NYC in January

It's a record-breaking January, snow-wise, here in New York City.  This is the way I like it.  Winter should be white (ahem, ok, that is a relative term once snow hits our streets) and cold.  It should make one appreciate a warm home, and cocoa, and toasty socks and blankies.  And it should be in vast contrast to Summer.  Every season has its role, and I prefer them to act accordingly.  So, on that note, bring on the blizzardry; it is welcome any ole time, in my book!!

PS: the necklaces in my previous post should hit my Etsy shop in the next day or two!

Necklaces

 I started making some necklaces featuring some of my illustrations, and photography.  I made them for myself in varying lengths so that I could layer some, while double or triple wrapping the longest one.  My kitty-bear (it's unknown; he looks like a bear, and I think of him as such, but he's got a very long tail, and questionable ears) Baxter has assisted me in modeling the pieces.  Perhaps I'll have to make some more for my online shops. :)
UPDATE: They are now in my Etsy shop!

Dance, Baby, Dance.

Dance, Baby, Dance., originally uploaded by sMacshot.

I'm sick. And tired of being so. Been trying to shake this cold, hard!!  Anyone have any good cough remedies? It's making my whole torso, front and back, sore. :(

Urban Cowboy

Urban Cowboy, originally uploaded by sMacshot.


So I'm walking through my neighborhood at night, you know, as I often do. Everything seems in order; old buildings, streetlights casting heavy shadows, sounds of distant sirens, graffiti. Everywhere. Tags, pasteups, stickers. The usual.... um.....ok, hold on.... What the what-what??! Get a camera out, now, because this may be the last time you ever see that in New York City! Tumbleweed.

More from the Survivor Series

Some more prints of my little sketches and paintings from my Survivor series.  I hope those of you who celebrate survived Thanksgiving and Black Friday weekend.  Oh yes, it's that time of year, facing Holiday shopping; something I dread and try to get done online or in-home as much as possible.  That's how I survive it!

Walk With Me

Central Park isn't the only place with trees in Manhattan.  I think most people know that, but perhaps are not aware of how important the attempt at preserving small pockets of nature the way it exists 'out there' is.  I have trees on my block, as do many of the blocks in Soho and elsewhere, (ok, some of you might laugh at what I am qualifying as a tree - - some are in planters) and this time of year I am most aware of their presence.  Falling leaves for me are so full of nostalgia; whether witnessing their flight, or seeing them stuck to the streets and sidewalks, I am brought back mini 'eras' in my life, replayed with such vivid detail.

Now, while we have no 'proper' grocery store in Soho, if I walk above Houston Street, there is a small one, and this is the path which leads to it.  It's a mini oasis at night when you can pretend the rest of the city beyond doesn't exist.

Survivors

These are sketches of my "Survivors".  We're all survivors.  Heck, if you're reading this, you've at least survived being born, (that's a pretty traumatic and dangerous thing) anything could go wrong; life literally hangs in the brink!  So, pat yourself on the back, (and your Mom, and others who assisted) and remind yourself that you started out surviving; you have it in you already to continue if need be.  I've recently seen some light at the end of a very long (year-long) tunnel, regarding my computer and related equipment.  I have been through the wringer with this, and now finally, though drained, I'm happy.  Tomorrow I'm headed out to the PDN PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo 2010 here in NYC to actually thank in person someone who's been giving me life-saving technical support.  Have a Happy Halloween to all who celebrate it.