Missing the Mark?

i just want to hit the center of that nautical black and red star!

am i missing the mark? i've got too many ideas and i'm feeling awfully indecisive.

it's fall, and i LOVE fall.

but

i sit in my office with 5 pieces of luggage in front of me

my pen in hand

and i grab one then put it back, grab another

put it back

get up and get a drink of water, come back

my 5 pieces of luggage.

grab one

put it back

grab another

and repeat.

JUST DRAW RACHEL, JUST DRAWWWWWWWW!

Levi Weaver PART COMPLETE

DONE DONE AND DONE!

JUST SOME PHOTOS OF THE WORKING IN PROGRESS

ABOVE PHOTO SELF-EXPLANATORY

HAPPY TOURING LEVI!
and for everyone else:
find out if Levi is coming to a city near you- HE WILL BE ADDING DATES FREQUENTLY SO BE SURE TO CHECK BACK OFTEN- it will be well worth your money:)
CHECK HERE

Levi Weaver MERCH Case Part BEGIN

so far, SO fun.......

after this next part i had to put the utensils down because my forearm was pulsating and my hand was frozen like the claw.....


artwork to commence this evening with the appropriate music T.B.D.
have you still not listened to Levi's music????
get to it, go on now
i will make it sooooooo super easy
JUST CLICK HERE!

MERCH Case Part Levi Weaver

second merch case is being made....

and i couldn't more excited.

i cannot remember how i got to talking with levi. it was quite some time ago- at least 5 years i want to say??? and yes, it was over the internet. random but not so much any more. i've watched him over the years make phenomenal music and tour with other talented musicians- imogen heap is the one that comes to the front of my mind. he's unique and one of my favorite things about his music is that it cannot be put into a genre- at least i refuse to believe so. he is folk, electronic, indie, dare i say bluegrass? i can't explain his music but it's the kind that moves and has a somewhat magical quality to it. you guys know i can gush about things i tuly enjoy but i will bite my tongue and

STRONGLY ENCOURAGE you to listen to his music- i am STUCK STUCK STUCK on
"We're Tornadoes When We Dance"
LISTEN HERE

soooo, moving forward......
i suggested my making him a merch case and he was game.
we got a rough mock-up and drawing shall begin very soon

in the words of Levi

"it's going to be SHARP!"

it's also going to be RAD!

psyched?
who me?
HECK YEAH I AM

GRSG out kids!
(photos of case in progress to come)

Back 2 School ALREADY???

seriously??? it's august???
my husband teaches honors physics and he goes back august 18th. everywhere i go there are college sales for the dorm room going on. summer always flies too fast.

the goal over august is to continue to stock up the shop! the goal and focus of my blog will be to show you ways to use luggage for school and everyday life! if you're a teacher, a homeschool mother, a freshman. sophomore, junior or senior at BOTH college AND high school! a crafter? do you own your own etsy shop? i'm here to help with your storage solutions and add some fun and personality to your spaces and for when you travel.

so check back often....... here comes fallllllllll
GRSG OUT friends!

SQUIRREL MECHANICS PART DONE!

THE CASE IS FINISHED AND ON IT'S WAY TO THE SUPER COOL, KID FRIENDLY
INDIE-ROCK BAND

"Lunch Money"

THE CASE WILL ALSO HAVE 3 BAGS INSIDE,
1 FOR CASH MONEY, 1 FOR SHARPIES & PENS AND 1 FOR STICKERS!
THE SMALL POUCH IS A HIPPACK TO CARRY ODDS AND ENDS.

LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING ON MORE OF THESE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.....
HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A GREAT WEEK!
-GRSG OUT!-
P.S- THE STORAGE & STUDIO MAKE-OVER IS COMING ALONG....
SLOWLY BUT SURELY!

Squirrel Mechanics part III

MANY MORE PHOTOS TO COME OF THE FULLY FINISHED CASE BUT HERE'S A PREVIEW OF THE 1ST TIME INK HIT CASE........

