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feeling a bit of the crazy-making going on...

Art in the Park this weekend - Lawrence, KS at beautiful downtown South Park 10am to 5pm, Sunday, May 2nd. Over 130 vendors - great gifts for Mothers Day or anytime. If you're in the area, stop by and support local art! Saturday, May 1st - 1st swim meet of the summer long course season. First swim meet with our new team. First time we will be in the same place as our former team - I hope everyone remains respectful and positive. I have enough drama in my life without the swim team getting deep in it. Though the reality is, to us it's a swim team, to the coaches it's their livelihood and we know what it's like to lose and we have pretty strong feelings about supporting people we believe in. Just found out my sister in law has cancer - pretty crazy. It's hard for me to get too worried because I just can't believe an otherwise healthy 36 year old woman could actually die of cancer. It's not stage 1, but it's not stage 4 either - plus it's 2010, sure

the boy - at science night

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the boy - at science night Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

pretty plus

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pretty plus Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

portrait commission

A friend from church youth group (a million lifetimes ago) commissioned a portrait of her daughter for her mom...realism. I chose oil pastels because it still gives it a painterly quality, but can be done in the time-frame at hand. For my first portrait, since possibly high school, it's not that bad...but it has also made me realize I need to work on my drawing skills. My printmaking work tends to be more graphic and stylized in nature...which is cool, but I need to do both. There is a Dr. Sketchy's show at least once a month in KC, but I haven't made it yet...though I feel like the tweener girl who's the first to get hips and boobs of her friends and suddenly thinks she can't possibly wear a swim suit in front of them!

spring in the nursery

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cool plant at the nursery

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madwoman

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madwoman Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

a walk in the cemetary

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a walk in the cemetary Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

beauty

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beauty Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

dresses

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dresses Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

retractedeye

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retractedeye Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

lingerie

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lingerie Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

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click here and tweet to vote for my image in the hipstamatic photo contest. 3 days left to vote! :) THANK YOU!! :)

eye

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eye Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

Prevent Horizon

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Prevent Horizon Originally uploaded by Brian Dettmer Brian Dettmer Prevent Horizon 2008 Altered Books 11-1/4" x 14" x 11-1/2" Image Courtesy of the Artist and Kinz + Tillou Fine Art ______________ I follow Brian on Flickr - his work is amazing. I love books and bookmaking and the objectification there of, though I love the stories too. I particularly love this piece as it is very organic, reminiscent of animal vertebrae almost. I also appreciate taking something that is sacred in it's original form and making it into something completely different, but sacred still. It also reminds me of a geode :)

forgotten (Hipstamatic Contest Entry)

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forgotten (Hipstamatic Contest Entry) Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

apples

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apples Originally uploaded by filthEdesign not conceptual, but I love the big apple on the left...it looks so real I want to pick it up :)

what a week...what a weekend...

day job work...it's just nuts...I can't really go into detail because it hurts my head to think about...plus, I don't want it in writing, what I truly think... the boy's swim club...OMG! it f'ing mirrors my day job only someone had the 'nads/power to fire someone and even though they did, the whole thing was handled poorly. this ultimately resulted in us joining the (what we've dubbed) "rebellion". but really, if you know me, would you expect otherwise?? :) I'm not a rebellious person per se, I'm just about different strokes... April first Friday art market LOVED IT! lots of compliments, few sales - as per usual. but I talked with these fellows who spent a lot of time with the work and they totally got it :) even bought the "O is for owl" piece :) I was thrilled to have my work in their home :) I'm a terrible front person for my work, but if all the people were like these gents, I'd enjoy it even more :) the surreal