Art Market , Up Coming Gallery Shows and More

So, my face is a lil burned from all the sun we had over the weekend. My good sense was over ruled by my body's thirst for the warmth of sun on my skin...but i will survive!<br />Had a nice two days down at the <a href="http://www.portlandsaturdaymarket.com/"><strong>Portland Saturday Market</strong></a> during which we debuted <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/sets/72157624413296038/"><strong>Danny's Ebru Screen print work</strong></a> for sale. Check out our setup with the addition of more art:<br /><a title=""><img alt="Portland Saturday Market" height="255" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5066/5680623786_55acf8a493.jpg" style="WIDTH: 428px; HEIGHT: 207px" width="500" /></a><br />So far we have gotten a great response towards the new prints for sale!<br />We are at the Portland Saturday Market selling art every weekend, come say Hi and check out our work if your in town.<br /><br />I have been using the time spent sitting at the market to do lots of drawing:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5680922828/" title="Drawing time by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Drawing time" height="335" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5147/5680922828_bafc7c8fc9.jpg" style="WIDTH: 429px; HEIGHT: 291px" width="500" /></a><br />....Now if only I could find the time to scan and post all this new work!<br /><br />In other news, I am very excited to be showing a few of my "Goddess In All Of Us" body art photographs in this wonderful group show:<br />"Body of Work-contemporary perspectives on the human form."<br />Opening is 1st Friday May6th 6-9pm<br />@ <a href="http://www.codapdx.com/first-fridays.html"><strong>The CODA gallery</strong></a> in SE Portland.<br /><img height="361" src="http://www.codapdx.com/uploads/6/9/9/5/6995007/6503972.jpg?573" width="456" /><br /><br />See you there?<br /><br />With Love,<br />-Chelsea Rose

Art Market , Up Coming Gallery Shows and More

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The making of Perception Mandala screen print + more

Made it to Friday not without a few bumps along the way...but here we are. Another weekend is on its way. If only i could motivate myself to finish my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4894961340/"><strong>Mermaid painting</strong></a>....she is almost done, i am not sure why i have had no interest to work on her what so ever. I guess i will just have to chain myself to my painting table till its done this weekend! We shall see...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/"><strong>Danny</strong></a> just recently created a new silkscreen:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/4968878442/" title="Untitled by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4109/4968878442_49db18015e.jpg" width="416" /></a><br />Blue Perception Mandala silkscreen<br />8.75" x 11"<br />hand printed by the artist onto green washed watercolor paper<br />-Just listed this print into our etsy shop for $25. check out the listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/56009151/blue-perception-mandala-silkscreen-print"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><br />This silkscreen was created using the drawing fluid/screen filler method of production instead of the photo emulsion process. Personally i much prefer this drawing fluid method and had used it in creating my first two silkscreen prints: "<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/36417453/goddess-in-all-of-us-screen-print"><strong>The Goddess in All of Us</strong></a>" and "<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/34317661/behold-opticle-eyellusions-silkscreen"><strong>Behold</strong></a>."<br /><br />What is super cool is we were able to fully document the creation process for the "Perception Mandala" drawing fluid silkscreen.<br />Check it out:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/4964758723/" title="making a screen by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="making a screen" height="954" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/4964758723_d0eeac09b4_b.jpg" width="445" /></a><br />The first 6 photos show the design being hand painted onto the screen using the blueish colored "drawing fluid."<br />The next 15 photos show the design fully painted on the screen and the process of spreading the "screen filler" which is reddish colored over the design and the entire screen.<br />The next 6 images show how the drawing looks with its coat of screen filler- also shows how the drawing fluid begins to crack as the screen filler dries.<br />The last three images show Danny rinsing the screen which ,as seen in the last photo, removed the blue drawing fluid to reveal empty screen where the design was drawn.<br />Thus, the "drawing fluid" resits the screen filler which then creations a workable silkscreen.<br />Interesting, no?<br /><br />And here is a print done on a cotton shirt:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4976741341/" title="Perception Mandala silkscreen shirt by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Perception Mandala silkscreen shirt" height="461" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/4976741341_ac672684da.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />This shirt is listed for sale in our etsy shop. Its going for $15. check out the listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/55961825/perception-mandala-silkscreen-shirt-in"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br />....if the shirt is too small, or you want it in a different color and shirt style please don't hesitate to request a custom order!<br /><br />In other news, we also just listed a new tie dye skirt:<br /><br /><img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.173244628.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4976741187/" title="New tie dye creation + silkscreen shirt by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="New tie dye creation + silkscreen shirt" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/4976741187_67731f8ecf.jpg" width="334" /></a><br />We are calling this tie dye creation " Purple Sky Maiden."<br />I listed her in our shop last night and she has already been put on hold/reserved for one of our frequent patrons. But have no fear- more tie dye is soon to appear.<br /><br />More art, coming soon.<br />-Chelsea Rose<br />Lucid Optic Lab

