Pimp My Blog: The Artsy Version

Friday night I headed over to Minneapolis to the Casket Arts building for my next door neighbor Marisa's art show. Before I get to the show, I have to tell you that the Casket Arts building is AMAZING!!! It is one of those fabulous old buildings with vaulted ceilings and creaky wood floors and exposed brick walls and yep....you guessed it....they used to make caskets there. It was gorgous! Now it is studio space for artists and every once in a while, they throw open the whole building so the artists can show off their work and hopefully, sell some of it.


Marisa makes jewelry and I've already purchased a pair of her earrings which I love so I went to go check out her stuff.
meztiza designs by marisa martinez

I loved her studio and I especially loved seeing all the materials and equipment she uses to work. She promised that sometime I could come by while she was working to see her in action. That will be SO COOL! And most likely, I'll offer to photograph her as she works. I'm guessing she may not have many pics of her in action.




Below is the necklace I chose to buy from Marisa. It is from her Milagro series and I loved the skull. It goes well with my ass kicking attitude!


Next, I headed off to see some of the other artists. BIG mistake! I found so many cool things that just reached out and grabbed me and I spent more money than I was planning on. But rather than thinking of it as being reckless with my money, I have chosen to look it as stimulating the economy and supporting local artists. That's a good way to think about it, don't you????

I purchased these really cool belt buckles made of glass that came with a really nice leather belt that just happens to go with boots I bought last week. (You see how I was powerless to resist?!)

Then I bought this necklace after an entire group of women told me how fabulous it looked on me and how it just totally MADE my outfit and that I just HAD to have it. And they weren't working there or trying to sell me anything either. I was a little floored by it all and before I knew what happened, out came my debit card. Whoops.

It makes a fun jingly sound when the medalions clink together. I think I seriously love it.

There were things there I DIDN'T buy. I particularly loved these robot paintings, I found them whimical and adorable and I loved the colors she used.

And for some reason I fell in love with the stairways in this building. It's shit like this that really revs me up and makes me wish I had my big gear so I could shoot it right. But this is what I got with my point and shoot.







Well, that's it for now folks.