!!! I think it would be nice to support the local art community and keep the ball rolling...and I also thought it would be cool to have a piece of art of one of the artists I was in the show with. We also share the same initials ironically. Maybe someday Jessica! So I have been showing my own "psychedlic garden party" series, filled with mixed media drawings, silkscreens and even fabric/wire sculptures...let's see if I can get these photos to upload where I want them to.....

Currently, this fabric sculpture is in the window of "Beauty Is Pain", a rock and roll fashion couture boutique in Hollywood.

School of Fashion

2010-07-08T15:35:00.000-07:00

I've been teaching this summer at a couple different programs, I just started working at the awesome "Hands-on-3rd" on 3rd Street in West Hollywood and am working my second summer at The Children's Arts Institute in Van Nuys. I teach Upcycling, where we make things from materials you might normally throw away or recycle such as newspapers, grocery bags and magazines...and a jewelry class, today we made fabric "tube" necklaces, using beans and rice to create a Pebbles Flintstone looking type necklace.

One of the students in my jewelry class used to go to school with a girl named Cecilia Cassini, who is a kid fashion designer already making big moves. She told me that she was checking out Cecilia's blog and saw me on it. I realized I forgot to blog about this awesome experience. At school this year, in my after school enrichment Fashion class, I had Cecilia come in and speak to my kindergarten and first grade students. She was amazing! She brought in some of the dresses she made, along with scraps of fabric, thread, fashion magazines and fabric scissors...the kids were passing the examples around and asking questions. Cecilia talked about how she makes her dresses, having personal style and her life experiences, which are vast even at 11 years old! Most importantly, she inspired my students to start making their dreams and goals real and alive NOW instead of waiting till they grow up. I already had a kindergarten student's mom tell me that her daughter wants to be a fashion designer and they are getting her a sewing machine! Thanks Cecilia!

Beauty Cuties for bigger and littler girls alike

2010-07-02T17:26:00.001-07:00

I wanted to mention... after meeting a couple cute lil fashionista's today at a very hip hollywood cafe, and I believe they were drinking coffee!!!! ; ) ...that my lil fashionista weekend workshops "Beauty Cuties" is for all ages. If there's a group of pre-teens or older girls, maybe aged 12-15, we can hold a special class specially designed and designated for them.

Just email artgirlsy@hotmail.com and we can talk. We can gear it toward anything you want...say a bunch of girls wanted to have a class with their friends and work on say, transforming and refashioning t-shirts "generation t" style, or learning about making headbands and jewelry, we could do a class on that. Rio and I would be happy to acomodate all your fashionista needs at "Beauty is Pain"...beauty also feels so good!

Looking forward to sharing the world of expression through fashion with you!

Lil Fashionistas are coming to Hollywood!

2010-06-30T10:49:00.000-07:00

Beauty Cuties

@ Beauty is Pain, a Hollywood boutique

Lil’ Fashionista weekend workshops with Jamia and Rio (owner/designer)

Join Jamia and Rio this summer, as they open the doors of a fashion/art/music shop in Hollywood, to kids’ creativity. Beauty is Pain (don’t be scared by the name!) is a colorful, fun and exciting little boutique, which will be transformed into an inspiring and vibrant workspace for kids to explore the world of fashion and jewelry design. Each weekend class will feature different surprise projects, such as decorating tees, humane vegan boas, bowtie necklaces and a special introduction to sewing, appropriate for young children.

STARTS:

Saturday, July 3 (features special 4th of July accessory project!)

Saturday, July 10

Saturday, July 17

Saturday, July 24

Saturday, July 31

The workshops are held from 1-2:30 pm on Saturdays. The price of 1 workshop is $30 per child. Sign up for all 5 workshops in July for a total fee of $120! There is plenty of free parking. Parents can drop their children off or stay for the class. They can also leave their child later, for an additional fee, inquire upon signup.

Email Jamia at artgirlsy@hotmail.com now to reserve your space for any one of, or all of the Beauty Cuties workshops. There is a maximum of 12 kids per workshop. Also, contact Jamia for ArtgirLsY birthday parties!!!

LOCATION:

The workshops are held at “Beauty is Pain,” Rio’s shop, at 1443 N. Highland Ave, Hollywood, CA 90028 (Highland and Sunset).

Rio has been involved in the arts and fashion community in Los Angeles for over ten years and has done everything from fashion shows, showing art, organizing art events and showcasing local artists, to working on music video sets and creating custom pieces for Fergie, Rhianna and Lady Gaga.

Come one cutie, come all…let’s make stuff and have a beautiful ball!!!

*Not Affiliated with any school or school district*

Beauty Cuties is coming!

2010-06-30T10:25:00.000-07:00

"Beauty Cuties" lil fashionista workshops, an extension of my jewelry and fashion classes I taught at the amazing Larchmont Charter School (LCW) in West Hollywood this year, is continuing into the summer and beginning this weekend. We will be starting with a special 4th of July hat project, with some surprises along the way. On July 17th, there will be an awesome tee shirt workshop that includes tie dye and other fun ways to decorate the tees that will be provided. These are filling up fast, so please RSVP to my email (artgirlsy@hotmail.com) ASAP! Thanks so much!!!!

TuLA's at School

2010-06-05T18:23:00.000-07:00

I work at the most amazing charter school in West Hollywood, CA. LCW is such an awesome place with wonderful bright eyed and fun loving children, at that most magical age of Kindergarten and First Grade. We have a garden, cooking classes and Yoga too! Here, our beautiful goddess of a yoga instructor Saska, models a TuLA skirt that she'll wear when she does yoga. The great thing about the skirts is how they move with you, so they're perfect for dancers.

