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Lips. How can you not love them. I'm intrigued by them. Some people have thin lips, some fat, some with thin tops and fat bottoms. I have no problem with thin lips. With the right curl they can look just as good as the plump lips.
I was painting lips one day... I guess they were on my mind. I painted these lips from imagination and from memory of my observation of my favorite lips.
I just listed LIPS for sale this ACEO* (Art Card Editions Originals), giclee** reproduction of my original acrylic painting. This Art Card is standard 3.5" x 2.5". Check out the listing at http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12982556 or my shop, Victoriasart
*Art card, editions and originals
An offshoot of Artist Trading Cards are the "art card, editions and originals" (ACEO). ACEOs originated when some artists began to create cards to sell, in addition to trading among themselves. The selling of these cards is a sore point with some ATC enthusiasts; but, of course, the provision that cards should not be sold is not an enforceable one. Trading cards in other areas such as sports have also been traded and sold. The practice is meant to explore the temporal miniature in art, to augment the income, increase visibility, circulate small works more widely, as well as increase their patronage.
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artist_trading_cards#Art_card.2C_editions_and_originals
***Giclee= A giclee (pronounced "zee-clay") comes from the French word, "fine spray". It is a digital plotter-based (large format) print that is produced by the application of millions of tiny ink droplets sprayed onto fine art paper or canvas. The archival based inks used are specially formulated so that the fine print heads spray droplets at a resolution of 1200 dpi. The media used is also of archival grade and can last from 100 to 200 years. The visual quality of the print is extremely high and the color saturation and definition stunning.
Il y a tout juste un an, je créais ce blog avec l'ambition folle de rendre compte en temps réel d'une génése. Non point biblique mais artistique, de l'idée à la concrétisation d'un groupe d'électro-rock qui a prit pour nom Success. Quel bilan? Dès le départ, je claironnait la réussite inéluctable et planétaire du projet. Je ne me suis pas beaucoup trompé car je peux annoncer ici notre participation aux trentièmes Transmusicales, LE festival français de découverte, en décembre prochain. Le concours de remixes lancé en mars a parcouru la blogosphère plusieurs fois et je peux affirmer sans beaucoup me troper que « Girl from New Orleans » a déjà fait le tour du monde. Je poste ici le remix effectué par Darlin'Nikki. Une merveille. Et je vous invite à cliquer sur le lien suivant pour découvrir Unknown Elementz, un dj alllemand qui a un son énorme et nous a proposé 2 versions de GFNO.
Je n'ai pas été aussi assidu à la rédaction de notes que je l'envisageais mais l'essentiel est là et la vérité dans les interstices.
One year ago, I created
this blog with wild ambition to report in a real time genesis. No
biblical but artistic point, the idea to the realization of an
electro-rock band which took named Success. How successful? From the
outset, I told that it should be an huge and wolrd wide success. I
did not much wrong because I can announce our participation in
thirtieths Transmusicales THE french festival of discovery, in
December. Competitive remixes launched in March has travelled the
blogosphere several times and I can say that "Girl from New
Orleans" has already gone around the world. I post here the
remix done by Darlin'Nikki. One wonders. And I invite you to click on
the link below to discover Unknown Elementz, a german dj which has a
huge sound and its proposed 2 versions of GFNO.
I have not been
as diligent in drafting notes that I wanted but the key is there and
the truth in the interstices.
BreeLeeD makes and sells things that are Preeeteee. Okay.. that's a little hokey, but I thought it was cute.
BreeLeeD and I found each other while chatting in one of Etsy's chat rooms. I love Etsy chat rooms because you meet other sellers and wonderful artisans. I noticed BreeLeeD's childhood of taking art classes and spending countless hours in fabric and craft stores with mom was similar to mine. My mother... as the Beastie Boys put it... "she's crafty!" as I'm sure BreeLeeD's mom was and BreeLeeD is now. I love BreeLeeD's Etsy shop http://breeleed.etsy.com
and her work, so we're doing a blog feature swap.
BreeLeeD is straight out of Southern California, loves decoupaging, sewing, quilling, soap-making and card-making. She is also a proud member of Artisans of Southern California (http://www.artisansofsocal.com) and California Crafter's Club of Etsy (http://cccoe.socalblog.org).
BreeLeeD makes these Upcycled Vinyl record covers into notebooks and journals. This one I love and reminds me of my childhood. We had this record at home in the collection:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12281682
She also makes the cutest zipper pouches. They're cute and despite being homemade... they don't look homemade. I also like her purses, headbands, aprons, vintage items, and more. It all looks great. So check out what she has, especially now... SHE'S HAVING A SALE! http://breeleed.etsy.com Very reasonable prices :)
I've been featured in another treasury!
I'm so excited. The thing is that the painting already sold. But, it's nice to get the exposure. Check it out!
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=4930
I've just listed a couple of new ACEO (Art Card Editions and Original). ACEOs are way for people to collect art on a budget. ACEOs are trading card size and can be orignals or reproductions (maybe the original sold or is priced too high). You can have a mini version of my art. I'll be listing all week. here is what I've listed so far:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12426833
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12408893
Excellente date pour Success mardi prochain dans la mythique salle de l'Ubu à Rennes. Mythique au regard de la programmation qui depuis 1987 a enchainé des légendes: Red Hot Chili Peppers, P.J Harvey, Jeff Buckley, Johnny Thunders, My bloody Valentine, Urban Dance Squad, Père Ubu et des dizaines d'autres. Jean-Louis Brossard pourra donc rajouter Success au tableau de chasse de l'Ubu. Nous ferons la première partie, cette fois-ci nous précèderons véritablement, The Whip, grosse révélation manchunienne en pleine tournée mondiale. Pour préparer ce rendez-vous, nous avons travaillé en studio mardi dernier sous la houlette de notre directeur artistique car Success ne fait les choses à moitié. Nous avons engagé Marlon pour cette tâche essentielle qui donne une nouvelle dimension à notre travail et nous porte et nous portera à des sommets.
Excellent Success date for next Tuesday in the legendary stage of Ubu in Rennes. Mythical in terms of programming, which since 1987 has seen legends: Red Hot Chili Peppers, PJ Harvey, Jeff Buckley, Johnny Thunders, My bloody Valentine, Urban Dance Squad, Pere Ubu and dozens of others. Jean-Louis Brossard will therefore add Success in table hunting of Ubu. We will do the first part, this time we truly play before, The Whip, big revelation from manchester a full world tour.
To prepare for this appointment, we worked in the studio last Tuesday under the leadership of our artistic director since Success does things by half. We committed to this essential task Marlon who gives a new dimension to our work and our door and we will bring to the summit.
