I am leaving the takeout and feeling like a bit of a fool leaving a job in a down economy. However this is how i started working 6 days a week part time at a job that doesn't pay all of my bills leaving me to attempt to sell art and teach classes to make up the rest. My current thinking is that with more time and a higher paying freelance job ( ( Read more... )

I am no longer an assistant pastry chef... sigh... I am but an artist
Monday I was laid off which is lame because I really liked my job. Of course this means I have time to make art and attempt to be professional which is nice and needed, but I really liked having a job.

I finally got my implants, it was a really strange process since I was awake, but numb, so I could feel pressure and hear what was going on but didn't feel any pain, it was the anticipation of pain that was traumatic. I think the next step will be distracting the patent for these types of surgeries with sound or ear plugs, just something else to ( Read more... )

Ive decided that I have some sort of papermaking compulsion, and I should just give in to it. At school they called me mad, and well, they still do. Today after the am shift I spent 7 hrs. making carrot paper, 30 sheets. It is not the most efficient process but I absolutely love it, and will never stop. Ive been beating fiber since I was 5, ( Read more... )

I’m moving to Boston in early September. I put in a few job applications and have been checking craigslist daily but I will probably just do temp work and artwork until I find something stable,. Who knows this might actually force me to market my work. Speaking of marketing I will be instituting an art loan program in the interest of saving space ( Read more... )

I will be in Boston for the 4th! Things are better at work, and I go to the perodontist tomorrow to look into getting falsies. The dating world still confuses me, anyone know a good book on the subject? I keep making new work, and showing, I just put up a one person- all monster show in a coffee shop. I got some business advice from a local shop ( Read more... )

I'm coming to boston for the december sale opening dec. 5th, and am going to make Stefan fall in love with the city. I'm thinking of going to china pearl saturday morning to sastasfy my dim-sum cravings. we will definatly be going to the new ICA since I haven't been there yet, if there's anything else I should check out let me know. Since I haven't ( Read more... )

I just realized that Ive rebounded from my lul in production since graduation. Ive been showing at least once every 2 months since febuary - in group shows in columbus. This week I am taking 5 days to run around chicago and michigan. I want to go to the shedd aquarium to do some drawing and scout out some galleries that might show my work. If ( Read more... )

I am going to be in boston wednesday to tuesday jan 30th am, Stefan can't get off work and thw weather is lousey so I'm flying, spread the word and I hope to see you soon.
~Melinda

I'm going to be a line cook starting jan 31st, the art museum thing didn't work out, still miss boston, i'm in a art show here in c-town, and in a relationship. I still miss boston, and want to come out soon, i want to see how my so deals with boston ( Read more... )