Plans are made to be broken- recounting Lost Thursday and the weekend

I have noticed in my short life thus far that plans made tend to be broken. For the art walk that i had been rambling about for some time, that was to occur last Thursday, was indeed canceled by the unpredictable rain of the pacific north west.
I had also made plans to do another body painting photo shoot on Saturday but Friday night received a text that undid those plans. I enjoyed turning the alarm clock off, sinking back into bed with the knowledge id get to sleep in on Saturday instead of rush off to a photo shoot.
That pretty much set the tone for the rest of the weekend. I didn't leave the couch much. I read books, with a warm sleeping cat on my lap and a mug of tea within reach for the better part of Saturday and Sunday. Even though none of that was the initial plan for the weekend, id say it all worked itself out rather nicely.
When i did get my butt of the couch it was to work a lil bit on my ink on acrylic paintings.
Took a few photos of my work table to share:


I ended up listing two of these new ink and acrylic paintings for sale in our etsy shop:

yellow Bastet cat goddess
9"x12"
hand drawn pen and ink illustration and acrylic painting on canvas
by Chelsea Rose
going for $40
for more info check out the listing here


...i have a bunch more to list and will be doing so throughout the week along with more tie dye!

Last night I browsed through more of the photos of Ana and posted another shot:


Love Thy Self
(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose
Model: Ana)


Rebel Heiress
(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose
Model: Thierra)

Just wanted to share these few things this morning with you all.

A lot is coming up this week and next week. Tomorrow i drop off my art to be hung for April Fools in the Practical Magic Group show, that i am super pleased to be in:

If you are in Portland on April fools i highly recommend stopping by and checking out this show which will be full to the brim with some of Portland's best and local art!
Once i have submitted the art for the this group show i will start piecing together the artwork that i will be displaying at the feminist book store: InOtherWords which should be up for all of April to check out after April the 3rd!
Cool stuff.
I will keep you posted on the goings about.

So yep, thats about it for now.

Much love,
-Chelsea Rose

LIFE AS A CAT :: JOHNNY VOLTIK & the Electrikats x LICHIBAN x ENKI x AZUSU + WEZN [PHOTOGRAPHY]

WEZN & Lichiban collabo
AIO

A.ll I.n O.ne


JOHNNY VOLTIK & Electrikats :: THE SATELLITE CEREMONY
Lichiban, Damon S., Azusu, Johnny Voltik, Enki Alien



JOHNNY VOLTIK & The Electrikats (Satellite Opening Ceremony Part I)
My debut appearance as AIO doing the kat marks & electric movements (in Part II)




Azusu (djembe) & Enki Alien (vocals, DJ)

JOHNNY VOLTIK & The Electrikats (Satellite Ceremony Part II)
[edited by J. Voltik :: vocals by Enki Alien :: electric moves by AIO, my Electrikat avatar]

Satellite Ceremony (Part III) coming soon.
BOOKING INQUIRIES : jvoltikbooking@gmail.com
johnnyvoltik.com

LIFE AS A CAT:: catwalk

nightcrawling with the MY M.O. crew, Enki 'Swami' Buestami & Dion McKenzie after SPACEBALL [photo: Leon deCastro]

Johnny Voltik & the Electricats

Lichiban's furry accessories are courtesy of Cocolah

ARTIST TO WATCH : ONRA

I've been a fan of Paris-based producer, ONRA's work, which has gotten a new 'Dam-Funk'-style boogie-funk touch. Love it. His new album "Long Distance" is dropping next month, stay tuned.

Onra - Long Distance - New Album (Teaser) from enozoib on Vimeo.

i'm feeling...X-VISITORS - the planet doesn't mind

1983

HEAT ::: FREE DOWNLOAD & ARTIST TO WATCH :: The Xpander/The Dreamer EP by GB

Oh sheeet... I first fell in love with the album art, but then the music just got me off guard... Gabriel Reyes-Whittaker, the principal composer/producer and director of GIFTED & BLESSED is bringing a new carrier for the future sound of astral traveling. A fresh new twist on Planet Rock electrofunk, house and Detroit techno- I'd want to see a new dance movement develop around music like this. Get on it before everybody else does. FROM Giftedandblessed :: For those who got the 12" already...you're a step ahead! It's not available everywhere yet but will soon be. Meanwhile, listen and download it here. The vinyl will be available for sale here on giftedandblessed.com as well as in most stores within a week or two.

Also you can get your hands on GB's 6-track album, a dope reinterpretation of his contemporary heavyhitters such as Little Dragon, Flying Lotus, Mushinah, The Race of Angels, The Beach Boyz & Radio Medley FOR FREE.

