dear kiki...

Is it wrong??

That i kinda want all this stuff in and going in the Bleubird Vintage shop??? Seriously wants...loves...miss james has done it again...check the blog for more info here
 

i'm serious waaaaannnntttsssss! I'm going to be moving over the next two weeks so i apologize if my blogs become more sporadic and short but after that back to normal time! I'm super excited about my new place a bit less excited about actually moving ;) I'm also going to share some pics of my room which I love now and then the progress and new room which i think is going to be just as fabulous and much more quiet (i live above a bar right now) !!!  oooohhh urban living...i can't wait to get a new bike i've veen browsing craigslist and looking locally...i want something vintage with gears, that's light and i can drag around easily but i like the low tech vintage look...it's me and of course i will put a basket on it...my last bike was a beautiful 7 gear cruiser eske bike but it was WAAAAAAY to heavy for the city...we have to be able to carry those things up lots of stairs easily!!! 

I love this custom beauty they put together over at Box Dog Bikes

 

breezer are cool too for that new bike but vintage look thing...

 

 

That's all for today loves!
xoxo

Blog loves...

whew...what a whirlwind couple of days! All the new paintings are in the shop and I have started to add the prints, you can now purchase prints of the mustache bandit and today I'm adding prints of Nerd is the new black today!


Yay! Please go check it out! Friday I was mentioned on two lovely blogs that I adore!!! I couldn't be more excited about it!!! Please check it out! I'm on the Design for Mankind blog and I just love the blog and Erin is soooo sweet!  The blog is full of cuteness and inspiration and great finds and I love the design!!

I was also mentioned on heart handmade under one to bookmark. Another fabulous blog that I love and gather infinite inspiration from!! If you don't already know about it please check it out!! I really, really love, love, love the yarn lettering on the banner, loves handmade lettering especially from yarn!  I love all the handmade support both of these blogs offer! 

******UPDATED****** I was featured on the lovely Kitchen Sink blog today as well!!! What a lovely Monday morning surprise!!! soooo sweet love the blog and her adorable jewelry...i mean lego jewelry with sparkles...what more could you want????

Anyway I took the day off friday because I don't take many days off and I was working and working without a break or a lot of sleep! I spent the day in the park with friends trying to relax but I was getting sick. It was amazing even though I got sunburned and sick :( So I spent most of the weekend trying to sleep and relax and looking for a new apartment! I found out I needed to move sat morning so that was stressful but it seems its all going to workout even though I really don't want to move...I hate moving :( But oh well new adventure and I'm moving to an apartment not above a bar so it will be much quieter!! So yes a lot happened this weekend but I'm feeling a bit better and I think it will all work out, it always does somehow. Life is funny that way.

xoxo

Word...

::oh hello::
soooooooo....oopsy i was supposed to post my last two new paintings yesterday and i'm late...please forgive me!!! i have to say i super <3 these two!!! Word will be in the etsy.com shop today and Wii will be there tomorrow!! Next week I will be adding prints of all the new paintings as well...whew it's been a busy couple of weeks!!!

Word

i really love her and her heart shaped freckles!!!

and this one is funny cause it's true................Wii

hee hee these make me smile!!!

i hope you like them!!! Now I have to finish up the comic for serious so it can get all printed up!! i also want to play with some new acrylic paints i purchased a while back and some canvas itching for them! It has been soooooo beautiful here in SF i also need to spend a few hours outside my house and in the park and sun!  Painting is not very outdoorsy!!! My friends Forever are playing again at the Stud tonight on their way back to PDX so i will be there tonight because they R-O-C-K and i <3 them!!!

I completely junk TV'd out last night whilst painting...first a little idol which i don't even like really this season except that it's like a train wreck and i can't stop watching it cause it's soooooo bad...then LOST OMG i love lost...sigh...and then Make me a Super Model...which makes me want to stop eating like forever and ever...but i watch it anyway...cause i'm like that!! i mean how cute is Colin?? he's all clark kent...super awkward....just like my nerdy paintings!
 

i also think my perfect productivity combo is m&m's + diet coke= painting machine!!!

i like peanut and peanut butter mmmm......

