Socks and Rocks

Portia Pigglesworth

2009-09-05T14:26:00.001-07:00

I found this piggy bank at Marshall's. I couldn't resist it! I rationalized that I could give it to someone as a gift but I'm totally keeping it for myself...

Longfellow Garden at Minnehaha Park

2009-09-05T14:16:00.001-07:00

New Art Work

2009-08-25T09:25:00.001-07:00

Here are a couple of paintings that I worked on this weekend. I am fairly pleased with how they turned out. A guy I work with told me that my work reminded him of Gustav Klimt. That was pretty flattering I thought. Not sure I agree but I see some Klimt-ishness in my work, I guess. I definitely had that in mind when I worked on the 2nd painting. You can't really tell in this image but the hair is actually gold and there is silver in the background.

Fallout Art Fest Pictures

2009-08-01T14:01:00.001-07:00

Some duct tape and shrinky dink wallets that I made. People seem to really like them.

My sister Cherish and I sold our art at the Fallout Art Fast last weekend and it turned out pretty well. Only a couple of sprinkles of rain. Cherish and I had a prime spot for our booth and the bands were really good. We didn't make a ton of money but it was a good experience. Even though someone tried to steal from us. The last picture was drawn on the fence by our booth and I just thought it was kind of cool. And creepy.

Red Hot Art Fair - Soggy but fun!

2009-06-08T14:14:00.000-07:00

Although it poured on Saturday and felt more like October than June, the Art Fest was a success and a bunch of fun. It was really encouraging how much people seem to like our artwork. A positive experience for sure. Plus I didn't die from hypothermia. SHOUT OUT TO STARBUCKS!

Bird is the word!

2009-06-03T10:42:00.000-07:00

Red Hot Art

2009-05-28T08:50:00.001-07:00

This year my sister Cherish and I are selling our art at the Red Hot Art Fair. We've been working hard to get everything ready. It's our first big art fair. I'm excited about it. Also anxious and overwhelmed. I've been told that I can control the weather so I'm really pushing for a beautiful weekend.

Non-Creepy pictures of Chicago!

2009-04-29T13:57:00.000-07:00

Good times...good times..

Mostly Creepy Pictures from Field Museum!

2009-04-29T13:46:00.000-07:00

Veggie Tales

2009-04-15T05:24:00.000-07:00

My boss wanted me to create some art for our new break room (it's more like a break cubical). It was more fun than spending my time at work actually working! And I got paid for it. At first my carrots looked like an evil claw but I think I worked it out and it looks much friendlier!

Doodles!!!!!

2009-03-19T09:28:00.001-07:00

Pink Dolphins! Who knew?!

2009-03-10T09:10:00.000-07:00

LISA FRANK KNEW!!!!!

Yeah, it's been awhile...

2009-03-10T09:05:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of new doodles that I did at work in the past month. I wanted to see if I could draw a bird. They came out very cute, if I do say so myself!

Dear Former President George W. Bush...

2009-01-20T06:54:00.000-08:00

Don't let the White House door hit your ass on the way out!

Happy Inauguration Day Everyone!!

It's 2009!! Yay!

2009-01-01T07:00:00.000-08:00

It's the first day of 2009 and I am stuck at work all by myself. I didn't even stay up until midnight last night. Kind of pathetic.

I "De-Christmasified" our department while I was sitting here babysitting the office. In the mist of me putting away all of the "Holiday" decorations, I found this CD of pictures from a year and half ago when I went on a business trip to NYC. Little Barry (the bear) also recently got back from a trip to the Bahamas. But I don't have any pictures of that--he left me back here in cold ass Minnesota!

Well Happy New Year! I'm feelin good about 2009! Especially with the new Prez and what not!

Another New Work Doodle

2008-11-13T08:31:00.001-08:00

HAPPY DAY!!!

2008-11-05T07:39:00.001-08:00

It feels good to no longer live in fear regarding the direction of our country. To actually be proud of America. It's a happy day!!

New Work Doodle...

2008-10-22T10:06:00.000-07:00

I really like the paper from this sketchbook. I think someone gave it to me for my birthday. Colored pencils show up amazing on it. So vibrant. Very cool!

