ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

These are some of the pictures I took at the showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show at my theatre on Friday night. This first picture is of the back row that we had blocked off with caution tape so that we could put the laser lights and strobe lights back there. We ended up having to get rid of those because we sold so many tickets we needed those seats.This is the up-close picture of the goodies that we provided to the Party crew. We had toast, newspaper, toilet paper, glow sticks, party blow horns, and rice. The props were gone fairly fast.
This is the end of the hallway with all of the props on the table.

This is the sign that hangs between the two doors to the theatre. Enter at your own risk!!!

Here is Shane standing next to the wall with all of the character portraits on it. This month was supposed to be Steampunk themed so Shane made cardboard gears that he hung from the ceiling in the shape of an arrow directed towards the theatre where Rocky Horror was playing. They looked great!

This is the sign that I bought online for my theatre to hang in the window during the nights of Rocky Horror Picture Show. I think that it looks pretty awesome!

Fix the Broken

I have been thinking about my life as a whole. So far, it is not going how I want it to. But really, who is to blame but myself? Absolutely no one. I think I need to look at my life and edit some things and add others. Do I really need so many collections? No. Are they making me really happy? No. Is my dad really, truly happy? No. Do I want to follow in his path or learn from his examples? Learn from his examples. For most of my life, I have been very dead set on having a boyfriend to spend my time with. Now that I have been single, I am finding out how much I enjoy having other's company and miss being in a relationship. But really what am I looking for in this relationship? Am I looking for someone that will replace my dad when he is gone? Yes. Is that wrong? No. I need to find someone with the qualities I admire in my dad yet have something else going for them. I need to branch out of my 'safety zone' that I have created.
Now tell me, is finding someone online really all that bad? My mom met my stepdad online and they are PERFECT for each other. I think we have just become a society that is afraid of what the internet can make people do as well as disguise what they have done. People lie to your face anyways. I think that people are truthfully more of themselves online than they are in person. It is decided, I am going to move to Australia to go to college. I am going to make something of myself. I am going to reinvent my image of myself. I don't especially care what anyone thinks of this idea because in the end, I will do what I want, and life really is about doing things for yourself. Just watch me everyone!!

It is Beginning to look a lot like HALLOWEEN!

The stores are filled with pumpkins, corn, orange and brown leaves, piled ontop of displays and shelves. This year marks the year anniversary of my theatre showing Rocky Horror Picture Show! This year we have some goodies planned for everyone that shows up. It is going to be a blast for sure!!! This month's theme is Steampunk so grab your goggles, polish your gears, and tighten your corsets and head out to the show. The tickets are only $3 so buy them before we run out. The festivites start at around 10 pm so get there early and make sure to participate. We will be having a pumpkin painting contest, a Rocky Horror Trivia, and a costume contest. Be there or be square.

Well anyways, what plans do all of you have for the fall season?? Are you making any carmeled apples, or carving pumpkins? How about having a Halloween party and dressing up? Let me know! I hope everyone is having a spectacular day!

Just a bit of Happiness

I have set the table for me and you. We will at lunch on a Sunday afternoon at two. Don't be late because that will make me said. Bring art and I will be glad!

Lately I have been buying lots of dishes and glassware at thrift stores around town. Some of my latest aquirements would be the vintage aluminum cake pan that has a wooden acorn knob with acorn detailing around the side of it. It is quite cute! I have also been trying to find vintage fine china pieces to add to my collection for when I move out. Recently, I have gotten little berry bowls with the tiniest floral print around the edge. I have also been finding some of the smaller plates. My favorite pattern so far would be the Crown Victoria Lovelace pattern. The slight white lace pattern on top of a white plate adds that bit of sweetness we all need in our lives. I went to the McKee Thrift Store in Downtown Loveland a few days ago, and found a beautiful serving plate and serving dish for just $3! What a steal!



My school held an art show on April 3oth which featured a lot of my art that I have created this school year. In just this year, I have taken Metalsmithing I, Drawing I, Drawing II, and Sculpture I. I was bound to have something in the art show. The pictures below are some of my favorite pages of the altered book I created in Drawing II.

This page has scrapbooking paper, lace, and a silk flower on it and was left blank so that I could draw or right on it.

This page has a foreshortened drawing assignment cut and pasted onto the page. The man and women are drawn with Prismacolors. If you want to add color to your life, Prismacolors are a great way to do that. They are so vibrate and bold, they can turn a boring piece of art into something amazing!