 

 

 

xoxo

affordable indulgence...

One of my favorite indulgence, pick me up purchases is incense! It's inexpensive, smells delish, is relaxing, fills my room and house will lovely different fragrances and lasts way longer than candles!! I buy a lot of incense at local shops here in San Francisco and at Rainbow Grocery but I've been wanting to try the incense from the lovely The Starshine Company on etsy. I really, really like to buy from etsy as much as I can and support all the independent crafters, designers and artists out there! Plus this shop has like 500 scents to choose from and they all sounded AMAZING!!!!  Last week I treated myself to some because I was fresh out of incense and I could justify replenishing :) So I ordered first the funnel cake!!! OMG I haven't burned this one yet but it smells sooooo freaking yummy!!! Then I ordered the Variety pack where you get 5 different scents to choose and you get 20 of each scent! It was soooooo hard to pick just 5...so hard but I'm def. going to order again so I will get to try more. So I ordered french vanilla (vanilla is just one of my most favorite scents ever), baby powder, salty sea air, pear and clothesline freshness. So far I've burned the pear and the salty sea air both INCREDIBLE smell sooooo good but not over powering and burn for SUCH a long time! I'm in love, and I will order again and again! I really love homey food scents and fresh scents as you can see from my order. Anyway I wanted to share this wonderful shop and a fun inexpensive indulgence in stressful budget conscious times.

and I freshened up the look of my shop last night too...all this spring, freshness, warm weather and cleaning!!!

go check it out and the new prints and paintings please www.tikikiki.etsy.com.
More new paintings for you to peak at tomorrow! And the I prefer the term "dork" painting is now in the shop!!

xoxo

i love nerds monday!

yeah i <3 nerds :) partly because I am one...or I refer to myself as a dork...so as promised I have brand new paintings today!! I have a series of 3 nerd girls and they will be making their way into my shop this week! You get to have a peek at them now!! First up and in the shop....

Nerd is the new black...

totes the new black.

next up will be this one...i prefer the term "dork"....

soooooooooo cute....

and then last will be this girl...i have a secret identity...

i love the three of them together...and the springy colors and the nerdiness!!!

I hope you like them!! I have 2 more paintings I'm finishing up today that you will get a sneak peek at later this week so stay tuned for that!

I had a lovely, AWESOME weekend starting with a group of fellow dorks and me celebrating and watching the final episode of Battlestar Galactica....



seriously one of the BEST shows EVER on Television...the ending was sooooooooo fraking AMAZING...I couldn't have asked for a more perfect ending...usually endings to such epics are disapointing but I thought is was beautiful and perfect. If you haven't seen this series I URGE you to put it in your netflix cue...pick it up at the video store...just check it out starting with the mini series and I'm sure you will fall in LOVE with it. It's not just for sci-fi fans...and it's everything sci-fi should be!!! sigh..............................

and then I played this on the wii


 

OMG its soooooo freaking FUN!!! Check it out if you haven't!!! I'm totally obsessed with these lego video games now...there is a batman one too.....they are hilarious, fun and addicting!! LOVE!!!

Now I'm going to get back to work!!! Happy Monday!

xoxo

Friday shop update!

Happy Friday!!

I'm soooo excited for today!! It is the 2 hour final finale of Battlestar Galactica tonight...that's it people...it's all over...can I just say I got teary eyed during the preview for it after last weeks episode...um..................................................................................................................................
....yeah......................sigh.................so I am having fellow dorks over so we can all cry together and drink sparkling cider, eat pizza and I am baking cookies and maybe brownies...vegan of course!! Yay it's going to be a fun day!! I have really been feeling like it's spring with the AMAZING weather we have had...sadly it's supposed to rain again on Saturday...oh well it was a nice inspiring break and I cleaned and organized my room like crazy!! Warm weather is GREAT for big cleaning!

Anyway soooo I have a new print going in the shop today, the original is not available it was a present for a special friend!! It's called mew....

you have to imagine it with the little mew sound....anyways I like her....
and this one is an original and prints will follow next week the original will be available for purchase tomorrow...it's called mustache bandit....

she is so cute I can't stand it and so springy!!

