August 22, 2009
:: Chola Baskets
Birthdays are fun.
Birthdays can be expensive. I bought some Baskets from Targét and I planned on lacing them up but then realized that buying plain baskets 2.5hrs before leaving to Sacramento for the festivities isn't gonna do it.
In between packing my things and cleaning, I glue gunned some ribbon on the top of the baskets and on some glue gunned wooden flower circle thingys as accents to hide where the ribbon was cut on the sides.
Then I painted the letters and added accents (I got the letters from the dollar store). Glue gunned those mofos onto the baskets.
For my Aunt Elva, I had to updo her's a notch. So I cut out a Mexican Postcard and because it was a postcard it was stiff and the basket is round. I wet it under warm water and bended it but not too much, then before it could set.....I glue gunned it to her basket and it stuckk. I also added Calalillies for a special touch
I placed leftover tissue paper from Victoria Secret inside and filled it with a pair of socks (on sale at Target) along with Bath and Body Works lotions, shower gel and anti-bacterial items.
Birthdays can be expensive. I bought some Baskets from Targét and I planned on lacing them up but then realized that buying plain baskets 2.5hrs before leaving to Sacramento for the festivities isn't gonna do it.
In between packing my things and cleaning, I glue gunned some ribbon on the top of the baskets and on some glue gunned wooden flower circle thingys as accents to hide where the ribbon was cut on the sides.
Then I painted the letters and added accents (I got the letters from the dollar store). Glue gunned those mofos onto the baskets.
For my Aunt Elva, I had to updo her's a notch. So I cut out a Mexican Postcard and because it was a postcard it was stiff and the basket is round. I wet it under warm water and bended it but not too much, then before it could set.....I glue gunned it to her basket and it stuckk. I also added Calalillies for a special touch
I placed leftover tissue paper from Victoria Secret inside and filled it with a pair of socks (on sale at Target) along with Bath and Body Works lotions, shower gel and anti-bacterial items.
Labels: Acrylic, Baskets, Birthdays, Calalilies, Chola, Glue Gun
Saturday, August 22, 2009
March 07, 2009
:: Chola Mermaid
So yes most of my so called art is not finished. I have reasons behind the crazy.
Originally this was supposed to be a Little Mermaid picture for my niece but I forgot the posterboard at home (yes posterboard, before i got disvirginized by canvas) and had to do one for her on the fly out of town.
I was going to give her eyes and lashes but I like it without all that nonesense. I want to emphasize on her lips.
She has tattoos. On her arm is my first Dia de Los Muerta that I drew on paper (soon to come) and thought why not add my art to her arm. Waa-freakin-Lah! I did mess up her eyes because my paintbrush got a little out of hand and I was home sick for a week so that's my excuse.
She's holding a can of Aqua Net (the pink one you know) and sporting hoop earrings, along with a Rose tattoo on her hand. What chola would be complete without it. No teardrops sorry. She stayed out of the pen. She will have a neck tattoo saying: Quiroz. My mom's last name.
I got a little crazy with the pencil and didn't realize how big her boobies were, this is actually a 3rd scale down from the original. What was supposed to happen was she was supposed to be wearing clam shells for her bikini but i couldn't get it right (self taught remember and I have ADD, jk) so......here is my chichona Chola Mermaid.
Originally this was supposed to be a Little Mermaid picture for my niece but I forgot the posterboard at home (yes posterboard, before i got disvirginized by canvas) and had to do one for her on the fly out of town.
I was going to give her eyes and lashes but I like it without all that nonesense. I want to emphasize on her lips.
She has tattoos. On her arm is my first Dia de Los Muerta that I drew on paper (soon to come) and thought why not add my art to her arm. Waa-freakin-Lah! I did mess up her eyes because my paintbrush got a little out of hand and I was home sick for a week so that's my excuse.
She's holding a can of Aqua Net (the pink one you know) and sporting hoop earrings, along with a Rose tattoo on her hand. What chola would be complete without it. No teardrops sorry. She stayed out of the pen. She will have a neck tattoo saying: Quiroz. My mom's last name.
I got a little crazy with the pencil and didn't realize how big her boobies were, this is actually a 3rd scale down from the original. What was supposed to happen was she was supposed to be wearing clam shells for her bikini but i couldn't get it right (self taught remember and I have ADD, jk) so......here is my chichona Chola Mermaid.
Labels: Acrylic, Chola, Mermaid, Posterboard
Saturday, March 07, 2009