..workings of an orphan girl..

background prepped, sprayed and sketched


the faceless girl filled


shades . text . tattoo


a little ponder session


workings of an orphan girl..

trying to finish up several paintings. can't wait to finish
her up. this piece is another mini collaboration with my
girl danielle. she inspires me, pushes me and torments
me. but i kinda dig that.

what else am i working on you ask? well i have a new little series
of my girls. itty bittys with a new little twist. hoping to have those
ready for the shop soon.

off to finish her up.

peace.

..preps..

a blue betty.

what am i up to you ask???? oh lots
over here in middle earth. right now, today i am
working on a few display and packing items. there
never really seems to be enough time in any day for
me. so today, when i got home from my p.t. early
morn - oh how i hate to get up that early - job, i swore
i would fight off any signs of a nap and just get some
stuff done in the studio. as many of you know
kelly + focus = good luck. but today i am bound
and determined to get some quality work done
in an high quantity volume. whew. so far so good.

i have ordered new packaging items for my baubles
and prints, repainting a dress form for display and
photography needs and will soon be printing some new
fun labels for packaging and mailing. later i will hopefully
make a dent in a website i need to finish up.

there is so much that i need to work on in january.
things i want to accomplish

1. submit to several arts and craft mags
2. finish up my website, with the help of the little bird
behind the curtain
3. re-photograph most of my baubles [this week]
4. finish up 5-6 paintings
5. continue to renovate the studio.
6. finish sketches for a special order original [this week]
7. work on some class descriptions and bio works
8. taxes [next two weeks]

yikes....no naps here! so if you see that i am slowing, please
send me a nudge. i might just be resting my eyes.

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on a side note, i want to send out a big thanks to each of you who have
been stopping by recently. comments or no comments, i feel the support
and kindness everyday and lately, it has been such a nice reminder of why
i do what i do.
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there will be a special giveaway coming up soon and some shop fun. so
please stay tuned! you know that the month of red is coming soon!

peace.

about the girl

instagram 1.6.11

about the girl....how about a few things you may not know. cmon,
you know you wanna know.

.. my husband is 10 years younger than me. thats right, move over
demi moore. i was a cougar before cougar was cool.

.. i walk around in a blanket almost daily. i am cold everyday, yet
i live in middle indiana - where the sun seems to never shine through
the winter. many mornings you will find me out getting the mail, blankie
wrapped tightly and a bad case of bed head.

.. i have several major goals in my personal life, relocate to a warmer
land, buy a vintage camper and ford falcon and camp on the weekends.
bryce is not going along with this one. gee i will miss him.

.. i am an accomplished snacker. i can snack with the best up them. ready
for a throwdown? line me up some swedish fish and a beer, start the chant

.. i love fiercely, but if you hurt me - then i am hurt and tend to carry
that around for too long. but i am really working on this one, don't
worry the voodoo doll pins aren't for you.

..i use the word dang along with religious icons such as
the big guy, jesus or moses. and apparently i type just like i talk.
DANG you poor poor peeps are expected to follow all of it.

.. i have sat before the dalai lama, three times and i am blessed because
of this. he likes a good belly laugh like me. nothing like a silly man with smarts

.. i am sometimes referred to as a "pez" girl. i tend to throw my head back with
my mouth wide open when i laugh. i tend hit my head on walls. doors and chairs
doing so. holy moses...there is nothing like a good belly laugh. ***i have a partner
in crime, in all of this. i swear she laughs louder than me. you will find us many
days at little mexico causing a ruckus.

.. i love color - more the better. my dining room is pantone 021. my mom says
my house doesn't "flow"....sorry karen - it flows the kelly way.

.. i would be quite content traveling around our nation, setting up stakes
every couple of months, working in diners and just chatting with the locals.
if i ended up on a beach somewhere warm - i would buy a beach cottage
and live out the rest of my life.

.. if it is attached to a bobby pin, i will wear it in my hair. you know like
frida. yes, i love frida. i love the girls story as sad and dark as it is and i also
love that people crinkle their nose when i tell them that.

....i have recently discovered that my crazy blooms and faceless
girls are my style and i am just fine with that. i mean how many times does
someone have to tell you that it is true before you yell HELL YEAH and run with it.

yep....just a little about the girl.

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..brave..

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