All this sunshine is clearly making me chipper...weird...I'm sure the end of BSG will smack me back into a depression and my paintings will become more melancholy again ;) I'm also finishing 4 other paintings this weekend so stay tuned for a preview on Monday!! So there will be lot's more new fun in the shop...planning a bunch of more stuff for next week...now I just have to finish it all!!

xoxo

10 little things that make me smile tuesday...

It's my monthly slump...the week every month that i get extra sad so i'm making this list of 10 little things that make me smile today kind of as a gratitude list of sorts. It's the simple pleasures in life right? It really is...

1. diet coke...i know i know it's awful in every way but i loooooooooove it and it makes everything better...

find this necklace here
 
find this awesome magnet here

2.  clean sheets and my bed which is like the most amazing bed of all time and covered in pillows...i think i'm gonna change my sheets today...i looooove the fresh sheets smell.

3.  getting a text from my sister that says "i love you"

i loves her.

4.  omg these....from Kays k9's and critters and she does vegan non wool ones!!!

 
 

* A portion of all proceeds will be donated to the Ontario SPCA ( www.ontariospca.ca ) and/or local animal rescue organizations. I also sponsor shelter dogs. For a picture of the current sponsored dog, please visit my blog ( www.kaysk9s.blogspot.com ). By purchasing from Kay's K9s, you are helping to support animals in need. *

5.  getting new netflix in the mail...sigh....

6.  buying and sampling fresh fruit and veggies from bi-rite market a few blocks from my house.

7.  soy chai lattes or mocha's and vegan donuts (local from The Peoples Donuts)

8.  watching the season finale of The City last night...sigh omg i love that show and the hills...it's soooo wrong....but sooo right....

 

 

 

...dumb ass...

 

ugh...i have nothing nice to say about olivia...

9.  going to Dolores park last friday and having the cutest puppies in the world jump all over us and soaking up the short-lived sunshine.

10.  playing the following video games with friends...wii tennis, bowling and mario kart, rock band, singstar and lego star wars....omg lego star wars is sooooo much freaking fun...chewy pulls the arms and heads off people...seriously...

 

you can change the heads and bodies of characters...haaa haaa!

 

 

and with that in mind this awesome necklace from Kitchen Sink's shop.

And here is another Birthday present pet portrait i did for a friend of her dog Annie aka "fluff muffin" she is a big furry chow chow!! I may add a custom pet portrait to my etsy shop soon so check back! Water color, gouache and ink.

xoxo

vintage love and birthday presents...

oh hello Wednesday....

this week has been crazy, i've had to take care of some health stuff, just maintenance stuff but not fun and my friend ate it hard skateboarding so had some trips to the hospital and work!  I'm going to see the lovely band and my friends forever play at the stud Thursday in San Francisco, CA so if you are local you shouldn't miss it!!! I've missed them since they re-located to Portland, Oregon...so if you are in PDX look for them too!!!

so james over at bleubird vintage has a big, big, lovely update filled with fashionable frocks i would LOVE to own right now...droool...i was drooling over them yesterday...these are some of my favorites...

seriously i want this one....too cute...

loves....

this one fulfills my tiki paraphernalia obsession...

i love this photo and the shirt...i would wear that a lot...i think i might
have to get it...hopefully its my size and not sold out already...

this dress is soooo perfect for PRIDE!!!

and this one is just HOT!

I love, love, love bleubird vintage and miss james who i haven't met in person but you know she bought my print so clearly she is RAD ;)

So here is a piece i made for a good friend of his beloved pet for his birthday!! I might put up prints in the shop, not sure...i have a couple more bday present paintings to share this week and hopefully finish the new cover for Poor Little Dyke Girl!! YAY work!!! YAY new Lost tomorrow!!! I love that my life revolves around tv but that's what happens when you have no life and work all the time :)

xoxo

i don't mean to seem like i care about material things...

...like a social status I just want four walls and adobe slabs for my girls. Favorite lyrics, from My Girls my favorite song from the newest Animal Collective album Merriweather Post Pavilion and I can't STOP listening to it...check it out...you will love it...promise...you can find it here

I can listen to that song over and over and over again, and the album actually...mmmmmm....animal collective...yummy...anyways....