The making of Perception Mandala screen print + more

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July Last Thursday Artwalk on Alberta Street + new corset

So its Friday morning and i am having a hard time keeping my eyes open and my legs and arms feel as if they were made of lead but emotionally i feel elevated and inspired- these are the true sings of a art walk that went well!<br /><br />Yesterday was Last Thursday Art walk on Alberta St ( a free art vending opportunity that occurs monthly in Portland Oregon.)<br />Unfortunately this was the first one of these i was able to attend so far this year because previous months it was either raining or i was out of town. So, i decided i was going to go this month and go enforce, thus i took the day off from work so that we could arrive<br />super early ( around 12:00pm) to stake out a good spot.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4843607407/" title="Last Thursday artwalk on alberta by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Last Thursday artwalk on alberta" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4146/4843607407_d42c91002d.jpg" width="341" /></a><br />This is a photo <a href="http://www.flickr.com/lucidopticlab"><strong>Danny</strong></a> took after i had finished getting ready by painting my face for the art walk.<br />It was a super bright day so we were very lucky to have grabbed a spot with ample shade and trees. Still...the brightness made it hard to snap photos of our booth setup during the day but Danny managed to grab some of my body painting exploits:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4843607735/" title="Face and Body painting! by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Face and Body painting!" height="298" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/4843607735_5b3394fdc4.jpg" width="450" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4844224814/" title="Painting faces during Artwalk on Alberta by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Painting faces during Artwalk on Alberta" height="335" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/4844224814_557eda649a.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />I painted several lil girls faces + a few young adult faces...but when i asked one person if i could paint their face they turned around and asked " can i paint you!?"<br />Of course i said yes! they painted a small vine starting from my numb up a lil past my hand that ended in a heart. It was a silly/fun/unexpected treasure.<br />As the day crept into night danny was able to get a shot of our booth setup:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/4844195938/" title="last thursday by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="last thursday" height="335" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/4844195938_48fdea5716.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />This photo was taken at a strange angle because what you dont see is the massive wall of moving people walking down the street in front of the booth. The turnout for this was just insane. After 8:00pm it was almost impossible to step out of the booth because the "river of flesh" was roaring!<br />We were setup facing the street with two tables on parallel sides .<br />One table with my my art:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/4843578905/" title="last thursday by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="last thursday" height="285" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/4843578905_96ef951bf7.jpg" width="450" /></a><br />the other table with Danny's art:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/4844195764/" title="last thursday by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="last thursday" height="285" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/4844195764_c6b77e2e7d.jpg" width="450" /></a><br />We used to always set up our artwork together but found that customers got confused as to "who's artwork was who's" which seemed to bother them a bit. Thus, we have found that now this separation seems to streamline customers experience making it less "modge podged" and more effective.<br />We did also have Danny's stencil records and a few silkscreen shirts on display laying on a sheet on the sidewalk:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/4844195660/" title="last thursday by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="last thursday" height="258" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/4844195660_aabdc56dc8.jpg" width="450" /></a><br />We had a lot of folks stop and hover over the records- seems a particular point of interest to many.<br />We did well in sales this time which is always encouraging. We sold two of my pen and ink on Masonite board illustrations, a few art prints, a couple tie dye, and several face/body paintings.<br />Also managed to luck out and have a bunch of familiar faces pop up out of the blue so there was lots of hugs and catching ups to do. Met a few new friends as well.<br />And, as allways...its left me really looking forward to the next art walk on Alberta!<br />If you are interested in seeing some wonderful documentive photos of the this months artwalk check out the amazing Anni Becker's photographs <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kermitlover/sets/72157624614501702/with/4843356976/"><strong>here</strong></a>- bosting photos of all the crazy splendors of the day such as fire dancers, roaming musicans, dance pits, free hugs, crazy costumes, cute puppies, cops, artwork and artists , jugglers and much much more!!!<br /><br />In other news, my new corsets arrived in the mail this week!<br />They were made by Danny's talented lil sis seamstress extraordinaire:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4839826112/" title="New Corset by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="New Corset" height="1024" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/4839826112_d3fecb21b2_b.jpg" width="268" /></a><br />I am in love with it! I had picked out the fabric and sent it over awhile ago so i was delighted to have it in time to wear to the art walk last night.<br /><br />Tomorrow i am going to the <a href="http://www.faerieworlds.com/"><strong>FaerieWorlds summer celebration festival</strong></a> to check it out for the first time. I am mainly going to enjoy myself but partly going to scope out the art vendors to see if perhaps i should hold a booth of my own at the fair for next year. we shall see! Also very excited that i get to do some body painting while i am there: will be painting the Didgeridoo Man in the band <a href="http://www.telesmamusic.com/"><strong>Telesma</strong></a> for their musicale prefromance at the festival! Pictures from this outing will most probably be posted via blog update on Monday.<br /><br />Hope everyone has a lovely weekend filled with joy, relaxation and creation.<br /><br />Peace n Love,<br />-Chelsea Rose

