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Amare et sapere vix deo conceditur - Even a god finds it hard to love and be wise at the same time
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Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge.
~Mark Twain
Jethro Tull - Wond'ring Aloud
Wond'ring aloud
how we feel today.
Last night sipped the sunset
my hands in her hair.
We are our own saviours
as we start both our hearts beating life
into each other.
Wond'ring aloud
will the years treat us well
As she floats in the kitchen
I'm tasting the smell
of toast as the butter runs
Then she comes, spilling crumbs on the bed
and I shake my head
And it's only the giving
that makes you what you are
"Tomorrow never happens, man. It's all the same fucking day, man." ~Janis Joplin
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about me
artist, writer, seeker
nevertheless: I don't like jazz, and yes, I do like Starbucks. HA!
Yep, more shameless pimping...but something new! It's not just me anymore---now, the bf's got an etsy shop too!
So most of y'all know I quit my job last fall (I know, it seems ridiculously foolish in the economic climate right now, but it was the right thing to do) and, whilst looking for a new gig, have been pouring myself into my creative outlets. I worked really hard to prep for my very first craft fair (as Hexkitten Designs) in February, and I did really well! Made a lot of sales, got great feedback and even got orders to ship out. It was truly a success, even if still just a PT endeavor. I came up with some new products that were really well received, and I'm now shamelessly whoring them here on Tribe: namely handpainted hexes on rustic wooden medallions, and needlework patterns of my designs!
The cross stitch patterns are doing really well---to my surprise and delight---and I've already sold a bunch of them on the new etsy shop. People LOVED them at Pantheacon, so I'm feeling like buying that design program was a good investment. To start, I've created some patterns for my tattoo style designs, and posted them in my new etsy shop: HelloSailorStudio.etsy.com. I also have mini versions of all my hex designs in cross stitch patterns (12 total), though they're not listed in the HexKittenDesigns shop yet. Soon though, soon!
And last but most definitely not least, I'm pimpin' for the boyfriend, too. Joshua makes awesome silver jewelry and accessories, and he's just getting his etsy shop started: LioncraftStudio.etsy.com. He makes gorgeous silver twist hair sticks, penannular brooches (traditional Celtic pins for cloaks, shawls etc), bracelets and other accessories. Please check him out, and who knows...maybe you'll be his very FIRST sale! (hint hint hint)
To summarize...
GO HERE! PLEASE SHOP! SUPPORT THE ECONOMY & YOUR STARVING ARTIST FRIENDS! :)
www.HexkittenDesigns.etsy.com (Hex Signs and Block Prints)
www.HelloSailorStudio.etsy.com (Sailor Jerry style tattoo designs and needlework patterns)
www.LioncraftStudio.etsy.com (Beautiful hand forged silver jewelry and accessories)
Hello everyone,
Okay, admittedly, I completely dropped the ball on getting any news or promotions out for the Christmas holiday. Being involved in the Dickens fair took up so much time and energy, I just couldn't pull anything together in time. The best of intentions, they say, right? Well, I've been working my tail off since 2009 kicked in, on new designs and stock for an upcoming show! It's called Pantheacon, and it is a 4 day pagan-themed convention with workshops, rituals and lots of really cool shopping! If you can stop by, look for my booth and say hi!
Some of the new items in my Etsy shop:
~ 11 x 14 poster in the Victorian Broadside style (only 6 left!)
~ "Hello Sailor" Mermaid linocut
~ New Hex Designs!
~ Rockabilly Valentines! Get 'em quick while there's still time to send them!
Oh, and I'm working on a new line of the hex signs painted on rustic wooden disks, very folk-artsy and neato. They're not in my Etsy shop yet, but I'll be putting them up after Pantheacon.
The 15th Annual PantheaCon
Feb 13 – 16, 2009
President's Day weekend
San Jose Doubletree Hotel
2050 Gateway Place, San Jose CA
(408) 453-4000
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www.HexKittenDesigns.etsy.com
August 9, 2007
Holly is a joy to have in my life. The world knows how beautiful she is, but look a little deeper.
Holly is an alchemist! Her dreams become reality(I have seen and touched them). No surprise she is named for an evergreen symbol of rebirth. She walks her own path, and if you are lucky, you can trace it's joys, for a time.
Her face hints at her depths, from the clarity of those incredible eyes that look cut from rainwater, to the tempest which can cross her brow (and you KNOW you deserve it), to her Mona Lisa smile. Of course she loves cats, she's half one herself! Loving and passionate, magickal, headstrong, independent, incredibly intelligent, hedonistic, dangerous to those she isn't fond of(and I pity you). Time alone with her is where she truly shines. She teaches me something every time we get together, few I'd say that about. She is the only person who has singlehandedly inspired a line on my interests list. And her sense of humor is as depraved as mine! Her smile can light up the room, like lighting, or sunrise. Love her, I do.
June 14, 2007
Her humanity, wit, kindness, imagination and beauty spin together to coalesce palpably into a bright, brilliant, warming light--in her immediate vicinity, and sometimes over great distances. The light traverses the space between facing eyes, between words and ears, between fingers and prose, between brush and canvas, between points at the periphery of cyberspace, between transmitter and receiver, between thought and deed. May you be so fortunate as to sit for some precious moments in its comforting glow, and feel welcomed and humbled by the awakened kindred spirit, that she is.
As have I.
May 31, 2007
She uses me for my massaging hands and has yet to return the favor but I could never truly be upset with one of my favorite snugglers.
April 30, 2007
Quixotic and aloof... determined... opinionated... perplexic et feminine.
Holly has her moments, and beneath those she has her depth. Born of a sight into the other, her artistic and etheric visions are neither unmistakable nor easily refutable. Though hidden at times beneath the fabric, her heart lies open under long sleeves, and her wit rests within the weave of the cloth. Neither maiden, nor crone, nor yet mother, but wisdom none the less; her angels still yet get the better of her though the demons playfully prowl beneath.
Pause but for a moment to rest within the gaze of that quirked brow, and then listen. Most likely she knows more than you...
July 17, 2006
She touched my penis...
Oh love, you were a sickly child
And how the wind knocked you down
Put on your spurs, swagger around
In the desperate kingdom of love
Holy water cannot help you now
Your mysterious eyes cannot help you
Selling your reason will not bring you through
The desperate kingdom of love
There's another who looks from behind your eyes
I learn from you how to hide
From the desperate kingdom of love
At the end of this burning world
You'll stand proud, face upheld
And I'll follow you, into Heaven or Hell
And I'll become, as a girl
In the desperate kingdom of love
~ PJ Harvey
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