This is the result of the first received DRAWsome:
for jade, whose cat named kitten "doesn't take crap from anyone!" with her always-open eyes, tufts on her ears, and lobbed off bobcat tail.

more about DRAWsome on Loobylu
or one of the sold listings, so you can read the details

more will be available soon, when I am caught up with those I still have to do!

So, i was just thinking about projects I would like to start, and I was thinking about when people contact me for custom drawings/paintings and I'm not always able to take them, so I was thinking about starting a custom drawing project now that i have a little time but don't want to work on any longterm assignments...so I came up with:

DRAWsome!

Results to follow...

That studio i blogged about earlier this week didn't really work out. I took a tour, and the interior just didn't match the exterior in charm, the price was higher than advertised, no sinks in the studios, and the part that really bummed me out: it's not really a building for creatives as advertised -- almost all the suites were taken up by medical practices. What I originally envisioned being a lively artists studio is actually a 'quiet' and professional building, which is great if you're serving up acupuncture, but if you're trying to break out of the monotony of working at home & the loneliness of a lack of art community, it's just not what i was looking for. it makes me question whether i should be getting a studio at all, or if I will ever find something like what I'm looking for in San Diego.

anyway, in other news: this FRIDAY (wait, that's today): the Enormous Tiny Art show opens in LA at the Living Room (hosted by Nahcotta): here's a link to my work There is work from over 25 artists in the show.
3531 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026

and, next Friday, June 13th, I'm in the group show at Art Star in Philadelphia, PA titled "Draw 4" (a show of drawings) it's my first show at Art Star!
623 N. 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19123

I'm honored to be shown by both galleries (Nahcotta [their first west coast show!] and Art Star) I think they both represent some of the best artists making work today, always seeking new energy + emerging artwork to show. I am proud to own work purchased from both galleries in the past, and really am humbled that they both asked me to show.

speaking of things in my life that need/needed mending:

only a few miniature paintings came back to me after my solo show in August -- and looking at them, they just didn't seem to work anymore outside the context of the art show. so i decided to mend them. this is the 'before' shot of all 6.



and here's the afters:



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PS Felt Club's next sunday [11/16!]! see you there, i hope -- i can't believe the holidays are upon us. doesn't feel that way.
PPS GOBAMA!

last night, i was a frog.

[for halloween!]

today i can't believe it's november.
where have the days, weeks, years gone?
i suspect this is all anyone thinks / says after a certain age.

i'm taking a vacation so soon i can taste it!

Thank you so so so so so so so much to everyone who came out for the Wild Life opening last night. i apologize if anyone was there to meet me earlier in the show, there was a major gallery catastrophe and I missed the first two hours of my own show while i tried to fix it. it got fixed, sort of. but how cruel to work for months on something that will only last a few hours and to miss half of it. I want to go into what happened but it'll probably just make me upset again and i want to put it behind me.

anyway, the haikus people wrote were pretty amazing. i think Giant Robot plans to award prizes to winners at the end of the show run (so, through September 17th) but i already had a clear winner. I'll give you a hint -- it was based on painting #M85 "The Switch" featuring a raccoon.

I'm so glad to be home. I feel all torn up from the highs and lows of the opening, and the three days spent on ladders while handpainting the mural on the walls of GR2. while i love what happened with the show, the installation and the amazing reception and audience that showed their support on saturday, i'm ready for some serious R&R.

oh, how i need it.

in less than 24 hours....

wish me luck!
August 16th - September 17th
THE WILD LIFE: new works by Susie Ghahremani
at Giant Robot, 2062 Sawtelle Blvd, LA, CA
Reception: August 16th, 6:30pm
more info: http://www.boygirlparty.com/wildlife

i leave in 3 days!
think i can pull it off?






THE WILD LIFE: opens Saturday, August 16th at Giant Robot, 2062 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025
i'll be there! will you?

chances are, if you've been to my house, over the last few months, you've seen hundreds of paintings in progress laid out on every horizontal surface available. but, chances also are, if you're reading this, you probably have not been to my house.

so if you want to see the paintings, you'll have to meet me in LA on august 16th at giant robot for my solo art show titled "The Wild Life" 2062 sawtelle blvd, you heard it here first.



actually, it's possible you didn't hear it here first, since i've mentioned it a few times on my mailing list + site blog, but whatever.


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