tarantula eyes

tarantula eyes:  a continuation of the reptile-girl saga and my submission to FEAST 2014 

[new orleans annual comic magazine]

is that a girl or a gator?

reptile-girl: my submission to FEAST 2013 [new orleans annual comic magazine]

you can pick up the 4th Issue of FEAST at the following locations:
Hey! Cafe, Crescent City Comics, More Fun Comics, and Brothers 3 Bar.

character reference No. 2 + 3

interpretive character sketches from films.

character reference #1

project: character reference

description: interpretive character sketches from various films for general practice + reference

nightmares with teeth

this is what happens when you watch the first 15 minutes of JAWS at age 5.

here's the piece of i've submitted to Joetta Maue's Down To Sleep show opening soon in Lawrence, Massachusetts.  check link for details.

TITLE:    nightshift gallery – Act I

DATE:    2012

MEDIUM:   applique, embroidery, garment construction

SIZE:      24” x 30”  [girl’s size 7]

Artist Statement:

Two constants throughout my life have been sewing machines + monsters.

Sewing, is a magical process that allows me to make flat materials 3-dimentional or stitch together any combination of elements.  As a medium, it possesses limitless possibility regarding form, method and application.  Either by hand or machine, I choose sewing because it is my inheritance.

The combination of girlie and non-girlie elements is a particular favorite.   Nightmares, a preoccupation with fear, and an ongoing obsession with horror films and fairy tales are forever present.   I love monsters because they are never what they seem.

the HIVE

several new projects in mind for the new year, all involving stitching.

Pinata Party

i suppose it's a bit crazy to spend 18 hours building a pinata knowing full well it will be decimated in less than 10 minutes.  i think that is what i like best about pinatas, their temporary nature... and watching the candy fly.

latest project

So I just completed designing a couple exhibits for the Monroe Library Special Collections & Archives at Loyola University New Orleans.  This May 2012 marks the schools 100th anniversary.  The university is celebrating with a series of performances, events and exhibits. These posters are from The Performing Arts at Loyola exhibit.  More examples from this project may be found here on flickr.

Parade Day

a few pics from 'titREX Parade 2011. more images may be found filed away in flickr. wish i had more to say, but i believe i'm still experiencing post-parade letdown. you work so hard for so long to finish everything up for this one moment, then mourn the loss of a project completed. oh well there is always next year.

a few examples of tiny throws. this year i made: tiny beads [as always] - glitterized army men - handpainted dolls, firemen + action figures in 'titREX colors - sewing kits memorializing the Triangle Fire of 1911 [my float subject this year].

my too little, too late float subject was the Triangle Fire of 1911. the tragedy brought to light the inhumane conditions of garment factory workers, which lead to labor reform and nation wide safety standards... but all too late for the 146 lives lost. march 25th this year will mark the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Fire of New York City. i'll have more on that subject closer to the 25th. till then, check out the link above in boldface for more information.

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'titREX 2011

mardi gras is fast approaching. it's been a mad flurry trying to finish up all things 'titREX. we're counting down the days to the micro spectacle that is 'titREX Parade.

true blooded... all the way.

below is a piece i finally finished for the sarah!, sarah!, sarah! invitational. thanks john for the invite. so nice to be drawing again, but i'm so glad it's done + i no longer have to contemplate the existence of such a person as sarahP.

... and a tip of the hat to miss jeffie for all those years of dance, sequins + bubble gum... oh + for photographic proof that i am quite the american.

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good-bye mardi gras*

alas it is ash wednesday, which always marks the closing of yet another mardi gras season here in new orleans. no matter how many parades you attend, how many costumes you throw together or how much fun is had, you always feel like you still missed out on something, then you remember that... there is always next year. a simple fact that seemed uncertain after katrina. but come mardi gras 2006, only six months after the storm, the parades did roll... and we didn't miss a beat.

so here's to mardi gras 2009 + many, many more to come. this year marked the start of a new mardi gras tradition, one that i hope will continue. 'titREX Parade: New Orleans first micro-krewe and shoebox processional, rolled through the streets of the ninth ward on valentine's day. i feel very fortunate to have been a part of this hopefully annual event. the parade's theme this year was tiny victories. parade day pics may be found here.

here are a few process pics of my 'titREX float entitled Your Never Gonna Take Me ... Alive.