World stewardess Crews: interview

Happy Friday All!<br />So, quite honestly I wasn't all that productive this week. I did manage to do some pen and ink over acrylic paintings, however they are quite unfinished and i was a bit shy about showing them in their undone state since they are commissions.<br />However, I have big plans for Sunday- another body painting/photo shoot for my women's study project!<br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4297105750_74a68ce708.jpg" /><br />( body painting process photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/lucidopticlab"><strong>Danny</strong></a> )<br />So come on down to <a href="http://www.truthartspace.com/"><strong>T.Ruth Artspace gallery</strong></a> and hang out/drink some tea and watch as i do a body painting and photo shoot live. I will be starting the body painting around 10am and wont probably be done till 3pm or 4pm( yes it does take quite a lot of time and energy!) I will then take about an hour or two to photograph the result downstairs in front of the gallery's main windows with the model in front of a backdrop. <img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2774/4375083192_efb826690f.jpg" /><br />( body painting process photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/lucidopticlab"><strong>Danny</strong></a> )<br />This is going to be my 3rd white paint over a dark skinned model so i am super jazzed. It will also be the 10th body painting i have done for the series....and i hope to keep going with this and see where it takes me! I have booked another body painting photo shoot for July 4th. I will be painting a wonderfully charismatic elderly woman. I am very excited to start adding a more widened age range within this project for i feel it important to show that women as they age tend to mature in beauty and energy- their bodies changing to show the signs of a life lived and fully actualized- a profound beauty that i feel should be cherished but that is often forsaken in our society and media. So hang in there- i am aiming on taking this project to new levels!<br /><br />I also wanted to share some of Danny's recent creations: Political stencil art on records<br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4357944895_a0b110fe86.jpg" /><br />from top to bottom:<br /><br />STOP THE 5 WARS! Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia.<br />WAR IS OVER when the profit stops.<br />CAUTION-police state.<br /><br />He also just recently came out with 3 more that i love:<br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4678997009_e7f3e5feba.jpg" /><br />Babylon system is the vampire.<br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4665132006_e48636627e.jpg" /><br />Peaceful Meditation.<br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4700563353_2e61e9347b.jpg" /><br />Freedom!<br /><br />I feel they do capture truths about movements within our world right now that have been coming to head for some time. I often feel political art is muchly needed in a time where the media is corrupt- we need to hear each other's independent voices and cries. Its essential for our local and global communities to have dialogue about these things so that we can prepare to enact or jubilantly be inspired to make grievously important changes in our personal beings, live styles as well as governmental affairs. What ever happen to For the people, By the people? or for our constitution for that matter? or our supposed global commitment to human rights?<br />To see more of Danny's work click <a href="http://www.flickr.com/lucidopticlab"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><br />Hey! check this out:<br />I filled out a questioner for a fellow blogger about " Being an artist in a bad economy."<br />Click <a href="http://lrc-recreation.blogspot.com/2010/06/being-artist-in-bad-economy-part-2.html"><strong>here</strong></a> to read the interview.<br /><br />One last bit of show and tell:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4710452183/" title="planting wild flower by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="planting wild flower" height="334" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1294/4710452183_ede77fa506.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />...went out with a box of wild flower seed and romped about after a good rain. i hope the seeds take.<br />this is the sadly unused piece of land that my patio looks down onto. I want to turn it into a community garden but i first have to figure out how to get in contact with the owner. From what i understand from local rumor...he is a dentist who does not plan to build anything for a few years... land is such a commodity and i feel its essential to make use of- to make food and build community. I personally want to be a lot less reliant on mass production and consumer goods. I hope to become more self reliant and im trying to take steps to do so in this heightened consumersitic society. I find i am greatly encouraged and inspired by other like minded souls who seem to be growing in numbers around the country!<br /><br />Wish me luck for Sunday's body painting. I am sure my Monday blog post will be filled with process shots and a finished photo or two from the shoot.<br /><br />PEACE n LOVE,<br />-Chelsea Rose

Body Painting plans, Political Stencil Art and an Interview

Happy Friday All! So, quite honestly I wasn't all that productive this week. I did manage to do some pen and ink over acrylic paintings,...

<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...