Wacky Wednesday

Joy Monster 11-6-13

It's the first weekly installment ofWacky Wednesday, an anything goes art day in which I create and share whatever randomness comes to me, and no theme or word of the day need be used.

I did actually work on the word Joy today, and have been putting a Joy  series together, but all these other pieces were just crying to get out into the world instead. 

Swoon, Visionary 11-6-13

What do you do when you're working on one project and it inspires others? Do you set sketches aside for later, take notes? Switch projects? What are your techniques for staying focused enought, but not focusing on any one thing to the exclusion of all else?

Swoon, Reaching Out  - 11-6-13

Joy Mask - 11-06-13

Transgender Awareness

A Day of Remembrance - 11-4-13

Every year on or around November 20th, people come together in their respective cities to remember those lost to anti-Transgender violence. It is a powerful event, full of emotion. But there is so much more about being Trans* or gender variant than danger and fear. 

There are amazing things which have been done and are being done by people who are simply being themselves no matter what society, friends, family, etc. may have to say in support or against doing so. In the coming weeks I plan to spot light a Transgender or Gender Variant artist.  I'll call it Trans* Tuesdays if you will. Today I thought I would celebrate November, Trans* Awareness month with this blog entry and by sharing some of my own Trans* related art. 

From Within - 11-5-13

Please feel free to respectfully ask anything and if I do not have an answer, I will be sure to point you in the direction of someone who does.  In the mean time I hope you enjoy this selection of Trans*  related art that I have been making recently. There are other pieces in this theme from my past work, and I will share them at a later date.

Please be respectful. Real people with real feelings read my blog. I will not hesitate to delete harassing, hateful, or bigoted comments. Discussion, education, and questions are always welcome as is anything positive, empowering and uplifting. Be well, and happy Trans* Awareness month!

Come Together for November - 11-5-13

Gratitude for 30 Days, Week 1

Each Sunday I will summarise my gratitude art from the week. Here are my favorites so far:

Day 1 - Someone you love - Kitty Love - 11-1-13

Day 2 "Something in your home" - Life Alert - 11-2-13

Day 3 "a pet" - Pepper - 11-3-13

Day 1 bonus - Sleepy Boi - 11-1-13

Day of the Dead

Dead Druid Doug - 11-1-10

Dia de los Muertos is a mexican holiday which I admire in which we celebrate the lives of those we have lost. Day of the Dead is one of my favorite holidays because it gives a chance to remember those who have come before us, to celebrate what they brought  into the world, and to enjoy their memories, but I am usually able to be more positive about it than on some other days on which we remember the dead.

DotD Profile Picture - 11-2-13

It always does my heart good to erect an altar or even just to visit one. we stopped into the avondale festivities and I made myself a mask.

Here is some of my day of the dead art, including a self portrait from a few years back.  Do you participate? How so? What are your favorite memories of Day of the Dead? Please feel free to share your own art or photos in the comments section.

Father Bane O'Humanity - 11-1-11

Remember - 11-2-13

completed mask 11-2-13

At Avondale Day of the Dead - 11-2-13

#Gratitudefor30days

I have tried to cultivate a culture of gratitude in my day to day experience, but sometimes I forget. Recently, a friend on Instagram suggested we take pictures of something we are grateful for daily. We're then posting the pics to Instagram using the hashtag #gratitudefor30days and of course that means I have been making art out of those pics.

I hope you will join and play along!  Just take a photograph or make art based on each of the words in the picture to the left, and then upload it to Instagram (which is free if you don't already have it) or post it in the comments section below. It's fun to follow other people's take on the same gratitude prompt, so make sure to use the hashtag #gratitudefor30days and here's hoping you have fun with it!

Sleepy boi - 11-1-13

Kitty Love - 11-1-13

Halloween - Don't Piss Off The Fae

The Sidhe See - 10-31-13

Happy Halloween!  Had fun with a mixture of costumes, lighting, photography, Mandalas, digital manipulation, layers and the idea "Don't piss off the fairies"

I hope you enjoy, which of these is your favorite?

What did you do for Halloween?  Did it include fun with art? Please share in the comments section! I love when people interact with my blog posts, I don't get out much, so interaction online helps keep me feeling social, upbeat and positive!

Dood Where's My Face - 10-31-13

Don't Piss Off the Faeries - 10-31-13

The Eyes Have It - 10-31-13

Mandali Fae - 10-31-13

Sad Face - 10-31-13