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Humble beginnings and The Space art collective

Hello dearfulls. Its been another one of those busy weeks but i did manage to start a new painting! This is where i am at with it thus far: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4665663494/" title="Dawn- work in progress by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Dawn- work in progress" height="335" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1304/4665663494_5bafe03601.jpg" width="500" /></a> this is a close up of some of the humble beginnings of the color layout. I was flipping through an old sketch book of mine and came across this drawing which i ended up using very loosely as inspiration for the painting: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4665016537/" title="sketch by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="sketch" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4665016537_c6a5bc6897.jpg" width="380" /></a> this was a pen and ink sketch done a year or so ago. As you can see for some strange reason i drew her smack dab in the middle of two pages in my sketch book-thus i have never been able to get a good scan of it. Ah well. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4665029499/" title="humble beginnings by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="humble beginnings" height="363" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4665029499_42d87fc8d0.jpg" width="500" /></a> This is a quick process shot i took of it after i had kinda free handed a basic sketch onto my 14"x14" painted canvas. I think i might change up the shape of the wings a bit...or add more detail and flow. We shall see. I still need to build out the rest of her form + poofy skirt. Also thinking about adding some green into the background on the bottom to suggest water at sunset...or grassy hill of some sort. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4665660042/" title="art bun by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="art bun" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4665660042_7ee7d4e3e7.jpg" width="335" /></a> and here i am workin in the home studio. I call this hairdo my "art bun." I have found that its best to keep the dreads tucked up into a high bun while painting, otherwise my tips end up as paintbrushes rather quickly! And acrylic paint is perhaps the hardest thing to clean out of dreads other then peanut butter :P My headband was handmade by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Lively">Livley</a>! and yes, i love it. Today i am leaving work early so that Danny and I can cruise on over to Vancouver, Washington. We are participating in their Craft in the Village, where we will have a table out sellin our art prints, paintings, tie dye and screen prints! We will also be actively participating in another art space opening at The Space! Check it out: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4659339973/" title="First Friday by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="First Friday" height="500" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1303/4659339973_3ec6fae5e7.jpg" width="432" /></a> I will be the official face and body painter for the event! And there will be an open drum circle and a community canvas free for all. I LOVE IT! for more info on The Space check them out <a href="http://thespaceartcollective.blogspot.com/">here</a>. I wanted to leave off with another body painting photo that i posted a few days ago: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4658570265/" title="Tender Truth by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Tender Truth" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4658570265_330040433e.jpg" width="338" /></a> (body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose Model: Courtney) Have a super yumtazmic weekend, everyone. PEACE n LOVE! -Chelsea Rose

Humble beginnings and The Space art collective

Hello dearfulls . Its been another one of those busy weeks but i did manage to start a new painting! This is where i am at with it thus far:...

8:19 AM

The Space art collective grand opening and weekend progress

So! Danny and I had a tun of fun on Friday. We drove over to Vancouver Washington for the First Friday art shenanigans that included The Space art collectives grand opening night! It was a total swoon. i am in love! There was drumming, poetry reading, live community painting, local music, face painting and more! Here is a peek into the drum circles: <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4592512875_77495131ef.jpg" /> ( photos and compilation by the dear <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kermitlover/">Anni Becker</a> ) The beats were strong and full of wonderful intent! It lasted for a good while before coming to a close so that we could enjoy more local musics. and then came the live community canvas painting: <img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1405/4592562163_921bf62471.jpg" /> ( more wonderful photos by friend and photographer <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kermitlover/">Anni Becker</a>) Here you can see Danny jumping into the community canvas at full throttle- painting Ganesha! This was the end result of the live community canvas free for all painting: <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3309/4592661309_510a49ebe0.jpg" /> ( another photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kermitlover/">Anni</a>!) a wondrous, spontaneous community creation. As Danny helped paint the community piece i was busy giving and receiving face paintings!! <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4593044127/" title="face painting in The Space by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="face painting in The Space" height="335" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1383/4593044127_bda0501113.jpg" width="500" /></a> ( photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/lucidopticlab">Danny</a>) And thus the face painting madness began. Here i am painting Kelly Keigwin(a dear heart and amazing artist) ....and not for the first time either. i have a feeling this will become a well cherished ritual at such art collective opening nights and i look forward to many more! <img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1203/4593156856_19d5b8f1a7.jpg" /> ( photo by Kelly Keigwin) here i am painting Colleen! Another main member and creator at The Space art collective, whom i truly enjoy interacting and trading creative energy with! <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3372/4592601285_62fb29e398.jpg" /> ( photo by Kelly Keigwin) and here i am painting Anni's face...which she then turned around and painted my own- imagine my delight! <img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1393/4592589001_151dbf07b7.jpg" /> (photo by Kelly Keigwin) and so here we were: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4593654810/" title="Painted Ladies by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Painted Ladies" height="335" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3206/4593654810_9ae28dd83a.jpg" width="500" /></a> (photo by <a href="http://www.lucidopticlab/">Danny</a>) ...i dare say a wondrous time was had by all! On our way home Danny and I stopped by the Guerilla Gallery to enjoy some late night musical musing from more local artists. I went home with a big goofy Cheshire grin on my face. The rest of the weekend seemed to pass in a blurr. On Saturday Danny and I drove all around town hunting for treasure at estate and garage sales. Since we will be moving soon we are lookin for some new area rugs and furniture. We found a super groovy lavender shag carpet that was huge along with a few other awesomely wonderful area rugs, end table, book shelf and much more. We filled up our car's hatch back and decided to call it quits for the day. Sunday we enjoyed the morning, danny made soyrizo breakfast tacos. We then took a nice long walk around the neighborhood( trying to make sure we do get some regular exercise)....the weather was perfect. The sun was up but not glaring and the breeze was choice and comfortable. By the end of the day however, the sky turned grey again so we headed in doors and got a lot of packing done( it finally does feel like we are moving!) So that wraps up the weekend bizz. i didnt get much of any work in on any of my art projects- in fact most of my art supply is already packed and ready to be relocated. So we shall see when i get to finished my current work in progress, perhaps it will be sometime we move and the dust has a chance to settle. Hope all is well with everyone and that the weekend was sweet. best wishes for this new week. Many blessings, -Chelsea Rose

