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The first time I saw Anna with her glasses on, I almost squealed, “Anna! Where did you get those glasses?! Who made them?! Are they vintage? New? Can I try them on? If you need to get those off your hands…”

via www.garancedore.fr

um........i have a fake glasses habit...........did you see my collection in my previous room blog???? yeah i can't help myself, I want more and more and more...........soon they will outnumber my shoes.........I'm not kidding....they are much cheaper than shoes.......and nerdier......and um can she make these like NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WANTS WANTS WAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNTTTTTTTTTTTTSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! All of them............gimmeeeeee.
xoxo

oh and you should read the original blog because it's a really cool inspirational story!!!!

10 things i love Friday!

.::oh happy friday!::.

So I have a new print in the shop Urban Cowboy this is the first piece I made for this series and close to my heart!  So please go take a look :D

 

So I wanted to make a list and show you 10 things I'm LOVING right now!!!!!!!!!!!! Whoooo!

First up these girls Team Gina OMG they effing RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I saw them perform at Homo a go go and it was INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

go buy their new album and the old one on itunes right NOW!!! This is the new one!!!

 

two sassy smart funny as hell queer femmes with super sick dance skillz!!! This video will give you a good idea how freaking RAD they are!!!

next.....um all this adorableness from Beantown Handmade

 

how cute is this bowl???

 

ummmmmmm................................blue baron hat 

 

roboto shirt

 

dog neck warmer

I think panda needs alllllll of these!!! and speaking of panda he is NUMBER 3!!!

4) being a new member of the Queer Etsy Street Team YAY!!!!!

5) speaking of the team there is this fabulousness by a fellow team member Looks good from the front she makes beautiful jewelry and adorable hair accessories and I had the pleasure of meeting her at Homo a go go

 

love this foxy necklace

  

and um duh......a pink skull hair clip oh with sequins...i repeat....duh!

 

I have some friends that would die for this pug necklace

yes please purple rapture so TALENTED and sweet she lent me her umbrella so I didn't get a sunburn during the craft show....super sweet!!!

6) These super cute prints and frames from MaryBethsart

 

 

 

7) Art In A Box — Monthly Art Subscription Service OK I blogged about this here earlier this week but it deserves another mention because I just can't get OVER how FREAKING cool this is.........monthly wine club....no thanks i don't drink.........monthly cheese club.....paaaassss i'm vegan....monthly produce service...OK I WANT that too but Monthly Art Service???????????????????????? Can I get a what what????  Seriously CHECK IT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

 

 

 

 

8) I have no reason to wear this dress nor do I wear dresses often but I would make up a reason!!! Peachy Keen dress by SaraSeven who makes beautiful clothes!!!!! But something about this dress just ugh i die.....

 

 

9)  This painting by Sister Planet via  Design for Mankind

 

i want to vomit rainbows..............

10) and the number 10 this about Vegans via one of my FAVORITE blogs Vegansaurus

 

ok I know know it's NOT actually about Vegans...but still it's soooo AWESOME !!! I <3 comics!!!!

from the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

Happy Friday!!!!!

xoxo

Lomography Diana Mini » About

The Diana Mini has big shoes to fill being the little sister of the classic beauty Diana F+. Luckily the Diana Mini was born a star in her own right. Super sweet, the Diana Mini has got plenty of style and features to the nines. With the flick of a little switch you can move from the retro square format to the amazing Half-Frame, giving you the ability to Shoot Forever, packing 72 shots onto one 35mm film! Her handy-dandy size and limitless creative potential is a revolution in analogue photography.

via microsites.lomography.com

um.........1, 2, OMGZ.................man lomography comes out with amazing shit every five seconds, i want more diana's and accessories and now this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All the awesome features=i must haves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and since it does different things than my other diana and uses 35 mm film and is miniature it's totes different and thus a reasonable purchase.................................................................................................................sigh...................................................................

New Prints!

.::oh hello thursday::.

one day closer to Friday :D Starting today I'm adding some prints to the shop from my recent group art show at homo a go go I'm only offering prints of a couple of the pieces that have sold and are unavailable.  Many originals are still available so message me if you are interested I don't know if I will be putting them in my etsy shop at all because it is part of a bigger concept I will continue to develop for future shows.  So the First Print I'm offering in the shop is a print of the pirate piece 8x10 check it out in the shop! 

