grrrranimals!

Grrrranimals are my newest little paintings.....I paint them on fun fabrics and they are only $25 a piece. Raaaaad! So cute! You can order a special animal or you can get one of these two babies or any of their mates I will be making tonight on FRIDAY at the FLATIRON. More info on that later.....xoxo

Art and Alcohol? Umm sounds like a plan to me!

I am really excited about this event. I recently started working with Bottles-Brushes and I love their grand Idea. To host private art lessons. Stephanie, the brains behind Bottles and Brushes supplies you with the canvas, the paints and the artist and you supply the party. Each artist come ready to teach you how to paint a painting in the time and you go home with your new masterpiece. Her first event is for I want to walk the talk, which is a non-profit that aims "to promote and advance health education by facilitating, organizing and directing activities that further an understanding of wellness in the community as well as wellness itself. In human language, that means that we’re wellness party planners with a philanthropic edge; we engage people to promote healthy lifestyles by creating a fun, community-oriented journey." The event is slated for Friday, May 1st and is $40 for non-members. By attending the event, you are also entered to win a spa day at the Spa-Chakra at the Palmer House......(followed by a deep sigh)The artist Lucas Myers will be the first artist teacher.
I know I posted the flyer below but too bad, I'm posting it again!

Nellie's Gayla!

Nellie is one of my oldest and closest friends. She love's human rights and being an activist! Oh Nellie.......Anyway, she is super funny and she is helping produce the second GAYLA! An affair that is best described by Nellie herself. So go to HER blog about it, or better yet, just spend the $20 and go already. It will be funny and smart and I'm sure worth every penny seeing as they plan to donate part of the proceeds to helping with human (and by human's I mean homosexuals) rights.

Souvenier....part 1

Oh this is gonna be good my friends!!!
cleeeeck
More to come when I have a brain to write about it.....xo lovers

Yummmmy!

This was my very first attempt at risotto. To cook this fancy Itailian rice correctly you must have patience and good ingredients. I went with a more traditional recipe with Fennel and Leeks (which btw have a great oniony taste without being all in your face about it.) The basics of risotto are to first heat your veggies up and then remove them from the pan. You then heat up the rice with a good coating of oil on them then you add the veggies back and you start ladling in the chicken stock til the rice and veggies are submerged. You let it simmer until half of the stock has been absorbed and then you repeat. Do this til its at the tenderness you desire. Here is a pic of mine all done. I got the recipe idea from Lidia on PBS. She is awesome.

New Job? Yay!

So I was answering help wanted ads on craigslist and found one that sounded great.
I wrote them and I got a response! Stephanie is trying to get her new idea off of the ground.....painting and drinking. What could be more fun? And you get to choose which artist you want to learn from. Its not that expensive and it seems like it could be a lot of fun. So here you go.....All the info.


The first flyer is for their first event which is coming up and the other flyer is just a general information flyer. For more info head to the website.
Click.....

Wow 2 posts today.....

Just some new images of the stuff that I am gonna be showing at the next show....Enjoy!

And I forgot about Saturday

So when I was back there listing all the hot shit I will be doing this weekend, I forgot about Saturday, Yes it is true, I do plan to go out THREE nights in a row. Holeee Shit. So Saturday has two grand events going on....
1)The Inn Crowd:
This fun time is hosted by my good friend and Zip Car master Tobia. Come check it out
Then after I am heading to Sonotheque to see my friend Derek Plaslaiko Oh yeah!

Taking a Break for a moment

I have been hurriedly painting over here in my own little world and its time forme to stretch and be social for a minute, come and join me.
New eats.....New Lounge to check out....
My girl Sarah just got a job at FUEL on Division.
Check it out....Cause I am thinking about it...
Then on Thursday I go to Beviamo's for Bishops Birthday Bash. Good tunes in a great space. Come out for a special birthday edition as Jason Patrick of Klectic Records will be joining him. BISHOP!!!!

Then its Friday. Our dear love K.atou will be here for a hot second and we get to spend the night partying with her.....Come join us, lets get weird.

But the I PROMISE I will get right back to work. xo

New Art Mmmm Mmm Good. Or at least I thought So......

Really Yummy Cabbage Dish I created

I'm Calling it Delicious Cabbage
This was enough for 3 servings(ish)

1/2-3/4 head of cabbage roughly chopped
1 Medium Fennel Bulb roughly chopped
1 medium tomato diced
2 chicken breasts cut into bite size peices
1/4 c Sausage broken up into bite sized peices
3 garlic cloves
Water
4 tbs butter
Salt and Pepper
A dash of crushed red pepper
Cumin

In a large frying pan with a tall lip heat butter and add minced garlic and all the meat cut into bite sized pieces. Start to brown, when half way browned add 2-3 tablespoons water and create some fond in the pot. Turn off heat and scrape up fond. Add cumin and the tomato diced. Turn on heat to medium high and add 2-3 tbs more water and create a fond again. Turn heat off and scrape up fond again.
Add the cabbage and the fennel and fill with water 1/2way. Turn heat on med/high and add oil and vinegar for taste. Cover and cook for about 15 minutes or until most of the water has boiled away. Serve over creamed garlic potatoes. Mmmm Mmmmm.

Spring Begins!!! march 27th At John Fluevog Shoes

This month there is a very exciting event happening at Fluevog. Please come join us on the 27th of March for our Spring Art Show.

Hosted by Betty Brown and Gigi Deluxe: this month we will be showcasing Betty Brown our in house artists newest spring creations. besides her beautiful paintings we will also have some new spring accessories for us to feast on. Greg Shirilla will be showing at Fluevog a second time.

Gregs art is as straightforward as he is. Its charming, funny, and heartfelt. Lulu Callier and Dustin Mertz roommates and friends will be showing at Fluevog for the first time. They are both extremely talented young artists and I am very excited to see what they bring to the wall.

Also attending our soiree is House of Bias featuring their spring line of latex goodies. There will be a small fashion show along with pieces of last years items on sale. House of Bias is also introducing the collection Gigi Deluxe for House of Bias. House of Bias will be graciously donating 10% of all House Of Bias sales to Chicago Women's Health Center. You can also find ROBOTPANICMUSIC's newest cd release.

In case you're as vain as I am, GlitterGuts traveling photobooth will be there.

And as always John Fluevog lovely shoes will be on display and available to touch, oogle and perhaps even buy.

All of this will be Free and happening from 7pm to 11pm at 1539 N Milwaukee Ave.

There will be refreshments provided!

Please RSVP to chicago@fluevog.com for guestlist

Thanks so much and we're glad that all of you who attend these shows come to support the arts.

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