Rambling to myself

I’m so wimpy about cold weather…..it’s about 30 degrees for the high in Indy and it’s upper 50’s here in Charlotte….and I’m STILL freezing my tush off! :P

I’ve meant to blog over the past couple of days but the days have really flown by since last Wednesday.

I have to start with my thoughts on the finale of PR….I was really pleasantly surprised with the ending. I was not really rooting for Jeffrey (the winner) at all, but ended up being pretty happy for him. When the runway shows were finally televised, it was Uli that I was swept away by!…..Her style was really refined but with her sense of whimsy and flare for color. I thought I would have been rooting for Laura but it really was kind of a let down….mind you I’d wear her stuff in a minute….but in the spirit of what Project Runway is about “finding the new American fashion designer” her pieces were awesome, but they were not totally innovative. Michael, was a complete let down….but he’s still going to be a huge success. Anyway, those are my thoughts. I’m counting the days til the next season is here….but I have a feeling that will be a loooong way aways. Now, I’m stuck with America’s Next Top Model for my fashion inspiration.

Last weekend was kind of a bust in that we were supposed to go to the Martinsville race with pit and garage passes, but our connection fell through….I guess you have to be approved by NASCAR 14 days in advance of the race to have those kinds of credentials….they even do some sort of a background check for security purposes ala life after 9-eleven. I’m not a huge NASCAR fan myself, but going to Martinsville, Virginia would have been a fun experience!

So, instead we did some mini road trips around rural Charlotte and ran into another LAME flea market. What the heck is up with this state??? I thought for sure I would run into junk yard heaven here because of all the farmland and old homes around. UGH….that’s one thing I’m missing about Indy is my old thrift store, junk store and flea market haunts!

I doodled a lot too and ended up creating something in the ACEO format I liked enough to put up for

auction

tonight. I had a hard time putting a title to it….hopefully this one will sell for a higher amount than the last one! I’m beginning to wonder how I’m going to pull off being a full time artist….

Beehive Yourself! (C'mon! You know you want one!)

After having the Project Runway Marathon on for the past 12 HOURS, I was inspired to create some of my fashion art. No real connection to the show and beehives by the way.

If you watch the show, who the heck is going to win??? Who do you want to win??

:))

(btw, 'make it work!!!)

For Inspiration.....

Really wet and rainy today here…..hard to get inspired in such dreery weather…..so instead of telling you about how UN-inspired I was, I went through all of my favorite photographers and artists images and made one of those Flickr collages…..I selected them by color….reds into oranges into violets into deep blues into darkness.

After spending sometime looking at all the variety and colors, I forgot all about the rain and went back up to the studio to work!

As a courtesy to these talented people, here are the titles they gave to these fabulous images:

First Row, Left to Right: GIRASOLE*, OBTAINABLE THERMONUCLEAR SUCTION, Sullen,
She doesn't look back., and THE HORSE NEIGH

Second Row, Left to Right: West, brotherly love, veggies, SUGAR PLUM GARY****** ;)) bon bon* LOOP*, and Living in Rome

Third Row, Left to Right: the yellow crown, Created by Nik! http://www.flickr.com/photos/cargo/, Angels*Sky ( For My Dear Friends..), Created by Nik! http://www.flickr.com/photos/cargo/, and THE CYCLIST

Fourth Row, Left to Right: A pillar of night, Untitled, Story, Blue souls, and peacocks caged

Fifth Row, Left to Right: Crystal Weather, Ricardo Wang, broadway, Cover Your Springy Heart In The Apple Of Your Eye, For It May Become A Saggar-like Creature [Piece 2], and misery is a butterfly..... part 2

And, a list of the URLs….be sure and check these pieces and other great works of theirs:

REDS (First Row)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/delphines/197882903/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/83543381@N00/195041710/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/venusthemuse/162028594/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/allisonbee59/175361548/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dan-casado/87589964/

ORANGES (Second Row)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/leannetv/260145769/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rehuxley/221042390/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/redleppard/222668569/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/billywarhol/145038922/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdominici/31955899/

VIOLETS (Third Row)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fouramjava/219030769/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85571665@N00/244595168/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/delphines/247314421/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85571665@N00/244595168/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dan-casado/220198547/

BLUES (Fourth Row)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16357080@N00/222808155/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ck3/223505940/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolinebacher/197825500/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/magic_fly/194701804/

DARK BLUES BLACK (Fifth Row)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bfelice/176730058/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/magic_fly/220958213/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deadair/104458722/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/didrooglie/270599419/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/derricksphotos/166048632/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deeplydubbed/116353717/

Anyone Missing a Button?

Being true to my word about blogging every day, here I am!

Mondays, even if they’re a holiday they are always so, well, “so-so”; and it ALWAYS takes me twice as much coffee to get anything done!

“Anywho” (as my dear Grandma would say!) Since I’m working from home now, I have kinda designated “Mondays” for house-cleaning, literally and figuratively. You know do more of the annoying organizational things than anything else. Like, for example, collect all those buttons I had scattered everywhere and finally put them up on ebay

As much as I love buttons, I never end up using them because they are so precious!….especially the teeny tiny bone ones with the four holes! I have the same problem with beads too….I could have a whole room dedicated to beads and buttons, but I just will never ever have the heart to use them.

