I'll take the top half

Hey hey! Some actual finished work! Rock! This is a modification of my reverse mermaid print that is going to be used as a t-shirt for, you guessed it, Tall Ship Sexy magazine. Woooo! I've also got some nautical themed zodiac signs coming up for them as well. This project is a lot of fun because it incorporates all my favorite things...tattoo flash, giant squids, and the possibility of drawing some more titties.

So the thing is...with all these projects I have going on, plus the stand up, my life has been reduced to tiny scraps of paper that make absolutely no sense, to anyone but me. For example: I have a single post-it not reading bestiality. Yup, that's it. It's an idea for a joke I just wrote, that let me tell you, is incredibly classy. That and all the half scribbled ideas I have for my commissions, basically make me look like a schizophrenic. Now, not like I'm not used to people thinking I'm crazy, but usually it's that kind of "maybe that last drink was a bad idea" kind of crazy, not the "you need to be sedated and put into an institution" kind of crazy. The former, my friends, is significantly cooler...plus I'm being a productive consumer. Everybody wins!

I'll probably hit up a couple more open mikes this week (just did my first last Monday)....but I'm not posting where they are yet until I'm convinced I don't suck. Now, I'm not saying that I'm the greatest comedian ever, but I think I could give Carrot Top a run for his money....but mostly that's because I still have the ability to make facial expressions. I gotta say though, that guy's eyebrows are waxed beautifully.

Peace out cub scouts!
(Stay away from big black vans and men with candy.)

<3

christa

His head full of legends of dungeons and dragons and pirates and stuff...

Hello friends! Sorry I've been AWOL for a bit...but Huzzah! I've got lots of cool new stuff on the horizon! Along with a couple new commissions I've got coming up, one of my pieces that everyone seems to like will be featured in a magazine...in print, with like words and stuff. Goddamn, I just thought art nerds, punk kids and general delinquents appreciated my work, but apparently real people with like opinions and stuff think I'm alright too. Nice! Anyway, the magazine is Tall Ship Sexy (think pirates, except umm sexier?) and the piece is of course, my reverse mermaid. I might be doing a few illustrations for them in the future for them as well. Can I get a hell yeah?

Yes...yes I think I can.


http://www.tallshipsexy.com/

Note: The illustration here is absolutely not a political statement...It's more of how I've been feeling about life in general lately. I've had a weird couple of weeks to say the least...but no worries! Everything worked out :)

<3
christa

Etsy: The website for people who shirk their adult responsibilites and make macaroni art instead

That's right kids, I finally got my lazy ass in gear! I just joined Etsy, the handmade enthusiasts website where stupid hipster girls try to pass off plastic crap as earrings and bored housewives try to “express themselves” by “starting their own business”. (Okay, there are actually a lot of really talented artists on Esty as well, but it wouldn’t be me if I wasn’t unnecessarily cynical…)

Anyway, if you never got a chance to purchase anything at my showing or something you liked was already sold, go to my Etsy site. I’ve reprinted a few things and am in the process of doing more. Plus, if you’re socially awkward, you get the added bonus of not meeting me in person, as I will be sending these directly to you.

You know the drill. Go buy some shit. Supporting independent artists is cool! Really!

www.shamelessdesignrocks.etsy.com

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xta

The mermaid problem, solved! (kind of)

Wooo! I finished my mermaid mural. Okay, so there isn't that much of a difference, but I changed the typeface and I ghosted a poem in the back. What poem you ask? (actually no one is asking me this, and I pretty sure I do not have esp, but in case you were wondering...)

It's the chorus of Mermaid by Shel Silverstein, which goes a little something like this...

Don't go swimming with the mermaid son
If you don't know how to swim
For her hair is green as seaweed and her skin is blue and pale
And I tell you now before you start you can love that girl with all your heart
But you're just gonna love the upper part you're not gonna like the tail

You can see the rest of the lyrics here: http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=8562

Who knew Shel Silverstein had an album? That blows my mind...I thought he just wrote kids poems. Good for him!

Note 1: If anyone reading this has the rights to this song, I will gladly remove it and the picture immediately, as I do not have the money to be sued. I assure you I am making absolutely no money off of this.

Note 2: It took me an unbelievably long time to figure out what to write in the banner. I actually had Sink or Swim in it until right after I posted it and then suddenly Heads or Tails just came to me so I reposted everything. Holy crap! It seems so obvious!

Remember us buried in the deep...

So lately I've had this thing with drawing Sailor Jerry style pinups...then I went too far. This brings fourth an interesting question though: Would you rather be stuck on a deserted island (or um... a deserted reef?) with a regular mermaid/merman or a reverse mermaid? I'm working on more involved illustration addressing this very query.

(For the record, my vote is regular, provided he was well read and talented in other areas... Otherwise reverse all the way baby!)