This little girl is wearing a TuLA skirt her mom bought for her at our school's music night and silent auction we had at The Cabana Club in Hollywood recently. Our school is very new, only in it's second year and we raised over $20,000 at this very special event! I donated a TuLA skirt to be auctioned off and mom's were actually fighting over it! Here is Piper on the playground with the purple TuLA, complete with rick rack waistband and fabric flower. I think those little girl's in the background could very well be jealous! The skirt is perfect over leggings, and leggings are usually what these little girls come to school wearing.

Artgirlsy jewelry at new Hollywood boutique

2010-05-24T20:38:00.000-07:00

Artgirlsy guitar pick earrings are now available at Sharon Segal's brand new boutique in Hollywood, "1616"! The store at 1616 Cahuenga Boulevard is mad cute and has other fun accessories by "Minx" and clothing by Sharon Segal's own brand, as well as other designers. 1616 has all of these fun iron on t-shirt transfers in all types of designs, vintage looking and old school musicians, letters of different fonts so you can put anything you want on your tee's and tanks you buy there. A really cute and unique thing! They have the machine that does it right there in the store, so you can leave with your very own customized piece of clothing! How cool is that??!

TuLa Los Ang-ELLEs...

2010-03-20T19:16:00.000-07:00

Last night at the Werewolf art party I had a few TuLA ladies and Artgirlsies show me love. Here my friend Grace checks out a neighboring (to my exhibit setup) wearing a TuLA skirt as a TuLA tube top...it is one of my faves in a yellow color scheme. The girl rocks it effervescently.

This lovely dreamer girl Julia I met picked up an Artgirlsy headband. We "bumped" with our iphones and our bottoms and our minds, sharing a few rhymes with each other in a vocal rock, paper, scissors type game.

I cued over this cutie carrying around a disco ball! She had the most fabulous necklace on, although you may not be able to see it (it is also black and blending in with the rest of her outfit)...but she dug on the Artgirlsy TuLA earrings and picked up a pair with copper chain and leopard print fabric....sorry for the blurry closeup pic here:

And this cutie petite petutie wanted to try on a skirt and get her groove on...and you know I gladly obliged! TuLA skirts are oh so fun to move in!!!!

Artgirlsy work at ArtY Party

2010-03-02T22:15:00.000-08:00

Artgirlsy TuLA skirts, jewelry and artwork were on display at the last Werewolf art exhibit, in North Hollywood a couple weeks ago. What an amazing night. I stationed myself in the loft area directly above the wall my artwork hung on. Up there, I had one of the best spots in the house for checking out the live music right below me and I created my own little art nook to actually create a work of art at the show. I rolled out a huge piece of canvas and got out my paints and brushes, painting to the music, surrounded by art, making art...what could be better!

Here I am dancing above my mixed media coffee pieces and my "leglocked" girls...and then I began my painting. The piece grew through the night and I even had other art-show-goers paint on it as well.

This was the way the piece looked toward the end of the evening as I painted along with the band "Avant Abstract" up in the loft. They were a very psychedelic, groovy noise rock band with a kickass light show. We tilted one of their moving lights toward the wall and these lights circulated constantly around my art piece. This was definitly the highlight of the entire art happening for me. This is what I love. In college I was known for taking my art supplies with me to live shows (I was always at concerts and listening to bands play out)---I'd find a corner or a place to break out my supplies and draw or sometimes paint, or even get up on stage if the band would have me. Creating art during the making of noise art illuminates my being...it's one of my favorite things to do...and here is a picture encapsulating that very thing.

The next Werewolf art show will be March 13th. Stay tuned.

Werewolf Arty Party

2010-01-18T13:19:00.000-08:00

Here are some of the photos from the Werewolf Art & Scars exhibit --I love the graffiti on the back wall. I've seen this image of Alfred Hitchcock around town and I loved how it popped up at the first art show I was a part of in Los Angeles. It was a good crowd, met some good people and my good friends showed up to support me. I had the two pieces from my coffee series up, "Meet Under Coffee" and "Late Night Coffee Buzz", based on Conan O'Brien, made before this whole Tonight Show NBC craze...Conan is well loved and inspiring to me. I felt the love of Conando over my art piece of him for sure. There will be another Werewolf art show at the end of this month.

Artgirlsy works at ArtY Party

2010-01-03T13:52:00.000-08:00

Werewolf Art & Scars Party

I'm going to have my artwork on display in this LA art exhibit next weekend. I'm very excited to unveil 2 pieces from my coffee series, "Meet Under Coffee" and some surprises, on display and for sale. Please come if you can...there's sure to be great art and great music, an electric vibe and cheap drinks. Spread the word and come on down.

Werewolf Art Exhibit is a traveling gallery Party that showcases the art and performances of some of the most exciting up and coming artists and bands in L.A. THIS JANUARY 9th 2010 we are having a insane event called Art & Scars with 8 bands and over 26 amazing artists all drinks will be only $2 all night this will be a Night to remember forsure!
Doors open @ 9:00 p.m to 3:00 am
Address: 4300 w. Jefferson blvd. los angeles ca, 90016

I've got to get a new camera

2009-12-16T20:17:00.000-08:00

This piece is nearing completion, in its non-completion. Some of the flowers are purposely left colorless, but I want to make some of the colorless areas, even more colorless, i.e. the gray skies grayer, or uh, greyer, is that a word? If you're an artist I guess it might be. Pinkish, purpleful and bluely...hmmm. Oh, and please excuse the picture...I used my photobooth on my laptop to take a quick pic so I could email this out to a friend of mine during a telephone conversation. I have a vacation coming up so hopefully I will be posting more and definitly creating more. I seemed to have fallen off the face of etsy, I need to pick myself back up.

