Two New Pieces on the Fundraiser Blog!

Cassie Edwards and Christian Arrecis have both generously donated artwork to the Art To Help Fundraiser. If you are new to this fundraiser you can read more about it here and here. Don't forget, to purchase a piece email me at abeautifulparty@gmail.com. All proceeds minus shipping go directly to the family. Once a piece is sold I will mark it as sold on the blog. Go take a look and buy some art for a good cause!

Cassie Edwards, You Are Loved, watercolor, 8" x 11" on 11" x 15" paper. See it here.

Christian Arrecis, Garden, 9" x 6" More info here.
Hope you all had a great weekend!

Over it...

In my shop... four deer, one great price!

Alright, no more feeling sorry for myself. Time to get back on the horse and make some art and find a job. I had a great weekend that helped get me back into the swing of things. My friend Cassie and I went to the gallery where our grad show is (230 N. Superior River North area) and opened it up for the day. Only two people came in but that's two more that the usual number so it was pretty successful. My friend Darren met me in the city after and I finally went to Quimby's which is a really cool zine and comic store. I got a couple of awesome books that I will talk more about later. We also ate at a yummy pizza place called Crust. If you are in Chicago try it out. It's a really great organic eatery with delicious cocktails.

Okay, I'm finished being a Chicago billboard. Thanks to those of you who told me to hang in there. I really try to be a positive person, there are just days where everything gets to me. I'm going to try to rise above it and keep on truckin'.

Please check out my giveaway here. This little ghost is dying for a new home.

I wasn't trying to be funny by saying ghost and dying. I swear it just came out that way.

Blogs that I like

Today I thought I'd pass along some great blogs to read. Some of these people are the reason why I was so excited to start my own blog. This first person is someone I found on Etsy and fell madly in love with their work. http://leililaloo.blogspot.com/ is her blog address. Her work is beautiful and her site is fancy too!


This next piece is by Abbey Hendrickson. I was fortunate enough to meet her a couple of years ago at a print conference and became an instant fan of her work. Recently I found her blog and it was so inspiring. You can check her out http://aestheticoutburst.blogspot.com/.

And this beauty is by Cassie Christenson Edwards. She's a classmate of mine in grad school and her work continues to amaze me. You can follow her work and life here: http://theadventuresofcassie.blogspot.com/

And lastly but not leastly is my good friend Michelle Moode. I've always admired Michelle and her work. Frogmans 2006 was where we finally realized what great friends we are. Because she lives on the west coast I'm able to keep up with her the best through her blog. Check out her beautiful artwork and hear her funny stories here:

http://millionsofpeoplehappy.blogspot.com/

Check it out and find something new to love!