As I mentioned in my last blog my friend Joanna came to DeKalb for the weekend and we documented our Saturday with the camera I'm still borrowing (I'll return it soon, I swear).
This is the beginning of our day. We looked pretty rough so we didn't want to show our faces. But cute summertime shoes, right?
I had to go pick up my bike so we walked a long long way (ok, a mile) and got my little yellow bicycle but then had to deal with walking it back. We each took turns riding it slowly and eventually settled on each of us holding on to a handlebar. We sang Moldy Peaches songs about our friendship and talked about boys and moving to Portland.
During the walk back my friend Jane called to see if I wanted to join her at this rustic establishment for a late lunch. We hopped over there and got a shot of the front of the building. Like the antlers?
I'm trying to have a healthier diet so i opted to get a salad on the side of my french fries. This is the kind of place where the salad is all iceberg and the cheese is neon yellow.
Joanna got a cheeseburger and was going to split fries with Jane but they decided there weren't enough fries so she ordered more. I feel like french fries are a very important part of this day.
Here are the fries. Don't be concerned by the glowing goo in the cup. It's just cheese. I realized I didn't get a picture of Jane and her main man Seth. They are a cute couple and lots of fun.
After Twin Tavern Joanna and I were going to go to my studio but it seemed so late in the day and we had plans for later so we went and got ice cream instead. then we took a photo in front of the cutesy dated looking picture of ice creams. Joanna seemed sad that I ate my ice cream so slowly. She was finished and I still had a cone to go. I wanted to savor it. Oh, yeah. Remember how earlier I said I was trying to eat healthier? So, to get over the guilt feelings, while Joanna went home to shower I walked on my treadmill. And don't forget about that mile to and from earlier. I think I'm just trying to make myself feel better here. Bear with me.
After working out and showering we got back together and took our picture to prove we looked better than we did earlier in the day. We then went to Borders to check out an art show that was going on and read magazines. No pictures were taken to prove this actually happened but I promise it did.
We came back to my house and watched music videos on my computer for a bit and then we headed to the local bar. We walked, Mom, no driving...
While we waited for friends to show up we amused ourselves (and probably everyone else in the bar) by taking a bunch of pictures. These are just a couple.
Then our friend Christian showed up! I surprised him when I quickly snapped this pic. I love that the Paperback Grotto is in the background. That's Dekalb's infamous adult bookstore.
A few more friends showed up and made our night quite complete. Afterwards Joanna and I went our separate ways only to meet up the next day when we laid on the grass and read books. Weekends are the best!
I hope you enjoyed my documentation of a sweet simple Saturday. I want to remind everyone about my
giveaway. I'm a little sad because there doesn't seem to be much enthusiasm. Thank you to
Afiori for commenting and posting a link. You are quite a dear! Go check it out!
The winner of the lithograph print is.... Mandaleighta! Send me an address at abeautifulparty@hotmail.com so I can get your print in the mail. Thank you to all who participated, this was so much fun! Maybe the year and a half anniversary should also call for a giveaway...
In fifteen minutes I will be getting a haircut that will hopefully look like this. I found this image in a magazine but was too poor to buy the magazine so I took a picture with my (borrowed) camera. Poor, right?
The other day I found a new blog (new to me) that I have apparently lost. I thought I stuck it in my following list but but it seems I did not. Anyway, she posted a photo of what was inside her purse and encouraged other readers to do the same. Here is mine. You may recognize the table from the bar photo in my last post. Yes, I did this at a bar. There was some downtime when people left the table to do various activities. 
In my purse you will currently find my wallet, a book of animal stencils because you never know when those will come in handy, a parking ticket (oops.), my cute kitten calendar that i never use, cigarettes (nasty habit, I know), a beer top, cell phone, chap-stick, lipstick, eye drops, power compact, pen, sharpie (for writing on those gross bar tables), more lipstick (color name: princess), a pile of receipts, notes, and show cards, my ipod hookup for my car, my holga lens cap, keys, a pearl necklace my friend Jane gave me, a headband and you can't see it that well but an egg from a quarter machine with a toy dog inside. Seriously, I'm like a little kid when it comes to my purse. I have to have activities and toys constantly so I never get bored!
I mentioned in my last blog I would show somethings I've been doing in my shop. These are some collages I've been working on. I thought i rotated the top image but I guess I didn't. If you click on the images they should get larger. I've been using a lot of scraps I find in the studio, usually on the floor, to make these collages. I love the ghost girls. They are fashionable ghosts.
On June 20th I will have had my Etsy shop for one year! To celebrate I'm giving away this handpulled lithograph print. If you're not that familliar with the lithograph process check it out here. As some of you know I'm in a bind without a digital camera so I took some quick snapshots of the print with iphoto for now. Better pictures to come. And I can't find my ruler so I can give exact measurements but it's a bit larger than 8"x10". The piece is called Ghost Home and is marked as an artist proof. The edition was limited and some of the prints will turn into monoprints. Please click on the links to learn more about printmaking, that's what I'm in grad school for!
I borrowed a camera today and start working on new photos for my shop. I'm trying to put the pieces in an environment so people can get more of a feel for what my work is. I'm pretty pleased with these photos though I feel like they may be a little gray. They were taken in my studio. I'm going to hopefully get the rest taken tomorrow but I may run into a problem. The camera I borrowed is low on battery! We'll see if I can get this fixed very soon.
I'm drinking coffee and making lunch in my OWN apartment because I finally gave in and got internet... thanks to my parents of course for helping me pay for it during the summer months. I'm quite happy. Right as I'm crawling out of this funk I've been in for the past week I can now sit in my own home and catch up on all my favorite blogs. I've found so many new ones lately and I feel so overwhelmed by how many great ones there are to read. 
