Vintage Lollipops

Putting several of my works up for adoption as part of my art collective's BIG STUDIO SALE June 21-24! SALE via the Copycat Violence Facebook page Haworthia 2015 by Bella Harris Original mixed media drawing Approx 12.5 x 19.5" unframed $125 Bonfire sale price (originally $250) Hearts Gone Cold by Bella Harris Original mixed media drawing Framed 4 x 6 (total size) $35 Bonfire sale price (originally $70) Corpse 2018 by Bella Harris Original mixed media drawing Approx 9 x 12" unframed $45 Bonfire sale price (originally $100) Lolita 2015 by Bella Harris Original mixed media drawing Approx 9 x 12" unframed $45 Bonfire sale price (originally $100)

Always something pretty to look at... 

Light In Her Eyes, SOLD. Be sure to visit my Etsy shop for original artwork still available.    beautifu.bizarre art book Issue 009 June 2015. Get your copy in our online shop ! Studio corners always inundated with flowers.

More work on 'Ree Kendall' p.s There's free worldwide shipping in my society6 shop (until June 7th) but only when you use my  friends & family link ! 

Seasonal love. Color bleed. New painting in progress! Almost a little heart in the center. ♥ **** it, one of each.

Dreamy light in the studio.

Sidelong glances.   Playing with colored pencils... Story, my little studio helper... she's such good company but so bad at actually helping.

Working on my ooak custom skateboard for an upcoming show with ArtDeckCo !!  Tiny spiderweb running through the pink.    Studio view.  See you next year little wild things. 

  Art studio oddments & rainy day projects. Everywhere & always.  

 Little drawings currently in progress.  It seems like flowers are always in the art studio.  

Meet my little darling, Evangeline. She loves playing with the plants & helping out in the art studio.  

Clean, happy desk.

Decorating my art studio with a myriad of hunted treasures is something I never get tired of doing. Old bottles, new bottles, broken doll parts, butterfly wings, and dried flowers from the garden seem to be staples on the nearby wooden shelves that embrace my painted canvases, as well as those yearning for attention. One foot in an antique store, or even browsing the internet, and I know there's trouble at the forefront... I always find something I feel I can't live without, something that can't live without a spot on my shelves. With a natural, slightly rustic, aesthetic, transforming wine bottles (and other things, like old shoes) into vases is another favorite, so when I spotted this beautiful 2010 Belair-Monange St. Emilion from JJ Buckley , I knew all it needed was a handful of wildflowers.

Studio shelfie.

Practically a rare phenomenon in my art studio, here's a look at what's happening. Honestly, as eager as I am to become better skilled at photography, and then snap everything in sight, actually taking time to photograph my artwork is one of my few areas of procrastination, oddly enough. Sometimes I just prefer moving ahead to the next project, but what must be done eventually might as well be done today.

Starting my birthday in a quiet studio filled with succulents while my little girls, Tink & Jilly nestle at my feet. I'm not sure what the rest of the day has to offer, but I know it involves an Insanity workout and a delicious pineapple chicken recipe that I'll be preparing for everyone tonight!

I recently acquired a cast iron skillet (a longtime wish list item), and being the novice cook that I am, must now compartmentalize all the do's and don'ts of properly seasoning it. So, hello Friday morning... here's to airing beautiful textiles and preparing cookware. Also, there will be several hours spent in the studio and maybe even some lemon poppy seed muffins on the list of the day.  Have a great weekend, everyone!

My feelings on the self-proclaimed "project" of taking something old and imagining the possibilities of something new without obliterating the lives it has lived, haven't changed much over the years. Vanishing into antique shops and breathing dust for a couple hours calms me while the notion of salvaging with the seer's eye, even if it means using a little elbow grease, excites that secret spot deep within. But it's only recently that I've decided to act on said chronic impulses.  Sometimes I just want to know what I'm capable of doing because it's important to create an interesting space you want to live in and not simply live in a space in which you have no interest.  Wild-eyed and no stranger to home renovation, our overly discussed home to-do list usually results in a task that's hard to swallow but not far-fetched enough to prevent doing. Like the gym. Oh, and the recording studio for Alex. But apparently, the smaller things that both...

I'm always excited to glance around our house and see that we're making it a home. It instills a deeply heartfelt level of gratifying inspiration and I'm so proud of what we've accomplished... while still looking ahead to all that we hope to bring about. With that said, here are just a few of the wonderful things I spotted that put a smile on my face. Including a very enthusiastic Tinkie "Give me snacks!" face (second image) and a stunning original Andrew Loomis painting (last image) that recently came into our possession.

There's a kitty perched languorously on the edge of my desk, velvet paws stacked one on top of the other with relaxed indifference. Her rhythmic purring intermingles with the drone and patter of my computer and keyboard creating a melodic song as slow moving shadows etch across the floor on this peaceful Sunday morning. What a wonderful start to the day.