So, when the drawers, boxes and jars of these goodies just get too full, I let them go to someone who’ll actually use them!…..Bye-bye little buttons, may you button up something beautiful!

Let's go on a hike!

What is going ON with me??? I'm on this huge kick of exploring anything and everything here in my new state. It's like I can't get enough of it. I dragged my boyfriend Mike bright and early this morning to see what this nature preserve was like near our place. Ended up that it was a "nature preserve under design---DO NOT TRESPASS!" So, what do we do? We trespass!

There was a trail that outlined the treeline along this clearing so we walked along it.....looking here and there at the trees...occassionally we'd here something strange in the trees...Mike kinda was spooked because he thought we'd eventually get chased by some farmer who actually owned the land or some serial killer that decided to hide out there. It was pretty funny because here we were in broad daylight and any little rustling sound that wasn't caused by our feet made us look this way and that! I just kept wanting to walk and see what was around the next bend....but we finally decided to head back.

I was actually ok with it, because my hangover from too many Heinekens was starting to kick in....such the nature girl, eh?

For the first time in a LOOOONG time I decided to put up some art....it's an ACEO I call "Somewhere, Someday"....a tiny ode and oath to going to Europe Summer 2008. A Flickr friend mentioned that Vienna was a great place to visit, especially to go see the Hundertwasser architecture. Anyway, here's what I did today....I usually don't finish art in a single sitting, but this one just flowed!



It's up for auction now. If you're interested click HERE

:))

Presence in the Moment

Unfolding on a new morning in the unfoldedness...spiritual lives...orientation....souls need...happy acceptance...get somewhere...place of now...western culture...orientation...the loneliness...the sadness...the avoided...the meaning of being human...experience the now and allowing...patience...cultural conspiracies...degress...permission to be where you are...there can be some joy found in sadness...dream of a rock and a daffodil...resonance...simple...image...emerge...connection...deep inside the soul...allowing the images to speak to you...freedom of flying...paying attention to the soul for clues...pretection...retreat...the power of now...surround and surrender...love and life...themes...concrete courtyards...majestic...national strength...quote...matix...eight...quote...twenty two...worry about where something is going...healing gardens...expand and explore...synonymy...stimuli...reach out...hummingbirds and butterflies...contrary...express the essence...freedom...autonomy...blessings...respect...society...exclusivity...discovery of self...humanity ownership...depth...modesty...respect...alluring...sensuous...share...trails of connectivity...paths towards peace...seaching for sanctity...validity of self...journey journal...grace and gratitude...new hearts and old souls...numbers...6 knots...one year and a half...chosen...learning...nature made...hurdling allowances...expressive...dance vocabulary...critics...graceful...amazing...survival...realization...reaching out...discovering spiritual journeys...somewhere along the way...locations...projection...thoughts...sensory...relationships...one more time...work in progress...versus the destination.

Just a couple of thoughts.

New Neighborhoods

After going to a 'holler' and back (if you're in the south, ya know what a holler is.....it's a huge area like a hole that's filled with these gorgeous weed like plants....basically good for nothing land).....don't you just LOVE how I act all southern now ;)....like I know the lingo?)....anyway, I digressed.......

I have had a HELL of a time getting on line and getting the computer to jive with Cable internet access....for all the hurdles, I have to say it is a lot faster....and hope it keeps up!

I'll start off this eve by just saying it is HEAVEN to be in Charlotte....it really is beautiful here....the hills, mountains, the PEOPLE, little towns are just so much better than what I was hoping for!

We ended up renting a townhouse in an area just north of downtown, and south of Lake Norman in Birkdale Village in Huntersville.....there are a ton of great cafes, restaurants, little shops all walking distance.....there's even this little pond near by where this lone blue heron resides with a gang of Geese.....

I have also decided to become a full time artist! A big risk but I have I hopes that I can "make it work" (thanks Tim Gunn!).....I'm giving myself about six months to do what I can to ensure that I deserve to become a real artist.

I think there have been some signs/prayers answered because the first weekend we got here, we ran into the Mooresville Artist Guild....and they were accepting art for their Fall Juried Show....I ended up entering two....mostly so that I could become a member and get involved in an artist community....well, last Friday was the Opening for the show and ceremony....and to my surprise, one of my pieces came in third! I was sooo happy because I really took that to mean that I need to go for it now....

Anyway, I could go on and on about my recent adventures, but instead....I'm going to write EVERYDAY......I have a feeling I won't be short of inspiration in my new town!

:))

Back, but just for a sec!

I'm finally back on line temporarily as I use my boyfriend's laptop from work....hoping to be totally online and ready to update the blog and check out what has been happening in my cyber-neighborhood.

LOVE LOVE LOVE North Carolina...I've journalled a lot and will share some of my thoughts from my first week here. The weather is sunny (I can't believe it's October here, I would say it feels more like April!), the people are super friendly, and the overall scenery in Charlotte is sooo beautiful....everything I expected and more!

I can't wait to share everything....

Until then, I really look forward to catching up with all my artfriend's blogs and see what everyone is up to!

Hugs! Kristen