SO...

So i guess i forgot i had this here blog. So here is something interesting that bothers me
when a song sounds like another song.

i pick these out all the fricking time
so now
when i notice one
I'm gonna post it here
so i can keep track of them
because it will help
my insanity with the issue
i do believe.


so here is one
tell me if I'm wrong
the chorus to this Lil' Wayne song is totally ripped from George Michael


Lil' Wayne - Ground Zero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvot3iSsypU
George Michael - Father Figure
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_9hfHvQSNo

And I almost forgot..!

Glass, Cinder and Thorns went great! Now that the opening is done and over, here are the pieces i submitted to the show :) The show got tons of coverage and i was mentioned in RealDetroit or Metrotimes... hmm... one of the two anyway. it was a great quote too...hold on i'm going to find it....

here is a link to an article on Artslant.com
http://www.artslant.com/ew/articles/show/15180

my part "Crystal Mielcarek’s “Inside the Belly of the Beast,” features the victim as powerless, trapped inside the bloody viscera of her oppressor."

Nice wording author person!




here is a link
http://www.realdetroitweekly.com/content/article_6263.shtml

it was Real Detroit
they used my image in the article :)

sweet times.

and i've recieved several invites to participate in other shows since Cinder & Thorns

We can only keep striving to improve and to keep creating.

a little something, something...

Hello internet world, it's been a while. Crystal has been working hard at her day job, sketching a lot, so many paintings on the back-burner for future pieces. Fortunately, on an unrelated note, i made chili for dinner.

Here is a little tracing paper color study for a little something, something:


Nothing beats spending an afternoon drawing some fantastic boobs, lol. We shall see if this one moves forward :) if folks like it maybe i'll paint this up.

I'm really trying to get rid of everything i own too... so if you think i would have something you would like, hit me up... i have all kinds of crap. Art, Dvds, television sets, old video game systems, books, cds, knick knacks, some vintage lunchboxes, comic books... all must go. :) <3 to you world. Reach out and really try to reach your full potential- and sit back and really realize how much you can do if you put your mind to it.

Ready, Steady, Go Now...

Well, after a delay I am attempting a comeback. Life is starting to fall back into a routine and everyday things get easier and easier. Tonight i decided as a special treat I would show you my almost indecipherable sketch stage that most of my art goes through in comparison with the more refined version. This is my usual routine before I attempt an actual painting or fully refined piece of art.

And so on...
Thus you see two stages for my little geisha doodle.
I hoped you enjoyed this little peak into my brain.

Aside from my usual sketching I have been working on tarot card designs and things are coming along. Starting a day job slowed down my productivity a bit, but as i mentioned earlier, things are starting to become routine, so i expect some good things to come, expecially now that the sun is out and spring is well on it's way.

And one last reminder, Glass, Cinder and Thorns at 323 east royal oak is this month! If you are local come on down, Tuesday March 20th and see the work, lots of great artists are involved :)

Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope…

2010 is the year of the doodle. Not really, but i've been a little pressured lately, lots more to do every day and not enough time to do it all :)

I'll get used to my new schedule soon enough, and i'll be popping out the full paintings soon. The show at 323 is coming up quicker and quicker.

I had a little fun today drawing A little star wars doodle and cute fruit and olives.

so here is my saturday gift to you.... cuteness.

smushbox.net gets another overhaul

Good evening fellow humans.

I hope everyone is doing well this fine evening. I am really diggin' this mild weather we've been having round here the last few days. Getting some fresh air and seeing other humans again has been quite motivational and inspirational.

Been compiling lists of jobs and goals and things, i'm filling up every scrap of paper in this apartment with notes and doodles and information and research and numbers and graphs... hahaha ok, maybe not graphs, but i swear, its going to come to that. Todays doodle -->

Yesterday and early this morning i spent a great deal of time revamping my website once more. I got rid of all of the older artwork and sketchbook stuff, though i am working on designing a page to display some of my tarot sketches and things of that nature. It was just time to retire some of the older artwork and keep it classy ;) click the image to check it out


the contact page is still under construction (somehow it still links to the old contact page, which i suppose is better than linking to nothing at all (p.s. i almost typed "semen" instead of somehow back there))

munny on a partly sunny day

Good afternoon world, it is i, Crystal, ruler of ... my tiny apartment. Been doing great on motivation lately, i feel like my brain might finally be functioning. After graduation i took a long needed mental holiday, i've still been drawing and doing art, i just wasn't as productive as i could be.

I'm great now despite the fact i've got a slight head cold, and nothing tastes good except coffee. It doesn't help that i've been spending some time outdoors, but it's been warmer these last few days and i've needed to clear my head. It's almost impossible to organize all of the plans and projects that are in my brain meat lately. I'm working on a little mini-zine which i started writing last night. I've also got paintings in the works for my March 20th show at 323 East. I still have tarot cards to finish and i just started my 2nd Munny doll: my Money Munny. Sneak peak preview shot of his back.

On another Munny note, i finally got pictures of my completed Mini-Munny. Take a gander :

And some random doodles from yesterday:
and that folks, is all she wrote.