I have a new room and I love it so much!

Yay!! I finally moved out of the basement room, and into the back room. Upstairs. That has 
windows. Two windows! I feel much better in this room. 

From just inside the door...I have lots of wall to paint on. 

 

The other side of the window. I have even more art space!

Loft! Under the loft there are two desks covered in piles of....of.....god, I don't even know. Stuff. Lots and lots of stuff. Someday, I will bring order to the chaos and then I will have a space for jewelry and a space for sewing. Or so I keep saying.

 

From the loft. Yes, that is paint all over the hardwood floor. It was there when I ripped up the carpet. It makes me feel less bad about making a mess. 

       The view from where I am sitting. :)  That dog is Panda, our new wolf dog. She loves mirrors.

                ...and couches.

For all of you photographically inclined folks...

I did a shoot last week with one Ryan Chahanovich, a sweet, enthusiastic hippie from Austin. I think you should go take a look at his blog. Not only because there is a glow-in-the-dark picture of my arm on it, but because I really like his work. And because he got me a decent bottle of wine when he could have bought a three dollar bottle of shit.

Peace y'all.

A Random Sampling

I have to walk around Lake Merritt to get to school, which is a wonderful way to wake up. See the tallest building all the way in the back? That's my school.

Frida!

Our pepper plant, that really needs to be put in the ground. Poor thing.

I have a tendancy to make small shrines in unused spaces.

See?

This is our bear, Iley. Seriously though, she's huge.

People in Oakland are still tense over Oscar Grant. There are signs up everywhere, Oscar themed art shows, etc.

This is where I get surprisingly good coffee before I go to class.

Home!

Our tomato plant also needs to be put down in the garden.

Is this not the coolest cathedral ever?

Just, ya know, practicing swordsmanship in the park.

All the rest are from the zoo. :)

Seriously, the rocking chair is magic.

the rocking chair
on my back porch
a spindly, weather bleached thing, with a most uncomfortable seat back,
an old, blue cushion from a long forgotten couch on the seat.
it creaks.
this ugly old chair that I love,
it manipulates time.
I sat through eternity and a summer, just now.
and I thoughtlessly labeled the first breeze "cold" when it brushed past me.
and then,
"feel," no one told me.
but I did.
and I felt the molecules of my body vibrate,
and I felt the orbits of the world at the nape of my neck,
and I felt the wind puff past, lifting lightly,
gently,
so gently,
a fine mist of my cells.
and it was summer.
and the molecules pulsed,
slid,
towards the sun.
and I felt the colors that summer travels with,
as they flowed through my cheekbones,
and down,
into my body,
lending their warmth.
and it was dark,
and I was in the rocking chair,
blinded by the loss of summer.

Just a few more.

Here I Am!

Just a random sampling of images from a shoot I participated in a few weeks ago. Most of the others are unedited (which I will work on), or will never be posted due to content (this is, after all, a public blog). But if you are a photographer, or one of my very special friends, drop me a comment and I'll send you more.

And even more pictures!

Detail of a piece I'm working on now

The full piece.

Another piece I'm working on.

This necklace is a rope of pearls hung with things I've been saving for years. Beads, pendants, etc. Things that I haven't put in other pieces, because I want to keep them.

Old buttons, coral, clay beads, freshwater pearls, tiger's eye, and more I'm sure.

Old old piece. I don't even remember what kind of stone those beads are.

Lots of sparkly found objects.

This piece is on sale at Underground Treasures in Oakland.

For your viewing pleasure...

So, I took some photos today. Finally, right? This is a crazy mish-mash of things I said I would photograph, and then promptly forgot about. Enjoy.


Ignore my expression in this picture, please. I think I was squinting against the flash. Concentrate on my pretty hat! (Abby, this is the yarn you gave me)

This is my other favorite hat.
And again...

So, I've been fixing up the dungeon room. Cushions and lamps! Every bit of this is salvaged and found materials.
Table-top shrine in the dungeon.
And the other table.
This room was such a dump when I moved in. I'm really pleased with how it's shaping up.
I finally got around to painting in my main room. Pretty color, isn't it?

My wall of pictures. Send me something new for it!
Found objects necklace
Another
And another
And yet another found objects necklace. Much thanks and love to my housemate Isel for wearing them for me. All four of those pieces are currently on sale at FAVOR (shopatfavor.com) in San Francisco. AND, I found another store that may be interested in carrying my work.

Alright then. Peace.