1st photos from my new Earth Goddess series and more

Hello Lovelies,<br />I have some great news!<br />On Sunday I finally began my new "Goddess In All Of Us" series called "Earth Goddess."<br />I have been waiting all winter and spring for the rain to finally let up so that I could take my painted Goddesses outdoors and photograph them meshed in the wilds of mother earth. And so it has begun! I am pacing myself, so for now I have posted two images from the shoot on Sunday, and here they are:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5886789732/" title="Odaemin, Strawberry Woman by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Odaemin, Strawberry Woman" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5066/5886789732_8b4030a7bd.jpg" width="335" /></a><br />Odaemin the Strawberry Woman<br />body art and photography by Chelsea Rose<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5886789730/" title="Odaemin, Strawberry Woman by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Odaemin, Strawberry Woman" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5071/5886789730_1bbaca2d5e.jpg" width="393" /></a><br />Odaemin the Strawberry Woman<br />body art and photography by Chelsea Rose<br /><br />It was hard work but I think we had lots of fun. Studio photography, like the first series was, is SO much easier and controlled while shooting in the woods is anything but! Firstly we had to lug all of our photography and camp equipment out into woods that were secluded enough for a safe, relatively private day. Then we had to contend with the fickle moods of the sun, who continued to switch from searing sun to nice gray even overcast clouds, not to mention the onslaught of swarming insects. But despite the hardships....It felt sooooo good to do the body painting out doors.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5883817432/" title="body art in the woods by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="body art in the woods" height="335" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6038/5883817432_97717b6073.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5883817378/" title="body art in the woods by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="body art in the woods" height="335" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6014/5883817378_ebe6825f42.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />Look at all that dreamy green we got to hang out with!<br /><br />My model was a fascinating person to speak with and the 5 hours i took to paint her went by fast with all the great conversations we had. She is mixed Ojibway Native American and helped me come up with the title for her group of images: "Odaemin the Strawberry Woman." Firstly Odaemin in native laguage means heart berry. "Ode’min Giizis (pronounced o’DAY-min GHEE-zus) is the sixth moon of the Anishinaabe calendar. It marks the beginning of summer, the longest day of the year, and the harvest of the strawberry in June. The root word of ode’min is “ode”. “Ode” signifies the heart in Anishinaabemowin (the Anishinaabe language). As the strawberry resembles the shape and colour of the human heart, it also represents the sweetest and kindest of emotions that bring people together to feast and exchange ideas." And in Ojibway( Anishinabek) culture it is said that Odaemin was the name for their first shaman. Fascinating no? I think this all relates so well to the time of the shoot along with the feel of the photos.<br />I will be posting more finished photos from the shoot next week...so stay tuned! Cant wait to see where this Earth Goddess series takes me next...to the coast? to the desert? to the rain forest? to the swamp? And what Goddess will be next to be conjured up out of the body paint and energy collaboration between myself, my model and mother earth?<br /><br />In other news, I have been focusing a bit more energy on myself in these ways:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5870793834/" title="Looky what I got! by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Looky what I got!" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5263/5870793834_f7725b4683.jpg" width="357" /></a><br />I got a new tattoo!<br />I designed it based on the dimensions of the Fibonacci or Golden spiral ( the spiral is representative of a ratio that is found in the growth cycle and life pattern of all living things. Philosophically it also stands as a symbol for the infinite as well as a portal that transcends boundaries of astral planes and multiple dimensions.) I embellished the sacred shape with spiraling leaves and a bud to create something akin to The Flower of Life.<br /><br />I also did some dready maintenance by redyeing my dreads with Henna. This revitalized the health of my scalp and turned me once more into a ginger. I then had my friend Queen Bead help me sew all my faerie wool dreads back in and viola:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5859166260/" title="Summer solstice dready update by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Summer solstice dready update" height="391" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2716/5859166260_74be026fd6.jpg" style="WIDTH: 415px; HEIGHT: 319px" width="500" /></a><br /><br />I also just recently had some blood work done and found out a few interesting things I had no idea about. I am anemic and allergic to gluten and yeast. So for the next three months i will be eating very differently from before. I have been a vegetarian(who ate fish) for 5 years..and i suppose its now time to start eating chicken again( as a way to get more iron.) And i love breads soooo much, but from now on i will have to stay away unless its some odd creation such as rice bread.<br /><br />So thats what i have been up to.<br /><br />Here is what is coming up on my agenda:<br /><br />Today is <a href="http://www.artonalberta.org/">Last Thursday Artwalk on Alberta street</a>! So we will be down there with a full booth of art for the event( set up around 20th-24th street i think.) Hope to see you there!<br /><br />For July I am having a solo show of my Goddess In All Of Us series at <a href="http://inotherwords.org/">In Other Words feminist bookstore</a> and library, right here in portland oregon. I dont have the opening date yet, but I will share once its chosen.<br /><br />....other plans are formulating but are probably to vague to begin listing off, so thats it for now!<br /><br />Phew...this is a lengthy entry isn’t it?<br />Hope your summer is shaping up wonderfully.<br /><br />Love and Light,<br />-Chelsea Rose

