Etsy For Everyone

Spay and Butter

nobody@vox.com(OCELOTE) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:06:50 -0700

LOOK

i haven't done that in a while.

I mean this

New shirt

New Shirt

Oh and my first album/demo is in the works.

Me and my answering machine are gonna record some dope shit

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

obvious as ho

nobody@vox.com(CubistLiterature) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:43:29 -0700

Untangling some neon orange yarn.
Practice at 7:30PM. Fat Baby after that.
Saturday is the Lazy Susan show.
Free Santogold show the day after.

I let Max cut my hair yesterday.

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Fantail Facing You

nobody@vox.com(Victoriasart) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:45:25 -0700

She's the apple of our eye and I love to paint her. I did this little ACEO (3.5" x 2.5") original watercolor a few weeks ago, but it took forever for me to get around to scanning then listing it for sale on etsy. But, she's there now. It was a quick sketch while watching her swim, then finished it off with watercolors. I've noticed there are a lot of birds on Etsy, maybe too many? So, I'm dedicated to bringing awareness to the wonderfull beauty of goldfish or fish in general. I just have one so I paint her. Lately, she's been hitting the filter intake causing the filter to rattle. We tend to think she does it so we go up there to make it stop rattling. As soon as we sit, she's hit it again and looks at us. She's a prankster sometimes. LOL.

Goldfish facing you

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13418370

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

SELF PORTRAIT THURSDAY!

nobody@vox.com(CubistLiterature) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:19:19 -0700

SELF PORTRAIT THURSDAY!
7.17.08

SELF PORTRAIT THURSDAY 7.17.08

No moving air in the bathroom.
Reproduction of 'The Last Supper' in the bathroom.
My MetroCard expires today. =/

I prefer this photo of Ben J. and I eating ice cream at the automat, tho:

me and Ben J.

I'm sweating in all these photos.

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Fabrics from Ghana!

nobody@vox.com(ohdearbyrachel) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:39:58 -0700

fabrics that I brought home from Ghana

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

It's been a while - I've been busy trying to get an organic garden set up at the White House.

nobody@vox.com(faerwear) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:40:49 -0700

Yes, THAT White House... i haven't been very creative lately, and kind of forgot about this blog in the process since this blog predominantly houses all that creative stuff - knitting, etc.

I just went to New York for a couple of weeks to work on this crazy project - http://www.thewhofarm.org. It involved a crazy publicity stunt, sitting outside the Apple store in midtown Manhattan for a week. It's a noble cause, so check out that link and if you support it, do sign the petition!

Night Sky Cluster necklace

In the meantime, I sold a custom piece via Etsy, and it's the only sale I've had in ages. I'm okay with this, I have all but lost the desire to create at the moment. My life is in flux and besides, I flew into Portland last night, saw my main squeeze for a few hours, and have been unpacking my suitcase today. Simultaneously I'm REpacking to head off to this festival, Emerg'N'See, tomorrow. It's the first time I'll have been able to attend this one, as I've always been out of town or out of state since its inception. i'm excited about it, but I am also excited to have a moment to myself next week when I return to get a grip and get grounded in being here again. Happily, I seem to have returned to Portland with some work opportunities.

This is especially good as it will enable me to get through the next two months of being here and after that, I am thinking it might be time to move along - I feel at a loss for something here and I'm unsure as to what it is (besides the ability to make a decent living, that is). I'm not sure where just yet. Santa Barbara, California keeps coming up in conversation as does a potential opportunity (and purchased ticket) to go teach English in Barcelona, Spain. I can't decide which is the better option, quite frankly, as I could probably stand to sit still and establish myself in the states a little more but good god, barcelona, it sure does sound tempting, doesn't it? It's going to be another life upheaval soon, too. I'll be moving out of my house and more than likely ending things with my main squeeze, too (I'm okay with this, as the ambiguity is starting to get to me).

Carmen - Sistahsofharlem.com

Maybe I'll get creative again. In the meantime... While I was in New York I ended up at the Afropunk festival for a bit and had the good fortune to bump into this beautiful woman, who created the absolutely bangin' outfit she's wearing (and was so sweet and friendly i couldn't hate her, lol). Some of you crafty types might recognize her from Sistahs of Harlem - they first entered the scene with reconstructed tshirts and then

T-Shirt Makeovers: 20 Transformations for Fabulous Fashions

wrote a book about it - but obviously, they've moved on to much more sophisticated endeavors. When I next have a minor chunk of disposable income, one of those jumpsuits is MINE.

And tonight? Tonight one more round with my favorite new band, NIAYH. I'm probably nuts for going out tonight when I have so much else to do tomorrow to get ready for the festival but so it goes... I haven't actually been to a festival in a while, either. Hope I actually remember how to pack.

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

SPACESUIT IN A SUPERMARKET

nobody@vox.com(CubistLiterature) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:01:50 -0700

I'm no fan of litter.
But if you're going to throw your trash on the street, please let it be your newspaper.

It's not uncommon for me to kneel down and flip through the pages of the daily paper in search of a crossword.

That's what happened this morning on my way to work.
It's like a little tiny present for me.

I haven't finished solving the puzzle yet:

AM New York 7.16.08

I'm stuck.
And I have a short attention span today.

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

july

nobody@vox.com(abigail) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:54:27 -0700

originally posted at gloamingdesigns.typepad.com

well, hello!
let's not even think about how much time has passed since my last post, shall we?

it's summer, and as others have so eloquently pointed out, time speeds up. we've been here, there, and next weekend, everywhere. so many goings on that i know that none of us can possibly post every minute of it. so, in a nut shell, there have been friends, food, bikes, swimming, rain, sun, traveling, staying, movies (oh so many movies), and planning. because in just a few weeks, a new phase starts to, well, begin for us. more on that later and hopefully a scattering of short 'summer life' stories. oh, and i must tell you about all the wonderful movies we've seen...one thing at a time.

the most overdue report is on the newest set of gloaming designs tea towels. the Vacances Series epitomizes summer memories with three gorgeous black and white images printed on natural linen - which i guess makes them black and natural, not black and white! Woodland, Snapshot, and Bounty are all available in the shop. head on over!

i feel better already. i promise to do my best to keep this ball rolling. so, see you tomorrow? great.

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

little bears

nobody@vox.com(CubistLiterature) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:59:37 -0700

Yesterday I was walking home and passed by this empty storefront on Van Brunt Street.

I always look inside cuz there are always random things inside for some reason (and toys and games too). But when I looked inside yesterday, I saw all these chicks (I think) in a swimming pool for kiddies:

babies in a swimming pool

babies

I think they're way cute.
But I'm just worried what they're there for.

I saw a box near the window that read "LIVE CHICKS" or something like that... Dunno what that's all about.

P.S.
David B. is in NYC.

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

dating a superstar chef

nobody@vox.com(CubistLiterature) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:46:44 -0700

Apparently my friend Jessica (of Slow Loris) was struck by lightening.

I'm glad she's still alive!
(Especially since I just sent her a couple shirts in the mail last week.)

Anywho, a bit bummed/stressed today, but it's only temporary.
These things are only temporary.

Yesterday Ben J. and I met up with Crompy and his friend Lisa to go to the Brooklyn Museum because it was the last day of the Takashi Murakami exhibit.

I guess this was my favorite piece because I can't stop looking at it:

My Lonesome Cowboy

Right after I took those photos, the security guard told me to stop taking pictures.

Oh, well.

At least I got to get green tea ice cream at the automat after we were done at the museum.

P.S.
Lazy Susan is playing a show next Saturday in Williamsburg. =)

Read and post comments | Send to a friend