THE NEW FACE OF Artgirlsy Jewelry

2009-08-31T15:22:00.000-07:00

The latest in the Artgirlsy jewelry collection, playing with layers of different types of fabric, lace, ribbons, beads and feathers...these earrings have multiple recycled elements as they dangle from silver hoops. See the Artgirlsy etsy.com shop for more.

New earrings...ooh prettyyyy!

2009-08-31T14:56:00.000-07:00

These earrings were made to match the previously posted TuLA skirt. I love the way the soft strips of fabric and lace look in contrast with the hard hoops, chain and jump rings. A really cute new alternative to increasingly popular feathers in accessories. Wearing these earrings you will be unique and they are an interesting way to match whatever clothing you are wearing, because they too are made of fabrics! See my etsy shop for more!

TuLA Times Three = 1 Skirt, 3 Ways

2009-08-30T22:02:00.000-07:00

This is the latest Artgirlsy TuLA creation. It is a longer version of the Tula skirt/tube top and and can be worn at least three ways...you have a long skirt to wear at your waist, or pull it up above the bust to wear as a full dress, either with or without a belt. Pair with a pair of shorts or leggings, because it is a "peek-a-boo" number! The day I was taking these pictures I ended up seeing a girl who happened to be my size, who later bought this very skirt to bring with her to Burning Man, a local music festival. I felt honored and surprised by this very random sale. It seems very likely that the hippie girls that roam a music festival would love this type of skirt...it is amazing to move, dance and spin in! That is my favorite part about this TuLA skirt.

Handmade Nation

2009-08-19T21:59:00.000-07:00

I recently went to check out the documentary "Handmade Nation" by Faythe Levine, about the crafting revolution and buying handmade as opposed to corporate. Everyone loves a handmade something or other, how special is that? The film depicted the DIY movement across America. It was at the Cinefamily Silent Film Theatre in Los Angeles where Faythe showed up for Q+A and there was also a groovy craft fair in between showings. I met Faythe and she signed the book that accompanies the film wishing me well on my own personal creative path. She had loads of cool tatts and everyone at the craft fair had the coolest glasses! I met some other cool crafty ladies including Cathy of California and the chick from Home Ec, a subdivision of the really cool "Reform School" shop in Silverlake. I plan on taking a class at Home Ec, possibly in felting or something of the fiber arts realm. Perhaps I'll take Cathy's class...although I just came across her blog today and a little online tutorial she gave on the Martha Stewart show! She showed how to make these fab flowers that I just so happen to have the loom to make and that I saw in person at the Handmade Nation craft fair last weekend. Now thanks to Cathy and Kathryn (who gave me the looms) of Accessorize Your Right, I can def make them...

I made this

2009-07-24T22:24:00.001-07:00

...this very whimsical tube top, which doubles as a skirt...see below and/or my etsy store!

Meet me there (Check out the "Sorry I'm Late" vid at the top of the Meet Me At Mike's blog! I love stop motion stuff!) or here anytime....TULA tubes/skirts are one of my latest flavashion of the month, on to making some accessories lately including zipper bracelets and feather/guitar pick jewelry - pictures coming soon. If only I could pick one thing and stick with it...but maybe that's part of the artgirlsy charm...ooh, getting another idea for a charm bracelet!

Much love ya'll.

2009-07-20T00:47:00.000-07:00

The Mermaid Spit

2009-07-19T11:48:00.000-07:00

This 11"x 15" multimedia piece of watercolor, charcoal and pastel was made with my longtime/lost friend in mind...her name is Heather Kahill and she is a great violinist. I thought she could use this for a future album cover! I think this artwork shows that I am really in need of some of my girlfriends right now. Miss you Heath!

Whisper

2009-07-17T15:14:00.000-07:00

This collage/drawing/painting was inspired by a challenge from a group of mixed media artists who sell their work on etsy called "Melange." Melange offers up this challenge for any mixed media artist every so often based upon a theme or word. This week the word was "whisper" and I took it and whispered sweet nothings into my own artistic ear and eye. I tried something new with this piece, using a varnish gloss medium in many layers and on the final layer I mixed some purple paint with it and painted over the whole thing. I did this partly to show my students because I like to present a couple pieces of my own throughout the semester and I am going to have a cool or warm color collage project soon. This definitly is in the category of cool color collage.

Also, I found that this medium I used works well for image transfer in which I experimented a little bit on the side of doing this piece. However, I'm still perfecting the technique. I found it difficult to remove all the paper which I think you're supposed to do with a bit of water. Does anyone know how long you should leave the photocopy or whatever you're trying to transfer on the paper or where ever you're trying to transfer it to? Am I doing this right? Any advice you can offer/leave as comments would be great!

I hope you enjoy my first Melange challenge entry!

Home is Where the Art Is

2009-07-14T22:00:00.000-07:00

I know, I haven't posted in awhile. I haven't created in awhile...or have I? The thing is, I've been busy, mastering the art of french cooking! I've been inspired by the great Julia Child, after seeing the movie Julie & Julia, starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams. My boyfriend bought me the great 700 page cookbook and we've been eating gourmet delicacies ever since! I just completed my second fruit tart, something that I would always get at a special cafe in my college days in downtown Burlington, Vermont and later when I traveled to Paris at the Boulangeries et Patisseries. Mmmm... I am becoming quite the cuisine artist...I have a full belly, happy man and am finally filling out a bit!

Meet Under Coffee

2009-06-24T17:17:00.001-07:00

This is from a 22" X 12.5" mixed media piece I recently completed. It has coffee stains and wine spilled on it, something new I've enjoyed experimenting with and surely will again. It is currently featured in my etsy shop along with other new
artwork. Hope you dig it! Thanks for checking in with Artgirlsy.