The Space art collective grand opening and weekend progress

So! Danny and I had a tun of fun on Friday. We drove over to Vancouver Washington for the First Friday art shenanigans that included The Spa...

9:27 AM

Recent Pictures and Poems!

Its Friday morning and i am sitting here with a mug of green tea in hand, writing to you. I thought today i would share some recent photos, some taken last weekend, the body painting photos are two that i retouched last night and posted from my shoot with Thierra. The poems are ones i have written in the last couple months. What is it they say? Sharing is caring? <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4524434855/" title="Rebel Heiress by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Rebel Heiress" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4524434855_201ea47a89.jpg" width="335" /></a> (body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose model: Thierra) <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4524430603/" title="Rebel Heiress by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Rebel Heiress" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4524430603_80a8e60132.jpg" width="334" /></a> (body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose model: Thierra) Thus far for my body painting project i have photographed a total of 7 women within a rang of differing ethnicity. I shot two women with German, Scottish blood, one Micronesian & half African, one Korean, one Vietnamese, one a mix of Irish and Italian, one African! I love it. I hope to keep pulling in a diverse mix of ethnic beauties. Unfortunately it seems to be very difficult to find models with dark skin available and willing to participate in the project. I think this reflects the demographics of Portland ,Oregon perhaps? I do hope to find more darker skinned models to balance out that of the lighter skinned models that i have already painted. We shall see! Yesterday i posted an add on craiglist for pregnant women. i think painting and photograping pregnant women in this series will be an interesting addition. I have already had a few responses so i am hoping to begin scheduling shoots for this! So thats the scoop on where my women's study/body painting and photography project is going. Here are a couple random photos from the previous week that i thought might be fun to share: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4515947111/" title="All Dolled Up by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="All Dolled Up" height="406" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4515947111_eca0dbe4a2.jpg" width="500" /></a> Here i am all dolled up with a bit of makeup on. I got a package in the mail on Monday- it was eye shadow and lip-gloss i ordered from an awesome etsy shop called : <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/torik2009">Spectrum Cosmetics</a>. I took this picture shortly after trying on the new colors. I rarely wear makeup-unless its for a special occasion like an art opening or something. I like to wear green eye shadow and mine ran out a few weeks ago( had it for years!) The shadow is called “shamrock” and the lip gloss is called “dirty girl.” <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4515939645/" title="Danny Zigwomp by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Danny Zigwomp" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2772/4515939645_6ffcd21ee0.jpg" width="350" /></a> Here is a handsome shot of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/lucidopticlab">Danny</a> that i took a few weeks past. His dreads have gotten so long already- just in a few short months it seems. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4516570820/" title="Marlita and I on the trail by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Marlita and I on the trail" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4516570820_fdcb84c2c6.jpg" width="375" /></a> Danny took this picture of Marla and I. She is a dear friend who was visiting from Cali. We took a nice long hike on Saturday where we saw a wood pecker, a crowd of vultures shifting in the wind atop the tree canopy, and a small snake with a single racing stripe that ran the length of his scaly body + lots of mushrooms! I have vowed to do more hiking as it is truly the most enjoyable exercise for me and i know i need a lot of it now that i am working in an office building from 8-3 opposed to running around like a chicken with my head cut off all day long at art supply warehouse. -----and that concludes our picture portion of this blog post, now on to some written word! Some of my unedited writings from this year thus far: Poem 1 I am a careless heroine with a brave finger against the brow holding face in fuming reverie growling with the entrails of this sorrowing bridge and its treacherous way this convoluted path manifesting as a dagger of drought on my parched spool of tongue that wallows, shifting in steely indifference with the shrugging of half lidded eyes. I stand as effigy, revered burden of glowering aptitude teaming in the splinters