We're on a break!!

Hey all,

I've been on winter break for awhile... just been busy trying to get everything done before I head to Europe!!! This wasn't much of a relaxing break since I've been running errands, preparing for next semester and catching up with friends (always fun :D ) I think I may spend some of my time just cuddling with the dog and watching some Friends.

Next year, I will be setting a couple resolutions. One of them is to work on this blog more because I have painted a lot more since my last post. I'm even trying other medias. Look at the most recent one below.

Thank you all for your patience and support!

Happy Holidays and a Happy New Years to all!

Cheers,

Alice

December??

When did that happen? It's already Dec 6... There's so much to do.

I have to paint many gifts before I head home...

Pack for home and Europe...

Study for finals...

Work on my business plan...

Clean my room...

I'm sure there are more... Just to busy to stop and think...

I hope you are all doing well!

Check out this cute anniversary thing though!! Makes me happy

Cheerios!

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..Thanksgiving day is fast approaching..

..Bread is baking, Turkey's roasting..

.. Ohhh meee... Ohhh myyyy..

.. Cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie..

I use to sing that song in elementary school in music class :)

We always did rounds with them haha

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Cheers!

Alice

Sunny Day!!!

How cute is this song?

Enjoy!!

Alice

Sweet Escape

It is 4am in the morning and I'm here writing a paper... I'm such a procrastinator...

I saw this is gorgeous 50's dress on Sea of Shoes and I want it sooo badly

I love vintage <3

Enjoy,

Alice

For a friend

Instead of working on a paper that's due tomorrow,

I painted this for a friend's birthday (that's tomorrow.. I mean today)

Happy birthday Jamie!

Cheers,

Alice

:o :/

Soweeeee

I've been so darn busy...

Halloween came and went and I was in Wonderland (Alice was my costume :D)

I've been running around campus doing so many things:

clubs....

meetings....

classes....

homework....

stuff for my Europe trip (passport, tickets... etc.)

business plan....

(yes.. a business plan... a lot of work but hopefully worth it)

Here's my most recent painting :)

so you can probably see what I'm dreaming of...

I've also decided to collect used Alice in Wonderland books...

Here's the inspiration for that idea...

I saw this book...

Then looked in it and saw this...

A 100 year old book!!!

Also a gift from a friend to another!!!

And the one of the people is named Lena!!!

(I enjoy that name very much.. I find it as an alternative name to another side of me)

I hope to find more treasures like this one :)

Cheers,

Alice

Wintery European expedition!

Sooo greetings everyone,

I am going to eastern Europe for part of my winter break!

I'm soo excited!

It's been (counting...) almost 4 1/2 years since the last time I went to Europe.

(I hit the typical tourists spots... Paris, London...etc.)

This time around I'm going to visit eastern Europe which is a completely different experience.

I'm hoping I'll have a legit camera then so I can take amazing pictures.

I will definitely keep everyone updated.

In the meantime, I'm enjoying these pictures very much :) :)

I love the little buddha stand holding up the shoes. Simply amazing...

I love the idea of chalkboard paint and this makes it even better!!!

Cheers,

Alice

Money Money Money

Hey everyone,

I've been super busy as could can tell from my lack of posts.

Things I'm doing:

I'm trying to keep up in class...

I'm trying to restructure my clubs so that it'll have room for improvement..

I'm trying to fulfill all of my club responsibilities...

I'm working on a business plan.. (which is taking a long time because of all of the logistics...)

I'm working at a new job...

I have a lot of papers and prelims left this next week...

Things I really want to do:

I want to paint more

I want to open my Etsy shop

I want to find furniture and give them makeovers

I want to blog more often

It's just a shame that everything collides with each other and I don't have the time to do everything.

However, I guess that's part of life that I'll have to learn how to balance it out.

If there are any art pieces you have seen that you want to purchase from me please fell free to shoot me an email. I'll will get back to you asap ^_^

Cheers,

Alice

One is nothing without her friends.

I've been having some stressful times...

So I'm going to take the time to thank my friends for helping me through it all...

For listening to me vent about ridiculous things...

For giving me great advice and inspiration...

For not judging me...

And for being dependable so I can let myself open up...

Make sure you take a moment today to realize how lucky you are to have amazing friends...

Reminisce on the good times and hope to make more memories ^_^

Cheers,

Alice

Current listening to...

Enjoy!!!

Alice

Swamped!!!

Because I didn't do much over fall break I am now swamped with work...

Soooo many clubs...

Soooo much reading....

