etsy?

im thinking about creating an etsy site. i have tons of work to sell, and no current exhibits or work displayed anywhere...

my porfolios [dot] com site did not help and is now defunct. ive only recieved one email regarding a purchase, and that fell through over a year ago.

is it selling out to sell art on the web? i could use the money and the space it would free up.

reid got me this book for our anniversary. so far it has really inspired me to figure out a way to 'get my art out there' and to order personal/businness cards from vistaprint. i dont want to order them until i figure out my website and if i'm going to start up on etsy, i have to figure out a store name! what the crap? too many decisions up front. and really, too many people sell loads of just crap on ebay and etsy. the highest price currently listed on etsy is $1200. and guess what, its still for sale.

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deep cleaning my closet

in serious need of help, my room & closet were totally organized last week

i'll be the first to admit that i'm terrible about putting away laundry
i mean, it will sit there for weeks, clean, still in the dryer or in the laundry basket

its the worst habit ever.

i wish my closet looked something similar to this

i'm too embarrassed to show the 'before' photos, so 'after' is all you get

and those are still not very good!

any suggestions?

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tweaks

so i've seriously been trying new things with the blog, even though i'm sure it doesn't really seem obvious

it takes up SO much time just tweaking little pixels and trying to change colors here & there!

UGH.

so anyway here are the collages i've been working on...

you can see i pick the, uh, simpler one?

it was a close call.

did i make the right choice? what do you think?

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new blog

www.tumblr.com

www.chelsearaebits.tumblr.com

really, really neato site for keeping photos & videos organized...i'll be expirementing.

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sunday project

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tacky or functional?

this is my 'dangle earring' jewelry lamp. it really happened by a happy accident. for a long time i kept my earrings that were too big or loopy to lay inside my jewelry box on a wired mesh ribbon scrap (i hung the ribbon vertically on the side of my dresser). in college this was also the only way to i had store them and one day, probably when moving from one apartment to another, i safety-pinned the two ends and threw it over the lampshade instead of laying it down to keep from jumbling a mess. and presto! earring lamp.

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studio

finally my studio made an appointment for a photo shoot

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top of the muffin{box}to ya

finished my pin cushion box!

this had been on my 'to make list' for a while and i finallyfound some time to work on it.

here are my inspirations.

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wanna do

add to 'ideas to make' please

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a stitch in time

i'm going to make a sewing pin cushion box. these are the only photos i could find to inspire me...i'll post mine when its finished...

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pinky pinky, no hanky panky

JeongMee Yoon
Seowoo with her pink things.
THE inspiration for JeongMee Yoon’s photographic project was her 5-year-old daughter, Seowoo, who loved things pink. As a setting for a portrait, Ms. Yoon assembled all of her daughter’s pink possessions — stuffed animals, dolls, plastic toys, books, clothes, jewelry, makeup and school supplies — into an orderly display. Seowoo’s bedroom was transformed into a pink kingdom for a child queen.
Wonderful World of Color Ms. Yoon, a 38-year-old South Korean artist, began work on this project three years ago when she was studying at the School of Visual Arts (she returned to South Korea in late 2006). She subsequently expanded the original portrait into a larger undertaking called “The Pink Project” by asking other parents if she could photograph their daughters and the things they loved.
She posted notices in her apartment building in Forest Hills, Queens, and at her child’s school. She also stopped people on the street, in the subway and at Target, where she was no doubt shopping for more pink things.
To “The Pink Project” was added a boys’ version, “The Blue Project.” Results of Ms. Yoon’s efforts, “The Pink and Blue Project,” will be on view from March 3 to April 26 at the Jenkins Johnson Gallery in Chelsea.
The themes of gender difference and compulsive shopping scream out from these portraits, but more subtle themes are also apparent. The children, both Asian and non-Asian, collect toys that are both Asian and non-Asian: “Hello Kitty” and anime action figures appear as often as Barbie and Superman. Mass-produced items sit beside family keepsakes — the traditional Korean dress called the hanbok or a hand-me-down, smocked party dress.
Children of all ages are hooked on pink and blue, a trend ensured by parents who begin collecting for sons and daughters when they are infants. The project touches raw cultural nerves while delighting the eye and coercing a smile.
more photos in The New York Times article

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bag it, don't lag it

ID-A Designs introduces their latest creation Mi-Bag. No longer worry about throwing away [or recycling] another plastic bag. These stylish, eco-friendly, reusable bags are perfect for shopping, the beach, the gym, or any other occasion when you need to carry extra stuff. Lightweight and compact, Mi-Bag is also a prefect purse companion for those outings when you might bring home more than you expected. Plus, with 4 different designs (zebra, elephant, cat, birds), you're sure to find the one that matches your unique style. Only $24! Here is my favorite, the Elephant bag. I also like the swirly design on the cat bag, I'm just not ready to risk looking like an old cat/bag lady at the grocery store...
http://www.id-adesigns.com/products.html

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rain rain go away

I'm bored and found these inspiring photos. I think I'll go home and clean my entire place. Check out the awesome organization and help from ikea goods

http://flickr.com/photos/chezlarsson/

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