Thesis

Here are a few pictures of my thesis work that are of better quality - Thank you ABBEY!!

Installation - Thank you Abbey!!

Post-Vacation

I have spent a week in CT, visiting, celebrating Serena's 18th b-day, drinking and doing home improvement projects for my parents.

I made some earring before I left, but I didn't get a chance to load them before I left for said "vacation"

Enjoy! If there is anything you like, it should be available on Etsy soon!

Penguins sitting on their eggs

$14

Glitzy Girlies

$12

The Sultan's hat

$14

Owls sitting on their nest

$14

Don't worry folks, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth. Yet.

Abbey, I will get pictures up of my new space. I was just syked that you read my blog :)

In the mean time, watch this:

I've decided that I want to work aboard the Steve Irwin.

it doesn't always have to be beautiful

ain't that the truth.

Welcomings and Inspirations

Hi Ladies and Men,

I would like to introduce My Creative Fling to you. I found her on Ruth Writes, so it's gotta be a goodie! The blog is really fun, and I look forward to following her for a long time to come.

I would also like to welcome my two painter sisters, Jes and Amy. I hope you enjoy my little bloggie here. I miss you both, and I hope you are creating!! Amy, thank you for your shout out! Those of you, who don't know it, check out Amy Kitz Studio.

Cherry Ice Cream and Unpacking

I have to say, moving is one of the most exhausting activities I can think of. I do not know how my mother did it more than five times with us kids. I just have my own shit, never mind furniture for an entire house hold, toys and kids clothes... yet. Any way, I am in and painted. I will post pictures of the walls before they were painted, but they were head ache blue. They are two shades of calming sage-marries-chartreuse green now. I have made a small dent in unpacking. More importantly, I have sorted all the boxes and bags and furniture; there are 4 groups: storage, studio, bedroom, and tag sale. YES! TAG SALE. Friday, Saturday and maybe Sunday, depending on how much is left by then. I am so syked. It's gonna be great - I'm getting rid of a ton of stuff, and I'll make a few bucks. God knows I need a few. Anything that doesn't go will be donated or trashed. I am not bringing it back in the house.

We couldn't have had such a seamless move without Michael's good friend, Chris. He helped us by loading his pick up with Michael's heavy, clunky This End Up furniture. We had dinner with Chris and Val on Sunday. I finally got to meet Sandy, their rescue dog. She is wonderful. She looks a little funny right now though. She is a 7-year-old Shepard mix, so she has longer hair. Chris and Val decided to get her a hair cut to help her stay cool this summer. So her hair is very short, and she looks smaller, but she is so pleasant and calm.

I picked up a few treats this evening... I was getting sick of mac and cheese, even though today was the first day I had it. I remember Kraft mac and cheese being the best thing when I was little. I got some nectarines, apples, watermelon, and a pint of blueberries - for ninety-nine cents!! I couldn't believe it. They are normally 3.99!!!! I have no idea why they were so on sale. I even tried one. They are perfect! Juicy and a bit tart, my favorite. I am going to go back and buy 5 more tomorrow. I also got some yummy cherry ice cream. It makes me think of my parents for some reason... I am not sure why. Most important bit of news, that I hope you already caught is studio!!! I have a place to work. Michael and I will be sharing a studio; a basement room in our new residence. He will set up his instruments and recording computer, and I my sewing machine and paints. I just hope we can be good studio mates. It will certainly be the first time we and I work together in he same space. Point being, I will be way down on production for a little while longer, but I assure you, when the work starts coming, you are not going to know what hit you.

Bang Bang

Morey is working hard to learn a new trick.

boycott Texaco

Crude

One Thousand Visitors

Hi guys!! I have recently reached one hundred visitors. I remember a few months ago, my counter every so slowly went up as I visited it every few weeks. I have been having a lot of fun with the blog, and I have learned that blogs can be anything. Like this fun little blog by John Tallman called Color Chunks. I encourage all of you to make some sort of blog. If you already have a blog, start posting. If I view your blog everyday, to read a new post, then congratulations! Thanks for reading, guys!!!

Packing is going very well. Thanks to old housemates leaving extra boxes in the attic.

I am very pumped about living with less.... During this move,

I am downsizing and getting rid of a bunch of stuff.

Wish me luck!!

Moving

I am changing residency, so my posts this week will be few and far between... probably a little pathetic too.

My new efforts include living in the now. It's really hard.

More soon...

the Morey dog

You have to look at these pictures of my ridiculous dog.

He really gets a kick out of "sticks"

...you'll see:

Hilarious....

And of course, Morey's ratty soccer ball....

Girl Friends & Facetted Paint

Two more for ya'll. Hope you like them!

Facetted Paint

Surgical steal ear wires. Stirling plate bead post.

Facetted jet glass beads.... though, it doesn't appear that way, does it?

These earring have 7 layers of green latex paint on them.

I dipped them over a period of a week, and this is the result.

Let me know what you think!

Comes attached to card stock with small original drawing by me.

About 2 1/2 inches in length.

Like what you see?

Click to buy.

Girl Friends

Sterling plate kidney shaped ear wires.

Stirling plate bead post. Plastic retro-looking "dotty" beads, blue glass beads (intentionally mismatched).

Comes attached to card stock with small original drawing by me.
About 2 1/2 inches in length.

They are cut and fun.

Click to buy.

Everyone take a moment and say hi to Cait. Welcome to The Art Process, Cait! I miss you. I'm glad you're with me in the blogsphere now.

