Art Pendants!

I am very excited to unveil my newest creation: Art Pendants!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/6174316626/" title="Lucid Art Pendents by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="Lucid Art Pendents" height="335" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6159/6174316626_c57bcb766b.jpg" style="WIDTH: 430px; HEIGHT: 279px" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Yep...thats right, now you can wear my art 'round your neck if you so choose.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/6174509050/" title="wearing my art pendant by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="wearing my art pendant" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6176/6174509050_f3d33d08e4.jpg" width="403" /></a><br />Here I am, proudly modeling one of the pendants on a ribbon necklace. I have 6 out of 40 listed in <a href="http://www.lucidopticlab.etsy.com/"><strong>my etsy shop</strong></a>, so stay tuned for more to come!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/6174508950/" title="art pendant by Chelsea Rose by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="art pendant by Chelsea Rose" height="374" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6157/6174508950_bd942d736b.jpg" style="WIDTH: 407px; HEIGHT: 312px" width="500" /></a><br />A bit about the pendants:<br />These one of a kind necklaces feature an original piece of art by me or<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.dannyebruarts.blogspot.com/"><strong>Danny Ebru</strong></a> that has been sealed into a glass pendant using water resistant glaze and hung from an adjustable ribbon necklace.<br /><br />Here are the first three pendants featuring my art that we have listed in our etsy shop:<br /><br /><img height="385" src="http://img1.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.272984017.jpg" style="WIDTH: 278px; HEIGHT: 299px" width="282" /><br /><strong>Faery Masquerade Art Pendant</strong>- $10 see the sale listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/82371895/faery-masquerade-art-pendant"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><br />"The art used in this necklace is an archival giclee print of Chelsea's original acrylic painting 'Masquerade Ball.' Let this pendant serve as a thing of beauty or work as a good luck charm of sorts, helping you tap into your personal mystery and self made magick. "<br /><br /><img height="601" src="http://img1.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.272976909.jpg" style="WIDTH: 337px; HEIGHT: 462px" width="420" /><br /><strong>Cat Goddess Bast Art Pendant</strong>- $10 see the sale listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/82371073/cat-goddess-bast-art-pendant"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><br />"The art used in this necklace is an archival giclee print of Chelsea's original acrylic painting 'Bast, Keeper of the Meadow.'Let this pendant serve as a thing of beauty or work as a good luck charm of sorts, unleashing the stamina and power of your inner lioness. "<br /><br /><img height="446" src="http://img3.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.272983635.jpg" style="WIDTH: 397px; HEIGHT: 383px" width="401" /><br /><strong>Third Eye Goddess Art Pendant</strong>- $10 see the sale listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/82370503/third-eye-goddess-art-pendant?ref=v1_other_2"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><br />"Chelsea's drawing, 'Third Eye Goddess' used in this necklace is not a print but an original mini colored pencil illustration created for the sole purpose of turning your neck into an art gallery. Let this pendant serve as a thing of beauty or work as a good luck charm of sorts, stimulating your third eye, sharpening your perspective of this world and the ones in-between. "<br /><br />So, there you have it. Many more to be added into<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.lucidopticlab.etsy.com/"><strong>our online shop</strong></a> in the next few weeks as i find time to take pictures and list the pendants( we have around 40 made!)<br />I cant wait to see what sort of response we get with them down at the <a href="http://www.portlandsaturdaymarket.com/"><strong>Portland Saturday Market</strong></a> this weekend. Wish us luck!<br /><br />Much love,<br />-Chelsea Rose

Art Pendants!

I am very excited to unveil my newest creation: Art Pendants! Yep...thats right, now you can wear my art 'round your neck if you so choo...

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May is here- new beginnings!

