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    painting season pt.2

    Happy Monday !!
    I’ve been painting all last week. A lot of progress to go still, but I think I’m going to consider two more pieces from the pile finished.

    The first is “it’s such a perfect day” – acrylic paint, pen, pencil, chalk pastel, and fabric on 16x20 stretched canvas.

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    The second is untitled for now, but is acrylic paint, pencil, pen, crayon, chalk pastel, and Swarovski crystals on 12x16 stretched canvas.
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    ​I’m not really good at wrapping up projects. Maybe it’s just a lot of overthinking, I don’t know. I do like how these look currently, though. I don’t paint food a lot, but I’d love to get better with realism/textures. I’ve had this idea about a series of individual cake/dessert paintings I’ve wanted to do since I went to a Makino sushi and visited their dessert bar.  (Their Orange county location is closed, but if you’re in vegas you’re in luck :,0) 
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    Anyway, the other pieces I put time into this week are still works in progress. I’m hitting a wall with a few of them, but think I have a better idea about the direction I’ll be taking them in. 
    Next week: painting/ drawing week #2
    ​I have plans to have a few more projects finished by the end of this upcoming week. I don’t have much to share about them just yet. For that untitled piece with all of my childhood art, I hope to gather more early artwork from my mom’s place to add to the canvas.
    I’ll be back with more progress and more completed pieces.
    keeping it short & sweet !!

    Thanks for stopping by <3
    X O  X O  XO  XO
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    - kenzie 
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    painting season

    ​Happpppy tuesday everyone
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    ​Belated entry today because it’s been a long week. Basically, I scrapped the plan to work on any remaining apparel. Instead, I spent every day painting. It started with the initial big canvas project I’ve been working on, then just became a full week of working on any WIP from the pile. I finished just one completely: “Everything is going great and in the end one realizes that it's not going at all” – acrylic and pencil on 16x20 stretched canvas. 
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    ​Most of the other projects are still in progress, but I’m glad I spent the week working on them. I like to pour my time into every medium, but painting and drawing feels different - I think I feel most connected to the work. Maybe it’s because it was one of my earliest ways to express myself artistically. The act of painting is also just kind of super satisfying to me, even when a piece doesn’t work out exactly how I like it to. I like the impermanence of the process, and I like to work in layers. I spent these last few days trying to build these pre-existing paintings into something I appreciate better. trying to keep in mind my ability to just paint over and re-work the original plan. Sometimes I get overwhelmed with choice and just end up avoiding the canvas for a while. I’m hoping to stop overthinking it. My work is pretty unserious as it is. 
    ​​Also, the chuck e cheese project is on the back burner! It’s not first priority right now, and since my initial excitement, then re-direction of the plans, I now want to work on probably 3 projects all relating to fictional, animatronic bands. It’s in my mind’s eye and it will happen eventually. I wish i could do everything all the time.
    ​Next week: I’m just gonna keep painting
    ​I have the canvases out, and lined up in my living room, so why not? I also am realizing I haven’t really made any effort to practice anatomy drawing the way I’ve wanted. I’ll pick up my figure studies book and maybe practice a bit. It probably won’t change my characters from having obscene proportions, but at least I’ll know how to draw someone who doesn’t : )
    More progress/paintings next week too. 

    thank you thank you for stopping by  <3
    x o x o x o x o

    - the little kenzie that could 
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    2000s design & chuck e cheese project

    happy monday evening! 
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    I made progress on the big canvas this week!
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    I had to do a lot of shifting elements around, and only put a little color on the canvas, but It kind of feels like it’s rounding out. I’m really enjoying the project, but I’m having some mixed feelings. I can’t put my finger on why it is, but I’m not feeling a sense of fulfillment with the piece right now. Maybe I’ll enjoy the process and its outcome more when I start adding more detail. I guess time will tell.

    ​All in the name of design appreciation x__X

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    ​I also disassembled that pile of jewelry! I hadn’t fully gone through all the pieces I’ve made these last few years and it felt so worthwhile. Re-visiting some of my favorites and even some of my least favorites was inspiring. There are definitely a handful of charms I hope to repurpose for projects in the near future, the rest will be stored with supplies until I find use for them too <3     ​
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    ​Next week: a little of everything??
    I have a few loose ends that need tying, as well as the canvas WIP I want to spend more time on. So here’s the plan: 
    1.  work on big untitled project (as much progress as possible)

    2. Finish bleach projects! I finally got a bleach spray bottle and plan to use it to transfer stencils onto some black shirts. I’ve never applied bleach this way, so I’m hoping it comes out how I hope it does. Either way- new thing, so worthwhile to try (:

    3. work out the details of the Chuck e Cheese side project? I think I got a little overzealous about the possibilities of the project, and am now trying to think a little more reasonably about its the feasible outcomes. I initially wanted to make a full portrait-style animatronic bust (non-functional) but then remembered the reality of that model comes with FUR!!! I’d have to get my hands on some ratty grey fur for a ratty old rat in a bowler hat holding a cigar. Now, I don’t have a problem with that- I just think I have to work my way up to that, and for now, start more simply. There will always be more time for chuck e cheese side projects. So now, I’m considering making an homage to “The wink”: a small Chuck E emblem that sits just over some show stages. Once the performance is over and the curtain drops, the emblematic mouse winks! I love him. I’m considering that, or maybe just something else to honor the rat. There’s a lot of CEC art that exists to inspire- or maybe I do something completely my own style, with just the influence of Chuck in mind. I guess time will tell with this project too.
    I’ll be sure to share next week
     
    Thank you for stopping by!! So much
    XXXOOOXXXOOO
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    -Mackenzie mozzarella ​
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    last of the wearables & some new ideas

    good afternoon & happy tuesday !
    wrapping up a week of wearables! most stuff is still curing/being ran through the wash so i don't have much to share as far as clothed go- maybe i'll share those wrapped up pieces in a future post ✧*
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    It’s fun to work on apparel. It can be kind of an unforgiving medium, but it’s cool to be able to wear your art. Of course, i didn't finish every piece in the pile, but I'll be back to working on clothes before I know it. 