1st photos from my new Earth Goddess series and more

Hello Lovelies, I have some great news! On Sunday I finally began my new "Goddess In All Of Us" series called "Earth Goddess....

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Dark Arts craft fair at The Lovecraft Bar

Good day!<br />Well, in all actuality its a dreary day over here in Portland Oregon complete with hard rain and fast wind. However we did get a break from that mess on Saturday. The sunshine was out full force for what felt like the 1st time this year. It made for a fun and successful day selling my art at the <a href="http://portlandsaturdaymarket.com/"><strong>Portland Saturday Market</strong></a>.<br /><br />On Sunday I tried something new. I set up a lil booth inside a local bar and tea house called <a href="http://www.thelovecraftbar.com/"><strong>The Lovecraft bar</strong></a>( yes! its themed after the famous scifi/horror writer HP Lovecraft!) and sold my work at their monthly "dark arts" craft fair.<br />A photo from the expeirnce:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5651965895/" title="Dark Arts craft fair at The Lovecraft bar by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Dark Arts craft fair at The Lovecraft bar" height="419" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5185/5651965895_3865e28df8.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />(sorry for the photo quality. It was quite dark inside and we didnt have our tripod.)<br />....I had a blessed time! It was back to raining outside on Sunday so i was very happy to be tucked nicley indoors selling my work, with a nice big pot of tea at hand and plenty of other intersting local artists to meet and chat with. What was really engouraing is i sold very well! I had my best art vending day of the year thus far inside the bar. I really felt like the poeple who were walking in the door were my target audicence, and thus we were a good match for eachother :) I cant wait to do the event again!<br />...and of course, since i will take almost any opperunity to dress up a lil...this is what i wore for the "dark arts" craft fair:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5652533662/" title="What I wore today by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="What I wore today" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5226/5652533662_dab50daec2.jpg" width="335" /></a><br />You cant really tell in this photo but this lace dress is actually two shades of dark green. I found the dress a year ago at the Goodwill bins and bought it for less then a buck! Under the dress i am wearing a striped skirt that was gifted to me. On my head i wear my favoerite hat, which i bought at a renissance fair in California a few years back.<br /><br />In other news...<br />I am excited to now be offering 8"x 10" art prints of my most recent acrylic painting:<br /><img height="615" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.238867421.jpg" style="WIDTH: 360px; HEIGHT: 481px" width="420" /><br />"Mistress and the Orb" originla acrylic painting.<br />Get your 8"x10" Giclee art print of her for $15 <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72850997/mistress-and-the-orb-8x10-giclee-art"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><strong>Speical offer for my blog followers: If you type "blog friend" in the notes field of your order I will add a surprise art piece inside the package for you!</strong><br /><br />How was your weekend?<br />Much love and light,<br />-Chelsea Rose