Laura and the dead fish...

2008-10-15T15:25:00.000-07:00

Doesn't she have "crazy face" going on in this picture? She's such a quirky goofer! I'm talking about Laura not the dead fish...

More cool photos from the Lake

2008-10-15T15:19:00.001-07:00

Fluffy is hilarious!

2008-10-15T15:12:00.000-07:00

My crazy cat loves to sleep on her face. It cracks me up everytime she does it. How can she even breath!

Simon relaxin'!

2008-10-15T15:04:00.000-07:00

Simon loves his orange blanky! I think he was watching something on Animal Planet when I took this picture. Probably Meercat Manor.

Hey, isn't that Treebeard!

2008-10-15T15:00:00.001-07:00

This Saturday was so gorgeous out that I convinced by roomies to go to the park for a while. And I took about a million photos of all the trees and leaves. But I especially liked this one because it totally looks like this tree has a face. He's totally an Ent!

Another new work drawing!

2008-09-22T14:36:00.000-07:00

Gold Fish not Nemo!

2008-09-22T14:29:00.000-07:00

I was working on this drawing at work today and one of my co-workers asked "Oh, is that Nemo?" I almost stabbed him in the eye with my pencil. Ok, not really. I'm not quite that rageful. But it is clearly a gold fish and everyone knows that Nemo is a clown fish. I'm a little worried about my co-worker actually because he just became a dad. He needs to have this kind of thing down. Rookie mistake.

New Art work

2008-09-20T12:24:00.000-07:00

All moved in!

2008-08-23T14:01:00.000-07:00

So I thought it might kill me but we did successfully move all of our stuff into the new place. We aren't completely unpacked but we are getting there. I'm excited because for the first time I'm actually trying to organize my bedroom so that it looks like a grown-up lives there and not an unemployed college student.

I really think the wall colors came out nicely. The whole room was a beigey-brown. I painted one wall this awesome blue and it looks great. Once I have my room finished, I'll post another photo.

Fluffy and Simon

2008-08-23T13:50:00.000-07:00

I own two of the cutest cats in the world! They have been adapting pretty well to the move. I think they enjoy all the space. Simon (the blond one in the window) and my housemate Laura are becoming best friends.

Doodle of the day

2008-07-23T15:30:00.000-07:00

Here's my doodle that I did at work. It's a mixed media of Sharpie, Highlighter and White-Out!

Tattoo design for a friend

2008-07-23T14:51:00.001-07:00

A friend at work has been asking me for a while to help him with a design for a tattoo he wants. I had no idea if I could do it or not. He gave me an image that was really similar to this and I just drew my own variation. I have to admit I have never draw anything like this before but it came out pretty cool. He's not getting the tattoo until October when he goes on his annual or maybe bi-annual trip to Vegas. I'll post a picture of the actual tattoo when he gets back.

I'm pretty sure that he is going to opt for the black,white, and red version but I wanted to give him options! By the look on his face when I showed him the pink one, he really appreciated my thoughtfulness.

2008-07-21T13:05:00.000-07:00

Here is my lastest work doodle. I've been calling it "Alien Flowers".

Socks and Rocks!

2008-07-21T08:58:00.000-07:00

So, why did I name my blog "Socks and Rocks"? Well, to be honest it's because it was available and I thought it sounded kind of cool. But then I thought about it some more and realized that it could have a deeper meaning. Socks and rocks are objects that many people ignore in everyday life but they are actually both awesome!

I live in Minnesota so I can fully appreciate socks. They keep my feet warm and cozy through the 5 or 6 month long winter. Plus they are an excellent form of expression. They can be crazy striped knee socks or rainbow toe socks (which are my favorite)! They can be cotton, fleece or even cashmere.

Now rocks. My family is crazy about them. Especially my sister, who once a year makes me spend hours and hours on the North Shore looking for agates. Rocks are amazing because they are little chunks of history of our planet. They could be hundreds or even thousands of years old. Some rocks even contain fossils which really gets my nerdy heart thumping! They are also awesome to climb on! Just ask my nephew.