The Next Gig..weird or what?

This entire journey of being open to opportunities has been a practice of being open to possibility. So I muster up my courage and I tweet my experience, I post my intentions, and I blog my desire! and in turn doors and windows are exposed. I love it. So simple.

As serendipity works, you just never know how and why things come together as they do, but they do. I literally stumbled on my first and recent exhibit with Studio C, by stumbling into their space and having a conversation with Facilitator, Wilmer Aburto, which ensued further conversations with Studio C's manager, Colin Menzies.

Opening night of Layer Cake Dreams, Characters, & Scenes
Featuring Antonio Vazquez-MacKay, first public paid performance!

The latest serendipitous moment is a relationship that was founded by the twittesphere, I saw a Call for Artists by 'Community Cultivated'. I did a quick google, loved what I saw, wrote an email and voila! I am officially announced on their bill. 

The 411 on 'Community Cultivated': two artist gals, busy at day jobs/artists by night, noticed that it's a hard knock life for artists, created an event to promote artists and give back proceeds to the community. All silent auction funds raised are divided as follows: 80% to the artist 20% to the charity of their choosing. Which happens to be Studio C's ArtRecruits program, which I happened to facilitate a class in February of this year.

I make it sound simple, but there is a lot of research, tweetsearch, and planning..but it's been fun and it is working for me. I have read online articles teaching how to's: artist branding, writing an artist's cv, and plain old noticing 'what everyone else doing, that works'...

Whether you are staying open to possibility in human to human conversation or tweeting your heart out. My advice is to be in the moment, pay attention, and be ready for opportunity. 

So my next art gig is June 15, one night affair, bands, raffles and ten artists showcasing their works to be sold via silent auction.

Stay tuned for more information on how to get involved with this event or contact these awesome grass root gals at:

• Community Cultivated Blog
• Community Cultivated Facebook
• Community Cultivated Twitter

Classes & Workshops

Classes & Workshops

Fantastical Portraits @ Studio C

July 5 - September 24


Tuesdays 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

Discover your inner portrait artist! Students will practice the basic principles of drawing and learn how to apply fantastical elements using colored pencil, wax crayon, felt marker, and acrylic paint. On surfaces such as paper, canvas board and wood panel, students will create projects a based in themes of realism and whimsy to create beautiful fantastical portraits.

Fee $139.50 includes art supplies and GST

Download registration form and submit by mail or in person:

9, 100 7 Ave. SW  Calgary, AB   T2P 0W4 

403 269 1838

What did I tell ya?

I am back, a little later than promised.. but I am here. I am sharing my dream as I build it.

What's new? I have adjusted to my new body, healing still from surgery and the chronic body issues..but I have started to dream again.

What have I done since I been absent? I set up an artist website, an artist facebook page and a twitter identity. I am totally enjoying the life of an artist, creating and sharing 'globally' my passion for life.

I even got asked to participate in an art exhibit. wow. Layer Cake Dreams, Characters & Scenes at Studio C. It ran the month of April and received so many positive wonderful comments. I am nearly speechless. nearly.

stay tuned for more rambles, crafty ideas and my art@!

Healing and not quite wheelin'

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It has been so long since posting that I practically got kicked out of blogville. I've been through the ringer on high cycle, but hopefully we nearing the end. If you hadn't heard, I went to hospital on February 7th for treatment of chronic ulcerative colitis. We, as in my husband and I, had made the decision to have surgery. There were no more drugs available, I had either tried them all and reacted or they were only quasi working.

Surgery was meant to be relatively simple and non invasive...however my surgery was complicated by the surgeons cutting my aorta during laporscopy. So they had to open me up from the bottom to the top. They thought the worst was over but the aorta patch didnt hold and all hell or heaven broke loose. They opened me up a second time but couldn't control the bleeding. Countless hours, five liters of blood, and a few electric paddywacks later, I came through it visiting the pearly gates. I brought no enlightenment, no visions, with the exception of one lucid memory of fighting the surgical team as they were trying to anthetize me a second time.

I awoke in ICU and there I lived for a few days with hoses, valves, and drains attached. I guess I even had my arms strapped down! I guess I had a reputation? But I was later told I was an amazing healer, go figure? It was nice to hear, but I still felt beat up or did I? I was and am feeling little pain.

So I spent a total of three weeks in hospital and now at home. I am on near bed rest, no lifting, no driving, just resting. I have been surrounded by loving friends and family and I will be forever gratfulmfor their sacrifices in seeing me to wellness.

More on the creative stuff when my superwoman status improves. Xo

saskatchewan prairie

Muffin Recipe - Gluten Free Goodness

Here is a simple recipe for a small batch of gluten free muffins...customizable to your temptations.

1 egg
2 tbsp canola oil
1/2 cup liquid (water, fruit juice, milk, cream)

2 tbsp sugar (I use brown, white is fine too)
2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup brown rice flour (white rice flour is not as good for you and not as good to use a flour on its own)

2 tbsp pecans (or other nuts or no nuts!)
1/4 cup blueberries (or no fruit or more fruit)
I added a half of banana too (in chunks)

Preheat oven to 425F. Mix wet and dry ingredients separately, fold together and mix well. Pour in prepared muffin tin. Bake for 15 minutes or until done.

Makes 6 medium muffins. Recipe doubles well.

Learning Picasa!

Picasa is a free program that does a lot of the hard work for you! I downloaded the program, it found all my photos on my computer, and then I made this fun collage. Oh and if you blog, then you upload from Picasa to your blog, Oh! the fun I will have.
 

and then I found out that Picasa has a fun editor called Picnik..Look what else I made! Countless hours of fun.