My Etsy store!*

TuLA or not TuLA?

2009-06-20T18:14:00.000-07:00

Here is a black version of the TuLA skirt. The pictures below just didn't cut it. This is a medium size skirt, which also may double as a really unique tube top. Those pictures forthcoming as well. Remember to visit my etsy site, or you can email me directly if you're interested: artgirlsy@hotmail.com

Artgirlsy is now on ETSY

2009-06-15T01:47:00.000-07:00

All things artgirlsy available now. Peruse my page and let it persuade you to purchase please!

Flamingo Therapy

2009-06-10T12:27:00.000-07:00

Flamingo Therapy is an italian fashion label based in London by Ilaria Di Fiore and her flamingos. "Flamingo Therapy is proud to be relatively underground,and not to compromising with the consumistic and exploitative world of the mainstream fashion with all its 'must have' and then 'throw it away' kind of dictate.." Check out their facebook page.

How beautiful are these pieces?
Each one a work of art in itself.

These are part of the Flamingo Therapy line, belonging to a lovely woman named Ilaria, whom I met in London at one of those sweet outdoor markets.
I stumbled upon her section of the market and was thanking my lucky stars that I did.
Not only is Ilaria incredibly sweet and FUN (plus she brought me to her secret spot to use the LOo!), but her clothes are probably some of my favorite in this universe! You may not be able to tell from the pictures, but the material Ilaria uses, is this soft, thin, knit type material that is OH so comfortable and fits snug to your form. I bought the cutest skirt ever and a pair of sweet shorts.

I wish I could say I made these, but Flamingo Therapy is one unique style that speaks to and inspires Artgirlsy to do her own thing.

LA Women

2009-06-10T01:57:00.000-07:00

Today my friend, model, Jessica Mafesi and I ran around Hollywood on a surprisingly dimn California day, catching everyone's eye and bringing sunshine to the streets. Why? We were wearing the increasingly popular Artgirlsy TuLA skirt...It's amazing when LA Women run around together in cute, flowing, rather "hippy and gothic" (according to Jess!) skirts, oh the attention they get!

Is it noticeable? For some reason, my camera blurred out certain parts of the image. (Must've been b/c I dropped it in the Louvre bathroom in Paris!!! For reals! I think I'm in need of a new camera.) I actually think the way that the image turned out, looks kind of cool and really works; it focuses more on the details of the beautiful skirt and less on the model. (The Artgirlsy model is incredibly beautiful, but she represents all females that can shine when wearing this lovely skirt) It seems it is true in all types of art, that when mistakes and blemishes occur, things that are unplanned, many times it ends up working in its own way and can add to the overall artwork. That is one of my favorite things about art...the mystery, the everchanging results, the mistakes that you make which you work with and turn with and run this way and/or that.

Jess wears leggings underneath, as the TuLA skirt which is made of several different textured fabrics, is meant to be worn over a little something. Each skirt is unique...every TuLA tulip will look a little bit different.

Artgirlsy takes requests!

More/better pictures to come!

Fashionistas-in-training

2009-06-06T20:29:00.000-07:00

My STAR Fashion/Jewelry students made their own version of the TuLA skirt! These kindergarten cuties LOVED making and modeling their tutus. A very memorable and special last day of class. I will miss them!

Tutu + Hula = the TuLA skirt

2009-06-04T18:08:00.000-07:00

Artgirlsy "TuLA" Skirts

2009-06-02T16:11:00.001-07:00

Here is the newest Artgirlsy creation: the TuLA skirt - a combination of the Tutu and Hula, born in LA, to be worn all over the US of A. These unique, one-of-a-kind elastic waisted, over-the-leggings/tights/shorts or pants mini-skirts are available for purchase and can be ordered by emailing artgirlsy herself: artgirlsy@hotmail.com

Frogs in Whiskey

2009-06-01T14:38:00.000-07:00

This is a drawing I did for the musician Frogs In Whiskey. His music is amusing and fantastical. He is very talented, unique and psychedelic. It makes you feel as though you are in a groovy funhouse of sorts.

9" X 12" colored pencil

Psychedelic Hootenanny

2009-05-31T17:26:00.000-07:00

I finally got the pictures! These are courtesy of Barclay Wright, Spaceflea Studios, Los Angeles, CA. What an amazing shoot/experience...these were done strictly using blacklights and glow-in the-dark paints. I think we were listening to Dark Side of The Moon at the time--I was definitly feeling like I was walking on the moon...how amazing--these pics are all sick...you can see a few more on my model mayhem page: www.modelmayhem.com/764546

In other news: today I was surfing the blog-zone and fell upon my new favorite artist's blog-Kime Buzzelli-The Moldy Doily
I found out that she happened to be on my street TODAY at Space 1520 at a "Blogger Sale"--I went down there to find all these great vintage clothing girls selling their wares and clothes for great bargains. Kime was down there with all of her beautiful clothing/jewelry and artwork. I introduced myself and told her how much she inspired me. I just really dig her work and feel what she has going on. What an honor to actually be able to meet and speak with an artist you admire and look up to. I also spoke with her friend Emma who was really cool too. What an awe inspiring sunshiny day all around...in an artgirlsy whirlsy today.

Do you realize?

2009-03-29T22:28:00.000-07:00

Do
Part of a series I've been working on lately. This was a pen and ink drawing I later altered in Photoshop.

2009-03-29T16:18:00.000-07:00

Model + Photographer = art

This was the most amazing photoshoot I've ever been a part of, where I was a human canvas...literally a live work of art, alive working it, paint splattered on my body and all around me. I wasn't quite sure where the composition began and ended. It was incredibly psychedelic and groovy working with this photographer at spaceflea studio in Los Angeles.