Dark Arts craft fair at The Lovecraft Bar

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Work In Progress painting, Banyan Tree design, Ebru Power

Been keepin busy, take a look : <br /><p align="left"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5594554332/" title="Orb- work in progress by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Orb- work in progress" height="335" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5225/5594554332_d941750495.jpg" style="WIDTH: 454px; HEIGHT: 293px" width="500" /></a></p>This is a work in progress shot of my acrylic painting in process called "Mistress of the Orb." I have been videotaping myself painting this piece so when I am all done I will have a neat time lapse video of the process to show you!<br /><br> <br /><p align="left"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5594554386/" title="The Banyan Tree by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="The Banyan Tree" height="379" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5175/5594554386_58238615d6.jpg" style="WIDTH: 386px; HEIGHT: 305px" width="500" /></a></p><br />This is a pen and ink Banyan tree illustration that I custom designed for an etsy customer of mine. It was a very fun illustration to work on and I rather like the way it turned out! Maybe this Banyan tree will be make an apearence in a painting of mine someday soon.<br /><br><br /><p align="left"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5587244715/" title="My new headband! by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="My new headband!" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5055/5587244715_cbe167f069.jpg" width="319" /></a></p>And check out my new headband! It was Gifted to me as a 2year dread head anniversary present by my dear misty mountain bard friend from afar. ... makes me feel like a forest nymph when I wear it :) Thank you Sara!<br /><br> And Danny has been busy brewin some Ebru. Check out some of his new pieces: <br /><p align="left"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/5592359581/" title="fire mandala by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="fire mandala" height="374" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5027/5592359581_a906b3d6e5.jpg" style="WIDTH: 430px; HEIGHT: 329px" width="500" /></a></p>"Fire Mandala"<br> ( original handmade double layer acrylic ebru(Turkish paper marbling) monoprint on kozo paper.) <br /><br><br /><p align="left"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/5581479958/" title="peace by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="peace" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5055/5581479958_569576f25d.jpg" width="382" /></a></p>"Peace"<br> (original handmade double layer acrylic ebru(Turkish paper marbling) monoprint on kozo paper.) <br /><br><br />....for more of his most recent work visit the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/lucidopticlab">Lucid Optic Lab flickr account</a>.<br /><br> <br /><p align="left"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5587838310/" title="Portland Saturday Market April 2nd 2011 by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Portland Saturday Market April 2nd 2011" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5028/5587838310_593ab54cbd.jpg" width="362" /></a></p>This weekend I will be down at the <a href="http://www.portlandsaturdaymarket.com/">Portland Saturday market</a> selling my art. Come find me!<br> Love and Light,<br> -Chelsea Rose

Work In Progress painting, Banyan Tree design, Ebru Power

Been keepin busy, take a look : This is a work in progress shot of my acrylic painting in process called "Mistress of the Orb." I ...

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Psychic Eye painting, new silkscreen shirts, ribbon dreads, apron

