The Latest Round of Wierdness...

So lets just say I've had a creative block since 2001...I kid you not, I'm dead serious...This was the last time I planned a major composition...

I think when I finished college, and went out into "the real world" I lost a bit of my creative edge. I was no longer doing art 5-7 days per week, nor working in my sketchbook. In fact, I did little to no art at all for 4 years....I refer to those years (late 2001-late 2005) as my "lost years"....I was busy just trying to make ends meet, and often working up to 3 jobs at one time...It didn't occur to me that I could try to earn a living as an artist. (I think this is what happens when you don't think outside of the box (which I often don't) and when you have main stream parents who work in education)...

Anyway, when I say "major composition" I am referring to the surreal images in my Snitterdog shop. I started them in college, and finished them in the last 2-3 years. (they just didn't look done, so I went back to mess with them :)...Anyway, this is the type of art I am most interested in creating. This is the type of art that is also the most difficult to create -- it is very time consuming and intricate. I have not started a "new one" until recently. This is the sketch I plan to turn into a painting. (Supposedly)....we'll see what happens...

I'm trying to tell myself that I'm not any less creative than I used to be...I was just preoccupied for a few years, and my brain got lazy...(by the way, I tend to do the leaves and flowers because it' "easier"...I hope that doesn't sound horrible)...My goal is to get back into the wierd stuff-- I hope I can still pull it off! :)

Flashback in Time...#2A... Astronaut Chicken...

So I realized I had another chicken painting with no video, so here it goes..

Meet Mr. Chicken. He works undercover and takes on many secret identities. Today he is on a covert, top secret mission as a NASA astronaut. Who knows what Mr. Chicken will be up to tomorrow...

yes, Mr. Chicken (Astronaut Style) now has a video... :) I had to get this one up and running, if I am to proceed with the series )-- Enjoy the chicken solar power goodness! ;) Yeah!!! :)

My Neighbor Doggie Died :( ....

Her name was Lily and she was the cutest dog EVER!!!! (except for maybe Snitter of course )....She looked just like the dog in this photo, except her hair was graying because she was 15. She also had a fondness for chartruese doggie sweaters! :) Lily was sweet and tiny, weighing in at just 8 pounds-- about the size of a newborn baby :)... And she had the most lovely temperament too-- she just loved hugs and kisses, and was exceptionally needy and attention seeking-- my favorite qualities in a dog! :)

I had the privelege of dog sitting her for a week this winter, and we had so much fun! I would dress her up in her little sweater and drive around Savannah with her sitting on my lap. She enjoyed seeing the local sights, and going with me to pick up Matt when he was done with work. When we were at home she insisted that I hold her and comfort her at every moment, and I didn't mind at all :) One of her favorite things was to fall asleep on my lap while I sat at the computer, chatting on the Etsy forums :)

With Lily's advancing age she was having health problems, such as heart failure. I think she was having issues with her lung too. She would cough a lot, and her human had me gently pat her back and throat to help her coughing cease. Lily appreciated all the love and attention :) She was so much fun to spend time with! :)

Given that I live in an older building, once in a while since then I could hear her barking...(she did that when she was left alone and felt lonely)...I noticed about a week and a half ago, that I hadn't heard her barking in almost a week...(automatically this made me nervous)...A day or two after this thought, I ran into her human, and I asked her how Lily was doing. She said that Lily was so sick she finally had to be put down :(...

Everyone who knew and loved Lily misses her very much :(...She was so sweet and wonderful. I need to do something nice for her human, in honor of Lily :)

A Wave of Custom Orders...

Business is strange...

I can't quite figure out the pattern here...I'll have a couple of weeks of no sales, and then I'll get multiple sales in one day... The trend this week has been custom orders! :)...sweet....

I made a couple of wine colored friendship bracelets for a really nice lady on Etsy, who oddly enough is from Savannah. She somehow found Etsy through some link on the internet, and found the "shop local" section-- Yeah! :)...So anyway, I made her the bracelets, and she really liked them. Then she had me make her some Gardenia Blossom cards ;)-- this is what they turned out like :)...

I haven't decided what to do with the original painting yet...I might frame it and put it up in my studio...or I might sell it matted, but unframed on Etsy...I'm tempted to sell it on Etsy, but the price point is lower there, and I know I could probably get more for it at my studio...that depends on the foot traffic though, and the weather here is HOT right now...hhmm....what to do, what to do...

Anyway, back to the trend this for a moment...as I mentioned, I haven't noticed a major trend with my sales in particular, but I have noticed smaller trends...For instance, I seem to make more sales on the weekends than weekdays...Generally speaking of course. I used to notice that I'd get more sales in the middle of the night, but now it's all over the board...I'm just fascinated with "patterns," and love trying to figure it all out-- It's the Sherlock Holmes in me I'm sure...'cause I'm kind of dorky like that!...(I'm guessing I probably won't figure it out though-- the pattern that is)! :O.....Intruiging nonetheless! :)

PS: It's Sunday night people, you know what that means-- The Two Coreys!!!! :D

Hey Man, I'm Trying to Watch the Two Coreys!.... :)

Sorry, I just really wanted to say that in a public setting :)...

So I've seen a couple episodes of this show...and natually, being a child of the 80's (ass end of gen x over here :)-- I find it oddly fascinating!...Perhaps it's the voyeur in me...I don't know, but I find it very entertaining...

It's fun to see how they've changed over the years, or stayed the same. Although when I was a kid I didn't know a whole lot about their lives-- I just knew them from what movies they were in...The Lost Boys being a entertaining one naturally :) On a side note-- I really liked the Grandpa in that movie-- ya know the old guy who was into taxadermy, and dated the Widow Johnson? :) I like that he put on windex for cologne :D...I'm fond of the eccentrics in life :)

Anway, back to the Two Coreys...so I watched a couple episodes last night, which I believe were repeats from last season. Apparently Cory Feldman is concerned about Corey Haim, who appears to have an addiction of some sort (I think atavan was mentioned)-- (I dont' know the extent of the issue, and if he still does this season-- he might be fine now, I'm not sure of the details)...The best part is that they are in therapy together, like couples therapy. I think that's kind of charming :)...Ok, I'm hooked now...I admit it...I will be tuning in for season 2 on Sunday night...

PS: all you artists out there-- Corey Haim has taken up painting!-- think Jackson Pollock type action painting, but without the splatters