I spent a wonderful day with my husband.. we were shopping for eachother for the holidays. He really needed new shoes, his old Sha Sha's were falling a[part. So we went to the Fluevog shoe store where he got
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As he was looking at shoes I fell in LOVE <3 <3 <3 with a pair of heels

if you know m, you know I don't wear heels, but these were amazingly comfortable and made me feel so sexy. until I put these on I never really got the whole shoe thing.. I loved boots but I never had a pair of shoes I HAD to have.. unfortunately they are a bit out of my budget at $279.. I guess I am going to have to put them on layaway, cause this is LOVE

Damn it's December already???? when did that happen? November just flew by..
I've been in bed for the past 3 days with a cold. I think the fact I have been doing 7 days a week with no real breather, my body had it and got me sick, so I would just stop.. well I am stopped..

So what now??? oh that's right Saturday night I have to be better because I have this going on:



I am super excited about all this.. Me and Hello Kitty.. I was excited that I got in the show, I was happy any of the art sold and thrilled I sold out.. But the fact that Sanrio wanted to do a box set of my prints is beyond my imagination!!!!!!

I am grateful for all this opportunity, especially in these tough economic times, but damn most of it happened in the past couple of months..

I have 2 more shows this month, luckily all the work was done last month, so all I have left to do is finish a couple of show pieces for January and a couple of commission pieces.. then rest.....

I've got a pretty busy weekend coming up so I'm sure I won't be around here that much.

Friday 10/23 I'm honored to have been asked to be apart of this.
SMart: A SMod Art Show @ Gallery 1988

Kevin Smith and Scott Mosure will be in attendance.

I have 9 pieces in this show. The V.I.P opening is Thursday night. Opening day is Friday 10/23. Fan Day Saturday 10/24

More info here.
I'll be hanging out here most of the day on Saturday. I hope to meet ‘Kitty Mama’ Yuko Yamaguchi (Hello Kitty head designer from Tokyo) & tokidoki creator, Simone Legno.

Also Saturday Evening 10/24. Monkey House Toys present an Unusually Fun Toys Show:
UP! UP! and AWAY! A friendly neighborhood Super Hero group show.
I have Two pieces in this show.


I Hope to see you!

Bizarrre conversation with my brother about x mas gifting and what to make for us:
MY Brother: What color is your kitchen stuff? Me: Black..
Him: your plates? Me: black..
Him: how about your table? Me: well the wood is very dark, I'd say black.
Him: how about your silverware? Me: well wrought iron.. you know black with polished silver at the end. kinda Nightmare before xmas.
Him: can you see your dishes on the table? Me: oh yes we have leopard print place mats...

OK I agree when I say it out loud it does sound a bit strange.. but I do love my black kitchen stuff.. not necessarily death rock, maybe just easy to match. and I didn't even mention the skull mugs and skull pitcher.

Wow, I can't believe how busy I have been.. I haven't posted on here in over a month.. I kinda miss SG but with my schedule I am missing so much.. so many parties, too many friends and oh yeah time off to relax.. I hope to make some more time for SG as well as my friends.

****UPDATE!!!!******
3 of the 4 paintings I did for Gallery1988's Crazy 4 Cult sold in the V.I.P. Preview to Spencer Smith of 'Panic at the Disco'!

Hello S.G.
I've been crazy busy as of late. I went down to San Diego to see my Father-in-Law for his birthday with Morning Star this past weekend. I did a really nice colored pencil sketch while down there. I'll try to post it later.
I have several pieces at Gallery 1988 this Thursday night for the Crazy 4 Cult Show!
7020 Melrose Ave. Just East of La Brea. Doors open at 7pm. Come early because it gets really crowded.

Here are my four pieces for the show:

'The Dude Abides'
Acrylic on Velvet Canvas Board
16 " x 20" Framed
SOLD!

'Don't Mess with the Jesus'
Acrylic on Velvet Canvas Board
11" x 14" Framed
SOLD!

'You're Entering a World of Pain'
Acrylic on Velvet Canvas Board
11" x 14" Framed
SOLD!

'Donny was a good Bowler'
Acrylic on Velvet Canvas Board
8" x 10" Framed

-ALSO-
I have a New Giclee Print!

Our Lady of the Arcade
6.25" x 8" Image
8" x 10" Paper
Limited Edition of 50 prints
Signed and Numbered by Misha
$50

Follow this Link to Purchase.

Yes, I stole the above from MorningStars blog. I've been so busy I just don't have the time to write my own blog.

Almost a month and I have barely been on here.. so busy and I miss SG so much.. I will try to make more time for things on here...now to check my groups

So I renew my Membership here and then I never have time to keep up> I miss you all here. hopefully I will catch up on my work and get to see what all my friends are up to...

in the meantime please enjoy the death Metal Cockatoo

Warning Super long post.. If you are interested, grab a coffee and a snack and read on...