I just wish I could see the rest of the photographs.

2009-03-29T16:11:00.000-07:00

Psychedelic garden partly...

part of a series I'm currently working on.
My art is strewn about my apartment right now.
Maybe it'll sprout into a magical beanstalk of creativity.

It's been years...

2009-03-29T15:30:00.000-07:00

Ok, so as you can see, if you're paying attention to my blog sequence, there's been quite a few years hiatus in my blogging. Well, as for that, I guess all I can say is I've been focusing my internenergies elsewhere, like:

myspace
my music
my model mayhem page

Unfortunately, you do not have unlimited access to all of these...but if you're lucky, I'll see what I can do.

Enjoy my next blog...coming in 2011.

Fashion-izing

2009-03-29T15:07:00.000-07:00

Most females dig fashion. I too enjoy fashioning my art into fantastical existence and fantasizing my art will fit my size. This top would be an amazing creation upon being put into fruition.

Fashion-eyes-zing
Fash-shun
Fashionella
Fashionista barista...get me a cup of funky fabrics, overzealous zippers and exciting accessories.
Accessorize your eyes
Accessorize your right

dalai pardon

2005-02-08T14:59:00.000-08:00

INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIFE

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.

3. Follow the three R’s:
Respect for self,
Respect for other’s
Responsibility for all your actions.

4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes awonderful stroke of luck.

5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relationship.

7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediatesteps to correct it.

8. Spend some time alone every day.

9. Open arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.

10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older andthink back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.

12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation foryour life.

13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with thecurrent situation. Don’t bring up the past.

14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.

15. Be gentle with the earth.

16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.

17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which yourlove for each other exceeds your need for each other.

18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

Ms. Weird

2005-02-03T17:22:00.000-08:00

"THE HOPE IS IN YOUR STRANGENESS. The hope is in your wildness. The hope is in your individual thumbprint/mindprint - the thing that's you and no one else. That particular quality that's just you. Other qualities are commonly human. But the unique quality that's just you. Nobody else. Nobody else does it the way you do it. That's the joy. That's the hope. That's what keeps humanity moving forward and if we're going to survive that's the only way we will. With dedication to that uniqueness." - Arol, Zendik Arts

(This came from an artsy magazine I was given at the last Phish festival. This was the page that I read there and thought was the coolest one of all. "Zendik" is a sort of arts commune...a little "weird" but kinda cool and these words show some of the art girlsy beauty and wonder of the world. Always let your/their light shine.)

2005-01-20T17:49:00.000-08:00

let it be love and heather ode

2005-01-19T15:43:00.000-08:00

do your thing. said miss thing. things have a way of working themselves out naturally, for sure. oh, let it be, say the merry men...oh say can u see can't u let it be? you've got to try...just a little bit harder now baby, said Janis. (And get it while you can...) I think that whatever you put forth into the world...what it is that flows out of your being, will come back to you and affect you. You will be affected and effective to the world from your own self. And to all my people out there, worried about love...I believe that if you are a loving person and you want love in your life bad enough..it will be there. It already is. My dear friend, I call her the love girl...she's been in love many times, many guys fall for her deep sea eyes and heavy sighs they realize the beauty deep within her..eminating from her being illuminating what your seeing...not only with your eyes..but feeling her flow...she knows this about me too. We see the beauty in each other and know when we are showing our light to men who help us turn it on. The last man she was with didn't see all of her...he didn't know who he was dealin with! The loveliest love girl...the most amazing and beautiful, specialist, magical mermaid and nurturing mama friend rock star there is!!!! She's a musician not only with her hands, but her voice will be music to your ears. Well, she felt that this man did not know her...he wasn't appreciating her. At least, she didn't think so...because she couldn't feel it. So she's movin on...rollin with the changes like the waves in the ocean she loves with all her aquarian heart.

Tuesday morning

2005-01-17T23:34:00.000-08:00

Virgo
August 22 - September 21
Today is your day, dear Virgo, so don't let anyone take it away from you. The key for you will be to get a head start on whatever goals you wish to accomplish. Don't waste your time thinking about how you are going to accomplish them in their minutest detail; simply get things started. The first step is the most important. You are well grounded, and this will help you get a better handle on what it is that you need to get done.

Pisces
February 18 - March 19
When it comes to making decisions, dear Pisces, do what is best for you. Don't feel like you need to perform certain tasks because you feel guilty about a past situation. Do things because you want to do them, not because you feel like you have an obligation to someone else. The only obligation you have is to yourself. If it truly is your desire to help someone else out, then by all means, go for it, but make sure you aren't sacrificing too much of yourself in the process.

Tibetan bettin'

2005-01-17T15:17:00.000-08:00

(I got this in an email and thought it was so cool!)

TIBETAN PERSONALITY TEST ~

Take your time with this test and you will be amazed. I did this last
year when this came around and a spiritual wish I made did happen - in
fact all year long.

The Dalai Lama suggests you read it to see if it works for you. Very
Interesting.

Just 4 questions and the answers will surprise you.

Be honest and do not cheat by looking up the answers. The mind is like a
parachute, it works best when it is opened. This is fun to do, but you
have to follow the instructions very closely. Do not cheat.

MAKE A WISH BEFORE BEGINNING THE TEST!

A warning! Answer the questions as you go along. There are only 4
questions and if you see them all before finishing, you will not have
honest results.
Go down slowly, and complete each exercise as you scroll down.

Don't look ahead. Get pencil and paper to write your answers as you go
along.

You will need it at the end.. This is an honest questionnaire which will
tell you a lot about your true self. Give an answer for each item. The
first thing that comes to mind is usually your best answer. Remember -
no one sees this but you.

