We now interrupt this neglected blog...

To shamelessly pimp me and Damon at Alternative Press Expo (aka APE) THIS weekend, October 13-14th in San Francisco, CA!

Art! Comics! Prints! Commissions! Jewelry!

Come on down and say hi! I miss you dear bloggity readers; life's been crazy, one day I'll get back on this horse, I promise!

Til then!

Daisy Church & Damon O'Keefe
BOOTH 838

http://www.comic-con.org/ape/

Crane Wife and "Myth" at Modern Eden

Sorry I'm late in posting this, but between travelling to Japan and work deadlines, haven't had a chance to update here!

Wanted to let you know of my latest work hanging at the very wonderful Moden Eden gallery here in San Francisco! I was lucky enough to be part of their latest group show, "Myth," and returned to a subject I find myself coming back to time and time again; the Japanese folktale The Crane Wife.

More info "behind the work" and purchase info here!

http://www.moderneden.com/collections/myth/products/crane-wife

I failed to post about the opening reception back on July 14th, but luckily, there is a closing reception in conjunction with North Beach First Fridays on Friday, August 3, 2012.   A special musical performance by North Beach acoustic guitarist, Mark Simons (marksimons.net) will be featured. The closing reception will be held at 403 Francisco Street from 6-9pm.

Facebook event invite here!
http://www.facebook.com/events/449331605088376/

Thanks everyone! : D <3

Seven Deadly Sins, San Diego and Salt Lake City

These are my two "Sin" inspired pieces for Suspension Lounge's Artistique Theatre show, "Seven Deadly Sins," taking place in both San Diego (already past, in May) and coming up on June 21st in Salt Lake City at Pixel 2012

<3 SOLD!! <3

Long overdue updates, starting with March (!)

Been crazy, here are updates! Whoo!

March:

LTD Art Gallery, "Comic Book Show:
"The Seven Year Itch"
my love letter to BOTH Poison Ivy and Joan from Mad Men

<3 (SOLD!!!) <3

Many thanks to James at LTD Gallery in Seattle for having me and Damon in the show! We'll hopefully both have works in their upcoming shows later this year!

VS: A Show of Opposites THIS SATURDAY

I can't believe I haven't posted this earlier; I've been so busy promoting it everywhere else, I forgot my dear little blog!!!!

ANYWAY, this Saturday, Feb 4th in San Francisco, I'm co-hosting VS: A Show of Opposites with Mission Comics and Art! Leef Smith, (who, btw, is an AMAZING retail/gallery owner!) has been truly wonderful to work with; after the Girls Drawin Girls book signing back in August, I spoke to him about curating an art show of all my amazingly talented friends.

Well, my dreams have come true! I've gathered 19 great artists friends to present "VS: A Show of Opposites," themed around work having to do with contrasts, opposites, and resolution. I am SO SO excited about the work that's been coming in, and been having tons of fun working on my own pieces.

It's been a joy to oversee a show that wasn't pin-up themed, or restricted to female artists. The hardest part was trying to figure out how many artists I could include. Believe me, I would have invited all my friends if I could! I'm hoping if this opening goes well, this is the first of many (larger!) group shows I help to organize, where many more people participate.

My friend Maggie asked me what made me want to curate; I figured out that curating art shows combines both my love of promoting art, promoting my friends, and creating fun and enjoyable events/parties! I also take great inspiration from Ally of swoon gallery, and all the incredible group shows she oversees and curates; definitely a special skill set managing that many artists!!!

Without further ado, here are sneak peeks of my two pieces, as well as the flyer and all the info!!

http://www.facebook.com/events/323808197653300/

Group Exhibition: “VS: A Show of Opposites”

New Works by SF and LA Artists

February 4, 2012 through March 3, 2012

Opening Reception 2/4/12

7pm-10pm

Anand Duncan 

Emma Sancartier

Alina Chau

Liana Hee

Ashley Fisher 

Karen Krajenbrink

Bill Robinson 

Ryan Hungerford

Cat Maske 

Shiu Pei Luu

Chris Vear 

Sho Murase

Daisy Church 

Sherry Delorme

Denise "Dee" Chavez 

Steph Laberis

Erin Leong 

Wednesday Kirwan

Katherine Waddell

Mission Comics and Art is pleased to announce “VS: A Show of Opposites”, curated by Daisy Church. The show will feature new art and illustrations from over 18 different San Francisco and Los Angeles area artists. The theme of the show is "versus," and features artwork exploring the ideas of contrasts and opposites.

The opening reception will be held at Mission Comics and Art on Saturday, February 4th from 7-10 pm. Hor d'oeuvres and complimentary drinks will be served (wine will be available to our 21+ guests). The exhibition will be on display through March 3, 2012 and is free and open to the public.

Mission Comics is a fantastic retail and gallery space run by SF local Leef Smith, who combined a comic book shop with an art gallery in a fresh, exciting way while drawing on the unique strengths of the Mission District. The gallery and retail space also helps facilitate a greater cross-pollution between the worlds of fine art and commercially produced sequential art. Hours of operation are Tuesday thru Sunday, 12pm-8pm, or anytime online at www.missioncomicsandart.com.

When:

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 4th, 2012 7-10 PM, 

Multiple artists will be in attendance.

Where: 

Mission Comics and Art

3520 20th St. Suite B 

San Francisco, CA 94110 

Ph. # 415-695-1545

Hand Made Illustration

I am pleased to announce my inclusion in Monsa's amazing "Hand Made Illustration" book, full of amazingly talented artists such as Brandi Milne, Glenn Arthur, and many others!!

Now available for sale! It was a pleasure and an honor to be included in such a great group of talent!! A huge thank you to Eva Minguet for including me.

Hand Made Illustration

"Illustrators are increasingly turning to digital illustration, relying on most popular software such as Photoshop and Illustrator, but… whatever happened to all the tools we’ve relied on for years, paintbrushes, pencils and pens, not to mention the hands.

We’ve come across countless artists who prefer to soil their hands, dispense with the computer and create their own unique works of art. Artists such as these continue to create exclusive artworks, materialized from remnants, woods, elements, in short, one offs."

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE!

Crowned

Duchess of Rings: Sonic Generation Art Show

My piece for the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 20th Anniversary tribute show held at BRAVE NEW WORLDS in Philadelphia, PA!

The show runs Dec. 2nd until the end of December.

sonicgenerationart.com 

(Check back for more uploaded samples)

 I am SOO thrilled to be a part of it! : D

Monsters and Mermaids

My submission for Emerald City's Dames and Monsters 2012 book.  I'm really happy with how it turned out! : D Hopefully it'll make the cut...

Tea Maiden

Hippity Hoppety Rodeo

Huntress

Joan

Princess and the Fox

A Pink Scarf

I saw this girl walking down Market St one day with this exact outfit, and this brilliant long flowing pink scarf. Super cute!

Sassy Joan

Mind the hair

Ballerina time

Veda

For all you Mildred Pierce fans out there....

Hookah

"What do you mean by that?' said the Caterpillar sternly. 'Explain yourself!'

"I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, sir" said Alice, "because I'm not myself, you see."

"I don't see," said the Caterpillar.