 

i love this piece and i hope you do too!!!

This is series was inspired from the concept for the group show for Homo a go go. As a culture of the margin, we are a people that has often had to forge our own way within the constrictions of a mainstream paradigm and marketplace. As a result we have consistently found gorgeous, and hideous, ways to survive. And like the saying goes, "Necessity is the mother of invention". Or as we like to think, "Your cage is our castle". We are a subculture that often grows its own fashion, food, gender, family, music, sex, recipes, and communication. Artists interpret their own meanings of "Homegrown", from home to grown.

In these works I explore my own "home" what home means, the idea of queer family and community, what it is to be queer, gender queer and trans gendered today including sex, fashion and communication. I also explore the use of pronouns and their relevance or lack thereof.

Also don't forget to check out my Sale Section for a ton of awesome affordable art deals!!! Stay tuned as I add more prints another one tomorrow and more next week!!!

I also want to share some pictures of my room/studio.  I say room/studio because I live in San Francisco....it's really expensive here...one day I will be able to afford a separate art studio space...that day is not today :D  So I live in a 3 bedroom apartment with 2 other people and a dog who I love.  My room is a converted living room and is quite large with an awesome bay window so it's perfect.  We have a deck and a yard and that's pretty lucky in this city....let me tell you!  I live in the mission neighborhood and when I was first looking to move to SF from Oakland I wanted to live in the mission, I loved it and I wanted to be close to Dolores park.  The first time my gf (at the time) took me there and I saw gay beach and all the cute queers and the sun and the grass I was like, this is where I want to live.  I love it here even though sometimes it's hard and makes me want to scream, other days it's perfect and my house is my sanctuary!

ok pictures................

 

that's my desk/studio/work space it's pretty :D  Yes I have a disco ball!  I got that awesome desk for free from craigslist and it fits perfectly in the bay window bump-out!!!! I do want to add fabric to the front of the desk to cover my supplies organized underneath it.

 

 

some Stella Im Hultberg who i freaking love and part of my large photobooth collection..........

 

more art the tori piece is by Kent Meyer Jr. below it some cure tickets (hee hee) and then a little sketch/watercolor (an original) piece by Rebecca Guay of Delirium one of my all time favorite pieces and characters from The Sandman and then an awesome unicorn print by Stephanie Fizer I love love that print too! Now you are getting to see some of my favorite artists!!!!!!!!!

 

 

so I've had to be really creative with storage and space and organization and am still acquiring the right vintage (cheap) pieces to complete the room but I still love it the way it is even though it's full of stuff :D

 

this is my alter/meditation area with a special tribute to my dear friend I lost less than a year ago.  I put special things and mementos I still have inside the box painting.  It is quite perfect that the Morrissey poster is above her, she loved that poster which was a gift on my 17th Birthday (...a loooooong time ago).

 

 

my awesome deco vanity another craigslist find!

 

my jewelry/glasses collections and hats. I got the idea to hang my glasses that way from the awesome Elsie full of great decorating ideas and inspiration that one!

 

bedz

 

 

That's my little gallery with prints from Tara McPherson another all time favorite illustrator!!!!! and Jon Van Fleet the taco head girl is his I LOVE his work sooooo AMAZING and he is an old friend!!!! Two pieces by my awesome friend and supreme talent Lee Bermejo and a piece my sister drew for me when she was like 9 some of my stuff and an AWESOME pirate piece by another super talented amazing artist Dustin Weaver oh and a rad piece that I LOVE by Carlos D'Anda yeah he rules!!!!! He just finished a ton of stuff for the new Batman Arkham Asylum video game wow! I have quite a collection of prints and originals as you can see and that's not even all of it!

well hope you enjoyed my little tour!!! Happy Thursday!

xoxo

New nerd girl notecards!

.::oh hello Wednesday::.

where did you come from already???  YAY! So I have a new addition in the shop today a nerd girl note card set!  This set includes 3 of my favorite nerdy::dorky girl paintings perfect for a thank you, a birthday for your special nerd or just a simple hello!  They are blank on the inside making them super versatile!

