strange but true.

"over the course of a lifetime the average woman ingests

SEVEN POUNDS of lipstick."

why is it always so intimidating?

a clean, blank, brand new, untouched sketchbook.

i keep putting off starting sketches for my senior collection due to a new sketchbook... and im running out of time.

light cans.

spray paint can lights. WANT.

designed by zek crew.

rings shall always remain my favorite item of jewelry.

jack BB dakota.

couldnt resist doing some shopping while down in Wicker Park.

too many fabulous vintage shops and boutiques there.

found this vest for less than half the price ive seen it anywhere online so i just couldnt pass it up.

digging for diamonds.

theres me a lookin.

me doin some diggin.

she found some cool rocks.

i took this one.

annnd this one.

these are again the work of the fabulous ms. kat ryals over at www.kryalsphotography.com.

no luck with the diamonds but i did find some beautiful jasper.

finishing what i started.

quick sketch of my idea.

final piece.

i think... my change it. my work is never finished..

charles bukowski.

"there is a time to stop reading. there is a time to stop trying to write. there is a time to kick the whole bloated sensation of art out on its whore-ass."

mini garage winery.

who wouldnt want to drink wine out of these?

channeling warmer weather.

photography from Burning Man 2009 by Hector Santizo.

i would love to make it out there someday.

and the desert is looking fabulous right now with all this snow weve been having.

Anna Lewis

beautiful jewelry and photography

they're creepy and they're kooky. mysterious and spooky. they're all together ooky...

the adams family.

saw the musical tonight. and it was fabbbbulous.

its based off of the original cartoon drawings. so funny. and nathan lane is hysterical.

"define normal..."

fangs.

as ive been told before.. my jewelry is often a bit weird, which is how i like it.

i picked some chili peppers off my plant on my porch and cast them into silver and attached em to a mouthpiece i made to make fangs..

weird and old. my favorite things.

dissected frog.

finally a photo of one of my recently finished pieces.

still totally amazed.

at how strange a feeling it is to wake up in one state and go to sleep in another.

i dont know if ill ever get used to it.

i hate to leave.

instantly fell in love with arkansas back during my first visit.

love to be here. hate to leave.

but the midwest is calling my name. gotta show home some love before i retreat back to georgia. wonderful people, great food, warm weather. whats not to love about the south.

kiddie drawings.

yeondoo jung's recreations of children's drawings.

first roll.

a few photos from my 1st roll of film in my brand spankin new diana.

still tryin to figure out how to use it correctly. and i really need a flash.

when i grow up i want to be a kid.

back in the day my little sister had this on VHS and ive currently got a song from it stuck in my head.. specifically the lyrics "when i grow up i wanna be a kid, i wanna have some fun and stay forever young." i was about to have a lengthy rant about growing up because it is something im having to come to terms with more often lately but as i was thinking i remembered a recent conversation and how a friend stated at the risk of sounding cheesy "i love life." well.. as i told her, its not cheesy its true. and something im working to remind myself of more often.

and boy how theyve grown up.