Lots of new stuff to show off this morning.<br /><br />Firstly, i finished a painting over the weekend:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5362612500/" title="Psychic Eye by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Psychic Eye" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5362612500_6713a156f8.jpg" style="WIDTH: 406px; HEIGHT: 413px" width="499" /></a><br />Psychic Eye<br />14" x 14"<br />original acrylic painting on canvas<br />by Chelsea Rose<br /><br />Also listed two new Lucid Optic Lab creations:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5362612490/" title="Perception Mandala silkscreen print shirt by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Perception Mandala silkscreen print shirt" height="464" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5046/5362612490_574ce8122f.jpg" style="WIDTH: 418px; HEIGHT: 402px" width="500" /></a><br />New silkscreen print shirt!<br />Purple Perception Mandala silkscreen print<br />hand designed, hand printed<br /><br />Women's long sleeve shirt<br />92% cotton<br />8% spandex<br />size Medium<br />Bust 30"<br />selling for $20 <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/66092552/purple-perception-mandala-silkscreen"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5362612486/" title="Evolve Mushroom silkscreen print shirt by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Evolve Mushroom silkscreen print shirt" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5010/5362612486_2c3d815ee0.jpg" width="483" /></a><br />Evolve Mushroom silkscreen print<br />hand designed, hand printed<br /><br />Women's stretchy long sleeve shirt<br />95% cotton<br />5% spandex<br />Size XL<br />Bust: 39" un stretched<br />selling for $20 <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/66092071/evolve-mushroom-silkscreen-print-long?ref=v1_other_2"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><br />I also wanted to show my new dreadly adornments:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5362612494/" title="Ribbon dread by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Ribbon dread" height="335" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5164/5362612494_fb17c32930.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />Over the weekend i tied in some green and purple ribbons. Now that i have added in those psychedelic wool dreads + ribbons and beads I am really starting to feel they are extensions of my spirit. I had kept them plain for a long time so that they could be considered acceptable at work but i found 90% of the time i was wrapping them up so they were out of sight anyway. So i decided to go ahead and start adorning my locks. I feel they are becoming a thing of art, which i love and can truly feel with my soul!<br /><br />In other news, check out my new apron:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5362612480/" title="New apron by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="New apron" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5166/5362612480_5720a44770.jpg" width="395" /></a><br />My dear friend Dr.Bob kindly sewed it up for me. It was made from a vintage dress i found at the goodwill bins awhile ago. Strangely enough this is my first apron. Wearing an apron while painting was something i hadn't considered doing until recently when i realized that everything i owed has some amount of paint on it which was making it very hard to dress for work. I knew i wouldn't actually use apron unless it would be interesting enough for me to want to wear it. I think this apron is the one! I have it hung right before my painting table so that i have to walk by it to get to my easel. lets see if i can manage to remember to wear it!<br /><br />So thats all the "newness" i have for you this Monday morning.<br /><br />However, today is Marten Luther King Jr day. On the way to work I was listening to the DemocracyNow broadcast( listen to it <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2011/1/17/special_dr_martin_luther_king_jr"><strong>here</strong></a> ) in which they were doing a special focusing on his anti war, anti violence and anti profiteering stance. Many of his words which he spoke about Vietnam are still extremely relevant to today's world affairs. I especially enjoyed a quote he recited during his "Beyond Vietnam" speech:<br /><br /><br />"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." -JFK<br /><br />Peace n Love,<br />-Chelsea Rose

Psychic Eye painting, new silkscreen shirts, ribbon dreads, apron

Lots of new stuff to show off this morning. Firstly, i finished a painting over the weekend: Psychic Eye 14" x 14" original acryli...

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Goddess Body Art photo prints for sale plus hike into the forest with new dready roots

