I kinda wanna spend all the money I just made on Etsy on this:

or this:

from AGC916.

lovers gonna love

On Monday my vulva undies were featured on Regretsy.com - it was only a matter of time really, I mean vaginas are Regretsy's bread and butter. Words got pretty heated in the comments section of that post, but all the exposure brought over 5,000 visits to my shop, 15 sales, lots and lots of love and just one hate mail (hate mail - for real!) - all in about three days! I'm here to express my gratitude to everyone who purchased one of my items and/or had words of love to share with me, friends and strangers. thankyou! thankyou! thankyou! You guys are the best! I'm sending so much love back your way.

This message I received sort of sums up the nastiest of what was being slung on Regretsy:

O_O Wow. There's really not much more for me to say in response to that.

Anyway, I started the vulvas all the way back in my last year of school and ended up making a large set of patches and undies a few summers back. More recently when I decided shift my focus to prints and watercolors I took most of the vulva items out of my shop, but relisted them when there was so much interest from the Regretsy post. So what's left is all there is or will be! Get it while you can!

THANK YOU again everyone for all the LOVE!!

a big deal

Ok friends, it's been quiet over here because I've been working on a big exciting new step in my life//art -- I've decided to sell small original watercolor paintings straight from my art journal!! I just finished listing 8 in my shop, GO SEE! I think it's looking pretty sharp over there...

I've been afraid to do this for quite some time, but recently I said "f-it! painting little watercolors is my favorite thing and I just want to do it all the time, so WHY NOT??!" And there you have it. 

I've decided to sell them for just $12 because kick-ass art should be attainable by all, don't you think?

I hope this is exciting for you guys too, I don't want to be having all the fun by myself. Take a peek and let me know what you think, don't forget to spread the word if you dig it! 

p.s. I feel like I should have more to say on this subject but I'm a lil tired and out of it. If I've left questions unanswered please ask them!

disappointment?

Neither of these paintings turned out as I hoped they would, but combined -- boy.... they sure are somethin else....

gournal share

A few of my most recent journal experiments. There's more from this journal on my art work page.

sketchbook empowerment

This morning I happened upon a blog post I found most awesome and share-worthy. Danielle of The Merriweather Council shared some tips for making that new (or not) sketchbook or journal less intimidating. It took such courage for me to finally dive into my first journal and really start expressing myself visually. The intimidation is recurring with each new journal, sometimes with each new page (!) but it just takes practice and a lil bit of a "well... fuck-it, here I go" attitude. Danielle's tips are totally legit and effective, and the principles behind them can be applied to just about any creative medium. Read her post and bonus! see an adorable pic of the author with blank-page anxiety.

april star*cast

the Three Leaps of the Gazelle! I'll be looking for those, what wonderful imagery. The Lyrid Meteor shower is coming up on the 22nd, which reminds me of this:

(thanks, design squish)

Which can also be seen here:

It's terribly difficult to take a decent picture of one's own back so I feel this shot really doesn't do it justice, but you get the idea. And a cover up no less! Well done Matt Lentz!