Today’s Artwork: “The Ladies”

My sister commissioned a piece of artwork today — sitting me down and handing me brushes and paints is pretty much the only way to get me to do art lately — to fit in a small frame she had found and had my father fix while here was here over the holidays. She had them cut a piece…

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What I Did Last Night

I bought the masks at Michaels almost a month ago ’cause I thought they were cool, but I didn’t know what to do with them. I blame Janet Lee ( papillon_enrage ) for putting Wonderland on my brain. I am really, really happy with how cool and creepy they came out. Next, of course, will be Glinda and the…

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From the Jewelry Box

My little sister Soteria used to call me "Shala." She always got me in trouble, and she could never eat a fudgesicle without getting half of it all over her face. Now, she owns Dixie Dunbar Studio (192 King Street, Charleston SC) and designs necklaces and earrings that are featured in Vogue magazine. She’s currently working on redoing the…

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Worth a Sunburn

Here are some of the pieces from my manic little art episode this weekend. (This is the first one, just click "Next" to see them all.) No, I didn’t take pictures of the sunburn. You’re welcome. Tweet

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I am NOT a Cylon. I swear.

The subject of my next piece of artwork is a Brazilian witch named Bruxa Evora. My goal was to make her look a little like Morena Baccarin. NOT Tricia Helfer.  I think it’s the eyes.  And the chin. And…everything. Did some paint-overs last night. Got to love acrylics. Now if I could just get this stupid Bob Dylan song…

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Dr. Gnome: Day 30

The penultimate tweet. It’s been a great run, folks. I’ve had massive amounts of fun. Here’s Harry with his girl… Original art by J.K. LeePurchase the pieces here. Follow "Diary of a Mad Scientist Garden Gnome" here. Tweet

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