Gettin Dirty!

I made oodles of little to medium cactus gardens today, and started a bunch of babies in a tray.  I decided that I'm going to call my terrariums & succulent designs Lucky 7 Gardens by ArtistCG.  I am using 7 layers of natural materials, and including special items to bring Peace, Tranquility & Good Luck to whoever's home they will reside in.  :)

I'll shoot pix of them tomorrow.  Here's an album on my Facebook fan page with images of the terrariums & mini Bonsai Jades:  Lucky 7 Gardens by ArtistCG
I'll add to this album once I shoot pix of the newbies!

Funk Yeah!

Went to the Funky Buddha Yoga Hothouse today for a free session with my friend Chelsea.  The space is heated up to about 90F.  Depending on who is teaching and what the environment is like, yoga can be a nice experience or yeah...a funky one.  I'm not sure if both the instructors where in training, but the reason for the free session is when someone is training to teach.  The one who taught the 1st half of the class I didn't care for her style, the 2nd one I enjoyed much more--her voice was more enthusiastic, and the moves where more synchronized.  I think I liked the warmth, but because it was so packed, it was a little too close for comfort--worried about my feet hitting the head of the girl behind me, and not wanting to have my face right next to the girl's feet in front of me, made it not as optimal as it might have been with more space to do the moves.

You know how there is always 1 hoochie at every wedding?  Doesn't there always seem to be one creepy man at every yoga class?  I really don't care to hear them breathing so damned heavy.  I don't like looking at their sweaty body and perverted face.  And I really could have done without seeing the creepy man today adjusting his balls!  ew

Super Bowl Super Fat

Just got in from a Super Bowl party.  I don't have a clue about the football, but I watched Madonna do her thang, and filled my belly with munchables.  mmmm!  Visiting with friends and nibbling on yum yums--one of my fav activities!  Oh yah...and snapping pix! 

5 terrariums & 3 bonsai jades

I made these terrariums & mini jades today!  Yay!  & I already sold the large one in the fish bowl on the right!  Yay!  They are like little Zen gardens, they bring peace to me in the process of creating them, and the serenity is passed onto the receiver.  :)  If you live in West Michigan and see something you like shoot me an email at theartistcg@gmail.com to inquire.  I will begin the cactus & succulent gardens tomorrow (the jades fit into that group).

How Succulent!

I picked up some more plants today for my indoor gardens that I'm going to create--pickins are slim around here.  I researched how to start a new plant from cuttings, and most say to allow a leaf from a succulent plant to callous (dry out for a few days) before putting it into soil.  I remember my mom just sticking a leaf right back into the dirt if it fell off.  I used rooting powder, and did not allow them to dry out.  Perhaps I should experiment and try both ways.  I bought one large container of various cactus to divide up, because I wasn't finding much variety.  I have more cactus & succulents for potted arid designs than I have for moist terrariums.  I did, however, pick up 4 mini ferns today.  I have mostly small containers to work with too, so I'm likely to go a Bonsai route with some of these.

I'm excited about my new hobby that will add to my horticultural experience!  & hopefully fetch me a few dollahs too!

These videos were fun video to look at:

Moist & Dry

I'm going to make terrariums to sell!  Some with plants that like a moist environment, and some open with succulents!  Yay!  It's gonna be fun!  I picked up the goods for the soil & drainage, I have some containers & picked up a few more, and I bought some plants--but am looking for sources for more.  This will take a while to evolve, because I will need to have a base of plants that I can take cuttings from to have a ready supply as I create new little environments.  It wouldn't be practical to pay full price for these plants with each project, because I'd have to ask too much money for the designs.  Once I've got a system going, I will attempt to make some living art!  Yep, that's right, using succulents of various colors, I will plant them in a certain pattern and once they are settled cozy in their new home, I will attempt to turn the piece vertical for hanging on a wall!  I love combining my arts!  Painting with plants!  Yay!  Coolness!

Onto do more research.....hasta mañana, buenas noches!

Bikini Lines

I just learned of an amazing art project--that will also help humanity!--through a graffiti/street art blog I follow.  Urban Art Core

It will be the world's largest artwork--and I WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS!!!!  They need artists!  CHECK!  writers!  CHECK!  photographers!  CHECK!  and more!  I'll figure out how I want to go about submitting a proposal later, I'm quite sleepy with my full belly right now.

It was a fun, and creatively productive day!  I shot fashion pix of Chasity & Que--to start off my vintage clothing sales & fashion photography.  I will upload them to the ASOS site I discovered and see how it goes.  I have a couple more shoots lined up this week.  :)  What a relief it is to be not-working and sooo ultra productive creatively!  I freakin live for this she-it!!!!!!

I also went out and got supplies to start creating terrariums & mini gardens--which I will also sell! 

A girl gotta do what a girl gotta do!  n u know what?  I'M LOVIN' IT!

Check out:  Bikini Lines to learn more about that mega cool art project that will be history in the making!  I wanna leave my mark on this earth, for the people n animals who share it

Watch this video pitch for the project--the guy is cute too with a cute accent!  ;)