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posted this earlier to FB...and well, why reinvent the wheel?
...you know...regardless of how this all turns out...i am glad that took advantage of my right to vote, and that so many of my friends did. even if we don't vote for the same person, at least we care, and we did something. and we, the regular ol' folk, 'we the people'...we are the ones that really make things happen anyway...alright, i am going back to dying my hair blue and drawing on every scrap of paper in sight... ![]() ...just some pics from today...the new cheerleading uniforms arrived for my IMS team, can't wait for the team to see them! The uniforms are all sorted and on display for our next practice...also, continued sketching from Armani Pre-Fall and Fall 2012...and caught up with some Project Runway All Stars...if I had not had a killer migraine this would have been a perfect day!
![]() ...if you are already on my site...uh...you already know about my site...but that's not the point...The point is I made a QR code. The destination, you ask? You're already here! Welcome to my art site! Tell yer friends www.jenniferlovegironda.com...a place of artistic ramblings, fashion illustrations, daily doses of art and inspiration, the occasional cheerleading pic and, of course, all things that sparkle. And now...to Pinterest I go to pin this QR code! ![]() If you have been reading my blog, you know I have been stressing about my November series, mostly how I will number/categorize the piece. So...gulp...gonna listen to my husband. Yep, gonna listen to him, after all, he is pretty smart, getting his PhD an all...he sees how much I stress about my crazy self-imposed numbering and rules and structures...and his suggestion was just, 'if you make more than one piece in a day, just pick the one you like the best to be your CED 'numbered' piece, then number the rest within the Fashion Illustrations.' Then I think he sipped his coffee matter-o-factly and sauntered into the other room all smart-like, with the cats following behind him. I think that is how it went down. Okay. Yes, great idea. That is what I am going to do...that way I can just focus in the fashion illustration for the month, but not stress about creating a piece within a separate series, not related...it makes sense to me anyway. I updated my CED blog with the daily pieces from Nov 1-4 and also the fashion illustrations, all the numbering is straightened out now and I can go to sleep (after 11pm, of course...sigh....) with a little piece of mind. On the agenda for this week...cheerleading practice with my two teams, a pep rally at IMS, more art and getting ready for the FAEA conference in St. Petersburg! Here are some more pics from the end of last week as well as this weekend... I still don't know what I am going to do this month...and...ummm...here are some pictures to distract you...and me...
I did manage to bedazzle an apron, make 10 new fashion illustrations and attend a cool service event at the Palm Beach Zoo with some of my cheerleaders, donate work for the silent auction...and get my face painted! ....ummmmm...stressing myself a little bit because I am not sure whether to go with my Creative Every Day numbering...which would make this piece CED#306...or with my Fashion Illustration numbering...which would make this FI #77...yikes. I dunno. I think I will sleep on it and decide tomorrow. Anyway...here is my art from today...not going to create an album FB page or formally post to my CED blog until I figure the numbering out...again...this is just me being all crazy...sigh. ![]() (Left)On this first day of November... Art Hive event at DeBilzan Gallery...(Top)artin' before the event, had to abandon it and head down to Delray...(Bottom) picking out something sparkly to wear...out on the avenue in Delray with my Art Hive magazine...(Right) and finally, late night...finished up my piece for day, now having an internal battle on how to number this piece... ![]() So...if you are reading this, then chances are you might know that this is where I blog about making art every day, as a part of the Creative Every Day Challenge I signed up for last January. I work in a kind of regimented manner, making all kinds of rules for myself as I create...so for me, even though the CED doesn't specify making a piece of art every single day...ummm...I have been. Ya'll..I have made 305 pieces of art. Wait, let me step back...those are just the numbered pieces, my daily works. (told you, crazy rules I make up for myself) Along the way there have been countless other pieces created for shows, commissions...and just because...I would guestimate 40+ 'unnumbered' pieces...oh, and uh...then I realized that I adore fashion illustration last month, so I have made 76 of those... So, that is actually closer to 450 pieces of work. Not kidding. I can't believe it. But now that I have made the commitment to making the art...I can't stop. I feel sick if I can't get to my materials and make a piece, physically ill- stressed out. I need to make this art. This month, the theme is really 'Art Every Day Month'.... Wait a second. That is what I have been doing! Yes! But wait. What will my structure be? Dare I proceed without some sort of theme or guidelines? Here is where I have to be careful, because once I create my 'series' then I feel that I have to stay within it as much as possible. (I am serious) Deep breath. Eyes looking all around for inspiration. Asked the cats, they are no help. John is away at his conference...it's up to me. And then...calm. I am going to commit to FASHION ILLUSTRATION for the entire month...and I will just continue with the established numbering system for my fashion illustrations, so the first piece will be #77. And I might make more than one piece a day. It could happen. I am going to give in and just go full speed ahead with this, I can't resist. Another change, I will be adding another blog, specifically for my fashion illustrations...it might even be a whole new url/domain...so much to decide. In the meantime, gotta create that blog...move all the existing pics (or just repost) and also...oh man...gulp... I have to do inventory. I am, like, at least 2 months behind. Not good...that's a whole lotta art! In the meantime, any artists out there...join me this month! Let's make art every single day!! Why oh why can I not make myself go to sleep before 11pm?
Some pictures of the past two days...'chants for treats' at cheerleading practice, artin' by the pool in my festive Halloween socks and CED #304-305. Still need to finish up my self-portrait for the month...but not tonight. ...stayed after with my IMS Cheer team today and they are so much fun. I am so lucky to have not one, but two great teams to work with! (will remind myself of this when I am going crazy during basketball season!) I took a fun picture of the team as we walked over to the soccer game, everyone jumping...looking at the picture I realized that is kind of how I feel about art, and cheerleading of course...just makes me want to...JUMP from sheer excitement.
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