So its May already? That means my two gallery shows have come to an end. On Sunday i went to <a href="http://www.inotherwords.org/"><strong>InOtherWords</strong></a> feminist bookstore to take down my artwork which had been on display for the entire month of April. Today after work i go downtown to grab my artwork from the <a href="http://coeurart.com/section/154224_Current_Show.html"><strong>Practical Magic show</strong></a>. It was a great month with wonderful opportunities! I'm excited to see what May has in store.<br /><br />First off, i wanted to share yet another shot from my last body painting session. I had painted a pregnant woman...thus the series is aptly called "Mother Goddess":<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4571827683/" title="Mother Goddess by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Mother Goddess" height="304" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3349/4571827683_65d5ab6aca.jpg" width="450" /></a><br />(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose<br />Model: Michelle Davis)<br />The pose Michelle is striking here is actually called the "warrior" position in her pregnant yoga class. Michelle said her baby girl was due April 28th so i am sure that baby Charlotte has been birthed by now and enjoying the kisses of her parents and the sunshine. Yay for new life and new beginnings!<br /><br />...Speaking of new beginnings Danny and I had our rental applications approved for a glorious 2 bedroom apartment that we have had our eye on for a couple weeks now. Thus...we will be moving in another week! And yes...this does in fact mean i finally get an art room vs an art corner!<br />So on Saturday we went on over to the rental office and put a deposit down that takes the place off the market. We will be signing contracts come Wednesday...and then the moving maddess will begin!<br />For the rest of Saturday this is what i ending up doing:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4572354432/" title="lazy saturday by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="lazy saturday" height="335" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4572354432_d671ae1d33.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />...ended up cuddled on the couch for the rest of the day with Sushi cat and Danny watching X files and eating Cinnamon rolls- mnnnn :P<br />We all need our lazy days, they can be quite therapeutic.<br /><br />Danny got a new lens for his camera so i was playing with it over the weekend. Its an 18-55mm ...which is significantly wider then his other lens. The wider lens really allows for more versatility. It can focus up to 11 inches close to the subject...and captures so much more of the suroundings too!<br />...i also found out that i can actually take pictures of myself using this lense without having to set up a tripod:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4571703399/" title="dread cam by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="dread cam" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4571703399_55214b642e.jpg" width="337" /></a><br />so yes...here are a few shots done in the oh so cliché "stretch you arm out far enough and snap your photo" self portrait way. Fun huh?<br />my dreads are about 16 months old now. they stopped shrinking but they still seem to be getting fatter. cant wait till i finally grow some length.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4572331214/" title="danny dread by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="danny dread" height="335" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4572331214_c94b4c23f6.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />here is a snapshot i took of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/lucidopticlab"><strong>danny</strong></a> as he was daydreamin on the couch. He was talking about cutting off his dreadlocks once we are finished moving to the new apartment as a sort of "cleansing" ritual sorta thing. I am going to miss his dreadies. This is the longest he has ever had his hair.<br /><br />I also wanted to share a goodie i got in the mail on Friday:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4571690325/" title="new wrap by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="new wrap" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4571690325_390589a4b5.jpg" width="335" /></a><br />My Aunt Char sent me this really cool head wrap in the mail. It was a great surprise and the wrap is super bright and colorfull.<br />I loved what the label said- " Life is an illusion, dress accordingly."<br />Thanks Aunt Char! I love it :)<br /><br />So thats about it! It may prove to be a busy week. We have to find some moving boxes and start packing all the books and trinkets. Im really looking forward to this move. Change can be a beautiful thing.<br /><br />I wish you all health, happiness and success in this new month!<br />Much love,<br />-Chelsea Rose

May is here- new beginnings!

So its May already? That means my two gallery shows have come to an end. On Sunday i went to InOtherWords feminist bookstore to take down m...

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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.<br />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.<br />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.<br />When i did get my butt of the couch it was to work a lil bit on my ink on acrylic paintings.<br />Took a few photos of my work table to share:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4468752812/" title="my work table by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="my work table" height="335" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2487/4468752812_2a428d13e1.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />I ended up listing two of these new ink and acrylic paintings for sale in our etsy shop:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4468758964/" title="new stuff by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="new stuff" height="330" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2705/4468758964_f0bd6e56a1.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />yellow Bastet cat goddess<br />9"x12"<br />hand drawn pen and ink illustration and acrylic painting on canvas<br />by Chelsea Rose<br />going for $40<br />for more info check out the listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=43644175"><strong>here</strong></a><br /><br /><br />...i have a bunch more to list and will be doing so throughout the week along with more tie dye!<br /><br />Last night I browsed through more of the photos of Ana and posted another shot:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4472276216/" title="Love Thy Self by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Love Thy Self" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4472276216_acc9cc835f.jpg" width="335" /></a><br />Love Thy Self<br />(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose<br />Model: Ana)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4472573488/" title="Rebel Heiress by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Rebel Heiress" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4472573488_3cdc96c99f.jpg" width="335" /></a><br />Rebel Heiress<br />(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose<br />Model: Thierra)<br /><br />Just wanted to share these few things this morning with you all.<br /><br />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:<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 />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!<br />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: <a href="http://inotherwords.org/"><strong>InOtherWords</strong></a> which should be up for all of April to check out after April the 3rd!<br />Cool stuff.<br />I will keep you posted on the goings about.<br /><br />So yep, thats about it for now.<br /><br />Much love,<br />-Chelsea Rose

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, t...