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5339994279/" title="Goddess art prints for sale by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Goddess art prints for sale" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5207/5339994279_c38cdddd5a.jpg" width="371" /></a><br /><br />Can I Interest you in one of these, perhaps?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5339984591/" title="Goddess art prints by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Goddess art prints" height="203" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5002/5339984591_bebd8a42d0.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />I have a whole box of em, see?<br /><br />I intend to slowly list 3 a week for sale in our etsy store.<br />$10 each. they are First Limited edition prints signed by me on the back! Sealed in a removable crystal clear archival envelope for protection.<br /><br />So far i have listed the following three for sale:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4226886991/" title="Your Body is Your Temple by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Your Body is Your Temple" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2672/4226886991_7bcfed7f17.jpg" width="344" /></a><br />(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose)<br />4"x6" signed print on sale for $10 <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65584211/goddess-in-all-of-us-first-edition-art">here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/here.%20%20%20%3Ca%20title="><img alt="Mother Goddess" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2678/4537345585_9945c4132c.jpg" width="335" /></a><br />(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose)<br />4"x6" signed print on sale for $10 <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65583225/goddess-in-all-of-us-first-edition-art?ref=v1_other_2">here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4374115797/" title="Apparition of Truth by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Apparition of Truth" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4374115797_a45d278832.jpg" width="335" /></a><br />(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose)<br />4"x6" signed print on sale for $10 <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65582325/goddess-in-all-of-us-first-edition-art?ref=v1_other_2">here</a>.<br /><br />Onto other news....<br />I didn't do much on the productive side this weekend other then take some of product photos above of my prints. But i did get a lot of exercise. I went on a 4.6 mile hike up into the mountains to visit some of the amazing water falls! see?<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5339478803/" title="Triple Falls by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Triple Falls" height="235" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5246/5339478803_d445bb7b71.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />( photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/lucidopticlab">Lucid Optic Lab</a> )<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5340067100/" title="triple falls Lucid Optic Lab by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="triple falls Lucid Optic Lab" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5165/5340067100_cdb0bff7e9.jpg" width="360" /></a><br /><br />Also my dread lock birth month is January. They will be two years old on the 25th so I splurged and bought some hand made wool dreads to add in for more length and interest. Here some more photos of em:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5340086158/" title="Untitled by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5044/5340086158_14728698f1.jpg" width="335" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5339470525/" title="Untitled by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5245/5339470525_4b215c15f8.jpg" width="341" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5340075296/" title="Triple falls, dreads falls by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Triple falls, dreads falls" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5202/5340075296_5a6c6f0e95.jpg" width="335" /></a><br />( photos by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/lucidopticlab">Lucid Optic Lab</a> )<br />They were lovingly hand made and customized by The Dread Goddess herself who has a shop on etsy at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DreadGoddess">http://www.etsy.com/shop/DreadGoddess</a> Check it out!<br /><br />So thats about it for now. They say its going to snow tomorrow. We shall see.<br />How was your weekend? any adventures?<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />-Chelsea Rose

Goddess Body Art photo prints for sale plus hike into the forest with new dready roots

Can I Interest you in one of these, perhaps? I have a whole box of em, see? I intend to slowly list 3 a week for sale in our etsy store. $10...

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Messy Art room, New screen print shirts and holiday creations

So that three day weekend was greatly appreciated.<br />I didn't do much other then watch movies, munch out on home made cookies, Cheddar biscuits and samosas but i did manage to start a new painting!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5296013016/" title="Messy art room by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Messy art room" height="415" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5247/5296013016_c41c24de79.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />...you can see the very beginnings of my new acrylic piece in this photo. Its going to have lots of purples and blues, it would seem. You might also notice what a mess my painting corner is. The entire art room needs a good cleaning and re organizing. Hopefully i can get to that soon. i feel like i can create much more smoothly with a nice fresh, organized area. The clutter gets a lil too chaotic after awhile.<br /><br />In other news, we have produced some new silkscreen print shirts which have now been released for sale in our etsy shop:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/5283064133/" title="om by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="om" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5207/5283064133_e35cdc9a49.jpg" width="364" /></a><br />Radiant Om<br />hand made/hand printed by Lucid Optic Lab<br />silkscreen print on 100% cotton T-Shirt<br />Available in size Large(44" bust) and Medium(40" bust)<br />Please specify size upon purchase.<br />available for $20.<br />see the sale listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/64682452/radiant-om-silkscreen-print-shirt">here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/5283064221/" title="justice! by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="justice!" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5048/5283064221_2e3318e0e4.jpg" width="334" /></a><br />Justice Together<br />Hand made/hand printed by Lucid Optic Lab<br />available for $20<br />see the sale listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/64682721/justice-together-silkscreen-print-shirt">here</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5296012904/" title="Buddha silkscreen print shirt by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Buddha silkscreen print shirt" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5082/5296012904_79a91674bf.jpg" width="377" /></a><br />Blue Buddha silkscreen print shirt<br />hand made/hand printed by Lucid Optic Lab<br />silkscreen print on 100% cotton T-Shirt<br />Available in size Large(44" bust) and Medium(40" bust)<br />Please specify size upon purchase.<br />available for $20<br />see the sale listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/64717781/blue-buddha-silkscreen-print-shirt">here</a><br /><br /><img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.203465702.jpg" /><br />Perception Mandala<br />hand made/hand printed by Lucid Optic Lab<br />silkscreen print on 100% cotton T-Shirt<br />Available in size Large(44" bust) and Medium(40" bust)<br />Please specify size upon purchase.<br />available for $20<br />see the sale listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/64717375/perception-mandala-silkscreen-print">here</a><br /><br />...so yes! Lots of new hand made/hand printed silkscreen shirts up for grabs.<br /><br />We have been super busy between the Goddess in All of Us art opening, printing new shirts and creating for the Holidays.<br />I tried my hand at silk painting for the first time:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5296012846/" title="My silk painting experiment by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="My silk painting experiment" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5169/5296012846_4ebf1161e1.jpg" width="335" /></a><br />It was really fun. I painted 10 of these scarves. I enjoyed the way the silk paint seemed to spread like watercolor. I used an oil gutta resist to create the line work. I did dislike how fumey and toxic the gutta was so i think i will try the water based resist next time. All in all...it was a fun project!<br /><br />So i guess thats all the updates i have for now.<br />How was your solstice? Your holiday weekend?<br /><br />Much love,<br />-Chelsea Rose

