looks like another night. of 80's musica

was gonna try and sleep, but my 80's playlist and chatting with my prima for a while sounded better then hitting the pillows just yet. so here is something i have pondered...music has been a huge part of my existence since i was a little girl.. so i wonder if subliminally, the music i am listening to at the moment translates into my work. i know i have thought of songs while painting, and it totally coincides, but perhaps there is an interplay there that i don't have to really think about, it just happens. well, here is my "Book of Beasts" project from last summer...

earrings, flowers and beads oh my

i have long drawn and designed jewelry, clothing, and accessories without ever really taking the step to make them reality...

but i gradually started about a decade ago... adding ribbons to the plain tees or camis i would so often wear, which grew to painting my purses that i would buy at thrift stores... then escalating to flower hair accessories, beaded earrings, painted shells, and revamped vintage. i have painted and sold quite a few items, which is flattering considering i started doing things just for myself. here are some i have made over the past year.

here's to paintings, prints, and the little muses that get me through blocks.

here are some paintings and a lithograph from my first year at sonoma state... definitely trying to carve my path in a new school... more to come...in the middle of my second year, and it's been a struggle, but that's the beauty of the growth process.