love on bangs art show

happy day-late st. patricks day!

check out some photos of the "little bit of love on bangs" art show at the bdc in february! i sent my buddy bryan on a mission to do my dirty work for me, meaning take photos of some of the work in the show.  there was lots of lovey-dovey art, valentiney presents, and other fun stuff, including liberation skate who i had the pleasure of meeting and planning some future collaborations with.

the opening was lovely as usual.

this was my little section of my mini paintings on wood. my 3 mushy 1EG'S and my 3 mushy KAOTIC KRITTERS.  as far as i know, just my boingy-hearted piece (the center 1EG with the bark) sold to a good home, which made me happy considering it was my favorite from the little series.

these woodcut, letterpress, watercolor, hand cut valentine cards on the left were beautiful and beautifully made. they were one of my favorites. the cards, along with the prettiful piece of the girl on the right were both done by marissa woodrow, a wonderful printmaker i met the night of the show. 

funsy artsy stuff, including the bundle of awesome paintings on the left by tj reddick.

rich falkiewicz's awesome cupid above

i'd show you the whole show, but i'm punishing you for not coming to see it, so you only get to see a few by various artists (here's that list of artists again):

the show wouldn't have been complete without some penis bananas. if that doesn't say "love," i don't know what does...

thanks for stopping by!

thanks again to the bdc for including me in another great show!

mushy kaotic kritters

more mushy paintings.  these are the 3 kaotic kritter paintings that went along with the mushy 1EG's for the "love on bangs" art show in asbury.  i based them off of pre-existing kritters with a lovey dovey twist. 

 i hope everyone had a lovely valentine's day. i for one, did not. i spent the day dizzy and sick at work, followed by a night feeling even worse than the day before. i know i complain a lot, but i usually have a high tolerance for pain and sickness. i can't remember the last time it has lasted so strong for this long. i swear, i have had probably every symptom you could possibly have when sick, except maybe vomitting (knock on wood.) i just can't seem to get any better at all. i'm going to die.

back on a happy valentiney note, i got my very first valentine from a student at work! sure it was hanah montana, which kind of ruined it, but i was overjoyed when a little girl gave it to me. i will keep it forever. it says, "to ms. kasey."  the kids call me ms. t usually, but either title is just the cutest thing to hear ever. AND i did get to watch my movie, valentine, finally! unforunately, i was only half conscious the whole time and coudn't enjoy it at all.. but i finally watched it damnit, which is a step closer to my valentine's dream. maybe next year i'll be able to actually enjoy it.

mushy 1EG's!

happy valentine's day! love love love! here are 3 of the 6 "mushy" pieces i did for the "little bit of love on bangs" art show at the bdc in asbury park!

while i couldn't care less about valentine's day, i still like to pretend i celebrate it, as i do with many other holidays. seeing as i'm a sucker for mushy romantic crap, you'd think i'd be all about it. valentine's isn't cool anymore. my favorite part used to be picking out adorable little valentine's cards to pass out to my classmates in school. it would have been even better if it were like in the movies, where you give them to the boy you "like" and hope for them from the girl you "like".  

to celebrate valentine's day this year, i am going to continue drowning myself with pills and drugs to get rid of this nasty cold, make valentine's cupcakes after work (where i will hopefully have somewhat of a voice back and overcome my nonstop dizziness from the past few days), and most importantly, watch the horror movie valentine because who wouldn't want to see some ficticious murder on such a glorious day? oh, and i might hang out with tim for about ten minutes before i go to bed early.

i remember complaining last year about this stupid movie, valentine.  here's the story: two years ago, i wanted to watch it on valentine's day, so we went on a hunt at the movie store with no luck (probably because it's a crappy movie.) last year, i purchased it in advance from a used dvd store, saved it for months and months, and the night of february 14th, we were all ready to watch it, opened the dvd box and it was empty! my heart was crushed, and it was the worst valentine's disappointment of all time. i found it again, bought it (with the actual dvd inside this time) and i am prepared to watch it tonight and enjoy the hell out of it. i've been waiting 2+ years to watch this movie..who wants to bet that i fall asleep halfway through? .....stupid valentine's day.


(don't forget, today's the LAST day to play my game/contest and win free art! )

little bit o love on bangs !

i've been making some valentiney mini paintings to keep myself busy and motivated.... and for tomorrow night's "little bit o love on bangs" ! i've been working on a series of paintings, all in the same color scheme. i like to think of them as my little valentine's series.  they look pretty fantastic together. love these colors. here's a sneak preview above: a new edition of an old kaotic kritter favorite, squiddles!

and here is all the info for the love on bangs dillio:


"Little Bit O Love on Bangs" Valentine's Day Gift and Art show!!!


Bull Dog Clip Productions in conjunction with DougZ, Warren Curtain Realty, Gallery 13, Xstyles Art Studio, and ReBearth Art Supply proudly present a variety of Valentine's Day gifts, kitsch, and themed art from some of our favorite local artists and craftsfolk... You might just find the perfect thing for your special someone, for yourself, or to decorate your house!
Come join the festivities Saturday February 5th from 6:11pm-10...pm!!

You never know what might happen at a BDC event... and this promises to be just as lively!
Music will be provided by Stringbean and the Stalkers!!!!!!!
***********!!!!Participating Artist List!!!!***************

Doug Z, (www.dougzart.com)
Christine Busch (thefix.com)
T.J. Reddick
Ellen Martin
MARS tni
DEZO TC5
BOEN
Meg Jupiter
ZINK (XStyles Studios)
Chris Hartsgrove
Skoti Brendel
“Knowledge”
Chainsaw Ed
K.SO, (www.StinkCheeseMassive.com)
Richard "Fun Angel" Falkiewicz (BDC Art Dept.)
Jonas Exume
Demond Williams
Marissa Woodrow
Dylan Wise
Tim Smracowicz (re
BEARTH Art Supply)
Josiah "Pirate/Ninja" Chenowith (BDC Art Dept.)
DE3, 357 (Bronx Graf artist)
RD, 357 (Manhattan Graf Legend)
Kasey Tararuj



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