This page is the last page in the book. The yellow page is a two inch deep cut out with a quote in one of the last pages of The Great Gatsby.

The man that was featured on the original page looked like the 'boring man' in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I decided I would take advantage of that and create a page devoted to just that.

This is a drawing I did in Drawing II that was about the communication between the alive and the dead. I created this drawing in one night. The night before it was due actually.

I did this drawing in Drawing I which is The Rocky Horror Picture Show. This drawing probably took me the longest out of them all.

From the left: Dad, me, Nate, and my nephew, Hunter. We were all at the Loveland High School art show.

An octopus type ceramic sculpture I created in Sculpture I.

February Was Wonderful!

Quite a few important things happened during the month of February! I want to thank everyone that has made all of the exciting events possible.
One of my managers at work made me the cutest cake ever for my birthday! Since I worked on my birthday, she brought the cake to work and I shared it with the rest of my coworkers. That night, I was working Rocky Horror Picture Show as the host. I dressed up as Magenta and that is the reason there is an "m" on the cake rather than a "k".

On my birthday, I went to my dad's house in the morning in made homemade donuts. That is one of my favorite things that my dad and I do together. They turned out great!!!

A week or so before I turned 17, my mom finally let me get the tattoo that I have wanted for around three years now. My tattoo is of Johnny Schou's signature. Johnny Schou is the bassist from Tickle Me Pink that passed away. The tattoo was done by Toby Wallace at Tobi's Tattoo Studio. Sean, the lead singer of Tickle Me Pink, actually prepped me for the tat.

Santa Has Come to Town

Today was Christmas. Usually when I think of Christmas I think of waking up, snow on the ground, being chilly as I run to the living room to get my stocking. Well that was not so this year. In Colorado, we had no snow. What is this!!! I can't believe it! How is it supposed to feel like Christmas when none of these things happened. The sun was shining and the sky was BLUE! Craziness!

My family did not wait for the snow though. Christmas went on as planned. It never once felt like Christmas today. I woke up at my Mommy's house and opened my stocking and waited for Grandma to show up so we could open presents. I got some pretty cool stuff including a hoodie and t-shirt from the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop which is from the TV show,Pawn Stars; Loveland High sweat pants; heat blanket; candy and such; Andrew WK CD; socks; razors; and a Marilyn Monroe calendar. My sister Megan was over with her baby Charles and her boyfriend Anthony so we took lots of family pictures as well.

After the celebration at my Mom's house, I went over to Dad's where the chaos seems to be increasingly stressful. I opened yet another stocking, ate dinner, and open presents with the family as planned. Some of the presents I received included a drill press, dapping block, pliers, elves, and lots of hammers (tools were what I mainly asked for). So my Dad's side of the family has this tradition of how they always play this game where you wrap a gift SUPER tightly and use oven mitts to attempt to open it before another person at the table rolls doubles. It is an intense game! Especially when my sister Nikki is playing because she is really competitive. She uses lots of sound effects when she is ripping open the present; it is quite entertaining.

*Well now it is time to rant because frankly, I have been too nice in this blog. I need to bring some attention to the HIDEOUS leggings that EVERYONE seems to thing is flattering to ALL body types. Well whoever told you that was lying!! Leggings are flattering to no one and really, I am just going to put it out there, I don't want to see your cellulite and fat rolls. I really don't! I don't care how fat you are or how skinny you are; leggings are just disgusting! Please stop wearing them everyone!

I hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas because I know that mine went alright.

Christmas is Coming Soon!

The holidays are arriving quickly! I have been spending lots of money to get my family and friends the presents they deserve. On Thanksgiving lots of family members were asking to see my Christmas. Since I have many levels of family, I need to have multiple lists. I have promised to put one one my Christmas lists on here so that it is easily reached.

So here we go....

1. White Christmas the movie

2. 500 Days of Summer the movie

3. vintage Christmas things like ornaments, elves, Santas

4. lockets

5. Some Like It Hot the movie

6. Brass mallet

7. rawhide mallet

8. sheets of metal (copper and brass to make jewelry)

9. Warped tour Colorado tickets (2)

10. Visa gift card

11. Kid Cudi cd with "Erase Me" on it

So there are just some ideas. Keep in mind, I like things from thift stores and flea markets.

Well I have already set up my Christmas trees and they look amazing. I also went to a White Elephant party and ended up with a badass coconut pirate! It is AMAZING! Hope everyone's holidays are going well. Eat lots of cookies!