Messy Art room, New screen print shirts and holiday creations

So that three day weekend was greatly appreciated. I didn't do much other then watch movies, munch out on home made cookies, Cheddar bis...

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Blue Cacoon new acrylic painting, print SALE

Its been cold! Its supposed to be snowing right now but i think its closer to slushing. I did run out to the store and buy a new pair of wool socks so i am set.<br />I also managed to finish a painting:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5196495135/" title="Cocoon by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Cocoon" height="398" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5281/5196495135_0b75ee4606.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />14" x 14" original acrylic painting by Chelsea Rose<br /><br />....put the varnish on her last night and called it a done deal. You can check out some work in progress photos <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/sets/72157618611536203/">here</a> if youd like.<br /><br />I also wanted to share that i am offering 8.5" x 11" prints of The Green Man for Sale through the Holidays:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/2557055452/" title="Greenman by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="Greenman" height="240" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3108/2557055452_a3e405bb89_m.jpg" width="224" /></a><br />The Green man 8.5" x 11" is on sale for $15 <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62549626/the-green-man-fine-art-print-85-x-11">here</a>. He is not a print i normally offer through etsy so grab him while you can!<br /><br />and Lastly...check out this neat dread up-do i managed the other day:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5191246266/" title="Dread Up-do by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Dread Up-do" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4126/5191246266_f690433ef1.jpg" width="260" /></a><br />I have been experimenting with what to do with my dreads for my mid December art opening. I was not having much success until the other day when i came up with the above "up do."<br />For this one i took my first layer of dreads on either side and tied them together around my head. Then I took my second layer of dreads and tied them over the first layer. With the last layer i braided and then wrapped it up around on the sides to meet in the middle of the top of my head. No rubber bands or pins used. did that make any sense?<br />I hope i can manage to duplicate it when i need too..haha.We shall see about that!<br /><br />Peace n Love,<br />-Chelsea Rose

Blue Cacoon new acrylic painting, print SALE

Its been cold! Its supposed to be snowing right now but i think its closer to slushing. I did run out to the store and buy a new pair of woo...

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New Drawing, tie dye, Buddha Project work in porgress photos