HEAT ::: ARTIST TO WATCH & FREE DOWNLOAD :: La Melodia “Come And Get It”

The latest heat from my new favorites, Dutch duo La Melodia, MC Melodee and DJ/producer I.N.T. (read more about them on their site). “Come And Get It” is the first track from La Melodia’s upcoming EP Electronic Love. Recordbreakin is releasing a 7″ “Chemistry/ Working On It (featuring Steve Hartley)”. MC Melodee has the dopest voice & flo. Waajeed is part of this project, so you know it's going to be fire...

this is for the shakti space-trips...can open up some channels.

DOWNLOAD

COME AND GET IT

find them on www.lamelodia.com

HEAT ::: ARTIST TO WATCH & FREE DOWNLOAD :: SOUL LITCHFIELD

Philly's new mystery act, SOUL LITCHFIELD is one of top 15 artists I'm watching this year. Most of the music that I've been listening are aligned with my visualization exersizes I started doing to aid my work... It's interesting to interact with the video's wintery atmosphere in connection to the music (it works, but sets a different tone than the visuals i'm having..my mind is projecting me out to space). It has a very cathartic, victorious sense of getting lifted...beautiful track. They have a track called 'Throw Ups' from their upcoming EP available as a free download below. Check out the movement that is behind this music on saturnneversleeps.com

more Love Thy Self body painting photos with Ana and new tie dye!

This week Danny and I have both been busy preparing our work for Last Thursday Artwalk on Alberta St which just so happens to be this week. It will be the first art walk of the year and im not exactly sure what to expect in the way of attendance. I guess we will find out. I should have taken photos of my work table since its brimming over with all sorts of art projects but i hadn't found the time.

But i did manage to post a couple more shots from my last body painting session:

Love thy Self
(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose
Model: Ana)
This is one of the last poses we did. I love her beaming smile here. Getting to know Ana was wonderful. She is a dedicated mother, a career woman and an aspiring model. She doesn't let anything in the entire world stop her from reaching her goals and dreams.
It was a pleasure working with her. what a muse!

Its Wednesday and i still dont have a shoot scheduled for the weekend. I do have a model in mind, I just need to find the time to call her and schedule!

Over the last few days i have released two more tie dye goodies:


Blue Green Orb tie dye shirt
100%cotton
size: Medium
Bust: 38"
Waist: 36"
hips: 38"
going for $20
check out the listing here.

and another skirt perfect for spring and summer:


Purple Jellyfish tie dye skirt
elastic stretchable waist band with belt loops
side pockets
lightly pleated
waist: 34-38"
hips: 44"
length: 32"
goin for $20 also
check out the listing here

So thats about it for now.
I will do another blog post on Friday with a recap of how the artwalk went. Wish us luck!

Much love,
-Chelsea Rose

NEW WORK ::: FREE DOWNLOAD : Johnny Voltik aka ALPHALOVE 'Exhibit V'

Check out the new website I've designed & built for JOHNNY VOLTIK, one of the crew of artists whose brand and look I am working on as their art director/designer/illustrator. One of the most talented new musicians out there, Johnny Voltik is about to drop a series of heavyhitter releases. I believe that he is going to be one of the most defining musical figures of the new musical renaissance. Music that is coming out these days is on some new level, something about these times brings out an incredible amount of phenomenal projects - a lot of portal music for space travels. Anyone who wants to tap into the cosmic energies out there are aided by the new music that has been coming out. Voltik is one of the pioneers of the future sound of music-in several dimensions both sonically and spiritually as well. His new track 'EXHIBIT V', a tribute to Jay Electronica's EXHIBIT A, showcases his lyrical and production skills as a hip-hop artist, though his sound that draws on multiple genres such as psychedelic rock, abstract hip-hop, funk, electrofunk, house and many more is really about creating without limitations. Stay tuned for the evolution of the artwork on the website, it's going to change regularly as he'll be releasing a series of mind-altering music (for free download!)

I'll be making a cameo as LOTUSHEART at his next performance at Fat Baby on Thursday, March 25th, where he'll be playing along with my girls from MY M.O.

WHERE THE PARTY AT:: MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE presents Johnny Voltik & MY.M.O @Fat Baby 3/25

video edited by Enki of MY M.O

COME TRU, SOME SERIOUS FUN IS GOING DOWN!! I'LL BE MAKING A CAMEO:) THIS IS MY INNER CIRCLE...

Masters of the Universe

presents
SPACEBALLS
Performances by:
Johnny Voltik 9pm
My M.O. 10pm
Dj Hide will be spinning all night!
Doors Open at 8pm Admission: $7 (small price to pay to the party gods)
RSVP ON FACEBOOK

Love Thy Self body painting and photography

So I wanted to share what I was up to over the weekend.
I did my 7th body painting and photography shoot for my body art series.
Here are the first 3 images I released over the weekend from the shoot:

Love Thy Self
(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose
Model: Ana)

I had a wonderful time working and hanging out with Ana.
As she was telling me about herself a heart mysteriously appeared in the middle of her chest which was quite interesting seeing that she had recently been through some heart complications.

