Delayed Departure and a Tardy Part XII of 939 Drawings: My Facebook Friends’ Profile Pictures in Watercolor & Ink
I’ve been busily working on our Etsy shop these past couple of weeks. Blake has started back to school (as of Monday.) And I’m still waiting on clearance from the immigration department so that I can pick a departure date, purchase my plane tickets, and finish packing my bags for the United Arab Emirates. I […]
2,000 Words on Why You Shouldn’t Go to Grad School for Art
Okay, so the title of my post is a bit misleading. I’m not necessarily going to advise you, prospective graduate students in art, NOT to go to graduate school. Nor do I necessarily mean to impress upon any other post-grads (“post-ops” seems almost appropriate) a feeling of remorse for having dedicated so much time and […]
Holy Cannoli, Meat & Threes and Other Adventures in Food Porn
Since we’re still “on the road” for the summer, I thought I’d post some food pictures from our travels that I had not gotten around to talking about yet. These images range from some of our last meals in New Orleans, such as the delicious cannoli from Angelo Brocato’s above. They also have fantastic Lemon […]
Do I have great tits, or what?
Before we move, I decided to go ahead and get the tattoo I’ve been thinking about for several years now. We received a wonderful wedding present from our friend Dave of some tattoo work, should ever we want some. Dave owns a great little shop called Uptown Tattoos in the riverbend. I called them up, […]
One Year
So, this Sunday, March 18th and Monday, March 19th are our one year Anniversaries. Why do we have two? Well, we actually have three because we participated in three wedding ceremonies last year: In order to complete official paperwork in Louisiana, we were married by local artist and LSU Professor Kelli Kelly, Feb. 27th 2011 […]
Installing Uncharted Territories
This weekend, Blake and I installed our collaborative piece for the Uncharted Territories exhibition at the Healing Center in New Orleans. This exhibition opens this Saturday, March 9th from 6pm-9pm during the St. Claude Arts District 2nd Saturday Arts Night. We also have a reception on the Friday during the Southern Graphics Council Conference, Friday […]
Mardi Gras + Studio
Mardi Gras Day Part I: Meeting up with Jacqueline & Chris My favorite rockstars. What do you mean there’s no Mardi Gras this year??You mean I grew out these legs hairs for nothing!?(j/k, Chris. You are Mardi Gras.) Hair Did. Suiting Up. Prom! Get Up Off of that Thing! “School” of Jellyfish! Guns n Roses […]
Studio Day!
Blake and I are getting work ready for our UNCHARTED TERRITORIES exhibition next month during the SGCI printmaking conference NAVIGATING CURRENTS. First studio day for me in so long! I’ve been very busy with our seasonal rush at my day job and teaching DESIGN I at the University of Louisiana Lafayette on the side. Any […]