July Last Thursday Artwalk on Alberta Street + new corset

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More Queen Bead body painting photos + mermaid painting in progress + Evolve Mushroom screen print +patio garden pics

Its getting closer to the end of July and the beginning of August. Danny reminded me the other day that my birthday is only a few weeks away- how strange!<br />Its been a very mild summer thus far and for that i am truly greatfull for its allowed me to be less "melty brained" and work on projects ( some times the heat of summer does me in and i just end up a puddle on the floor.)<br /><br />First off i wanted to share two more photos i posted from my body painting photo shoot with Queen Bead:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4816919081/" title="Queen Bead by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Queen Bead" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4816919081_7175ff5d37.jpg" width="357" /></a><br />(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose<br />Model: Queen Bead)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4816925555/" title="Queen Bead by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Queen Bead" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4816925555_d2e2c13a01.jpg" width="357" /></a><br />(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose<br />Model: Queen Bead)<br /><br />I am looking forward to tonight! Queen Bead will be singing with her reggae band tonight at a club in Washington. It will be my first time seeing her preform and I cant wait!<br /><br />I started working on a mermaid painting last week and haven't gotten much done on it since then:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4816821249/" title="work in progress by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="work in progress" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4816821249_4de12df6d0.jpg" width="335" /></a><br />...i haven't even finished putting down the first beginnings of color and I'm already not liking where it is going.<br />I am doing this painting based off of my "love thy self" pen and ink drawing of a mermaid hugging herself:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3879438665/" title="love thy self by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="love thy self" height="236" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3437/3879438665_387a2a4a05_m.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />( pen and ink drawing by Chelsea Rose)<br />....I initially started out painting her with a light green skin tone but she was melding way too much with the light blue background. I am trying out a natural pinkish skin tone and not liking it at all. However, it may just be too early to tell. What i really need to do is add some more layers of colors and shadow before i make any rash judgments but its been hard to find motivation to work on her unfortunately. However i will have plenty of time to stare her down and do some work on Saturday when Danny and I go and watch <a href="http://www.truthartspace.com/"><strong>T.Ruth art space</strong></a> gallery from 1-6pm. i really do enjoy painting in the back while doing my best at greeting people when they filter in to look at all the art.<br /><br />In other news Danny made a new screen print from his "Evolve" design. Check it out:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/4816642171/" title="evolve by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="evolve" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4816642171_dc2a9cf20c.jpg" width="382" /></a><br />one of a kind screen print composite.<br />designed and hand screen printed by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/lucidopticlab"><strong>Danny</strong></a>.<br /><br />He used two of his recent screen print designs to create it. The background is his faery star screen, the mushroom his most recent silkscreen creation.<br /><br />I am in love with the new prints and lucked out by getting the first "evolve" print on a shirt- all for myself:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4817360726/" title="Evolve mushroom screen print by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Evolve mushroom screen print" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4817360726_6cc57cb0fb.jpg" width="381" /></a><br />Isn't it lovely? If you want a print of your own feel fee to send in a custom order with t-shirt size/color and paint color preferences!<br /><br />....Did you notice the hat? well i recently got it in order to help shield myself from the constant bombardments of sunburns that summers tend to inflict on my pale skin. When i came home with it the other day Danny thought it was ridiculously huge and likened it to wearing a sombrero! But i do love it and my good friend Dr. Bob gave me the cool paper blue flower to adorn the hat with. I think the hat will do well for the long bus rides home in the sun, the summer hikes we take and all the hours ill be spending sitting in direct sun at the various art fairs of the season.<br /><br />I also have a couple patio garden snapshots to share:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4816733119/" title="patio garden by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="patio garden" height="335" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4816733119_9a91dcb328.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />Its a true luxury to have a lil outside patio to ourselves amongst the pitfalls of apartment living. Although i dream of working an actual piece of land to plant all sorts of edibles I am making due with what space i do have. i started a potted herb garden from seeds( i think i will do starts next time since seed growing is magical to witness but a slow slow thing.) So far i have the following herbs sprouting happily: cilantro, chile, basil and chamomile. However i am most excited about the morning glory vine that i planted. The morning glory vine have been so quick to grow, some of their leafy vines already climbed the lattice and are beginning to work their way around the top of the patio rail. I was very excited the other morning to find my first two buds ready to burst:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4816735619/" title="Morning Glory buds by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Morning Glory buds" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4816735619_3e60020d6d.jpg" width="353" /></a><br />Morning Glory is my favorite sort of flower. I wish i was small enough to live in their enchanting purple trumpet blooms.<br /><br />On that note i will break off this post.<br />Its supposed to be a hot weekend so who knows how much i will get done really...hopefully some painting, maybe some hiking but i am sure there will be a lot of time spent in the shade drinking some iced herbal tea, watching the plants on the patio grow.<br /><br />Much love to all,<br />-Chelsea Rose

More Queen Bead body painting photos + mermaid painting in progress + Evolve Mushroom screen print +patio garden pics

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Winged Offering acrylic painting + Wise Woman body painting + Evolve Mushroom screen print