I am pleased to introduce you to Her Imperil Majesty, Elephantress:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5092110535/" title="Elephantress by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Elephantress" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5092110535_c0f17a89bf.jpg" width="391" /></a><br />Original pen and ink drawing<br />by Chelsea Rose<br /><br />.....I have always though Elephants held an air of majestic and regal grace so honestly putting one in a fancy court dress wasn't to big of a stretch for my imagination. Also, Elephants are my cousin Allie's fave animal as well as my boyfriends....so i had to try my hand at them at least once. I like her fancy trunk glove/sock or cozy..whatever you want to call it :P<br /><br />...so yes, as you can see i did a bit of drawing over the weekend. I also prepped some painting surfaces for new works in progress. This is what my art table looked like over the weekend:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5092237872/" title="work bench by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="work bench" height="335" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4126/5092237872_af2c954a48.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />...the art room got a lot of use in the last couple days.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/lucidopticlab">Danny</a> has been quite busy working on his Ebru( Turkish marbling) and silkscreen Buddha project. He has finished the marbling portion and moved on to silk screening his 3 color Buddha prints onto the marbled sheets.<br /><br />Here some shots i took when he was "Dropping Paint, Not Bombs" :<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/5092673572/" title="drop paint not bombs by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="drop paint not bombs" height="448" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4092/5092673572_d832490a0a.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />...and then the screen printing madness over the weekend:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/5093920294/" title="buddha project by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="buddha project" height="285" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5093920294_c389507458.jpg" width="450" /></a><br />....getting the line up right.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/5092793904/" title="buddha project... by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="buddha project..." height="285" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/5092793904_1dce807f7b.jpg" width="450" /></a><br />...taking a deep breath before putting down the first layer.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/5093920496/" title="buddha project by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="buddha project" height="289" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5093920496_964e416370.jpg" width="450" /></a><br />pushing the paint for the first layer- note the ridiculous HUGE squeegee!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/5093320975/" title="buddha project by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="buddha project" height="285" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/5093320975_9fd60489fb.jpg" width="450" /></a><br />...pulling the second color. The final color went on as a light lime green for the Buddha's highlights. I have no posted pictures of that yet but i imagine they will be up soon for viewing.<br />Neat huh?<br /><br />In other news i had rather nostalgic moment this weekend when digging around in various boxes in the art room i came across news articles that my mom must have saved for me from the West side Weekly- one of which a photo of me participating in a sculpting class at age 7 is shown on the front cover followed by a quote in the article saying "I love doing the painting, you can make anything you want. What I love most of all is getting the paint on myself."<br />The photo below the main photo was taken of me at age 7 also in one of the Arts Mecca's painting classes:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5091891982/" title="Venice Arts Mecca by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Venice Arts Mecca" height="242" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4124/5091891982_169d116579.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />( to read the snip it of article just click on this thumbnail and view large.)<br />...the Venice Arts Mecca was an amazing gift. their classes were more like free-for alls where freedom of expression reigned supreme before rules of technique. The program was given freely to the "underprivileged" youths of Venice, CA. I took many classes there ranging from photography, dark room, Polaroid transfer, painting, clay work, creative writing and more.<br />I wish that more programs like this existed today, throughout the world- they really do make a huge difference. <a href="http://www.venice-arts.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.venice-arts.org/</a><br /><br />...and Lastly:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5091727931/" title="Saying goodbye to summer by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Saying goodbye to summer" height="285" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5091727931_3a3a10c395.jpg" width="450" /></a><br />I know summer is long gone but its just begun to really feel that way. The wind is cold, first frost approaches, my morning glory vines have died out including my other potted wildflower garden. This weekend i took down the wasted vines, flowers...consolidated the left of soil and stacked empty pots. My patio is now bare save for my basil, chamomile and Chile plants which i will be bringing inside very soon in hopes of keeping them alive for winter. while i am sad to watch the "abundance" of summer come to a close i am elated at the changes in the air, the glow of fall in the trees...the inevitable "rest" of winter.<br />....but its photos like this, taken in summer's height that will help get through the coming months of getting up in the dark chill( but i really do love winter!!)...and spring is such a miracle- to watch the green roll back in with such force! i cant wait to have my morning glory vines growing and flowering again. this time i will start the seeds indoors as soon as spring hits. should be good.<br /><br />So that's it for now, more coming soon as always.<br /><br />...and remember kids, Drop Paint, Not Bombs.<br />-Chelsea Rose<br />Lucid Optic Lab

New Drawing, tie dye, Buddha Project work in porgress photos

I am pleased to introduce you to Her Imperil Majesty, Elephantress: Original pen and ink drawing by Chelsea Rose .....I have always though E...