Dos Mas

Here are more pairs form yesterday. And I lied. I made 8 pairs yesterday. :)

Enjoy!!

Green Bean Leaf

Surgical steal ear wires.

Korean Jade beads (greenish yellow ones), glass beads, and painted South African beads.

About 2 1/4 inches in length.

Comes attached to card stock with small original drawing by me.

Like these? They are only $10 !!

Click to buy.

Little Black Dress Approved

Surgical steal ear wires. Stirling plate bead post.

Glass bead, facetted jet glass beads, facetted Amber beads.

About 2 1/4 inches in length.

Comes attached to card stock with small original drawing by me.

Like these? GUESS WHAT? These too, are only $10!

Click to buy.

My best friend was nice enough to flaunt me on her blog too. Thanks Ruthie!! lof u :)

Six Earrings

This morning, I sat down and made six sets of earrings. I will show you some...but you don't get to see them all now! : )

They are are all photographed and some are posted on Etsy already. Enjoy! (And by all means, if you see something you like, buy it!!)

Dancing Ladies

Stirling plate ear wires.

South African painted bead, seed beads, and glass disk beads with "sprinkles" :)

About 2 inches in length.

Comes attached to card stock with small original drawing by me.

These unique looking earrings are only $10!

Click to buy.

Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater

Sterling plate kidney shaped ear wires.

Korean Jade beads (greenish yellow ones), clay and glass beads, and South African beads (painted ones).

About 2 3/4 inches in length.

Comes attached to card stock with small original drawing by me.

These unique looking earrings are only $10!

Click to buy.

Tune in for more goodies tomorrow!!

Nighty night!

Missing Betsey

Wish List Continued

A studio

Betsey's studio. I miss you, Betsey.

My Wish List

Hi Folks,

I have some very exciting news...I sold three paintings!!! The paintings are from the Small Cut and Sewn Series that I posted a few days ago. My wonderful professor, and ridiculously talented painter, Abbey Ryan is supporting this young aspiring artist. I believe that this is only the beginning of a wonderful career. Thanks Abbey! Please follow her blog. It is well worth it.

Here's a little sample of what you'll get to experience, almost daily!

Rainier Cherry No. 3

3 x 4 in., oil on linen on panel
click here to view eBay listing

Any way, this is very exciting and encouraging to me, and I just wanted to publicly announce it, and thank Abbey.

Partially due to this unexpected boost of happiness, and partially due to Cousin Anne's encouragement (love you, Annie!), I wanted to form a "Wish List"... if any of my loyal readers has any of these things they want me to take off their hands, let me know. And the list will grow, slowly but surely.

Jana's Wish List

Learn German

"Small" banquet table

Bookcases or shelving

A well-behaved dog

A car less than 5 years old (preferably Japanese)

Permanent home (not possible until after Grad school, but I still wish for it)

A full time job

$100,000

Strength & wellness

A gallery show in Philly ( I know, I know I need to do this myself, but I still wish for it.)

Professional photos of my work

Gas (1.48/gallon)

Two kittens - boys

Good, nay, amazing tips

Goodness, the time!! Almost 1.

Kill me. Waking up for exercise and breakfast/coffee with the TonTon is gonna be brutal. But totally worth it, Ton.

Good Night, Moon.

A Great Statement

Hi guys,

I wanted to share this artist with you.

I find his statement fascinating and relatable.

Tell me what you think...

Christopher Hall

Artist Statement

A. Artist Statement from 1975 – 1980
I meant to color outside of the lines.

B. Artist Statement from 1980 – 1985
That isn’t how to draw a battleship and tank.
This is how you draw a battleship and tank.

C. Artist Statement from 1985 – 1990
I like learning about history, and drawing pictures of historical events, things like Civil War battle scenes. Sailing ships and airplanes make good subjects, as does drawing from baseball cards.

D. Artist Statement from 1990 – 1994
I don’t know what I like; I know what I don’t like. Girls are cool, sometimes. I can’t wait to graduate and get out of here, but what does it matter, the world is going to blow up in a few years anyways.

E. Artist Statement from 1994 – 1998.
2 x 2 = 4

-2 x -2 = 4

F. Artist Statement from 1999 – 2005.
I paint because I haven't any choice but to. It is a strange kind of possession, something very primitive, preternatural, supernatural even, that burns through my blood. It oozes slow like lava and boils over, suddenly exploding, like a volcano. It is the occasional earthquake of the soul that has to be dealt with. Art is my way of making sense of the world; it is a catharsis. I paint because if I did not I would be a detriment to society. I'd probably burn your house down. Art allows me an outlet that safeguards me physically, mentally, and spiritually. Art allows me to explore avenues of experience that would otherwise be denied to me because of poverty, law, and the physical limits of humanity. Art is absolute freedom and absolute freedom is what I live for. I don’t want my art to reflect life, I want it to be life, always growing, unpredictable, and out of control.


G. Artist Statement from 2005 – present.
Humanity, with all its foibles, strivings, successes, and sins, is infinitely more interesting to me than anything that is polished, perfected, theoretical, or removed

Raise from the Dead
2008
30 x 40
oil, acrylic, cardboard on canvas, 2008

Source

In Search of A New Home

Sea Berry Earrings

Daily creative requirement, fulfilled...

Blue-green sea glass and bright red facetted glass bead.

Stirling plate kidney shaped wire.

$15.00

Click to buy.