An unpleasant souvenir...

The result of not fully covering your backside with sunscreen while kneeling on pavement and working on chalk murals all weekend?

Sunburnt tramp-stamp. 

(ow.... seriously, SO uncomfortable! )

Chalk Festival!

I participated in the Pasadena 2009 Chalk Festival this weekend with Girls Drawin Girls- we were creating a mural over in Animation Alley, and it came out great! It was tons of fun hanging out with everybody and creating such an awesome piece, but boy, is it tiring! I'm sore in places I didn't even think I'd be sore in (who knew kneeling on the pavement for two straight days is such a workout??)

We didn't win anything, but National Geographic was taping us for a documentary project about women and murals, so hopefully when that comes out, we'll be on national tv! Whoo hoo!

Check out GDG's blog for more photos and info (later this week- I have a ton of pics, but between my show next weekend and wedding stuff and work, it's on the back burner)

(finished piece)!

Lotus Mermaid

Went to the Lotus Festival today in Echo Park and well.. had to draw a Lotus mermaid, of course! (seem to be back on my mermaid kick again- what's up with that?)

Was going to draw her with black hair (since it would make sense that she's asian, since that's the whole premise of the Lotus Festival), but the blonde seemed to stand out better and show off the spirals, so I went with that color.

Sadly, there were no lotuses this year in the lake, but hopefully they will come back after 2010 when they renovate the park.