Feeling a little bit of spring on it's way yesterday. It's making me think about yellow and black, bumblebees to be exact! Here's a little tableau of some of my bee related objects. I sometimes see myself as the Queen bee, stinging people with my tattoo needles.
Collectables
02/24/2012
01/20/2012
01/01/2012
Kitty Cat Teapot
Look at what I got for Christmas!
12/31/2011
New Addition to the Kitchen
We've been in the new apartment almost a year now, I guess you could say I'm taking my time to finish the decorating. I was looking for the exactly right ceiling fixture. Something fifties and something multicolored. I finally found it, unfortunately it wasn't cheap, but some sweet angel offered to get it for us for as a housewarming gift (they only first saw the apartment in october). I'm so happy, the colors match my circus theme perfectly. Thanks to Fred for helping with the re-wiring and installation!
09/07/2011
Perfume and Lipstick
I'm working on some ideas for a painting of perfume and lipstick, so I took some photos of my collection. I know I'm not the best photographer but it was fun putting together this shoot.
06/29/2011
New Home for the Dice Collection
I had to build this shelf to house my collection. I was all giddy bringing everything out of the boxes. Look at all the pretty colors!
I've been collecting dice since I was about 17. My first electric tattoo was of a pair dice (it's covered up now but that's another story). Many people ask me why dice? Franky, I'm not 100% sure why. I'm not a gambler. I got into bakelite much later, but I love how the plastic looks like candy or the other way around. Small, square, lucky. The fact that you also see images of luck in tattoos and associated with rock n roll (rock a billy). It's pretty possitive I think to be attracted to good luck charms. So maybe that's it!
Plus I feel like a pretty lucky girl.
06/17/2011
It's the Little Things
...that make me smile. Just a temporary tableau where I have all my jewelery and junk.
06/15/2011
Continuing in the Livingroom
We have concrete walls in our apartment. To hang all these pictures I would have had to drill 11 holes!
In order to hang all my little to medium paintings (some mine, some painted by friends) I devised this system. I ordered a large piece of plywood and had it delivered. It didn't fit in the elevator we had to carry it 11 floors up! I had a friend come over and cut out the shape. We even hung it up straight away. I needed help after all! Next I painted it and hung all the paintings. I think it will change and evolve over the years. I thought about gold leaf... some future day perhaps.
I recently found the chandelier in an antique fair. I had some help wiring it up.
04/22/2011
Decorating
Here's how that piece of furniture looks in the living room. It's 1950's or 1960's, french. I think it's great how it hides all my books away for a neat and clean look.
The cover on the sofa bed still needs to be sewn. And lots of other stuff to do before the living room is finished.
04/07/2011
More Color and Collectables
You could say the kitchen is my favorite room. Well it's the room that's closest to being finished! Here's some little peeks.
That little kittycat head bobber kills me! I would love to tattoo it someday, any takers?