Happy Friday to all.<br /><br />I finally got my act together a posted a full version of my most recently finished painting.<br /><br />Winged Offering:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4795354286/" title="Winged Offering by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Winged Offering" height="420" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4795354286_3b1e4316c2.jpg" width="437" /></a><br /><br />14"x14" (box framed/gallery wrapped stretched canvas)<br /><br />Original acrylic painting by Chelsea Rose<br /><br />...and to think it all started with a sketch i found in an old drawing book of mine:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4665016537/" title="sketch by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="sketch" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4665016537_c6a5bc6897.jpg" width="380" /></a><br />....i have kept every sketch book i had all throughout middle school, high school and on into my adult years. I have them all ready at hand right next to my art table to skim through for inspiration- mostly finding them a goldmine to expound upon. I look at the books and see stored potential, stored energy eager to manifest someday into a newly executed drawing or painting. I also find it endlessly fascinating to look at the sketchbooks and see my style of drawing slowly morphing and changing direction. I am eager to see how my style changes in a few short years.<br /><br />I am about a weekends worth of work away from finishing another painting sparked by a drawing of mine. Painting will be based off of this pixie:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3949350910/" title="Trinity by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Trinity" height="240" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/3949350910_d9c5f2c1d1_m.jpg" width="177" /></a><br />You can view process shots <a href="http://lucidrose.blogspot.com/2010/07/3-day-weekend-of-art-body-painting-art.html">here</a> of me working on laying the first foundations of acrylic color to the painting.<br /><br />I also wanted to share two more shots i posted from my Wise Woman photoshoot with the wonderfully talented and open minded Suzanne Owens-Duval:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4776660705/" title="Wise Woman by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Wise Woman" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4776660705_5115dc2195.jpg" width="372" /></a><br />Wise Woman<br />(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose<br />Model:Suzanne Owens-Duval )<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4777289286/" title="Wise Woman by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Wise Woman" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4777289286_f3b59e32a3.jpg" width="358" /></a><br />Wise Woman<br />(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose<br />Model:Suzanne Owens-Duval )<br /><br />i had to post both of these because i wasn't sure if i preferred her wonderful regal profile or her full sweet face with such warm and intelligent eyes. Which do you prefer?<br /><br />Danny made a new screen of a recent design of his:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/4785141703/" title="evolve by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="evolve" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4785141703_6cb0e25233.jpg" width="355" /></a><br /><br />Evolve<br />mushroom screen print and design by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/lucidopticlab">Danny</a>.<br />No doubt inspired be the amazingness of the world of mushroom, their extremely important role in life on this planet and the amazing amount of potential the organisms present. if you have not see this already check out this mushroom/fungi video: <a href="http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/paul_stamets_on_6_ways_mushrooms_can_save_the_world.html">6 ways mushrooms can save the world</a>.<br />...I am sure Danny will begin screen printing "Evolve" onto shirts very soon so feel free to send in custom orders!<br /><br />Peace n Love,<br />-Chelsea Rose

Winged Offering acrylic painting + Wise Woman body painting + Evolve Mushroom screen print

Happy Friday to all. I finally got my act together a posted a full version of my most recently finished painting. Winged Offering: 14"x...

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Its been awhile! Lots of updates and Hello to 2010.

Some time has passed since my last blog update...so much that its now 2010! Strange indeed....<br />Saying goodbye to 2009 was bittersweet. So much awesomeness happened in that year including my first ever solo gallery show, the selling of a bunch of my acrylic paintings + the expansion of my life in Portland and my artistic direction. Still, i welcome the new year with excitement at the possibilities of new beginnings, fresh starts and aspirations. I am truly hoping on finishing a new acrylic painting series by the end of winter in hopes that i can find a spot to exhibited it come summer( details more to come.)<br />.....i wanted to take a little time here to tell you all that i sold another one of my big pieces just a day shy of the new year.<br />This is the one that sold:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3834663088/" title="River Spirit by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="River Spirit" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3292/3834663088_27ef289156.jpg" width="375"></a><br />Yes, the "River Spirit", 18"x24" original acrylic painting has found a good home with a local <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Portlander</span>.