 

 

I'm going to take some more pictures too because um I forgot to take them without the sleeves....dur....sometimes I'm dumb.....but anyways please go check them out in the shop and pick some up and spread the word!!!!

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Phil Hale

Philip Oliver Hale, born in 1963, is an American figurative painter who currently resides in London, England. Prior to turning to fine arts he worked as an illustrator, doing mostly figurative work. He was apprenticed to/ partnered with American painter Rick Berry. (via Wikipedia)

 

 

 

via www.sweet-station.com

 

 

Phil Hale is one of my all time favorite artists/illustrator whichever term you prefer....again i must say that illustration and comics=a lot of super amazing artists that most people don't know about...seriously so much freaking talent it's insane!!!! For me it's the shit, interesting and inspiring! #$%^$@!!! "fine art"!
xoxo

introducing panda bear.......

meet mr. bear.................

 

the newest and quite possibly the cutest member of our little household via our new awesome roommie windy!!! To say we have fallen in love with him would be a gigantic understatement.  I actually don't know how I lived life before the addition of mr. bear...seriously............

 

cutest face in the entire freaking world!!!!!!!!!1

 

he squints int he sun on our backyard deck :D

 

snuggle bear

 

mid-century modern panda

 

muffin face

sigh...............soooooooo cute!!! he is a boston terrier 1 1/2 years old, he farts and burps and can play for hours, gives the best kisses, snuggles and spoons and likes to be under the covers.  He has completed our house, we needed him sooooo sooooo much!!! Last night I came home he barked at the door once I said hi panda it's me and he quietly waited as I fumbled with the keys he whimpered and when I opened the door he was just sitting there looking up at me soooo super adorable!!!!! We loves him, I miss him every time I leave, he is the bestest ever, like ever, ever!!!!

Here are some recent fun photobooth pics with friends, we love taking these at the various bars around the city that have photobooths! We are just being silly I don't drink, I am sober so that's just me being ridonkulous :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YAY fun!!! These were taken at one of my favorite color photobooths @ thee parkside SF, CA!  Happy Tuesday!!! In the next two days I have new paper goods to share and add to the etsy shop and some new prints from my recent art show!!! I'm also going to be sharing pics of my room/studio :D Also don't forget I'm having a BIG SALE on some older art and it's SUPER CHEAP!!!! $12-50!!!! Check it out here

xoxo

Art In A Box — Monthly Art Subscription Service « What is this all about?

The Compound Gallery is pleased to announce ART IN A BOX, a new art subscription service featuring Bay Area artists.  Operating on the model of a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) or wine subscription service, Art in a Box offers amazing original works of art instead of vegetables or wine.  Each month subscribers receive a new work of fine art by a different local artist.  Our featured artists work in a variety of mediums (ceramic, printmaking, painting, collage, digital prints, etc.) and most of them live and work in Oakland or San Francisco.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

via artinabox.net

ummmmmmmmmmm..........................is this the effing coolest thing since sliced bread or whaaaaat???? yes..........yes it is....................

xoxo

Urban Outfitters - Features - Urban Outfitters + The Impossible Project

We've partnered with The Impossible Project to help them on their mission to bring instant film photography back to life. When Polaroid ended instant film production in 2008, The Impossible Project picked up where they left off—purchasing a Polaroid factory and equipment in Holland. Now they're on track to start producing their own instant film in early 2010. We're proud to support them with exclusive Polaroid product and an exhibiton of Polaroid photography.

via blog.urbanoutfitters.com

This is really awesome, I'm excited are you???? but I still want a vintage polaroid camera!!! I'm so into all kinds of film photography right now....but probs because I don't have a nice digital camera, it's a good one but i really want/need a digital slr! sigh.........one day......................

