have i mentioned i paint?

have i mentioned i paint? i mean- seldom do i really 'paint'. in my head i am constantly procuring new ideas and inspirations, getting annoyed with shitty generic art from every store ever. It pains me that retailers do not commit to buying paintings from artists themselves. Lets represent people!

I see tons of gaphic-design art in retail stores- with badly faded lines and obvious pixilation- and so many artists on and so many struggle to be noticed. Retailers have a much to gain by bringing in origional art from local artisans. The store becomes a destination- a destination for beautiful,genuine and authentic pieces where the the worth of items reflect the value- and suddenly your shop becomes a home for fine artisan pieces and end with low quality mass produced items that only turn into logistical nightmare when flawed and need to be returned.




Okay okay thats enough i will stop lecturing and show you some goods. I needed some art of above my sofa, a colour I loath -mink- but with wall paint i love - grey mink- irony??!! so i needed life in this funky country house, and used orange blue and my favorite, white. I felt abstract was the key here as the wall was huge and i didnt want it to be the end all to the room... i wanted it to a big-quiet-statement.

wrap your head around that!



look at the sofa. impossible colour- u think its easy but oh hell it aint.



I had fun with this- playing with molding paste and think acrylic art.

to close, a corner view. ps thgat lotion is amazing.


tell me what you think!

HELLO KITTENS

ok. its been a long time... i know. I have lots to catch you up on- not to mention my hilarious cluelessness when trying to work on this blogs layot and design. I get stuck on the look of this blog then the actual content- but i know better. i know that content is what keeps people coming back. I have lots of content to tell you about and show you, its just a matter of having the confidance to do so.



I am catching up over the long weekend ( yay Victoria Day! ) and enjoying the pure bliss of doing nothing. Playing excessive amounts of video games and dedicating my day to sweatpants. hell yes.

There is lots going on in my head lately-- all things to share when i get more organized. I want so much to have a 'plan' like... a BIG plan from 5 years from now. But like.. the people to help back me up with said plan. I am a horrible commiter: ie. i promise myself i would save money evvvvery month. do i? nada. but i keep saying i should!!

I love my house.

I am not at work yet, i like this. Mid morning rollin on in ready take on the day. More importantly i have to stay late and do a trainging... seminar... thing on the glory of merchandising. Hello Dolly.

sometimes i wish i had a more clever name like dolly, just so i could call this blog 'hello dolly'. instead i use an ancient nickname i have had, which is one of the most popular small dog names on this past mutherfucking century.

I have been so aggresive lately. My brain, my thoughts... my everything. maybe. i dont know. maybe its the excessive coffee i drink and the on the go attitude i have. I am like a train in the night, i might be slow getting started but i pursue steady on base. However. this is all fine and dandy but i have like zero start up energy. SO much shit is always flying in my head- i can only craft so much. my work for instance.. i am very lucky i get to design and be a part of marketing in a creative way and be a one woman enterprise when it comes to transforming retail. I so often think why dont i just consult? work on my own, for myself. I have the drive

ex: i have/had a cake business. The painted cake. A sculptor and painter by passion and school it was an easy thing for me. My last job cause me to be a broke ass so i said.. u know what- this is what i am going to do. I charged ppl a joke so i could mess around and next thing you know i have two orders a weekend for 6 months. didnt make any $$ fromit really. but the base was there i just needed more. My dad even bought be a bunch of tools. He is an entrepreneur. and fucking successful to boot. my mother too. but my life gets busy. everyones does. oh for the endless persuit to get paid.

I used to paint all the time. My first job out of college was painting murals full time until it nearly broke my arm off. I had to find another way out... anyother way i could make money and be the business and brand i want without having to re-do school and shit. I didnt want to start at A. im done with point A. Im at like... fucking W. So i re-configure yet again and persue.

so early.

its waaaaay to early to be awake. i thought i would say hello. i have all the intentions to go to the AGO today and get all inspired. but for now, im going to say hello to mr belvedere and think about going back to sleep. I also have the murals from work to deal with. but that can wait till tomorrow. At least i prioritize my procrastination

adventure

sometimes. i just want to really tell you what im thinking. I also wish i was more articulate. i re-read my blog and i sounds like an asshole with my happy to be back blog talk. what was that? yuccck. i have also been going through about a two hour blog design retardation and totally redoing this blog if you havent noticed.




