Hey. Hey. Over here.

Halloh my friends.

A recent redesign of Curiology.com has yielded many a lovely feature: prints, an updated aesthetic, and a blog to call my own.

From now on, hop over to:

http://curiology.com/blog

and check for Wardly updates there.

We're all just hanging out at that URL, drinking white Russians, updating posts and playing checkers. Come by.

See you there,
Ward

A conversation with myself

Me:"Hey Ward, you kind of suck at updating your blog."
Me: "Which blog. We've got three blogs."
Me:"Mehr. We do have three blogs. No wonder we suck."
Me: "You know why else we suck? Because you ate 7 peanut butter cookies for dinner today."
Me: "Shut up. You loved it. "
Me: "I did."

I'm lying on my stomach on the floor of my Eagle Rock apartment/one bedroom sauna, wrapping up a rather lovely weekend: the perfect balance of cookies, running, lying in the grass, updating the CMS on the Curiology website, taking a vegan cooking class and working on an email mailer for a new set of prints. I also finally purchased a tube dress. (Georgia- we'll discuss this later.)

I'll keep y'all updated on the progress of the new batch of paintings, and the prints for the older ones. I'll also keep you posted on my search for a reliable, pre-owned time machine. I think if I find a reasonably priced one and fix it up a little, I'll be meeting my deadlines in no time.

Let's hang out yesterday,
Von Wardenhoffer

I been paintin'

The original purpose of this blog was not to muse on about hammocks--though my passion for them burns bright--but rather to keep folks up to date on some painting-related goings on. I've been a little lax on that front.

So in addition to tales of desperado cocktails, I also present to you, dear comrades, some recent unfinished projects to peep at. The first one will be scripted and titled, "Sure." and the second one, called "Anywhere" is in the nascent stages. Forgive the highly unprofessional photography.

"Sure." (unfinished), acrylic on wood


"Anywhere" (unfinished) acrylic on wood


My older archives are at Curiology.com, in case you're all like "What, the girl from that website paints stuff n' shit?" Yarp.

Thanks for taking a gander, and please rock on at all costs.

Most sincerely,
Ward

4 Lovelies

Nobody's a stranger to the blues. I find myself, every so often, in a tear soaked jumpsuit, nursing a homemade "mudslide" crafted from sugar free Nestle Quick and vodka, wondering why the hell some days are better than others. Generally, this state lasts only a few hours, until I remind myself to think of 4 lovely things.

I've started to do this on a daily basis. Since then, things have been pretty sunny.

Today's 4 lovely things:

1. Lemonade made with meyer lemons from my sister's tree (I am presently enjoying this beverage)
2. Today is the first day I saw rosebuds on the bush outside my apartment
3. Hammocks, in general
4. The time my family posed for a Christmas portrait wearing fake mustaches

If you have 4 things lovely rattling around your brain, post 'em, peeps.

McNuggetinis? McNuggetinis.

I can't begin to describe the experience of drinking a cocktail made form 100% McDonald's ingredients*. Not to mention, it was my first-ever martini garnished with meat.

Behold: the McNuggetini.


Hop over to Georgia's blog for the full scoop, the recipe and the play by play, as captured by her lovely sister Leah, who happens to be a highly regarded professional photographer. Georgia envisioned a 50s housewife mood, which explains my ironically smug facial expressions. Except for when we start wretching. Those were all real, y'all.

Seriously, have a look. It's revoltingly delicious.

Clink,
Ward

*To be factual, it was approx 15% Absolut Vanilla by volume. One cannot drink through a rim of barbecue sauce without some vodka waiting on the other side to dull the nausea.

I can haz weeknd?

There were many, many reasons to arrive Sunday night with nostalgia for the weekend just passed. Besides the the birth of the long-gestated McNuggitini (more to come on that), there were

1. People taking their trousers off playing Rock Band:



2. Articulating, through means of a size 000 brush, the affection of strangers:


3. Washing a load of stripes,


...plus: staying up until 3am talking to girlfriends I've known since I was 14, reading a book in a laundromat, some laps around a track, and eating really enormous shrimp.

All in all, it was a well-earned weekend, lavishly enjoyed. Did I mention that I ate shrimps the size of my fist? Duuude.

Enjoy your Monday, have a green beer and save a high five for me.

Over/out,
Ward

Thoisday!

Happy Thursday morning, peeps!

Some things which are awesome:

1. Sleeping in my bed, instead of folded up on my loveseat with a book under my face

2. Waking up at 8 am and running (slowly) before work

3. Making ice blendeds at home, thereby avoiding the $5 latte that has come to exemplify American spending habits.

4. Going to artwalk tonight, and carousing around with pals that I wish I saw more often.


I'll come back with pictures of my favorite art work laters, folks. I'm crossing my fingers for pho.

High five,
Lady Mc Wardelby