RAW artists, Phoenix

so i got invited to be a part of "RAW"...an organization that supports starving artists, such as myself to get out there.
http://www.rawartists.org/

what was so great about it, was that it was the first time i saw a small collection of artists, and an enormous crowd of visitors in AZ that weren't sipping on wine and inspecting paintings of cowboys, running horses, mountainous terrains, or anything else western for that fact. sure, all of that is dandy, but enough is enough already. let's see some style!

i only had 3 weeks to prepare for this. i designed 5 new prints, refurbished 3 older prints, ordered them, bought pillow forms, sewed pillow covers, whipped up a small painting, a block printed piece of fabric, and went for it. despite the large (and some literally) groups of people that decided to sit on my display/pillows/ etc...it was still a rewarding experience, and refreshing to be around people who have the same passion as i do.

here is the fabulous dress that i wore, that i read a review on a blog saying it was 'disturbing' and something pebbles flinstone would wear. here is my blog, objecting:


i didn't get many photos, because there were professional photographers there which i am still waiting on. but here are some snips, at the end of the night...so excuse any wild, unruly pieces of hair, or crooked paintings:

here is the spot i got to transform


and voila...i had both couches, but at the end, i moved everything to the one...oh, and people had already sat on the other couch so much that the pinned fabric had fallen off =)





i am also really into stenciling, as you can see in the orange painting behind the chair, and these: