ARTIST made ALBUMS

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hey, hey, its your birthday

It's my birthday today, I am 31 years old. Don't feel 31 at all, but what is 31 suppose to feel like? I imagined when I was a kid that 31 was a grown-up, you'd feel like you knew what life was about, you'd have a serious job, lots of responsiblities, married, kids, a house. I have none of things, not right now at least. 31 is nothing like what I thought it would be. And thats a good thing, because I'm making it up as I go along!

Birthdays are a time of reflection for me, I compare, look back, where was I a year ago today, how much has changed, how do I feel about it. my life so far. Its a natural checking in point, I've done this for a while, its not anything new I started as I got "older". I think I always have. Even as a kid I was very aware of myself, of life and of time passing.

Time is a funny thing, it doesn't seem to have any laws that govern it, it makes up it's own rules. Sometimes it feels like it passes by really quickly and at the same time like it's standing still. Music can transport me back to a very real, relived moment in time. Almost errie, how instant this happens, and the longer ago the music was from the more intense the effects it has. Once the music is embedded in a moment of time, it can not be reassigned. For example, Rainer Maria as soon as I put that cd on, it transports me back to my early twenties, got tormented and angry I was, how raw I felt my emotions, and memories of me blasting it in my pea-green bedroom -wishing I had had better parents. I see myself then, smile, and it's hard to even imagine that was me, the same person that's here now. How much we grow and evolve and change. Not all, not everyone grows and changes with time, it's not to be assumed or taken for granted. I worked hard to come as far as I have, a driving force still at work in me to never settle for less, to always strive to become better, stronger, happier, and be a force of change rather then letting life just happen,,, because we only have one life to live.

Unlike how I thought as a child, that when you get to be 30 something, you just have a grown-up life, I realize, we don't just know things or have things because we are a certain age, its a conscious effort, nothing is handed to us, we have to go out there and get it. Life is what you make it. We have complete and total say over what are life is and how it is turning out. Thats a wonderful and frightening thing! Means we have no one to blame and everything to gain!

New projects underway!

I have been working on a new line of products.............. NEW and UNIQUE handmade collaged customized wedding albums!!

It was an idea I had about a month ago and now we are making it a reality! I am very excited to get started!

Here are some photos of the first album I have designed so far!

It measures 12" by 12" with black pages.

Photos from the opening 2/13/2010

Here are some photos of the "fun-a-day" opening!

I had a table set up with the I-Ching book, descriptions of the symbols, the coins and scrap paper so that everyone at the show could try asking the I-Ching a questions. Alot of people were very interested in how it worked.

"Fun-a-day" art opening by Artclash coming this Friday

I am very excited and pleased to be a part of this year's Artclash's Fun-a-day show 2010!!!

This is the event where artist's create one piece per day for the whole month of Jan. It's such a great way to start off the new year on a creative foot!

I have posted some info/ pics of my projects for this year, the I-Ching feltings, and am very excited to be presenting them to the public for the first time this upcoming Friday!

If you can make it out, it's going to be a great show! Over a 100 artists! Very creative, unique things! Its Friday 12th 7pm-11pm, and Sat Jan 13th 7pm- 11pm. For more details check out:

http://www.studio34yoga.com/2010/01/art-fun-a-day-212-213/

"Putting it all together" Art opening 2010- NYC

Here are some pictures from the opening, there were 156 artists involved internationally, and over 100 people who attended the opening. Great show, lots of amazing work!

Ihad 3 pieces in the show- "ambivalence" "perched" and "chemistry"

Biggest snow storm EVER!

So the morning of my art show in NYC, (Saturday) We have a record breaking storm of the century- like 26 inches of snow, we're advised not to leave our houses, major declares Philadelphia in a state of emergency- due to the insane amount of snow! But I am determined- I have to get to the opening, I have been looking forward to it for weeks now! I can't believe out of all days, why this has to happen?!

We waited, watched the new reports on what the conditions of the roads were. I called the gallery and apparently for the first time in history despite the fact that Philadelphia got 2 feet, NYC has like nothing ( a few inches) so they are definitely still having the show.

I get dressed, ready to go and decide I'm going to check on the condition of the car, how badly it's buried in snow. I am already wearing my outfit for the show ( a dress and stockings) as I dig out the car. I'm sure all the neighbors thought I was crazy being out there shoveling snow in stockings!

Finally we get on the road, the hardest part was getting out of the drive way and onto the main roads. But once we reached the highway, it was pretty smooth sailing, the farther away from Philly we got the better the conditions. Once we arrived in NYC, I had almost completely forgotten how insane it was when we left, it seemed like a different day altogether that we had been in that crazy storm. I'm just glad we made it, I was very determined and I was glad that I had a dedicated man (my biggest number one fan) by my side to help me get there safely! I hate driving at night and especially in the snow, so he drove the whole way and the whole way back!