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Featured SALE items and current going-ons

So, the SALE continues in our lil etsy <a href="http://www.lucidopticlab.etsy.com/"><strong>shop</strong></a>.<br /><br />Today's featured deals:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3347530303/" title="Purple Celestial Lotus screen-print shirt by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Purple Celestial Lotus screen-print shirt" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/3347530303_04d80de652.jpg" width="477" /></a><br />on SALE for the Holidays<br />original price:$20<br />now on SALE for: $10<br />One of a kind metallic purple Celestial Lotus silkscreen print on a gray woman's Medium(M)shirt 100% cotton<br />to view or to buy click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22172991"><strong>here</strong></a><br />Im a bit stunned this has not sold yet! Its perhaps one of the first ever Lucid Optic Lab screen prints we did. Its been floating around in our <a href="http://www.lucidopticlab.etsy.com/">shop</a> for sometime now, and has earned a barrage of hearts on etsy. but no bites yet! And I find this metallic purple very alluring. I do so hope this tee may find a good home soon!<br /><br /><img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com//il_430xN.64531675.jpg" /><br />Shiva the Destroyer-tie dye/screen print t-shirt<br />on SALE for the Holidays<br />Original price: $20<br />on SALE: $15<br />tie-dye stripe design in emerald green, ice blue, dash of lavender; w/ Shiva screen print in black on chest<br />men's medium<br />to view or to buy click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13620841"><strong>here</strong></a><strong> </strong><br />This is another shirt that we have had for a long time. We have sold a few of its kin and it seems it its soon going to be the last of its kind. I wanted to highlight this piece as a wonderful example of handmade art with love. A LOT of love went into this folks...from the tie-dye process to the printing process, so if one were to wear this t-shirt they might catch a glimmer of love flowing through the craftsmanship of which it was made. Its a great unisex shirt boasting of spiritual forces and hippie reverie. Grab it before someone else does...while its on SALE too!<br /><br /><img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com//il_430xN.89829911.jpg" /><br />the infamous "Goddess in All of Us" screen print shirt<br />perhaps one of our best selling designs<br />and on SALE too!<br />Original price$20<br />Now on sale for $15<br />the Goddess in All of Us screen-print: in black on a blue green short sleeved shirt<br />women's size: Large<br />Bust: 42"<br />Original silkscreen art by Chelsea Rose<br />hand silk-screened/printed by the artist: made perfectly imperfect and one of a kind.<br />to view or to buy click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30743797"><strong>here</strong></a><br />This is one of the last original "Goddess in All of Us" screen print shirts. We have dismantled the original printing screen for this design, so this design is now numbered. Get your Goddess tee before there are none left! and grab it on Sale before the month is over and the deals turn into pumpkins.<br /><br />---------------That concludes our featured SALE items for today.<br /><br />Now id like to talk about my recent going ons.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4140928341/" title="Cold morning by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Cold morning" height="228" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2766/4140928341_fb018c4c41_m.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />Here is a picture of Sushi-cat and I doing a bit of early morning window gazing before anyone was up on Saturday. Its been getting more chilly with each week and I wonder when we will get the first snow fall. This weekend I managed to back up all my computer files which really sets my mind at ease. I have had two computers die on me and both times lost years worth of creation and photos. I have learned the hard way.<br />This weekend I didnt do any painting at all. Im frustrated with the paint I have. I normally use System 3, 3D paint( super thick and saturated) but I cant seem to find it in any of the local art stores. Thus I have been using some really crappy transparent winsor and newton student brand and its making it impossible to do any cover ups, which is currently needful.<br />So i drew instead:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4141252596/" title="Endowment by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Endowment" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2723/4141252596_976348601b.jpg" width="239"></a><br />Pen and Ink drawing.<br />I am sure this one will make my family a bit uncomfortable.<br />I was doodling on the couch while Danny and I watched a cartoon movie about Wonder Women's Amazon warrior princess origins. I think my mind was imagining some amazon warrior priestess, divinely endowed in an unusual way. Anyway...it was a fun doodle and I wanted to share it.<br />Trippy no?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3938829697/" title="Hanging my paintings for the show by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Hanging my paintings for the show" height="335" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3435/3938829697_d66b43d527.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />I will be going on Tuesday to T.Ruth Art space to finally take down my paintings from my solo gallery show. My work was up for 2 months. Come Thursday Tiffany will have a new artist up there. I cant wait to go to the reception and see the new paintings all hung and meet the artist. Its going to be strange having my artwork back. I rather liked having some of my walls uncluttered by mass amounts of art...but it will be good to have them back. I ended up selling 6 smaller paintings during the time my art was up and I think im going to leave the rest of the smaller paintings with her so maybe she can sell them during the Holidays. It was an awesome opportunity and a wonderful/inspiring exercise and I feel blessed to have had it granted to me. Im not too sure if the whole gallery/art opening bizz is really my thing but I look forward to future opportunities and experiences to widen my artistic journey.<br /><br />Thats it for now.<br />More later, I promise.<br /><br />Much love,<br />-Chelsea Rose<br /><a href="http://www.chelsearoseart.com/">http://www.chelsearoseart.com/</a>

