Art you can Wear!

I have branched out and put my art work on these yummy American Apparel shirts! Every tee, sweater, or tank are screenprinted with my artwork and then personally painted.with fabric paint..making each piece of clothing your one of a kind piece of art you can wear! Machine Washable! Get em on etsy before they're gone! They make great Christmas gifts!

Mike & Heather's Visit

I have been refelcting on the past few years and really feel lucky that my cousin Mike and Heather moved to CA! I have gotten to see them many times over the past 4 years and what a treat it is everytime! They are good company and we laugh lots...it's great to stay in touch with family....priceless, actually...
Here's some pics from their short but sweet visit...

Gobble Gobble

Thankful.
Thankful for family. Thankful for my friends. Thankful for my health. Thankful for my art. Thankful for all the people in my life that make it so sweet. I missed my family far away, but all in all had a GREAT day with the loved ones who were here and lots of new found friends...Chad & I teamed up with the neighbors in the front house to put on a shindig of all shindigs...potluck Thanksgiving.We ate outside under the big blue sky and had a bon fire...into the night we sat around, warmed our feet and laughed and talked.The day made sweeter with my pumpkin chocolate cheesecake & apple pie (momma's recipe & a tradition)Finishing off the last of the pie..Sarah was instrumental in the kitchen...I couldn't have done it without her!Jefferson & I pretending to be eskimos...who are freezing in the harsh winter conditions...can't you see the look of dispair in our frozen faces?!My bunnny ears were a little off...but you get the idea..dorks :)Ahhh, familia...priceless.love.Hope your turkey day was full of smiles, gratitude and love.

RAWards semi-final show!!!

This past Thursday I competed in the semi-finals for RAWartists....
As most of you know, I was asked to participate in RAWart back in April. RAW is a non-profit organization of artists helping other artists showcase their talents. There are many catergories of "art"...RAWart showcases painters, dancers, musicians, photographers, make-up artists, etc...
Every year the organization has an awards show to honor Artisit of the Year in each of these categories. Every artist that did a show with RAW during the year is eligible...and there are a lot of artisits in each category in different cities around America. I won the online votes to put me into the sem-finals; which consisted on 5 artists per category. We all showcased our work on Thursday...I am proud to say, I won for my category!!!! This means that I am now a finalist, and am representing the city of Los Angeles in my category (Visual Artist). Each city did this same showcase and picked one winner in each category...now the winner represents it's city. A panel of RAWart judges will review each cities' bodies of work and announce ONE winner in each category for the entire year at Mann's Chinese Theatre, January 12th! I am VERY excited to have made it this far and am hopeful I will win the title of RAWartist of the year!!!! It is a bit daunting to compete at a national level with SO many great artists....but I feel giddy that there is a possibility for me to win! The winner gets rewarded with features in several magazines and art galleries, as well as art supplies and to show in RAWart's 2012 show in any city of choice. (I would, of course, choice NYC) SO, Keep your fingers crossed....there are a lot of cities I am up against...but I am OH SO PROUD to represent Los Angeles and made it this far in the competition!!!!
Here's a few pics of Thursday's show....



Check out RAWart here

Happy Halloweeeeen

My favorite time of year! We dressed up the muttsies...too cute...Powder was Rockstar and Cash was the Jockey's winning ticket ;)


Chad was Michael Jackson and I was a Vampire by default...Supperclub theme this week was vampires...so I rolled with it...

Hope you all have a safe and spook-tacular Halloween....Monday we are going on a haunted hayride to kick off Chad's birthday, which is Tuesday. Very exciting!

