10 posts tagged “etsy”
The open studios shindig this weekend turned out so-so. I think many of the artists and galleries are really miffed at the organizers, as they should be, for the fact the hours were not even posted until a week and a half before the event -- nor was the website updated with the dates. Hence why no one really knew about it as much as we tried. In fact, many artists didn't know about the event until they saw a stack of postcards with typos in their building lobby a week or less before. Didn't this exact problem happen last year? If I had paid money to the organization that puts City Artists at Work on, I'd be super pissed. Planning ahead can be handy because that way people know about stuff before it happens. Crazy I know.
Anyways, thanks to Kotori Magazine for this little write up of the recent show.
There are also a a few new prints in my shop.
Other than that, I finished a new painting for the upcoming exhibit at Art Whino in D.C. this August. She gave me a lot of trouble at first, she looked like Brooke Shields at one point which had to be corrected obviously. Boobies! I like painting boobies...
"Carlotta" 11x14 inches
Carmine Magazine was nice enough to do a Q&A with me, as well as feature quite a few paintings with their bios. You can read it all here.
The past weekend was the 4th annual Bazaar Bizarre here in Cleveland, and while everyone seemed to be selling more of the smaller items, it was by far the best one put on thus far. Craft fairs aren't really my thing, but my pal who organizes the show lets me burgle in on her booth while I act as security guard for shop lifters (seriously, the little old ladies are always the ones taking a 5 finger discount!). I was totally cranky and having my energy drained by florescent lighting, but I find craft fairs to be very interesting to observe.
One thing that I noticed was all the fabulously dressed women. Where did they come from? Am I still in Cleveland? Do they just hide out and only go to rock shows or Bar Cento? I actually went and dressed up a tad on the second day because I looked like a slob compared with most women -- for real.
Then there was the drama, the drama. There are at least 2 crafters every year that make drama out of nothing and act as if they were the only PROFESSIONALS in the country. They need to chill the fuck out. Because really people, it is a craft fair, you aren't Madonna+Mariah+Oprah+Tyra with a dash of Donatella, and this isn't Paris Fashion Week. These are the people convinced they could run the show better, and I say fine, go ahead and see if you can be the orgainzer and not have something go wrong or someone complain about something. It all turns out okay in the end as usually the dramarama people get banned henceforth.
I like to observe the older ladies who don't normally look like indie craft fair buyers of any sort. Sometimes they aren't old, infact, they just have such poor fashion taste that they could be 33 and look 60 easily -- bet Tyra could help them. These are the women who have no idea what Etsy is and find out about the show through those old paper thingys you call newspapers. They are part of a group I call "the christmas sweater gang". Although sometimes the Christmas sweater is replaced by Winnie the Pooh or Mickey Mouse in warmer months. You can find these types across the US, Canada, and parts of the UK. Their hair has not changed since 1980, wear cheap gold jewelry that screams bad taste, own 4 pairs of mom jeans, and I imagine they probably own an RV or ATV. There is one I see every single year; she comes on both days, reads through every book, picks up every item, asks a ton of questions, and never buys anything - ever. After two full days of this show in particular, I saw she had bought a few bars of soap. Wow, she must really be bored and need to do something with her time, I suppose.
In the end it was fun to meet new people and it served a purpose. Appearantly my images get around, and so do the people who see my shows. It appears that Varuca is a popular LiveJournal avatar -- who knew?
When I'm not boozing, worshiping Satan, snorting coke, or doing my nails, I model hats: Craft Magazine
Of course I gotta give a link to one shot that shows of some arty-poo. Oh, I also model shawls and stuff: www.knitgrrl.com
Here at Casa Vendetta, we're all knitwear models it seems -- even Milkshake. I think I'm also appearing in the upcoming edition of Knitting for Dummies. Now where's my Diet Coke and vitamins?!
I won't be doing any more prints or special pieces for themed shows after November, as I'll be working on new poo for my dual solo show with Seattle artist, Andrea Heimer, at Artchitecture Gallery in May. That's going to be a fun show and you should be marking your calendars already!
I've added three prints to my shop -- since I never got the chance to do Bazaar Bizarre this weekend -- all at recession friendly prices.
Also, I'm officially the new art editor of Kotori Magazine. Kotori and GetUnderground.com are merging and the new site should be operational soon. Yay!