Featured SALE items and current going-ons

So, the SALE continues in our lil etsy shop . Today's featured deals: on SALE for the Holidays original price:$20 now on SALE for: $10 O...

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Saturday musings, news and blog awards

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQK9izUMFh1hXWaHDj6oJsedn-2bXQPEUKD8lai2jSe4vWR0eVoLEmLNhqSRwX9eRRy9u6rqV2nh7KDsTCNF-wxbmd1nhtPYat760ExA36YlEXBBB_8TBwWinH9Y12dXVPHJycJw2r4rh6/s400/honest+scrap.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQK9izUMFh1hXWaHDj6oJsedn-2bXQPEUKD8lai2jSe4vWR0eVoLEmLNhqSRwX9eRRy9u6rqV2nh7KDsTCNF-wxbmd1nhtPYat760ExA36YlEXBBB_8TBwWinH9Y12dXVPHJycJw2r4rh6/s400/honest+scrap.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 239px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div>First of all I would like to hip you guys to the fact that i was featured by Megan on her blog <a href="http://www.studiomme.blogspot.com/"><a=href"http:>Studio M.M.E</A=HREF"HTTP: www.studiomme.blogspot.com?></a> with a full artist interview! click to see my feature <a href="http://studiomme.blogspot.com/2009/10/wednesday-feature-chelsea-rose-from.html">Here</a> <img=src"http:></IMG=SRC"HTTP: honest%2bscrap.jpg? s400 ln1imuf8io0 aaaaaaaaapy ss9ftg7ouli _gccvkvwjjzc 4.bp.blogspot.com><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div>Also, Megan presented me with a "Honest Scrap Award"</div><br /><div><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 20px;font-size:13;" class="Apple-style-span" ><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Here are the rules:</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px" class="Apple-style-span"><strong style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16;">Share</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16;"> “10 Honest Things” about myself and </span></span><strong style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16;">present</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16;"> this award to 7 others whose blogs I find brilliant in content and/or design, or those who have encouraged me.</span></span></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px;font-size:16;" class="Apple-style-span" >My answers: </span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px;font-size:16;" class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16px;font-family:-webkit-monospace;font-size:14;" class="Apple-style-span" >1. I believe in faeries. <br /><br />2. I love to write poetry even though I rarely show anyone my writings anymore. I am currently attempting to write a fiction novel.<br /><br />3. Sometimes I feel I am a 80+ year old woman trapped in a 22year olds body. When I am not at work( currently working as a part time Admin Assistant for a small IT management company in Oregon. Funny huh?) I tend to be a hermit, painting, drinking tea and hangin out with Danny and my cat all day + I am usually asleep before 10:00pm(unless there is something worth staying up to behold/partake) and cant ever seem to sleep in anymore past 7:00am<br /><br />4. I can be a bit of an air head…I have a terrible memory. I swear I am already suffering <span style="OUTLINE-STYLE: none" id="lw_1255193758_0" class="yshortcuts">symptoms of dementia</span>! <br /><br />5. I have always sketched and painted the same subject. My family laughs about how when I was a little girl I was already drawing nothing but big breasted <span style="OUTLINE-STYLE: none" id="lw_1255193758_1" class="yshortcuts">mermaids</span>.<br /><br />6. I’m horribly terrible at math and spelling. In elementary school I was diagnosed with <span style="OUTLINE-STYLE: none" id="lw_1255193758_2" class="yshortcuts">learning disabilities</span> and was in a resource group for a year or two. I was late to learn to read and write, yet in high school I was the top of my class in English. I love <span style="BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none; CURSOR: pointer; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; BACKGROUND-: nonecolor:transparent;" id="lw_1255193758_3" class="yshortcuts" >creative writing</span>. reading is one of my most prized leisure’s. but I will always loath math, no matter what. <br /><br />7. I am a storyteller by nature and thus I tend to over exaggerate things at times. <br /><br />8. worst fears: spiders, western medicine, roller coasters, and I really really cant stand gore. even if its cartoon gore. <br /><br />9. I love tea, cheesecake and sushi. I would live off that stuff for the <span style="OUTLINE-STYLE: none" id="lw_1255193758_4" class="yshortcuts">rest of my life</span> if I could. <br /><br />10. I am fascinated by all things paranormal. I feel this fascination may be ever present in my life based on some strange encounters that I had as a child and young adult. </span><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px;font-size:16;" class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14px; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrapfont-family:-webkit-monospace;font-size:12;" class="Apple-style-span" >I here by present this Award to 7 bloggers I love: <a href="http://feraleyes.blogspot.com/">Feral Eyes</a> <a href="http://cynjonnoah.blogspot.com/">Varietist Muse</a> <a