A Fungus Among us (cheesy, I know!) and a New Website

I launched a new website today for creative projects.  It's at sweetlozey.com if you feel inclined to check it out.

Today I'm working on this sweet watercolor painting.  It's based off of a photograph taken by a coworker on her property. I love the creamy, lacy textures in the mushroom juxtaposed against the plum and brown decay on the forest floor. I'll add more as the painting progresses.

damn straight

her words stretched into

slow motion

sipping coffee

       running slowly over

every scenario

the neighbors dealing

nickel and dime

         for the coke dealer

the immediate vicinity

     spreading

             at twice the normal pace

some bizarre optical illusion

there was no symmetry

   in her sigh

spelling

little tornadoes dropped out

             like factory devices

compile a list

   of the 6,500 ways

                       mosquitos and baby chicks

contribute to constant change

almost any nonsense

        is a vale of equivalence

in the continental ravaging

spelled out in

    perfectly reviewed words

already we’re almost out

     of lessons

but maybe we’ll be all right

like a fish

when Big Larry

scrambled to think

he thrashed under the

heavy weight of mutiny

glued to the seduction of

thirty days or less

and a late night with Suzie

lots of people think

      long thoughts

pondering the next morning

or just some bad dreams

why I dislike oysters

her outfit was weird

like the electrification of Chicago

   or oysters

an Italian hat and German shoes

      sturdy

applied to everyday life

she looked for

        reliable men

or at least believers

to follow his example

British rules with a capital letter

we heard him on the lawn

   constantly moving

thus spake the chief

when you were a child

Pharaoh called Jose

to make the transition

we were uneasy

when the town burned

and the baker spoke his dreams

our hands were stained

with interpretations of our faults

and modified desires

Personal Stuff

   maybe he’ll take your heart

across the parking lot

         and splatter it

                          all over

                                   the grass

grinning

        about how we get into stuff

          all the time

             you know       personal stuff

                              Norway

                                   Spirit Bears

           absolutely normal

like that old guy

    carving looks

                   out of the Depression

        with little discussion

 

   but the philosophical never

         moves to practical

                   and you’ll just look

                             down

at the ground    beating

       and wonder if maybe it’s all a little weird

Tricks and Treats

It's time for Halloween.  We got in the festive mood this year and decorated the house.  We carved pumpkins this year too.  

Here's my spooky Jack pumpkin

And Ed's dragon

After we were done carving, I roasted pumpkin seeds.  Yummy treat!

Pretty in Pink

One of the baristas at my local Starbucks asked if I would be willing to knit some custom-sized scarfs for her 4-year-old kiddo.  She agreed to buy the yarn and I knitted items for a few free cups of tea.

This is what she gave me:

I had some extra purple yarn of the same brand that I added in for variety.
This was the end result:

The beret is my favorite.  I want to make one in my size. But probably not pink.

Happy Fall

The maple in my back yard is exploding with color today.

My obsession with Starbucks

One of my favorite things is iced tea from Starbucks - always unsweetened.  Green and Passion blended together.  It tastes pretty.

Suncatchers

These are made from pony beads.  Crafty day with a client.  One of my coworkers showed me how to make these.  Very simple.  Heat oven to 400 degrees.  Cook for about 20 mins or until beads are melted.  Leave an open space for a hanging hole, or you can insert a metal washer before melting.

Personal culture project

Line drawing

Finished color

This is a project that I created for school.  It is a small market bag that I decorated with Copic markers.  The assignment was to create a culture box.  Each of the elements on the bag represents an element of my personal culture.

New art for my casa

I made new art for my apartment.  Collage work on painted plywood. This is on the wall behind my couch

And an accent piece for one of the side walls.

Here is my gun. Freeze!

I discovered this week that it isn't a good idea to tell the clerk at the hardware store that you're building a freeze ray gun...especially if you have purple hair.

These are my staring components

And, close to finished project. Still needs a little bit of work

Copic drawing for a raffle basket for work.

expansion

she’s not going to warn you

       against rushing

                   baffled and itchy

        as many times as it takes

                     to rejuvenate the soul

              and now we have

                                          everything

        good people

               old soldiers

     and the nonreligious

                  wars are so much harder

experienced men

           locked

in a culture of

                       expansion

chipped plaster

girl leaned back
in the chair
and rubbed an
itchy sock
against the wooden leg

she pulled at
chipped plaster
trying to memorize
two empty
cigarette packs
and the smell
of his soap

Hattie Jules

My newest RPG character - Harriet Jules Feynman, PhD.  Also known as Hattie Jules.  Designed for Savage Worlds - Deadlands.

Colored with Inktense watercolor pencils.

Tree of Life

Commissioned quilt for a new baby.  I love the colors.