The latest

I have been a baaaddd blogger. (and I don't mean baaaddd as in bad-ass...just plain old bad) Life has been quite busy here in Cali...I started a new job in July at a place called Supperclub. There are various Supperclubs world wide..the concept is dinner in bed with live performance art throughout a 4 course meal to entertain, shock, and delight. It is such a FUN place to work! I am having a ball there. Every two weeks we dress up in different themed costumes...my favorite so far has been 80's Prom
The next two weeks is Vampire themed...I get to wear fangs! Check out the Supperclub website It is very avant-garde and different than any dining experience I have ever seen or heard of. It turns into a nightclub after dinner service and I am happy to report I do NOT work the club. Just dinner is enough for me to pay my bills and allow me time during the day for all my other ventures... I have been a busy bee; writing/conceptualizing for two seperate projects: 1. is a comedy webisode 2. a feature film. Both projects I have a writing partner and have written myself an acting role as well...let's face it, that's the best way to star in the movie of your choice in Hollywood. ;) There is still much work to be done and I am remaining pretty tight lipped on both until they are shot and ready for your viewing enjoyment...Chad and I recently shot another comedy short in sequel to "Sven Uncool Vampire Blogger 2". The idea started with Chad creating a character called Sven who started a video blog then he shot another "blog" that included me and some friends and the one we just filmed was shot documentary style with interviews like the Office. It is the best one we have done yet...I can't wait to share once the editor is done with it...hopefully by the end of the week and then I will send out the link. In the meantime, here is the one we shot last year(in case you missed it) Watch it here when you have a minute to sit down...it's a short film and it will set you up nicely for the third sequel!!! Also happening in my life right now, I am back in acting class once a week on Mondays and loving every minute of it! Having lots of fun creating on stage. I am beginning to audition again for the first time in a long time...and I have a fresh perspective about the craft. Don't count me out just yet...I have some air time in the future, I promise. On another note, my artwork is still going great....I just found out yesterday I got voted into the semi-finals for RAWartists Los Angeles!!! Five artists from each city were chosen and the winners will be determined after a showcase next month in which a panel of judges will decide. (keep your fingers crossed) If I win, I would have so many opportunities to showcase my art in ,magazines, galleries, and get some free art supplies to boot. The award show will be held at Mann's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd(same place Chad had his premiere last year!) Check out more here

Some other fun tid bits....I started as a mentor for Young Storytellers Foundation last week. I will be part of a group of mentors that assist 5th graders in writing their very own screen play. After 8 weeks the kids scripts come to life in "The Big Show". I have acted in the Big Show 2 years in a row and this year I am a mentor! It is such a fulfilling experience to see these children's creativity come to fruition on the stage. I'm really excited to dive into week 2 this Thursday! I am still volunteering at Cedars Sinai Hospital in the pediatrics Dept on Friday mornings. Last week me and a few of the kids there made a huge wall mural(on paper-can be removed) of Hallowwen inspired art...there were talking pumpkins, cats, and spiders and LOTS of glitter...oh my...I had glitter in my hair by the end of it! All in all... I am feeling very blessed for the goodness in my days. On Sunday I went Apple Picking too!!

It was awesome. A little place called Willow Brook (1.5 hours east from LA) I indulged in mini apple cinnamon doughnuts-THE BEST I'VE EVER HAD! I brought lots of goodies home for Chad, who stayed behind...he has been having some ear issues...we are back to the Dr today to investigate that further. Please keep him in your prayers that he finds some relief with all this ear business. We are hoping he has his final surgery this December and after healing from that he won't be plagued with pain anymore... On a brighter note...he will be filming a movie next week called "Decoding Amy Parker". There are great actors in the film and he is really excited to have gotten the part! I'll fill you in with more details after he films! October is my favorite time of the year...the crisp air rolls in and Halloween is my favorite holiday. I am looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas as well and spending time with family. I will be looking into tickets to fly home in the next week or so...I will keep you all posted!

A Day at Dodger Stadium

Sunday FUNDAY!!!! Our friends invited us to a day at the Dodger Stadium to see the Dodgers take on The Nationals.
Dodgers won much to Mike's chagrin and Aimee and I ate and laughed the day away... ...sometimes peering out to the field ;) It was awesome...and it was free hat day to boot!
Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd;
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,
I don't care if I never get back.
Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don't win, it's a shame.
For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,
At the old ball game.

Jen's Bachlorette Bash & Alicia's Visit

What a month...first my momma's visit...then a day trip to wine country for my dear friend's bachlorette bash...
We all wore wigs and tu-tus! FUN!




and my bff Alicia visited me! Her and I went wedding dress shopping for her wedding next year(I am maid of honor) and I felt so honored that she flew all the way out here so her and I could plan together! We were very productive...got the bridesmaid dresses. Poosibly found her a wedding dress...and came up with a creative idea for her centerpieces! Not to mention all the fun we had just hanging and eating! haha...all we did was eat! Her last night here we went to dinner on Hollywood Blvd and then to King King for The Floor Show! It was an amazing show of colorful dancers, musicians, and singers(my friend Lyndsay being one of the talented singers!) I am over joyed with the fun I've been having...now time to get crack-a-lacking on some new art works!
Sadly, this is the only picture I have from Alicia's visit...

Catalina Island & mom

Mother's Day was spent with my beautiful mom, brother, Machiko, and Chad.... in Catalina Island. We saw the Wrigley Memorial& Botanical Garden and took some rad photos...










After a fun filled weekend on the island we headed back to Cali for Mom's birthday in Hermosa Beach...



Chad & I toook her out to dinner at our fav spot "Cobras and Matadors"
Make a wish...
The perfect end to a perfect day.

So happy to have gotten quality time with my momma!