I just found Elysium's AMAZING shop the other night and I don't know how I haven't found it before except that there are so many incredible artisans on etsy.com and so little time...my point is I want like everything in the shop...seriously look at the prettiness!!!


this top is everything 80's fabulous


i don't know what's more awesome the feathers on top or the little deer on the bottom

adorable...


i LOVE the cute rockabilly gingham print with the screen printed roses!


dream catcher...yes please...


this dress is just awesome birds and girls in dresses.



feathers, fanciness and re-purposed lovliness...i want them all...gimmeeeee...
I'm working and job hunting and working and finishing the comic and playing some rock band too...I'll have some new paintings to share soon...this week...made a couple birthday presents for friends and am painting a new cover to the comic YAY!!!  Now I'm going back to listen to more Animal Collective...ugh I wish I wasn't poor and could afford to see them play here at the Fox :( Oh well...

xoxo

Sewing Comics and Sneak Peeks...

Oh hello...
I'm busy, busy, this week adding the finishing touches to my latest Poor Little Dyke Girl Story and preparing to print the first issue!!! Whooo Exciting!!! Finally!!! I wanted to do one more story but I already have 30 some odd pages so I think I just need to let it go and print it up...haa haa like I can let it go...so this comic truly is a labor of love...the way I make it is EXTREMELY time consuming but the process is very fulfilling...sigh but I have so many projects none of which pay my rent!!! Anyways I'm sewing on this story an idea I had a while ago and I'm loving it...even though its taking FOREVER!! So here is a sneak peek at the first two pages of my most recent story of dating drama...The Saint Valentines Day Massacre....(I'm not melodramatic at all...)

YAY!! I can't wait until it's finished and printed!!! Sometimes I feel like all I do is market myself on the internet and draw 12 hours a day...but it will be worth it when this little baby is all finished!!! What else has my boy briefs in a tizzy today??? google analytics 1, 2 OMG!!! How exciting is it to graph the hits to your etsy.com shop and blog??? See where most of your links are coming from and totally go OCD ape crazy obsessing about it??? Nerd times my friends, nerd times...In other news I played with a puppy, watched two puppies say hello to each other and then run away from each other and then back to sniffing each other, forgot to eat and got irritable and then ate and have been working whilst watching the best series of AMC movies cycle through EVER...Working girl...best hair in a movie EVER!!!

 

seriously how amazing and inspiring is that makeup???

sigh...loves this movie...key to my early feminism upbringing via t.v. and movies...

Working 9-5!!

and....though it hurts to admit i love this movie....It could happen to you...

seriously...thank you AMC cause I keep forgetting to mail my netflix!!!

xoxo

Monday love...

I don't usually love Monday's but I had a lovely weekend despite the crazy rainy San Francisco weather and I feel like it's all happening this week! I had soooo much fun Friday night hanging with my fellow nerds and watching Bsg (see post below if you are confused) it was SOOOO FRAKIN GOOD!!! OMGS!!! I can't wait until Friday!!!

Saturday I went to a friends art opening at seventh heart so if you are local check it out  Amos Mac Photography I love how supportive of local artists San Francisco is and how talented so many friends in this city are!! Very inspirational!

Some newer pieces in the etsy.com shop that I haven't blogged about but are close to my heart!!

my love is JUST as REAL as yours...

Mr. Hedgehog...

You left us all behind...

Also the lovely, lovely James of Bleubird Vintage recently purchased one of my prints  Mustache Girl and I was sooooo SUPER excited because I ADORE her shop and styling and photos and am basically a big fan!!! She also mentioned the print on her blog which I am also very excited about and to see all the new items she is talking about!!! My baby sister knew immediately who Bleubird Vintage is as she is also a big fan and a super stylish vintage collecting girl so that was neat :) Thanks so much miss James!!!

And as if that wasn't enough exciting haps the Awesome band Schande I mentioned in my last post that I did the album artwork for just made it into an article in Spin Magazine!! Check it out right here its a great piece and I'm sooooo excited my super talented friends are mentioned because more people should be listening to their music!!!

Sigh...happy Monday!

xoxo