of steaming electrical coils, placid with the sharpness to inject. This calibration wrought tight in columns of my spine resting in the nape of unperturbed illusory splendor is ready to spring and command. My battered crown pulsates as a grafting symbol of granulated edict. I am a ruthless heroine My proclamation made deep and luxuriant amidst black opal pupils gone milky in whisper weeping coals, gelatinous with polluted condemnation forever a scourge, mounted thick and groveling in the winding shores of divination thus bestowed. The towers before me are glowing, steely dawn rippling like convulsing flesh, dripping splendors of warm smoggy breath all a glow in the chill of this inky shore. And I stand here, holding this mound of dirt between stakes of armored intent with arms held in the pulsating homage of the sphinx with its claw and feather, a splendor of cruel truth and balancing awe. A formidable opponent, equipped stark and naked with the gaze of infinity, growing in blazing feral trance. And I, most like a thorny serpent, my jaw puckered into a blooming flower of wound, fanged and gagging on the heavy blanket of Babylon, my harrowing opponent, abusive in its splendor. But these breaches have little effect, for a clandestine fortress ripples in this chest of mine where I bare the weapons of elusive voices, the heavenly defiance whipping like festooned brocade, a violent ivy thick with web to ensnare and consume. Therefore, do not cross me. I am a careless heroine. Poem 2 Blatant and harrowing the blue smoke climbed umbilical and groping in the shattered light as a symbol gleaming hot and molten in the shadows of failure penetrating deep and wallowing into the rotten core of the eye staring from above which holds so little brightness within but devours and hordes each jewel like a basilisk with its talons of thorn, pulped and splintered with vein within the beast the empty sequence of palpating calculation prevails holding court a governing insurgence lined thick in mortar and scheming reverie up taking and dissecting the definition of self and steal atop the brim of strangers tongues their mouths agape with perpetual strain made stiff and groping at the dust in the swollen air as maimed pretenders lifting numb the bulbs of their palms to the slate above groveling in listlessness with pealed and bleached bone protruding from each scab bound thick and embedded with wounded words each inky character an illusory phantasm seeking to explain the truth out of the roots and dirt as patterns speak volumes of chaos and riddle when the bright plains of golden dawn break warm and frothy above each head the conspirators lock fang with bounding intent chaining reason to prescription till no heart gleams without predator forecast birthing dreams that inscroll with twisted metal settling over the spilt reminders of all that is genuine the self claims the cannibal status of a pawn and fool waiting weighted and exposed to the corrosive embrace that laps thick with eclipsing cages ensnaring in unison each blind feeler holding onto broken limbs and vision groping for that line drawn in murky breath separating this impalpable undertow from the chance of manifest truth the blossom weeps its seeds floating adrift a glassy memoir its reflection a towering waif petals of cosmic reverb lay bent and rigid with meditated grace a silent kindling of force it dredges up forming new feathers of transformation to splay at the feet of the fallen once more. ------------------------I should probably stop right there. Thats quite a dose! Oh, just found out that i was featured on the blog of a fellow etsy Artist: LittleMissFamous, with a full 'artist interview' that i gave via email. Check it out <a href="http://littlemisshousewifey.blogspot.com/2010/04/feature-friday.html">here</a> if you are interested. My plans for this evening: Driving over to Vancouver Washington to be witness and be a part of the amazing art community that is <a href="http://www.guerrilla-media.com/">Guerrilla Media</a>. They are opening up a new art/music gallery. The event tonight will be the grand opening featuring many amazing local musicians and artists. Check the the details <a href="http://www.guerrilla-media.com/events/guerrilla-gallery-opening">here</a>. Weekend plans thus far: Lookin for a new apartment, starting on a new painting based off of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4141252596/in/set-72157623715783287/">this drawing</a>( i am sure this certain painting will be even more of a shock to people then my usual work...what with the particular "endowments" my character has been bestowed), a nice long hike in the local woods with my love, and some spring cleaning thrown into the mix somewhere hopefully! What about you? got anything planned? I do hope you enjoy the weekend and that it offers some respite from whatever your daily drudge may be. Much love to all! -Chelsea Rose

Recent Pictures and Poems!

Its Friday morning and i am sitting here with a mug of green tea in hand, writing to you. I thought today i would share some recent photos, ...