Rock Make Street Festival

The 2nd Annual Rock Make Street Festival has been confirmed for Sunday, August 23rd 2009 on Treat Avenue between 17th Street and 18th Street in the Mission District! This years festival will be about twice the size and feature 12 Bay Area bands performing on two stages with over 50 local artists and craftspeople showing their wares in between.

via www.rockmake.com

Come out to this!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's the 2nd Rock Make Street Festival!!!!!!!!! I wish I was a vendor but next year for sure!!!!!!!!! My two favorites, handmade local crafters and art and ROCK!!!!!!!!!!! Yeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssss!!!! See you there!!!!!!!!!!
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San Francisco Zine Fest

Look At Me! - Auto-Bio Comics Read by their Creators• Friday, August 21 7 p.m. to 9 p.m - Cartoon Art Museum655 Mission St between 3rd and New Montgomery$5 suggested donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)All proceeds benefit SFZF and CAM!Visit the Cartoon Art Museum for an evening of live readings of true-life stories, with featuring the work of: Tessa Brunton, Ricci Carrasquillo, MariNaomi, Jason Martin, Melaina, and Joey Sayers!

via www.sfzinefest.com

Zine Fest this weekend!!!! There are soooo many things i wanna go to!!! come check it out!! awesome workshops its all free and tons of cool zines and comics!!!!!!!

a closer look...

::hello friends::

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!! YAY! here is a closer look at some of my pieces from the homo a go go show.  The following pieces are sold sorry :( but there are more you can check my flickr to see more and there is one other piece that's taken I need to post a close up pic of so that will come soon! Then there are a couple that are still available but note none of this is in my shop yet and I'm not sure it will be, the originals anyway.  What do you think??? Oh and this is not for non mature readers, it's queer and naked and stuff...................

 

there is more to this piece that is cut off it says something in french below the illustration.......

 

 

 

and here are a couple that are still available but none of this is in my shop or anything yet if you are interested in purchase email me at katie.kaapcke (at) gmail.com I might add some prints of the unavailable work in the shop next week so stay posted!

 

 

 

 

 

 

more pics to come, there were real photographers at the show too so when i get those photos I'll share!!
have a lovely weekend!!!! I hope you like them!

xoxo

SteveMadden - BRUTUS BLACK LEATHER women's bootie flat casual

via www.stevemadden.com

can some one make me a custom pair of these in non leather animal hide??? vegan kill free please??? what's with all the leather lately..............so annoying!!!!

Terrible Yellow Eyes

via www.terribleyelloweyes.com

Just found this blog!!!!!!!! its full of AMAZING art inspired by inspired by Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm super excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Lust by Cajajewelry on Etsy

via www.etsy.com

yummmy...........wants.......................yes please........................
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Fantastic Mr. Fox...

um.................again the Fantastic Mr. Fox.........................................yes please..................

...dear Wes Anderson...thank you and i love you...forever and ever...for serious... xoxo kiki

...dear Roald Dahl thank you for making my childhood bearable...and inspiring me to write and keep a journal from the beginning...i love you and your books...xoxo kiki

Original Art Sale on Etsy!! — Maquette

via www.samanthahahn.com

Samantha Hahn is having a BIG Original Art SALE!!! Her work is super beautiful and there are many very affordable pieces on Sale right now!! It's your chance to pick up some AMAZING original pieces!!! I have my eye on a few!!! Hopefully I can sell a couple more pieces and buy some!!! eeee! http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5184683
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cabin + cub: oooh foxy...

So first you have Spike Jonze making a movie about the best book ever, Where The Wild Things Are... then you have Tim Burton making Alice in Wonderland (featuring hubba hubba Johnny Depp)... and so the saying goes that good things always come in threes... which brings us to the third: Wes Anderson making a stop motion film based on Roald Dahl's story Fantastic Mr. Fox. Just when I couldn't contain my excitement for the first two upcoming films, there is also this one to throw into the mix... I think I might pee my pants. I love how it is going to be all stop motion animation too... very old school and cute. Oh yah, and I guess there are a few small stars in it too... just George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Willem Dafoe, Adrien Brody, etc, etc... but don't want to name drop too much or anything. Watch the fantastic trailer here.

via cabinandcub.blogspot.com

um AMAZING!!! soooo is Cabin + Cub so check it out!!!!

New Paintings!

hello!!!!!!!!!!