In fact since I have so much reading I thought I would spice up an old book I had and just carry that around...

Might fill it up with some juice haha

and yes... I do call this one of my artworks ^_^

Cheers,

Alice

Hellooo World

What a fabulous weekend!

I'm on fall break!!! ^_^

I spent the weekend...

watching movies...

love actually

clerks

clerks II

beauty and the beast

p.s. i love you

harry potter 5

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painting....

spending one more day on them

will be up tomorrow.. hopefully

cleaning my room....

I have a LOT of clothes haha

wishing I could go abroad to fall in love...

maybe Venice?

Two more days of bliss....

Cheers,

Alice

Help please

I saw this purse in class...

I really want it...

Anybody familiar with it?

Or know of something like it?

I've been sick lately so I haven't had enough energy to do classwork and blog or paint...

Fall break is coming soon...

I soo need the rest...

I hope you all are doing well.

Cheers,

Alice

Darn media...

I enjoy being single... I really do...

I'm young, learning, and have a lot of dreams for the future.

However, it is difficult to keep that mentality 100% of the time...

I recently watched Fame ...

it was pretty entertaining (I love musicals!)...

Like your typical movie, there's a couple (in high school though) that breaks up and gets back together and love conquers all... That definitely pulled some heart strings.

However, the media and society needs to back off on the idea that love is made up of two halves...

That one person "completes" the other...

It's suppose to be two whole individuals (with their own lives and interests) that happen to be together.. who happen to experience life together .... happily

That one person should complement the other

Like PB & J... each are good on their own...

PB can be eaten with chocolate... bananas... pretzels...

J can be eaten with cake... crumpets... crackers...

But when they're together they're great! It doesn't mean that from now on I will only eat PB or J with just PB&J sandwiches.. they have other parts of their lives to live....

Just a thought that has been bothering me for awhile.

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What do you think about it?

Cheers,

Alice

All the Single ladies!

I love covers :)

Enjoy!

Alice

Holding off....

Sooo I'm going to put off Weekly Current Loves and

come up with something more creative during Fall Break...

Which is in two weeks....

I hope to be a better blogger once I get everything figured out...

Hopefully, I will have a more consistent blog as soon as I decide on exactly what I want to display...

I've decided to let this weekend be an artsy weekend...

I have to stop by the art museum anyways for a class...

and I'll probably paint right after so I'm inspired by other artists.

Speaking of art, look at this art intervention by Adrian Kondratowicz.

Simply Amazing.

Enjoy!

Alice

Need some sunshine today...

What a gloomy day on campus....

I woke up on the wrong side of bed...

I have a lot of work to do...

*sigh*

However,

I luckily found the cheerfulness in this blog I recently discovered...

I've never wanted to paint so much...

So pretty... (done by the blogger/artist Laura T. Trevey)

Also I love love LOVE sandpainting now...

so beautiful...

I'm just trying to stay peaceful on a Monday like today..

I hope you have a great day!

Cheers,

Alice

Finally finished one!

Yes, I finally finished a painting! Well more of an edit of a poster of James Dean like the one I did before:

This is the new one.

Before:

After:

Let me know what you think.

Enjoy!

Alice

Artsy evening.

Hey everyone,

Despite my tremendously busy schedule, I managed to have a relaxing and fun weekend.

Last night I went to a jazz night at an art museum on campus and it was.. simply inspiring.

Now I just need the time to paint how I've felt.

I also met a guy who has an artsy vibe.... had the glasses... sweater... and a nicely grown almost beard.

Pretty much my entire night was artsy and it was simply amazing.

Cheers,

Alice

Overdue Current Loves

I've finally picked up my pace on doing my homework for classes after being sick. Still busy busy busy like usual. I've hit a "painter's block"... the connection from my mind and my hand have.... disconnected.... and it's tough because I haven't had an outlet for my stress.....

However, just thinking about the other good things in life helps me stay sane... Here are my top 5 current favorites.

1. Daily dinner with my friends (a good consistency that I need)

2. Sea of Shoes blog - I love these thigh high boots... so hot :)

3. The feeling of crawling into bed after a looooong day.

4. Still having the energy to dress decently for the day... a good pick-me-up (I will take pictures of what I've been wearing and they will be posted)

5. My Piperbags... (the pictures of those will also be up) sooo useful when carrying my heavy labor law books.

Cheers,

Alice

Just stunning...

I saw this picture when I was going through the Emmy's worst and best dressed.... just stunning I love the color and the dress fits so nicely... pretty much goddess material :)... anybody know who it is?

