FRACTURED ANGELICS: My KATE Face

From start to finish, I tried to make a "Kate" face from what I saw and learned at the art class. 

And I loved it.

I'll admit the upholstery sample was not the most ideal for this, as it sucked in most of the watercolor, but I love the end result. Just need to add a little more white gesso or paint to parts of her to hide the pencil marks, but I think she is finished.  I truly loved playing with random colors and adding them to her face.  It brings so much personality to a drawing.  Thanks Kate for the inspiration.

WHAT A DAY: July 26, 2013

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IT'S HERE!!  THE ELECTRIC RUN!!

At work, the girls in camp were very exciting to mark up my arms and face ..and back...and ears...and neck with neon face painting & face tattoo stick ons.  (Okay, I did the tattoo part)

The final result

(and can you believe I am on my knees and the lil girl Charis on the right is 8 years old.  Tiny little ball of spunk. Love her!)

Once I was home, I had to wash off the paint...it was rubbing everywhere and not staying on.  So I knew I was going to be sweating...so took it off and finished my look with a "HI" "BYE" shirt + lots of neon elements (hair, sunglasses,earrings, bracelets, necklaces)  The race gave us these neat motion triggered LED bracelets too.  They also gave us a pair of neon glasses which CJ accidentally broke and it squirted in his eye, mouth and nose.  Luckily it was a minor setback and no ER was required. So we didn't wear those.

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We left around 8 pm to go to the race.  There was a Lil Wayne, TI, & 2 Chains concert that same night nearby...so that added on to 20,000 race participants = A LOT OF TRAFFIC. Luckily we avoided it all :)

 

Walking to the race start line, CJ made a comment about no one wearing their race shirts.  I made the joke "yeah, because no one can probably fit into them."  I ordered a Ladies XL, and it was like a Youth Large.  Come to find out, my joke was reality.  The race used a different vendor and the shirts were all too small for a majority of people.  Apparently, CJ was the exception, so he wore his with some neon yellow shorts.

The starting line corral.  Music was playing and lots of freebies handed out.  Many were not paying attention, so CJ & I snuck through the line pretty fast.  Some people had strollers, kids, etc. so not sure how their tolerance held up, but we waited about 20 minutes to start.

The first element of Neon was after about a 1/2 mile jog.  You came through tunnels of changing lights.

Me taking a "Selfie" as CJ went ahead while I breaked for pictures.

Next element was these large balloons (can't think of the name right now) that dangled from above through a tunnel and then out into the tree area which also hosted a Neon Image for photo ops.  CJ knew I wanted one of us so he stopped and waited in line until I caught up. Such a sweetie.

Not the most appealing photo of me especially while I held the hat I scored and my "fanny pack" around me.

And then off we went, running together for a while, but then I had to take a break and CJ jetted to the finish line. Of course I took several more pictures.

Ceiling lit up with glow sticks.

Table full of neon cups and water/Rock Star Energy drinks.

I think this was my favorite part.  Umbrellas with soft neon lights....all through a tunnel and various parts.  Just really magical.

At this point, I thought I was almost to the end, and called CJ to tell him I was almost to the end.  Well, that was far wrong.  Maybe it was a sign when the song, "I'm a Loser Baby" was playing while small bubbles were blown out of the sides.

So after another 800m, a light that I thought once again was the end of the rainbow, was a decoy, but so worth it.  Scored some neat photos, but some didn't turn out thanks to some not so great photo takers.

So I ran maybe another mile (I think the race was more than a 5k) in the dark, along the speedway track, around a curve and into another corrale.  And there it was.....

THE FINISH LINE!

Due to the mass amount of people and the long lines for food, we exited the race to avoid traffic, but it appeared to be a pretty good rave for many out there...and the music was great. 

But off to The Cookout for late night dinner and shakes we went :)

Thanks for a great memory and getting fit while having fun.

WHAT A DAY: July 20, 2013



The next two images summarize my fun-filled day with Melissa McClary & Donna Downey:



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We met up at about 11:30a and didn't leave until about 3:30pm. 

It was a laughter filled adventure & I am sure I will be back ...budget permitting.

Melissa & I were on a mission to find some vintage linens & lace, but everyone got distracted and purchased some other fabulous finds. (Some tried on hats, but I forgo that activity)

lots of signs and old furniture welcome you into the store

a mannequin was decorated with jewels and a paper collar

The floors were so unique and vintage. Distressed and labelled with various Concord street names.

Playing a game of "Where's Melissa?" in the store.

Grabbing a bite to eat at BRIXX.

Ironically, we sat near a sign that "I" was at before

Found a substitute boyfriend for the day; unfortunately, the store owner liked him more than I and wanted to keep him onsite :(

Along with the linens I found at the store, I also got some goodies via eBay.  I wanted an old linen bag and the ones at the Concord store were about $20 each, so I was happy with the one I got for $3.

Couldn't resist this sweet old embroidery saying & frame.

And found myself a lil shelf sitter doll.

a few other items for a $1.  I plan to use the book as a cover for a fabric album.

This was my splurge for the day but included 6 cloths that I plan on framing for a child's room,  if God blesses me with a child. If not, then I still plan on framing as the images are so unique.

I scored a quilted embroidered bed cover I will use in my guest bedroom (as it only fits a twin bed) plus some old metal roller skates I was ecstatic about giving as a gift to a true die-hard roller skater.

The store is worth the trip as there are so many unique finds.  However, plan on spending some time as it is a huge mall.  The smaller antique mall, "Sleepy Poet," in Charlotte is quite the gem as well located on South Blvd.