Everything That Creeps! opens tonight at The Lincoln Arts Project

Come out to LAP at 289 Moody St in Waltham tonight from 7-10pm for the opening of Everything That Creeps! New work from Patt Kelly, Behind the Mask, Walter Sickert, Beth Robinson, Mealy Monsterland, Heather Rose Anair and more. Want to wear a costume? It's your day! Here's a couple of the pieces I'm showing.

Upcoming Halloween Shows

Getting things together for a couple of upcoming shows-1975's four year anniversary show (opens October 20th) and Everything That Creeps at the Lincoln Arts Project (opening Oct. 27th). More details to come!

Finished B-Day invite

Finished my friend's birthday invite! Note the strategically blurred address. Then this afternoon I'm off to Rochester for some quality time with my parents. Hip hip HOO-RAY!

Happy Birthday!

I've been at my new job for almost five months now! It has been a total game changer in terms of how I feel about work and myself. Unfortunately, the new gainfully employed me has a lot less free time and thus, I haven't been making much personal work. Why, why, why is it so hard to balance a job and art making? Needless to say I am super excited to work on a birthday invite for a friend of mine. It combines many of my favorite things: skulls, hand drawn type and margaritas. Happy Birthday to everyone!

Two New Recipes

Tried two new recipes this week-a buffalo tofu sandwich and a falafel sandwich. Both were awesome. Read more about them on The Curious Fry Pan!

Black beans & brownies on The Curious Fry Pan

Posted this Martha Stewart brownie recipe the other day over at The Curious Fry Pan.
They were tasty. Read the full post here.

I wanted to start a food blog until I freaked myself out by realizing that there are approximately 100 bajillion food blogs on the internet, and while I love taking food pics with my phone, I don't know if I'm ready to get into the ring in terms of taking really nice recipe shots. I am thankful there are people who do, I just don't know if that's really in my thing. Guess what is my thing? Drawing things with eyes and and putting arms and legs on them. So this blog will stay primarily my arts, farts and crafts and my new blog, The Curious Fry Pan will be food oriented with food-centric illustrations.

Progress

When you're not in art school and don't have someone keeping track of how your Pink Floyd/cheap wine fueled self portraits are coming along it can be hard to feel like you're making any artistic progress. While working on a new drawing tonight I came across a l'il digital piece I did about two years ago and impressed myself. I nodded thoughtfully and said "keep going in that direction".
Chin up, designy/drawy people everywhere. You're getting better all the time!

Food Glorious Food

I've been working on a new blog lately: The Curious Fry Pan! It's going to be about snacks and cooking and stuff! Coming to an internet near you soon!

Pinwheel Books

Recently I've been working with the inspiring and talented people at Pinwheel Books. Check out their beautiful and charming children's books here. You can also read about yours truly in their artist spotlight on their blog! Many thanks to Nicole and Sylvia.

Fly Over The City Snow Picnic tonight at Western Front

After you go to Ladyfest at the Washington St Art Center you should head over to the Western Front for a music/art show hosted by Fly Over The City. Subclinix, Double Nines and Skimask are playing and you can check out new work by Nick McEvoy, Jen Kanis, Jen O'Brien, Coco Roy-Rodgers, Jeff Poot, Rachel Rizzo, Greg Letarte, Brian Connolly, Kevin Porter, Carolyn Lewenberg, Ellie Gill and me. Tonight 8pm - 1am 343 Western Avenue Cambridge.

Ladyfest Boston!

I have officially accepted that it is no longer "the holiday season". How have I coped with this lack of Silk Nog and good cheer? By making art for Ladyfest, that's how. Each piece is inspired by a song I love and these wood panels my friend Julie gave me. Digital on wood 8 x 8". Come check out the Adventures Close to Home show on Friday, Jan. 13th from 7-11pm at the WSAC and support awesome people and an awesome cause. The Washington Street Art Center is located at 321 Somerville Ave. Somerville, MA 02143.

Please visit our website for more information about Ladyfest and the other benefits that we are planning:
http://www.facebook.com/ladyfestboston12
http://ladyfestboston.blogspot.com/

Posters Schmosters

Poster by Print Mafia 

Poster by Miss Amy Jo 

Poster by Miss Amy Jo 

Poster by Miss Amy Jo

Poster by Eye Noise

Poster by Aesthetic Apparatus

Poster by Methane Studios

Poster by Vahalla Studios

My initial inspiration for my Happy Hour work was my love of rock posters. I've always been a fan of poster design superstars like Aesthetic Apparatus, Art Chantry, The Little Friends of Printmaking, Miss Amy Jo, Eye Noise, Print Mafia and Methane Studios. Looking for a holiday present for someone you know who appreciates rock and art stuff? Check out 1975's shop site for prints from my show. Or if you're shopping for me, I'd like one or all of the above posters. Thanks, you're the best!

Fall so far

Highlights from the fall so far: clockwise from upper right-images from the Bostonia Collectives show at the Lincoln Arts Project, the best pizza in the world from Pontillos, cupcakes from my Happy Hour opening, people at the Happy Hour opening in Rochester, a note found on the street, my dad's killer apple pie.

Happy Hour Buttons!

Thanks to the combined efforts of Erich and the awesomeness that is HTB Press, these puppies will be available as 1" buttons at the Happy Hour opening this coming Saturday, November 12th! I'm so excited. Many, many thanks to the good people at Surface Salon, 1975 and everyone else who has helped make this possible.

Happy Hour Preview!

 More sneak peeks from my latest work-all going up today for my Happy Hour show at 1975 in Rochester. I'm heading down this Thursday and can't wait to see everything come together! Opening is from 7-10pm on Saturday, Nov. 12th. Come say hi!

Día de los Muertos!

Shipped everything off to 1975 today for my Happy Hour show! This piece is one of them! Hoo-ray!

White Russian

I'm in the final week of getting things ready for my Happy Hour show at 1975 in sweet, sweet Rochester NY. The show opens on Nov. 12th and will be up 'til Jan. 28th. You should so totally come. Here's my l'il White Russian piece for the show-it'll be in good cocktail company with a mint julep, a mai tai and another mystery drink.

Happy Hour Posters 1

Here's a couple of my posters for the "Happy Hour" show I'm having at 1975 in Ra Cha Cha this fall. Concentrating on making things in the style of show fliers and cocktail/alcohol themed pieces. I'm really excited to see everything coming together! Also, speaking of Rochester, I went to the grand opening of the Northborough Wegmans today and it was insane. I think I bought some groceries, but really can't be sure.

By The Pale Moonlight Opens TONIGHT!

1975's three year anniversary show opens tonight in it's new space at The Public Market. If you're in Rochester go check it out! Here's the link to the facebook event. More info on 1975's site.

BY THE PALE MOONLIGHT
Ghosts, Ghouls, and other Creatures of the Night

1975 x Surface Salon’s Three Year Anniversary show.
October 8 – November 5, 2011
Opening Night: Saturday, October 8, 2011, from 7-10pm

It’s been three AWESOME years since 1975 and Surface first partnered up, and we can’t just contain the party to the old space. We’re going to kick off our next year by welcoming a new art space into our family, and this one is a doozy!

To make it even more special, we’ve reached out to an INCREDIBLE roster of talented artists to help us make this show even more memorable than our other shows.

The show will be on the third floor above Flour City Bakery, in Rochester’s brand new art space (whose name will be revealed that night), located in the Rochester Public Market, 280 Union St. North, Rochester, NY 14609.