<br />The woman had contacted me through our <a href="http://www.lucidopticlab.etsy.com/"><strong><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Etsy</span> Shop</strong></a>, saying that she lived very close to T.Ruth <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Artspace</span> where i had my solo show up for 2+ months and that she thoroughly enjoyed seeing my artwork hung up on her daily walks. She said one night she had a powerful dream involving the "River Spirit", and after that really felt the need to buy the painting. Her boyfriend had the idea to buy the painting for her birthday but when he went to the gallery to buy it, it was soon after my solo show was taken down so my work was gone. Instead he bought her a bunch of my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LucidOpticLab?section_id=5498941"><strong>art prints</strong></a> through our shop. Still, she wanted the painting and ended up contacting me via <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">etsy</span>. I was able to hand deliver the painting, which was something special to be able to meet the buyer face to face. What a trip! This was very exciting and inspiring for me and has really only renewed and heightened my creative drive.<br /><br />....I have felt like i have been seriously neglecting all of my various painting projects ever since i started working on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/sets/72157623003286474/"><strong>my body painting/photography project</strong></a>. So i made sure to use the past 3 day weekend to get all caught up.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4236240524/" title="Last touch ups on the Harpy painting by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Last touch ups on the Harpy painting" height="335" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4236240524_bb503e1a05.jpg" style="WIDTH: 444px; HEIGHT: 311px" width="500" /></a><br /><br />....and Yes! I managed to finish my Harpy painting finally!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4241962741/" title="Harpy in Babylon by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Harpy in Babylon" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4241962741_28fdd64e9c.jpg" style="WIDTH: 459px; HEIGHT: 457px" width="496" /></a><br />Harpy in Babylon<br />14"x14" original acrylic painting<br />by Chelsea Rose<br />.....This painting went through a lot of changes during the creative process. if you are interested to see its metamorphosis you can check out the process pictures i store in my "Works on Progress" set on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">flickr</span>, just click <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/sets/72157618611536203/"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.<br />...Otherwise I did some more work on the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4175885388/in/set-72157618611536203/"><strong>Wood's Man cloak</strong></a> i am painting for my friend. I should be finished with it by the end of this month i believe. This will be my first fabric painting project so i am interested to see how it turns out.<br /><br />I also worked on starting up a new painting based on this illustration:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3969853379/" title="Queen of the Bog Lilly by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Queen of the Bog Lilly" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2588/3969853379_c480cb45bc.jpg" width="371" /></a><br />...So far i have painted the background purple and projected/transferred the illustration onto the canvas( size 14"x14"). When i get home today i will begin my first <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">experimentation</span> with filling the drawing in with color. Hopefully i can find the time to take a quick picture to document the creative process on this <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">piece</span> too.<br /><br />.....In other news Danny has pumped out a new t-shirt <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">screen print</span>:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/4238626745/" title="buddha by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="buddha" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4238626745_9653afc43f.jpg" width="375" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/4238626875/" title="buddha by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="buddha" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2675/4238626875_492dc987f8.jpg" width="334" /></a><br />"blue laughing <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Buddha</span>" screen print<br />Check out our <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">etsy</span> shop listings: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=37734186"><strong>for Him</strong></a> or <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=37734952"><strong>for Her</strong></a> - now selling for $20<br />Still in print! please do not hesitate to place an order in your size. If you request it, we will print it.<br /><br />....I have much more to share but in an effort to keep my posts not <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">excruciatingly</span> long i will stop right here.<br /><br />Peace and Love for the New year to you all!<br />Much love,<br />-Chelsea Rose

