Humid Beings

check me out on derbygirlsblog.com!

finally! something new to report! i actually did this interview months ago, but it finally posted today. the owner of this awesome derby blog – derbygirlsblog.com – approached me via etsy about donating one of my clocks for a giveaway. so of course i said yes! she sent me a…

update… and, scooters!

wow, it’s been a while since i wrote here last. sorry bout that, y’all. but ever since i made up my mind to go into the dog-walking/pet-sitting biz, it’s kinda all i’ve been doing. there’s been no time for making of art or craft. i pretty much have been walking…

never forget.

most of you will know this, but for anyone who perhaps isn’t aware… today is the one year anniversary of the bp oilpolcalypse. i can’t believe it’s been a whole year since the nightmare began. the times-picayune has a special section with many, many good articles and editorials. you should…

jazz fest funky lil’ art show!

ok, so i have the info now about the opening for the art show i’ll be in during jazz fest: creative outlet presents: the 6th edition jazz fest funky lil’ art show! 2909 ponce de leon st. (corner of n. white). opening event: friday, april 22nd, 6pm-9pm open-house and porch…

busy season.

god this month has gotten seriously busy. just a reminder… crawfest is THIS saturday! i just checked weather.com and it looks like it’s going to be cool, breezy and sunny – a beautiful new orleans spring day with 0% chance of rain. that is music to my ears. and speaking…

how did it get to be april?

seriously. wasn’t it just february? so, updates: last friday evening, the new orleans craft mafia offered a free recycling workshop at noma in the sculpture garden during their weekly where y’art? event. we taught folks how to fold paper flowers and make paper beads out of surplus brochures, posters and…

back to basics.

i’m not really sure why, but i’ve been moved the past few weeks to pick up a paint brush and go back to my folk art roots. it’s been really therapeutic and also fun. i’ve been tweeting occasional pics of a wooden chair i’ve been in the process of painting,…

spring has sprung.

oh i know. i have not been very good at keeping up with this blog, ever since i started the new one where i write about more varied and personal things other than my art/craft life. it’s also been a fairly slow time for said art/craft life. post-holidays through mardi…

so today's airborne nuisance? dirt. leaves. trash. was really wishing we had a full-face helmet whilst riding the scooter today. super gusty

@nerd_cook and what does that mean, 21st grade? #confused

@nerd_cook yeah i hate their website. the trick is making sure it's set for INTERNET and not wireless or cable or home phone. #attsucks

@laurabergerol yes, it was. totally made me smile. :-)

@gswjd no napping! time to get to work! <cracks the whip!> ;-) thanks for a good walk today.

RT @NOLAnews: Deutsches Haus negotiating purchase of state-owned property on at Bayou St. John http://bit.ly/f6B9BH

@gswjd yeah it's kinda weird i'm only NOW feeling it. in my daiquiri haze last night, i totally forgot it happened.

a new blog i'm working on, still tweaking but might as well start putting it out there: http://www.thesearethethings.com/ #fb

whew. not only windy and sweaty outside, but oddly very gnatty too. nothing like having tiny little bugs all stuck to & swarming you. ick.

damn it's windy out here in the park!

cake cafe FTW! the raspberry might be my favorite now, surpassing the apple/goat cheese! #kingcake #mardigras http://twitpic.com/41yw91

ok, off to eat some king cake.

@gswjd um, i ate a cheeseburger & fries afterwards! should have been enough greasy goodness to counteract. rum & i really don't agree.

@gswjd yes, you did good! way better than me, who lounged around in bed until 5 minutes ago.

@gswjd did you do them? i guess i can try.

RT @djpoptart: #Oilzilla RT @DrakeToulouse: Hey Ken? The oil's still there... http://wp.me/pWdWw-17j + http://ow.ly/i/8nIQ

@coldbean i might join y'all there later. have to see how i'm feeling. a little unsteady today. but i do want to see that movie! we'll see.

RT @NOLA_Eats: .@SKIPNWHISTLE joins the loot pile for the #3rdKingCakeParty along w/ @FlambeauxDesign @BeEverywhere & @LaDivinaGelato ht ...

krewe du vieux was fun but quick. cheeseburgers at camellia grill after and now i'm home and in my jammies watching the news.

@coldbean what time? i got plans til around 1-1:30, but i wanna see it!

publicity is always nice!

my nola heart clock made it into this week’s CUE magazine, in the gambit! yay! if you’d like to purchase one, hop on over to my etsy shop, or feel free to email me and we can work it out. since there won’t be a march freret market due to…

sale!

i decided to test out etsy’s new(ish) coupon codes features yesterday. the coupon is good for 20% off everything in my store through friday. some people have rent parties at the end/beginning of the month – i’m having a rent sale! (though, actually, the rent is covered, so now i’m…

putting it out there…

one day last week i got the sudden itch to make myself yet another website. i’ve been thinking for a while it might be nice to have a simple page for myself that was not about my art and craft, but all the other things i do and have done.…

pretty pretty princess…

take two using this stencil. it’s not the best photo, as it was really overcast when i took the photo. the colors aren’t showing up all that well. but i like it, for the most part. i wish i had used smaller letters on the meow’s but since it’s the…

on the topic of fashion…

last night, several members of the new orleans craft mafia (and myself) trekked out to metairie – almost kenner, really – to east jeff’s massive public library (have you ever been there? the place is impressive.) to offer a free t-shirt recycling workshop. the library there is doing some great…

spread love.

that is all.

new work…

so i’ve been busy over here in the outdoor studio (otherwise known as my backyard), despite the rollercoaster weather. a few weeks back, i decided i wanted to start doing more stencil portraits, of pop culture icons, local (s)heroes, and yes, even pets. i know it’s crowded field – artists…

the empire is expanding…

ha! if only my arty-crafty biz was an empire. i’ve got a long way to go. but i am starting to buckle down and get more serious about it. and due to an out-of-the-blue wholesale request the other day via email, i’ve decided i might as well put it out…

refocusing.

after months of feeling like i’d lost my way and lost all inspiration, finally things seem to be shifting a little for me. i had a day full of energy and firing on all cylinders yesterday, which seems to happen so rarely to me now. (not sure if it was…

new year… now what?

ten days into the new year and, well, there are no big distractions to keep me from trying to figure out the answer to my big existential question of the past year or so:  now what? the saints are out of the playoffs, and i don’t frankly care who wins…

happy carnival!

yes, it is now carnival season, officially. i’m always amazed every year how this town glides so effortlessly from christmas to new year’s to poof, now it’s carnival season, without missing a beat. and this year it will be such a long season – mardi gras isn’t until march 8th!…

last minute push…

well surprise, surprise. just when i thought the arty-crafty biz was in the shitter… suddenly, without me even really trying much, stuff is selling. (thank you, universe!) i put very little effort into marketing this holiday, i made very little “new” stuff (i made some bottlecap signs and a handful…

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"Tradition vs. Safety or Paperwork?"

most of my friends who went last year (i did not go, nor have i ever been) said it sucked. a lot of mid-citizens feel like their tradition has been hijacked by drunks and hipsters who aren't from the neighborhood, which led to it getting out of control. so maybe…

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"Mayorial Candidate Perry Raises 100k Through Small Donors"

jwbcubed, why is it that you think he can't be any more effective than any other candidate? i don't understand.