IF: red

Illustration Friday - Spark

Walking little Sparky.

Illustration Friday - Twisted

I missed last week's IF and MAN was i stumped this week.
I decided to roll with a good ole hair twist and I gave her purple hair - another 'twist'.

Illustration Friday - Exotic

I bought these earrings at Francesca's in Reston Town Centre a year ago. I've worn them twice. I adore them and they are comfy to wear but I hardly bring out the pretties anymore. I decided that i'm going to wear my pretties more and more. Sometimes I go through plain jane phases and sometimes the primadonna princess that used to dominate, finds her way back. Either way I absolutely LOVE painting jewelry now!

Illustration Friday - Disguise

It certainly feels strange to be blogging. I got slightly overwhelmed by trying to figure out what I wanted my blog to be. My friends have great blogs that are mostly one theme. My husband has an amazing blog of all his wonderful art here. The articles and gurus all recommend that your blog be on a particular theme in order to get noticed, get followers bla bla bla. Who cares? Definitely not me :)
I don't fit into a particular category. Never have, never will and I really like that about myself. So welcome (back) to my blog filled with all kinds of stuff, all facets of the sparkly goodness that is ME!
I've started Illustration Friday again. I'm having loads of fun creating fashion illustrations and decided to share them other than on Instagram or facebook. I'd love to see what you create too. Let's all create unapologetically, shall we?

Feliz Ano Nuevo!

What would Jan 1st be without the token blog post (after months of no blogging) that waxes poetic about the year past and the year that is to come, resolutions and goals and plans and of course, the idle promise to blog more often.

Right.

Insanity, doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

In 2011 there were some major changes and let us be clear. Kris enjoys the THOUGHT of change. When it happens? Notsomuch. I kicked and screamed my disorganized butt through 2011. I didn't like that very much.

Those changes however, laid a decent foundation and put me in some uncomfortable spots that poked at my oh so well crafted comfort zone.

Am I going to launch out of a comfort zone in 2012? Uh...have we been paying attention? No...but i am putting many steps in place to fit into an upgraded comfort zone. A smarter, updated, state of the art comfort zone with WiFi, if you will.

There are some things i just HAVE to say no to. Cookies? No...that's a longtime dysfunctional abusive relationship..we need to work that out. But this isn't about  cookies.(Oh no, Cookies, you be my boo fo' life. We's workin' it out, yo).

The hard thing to say no to, is perceived opportunity. I have said yes to many, many projects that I have little to no interest in, because saying no to money and opportunity is such a no no. Well, I wonder how many wonderful projects passed me by because they saw that I was in a vicious lip lock with a completely unsuitable projects? They could have been the projects of my life! 

Saying no, gently, with love is difficult but also something that I am learning to do. It's a choice rather than just a 'no'. I'm saying no to one thing but yes to another that the universe is guiding me to. 

I am divinely supported. There have been so many ways that this has been shown to me in the crazy run that was 2011. I need to continue believing and knowing and trusting and practice the fine art of letting go.

I don't think i've picked a word for 2012 yet. I do have one in mind but i'm giving it a test run this week. I'll let you know when i choose. 

The main theme of this coming year though, is choosing ME.

IF: Contraption

Coats are great contraptions, aren't they?

I started sketching some awesome beauty tools for this prompt...beauty contraption was my first thought.

Never got around to painting it. My husband suggested I use a tree I painted as a 'nature contraption' but i thought this illustration of a coat that I was going to post for fun anyways, would do nicely.

A winter contraption..one that is soon to snake its way into our closets soon here on the east coast!