Sunday July 21st Art Stand at Culebra and Gass Rd

There will be much on display this Sunday at the corner of Culebra and Gass Rd (a little over two miles outside of Loop 1604 on Culebra). We will be setting up the art stand and displaying paintings, ceramics, drawings, and much more! As the week progresses I will post more images of what is available. Here are just a few:

Mermaid on my Hood

Over the years my car has experienced some bumps and bruises but still runs very well and will be my car until it can't possibly drive anymore (which will hopefully be awhile). A few years ago someone borrowed my car and ran into a deer. It ruined the hood, one headlight, and rear view mirror. I'm sad to say that I can't imagine the deer lived. The person who did it had the hood replaced but it only had primer on it. Over the years it has turned rusty. I have been wanting to paint the hood for awhile now, and yesterday I finally did! Here it is:

 

I also decided to reveal the secret of the Longhorn Texas Mermaid ( a mermaid who is horrified by bipeds who mistreat cattle and other animals and develops a craving to eat man meat), so that is what I painted on the hood. I told Brandt about it, and he agreed to write a short story about her. We both brainstormed and not too long later I finished a painting and Brandt finished the story! We are currently putting a book together and making limited edition copies. It would be so cool to see if this legend spreads someday.

 

 

Cowboy Man Sushi

 

 

I painted this yesterday with oils.

 

 



 

BBQ Party and Mt. St. Helens Anniversary

May 18, 1980 Mt. St. Helens blasted and the rest is available online. The point of this post is that we had a fun BBQ on Saturday which happened to be on the same day as the Mt. St. Helens Anniversary. We started grilling around 6pm, the sunset was beautiful, and by the time the sun went down Farmboy had the fire going and candles were lit all around. It was beautiful! Later we danced, Brandt became our improv DJ, then we all played Drinking Jenga, which was hilarious and fun. If you don't know how to play drinking jenga, just have everyone take a few Jenga blocks, write a silly thing to say or do (basically like dare), then play Jenga and do the thing on the block you pull.

The night was fun, and the company was grand. We must do this again, and I think Brandt needs to be the DJ at almost every party from now on...He is the best! Here is a video of the pre-party...getting down is what we do!

Fiesta 2013 was great! I visited San Antonio and was able to take part in the festivities with The Bedouin Dancers. First we started Saturday morning at the King William Fair parade, and that was a lot of fun. My only distraction was making sure my boobs didn't pop out of my bellydance bra. I made the bra myself, and the main strap needed to be tightened a bit. I had practiced the night before, all was fine, but I think I stretched it a little. Here are some of us at the morning parade.

After the morning parade we had some tents sent up at the fair and performed some dances for the passers by, and that was fun. The Bedouin Dancers are a group of belly dancers who welcome anyone who take the classes to perform if they are comfortable to do so. A great group of ladies here!

Natalie and her sister Mindy (below) are ladies I have known for awhile, and they have been with the Bedouins for years. We hung out all day after the fair and before the Fiesta Flambeau parade. I don't have any great photos of that parade, but it was incredibly fun. It was said there were over 700,000 spectators, all participants had lights decorating our costumes, so it was quite a show. Toward the end of the parade a Texas-sized storm came through dumping so much rain on us that the parade just ended with everyone running to their cars and our costumes were so drenched with rain that it was hard to walk, but no matter. We all survived and in retrospect had a great time.

I plan on continuing with belly dancing for as long as I can, whether it be in San Antonio or wherever I am traveling. As a nomad I think street performance suits me well, and there are always surprises. I will be setting up on the side of the road again soon and will post back here when I can get online. Til next time!

This painting will be framed and available on the roadside this May. There is a little video that goes with this. Another painting was made with this video, but it has sold.Stay tuned for more announcements.

"Girl and Her Friend Drink Beer and Go Home"

 

 

 

 

Ceramics at Roadside Art

Fiesta is coming up in San Antonio, and I will be participating in a few events. While I am in the area I will be setting up on the side of the road and will announce the specific locations beforehand. Here are some examples of what I will be selling. I will post more examples every day.

This is a coil vase I made. I threw the base on the potter's wheel and added each coil individually as I built up the form. A series of these were inspired by mermaids. $250.00

 

Below are ceramics made by Julie Kuhfahl and Allegra Rose and will be available soon on the side of the road near San Antonio.

 

I also collect Cascade Mountain Quartz myself when I go home. I climb high up a mountain in the Cascades and collect specimens that are at the surface. I very minimally dig and don't even bring more than a small pic ax with me. I wrap sterling silver wire around each crystal. They range in price starting at $25 each.

 This individual vase has been given as a gift but more are on the way. Price from $60 and up.