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.<br /><br />But i did manage to post a couple more shots from my last body painting session:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4455317723/" title="Love Thy Self by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Love Thy Self" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4455317723_b8c9f4becb.jpg" width="384" /></a><br />Love thy Self<br />(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose<br />Model: Ana)<br />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.<br />It was a pleasure working with her. what a muse!<br /><br />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!<br /><br />Over the last few days i have released two more tie dye goodies:<br /><br /><img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.132273482.jpg" /><br />Blue Green Orb tie dye shirt<br />100%cotton<br />size: Medium<br />Bust: 38"<br />Waist: 36"<br />hips: 38"<br />going for $20<br />check out the listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=43292297"><strong>here.</strong></a><br /><br />and another skirt perfect for spring and summer:<br /><br /><img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.132528718.jpg" /><br />Purple Jellyfish tie dye skirt<br />elastic stretchable waist band with belt loops<br />side pockets<br />lightly pleated<br />waist: 34-38"<br />hips: 44"<br />length: 32"<br />goin for $20 also<br />check out the listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=43368131"><strong>here</strong></a><br /><br />So thats about it for now.<br />I will do another blog post on Friday with a recap of how the artwalk went. Wish us luck!<br /><br />Much love,<br />-Chelsea Rose

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. ...

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Practical Magic art show + New Tie dye + another body painting shot.

I just got the flyer for the Practical Magic Art gallery group show!!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4417614016/" title="Practical Magic Art Opening by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Practical Magic Art Opening" height="219" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4417614016_99212a1a64.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />I am very, very excited to be a part of this group show amidst some amazing local artists!<br /><br />Practical Magic<br />Coeur: Art<br />323 NW 6th- Portland<br />www.coeurart.com<br />April 2010<br />Opening First Thursday<br />6pm-10pm<br />Show runs through April 30th<br />Gallery Hours: Th, Fr, St 12-6pm<br />-------<br /><br />So up here in Oregon we have had a bizarrely mild winter, especially when compared to last year's snow blast. Spring seemed to have come early- all the trees are abloom and the bulb flowers have sprouted all over. Which was a bit of a wake up call telling us to" Get off your butts and get tie-dyeing!"....the fairs should be starting up soon and we need some fresh tie dye to hang in our booth.<br />So here are a couple new items:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4411610553/" title="Yellow Orb Sunrise by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Yellow Orb Sunrise" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2734/4411610553_25630f3dcf.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Yellow sunrise tiedye blouse<br />on sale now for $20<br />click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=42153852"><strong>here</strong></a> to view the sale listing.<br />100% cotton<br />size: women's extra small<br />bust: 38"<br />waist: 34"<br />hips: 32"<br />.....I think this one is my fave from our new tie dye batch! i am very tempted to keep it for myself.<br /><br />and a tie dye dress:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4414198970/" title="Forest Nymph by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Forest Nymph" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4414198970_d25ba75758.jpg" width="335" /></a><br />Forest Nymph tie dye dress<br />on sale now for $20<br />click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=42187807"><strong>here</strong></a> to view the sale listing.<br />100% linen<br />button up dress<br />with draw string in back for adjustability<br />women size small<br />Bust: 40"<br />waist: 42"<br />hips: 44"<br /><br />....we also ended up taking new photos of old tie dye. We felt some of the old tie dye would do better with higher quality images. i really think the new photos jazzed up the listings and more actuatly portrayed the individual tie dye awesomeness:<br /><br /><img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.128387744.jpg" /><br />Leaf Lite tie dye shirt<br />women small(S) 100% cotton long sleeve shirt<br />dyed with procion mx turquoise and yellow<br />34" chest<br />to view listing click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34654461"><strong>Here</strong></a><br /><br /><img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.128374451.jpg" /><br />Turquoise Vortex tie dye<br />on sale for $20<br />to view listing click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34578818"><strong>here</strong></a><br />women small(S) 100% cotton 3/4 sleeve V-neck shirt<br />dyed with procion mx turquoise and purple<br />40" chest<br /><br />.....now that i look at all of these together i realize, with disappointment, that they are all size small! We have so much tie dye in big sizes yet to be photographed and listed mainly because we don't have a live model to wear them for us! I will have to solve this problem soon so that we have a better variety of size items available. Bare with me!<br /><br />So we will be posting new tie dye at least once a day so keep checking out our shop for new tie dye goodies!<br /><br />Oh yes....and i wanted to share with you a body painting photo i drudged up last night and released:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4415588227/" title="Discovering Self by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Discovering Self" height="161" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2693/4415588227_c49c8de80e_m.jpg" width="240"></a><br />please click and full view!<br />(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose<br />Model: Amata)<br />....i hope you guys are not sick of body painting yet because i have my next shoot coming up this weekend!<br /><br />Also, i just found out that i was written about in a HandMadeSpark.com article! Feel free to read it <a href="http://handmadespark.com/blog/sharing-in-progress-works/"><strong>here</strong></a>. Its written by a dear blogger friend <a href="http://studiomme.blogspot.com/"><strong>Studio MME</strong></a> about sharing artwork in progress with others!<br />So thats it for news right now. More to come later!<br /><br />Happy international Women's Day!!<br /><br />Peace n Love,<br />-Chelsea Rose

Practical Magic art show + New Tie dye + another body painting shot.

I just got the flyer for the Practical Magic Art gallery group show!! I am very, very excited to be a part of this group show amidst some am...

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