Disco Studio Queen

How can I forget the Disco Studio Queen print, one of my favourties :)  I love it when I have some good tunes on and the beat just gets the better of me and I start dancing ~ so what I'm by myself in my studio,  I have to party Stavely Styleeee with me myself and I!

New Print

So I finally put up a print for sale.  It has taken me a while and I have to a give big thanks to Ryan who helped me to print.  I do plan on putting more up for sale, and will blog about it too.

Other than that not too much is happening here, I am busy getting more work done, and man living so far is really getting to me.  I really need some things to complete some of my projects, and it's just a few things from a dollar store.  I did go to Claresholm, the closest town with some stores, but even there I had a hard time finding double-sided tape and of all places I found glue sticks in the supermarket but not in the two bargain/mini department stores in town or the hardware store ~ strange.  I would be happy to deal with online purchases if Canada Post wasn't so slow and somewhat unreliable as I've had a few packages go astray as well as I'm still waiting on receiving packages for the last four months!   Gosh I miss living in Seoul, shop online today and receive tomorrow or within two business days!  Balli Balli!

Oh and I do have good news ~ I have a job interview on Tuesday teaching ESL so wish me luck :)  Happy Sunday all!

Long-life Necklace

Cheeky went to Hong Kong in the search of happiness, she ate bird's nest sundaes and drank mango and sago drinks which was all good for her but she really liked this longevity necklace. She thinks you would like it more!  Check out more photos of the necklace in my Etsy shop.  www.cheekynado.etsy.com

Sorry I didn't have any pictures of the bird's nest sundae's, but the pic above is of my favourite chain of drink restaurants in Hong Kong.  If you're ever there, you should try the drinks. However I advise you to stay away from the brown drinks, I tried it once and found out that it was turtle jelly drink ~ apparently it's good for you!  

Oh and if you want to try the bird's nest sundae which you can here, check out the photo (in the menu on the tables) of translucent jellyish looking stuff on top of ice-cream or mango, they say it's good for your skin. 

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My dresser is out there :)

Interesting, I was reading Rozzie Jewelry tonight and saw her posting about Googling her name.  I haven't done this in a while and now that I finally have Google Analytics up and running for this blog I thought I'd give it a go.  And this is what I found when looking for "shazzbazz".  I am so happy that someone noticed my dresser, I did try to get it out there, but several months later I'm super elated to see it was on one of my favourite websites, Apartment Therapy ~ yay!  

And searching for "Cheeky Nado" my Etsy shop is right on top!!!  However my Artfire shop seems non-existent.  Oh, I'm also working on some prints in my Etsy shop, so do keep checking. And for all of my family in the UK and friends in Asia, yes, I do ship internationally :)

Good night :)

Killer's Paradise

Tonight I watched a documentary “Killer’s Paradise” and my goodness I’ve never seen something strong so severe that I really was so angry and so sad for all the victims. The documentary was on the murders of women in Guatemala and how violent and brutal these killings are. It’s mind boggling just how cruel we humans can be to each other, something I will never understand.

Olenka Frenkiel and Giselle Portenier did a fantastic job on documenting these brutal killings. They follow several families that have lost a loved one, interview rapists and speak with the Guatemalan president. It’s horrifying to see that there is no motive to investigate these murders and the reasons to not seek out evidence is absurd, saying, she’s a nobody because she had sandals and a navel piercing, they are quick to place blame on the victim. The victims’ families that pursue the police to further the investigation are then harassed themselves.

The interview with the rapists got me really angry and sad for the nation. One had raped a 17 year old the other 12 and the third had raped a 7 year-old girl, and they all claimed they were innocent as they blamed women!!! They said that the girls are going out without supervision and dressing in ways that provoke harassment, these were girls for goodness sake!!!!!!!!!!!

It is the idea that women are the enemy that was taught during the 36 years of civil war that tore the country apart. They thought that the women are the ones that bore rebels so they are the enemy – why oh why is it always the women???

The numbers are rising. There was one story of a 15 year old that was raped and luckily escaped murder but her rapist had the audacity to give her family an ultimatum that she marries this monster or the house will be burned with all the other family members. Apparently the rapist can right his wrongs if he marries the victim ~ WTF???? The family chose not to marry their daughter the father said, “my daughter is not a dog”.

See the documentary if you can, we need to raise the awareness!

Click here for the trailer "Killer's Paradise"

Check out
National Film Board of Canada
Green Change
BBC
Xeni notes from the Road (blog)

Another Great Giveaway with Rainbow Swirlz

Another giveaway with Rainbow Swirlz!!!  Check out her site to see what's up and enter yourself to win a pillow from Robins Egg Pink who has an abundance of fantastic handmade products.  All you have to do is check out Robins Egg Pink choose the product that you like and leave a comment on Rainbow Swirlz's blog and don't forget to subscribe to the blog!