PROJECT PART 2

PART 2 OF THE UPDATE ON "LUNCH MONEY" MERCH CASE.

I CLEANED AND POLISHED THE CASE I WILL BE DRAWING ON.
YES, I HAD TO TAKE IT INTO THE SHOWER AND BATHTUB AS TO NOT SPRAY WATER ALL OVER MY KITCHEN FLOOR.

BUT THE RED IS SMOKIN HOT AND ALL READY FOR ART!
YAAAAAAAAAY

DRAWING DRAWING DRAWING

LISTENING TO THE NEW PETE YORN & PER USUAL, WANTING MORE COFFEE.

TALK AT CHA' SOON

CURRENT PROJECT

I GOT A SWEET CUSTOM ORDER. THOUGHT I WOULD POST A BRIEF UPDATE.

I AM MAKING A MERCH CASE FOR THIS SUPER AWESOME BAND! IT'S GOING TO HAVE THEIR LABEL LOGO ON THE FRONT AND INSIDE WILL BE ALL THEIR T-SHIRTS, STICKERS, CHANGE ETC. I AM MAKING SOME COLORED MONEY BAGS THAT WILL KEEP THINGS INSIDE ORGANIZED.

SO SUPER EXCITED. WOULD LOOOOOOOOVE TO DO MORE OF THESE.

I MADE MY BEST FRIEND A TRAIN CASE FOR ALL OF HER PIANO CHORDS AND STUFF FOR WHEN SHE PLAYS SHOWS/TOURS. I NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MARKET THIS....... ANY SUGGESTIONS?

OKAY, BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD FOR ME.

HAPPY FRIDAY. HAPPY SUMMER.
GRSG OUT!

1 Sick Vacation

i am not big on shooting flowers. they are pretty, they smell wonderful and they are fascinating but i am never drawn to photograph them. the reasons why are too long and boring to list.

this past week we've spent our "vacation" on the water of st. pete with my family ( i think it's more of sick leave for me). my dad thought it would be cool for me to take a photo of this flower that he loves every day as it bursts open. i've only taken one photo- haven't made it out there since sunday- but as i was lookin over my pictures this one struck me. it's a picture of how i'm feeling......
i was SOOO ready to kick back and relax this week. instead i'm barely able to move from one room to another.
and now i feel ready to burst.
i can't draw, i can't take pictures, typing is exhausting.
i found this quote in my journal and i don't remember where it's from but it seemed fitting.
so, in someone else's words, here it is:
"i have never been an ordinary artist, for as long as i can remember i have made sense of things on paper. i sketch images that run so close to the edges of the page, they are in danger of falling off. and sometimes things are revealed in my drawings that i do not understand. when i look back at my drawings from when i was a child i am always surprised. i have sketched things i should not have known, secrets that have been revealed. when people see my drawings they seem fascinated. they ask me if i know what these things mean, but i never do. i can draw the image, but people have to face their own demons."

ANATOMY of a Blue Bat Case

i am on vacation. well, visiting a portion of my family across the state. 3 hours from all of my baggage so to speak.

i've had a wicked fever, cold and sore throat since late friday night- not ideal for my week off.
been working on this new train case for the shop- or possibly my brother because it doesn't seem my buyers are much interested in the bat- though i must say- i'm obsessed with it and so is he.


i finally was able to get out of bed today and snap some shots of my brother and this new case. the light was supreme, the camera felt like it weighed 10lbs. because i am so weak from the illness that has been ravaging my insides for the past 4 days. i quickly got back into bed and fell asleep. i've been napping like crazy but it's never the kind where you wake up feeling rested.


the etsy-versary last week was a HUGE success and my head is still swimming in a pool of love that rained down on me and the shop.
does thank you ever get old? is thank you even enough? i don't feel like it is. but i never will be satisfied with the amount of love i attempt to return. i just wasn't built that way.
i've got new ideas brewing for the shop but that's nothing new. i know it's summer but i feel it's end approaching fast. so i'm hitting the brakes.
more medicine to digest, more tea to drink, more restless naps to be taken.