Love Thy Self
(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose
Model: Ana)

I really enjoyed Ana's vibe in these photos. She seems to have a gentle strength to her that is both bewitching and inspirational.



It was a bright sunny day in Portland on Saturday both i think both of us were quite satisfied to be hanging out inside the loft of T.Ruth Art space and creating art. I love this project. I enjoy getting to know my models. I view them as art collaborators. Its fascinating to talk and hear each woman's personal wisdom. I could easily say i learn a thing or two with each woman i work with on this project.

...so thats it for now. i will be posting more photos from the shoot gradually per day for a couple weeks. So far i dont believe i have a photoshoot scheduled for this coming Saturday, so i will be working on trying to book one!

As for Sunday it was a stay at home kind of day. I spent most of the day sitting on the couch drinking tea, watchin movies while drawing with my ink pens atop a bunch of acrylic painted wood that i had prepped on Friday. I will be taking photos of the finished illustrations very soon and they will most probably end up listed in our etsy shop for sale!

Many blessings,
-Chelsea Rose

NEW WORK ::: The Catship Has Arrived :: BODDHI, the cat messenger [HIMALAYA SERIES 3#]

NAME : BODDHI, the cat
HOMELAND : Mt. Golden Blossom (Planet Citraka)
CARRIER : Catship Lotus 7
ROLE :: ambassador / trickster / connector /
MESSAGE :: love, liberation through light consciousness, eternal bliss through joy, nature & animal world harmony alert
MEANS OF INTERACTING WITH EARTHLINGS : visualization & mental projections, parables, humor, telepathy, language of vibration control

it was hard to let him go...NEXT APPEARANCE ::
Crewest Gallery Saturday, March 27 th, 6-9pm, LOS ANGELES
Zakka, April 9, 6-9PM BROOKLYN, NY

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This is #2 of the forthcoming series of work that will introduce the feline inhabitants of planet CITRAKA. Limited edition prints are coming soon.

Two-city BIC BUDDY CUSTOM ART SHOW
Designed by my boy Marka27 (recently featured), CREWEST Gallery in Los Angeles have his newly launched toy platform the BIC BUDDY available, as well as 8" blanks, and the first big artist custom lineup of the year!

The lineup includes Angry Woebots, Asylm, Auks, Dez Einswell, DrilOne, Enamel Kingdom, Erick Scarecrow, Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca, Jasper Santos, Jesse Hernandez, Jester, Jnub of “Leroy Jenkins”, kaNO, Keith Poon, Kenji Nakayama, Lichiban, Lou Pimentel, MAD, Man One, Marka27, Munk One, NC Winters, Nemo, Pen ‘Tha/Black/Krayon”, Phu!, Pon, Problak, Reactor-88, Ritzy Periwinkle, Saner, Scribe, Sket-One, Southerndrawl, Spankystokes, Nakanari, Tristan Eaton, Vyal.

JAY ELECTRONICA :: Exhibit A [HIMALAYA SERIES #3]

NEW WORK ::: The Catship Has Arrived : DORJE, the teacher of the mountains [HIMALAYA SERIES #2]

NAME : DORJE, the teacher of the mountains (sage)
HOMELAND : Mt. Golden Blossom (Planet Citraka)
ROLE :: guide / teacher /master of non-verbal communication
MESSAGE :: liberation through non-duality & light consciousness, meditation, eternal bliss
MEANS OF INTERACTING WITH EARTHLINGS : visualization, mental projections, telepathy, language of vibration control, mudras
MEANS OF TRANSPORT :: levitation over Spacecraft 'Lotus7'
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the prelude

Mt. Kailash (Meru) one of the most sacred sites of the planet: it is believed to be the axis mundi or primordial center and birthplace of the world. It is sacred to four major religions Buddhism, Hinduism, Bon, and Jainism. In Hinduism & Buddhism, it is often depicted as the center of the world mandala, the symbolic representation of the micro- and macrocosm. In Buddhism, it is the home of the Buddha Demchok (also known as Demchog or Chakrasamvara),^[5] who represents supreme bliss. According to legend, Milarepa defeated Naro Bon-chung, the leader of the Bon religion of Tibet in a contest by riding to the summit of the Kailash on the rays of the sun, thus winning the battle for Tantric Buddhism over Bon in Tibet. The closest I got to Kailash was a few years ago, when I stayed in Srinagar (Kashmir, India) which lies at the foothills of the Himalayas (my journal entry on the trip) for a month. one day...