    ​​I also finished a few stamps- some of the ones I mentioned in my last post, as well as a few others. I like how they turned out and anticipate using them in future projects <3    ​
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    ᑎE᙭T ᗯEEK: collage, canvases, and etc. .. . .. . .. .. .. ..
    ​After weeks of working on wearable projects, I honestly can’t wait to get back to working on other traditional pieces. I have plans to completely finish some collages with handmade borders. I considered a few of these finished before, but the more I looked at them, the less finished they felt. I have some ideas though- I’ll probably use shrink plastic and maybe some fabric. I still never got around to taking apart those old jewelry pieces, so I’ll probably do that busy work and start new pieces all together. I’ll share progress on those next week- I think I’ll be able to finish them ^^
    ​Additionally, I can’t wait to put more time into working on my last large canvas piece (still untitled). I’m still messing with the layout, but I’m really excited to move past setup and actually put color on canvas. It's not much to look at now- will hopefully have more worthwhile pictures to share next week. <3
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    Also, I don’t know if it’s worth sharing just yet, but I have another new project in mind. I loved making the paper mache cat head for my kitchen so much, I want to start on something new.. . . something chuck e cheese related.  (specifically 1970's Chuck e cheese portrait style animatronic). Thing about me #2: I like Chuck e cheese. I may have shared that before, or maybe not I don’t remember. 

    anyway
    ​til next time

    thank you for stopping by and looking all cute while doing so
    x o  ox oxo o xo xoox oxoxo  o xooxoo   oxox ox ox o

    - kenzie
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    more and more apparel

    Good evening and happy Monday
     I spent so much time on apparel this week :-)
    a few little highlights below... . . .. . . ..  ....
    As for the stamps, I have outlines transferred onto carving linoleum but didn’t have time to carve yet.  I also didn't get a chance to disassemble jewelry pieces like i had wanted, but should have time this week.
    next week: more wearables (!!!) & adjacent projects
    ​Okay yeah I’m going to spend another week working on apparel. My stamps and markers are out, and I’m kind of motivated to see these through, so I’m just going to keep the pace. 
    As mentioned, I didn’t get to spend any time carving stamps, so I’ll start on those when I get a second. I didn’t have many original designs in mind this time around- most of them are designs from quarter machine toy lines I like to collect: Urbanzees and blockheads. I had a few during my peak quarter machine days as a youngin, and still see and purchase them when I visit machines I like to frequent today. ((I don’t mention it like I want to, but I’m a strong appreciator of quarter machine/ small toys in general. Maybe someday I’ll do a little trinket tour that no one asked for.))

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    I’m also doing a few designs from 2 of my favorite aquapets: Kadet & Bunni. Also a fun childhood staple of mine, just thought it’d be cool to have them as stamps
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    I guess since I’m already working on these, I’ll probably work on some original designs as well.
    Can’t wait to finally wrap up this saga of clothing projects (for now). I’m sure I’ll have plenty to share with you next time.

    I hope you’re taking care of yourself
    Thanks for stopping by
     
    xoxoXOXOXOXOOXXOO
    -ken zie
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    more clothes and more to come

    Happy Tuesday!
    Belated post this week because I kept pretty busy yesterday and all of last week. Lots of new clothes, with still so much to work on. I’ll share just a few highlights ... . . .. .. . .. . .
    A variety of both personal and die laughing projects. I’m really excited to get the apparel cured and worn. I also bleach tested a few pieces I haven’t started on yet and I’m excited to see what becomes of those. I love working on clothes, everything just takes longer. I plan the best I can, but still, my decisions have more permanence because the pieces are usually 1 of 1. There’s just more to consider with wearable stuff- the fit and material make all the difference in the outcome, and I just want them to come to fruition how I’d like. I like these though, and I’m having fun, so these won't be the last pieces you’ll see!
    ₙₑₓₜ wₑₑₖ: last week of apparel/ apparel adjacent projects
    Okok so despite everything I got done, it wasn’t everything I wanted to finish. I still have pieces that need work and I feel like an additional week would make the difference, so that’s the plan for this upcoming week.
    As far as adjacent projects, I think I’ll start on some stamps I was hoping to incorporate into future projects (mostly apparel)
    I also want to spend a day taking apart and re-purposing some older jewelry projects of mine. It shouldn’t take too long and they’ve just been sitting, so I figure I’ll spend some time of them. I haven’t made new jewelry in a while, so maybe the pieces will inspire me.
     
    I hope something inspires you this week

    Thanks for stopping by
    Xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo xoxoxo xoxoxoxoxoxoxxo

    - ken-zee