Magnum Opus

Hey all,
I was asked to be one of the theme artist in this upcoming Square One show. Please come out if you can. Square One host these shows twice a year and it's def something that should not be missed. Last show we had over 750 people that attended. If you haven't been to the Ritz or to a Square One event you're in for a treat. We have 2 side rooms, and 1 main room with a stage. There is a bar in each room, great artwork, and live performances thru out the night. My theme piece will be located in the Grand Foyer which is the main hallway thru the front doors. I also have some other work I'll be showing, either in the entrance or one of the rooms. I added a preview of my theme piece...it wasn't done yet in these pic. Post more later. Check it out! See you all there!

-Nel

Tampa, FL (August 10th, 2009) – Square One proudly announces MAGNUM OPUS, the fourth Square One Creative Event, that will take place between 7pm and midnight on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at The RITZ Ybor in Tampa, Florida.

MAGNUM OPUS will revolve around the ecological themes of creation and self-preservation. New themed artwork by Christopher Michael Zenger, Gary Randall, Gina Rathbun, J.Alfonso, Jason Moriarty, Jedd Lancaster, Jeff Cinco, Julia Ozimek, Kat Wilson, Katy Alderman, KLAAREN, Linda Alexander, Mary Martinez, Matt Moore, Melia, Melissa Fair, Nelani Palomino, Robert Wegmann, Rory O'Neil and Warren Gibson will debut at the event. Over 75 local artists will be on display with all artwork available for purchase by the general public.

MAGNUM OPUS will be open to the general public of all ages. There will be an optional $1.00 donation at the doors of the event. V.I.P. Tables and Reserved Seats will be made available for purchase via RSVP@squareoneflorida.com.

Holiday Cards!

So I officially posted my Holiday cards! Get them while supplies last. I mad 80 of them and even screen printed matching envelopes. They were not made with a press or a screen printing machine. I individually screen printed every card myself with a StencilPro sheet. Took some time and dedication, but they came out great! I love them. I all ready had people asking about them and I only have a limited amount so I posted it and it's first come first serve.


www.drawkwardstore.etsy.com

Working on some New Holiday cards

Just finished screen printing some Holiday cards. Three color process, and even did the envelopes to match. I'll being posting them up for sale soon. Have a few other holiday cards I'm working on too

Attack of the Atomic Holiday Bazaar!!

I'll be participating in the Sunday show on Dec. 13th. So anyone in the area check it out!! I'll have a few new things as well as my hand soaps, journals, and some new Holiday cards!

Check out the blog for more info... and the interviews. Plus you'll find other cool shops!

http://atomicholidaybazaar.blogspot.com/

Journal Featured on New Blog.

My Frolic in the forest Journal got featured on a new blog called Top Etsy Finds. If you're a Etsy lover like I am you'll love this blog! Check it out at:

www.topetsyfinds.blogspot.com

12 x 12 prints.

So here are some of my 12 x 12 prints. I sold the Uni-brow print at one of my shows. And I have them available as cards on my etsy site. I wanted to work with some bright fun colors. I like to keep a sketch book of random ideas. I just write phrases or doodle little sketches and later I when I want to work on a new piece I flip thru my idea book and create. I would love to put some of them on shirts. Maybe one day. I have a few other ideas I want to add to this group.

Vintage Find-Shakespeare's Complete Works 1800's

So on one of my many Garage Sale/ Estate sale hunt I cam across this great set. They were selling a ton of books, looks like they own a book store and maybe getting rid of some stock. I hope they meant to have these out, cause they are amazing. It a complete set of Shakespeare's writings, There's a signature on the inside with the date Nov. 9th 1879. It has beautiful gold foil on the cover and binding. All the pages seem to be in place and the binding in tack though the cover on a few is a little detached. I paid $1 for each book and I'm curious to see what they are worth.

Each book has this amazing gold leaf design on the cover and the sides also have gold leaf text.

Books set of 4
-Shakespeare's Complete Works - Illustrated
-Shakespeare - Tragedies
-Shakespeare - Comedies
-Shakespeare -Histories

There are many pages filled with beautiful illustrations such as this and they all have that protective sheet bonded into the book I guess to preserve it over the years

I couldn't find a date as to when the book was made but the signature inside was
dated Nov. 19 1879

Vintage Find-View Master

After one of my weekends of antique browsing I came across this View Master. It's from Sawyer's, Inc. It is a Model "C" Sawyers View-Master in black bakelite with a metal advance. It was made in Portland, Oregon. It's aged but in excellent condition and works fine. It's a later model probably made in the 40's or early 50's. What I've seen when researching it, most date the "C" model between 1946-1955. It came with 11 reels listed below. When I was little I always loved looking thru view master. It's a childhood must! A great find..paid around $30 for it. I would love to find more fun reels for it.

221-Los Angeles, California -USA 175-Navajo Indians New Mexico & Arizona- USA 51-Garden of the Gods Colorado 286-Indian Tribal Ceremonial Gallup New Mexico-USA 22-Crater Lake Nat'l Park Oregon II 294- Indian Arts and Crafts New Mexico USA 27-Grand Canyon National Park South RIM-II Arizona, USA 26-Grand Canyon National Park South RIM-I Arizona, USA 16-Bryce Canyon National Park Utah-I USA 17-Bryce Canyon National Park Utah-II USA 132 Yosemite National Park Californai USA II 277-Autumn Foliage of New England USA

New Awkibots Cards

3 New Awkibots (the Awkward Robots) cards now available at www.drawkwardstore.etsy.com. Check them out!! $2.50 for a set of 2

NEW $2.50 set of 2
"I was so excited..."
INSIDE: "...that I leaked, just a little."

NEW $2.50 set of 2

"Caught in the rain"

NEW $2.50 set of 2
"Happy Bad Ass Birthday"

$2.50 set of 2
"You're the reason my eye is lazy"

$2.50 set of 2
"I was so excited about your birthday..."
INSIDE: "...that I leaked, just a little."

New Artowrk featured at La Di Da

These are the pieces I had created recently for the La Di Da show. The wicked pieces was very popular and I might have some buyers interested in it. They were fun to make and were well received.

Be Wary of 16 x 20

Mixed Media.
Vintage steampunk watch parts and Acrylics on canvas

Style & Grace 12 x 124

Mixed Media

Original Vintage tickets, acrylics, copies on 1930's pics, circle mirrors, charms, paper flower, spray paint, elephant stamp.

Never Before Seen 12 x 24

Mixed Media

Original vintage tickets, vintage music sheets, acrylics, copies of 1930's pics, circle mirrors, fringe, charms, paper flowers.

Come One, Come All 16 x 24

Mixed Media

Original vintage tickets, vintage never been used popcorn box, acrylics, original pics from early 1900's, original Ringling postcards, fringe.

La Di Da Show May 30th 2009

La Di Da Was a great show. I was located in the Main theater room so I was able to watch the performances and had a good flow of traffic. To explain the size of the show, the pics I have are of the main room which I was in, but there was also 2 other rooms and a main hall way which artwork was displayed in as well.

My Booth

The Stage. You can see how big the place was.

There were a lot of people!

Me with by my stuff...I had weird make up on!


Close up of my table. Almost ran out of my business cards.

Kaylene's Simmons Headbands.