Its been awhile! Lots of updates and Hello to 2010.

Some time has passed since my last blog update...so much that its now 2010! Strange indeed.... Saying goodbye to 2009 was bittersweet. So mu...

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Winter SALE highlights and more

So far our Winter SALE is going great and I have a few SALE items I would like to feature today:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4156189074/" title="Purple Mushroom by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Purple Mushroom" height="643" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2783/4156189074_4b3e615d49_o.jpg" width="430" /></a><br /><img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com//il_430xN.74412812.jpg" /><br />on SALE for the Holidays!<br />original price:$30<br />on SALE for: $20<br />white Humongous Fungus screen print<br />on a purple sleeveless dress<br />bust 38"<br />waist 34"<br />hips 36"<br />To view or to buy click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26147200"><strong>HERE</strong></a><br />...I am super surprised this dress has not sold yet. Its perhaps one of my most favorite <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LucidOpticLab"><strong>Lucid Optic Lab</strong></a> creations especially since it boasts Danny's kick ass Humongous Fungus screen print( which he hand screened himself!) and its purple! It would be mine...all mine if it were not just a tad too big in the bust area. I would really love to see this dress go to a good home. someone who is a mushroom and purple enthusiast- most definitely!<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com//il_430xN.70905423.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com//il_430xN.70918855.jpg" /><br />Optical (Eye)llusion screen print t-shirt<br />on SALE for the Holidays.<br />original price:$20<br />on SALE for: $10<br />Optical (eye)llusion screen print on a light blue small(S) T- shirt<br />(38" chest)<br />To view or to buy click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25102270"><strong>HERE</strong></a><strong><br /></strong>....Yes, another hand designed/hand screen printed exclusive <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LucidOpticLab"><strong>Lucid Optic Lab</strong></a> shirt.<br />We have stopped screening this design so there are precious few of these shirts left so feel free to grab this one on SALE!<br /><br />Last SALE feature item of the day:<br /><br /><img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com//il_430xN.107040480.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com//il_430xN.107040610.jpg" /><br />New item! on SALE!<br />tie dye skort( skirt and short hybrid)<br />hand tie dyed with procion mx red, magenta, purple, and blue dye and lots of love.<br />size:14<br />100% cotton<br />34" waist<br />35" long<br />to view or to buy click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35854932"><strong>HERE</strong></a><br />....not to mention, if the tie-dye tank top caught your eye its also on sale <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13151179"><strong>HERE</strong></a> for only $7!<br /><br />So that concludes our featured SALE items for today. Thanks so much for those who have taken part in our Holiday/Winter SALE! The support is so very much appreciated. Thanks for buying Handmade for the Holidays.<br />--------------------------------------------<br />Onto other news:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4161423919/" title="mom and I by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="mom and I" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2595/4161423919_4551ce5be8.jpg" width="375" /></a><br />While I was going through my computer files, trying to be good by backing up my data, I ran across a baby photo of mine. This is my Mom and I. I really love her tie-dye shirt!<br /><br />Honestly there is not too much going on. I'm still scouring the local art stores for the acrylic paint I like to use. This paint dilemma has stunted my progress on my Harpy painting, unfortunately. But once I get my hands on some more paint I am hoping to make up for the lost time and get it done quick!<br /><br />Until then I am working on a project for my dear friend Randy Wonder Tooth. He commissioned me to paint his huge canvas trench coat- making it into a super special, majickle woods man jacket for him to romp around in the Wolfcreek sanctuary( beautiful piece of southern Oregon land!) in. So far I have painted the parts I wish to embellish with a layer of white screen print paint as a surface prep. I then projected my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/2557055452/in/set-72157608355989558/"><strong>Green Man design</strong></a> onto the back of the coat and transferred it. Tonight I begin working in the color!( Wonder provided me with lots and lots of super wonderful Lumiere metallic fabric paint I will try and take some creative process pictures too, since this is my first big fabric painting project ever.<br /><br />Other then those projects cookin on the side it looks like I will be traveling back to California for the Holidays come Dec. 23rd. I'm very excited to be able to go back to my California roots, see the folks and grandfolks and maybe an old friend or two. It may also be nice to get away from this frigid weather for a week! Only, I really dread flying during the frenzied holiday travel season but I think I will handle it fine, especially since Danny will be coming with me.<br /><br />Tonight Danny and I and our friends Kelly and Clay will be going to a local Shamanic Journey gathering where they will be using the traditional rapid eagle drum beat and guided meditation( not medication- typo sorry) to loose one another into journeys into the spirit realm. Last time Danny and I did it we were really blown away and had much to think upon. I'm excited to find out what tonight's journey may bring.<br /><br />So wish us luck and be sure to keep cozy with loved ones on these chilly winter days!<br /><br />Much love, always<br />-Chelsea Rose<br />Lucid Optic Lab

Winter SALE highlights and more

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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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Humble Beginnings + new tie dye and screen prints for sale!