Ok, now did you make a wish?

(1) Put the following 5 animals in the order of your preference:

Cow, Tiger, Sheep, Horse, Pig

(2) Write one word that describes each one of the following:

Dog, Cat, Rat,Coffee, Sea.

(3) Think of someone, who also knows you and is important to you, which
you can relate them to the following colors. Do not repeat your answer
twice. Name just one person for each color:

Yellow, Orange, Red, White, Green.

(4) Finally, write down your favorite number, and your favorite day of
the week.

FINISHED? Please be sure that your answers are what you REALLY WANT.

Look at the interpretations below: But first before continuing,
REPEAT your wish.

ANSWERS:

(1) This will define your priorities in your life.

>Cow Signifies CAREER

>Tiger Signifies PRIDE

>Sheep Signifies LOVE

>Horse Signifies FAMILY

>Pig Signifies MONEY

(2) Your description of dog implies your own personality.

>Your description of cat implies the personality of your partner.

>Your description of rat implies the personality of your enemies.

>Your description of coffee is how you interpret sex.

>Your description of the sea implies your own life.

(3) Yellow: Someone you will never forget

>Orange: Someone you consider your true friend

>Red: Someone that you really love

>White: Your twin soul

>Green: Someone that you will remember for the rest of your life

4) You have to send this message to as many persons as your favorite
number and your wish will come true on the day that you recorded.

This is what the Dalai Lama has said about the Millennium - just take a
few seconds ! to look it up, read it and think.

Do not put away this message, the mantra will come out from your hands
in the next 96 hours. You will have a very pleasant surprise.

This is true, even if you are not superstitious.

Now wasn't that cool???!

LOVE...

2005-01-16T17:31:00.000-08:00

love is pain..it is beautiful and equals ugliness. People put on their best faces for love..they disceive for love they are devious for love. They please for love and say please to love. Love is blind and it'll take over your mind drive u crazy make you call someone baby..boy you stay on my mind no matter how unkind you are like a magical sailboat driver a boy driving a remote control car imagining himself inside driving it and i imagine i am inside it too sitting right next to you. You are the boy and I am the red balloon...i wait for you to come soon so I can come too. but i wait on a moment in the velvet sea and that moment never comes the moment ends though I feel winds on my face and through my hair you still aren't there but in your mind you are i feel so far baby you can't drive my car..yes i'm gonna be a star somewhere else anywhere but where you are if I'm ever going to forget, but do i want to? why do i need to forget to stop loving you when i know that's impossible improbable for me to do? am i doing the wrong thing? it ain't all wrong but it ain't all right...i know that there is dichotomy in every part of life great and small..what then is all this about? i think it's b/c i need to find time for me..without you on my brain..i need to be just me..no thoughts of another person except me. for some reason, i may not know why now...we are meant to be apart for the time being. at least that's what i lead myself to believe. or am i just wasting more time...is it all a waste? shouldn't i just waste my time with you and turn the page in view.. is it our book or mine and i have to turn the page that leaves you in chapter 2? where are you? where is your mind..i know mine's with your mind and your mind's on my sunshine like you say... you can't get me out of your head, well has it always been bended that way in that direction or is it b/c now it seems to go that you don't know what you got till its gone i don't think we are going to forget that what we got is not a lot b/c we don't have each other when we coulda had it all, made other peoples relationships seem small compared to the great wall of our love built in this small town reaching as far as the mountains and trees right behind loomis street brushing our teeth and riding bikes i was supposed to be writing about love in general love as an entity but it turned into you...b/c you are/were the love in my life but now i feel as though i have to give up on that love..but isn't that exactly what love is not supposed to do? love never ceases..it never gives up..it holds on and continues unconditionally....i could probably write on this topic forever and ever..continue to write something more about it everyday and never ever figure it out for sure. it is a mystery..his and her-story...not really one of much glory actually rather gooey and gorey...he is crazy and makes me insanery...love is the one thing that we all strive for...it is the thing that everyone wants to have. we all have love..but is this thing called true love..the greatest love of all it is a combination of romantic love, friendship, unconditional love and desire in every sense of the word..on a physical, emotional, mental, humorful, fun, personality personalized level...i think that love is like an addiction...it's been compared to a drug...b/c once you get it, you never want to give it up..b/c its so good...you love it that much...its like when i loved blazing...i thought, how am i ever going to give this up.. i love it too much..i'm never going to be able to stop..its when it started to bug me out and not make me feel good about myself that i gave up on it. but love is something you never want to give up on..you sometimes try to ..but you cant..it keeps finding a way back into your life...and you secretly want it to. sharlene said it was like a cigarette....the beginning is so sweet...and the middle..you get used to it, but its still good..and then at the end..you know its approaching that end..and you hate to see it go...but then it eventually has to die and its the butt. i think of love as an addiction. you know its bad for you, but its so good. you cant stop it..it's out of your control..you just have to let it take its course and find the power within yourself to ..i don't even know

I wrote this a few months ago.

Tom Tom

2005-01-12T13:30:00.000-08:00

JTR aren't you proud of me!? I have been steadily keeping up in this blog game... I hope I am doing it justice, even though I may not be a "merry prankster" like ya'll, but I got my own thang goin...miss thING stylie so listen here bro I hope you know that I am down to go to the sympos i suppose i ain't bringin no ho ho's but we may have some laughs and maybe a few ho ho ho's some jolliness may abound when we come around I hope we spark some creativity and lose our minds for a bit but they come right back so we can hard hit in the Wallingfooooord! that was whack...ok so call me or I'll call you and let me know when this simple symposium is to go down...do i have to do any research and/or homework before my arrival???
pce out
Jame aka bootz aka miss thing aka art girlsy
over
and
out

Payin Billz...

