Studio = Success
The studio is a success! This is my second week going there and I’m finally getting into the groove of working there. It’s quiet and perfect to actually relax and concentrate on making art…..this picture above is from my iphone but one of my newest pieces that I’m quite happy about. Cross your fingers for me – hopefully by June 26th I have a whole room full of these. ;)
New studio~!
I’ve been thinking about renting out a space to work on my art for the past few months and finally did it. :) I had been looking for options on craigslist and other art resources online – had a bit of luck but not really finding exactly what I wanted. Bobby and I went to see the Fulton Street Collective and I was pretty set on renting there, but I wasn’t super pumped about the location. In the process of making my final decision on that, I randomly did one more search on craigslist and found a someone at The Splat Flats that needed a subleaser from May-July – perfect!! So, last Thursday I got the keys to my new studio and its smack dab in the middle of my old neighborhood….love the location, its a perfect size and the nice girl left me some furniture and a drawing table. I’m seriously thrilled about this opportunity and I can’t wait to get started…I’m going to be so productive now! Yipee!
There’s No Place Like Home
Click, Click – her heels smack together as she prays for a way out of this mess. If only she and her little dog toto could jump on their basket bike and ride off into the sunset.
don’t let me down…
This piece was inspired by the striking look on the woman’s face and her particularly strange environment (sitting backwards on the stool on top of the block platform). I’m totally attracted to her strange-ness and wanted to make her into a drawing. She looks as if she has expectations and has lost a little faith in someone. Have you ever felt like you have an attraction to a picture like this because somehow it reminds you of parts or pieces of your life in history? I do and that is what makes it special to me. Enjoy. :)
Boing~!
I find that fashion magazines are quite far from real life that I live. The pictures and ads are truly opposite of reality for me yet these pictures invade my mailbox and interact with me physically. I like to pick out pages here and there that speak to me aesthetically and use them as backdrops for my life story. I like the idea of manipulating the “image” within the image to make it mine. These drawings are a short story that I can relate to, something that pleases me…movement, energy, geometry, negative/positive space, angles, shapes, stop-motion, symmetry, humor…
all images copyright shellie fiocca
My Paper N Stitch Exhibition
Hi Guys! If you get a chance – check out my shop at the Paper N Stitch Exhibition today thru March 22nd and “favorite me” by clicking the heart on my shop page. The more hearts I get, the more chances I have to win prizes at the end of the month. I hope you enjoy the exhibition and check out all the other talented and amazing artists in the exhibit. :)
Check back for updates as well because I will be uploading more artwork to the site as the weeks go on. Thanks again to all you wonderful people out there that support me. Love like that makes the world go round.
Reina Arlyn Bishop – The Little Queen
Just finished a new piece of art for a client in California. Meet Reina Arlyn Bishop! Such a cutie! :)
Finally got some work professionally framed
…and I’m very happy with the way they turned out! yay! Now I think I might have to get many more framed and sell them on my etsy shop. This looks so much better than what I’ve done in the past. The Frame Factory did an awesome job and they are super nice there…I highly recommend them!
CAD, Updates, MIA, Art Show, Condo, Broccoli Quiche
So, the Growing Up CAD show went really well and everyone had a great time. I’m glad Nick and Lee were able to come – we had a really fun night that night (except for the fact that I bumped my head really hard on Nate’s ceiling LOL) – you can see pictures from that night on my flickr set and you can also see the Chicago Art Department Photos here. Here’s cool shot of a couple checking out my piece. :) Bobby and I were really happy to have won one of the silent auctions and got to take home art from Jen Rosenthal. She was one of the original peeps in my Go Go Video class at CAD 3 years ago.
I’ve been a bit MIA lately – just have a lot going on. Doing artwork at home and selling it on etsy, planning a couple of art shows with a friend at work Nick Haas, working on some really huge projects at work that are taking up every bit of my patience, will power, and focus…in fact tonight I think I’ll be working from 7-10 on more designs that are due tomorrow. What’s fun and exciting is I get to go to New York for the design presentation in December…that will be a blast. :)
I absolutely cannot wait to go home for Thanksgiving and see my family and play with my nephew Alex and relax a bit – I’m hoping to get down to Delaware and visit with Jess and Josh for a night and celebrate their birthdays. Depends on if we have enough time to get down there and back without upsetting my family – it is the first time they’ve seen me in a LONG time. I definitely want to try and make it – I’d love to see you guys!
The condo is looking closer to finished now than I think I expected for November and that’s really exciting. :) We still have to wait until February to move in but some of the lower floors will be moving in in December/January. It’s gonna be so awesome to have our own place! yay!
I’m off to work or I’m never gonna get stuff finished for tomorrow! Hope everybody is doing great. And a big thanks to Kurt for the sweet a$$ brocolli quiche he made tonight. Yum in my tum! lol.
Growing Up CAD 2008!
I’m very excited for tonight’s fundraiser at Chicago Art Department – CAD turns 5 years old tonight! From 6PM-10PM at 1837 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL (google map) – there will be a live auction of 35 artist’s work (including mine), door prizes, a live band, food and drinks. It’s going to be a blast and I’m glad some peeps from Orbit will be able to make it. :) I donated a large collage/drawing to help raise money for their cause. The ultimate goal of CAD is to foster careers of blossoming artists and cultivate a welcome and unpretentious atmosphere to work and interact in. I love the people there and I hope we’re always friends. Come join me tonight and get inspired and have some fun. :)