href="http://brettisablog.blogspot.com/">Brett is a Blog</a> <a href="http://kasiukasiu.com/blog">Drawing-Shmawing</a> <a href="http://blog.johannaost.com/">Johanna Ost</a> <a href="http://theorganicsister.com/">The Organic Sister</a> <a href="http://itsybitsyfunzyonesie.blogspot.com/">Mealy Monster Land</a></span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14px; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrapfont-family:-webkit-monospace;font-size:12;" class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14px; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrapfont-family:-webkit-monospace;font-size:12;" class="Apple-style-span" >Also, to follow up with my last blog and the question i asked: which of my recent drawings should i turn into a painting? The majority of people voted for my pen and ink drawing "posy nymph"</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14px; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrapfont-family:-webkit-monospace;font-size:12;" class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11;" class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3972789703/" title="Posy Nymph by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Posy Nymph" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2669/3972789703_509fec02ea.jpg" width="369"></a></span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrapfont-family:'Lucida Grande';" class="Apple-style-span" >So i went ahead and began to paint her. This is what i have done so far: </span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrapfont-family:'Lucida Grande';" class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3981414798/" title="creative process- Posy Nymph by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="creative process- Posy Nymph" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3981414798_480fd1dfc7.jpg" width="349" /></a> So here is where i painted the background. Once that was dry i took my lil art projector out and projected my pen and ink drawing onto the canvas. I traced the basic outlines and then went over the lines till they were crisp. </span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrapfont-family:'Lucida Grande';" class="Apple-style-span" >....Then i began to put my first layers of color:</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrapfont-family:'Lucida Grande';" class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3981688954/" title="Creative Process- posy nymph by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Creative Process- posy nymph" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2557/3981688954_bd963b8846.jpg" width="374" /></a></span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrapfont-family:'Lucida Grande';" class="Apple-style-span" >It has been a busy few weeks so i have not been able to work on this piece as much as i would have liked to. So i am hoping for some time this weekend to do some more color layering. I will have danny help me out with pictures, hopefully! </span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrapfont-family:'Lucida Grande';" class="Apple-style-span" >....in the mean time here are some random pictures i found that made me smile. </span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrapfont-family:'Lucida Grande';" class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3997324736/" title="Sushi kitty by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Sushi kitty" height="335" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3473/3997324736_d9a54b1110.jpg" width="500" /></a></span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrapfont-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11;" class="Apple-style-span" >Me and my Sushi kitty cat. We dont have many pictures together so this is special.</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrapfont-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11;" class="Apple-style-span" >.....also i found a great shot of our Jack O Lanterns we carved from last year:</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrapfont-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11;" class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3996544717/" title="Jack o Lanterns 08 by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Jack o Lanterns 08" height="334" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2548/3996544717_4cf0f33140.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrapfont-family:'Lucida Grande';" class="Apple-style-span" >....i do believe fall is my fave time of the year up here in Portland Oregon. The trees have begun to change colors and drop their leaves. in a few weeks my world will be busting full of october color. im looking forward to it very much. </span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrapfont-family:'Lucida Grande';" class="Apple-style-span" >.....till next time!</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrapfont-family:'Lucida Grande';" class="Apple-style-span" >-Chelsea Rose</span></div></span></div></div>

Saturday musings, news and blog awards

First of all I would like to hip you guys to the fact that i was featured by Megan on her blog Studio M.M.E with a full artist interview! c...

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