2005-01-12T13:25:00.000-08:00

Ok, this blog post is where its at...this is how it be for billy b - he wrote this beautiful poetry and i wanted it on my blog too! I want my friends to read this too...(esp. before he erases his blog and starts a new one! Change blogs...and go.) So enjoy the creativity of a blog boy, may it inspire...

Sunday, January 09, 2005
God Meant Me to Push a Bentley

Lack of Stimulation, No Motivation
JD Salinger's Holden Caulfied Creation
Why Bother with these Organized Educations
So, I don't Miss Out on the Latest Computer Innovations
I Relax and Draw into my own Hibernation
On Second Thought that Seems like Mental Deprivation

I'll be safer cut Sut out from all the Lies and Greed Radiation
Right, Meditate, Retreat, Peace and Quiet, No Sensory Stimulation
On Second Thought that Seems like Mental Deprivation
I was Thinking more Along the Lines of Ken Kesey and his Day Glo Revolution

Forget that the only way to Find True Salvation
Is to Feed and Acto out Each and Every Inclination
Express, Write Out, Draw, Sing, Dance, Embrace Realization

For the Highest Light Stamps OUt all Stagnation
The Right Path is Designed by You Because You are Made from God's Imagination
I'm not Afraid of Fear or Your Judgement Because that Would Mean My Own Damnation

I am not of that Mold of Practice, Consume, Show Me the Money, Find Me a Wife, and Your Definition of Life, a 2 Car Garage, A House in the Hills, Kids and their Bills, I will be Happy with Self Actualization

I also Don't Push Money Away or Cry for the Day When I'll Live in a Communist Nation
For power Corrupts and I Would not Agree With that Implementation
My Life's Efforts Lie in Truth Penetratioin
And I Will Go With My Flow and Emprace My Tempation

Because My God is Everything that is and is not, All that is Light and is Right, but Also all that is Might and Just Fright; She is not Bred With Discrimination
Where Have I Been Wasting Away With All of My Procrastination
I've Been Lamenting in All of My Personal Indignation
But Now it is Time to Open Myself and Release all of This Fragmentation
Because I found My God and She is Always Giving Me a Standing Ovation
She Says I Granted You the Power to Make a Life of Your Own Illustration
So Please Do Us All a Favor and Tear Down the Walls and Release From All this Us/Them Seperation
U R My Creation and I Expect Action
So Get to Work and Continue on the Path of Your Own Creation

That poem is dated 4/5/2000 and was pretty Much the 1st Poem I Ever Wrote. There Were a Couple of 5 Liners I Wrote in 1997 after being released from the Institue of Living for being a Crazy Depressed Self Absorbed Suicidal Idiot, but it took 3 years to get it going again and this time it took 4 Years to get my Creativity Back, so let's hope this time it's forever. Thank You for Reading this if you did.

Will B.

Posted by: irieeyes / 2:01 PM
Comments:
Thank you for reading this??? What? Thank you for writing this! You've enlightened my mind and opened my eyes wider at this time in the early a.m. when they were ready to close!! I wanna like print this out and put it up on the fridge..live it, not only a little smidge...this is so beautiful. You bow to a Goddess?? Like whoa.
# posted by artgirlsy : 1:51 AM
I love this. Oh and by the way, if that was the first poem you ever wrote..well I bet you got a lot up and/or under your sleeves where that came from! I want more.
# posted by artgirlsy : 1:53 AM
Thanks Jamia, I appreciate it...of course I bow to a goddess, I came from a Goddess it wouldn't make any sense for me to bow to a man, I am a man...and I bow to no man ;).
As for there being a lot more up my sleeve, unfortunately there is not, I got really caught up in a lot of other stuff since then, there might be 1 or 2. I'll have to look, but I'm ready to write this time around and more will most certainly coming.
Thanks again Jamia.
# posted by irieeyes : 9:12 AM

The Last Time

2005-01-10T14:53:00.000-08:00

COPY - PASTE - REPOST (this is from myspace but I didn't wanna put it on there..I just wanted to do it for fun and I decided to put it on the blog..do it too if you want! It's fun!)

last cigarette: last thursday night
last kiss: last thursday night
last library book checked out: Madame Bovary, a book of monologues and one on evolution
last movie seen: Meet the Fockers
last book read: Creative Visualization
last cuss word uttered: asshole - I was impatiently awaiting the driver in front of me and I asked him if he was gonna go or what? Bad mood.
last beverage drank: h20
last food consumed: cheese and crackers
last crush: cyber
last phone call: riz
last tv show watched: punk'd
last time showered: today at like 2
last shoes worn: mountain bootz
last cd played: mates of state (thanks JOz)
last item bought: can of blue spray paint and mask
last downloaded: Ashanti songs
last annoyance: my bro eating my piece of pizza I saved
last disappointment: my cousin standing me up because of his girlfriend?
last soda drank: coca-cola
last thing written: 1st grade Rock Hill tomorrow
last key used: car key
last words spoken: i don't know - probably
last sleep: last night in my bed. i had a dream featuring someone who i probably shouldn't tell
last im: jtr
last weird encounter: my bro's friend's cousin outside my house
last ice cream eaten: last nite, mint choc. chip in a cone
last time amused: today at play practice, I'm helping out at my old middle school as the accent coach..etc.
last time in love: hmmm...probably October and before, maybe now, but wouldn't i KNOW for sure? Events and people have fucked with my particular smittenness
last time hugged: today, grandparents
last time scolded: last nite, I spraypainted in the basement and it stunk up the house! my bad
last chair sat in: this one here in front of this screen
last lipstick used: lipsmackers gloss, the vanilla frosting kind
last underwear worn: new turquoise and hot pink hello kitty
last shirt worn: old school light blue grey san francisco t-shirt from my girl andy who happens to be living there now, very soft/worn
last time dancing: thursday night w/my 2 year old nephew
last show attended: it's been too long musically (a week or 2), but a fashion show last wed. nite i think
last webpage visited: the ny times one

