POLARITY POSTIN

so last week, i'm losing track of days so forgive me if i'm wrong, in my mailbox there was a tin can full of lids for my spectacular magnetic locket that i ordered from k. cat- as i like to call her- who owns the uber sweet shop on etsy:

POLARITY

aren't they pretty? i was blown away by these little pups. k. cat also included some lids with a few of my FAVORITE photographs that i had shot and posted on my blog. talk about making me feel special.
my house may be a wreck, the laundry may be waaaaay behind & i check to see if i'm still sane at least 5 times a day but in the end it's all good. i've got people in my life that love me lots. some of these people i've never even met.

head over to Polarity,
you know you wanna.
and then hang your locket from your neck or from your red locker.
either way you will be grinning silly!
www.Polarity.etsy.com

today is a day for drawing!

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........

2 CUSTOM PIECES

IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHY I HAVEN'T ADDED ANY NEW PIECES TO THE SHOP LATELY, HERE ARE 2 OF A FEW REASONS WHY......

I AM STILL PLUGGING AWAY ON THE SQUIRREL MECHANICS RECORDS CASE BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD POST THESE 2 OTHER LITTLE NUMBERS JUST SO YOU KNOW THAT I'M NOT GIVING UP ON THE SHOP AND EATING BON BONS ALL DAY. JUST DRAWING LIKE MAD- AS USUAL- AND DRINKING HEAVILY....... DRINKING COFFEE THAT IS. I'M SURE I DIDN'T FOOL ANY OF YOU WITH THAT ONE.

SO MUCH NEEDED RAIN COMING DOWN IN FLORIDA. ON MUSIC TAP FOR TODAY: ELLIOTT SMITH WITH A MIX OF THE SMITHS...... SOUNDING GOOD OVER HERE!

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."