I know it's been forever but it's been a crazy intense couple of weeks, preparing for the Homo a go go show and working tons and getting no sleep and then getting sick :P Now it's all over and I'm feeling better so I'm posting a couple pics from the show!!!  These aren't the best but here is a first peek at my part of the show and expect more to come, better pics etc and more about the whole festival!!! It was amazing!!! I sold 3 pieces and shared a lot of homo artsy crafty amazingness, saw tons of killer bands omg friends everything!!! 

So here is a peek at my new paintings hope you like them! Based on the the Homegrown concept

More on HomeGrown:
HomeGrown is "a subculture that often grows its own fashion, food, gender, family, music, sex, recipes, and communication. Artists interpret their own meanings of 'Homegrown' from home to grown." This year's group at SOMArts features video, installation, photography, drawing, painting, and sculpture.

 

 

 

 

xoxo

My First Group Art Show @ SOMArts!!!

::hellllloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo:::

Here is MORE info on the Group show I will be in and there will also be arts and crafts show outside Friday-Sunday and I have a table on Sunday so if you are local come check it out see the art show and say hi!!!  Seriously this is going to be soooooo AWESOME!!! I'm soooooo incredibly excited everyone in SF interested in art, film, music, writing, spoken word, fashion and DIY, crafts, zines etc. should come by!!!! And it's for a great cause!!!  Don't forget to check the website for the complete schedule of events!!!

Homo a go go

Open up your calendars for August 13th-16th because I am having my first ever group art show!!!  My part of the show features ALL BRAND NEW WORK!!!  Homo A Go Go is coming to San Francisco and I couldn't be more excited because I get to participate among other queers in arts, film, and music.  Hope you can come out and support me and other queer artists that are extremely talented. 

The Group Art Show "HomeGrown" is on display @ SOMArts Aug 14-16

Here is more info:

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*Homo A Go Go is a four day festival of queer music, film, art, performance and activism.  Music headliners this year include Glass Candy, Erase Errata, Mirah and Girl in a Coma.  Local favorites who are performing include Hunx and his Punx, Jenna Riot, the Younger Lovers, Katastrophe, and the Casual Lust along with DJ sets by Honey Sound System, emcee's Peaches Christ and Lil Miss Hot Mess and a fashion show curated by Chelsea Starr.  While music is the focal point of the festival, (with 42 musical acts) the schedule also includes film screenings of over 60 films, a fashion show featuring the work of 12 independent designers, a 3-day craft fair featuring up to 90 DIY/independent businesses and community organizations, 15 multi-media/theatrical/spoken word performers, 27 visual artists and 10 workshops focusing on education and activism.  Up to date information on the artists, schedule and tickets can be found at http://www.homoagogo.com

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I will also have a table at the arts and crafts festival outside SOMArts on Saturday the 15th from 11am-7pm.  So Saturday you can see me and my table as well as my work on display at SOMArts for the HomeGrown Group Art Show!  SOMArts is located at 934 Brannan 

More on HomeGrown:
HomeGrown is "a subculture that often grows its own fashion, food, gender, family, music, sex, recipes, and communication. Artists interpret their own meanings of 'Homegrown' from home to grown. This year's group at SOMArts features video, installation, photography, drawing, painting, and sculpture, Aug 14-16 only!"

So what about tickets???

There's the BIG HOMO pass:
Full 4 day pass (August 14-16)
$70 in advance ($80 after 8/12)
...includes:
*unlimited festival access Aug 13-16 at all venues
*reduced admission to Official Afterparties
*access to the VIP Happy Hour in the Gaycation Lounge
*admission to opening night @ The Eagle and closing @ Thee Parkside

Or There's the HOMO FOR A DAY pass:
Available Aug 14, 15, and 16th
$20 in advance ($25 at the door)
*Day long unlimited access to all festival venues and happy hours

BUY ALL tickets today at www.buyolympia.com or at the SeventhHeart, 1592 Market St. This festival benefits Trans Health issues so your money is going to a good cause.

Note:  If you cannot afford a pass, Homo A Go Go is looking for volunteers in trade of passes.  Visit their webside for more details. :)

PLEASE help spread the word, email, facebook, twitter all of it to help support this AWESOME event!!!!

Thanks for taking time to read this and hope to see you all there.

xoxo