8:21 AM

Friday art hanging and paint flinging Madness+ weekend progress

Wow...whats a crazy few days its been. Friday was a hoot. It started off with danny kindly picking me up from work and taking me out to lunch. Then we went home, grabbed the rest of my paintings in the apartment and dashed off to <a href="http://www.inotherwords.org/">InOtherWords feminist bookstore</a>. Danny and I hung up my paintings on their display wall in the back: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4486892615/" title="Hanging my art inside InOtherWords bookstore by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Hanging my art inside InOtherWords bookstore" height="335" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4486892615_c2d257b5df.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4487538860/" title="Hangin my art inside InOtherWords bookstore by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Hangin my art inside InOtherWords bookstore" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4487538860_b0c451daec.jpg" width="353" /></a> We used fishing line to wire them up there...so in person they kinda flaot off the wall. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4487550782/" title="my art inside InOtherWords feminist bookstore by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="my art inside InOtherWords feminist bookstore" height="254" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4487550782_712d426d1d.jpg" width="500" /></a> My artwork will be featured in the book store for the month of April. So if you are in town come stop by <a href="http://www.inotherwords.org/">InOtherWords</a> bookstore and explore! I talked with the art curator a bit more as we hung the paintings and she says she would like to display my body painting series at some point as well. She was thinking it would be perfect for "body image awareness month"...but we have to figure out when that is and if it will work out. .....After we were done hanging my artwork we drove on over to Vancouver Washington to partake in some much needed community paint flinging madness with The Space Art collective. It was an open house for the new studio space that is becoming the heart of unabashed creation in the Vancouver area. The event revolved around some breathtaking local bands playin trippy melody as a large gaggling crowd painted each others faces and took part in painting a large piece of "community canvas" that was open for all. Of course the first thing i did when i got in was put on my warrior woman marks: <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4491211414_0b7d212404.jpg" /> Photo taken by the amazingly talented and sweet <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kermitlover/">Anni Becker</a> ( do you like my sour puss samurai concentration face?) ...and then i got to paint other peoples faces, much to my delight: <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4491237068_9741af605e.jpg" /> another photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kermitlover/">Anni Becker</a> (Here i am having fun talkin with and painting another amazing artist, <a href="http://www.kellykeigwin.com/home.html">Kelly Keigwin</a> ) Once we were all properly ritualized in tempera paint...we began to attack the community canvas piece: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4487472976/" title="The Space Art Collective by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="The Space Art Collective" height="335" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2746/4487472976_ee87309b77.jpg" width="500" /></a> Here is danny gettin into the groove of it all and painting away! <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4486826271/" title="The Space Art Collective by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="The Space Art Collective" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2788/4486826271_6074c53f82.jpg" width="334" /></a> Anni and I havin a go at the canvas with much reverie! <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4487469368/" title="The Space Art Collective by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="The Space Art Collective" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2744/4487469368_a5dc5ed025.jpg" width="334" /></a> many hands knuckle painting! <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4487466650/" title="The Space Art Collective by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="The Space Art Collective" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4487466650_befd7583b0.jpg" width="334" /></a> amidst the crowd. Here is the almost finished result of the live community painting free for all: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4486876073/" title="The Space Art Collective by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="The Space Art Collective" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4486876073_978139da3b.jpg" width="468" /></a> It was an amazing night. i met some wondrous souls and had so much fun painting and hangin out. Big thanks and to The Art Space Collective! The weekend was relatively uneventful compared to Thursday's Piratical Magic art opening reception and Friday's artwork hanging and paint flinging madness. On Saturday morning I woke up and took a critical look at all the blank walls of my apartment- realizing that almost all of my artwork was out of my hands for the time being which made me realize....I have to PAINT!! I must do some creating and fill up all the empty wall space once again. So i kicked my butt and started a new painting based off of one of my pen and ink drawings that i had named "The Dread Goddess": <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4313148358/" title="Dread Goddess by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Dread Goddess" height="240" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4313148358_fcf9b3536b_m.jpg" width="221" /></a> I will soon be posting a blog entry on the creation of this painting with a bunch of work in progress shots....so keep a look out for that! Also...check out two of the newest Mandala paintings that danny has done: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/4484309615/" title="Vishuddha mandala by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="Vishuddha mandala" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4484309615_7982dfb855.jpg" width="375" /></a> Vishuddha mandala by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/lucidopticlab">Danny</a> ink over watercolor <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/4491959241/" title="Ajna mandala by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="Ajna mandala" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2728/4491959241_ffc4018a54.jpg" width="385" /></a> Ajna mandala by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/lucidopticlab">Danny</a> ink over watercolor ...So now you know the scoop. Its been a crazy fun past few days and its once again a rainy Monday morning in Portland Oregon. Best wishes to all with many blessings. I hope this week is fruitful and filled with positive vibration. -Chelsea Rose

Friday art hanging and paint flinging Madness+ weekend progress

Wow...whats a crazy few days its been. Friday was a hoot. It started off with danny kindly picking me up from work and taking me out to lunc...

8:11 AM