Cheers,

Alice

Entourage!!

I love Entourage. The guys are cute.. the girls are hot.. their outfits are typically amazing! especially my favorite female character Sloan. She is sophisticated, cool, smart, and very gorgeous. Best character on the show and a great role model :)

Cheers,

Alice

Geez

What a ridiculous week! So much stuff and still piling up.... no time for art or even to breathe... bummer..

Oh well, it happens....

Currently, I love the shirt the girl is wearing.. I may do that to my old t-shirts I never wear.

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I'm also starting to LOVE my Urban Outfitters bag (I've already gotten so many compliments on it)

Cheers,

Alice

Current Loves

I'm getting worse as this school year continues with my blogging. Sorries!! :(

1. I have more purses from the Salvation Army... haha I have a lot of purses now.. They both seem very Urban Outfitters-esque.

2. I was recently hit with an inspiration to paint... so expect to see a wave of new art!

3. Unexpected and interesting phone calls (that are good, of course)

4. My Acer computer :) It's a cutie

5. Erykah Badu Green Eye

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6. Naps after a long day of classes

7. Dirty Dancing... Rest easy Patrick Swayze

8. My horoscope.. I'm amused

There's no perfect formula for finding an ideal relationship. Sometimes you just have to throw yourself in and try dating different kinds of people before you find the best match. Be open to all types.

9. This PostSecret card - even though my name isn't Hollie, I feel like this card is suppose to be for me haha

10. Being hopeful

Cheers,

Alice

Inverted ideas

Hello world,

You are kicking my butt with schoolwork.. but I will respect that as a motivator to do well in life.... Here are some of my old paintings... I often have black backgrounds.... it's darker feel but I think everything else brightens it up.

Enjoy!

Alice

Art with Sand

This is just beautiful... breathtaking... simply amazing....

Kseniya Simonova - a Ukraine artist

Her interpretation of WWII Germany's invasion of Ukraine

Amazing Sand Drawing @ Yahoo! Video

Enjoy!

Alice

Current Loves / Still Sick

Greetings world....

I've been in isolation for .... 4 days!!! I came down with the flu and they made me stay in my room until I get better. You would think I would have the time to write more blogs.. however I haven't been able to stay up to long. Right now I'm feeling much better... still a cough, a headache, and stuffy nose... fever almost gone... anyways here are my current loves that I've realized (some are repeats from before).

1. MY FRIENDS!!!!! Jonathan, Terence, Marc, Sam, John, Senay... and oh so many more!! for taking care of me while I'm sick.. for bringing me food... sending me their get well wishes... I just love them!!!!!

2. My Brita filter - yay for saving the environment

3. Facebook, blogs, and instant messaging - without them I would be sooo alone.

4. Online shopping - without them, I wouldn't have satisfied my weekly shopping urge (I didnt buy anything though .. props to me!)

5. Entourage!! - great show.. I love Vince, E, Turtle, and Drama... they have the lifestyle that I would love to have.

6. Hand sanitzer, Kleenexes and cough drops

7. My sick playlist - If I have a headache I chill to Iron and Wine.

If I'm awake, upbeat and just laying there Lily Allen and Kate Nash.

If I'm awake, still tired, and can't go back to sleep Erykah Badu.

8. Not having to worry about what I'm wearing because I'm in isolation haha It's a nice break but I'm ready to be dressed up.

9. My purchase from Salvation Army from a while back for only $3

10. Getting better - I'm ready to hit the ground running

Enjoy!

Alice

So sad...

As soon as I got my camera I took a bunch of pictures.... but sadly at the same time I got sick... flu like symptoms... :/ ... I haven't been able to stay awake for more than an hour without getting really tired and without feeling like my body's going to crash. So unfortunate... because I have so much to do as it is. Oh well... as a pick me up I've decided to display my bunny series named Alice's bunny :)... I'll have to come up with a better name... but here they are :)

Enjoy!!

Alice

Patience

I will be getting my camera today... I have new paintings... new purses... new stuff that I want to blog about... So please sit tight because Alice's adventures will continue soon enough. Until then I've been listening to Kate Nash... I adore her album because it's just so humorous. I enjoy "Shit song" and "Nicest thing" Both on different levels of appreciation of course. But here's a video of her doing a cover.

Enjoy!

Alice

Old paintings

I definitely need my camera soon because I have new paintings to display... but until then enjoy these old ones.

Enjoy!

Alice