I painted two new gals...
and finished a commission based off my Space Is The Place painting...
I never really paint cats, but being that Milkshake is popular why not do one of him for practice? I've been told, by more than one person who has met him, that between the eyes and overall expression that it totally is Milkshake...
You can purchase this little 6x8 inch painting for only $65 over at www.bellavendetta.etsy.com. Milkshake is after all an internet sensation! He's been on CuteOverload, ICanHasCheezburger and even Gawker! So I was thinking to myself, maybe since he is so popular that i should start a little fanzine about him the way you had in the 70's with the teeny bopper idols. I actually had one dedicated to Depeche Mode that my now-husband brought back from England once for me when I was about 12 years old; I totally cut out the pictures to put on my walls and loved it. I also remember finding one dedicated to Shaun Cassidy at a thrift store, and it was hilarious! Just pictures of him on set of the Hardy Boys and crap about his favorites foods and stuff. Shaun liked popcorn best if you were wondering.
I don't really have money to do a mini print Milkshake Fanzine, but that would be so awesome. I'd probably sell more copies of those than all of my art prints put together. Well, maybe I should just let you in on some of his favorite things...
You may or may not know, his favorite food is Mayonnaise. No lie! A close second is cheddar cheese. He also has two favorite bands; The Libertines (maybe because he is a little punk) and anything with Rod Stewart on vocals. Again, no lie, as we have run experiments to determine this. You're probably wondering if he has a girlfriend? Sorry ladies but yes he does, but she's more of a Real Doll type than anything. She's a stuffed monkey named Snowflake.
Tune in next time for more fun facts about Milkshake.
New paintings and all that. Here's a new one for the B Movie themed group show, click for larger images...
and here is one I forgot to post that part of my affordable line of small paintings, she's only $90!
You can find more stuff through my shop: www.BellaVendetta.etsy.com
and on a totally unrelated note, Dear City of Lakewood Ohio: Suck it! Seriously, I am ashamed to have a PO BOX located in your city limits and will correct that shortly. I will now go to great lengths to avoid putting any money into your economy. You and me Lakewood, we are done.
Wow, now that the whole holiday season is over, I feel like I'm back to normal and not all punchy and stabby.
I totally skipped Christmas and all that stuff this year; I even refused to send out cards. Now suddenly I want to do cards and the whole shebang. I guess it will have to wait until Talk Like A Pirate Day. I didn't do gift stuff with the hubby either, but now I think these mugs would be perfect for him, especially the Don't Provoke Me one.
In other news, I'm probably the last gal on earth to finally open an Etsy shop: BellaVendetta.etsy.com
This is where you can get some nice prints of my work when you can't afford the actual paintings. Support the arts, and help me restock my bar!
I also did another installment of musical inspirations for Vain Zine where I talk about Seven Percent Solution and Billy Nicholls. I'm no music reviewer (though hey, have you read the crap on Pitchfork?), but I think I got the point across; at least I know my music history and do my research. Doing music reviews is way easier than art reviews I would think. I can't even talk about my own art; let alone try to talk about anyone else's. I hate it when people ask what I thought about an exhibit, as if because I'm an artist too, I must have something really great and insightful to say. I do know my art history, but they are probably disappointed when I just say stuff like,
"dude, this blows" "this is freakin' awesome!" "Ooooh pretty"and "Meh, I'm done can we leave now?"
I can however, talk about Hollywood film history and Jem and the Holograms in great detail for hours. Or rather, that's what I prefer to talk about with a martini in hand.
So yes, the $1 Monday art sale will be on tomorrow at 3pm EST.
I'll be putting up a whole bunch of things this time around, as I may be in the Swiss countryside of Ohio next week Monday...
In the meantime, have a look at some hand dyed yarn named after me.
If you are into knitting and fiber arts at all really, check out the new Etsy shop Stitch Cleveland has going for sure.
Stitch Cleveland is a workshop space in Cleveland, Ohio where fiber and
fabric come to play! We teach all things stitchy, including but not
limited to sewing, knitting, spinning, dyeing, felting and embroidery.
Private lessons and events are available. We regularly feature special
guest instructors, from nationally-known authors and artists to local
favorites. Stitch Cleveland also houses the studios of knitwear
designer Shannon Okey, fashion designer Megan Engelmann and couture
seamstress Heidi Massingill.
