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Amy

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About Me


Here in Los Angeles you can find me doodling in various places- on faces at birthday parties, on faces at art openings or clubs, on faces at conventions. Lately I've been painting lots of faces. Here are a couple pics of what I can do.
Me puedes encontrar dibujando en todos lados- en las caras en las fiestas de cumplianios, en las caras en las fiestas de galerias o en bares, en las caras en los expos. Pues, ando pintando muchas caras. Abajo hay algunos fotos.
Hire me for your party!/Contrata me para tu fiesta!- [email protected]
And I just happen to love painting on inanimate objects like masonite and canvas and watercolor paper. :) Generally I work in acrylics and watercolor. I am inspired by the depth and facets of a human, the intricate physical and social constructs of humans, and the idea of surviving whatever it is we find ourselves in. Below are a few of my recent paintings.
Tambien me gusta hacer el arte normal. :) Por lo general uso acrylicos y aquarelas. Me inspira los aspectos de una persona, las culturas y esturcturas sociales que hacemos los humanos, y como sobrevivimos las cosas de la vida. Abajo hay algunos pinturas que he hecho reciente.
If I'm not doing art, then I'm traveling or gardening or riding my bike all throughout this city.

My Interests

Art
Writing
Nature
Tattoos
Bicycles
TRAVELING
Goddesses
Social Justice
Fronteras

I'd like to meet:

How about people that I'd like YOU to meet. Check them out:
Comic Book Peoples
Tom Bar Or
Jim Balent
Michael Aushenker
Jose Cabrera
Javier Hernandez
David Mack

Art Peeps
KLC
Steve
Jeff Smith

Performers
Travis T
Sora Sol
Logan Phillips
Bridget Gray
Rachel Kann

Your Hidden Talent
You have the natural talent of rocking the boat, thwarting the system.
And while this may not seem big, it can be.
It's people like you who serve as the catalysts to major cultural changes.
You're just a bit behind the scenes, so no one really notices.

You Are Animal
A complete lunatic, you're operating on 100% animal instincts.
You thrive on uncontrolled energy, and you're downright scary.
But you sure can beat a good drum.
"Kill! Kill!"

Music:

All the mixes people make me
Tori Amos
The White Stripes
The Mars Volta
Ani Difranco

Michael Franti
System of a Down
Lhasa de Sela
Police/Sting
La Polla Records
Manu Chao
Bad Religion
Bang on a Can
Eric Satie

Movies:

all Aliens vs Predator
Legend
Practical Magic
Planet Terror
Eastern Promises
Real Genius
The Worst Witch
Devil's Rejects
Eternal Sunshine

Television:

GHOSTHUNTERS!
Fresh from the Garden
Ghost Whisperer
I really really miss MST3K

Books:

Z Magazine - great contemporary radical analysis
From the most recent reads:
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean Dominique Bauby
By Night in Chile by Roberto Bolano
I am Alive and You are Dead by Emmanuel Carrere
Spiraldance by Starhawk
Perks of being a Wallflower
Liz and Claire
President Bush: Dark Prince of Love by Lydia Millet
Sacred Land by Clea Danaan
Principles of Wicca by Vivianne Crowley
Don Quixote by Kathy Acker
Complete Book of Natural Magic
Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
The Quiet Room by Lori Schiller
Book of Shadows by Phyllis Currot
The Poet by Michael Connelly
Lincoln's Dreams

Heroes:

Emma Goldman
Catwoman
Poison Ivy
And definitely Captain Planet

My Blog

Anyone in LA looking for a part time job?

Is anyone looking for a part time job? I'm leaving the LA X Press in late Nov/early December. It's an easy job- you work at the front desk and help people with their classified and display ads. You...
Posted by Amy on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:37:00 PST

10/19/08- Face painting at Paul’s going away.

Paul Whitehead is an artist based in LA until next week. Then he'll be based in Bali. I painted at his going away held at The Hive Gallery in downtown. Excellent food. Great people- artists, compo...
Posted by Amy on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:29:00 PST

10/3/08- Update and new events- Hive and Virgil Middle School

Hey Everybody! :)I've been working on various projects these last few weeks and have been lagging on my updates. So let me fill you in on a few events I've done recently.I face painted at Shamballah...
Posted by Amy on Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:19:00 PST

8/23/08- Upcoming- Cannibal Flower, Hive, 995 Studio

Upcoming events:Saturday August 30- Cannibal Flower!!!This is the 8 year celebration show! Come on, get happy, get your face painted by me! 9:30pm-2am. 710 S Santa Fe Ave, 90021. Details below:Sat...
Posted by Amy on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:02:00 PST

8/9/08- Ghosts Wanted

I always talk about going ghost hunting. In fact I have a mental list of the friends I would ask and what they would all do. But we have never been able to make it happen.Lee, Richard and Lisa are m...
Posted by Amy on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:52:00 PST

7/30/08- Bisbee Stitches!!

I love Bisbee, Arizona. We all know this. So here I am sharing a little bit of Bisbee with you.Mark Hundley is a great artist who lives in Bisbee. I met him a couple years ago (has it been that lon...
Posted by Amy on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:22:00 PST

7/30/08- The Hive this Saturday!

Check it out. I'll be face painting at the Hive Gallery this Saturday from 8pm-11pm. Low brow art, fun people, lots of music and love. I always have fun at these shows. :) Hope to see you there! TH...
Posted by Amy on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:12:00 PST

7/23/08- Updates, Comicon, CF, Hive, TORI AMOS!!!

Here's what's going on.No Cannibal Flower for me this month because I'll be heading to San Diego Comicon to fulfill my geek birthright. If you're in LA, definitely check out Cannibal Flower (7/25), a...
Posted by Amy on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:50:00 PST

7/17/08- The Hive July show video by Kono

Here we go. This is a video of the Hive's July 2008 show. You'll see the great art from that night. And I pop up a couple times in the beginning. Thanks, Steve, for letting me paint your entire he...
Posted by Amy on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:24:00 PST

7/5/08- Bizbrainsane

BizbraInsane is a radio show of a good friend of mine in Bisbee, Arizona. He sent me this great article about Bisbee from the Tucson Weekly. And if you know me, you know that I really love Cochise C...
Posted by Amy on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:23:00 PST