What's my favourite product from the shop, well it's.......

Yep, it's the Mod Blue Pillow!

Give Away Via Rainbow Swirlz

Ooh, don't you just love it when you stumble upon greatness such as giveaways!  Well Charmdesign is giving away this scrumptious zip pouch via Rainbow Swirlz blog!   What do you have to do to enter?  Well comment on your favourite design in Charmdesign's shop and you're entered to win!  But hurry cause the deadline is Feb 11th ~ oops I had better get a move on!

My favourite design from Charmdesign's shop.

Hhmmmm for some odd reason the Etsy mini code wasn't working :(

Stuck in the Snow Again!!!

Daily Creativeness 5: Cheeky Brooches

Wow, the new year is something else, I sure hope this is just a bad month. My grandmother was discharged from hospital on Monday after being admitted twice in the last two weeks. We honestly thought we may lose her, but my goodness she's a fighter!

We did though lose our accountant, who was quite a lively soul, each time we visited her she would talk and talk and talk. But now she's gone and a sudden death too, she died way too young as she was just 52! RIP Jolene!

My one friend was also stressed out as her father had surgery during the same week I was spending time in the hospital looking after my grandmother. Luckily her father is okay but to hear that her brother may not, is quite a blow and I really hope that he is well!

2009 just has to get better, I know this is the year of greatness after all there's a new President in the world arena that just may make sense of things ~ here's hoping and believing!

I also did some work since coming home this weekend as sitting in the hospital for over a week is just no fun at all! I listed the items below on my Etsy shop so check them out :)

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Daily Creativeness 4: Cheeky Wonderland

cheeky wonderland
Originally uploaded by Shazzbazz draws the Line!

I spent the day cleaning up my studio space as the mess what driving me nuts, I need stuff in place. I like to pull out the materials I need depending on what project I'm working on. I love to use my Gocco, draw, make jewelry and sculpt, so you can imagine things can get crazy.

I did the 1111 show in Calgary last Sunday and I have mixed feeling about the show. I thought it would be a great way to network and even meet new friends, but some people can be snooty or just odd. I did talk to a few and boy, I sure felt old telling them I graduated from ACAD 13 years ago ~ where did the time go?

Anyway the show was a great opportunity for artists of all kinds to come out and show their work, however there is no chance for it to be curated so it can be a bit messy. I did appreciate some of the explicit artworks were in a space that was monitored as there were children around, and I'm not one for erotica art that to me seems borderline pornographic. I mean I like the Japanese erotic art or even some artists like Whitney Lee, but not guys painting nothing but high realism details of female parts, with female on female all over.

I was glad that I got to have a space almost to myself.

Cheeky Wonderland was inspired by many artists, like my friend Lim, Hee-jeong, Ren Lee (photos taken by my awesome friend Nayan Sthankiya) and some others I found on Flickr: marrazkiak and BoM-va + cOmeTA ! 2b.

Enjoy!

Daily Creativeness 3: My World & Sarang Bites

My World, originally uploaded by Shazzbazz draws the Line!.

Well seeing that I'm taking part in 1111 art event I thought I should add some new pieces, and as usual I seem to do well with deadlines and so far it's 3am and two drawings done.

Back to work I go!

1111 Home One Thousand One Hundred and Eleven

This weekend is going to be different ~ yay 2009!

I'm in a group show 1111 Home One Thousand One Hundred and Eleven where one thousand one hundred and eleven artists join forces to build a strong and diverse community of individuals. The culmination of their efforts is an exhibition from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on 01/11/2009 in Calgary.

It's the first time to be showing my art in Calgary since I graduated from ACAD back in 1998! OMG it's 11 years, I just realized the number LOL how fitting, gosh things are looking up! I've had shows just not in Calgary I was a member of Anyang Young Artists group which is just outside of Seoul, I was fortunate enough to be in a few of their shows as well as "art in the park" where some of my work was stolen :( I also was in the Minority Report show last January in Insadong, Seoul. So I've been active. However I really need to do some new work, I've been focusing on Cheeky Nado, that I haven't had time to create my own art, which I still want to push.

I'm also meeting up with Amanda and maybe a few other people I hope as we are planning to make a fun night of it, and I think the two of us deserve it. I haven't been dancing since Korea! Also the weather has been nasty, today the road was like a stage with dry ice, it would be fun if I was disco-ing but not to drive ~ however it was beautiful, I've never experienced a snowdrift storm before, I guess it's similar to a sandstorm.

Well folks hopefully I can find my old camera in my storage while I dig up my paintings and warm boots as my baby Canon is still not working ~ damn I forgot to call the service centre!