I'm starting to believe that December is just around the corner. This morning the bus ride to work was frigid and its been raining almost every day since Halloween. I do finally feel like I live in Oregon, unlike last year where we got hardly any rain but then thrashed with a crazed snowstorm that Portland was seriously not prepared for. I'm interested to see what this winter will be like.<br />So, in homage to the chillyness of these days and the days to come Danny and I listed a new tie-dye that is perfect for keepin you or a loved one cozy with some psychedelic flair:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4099983828/" title="psychedelic thermal by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="psychedelic thermal" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2671/4099983828_7b080ac000.jpg" width="361" /></a><br />Psychedelic Thermal<br />Hand tie-dyed with lots of love in my favorite color harmony: Purple and Green!<br />extra large(XL)<br />100% cotton thermal dyed w/ procion mx dye<br />51" chest<br />To see more of this tie-dye or to buy go <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34389904"><strong>HERE</strong></a><br /><br />Also, we listed a new screen print that is a collaboration of screen print work of both mine and Dannys. check it out:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/3716624701/" title="behold opticle (eye)llusions by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="behold opticle (eye)llusions" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3452/3716624701_f04f15d2b6.jpg" width="418" /></a><br />behold opticle (eye)llusions<br />8.5" x 11"<br />a mash-up of Chelsea Rose's Behold design, and Danny's optical (eye)llusion, and splatter design screen printed on watercolor paper.<br />very rare, one of a kind<br />to see more of it or to buy click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34317661">HERE</a><br /><br />And I wanted to show you what i started working on Wednesday night:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4099091501/" title="humble beginnings by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="humble beginnings " height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2674/4099091501_c6cd9e27ec.jpg" width="397" /></a><br />This is a snapshot of my work table in my lil home studio space.<br />You can see the humble beginnings of two new paintings.<br />I'm going to be trying to begin incorporating more detail into my pieces, namely adding some backgrounds to my subject. I felt the Harpy would be a perfect way to start since my original drawing featured her perched on a tree limb.<br />Here was the original pen and ink drawing:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3946862932/" title="Harpy by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Harpy" height="240" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3426/3946862932_f110590a98_m.jpg" width="199" /></a><br />I projected this pen and ink image onto a prepped 14x14 stretched canvas.<br />Once I had the harpy transferred where I wanted her I began to sketch with pencil to figure out where and how I wanted the branch to be rendered which she would perch upon. I then drew a few different background ideas involving a looming city scape in the background. Once I finally settled on a background sketch I took my India ink pen and went over the lines to produce what you see in the above photo. That was all done Wednesday night.