Sometimes doing this thing makes me feel like a giant loser who writes to a handful of readers or doing this out in the social networking hemisphere. for many purposes i should write and express, and god knows what. but i think its fucking cool sometimes someone reads it which brings me back to the big loser feeling like " golly gee" shit.
whatever. i want to go on vacation. so much. i am thiking of happy pretty palm trees and happy blue oceans and happy sand anad warmth-oh-my-fucking-god-when-will-it-be-summer pllleeeeeeeeeeeease ease up with the snow and amp up the sun and warm. what is this global warming shit??! false promises.



steve and i went to a white trash flea market today. i loved it. so much shit my brain over loaded with canadiana retro. ---- im typing right now and hearing steve play bon jovi on this new 12 string guitar. .. .... .... yay.........

kiiiiiidddddddding

those pic'ies are from wimpys thismorning. i love breakfast. no kidding that shit fuels you! i ate so much though whoa nelly. sausage and bacon and eggs hello nurse. let me introduce you to the flea market while i question life via kids in the hall and a yummy vintage redd gifted by some wise friend on steves birthday. whatever i am drinking i thank you. did i mention we got a new ..vase.. today?


i step out of my car and bam. first thing i see at white trash flea market. cheap beer matches and i dont know. hah. i am sensing i am going to love this adventure.



hah. how funny is pooze. thats a serious kid who likes that toy right there.




this vendor is betting on every square inch of her booth should be covered with something as a merchandising technique..




this baby was terrifying and $220.



why wasnt i aware of this movie??! must watch. asap.



i really love erte. this image was inspiring. the ultra kitch frame too. faux marble? oh hello 80s





this puppy is a chinese dowry chest. $12,500. i feel like if i was on some kind of antique hunting show that steve makes me watch all the time i would be badass picker and would pick up some kickass shit and maybe find the holy grail. could you imagine?? whaaaaattttt



happy valentines day. i got you a dock in a box.



jesus loves newmarket.

as promised

okay nearly week goes by and still no live-blogging that i promise. I know I know the internets and i dont always get along. more like the blackberry and i need to have conversations that make sense. NO! BLOGGER NEEDS AN APP FOR BB FOR FECK SAKES.

okay im over it

Sad news- Skittles, our beloved little ferret has reached the big ferret pen in the sky yesterday. I cannot believe how heartbroken I am, and she was steves more then mine! Steve took her from a family who was gravely mistreating her and nursed her back to health ( i know... everyone now! awwwwwwwww ) And since then skittles has been a fun, loving little ferret. Blind, deaf, hushings disease and a tumor in her little ferret tummy. It was a few sad days leading up to the appointment to put her down-- needless to say my mind took a thinking about blogging break.

I THINK about blogging alot. Do i do it? no. u know why? im lazy. and have lots going on. The bottom line is i need to dedicate myself to you, the readers, and myself. even when I dont post i get lots of hits. Every post i average 70 hits and they are all from facebook. hmmmm

okay photo round up.

So I know you have missed alot- i am going to try and recap.




You all know im arsy fartsy display chica at my work, so here i am doing a mural for a display.. pic to come when thats done



found these in roncey.. love the art. frames are being used for a display but how hilarious is that airbrush work!



My backyard post snowpocolypse


yup. i wear childrens hats.


I WANT TO LIVE IN THIS DISPLAY



I made van-halen frankenstrat cupcakes for steves dirty 30. happy birthday steve!



Art for over the sofa. I paint weird shit man.



OKAY SO I WENT TO THE ROBYN SHOW OMG----> i have legit pics, but until i get my a$$ more motivated this is what we get. Robyn show was awesome. And so f*ing packed. insane. sold out hot mess. danced like a crazy with my besties and loved it! the beginning acts were terrible however. The only good thing about this chick was the entire lighting was all red making my next pics neat.



these two were cute. kudos to the boyfriend. he was one of few straight men supporting his girl.



amanda and i . im scowling at the lame singer.



amanda and zoja. party on wayne, party on garth.

i hate flickr

for blackberry. Its sign in drama is upsetting me. Everyone tells me to get flickr cause my uploading pictures will be less tedious and obnoxious and wont be as stupid as emailing photos to myself and then copy. Do ppl do that? am i a looser blogger in the darkages of nothingness? ? ?

then follow me on twitter

www.twitter.com/lindziarmstrong

omg its been a month

Okay taaaa daaaaaaah

I am very aware that i have not been blogging in a serious month. I took a break. that's what I am calling it anyway. I started work again after a super hiatus due to my wrist colliding with a table happened. Off work i found i hand a lot of time on my hands ( hand... ha ha unintentional ) and it was easy to blog. I have a gazillion images saved up from my moments around too

I also think i don't connect with the long blog. the catchup blog. im way more a short interval blogger who would be so much more successful if i knew what the hell i was doing with my blackberry. being connected is almost so fucking impossible with me. That and i work. a lot . again.

for those of you who don't know i am in visual merchandising and creative shit. I am pretty lucky right now to work for a company i have a lot of creative energy with. I am lucky to design pillows and settees and cover them and sell them for lots of money. Its giving me a lot of learning about being independent with creating and selling into a market of thousands of familiarities.



today is catchup sunday. prepare for live blogging and catching you up on january.