Storque Showcase on Etsy

I'm in the Storque Showcase on Etsy today, so let's hope this brings some business. I've been spending a lot of time trying to promote Cheeky Nado. It's not easy, I wish I paid more attention in business class in school ;P

I also signed up with Art Fire another online store like Etsy, but I must admit I like the clarity on Etsy.

If you have any ideas please, let me know.

Daily creativeness 2: buchujeon 부추전

I'm not too keen on seafood but this is yummy!, originally uploaded by Shazzbazz draws the Line!.

The day started off with a sad note, as my camera has decided to not work. I'm upset as I only bought the Canon G9 in February in time for my trip around S.E. Asia and leaving Korea. Argh! I hope things go well with Canon as I bought the camera in Seoul, and to think my other Canon is still working fine that I bought in Daegu back in 2003, even though I dropped like a thousand times!!!

So, here's an older photo, taken with the same camera when I just got it. What's the picture you may say, well that's haemul jeon, 해물전, a seafood pancake that's just too good for words. It goes great with alcohol especially dong-dong-ju 동동주 a rice fermented drink that's one of my favourites.

Why did I take this photo? Well just like the title says, I made my first jeon today but I made a buchujeon 부추전 and with no camera, well you're just going to have to imagine it! I also made a prepacked kimchi stew, but tomorrow I plan on making fresh kimchi from scratch! Oh I also steamed some edamame, but I overdid it :(

Oh well tomorrow is a new day!

Daily creativeness 1: Cheeky Nado Stuck in the Snow

Cheeky Nado Stuck in the Snow, originally uploaded by Shazzbazz draws the Line!.

I've decided to create something everyday as a way to keep a journal or sketchbook. It doesn't matter what medium I use just as long as I create something, and I must admit that being home without a job and all that jazz, that I have millions of ideas and need to focus with all this inspiration ;P

Oh, today was a fun day trying to get the car unstuck, I hope things are okay tomorrow as there's more snow on the way. However we can't park close to the house as the driveway is too deep of snow. There's no way that I'm shoveling it either, as the length is about two acres long!!!

Oh, the joys of snow :)

Hello 2009 :)

Wow, how quick 2009 has come. I know it will a great year as 2008 has some fantastic highlights but it ended not so lively.

So, what's new for 2009?

1. Well I finally got my Esty shop: Cheeky Nado up and running and my wonderful friend Irene made the first two purchases hoping to bring me luck ~ thanks sweetie :)
2. A long time friend has decided to disappear from my life but at the same time, another long time friend and I have a new spark, and I can't wait to see her again.
3. New opportunities have arisen but that's under wraps for now ;P
4. I am planning on going back to school this year ~ fingers crossed.
5. I'm feeling optimistic that this year is the year I actually make positive changes.
6. A new look for my blog to correspond my new work. Let me know what you think, I have other ideas too :)

I wish you all a fantastic 2009!

In love with Nissan Figaro

I've seen this car, in and around Seoul and here in Alberta, and after searching and searching the Internet to find out what it is, I'm just in love with this car. Wish I knew about it earlier! Oh well :D

Wallpaper Creativity

So you know that I love interior design and how could I not with the beautiful wallpapers that are coming out these days?!?!   The samples below are just a few of the many creative designs that are out there.  Have fun :D

Topo Azul: Allan, The Gallant

Folia: Osborne and Little

Walk in the Park: Osborne and Little

Grand Jubilee ~ Cream: Mod Green Pod

Custom Wallpaper by Carl Abad with Rollout

Hula: Barbara Hulanicki

Frames by Chris Taylor and Craig wood

Cheeky Nado In a Craft Fair

I had a table at the Chestermere Lake Christmas Around The World festival.  I was excited and worked more than ten hours a day in the week proceeding the sale.  However, Southern Alberta had a huge snow fall and a major drop in temperature with a windchill of -35 Celsius, so who wants to even leave their home?  I know I didn't want to and the idea of driving was a scary thought.  But luckily we made it into the city but it took us two hours to drive in, normally it's only an hour, but visibility was bad.  Despite all the effort of getting there, my poor mother and I sat all day entertaining the idea of a sale ~ but not one :(   Unfortunately the only people who were there at the community centre were the parents of junior hockey teams that continued with their games and classes.  A few vendors packed up and left around lunch time as it was a waste of their time, and to be honest it was an expensive way to sit around in the cold!!!

Never the less I am in the process in getting my stuff online with Etsy.com I have to take a million photos, as I ended up making:

• 68 pairs of earrings
  
• 6 black necklaces
  
• 48 Gocco printed x-mas cards
  
• 8 moustache necklaces
  
• 11 santa beard necklaces 
  

Fingers crossed that this will go a lot better than the craft fair.  I really wish there were Canadian Renegade Craft Fairs or more tables available at the art fair in Kensington ~ I did try.  

Wish me luck :)