<br />Last night I began to go into the Harpy's background with color. I will take a picture of my color additions tonight once I get home from work. I will then begin to lay the first layers of color into the Harpy herself.<br /><br />....Now, the other painting you can hardly make out in the background of the picture above is another story. I started the background months ago with the idea that I would place this certain drawing I did of a warrior mermaid into it.<br />here is what the background painting turned out like:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3647984637/" title="sunken city by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="sunken city" height="240" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3388/3647984637_a23e9eb3cd_m.jpg" width="212" /></a><br />My inspiration/idea for this piece was a sunken glowing city under the ocean being guarded/protected by her:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3634228829/" title="the guardian at the gate by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="the guardian at the gate" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3604/3634228829_d4701fc1c5.jpg" width="311" /></a><br />I hesitated for so long to try and put her into the piece because I liked the background as is. But Recently I decided that id give it a try.<br />I was a little befuddled as to how to transfer my mermaid onto into the sunken city piece. At first i tried it the way I normally do it- which is to project the pen and ink drawing on top the background and then trace it with my India ink pens...but that did not work because the background was too dark for my pen to make much of a guide. So I then decided to use the projector to guide me in blocking out the basic shape of my mermaid in white. That's pretty much as far as I have gotten so far. I did draw the beginnings of her face but that's it.<br />This is really more of an experiment, if anything. so wish me luck with this and if you have any advice or ideas I would love to hear them.<br /><br />What i didn't realize till yesterday was that both of these have city scapes in the background. Ugh. Oh well...I do love city scapes...I see them as portraits of Babylon. I wonder at the chances of being born in the midst of such an intense time in the epicenter/mecca/vortex of so much. Its foreboding, frightening, strange, bizarre, horribly ugly and so oddly beautiful and i see all of that in these city scapes i draw- they are stark symbols of man's bloody triumphs, our unquenchable thirst for power, knowledge, our need to shape the world we inhabit. So yes....i do love my city scapes but perhaps for my next painting i will use something else as a background.<br /><br />...So now you all know what I'm up to currently.<br />I'm going to try and be diligent and recording the creative process with both of these pieces so stay tuned if you are interested in seeing these paintings unfold with all the progress, struggle and learning of the creative journey.<br /><br />I am truly looking forward to this weekend. I mean to work a bunch on the above paintings and get a bunch of laundry done too.<br /><br />Danny's birthday is this coming Monday so I hope we can find some time/funds to do something special together.<br /><br />Peace be with you all!<br /><br />Enjoy your weekend journeying,<br />-Chelsea Rose<br />Lucid Optic Lab<br />www.chelsearoseart.com

Humble Beginnings + new tie dye and screen prints for sale!

I'm starting to believe that December is just around the corner. This morning the bus ride to work was frigid and its been raining almos...

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