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