inspiration :: MILAREPA, legendary yogi saint of Tibet -- this is one of his tantric parables

VI. Songs About Vajra Love 46. Answer to Dakini Tzerima

I have mastered energy and mind,
May accept the mudra of your kind.
'Tis true, among many offerings,
Most fruitful is mudra we could find.
Your face and lotus is full of bliss,
Shell shaped nadi speeds the ecstasy,
Protective mark is in your recess,
Through elephant get true fantasy.
You are the noble body of longevity
BHAM and E shapes are in your lotus secret,
And in my Dorje there is a Bija HUM,
When combined with PAD as the semen great,
Wisdom & merit both joined together.
The Bliss of two-in-one thus dictates
The four blisses and four moments are
The essence of the four Buddhakaya.
Like the crawling of a tortoise,
Should drop down slowly without loss,
Then hold it in the channel central
Like the camel with water control.
When you spread all bliss in your body,
The liberating mudra is ready:
TIA is the bliss of equality,
LE is Nirvana of reality.
LA means the various coitus actions,
KYI is the twixt bliss meditation,
PHYAG is the intercourse this and that
RGYA, Nirvana & samsara unite.
LA is to contact this & act on that,
KYI is do this & that & associate.
PHYAG is the union of voidness & bliss,
RGYA is the one beyond which nothing could pass.
This is the most speedy path of union
Which is blissful in both companions.
Enable us to quickly be enlightened
In illumination of wisdom,
Leading to the great Dharmakaya,
Obtaining great Sambhogakaya,
Manifesting Nirmanakaya.
This is a path of bliss and voidness
Of no thought of no duality.
This is a path of assistance
By the Dakini to the reality.
Following this good inspiring way
Four Ladies you will in freedom stay,
And remain in the realm of non-born
Oh! Fairies you are always welcome.
[Source : The Essential Songs of Milarepa ]

this is a video i posted a while back. was one of the inspirations

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This is one of the first of the forthcoming series of work that will introduce the feline inhabitants of planet CITRAKA. Limited edition prints are coming soon.

New body painting photos, tie dye and ink on acrylic paintings

Whats new?

Well here are a couple more shots that i released over this week of my last body painting session:

(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose
model: Thierra)


(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose
model: Thierra)
I have a lot more to show! And i will be releasing them gradually :)

This weekend on Saturday I will be back inside T.Ruth Artspace Gallery doing yet another body painting and photography session...So if you are in Portland and have some time to kill on Saturday please feel welcome to drop by and hang out inside the gallery while I create a live art instillation.

In other news I have been trying to pump out a bunch of smaller creations for selling in our etsy shop and in person at the up and coming art walks around town.
check out the new digs:

River Spirit
sage green
9"x12"
hand drawn pen and ink illustration and acrylic painting on canvas
by Chelsea Rose
and this is ready for purchase, going for $40.
Feel free to check out the listing here.


Pink Pixie
9"x12"
hand drawn pen and ink illustration and acrylic painting on canvas
by Chelsea Rose
also for sale, going for $40.
Feel free to check out the listing here.

(If you have a certain pen and ink drawing of mine that you wish to have revisited in this manner please feel free to ask for a custom order via an etsy conversation message. You are welcome to indicate what color background you would like said drawing to be done on.)

Also, last night for the first time we released the first prints of Danny's Mandala panintings for sale. check it out:

8x10 high quality print
Green and Purple Anahata mandala
Original India ink and watercolor painting by Danny Rodriguez
on sale now for $14. check out the listing here.

Over the week I listed some new tie dye wears!

Blue Tunnel
tie dye shirt
100% cotton
size: small
bust: 36"
hand tie dyed with lots of love!
priced at $20 in our etsy shop, have a look at the listing here.


Soft Sky Blue tie dye skirt
100% cotton long skirt
with a synthetic material half slip inside
elastic waist band
waist un stretched: 28"
waist stretched: 40"
hips: 22"
length 36"
i think this is the perfect sorta thing for spring. im tempted to keep it for myself :P
But I did list it last night on sale in our etsy shop for $20.
click here to view the listing.

...and last but not least : Tie dye pants!

Mint chip
striped tie dye pants
size medium
100% cotton
elastic waist band
waist unstretched: 30"
waist stretched: 36"
length: 34"
dye colors used: Burgundy and Turquoise
listed for $20 here.

...So, i guess thats all the news for now!
Im looking forward to this weekend's art projects. And there are a lot because we are getting ready for the art fairs. In fact, yesterday's main project was to hunt down a bunch more folding tables to display our art work and prints on. We ended up on one of those oh so crazy craigslist quests, but we got em in the end and for super cheap!

So yes, I look forward to posting again on monday and giving you a peak into the weekend madness.

Till then, much love!
-Chelsea Rose