As many of my friends on here might have noticed I have been socially MIA. Those who do see me come to my home. I have become a bit of a shut in..I didn't mean to, it has just happened. I know my husband has been a bit concerned about me folding in on myself. I did it before when we were in New Orleans and he has been seeing it happening again. I have been feeling horribly overwhelmed and everything has just seemed too much. with each new thing weighing me down a bit more. Nothing horrible is happening, just a bit more financial stress, that for some reason my body has been reacting to it out of proportion to it's severity.. But I think I have figured out the" WHY" and am working on the solution.

I have a client who is a psychologist and we were talking about a number of thing while I tattooed her. She suggested that I look into "Highly Sensitive Person self test" I did and out of 27 question.. I got 23 ! I went a bought the book about HSP. I learned alot but in reality it had little to help me with solutions for my problem.... What I got from it was this... I am not crazy, if most peoples senses go from 1 to 10 and they are usually aware at about an 8... my senses go from 1 (which is rare for me) to 11 and most of the time I am on 10. when under stress my senses become even more sensitive. bringing me up to 11. my hearing is way more acute ( I have had it tested and told this by a doctor), I taste more (which accounts for my love of food and aversion to some textures) , I am more sensitive to light, which can be a problem with glare. My touch sense can make me feel overwhelmed in a crowd. All of this has caused a great overload to my senses. The problem is that this book had all kinds of flaky new age ways of treating the problem oh and it told me to tell everyone about my problem so they can coddle me about it...I call bullshit on that, yes awareness is good for the general public, but in reality I need to deal with this in a way so I can function in everyday life without the world on eggshells around me..

At the time I bought the HSP book I also found a book that's title described my life in a nutshell
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight: What to Do If You Are Sensory Defensive in an Overstimulating World. this may be the most amazing book I have ever read.. And I am only half way thru it. I am someone who is constantly feeling overwhelmed and irritated by environmental stimuli, to the point where others sometimes think I'm Touchy, neurotic and even slightly crazy. I now feel great sense of relief that there is actually a "name" for the confusing and painful feelings I have experienced my whole life.

The book starts with an overview on how the body works to interpret stimuli, how the senses work with each other and with the overall working of the body. I find it fascinating! I will put it in a nutshell.. Basically the senses tell us if we are in danger. If we are startled by a loud noise or some one sneaking up behind us or another stimuli, in most people the body will get the stimuli and immediately start flooding the body with fight or flight chemicals so we can react to this stimuli.. when the body discovers there is no real threat, is stops the production of these chemicals and returns it back to normal levels of thes chemicals. The person might feel a bit of a rush from the quick release of adrenalin and other chemicals but the body will bring itself back to normal levels. That's why roller coasters and haunted houses are fun for many people. You get the quick thrill of this feeling and then your body goes back to normal... but in a Sensory Defensive person the body may continue to pump these chemicals, even if the person is aware there is no real danger and the stimulis is removed. This will cause the person to feel tension , Anxiety, avoidence, agitation, anger and possibly even violence.. The sensory defensive may feel this anger, fight or flight and not know why... I have spent most of my life with this to varying degrees. It appears that stress in your life can make this worse and this can make the stress in your life worse.. Fun huh

For someone who can't quite get what the big deal would be.. imagine that you are stuck in traffic listening to music you hate way too loud while trying to talk to someone next to you that hasn't bathed for a week... your senses are so overloaded that you can't focus, you are frustrated and your adrenalin is pumping hard... you have a hard time controlling your anger and agitation and it keeps escalating. Now imagine if you had that all the time..

Not all HSP's are Sensory Defensive.. it may not cause the fight or flight chemicals to flow.. and many everyday people may suffer from some degree of Sensory Defensiveness.. Funny but I thought I had it bad.. I am only mildly to moderately Sensory Defensive.. From what I am reading in this book there are many who it can totally control every thing they do in their lives and make them a prisoner to it, I am glad I am not that bad off. Also Sensory Defensiveness can appear in those with ADHD and Autism..

The book has useful solutions too. No drugs can solve this problem.. you need to do it with some awareness of what is going on with your body and some occupational therapy. I am now reading this part.. amazing what can work.. So as I get better with this my friends, I will be out more.. I will be less crabby and anti social and I will enjoy m life more.. most importantly I now know that I am not just some overly sensitive freak... Yes my senses are sensitive but I can work with them and use them to my advantage..

I am sharing this mostly because if one person reads this and finds they they or some one they know might be sensory defensive, they might pick up this book..If one other person who has suffered like I have can get some help by buying this book it will be worth sharing my discovery. This book has changed my life for the better.