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New painting, Rainbow Roots + giant Ebru marbling

It was an art-filled two days off, which always makes for the most refreshing of weekends.<br /><br />I managed to finish a painting i have been working on:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5070064409/" title="rainbow roots by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="rainbow roots" height="403" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5070064409_97ee1a13a7.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Rainbow Roots<br />14" x 14" stretched canvas<br />Original acrylic painting by Chelsea Rose<br /><br />....I started this painting one night with the need to paint without plan or even thought. I let my subconscious come out and man the paintbrush and watched rather amused at the various shapes and creatures that came out.<br />I did change it up a lot after the initial out pour:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5037330185/" title="melting eye beam- work in progress by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="melting eye beam- work in progress" height="207" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/5037330185_9429c34fac_m.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />...if you compare that to the finished one above, you'll see what i mean about changes. But all in all, this painting was very fun to paint. I gave myself no rules or guidelines and just got to "play" and express. I hope to let myself do more of these spurr of the moment paintings- it was a nice break from my usual tight/planned out creations.<br /><br />Meanwhile, my other half ( and often Better half) worked on a project that he has had up his sleeve for months now- a GIGANTIC Ebru( turkish paper marbling) project:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/5069914269/" title="Making Ebru by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="Making Ebru" height="450" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5069914269_56b9d99073.jpg" width="292" /></a><br />This is just one snapshot i took of about a billion of him throughout the creation process. He built a huge container for this project out of wood which he then filled up with thickened water so that he could float acrylic paint on the surface, manipulate as seen in the photo above through "combing" and then take a single mono print of the effect via paper. Yesterday he made two such prints with different colors and designs. The thickened water should stay good for about a week so he has time to make a bunch more prints. In the meantime this huge container has taken over the dining room so we have been eating at the coffee table :)<br />....more info with photos on this will be posted as the project progresses!<br /><br />And a couple snapshots of me bouncing around the artroom:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5068341773/" title="Artroom snapshot by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Artroom snapshot" height="396" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5068341773_f63860f3ae.jpg" width="450" /></a><br />I did some digging around and cleaning out in the art room which lead me to the discovery of a big stack of some of my very old art- some dating back to elementary school years! I posted some of my better old artwork finds on the art room closet couple with a few "inspiration" pieces from other artists. All this lead me to even go back and look at old sketch book journals- its really fascinating to look on old artwork and see how your style and technique has changed through the years. Its comforting to see my own creative evolution and realize that it shouldn't ever stop morphing. I am interested to see what my art will look like in a few more years!<br /><br />...and a dready update in front of my art room inspiration wall:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5068951362/" title="Art room and dreadies by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Art room and dreadies" height="359" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/5068951362_5757791013.jpg" width="450" /></a><br />My dreadies have gotten a bit longer i think! My dreads are back to the same length my hair was before i dreaded the locks up. Shrinking is normal in the maturing stages of the dreading of ones hair so i am pleased that i have finally been able to get past all that and see a bit of growth, even if its only slight! The henna color I put in a month or so ago is almost completely gone and i am thinking about doing it again- it felt soooo good on my scalp and the red made me feel like a Celtic fiery maned huntress :P<br /><br />Anyhoo....we harvested a bunch of the Basil we grew from seed on our patio:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5068304711/" title="Home grown Basil by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Home grown Basil" height="285" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/5068304711_15e2a83b0e.jpg" width="450" /></a><br />isn't it purdy?<br />We made a pesto sauce out of it which we ate over cheese tortellini with roasted garlic cloves- yum!<br />...Looks like we should probably bring our edibles in from the patio today or very soon before the first frost catches!<br /><br />And yes, i am already loving October with every bit of my soul.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />-Chelsea Rose

New painting, Rainbow Roots + giant Ebru marbling

It was an art-filled two days off, which always makes for the most refreshing of weekends. I managed to finish a painting i have been workin...

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