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Girls Drawin Girls book signing in San Francisco

I am on a leave of absence from Girls Drawin Girls at the moment, but I will be making an appearance THIS Saturday at Mission Comics in San Francisco for a book signing of Volume IV!

My piece, "Daisy"

Come swing by, say hi, and come meet my fellow amazing artistes extraordinaires! I put in a lot of hard work not only on my piece for this book, but laying out and producing the whole thing, so I'm very proud of the result! We will be doing drawings, socializing and there will be drinks and refreshments on hand at the signing.

Saturday, August 13th, 2011
4-7pm

@ Mission Comics
3520 20th St. Suite B

San Francisco, CA 94110

Facebook invite:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=227930933917190

Hope to see you there!! : D

Steampunk and upcoming show

ALSO! Just finished 2 new pieces last night for swoon gallery's next upcoming show, "Siamese Dream."
http://swoongallery.com/2011-show-schedule/

Email Ally at hello at swoongallery dot com to sign up for the preview list! OR, sign up for my mailing list (hand link at the right ---> and maybe I'll send out a sneak peak as well ; D

In the meantime, here is a quick painting study I did and posted to instagram (follow me! user daisychurch)...

Patriotic

And yes, this is my drawing from 4th of July

(this shows you how behind I am with trying to get my blog up to speed! ha ha!)

Akhilandeshvari, or The Always Broken Goddess

So, a few weeks ago, I came across this VERY excellent read on Akhilandeshvari, or "she who is never not broken." It was just very inspiring, and I found myself relating to many different aspects.

From the article:

"Akhilanda derives her power from being broken: in flux, pulling herself apart, living in different, constant selves at the same time, from never becoming a whole that has limitations."

Anyway, the kick-ass thing is that she rides a crocodile as well. I was agonizing over how to color this; I really wanted to make her skin tone blue, but I'm not sure if that's ... "correct" for this hindu diety? Is blue something reserved specifically for Krishna, or does it specify god/goddess? Outside of this article, I couldn't find much about this specific deity (much to my chagrin)

I'd love to hear your thoughts on how to color her, dear blog readers! (And please, def check out the article; so worth the read!)

Why Lying Broken in a Pile on Your Bedroom Floor is a Good Idea

Dollhouse Bettie

So, I found this FANTASTIC shop on upper Haight that specializes in vintage lingerie and retro inspired lingerie, and finally had the funds to stock up on some proper undergarments for all my vintage dresses!

I got an amazing girdle, bustier, vintage crinoline, and a vintage Merry Widow; all of which look beautiful! What a difference having the proper undergarments on underneath older dresses; it totally holds your posture differently and makes you curvy in all the right places. If you have any vintage dresses, I cannot stress how much of an improvement it makes! : D

Check out the rest of their beautiful wares here!:

http://www.dollhousebettie.com/