Cover Art

I was trying to organize my art on my computer and came across these covers I did for the Portland Mercury. I likes them! They are daring. My art tends to be a little weird and awkward and more often than not art directors want something a little prettier. I do pretty dessert and food, but my people are usually a bit off. So thanks Portland Mercury!

Please continue to check out cakeandlobster.com as I am trying to add new stuff regularly. Thanks!

New website!

I gots me a brand new website. Cake and lobster, two of my favorite things. The new site is easier get around, I do believe. You can buy pictures there too! Or just look at them, although buying would be a good idea for presents and stuff. Holidays are coming up you know. Get on that.

I am going to try and post new stuff regularly in my spare time. HA!

Check it out: cakeandlobster.com

Home

So I'm trying to get to the point where I feel completely at home here in Philadelphia. Almost there, but not totally. It should help when I get some furniture I suppose. Then I could invite people over. Get the social ball rolling.

It seems I still have an arm clinging to Los Angeles and can't quite let go. My head is still half hanging out in Pasadena and that might be keeping me from fully committing to here.

This weekend I didn't have any plans except for a trip to Ocean City, MD to see my sister-in-law on Saturday. (Yes that counts as plans, but it wasn't based in Philadelphia.) On friday I was originally planning to drive down to Maryland, but it was raining and gross so I waited. Here I was on Friday with nothing to do. Back in Pasadena I have a group of people I can call to do stuff with at the last minute. Here I have friends, but I am not sure where I stand with everyone yet. I don't want to be that pesky person who doesn't realize they are annoying. So I did nothing and waited for something.

It was weird. I've got my old high school / college friends in the suburbs, my illustrator / designer friends in the city and the new friends I have yet to make at grad school. Where do I fit in? This makes me feel all mushy and nervous. And I don't want to let go of my world in Pasadena. What to do? All these worlds.

I know it will all settle in and it is normal and it will be what it is supposed to be, but I am used to being the social organizer. I was comfortable in Los Angeles. Now I am uncomfortable. Exactly what I asked for. So I'll shut my yap and deal. Jeez.

Back to school!

School starts tomorrow! I gots me my pink back pack ready to go. Can't wait to smell the dittos and eat some paste. Maybe we'll see a filmstrip the first day. YAY! I am going to wear shorts under my skirt so the boys can't see my underwear by accident. Dang. Regressions.

So excited to be the oldest broad in school. Not sure how I feel this time around. I am glad. It really doesn't matter how old I am. I am almost over that. Almost I say. Who cares. Whatever. Not going to think about it.

Moving my ass on outta here

I haven't written about my grad school experiences just yet because I haven't really experienced much. A few weeks ago I did go to PA to find an apartment in the hot moist philly air and loved every minute of it even though it sucked. I also stopped by the campus to look at where I will be spending much of my time. Classic college.

Italian market is my new neighbor. Olives, cheese, cured meat. I am going to punch frozen cow carcasses and drink raw eggs, but I will not run up the art museum steps.

I am ready. Leaving Friday. Yes. This is the right thing to do. I am certain.

What the hell am I doing chronicles

Kinda crazed right now, moving out of the studio I shared with some fantastic artists for a little over 5 years! Headed to grad school this fall.

So I've decided to write about what it's like to give up one perfectly good life and trade it for a completely unknown-what-the-hell-am-I-doing life. In two months I am headed to Philadelphia to get my MFA in painting. I am excited, but equally terrified. Too late to run back so I'm makin' like a baby and headin on out. Nuts.

I have started over before so I figure I can do it again.

Last party at Yosemite

I am sad to say we are all moving out of Yosemite Studios at the end of this month. It has been a great run and some amazing artists have worked within its walls: Calef Brown, Mark Todd, Esther Pearl Watson, Souther Salazar, Saelee Oh, moi, Seonna Hong, Carlos Ramos, Megan Whitmarsh and for a very short but sweet time Korin Faught. Working with these incredible people has definitely made me more successful and daring. It has been a privilege.

So we are having a little shindig to commemorate this occasion. Hope you can make it. The info is in the picture. I am going to be selling my art at really good prices and getting rid of furniture and a mish mash of stuff.

Thanks!