my mind now - 2:22 complete

2004-12-29T23:05:00.000-08:00

my toes are cold my heart is warm i scratch my head
it takes the form of inquisitive fingers and lips-
type fast and don't let em feel dissed/tantly
awaiting someone to bring her the answer set it before the fire
place it there by the bare assed streaking gang
under the fool moon in the vt skies when will we realize
the eye of the moon can't wait
for her is it too soon or too late
always create what you will in your realities confused
demystricized organizizized delirious from being serious
but always so oblivious in our own bubbles the boy who felt
something in the air that night with the stars so bright
wants to be the vice president oh so nice to be vice but he sees
we don't
he knows
we don't
but back to the answer, it is our own we make it known to ourselves..it is what it is and we know when its there..we can see it where we may not explain it, but don't complain. feel it. you know its true, maybe you do when you see the northern lights or feel the highest of heights underground the sound of nothing but its everything i guess that's me ambiguously philosophizing at night when i need to-

I wanted to save this

2004-12-28T22:45:00.000-08:00

artgirlsy: and i was like yeah i need to turn off my mind
O Mr St: that's good then
artgirlsy: go with the flow right?
artgirlsy: i was reading notes i found from like high school from jenn marquis and apparently i told her that even back then
artgirlsy: so i gotta take my own advice
artgirlsy: i'm just a confused girl
O Mr St: yeah, don't overthink it
O Mr St: but don't underthink it, right?
artgirlsy: yeahp
artgirlsy: hahaaa
artgirlsy: i like that
O Mr St: just think it
artgirlsy: or not
O Mr St: exactly
artgirlsy: or not exactly?
O Mr St: hmm
artgirlsy: when i was in vt buggin out one nite
artgirlsy: i wwas like...>:oidk...it doesn't make any sense i don't make sense...
artgirlsy: and my friend eli was like YOU ARE SENSE
artgirlsy: it was the coolest...you don't make sense...you are sense
artgirlsy: now that's something that makes you go hmmm
O Mr St: haha
artgirlsy: riiiiiight
artgirlsy: here's how it started, just an example of how anotha brotha gets trampled...
artgirlsy: hahaheehhooooo!

the life of a wonderer

2004-12-22T21:44:00.000-08:00

I wonder who wrote the book of love? I wonder if my best friend will write it. I wonder why I am such an open book sometimes...telling people too much, giving out too much information, perhaps like I did on that last blog? An online journal is a free page of my brain. But it's like, I can't write exactly what I'd write in my own personal journals, I've got to save a little of that stuff for myself and remain somewhat mysterious, even for me. However, is that not what our thoughts are for? For sharing with people..talking through them seeing who else may have known the same ones and elaborate upon them. I'm not as historical or political or philosophical as some of my fellow bloggamers...but I do wonder about these theorists too. I don't even know yet how to formulate a reply to JTR's "Philosophy" post...I believe he said that "truth does not transcend time" and I wondered about that. I would beg to differ, but I need to ponder it some more before I do. I hope that truth transcends time.
What is time...when is it...its always a moment never taken aback often shown the light of the dark like a smack in the stomach, I once wrote to someone i was lovesick over..time does not exist when I am with you..its without you that it does.... The truth of my love had transcended time and still does. What about that term "tried and true"?? This idea that JTR has brought about in his writing could be wondered about and pondered over for some time...time that goes by faster as I grow older. I hope I have brought about some questions in the mind like my friend did for me when he wrote that.

lovelorn

2004-12-20T20:20:00.000-08:00

Do all people want to hear about real feelings and emotions exactly when they are felt at that time? Or is that just a me thing..? I know that I like when people tell me how they feel and I find the need to tell people how I feel...especially those that I love..or the one I love. I am known for telling it like it is. I don't front. Sometimes though, I fear that I talk too much. (I know that I analyze too much.) Is there such a thing as too much talking? Too much talking about emotion? Do people get sick of that? Lovesick? Or is it all a personal preference as to how much nonsensical lovesense one can stomach?

A bloggy day

2004-12-19T18:21:00.000-08:00

I guess I just haven't the bloggiest, technology can make the foggiest even fuzzier...I am now in the game..will I continue to go insane in this blog box brain or maybe get up and take the train out to NYc so you won't see me no mo..one two-three-four- poof! I'm so aloof and flighty...maybe i'll fly away to Calie Calie sittin in a cafe somewhere
someday I will be outta this place
hope to see my face in the lights bright but dimn whatever
creative space or place I'm in, I don't care bout no fame, I just wanna entertain
me myself and yous so I can color up the greys and blues
confuse me and get free be myself noself no matter
what you will find your shadows strut becomes more strideuless fabulous
mr.gagnificent taught me bout symmetry hasn't he instilled in me a love of art now i might push a cart but at least i'll be makin the dough and the cash thats gonna get me the flow eventually so I will be able to see the rest of the country..oh so lovishly

Merry-men meant for merriment

2004-12-08T18:39:00.000-08:00

Yoooooo....I meant to make the merriment entitlement here...in this one. As for so-called "Scotty B" yea, I guess I am fearin the blog game if you will, but only b/c I don't think I'm one prankster in the way that you boys do. I'm in my own comedy league, not one of balls to break, but maybe to pass back and forth, ping pong perhaps... I may keep up in rhymes of creative writing and the like so like maybe I'll write maybe no but definitly maybe