here are three pieces i did on commission for my mom.  they are frankincense trees done in oilbar on canvas.  larger images are under the paintings section on my homepage.

i am currently looking for a new job.  my americorps term is almost at an end.  over the past couple of weeks i have applied for 5 jobs and only received a reply from one--and it was just to tell me that they received my application.  it's a little discouraging at times, but hopefully come the end of february i will find something! if you have any suggestions, let me know...

imagine art had a booth at the armadillo bazaar this christmas.  all of the paintings were 12"x12".  here are a few that i painted:

moon·light /ˈmunˌlaɪt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[moon-lahyt] v.
-to work at an additional job after one's regular, full-time employment, as at night.

so i moonlight at amy's ice creams on sixth street.  most days, it's an awesome place to work.  how could you not like hanging out with awesome people while throwing ice cream all over the place???  and when i say throwing, i mean throwing.  we are well-known for launching balls of ice cream across sixth street and occasionally over the building... and catching them!

we do other cool things too, i.e. theme nights.  every sunday night is school girl night, meaning a few girls (including myself) and one of our guys are scooping in our plaid skirts and knee-highs.  come out and see us!

i went on a field trip with some of the artists from imagine art a couple of weeks ago.  we went to the blanton museum of art which is on the edge of the UT campus.  we parked around back, and it was a good thing we did otherwise we would have missed this awesome installation they have hiding back there!  according to my co-worker, it was originally at the mfa in houston.  i can't remember what it was called or who the artist was (and my attempts to google it have been unsuccessful) but it was definitely my favorite. 

we pulled up behind the museum and there it was--a metal canopy of sorts with hundreds (???) of flexible yellow tubes hanging from the top.  the yellow tubes were gently swaying in the wind like jellyfish tentacles in the  ocean.  however, unlike a jellyfish, i wanted to run into the middle of the sculpture and stand amidst its 'tentacles'... so i did. it was amazing.

on weekdays, i work as an americorps volunteer at imagine art, a non-profit in east austin.  our non-profit helps artists with disabilities professionally access the arts.  we are located in a small house with two offices, a studio and a kitchen.  i am one of 5 americorps volunteers here.  at any given moment you can find one of us diligently working on the futon, in the studio, at the kitchen table, or in our tiny "office." 

after just one visit, my mom described imagine art as "a magical place."  what makes us unique is that we are first and foremost a creative community.  in addition to providing shared studio space, we also hold a monthly breakfast, weekly bible studies, and field trips to provide artists with the opportunity to engage in relationships that feed their creativity. 

i have met some amazing people working here.  our artists may have mental, physical, or learning disabilities but their creativity is what defines them.  they make every day on the job interesting and different. 

i took my art down from amy's today. here are a few pics for those of you who missed the show.

so my digital pieces have been up at amy's for about a week and i have yet to have any sales.  i know that this is my first show in austin and i should be happy just to have them up, but i would also like to at least cover some of my costs for printing and framing.  i currently have each piece priced at $75. they are 8x8 prints matted in a 12x12 frame.  technically they are underpriced if you count cost of materials plus hours of work put into each piece, but i'm starting to wonder if i shouldn't sell them for less.  i asked a lot of people before i put up prices and $75 seemed to be a good number but it has yet to yield any results. i am feeling a little discouraged.  i'm open to any suggestions...please.

my show is up!  it looks great and hanging it was only a huge pain in the butt.  the wall at amy's is brick and has lots of holes in it already, but of course none of them are evenly spaced apart.  at one point i gave up on using nails and tried to use some mounting tape but that just resulted in a broken frame and lots of cussing.  thanks to dominic for sticking around to help me out!

now if only some my pieces will sell...

muchisima gracias to all my friends and family for checking out my new site.  i am running around like crazy trying to get ready for this show.  i am considering a casual opening event... mainly just inviting ppl to come hang out with me at amy's.  i'll let you know if i decide to do anything.

in other news... my volleyball team won our game last night. :)