Wild Turkeys....

....were the first things that I saw after landing in Newburgh, NY on Friday morning. 

I didn't know what to expect of New York and I was so thrilled to be surrounded by gorgeous landscapes and fresh air and the relaxing and adorable town of Beacon - home to Clutter Magazine

It's a fantastic space run by fantastic people - and I had such a blast.

Rockin' out!

There will be more photos from the event later, so for now you should check out the work!  It's all online at Clutter Magazine's website

** Click Here! **

and, here are some of my favorite pieces! 

"Claude's Chameleon Carnival" 

by Clarisa Swenson

(the chameleon has tiny leg warmers which just slays me)

Wolfman

by Michael Wright-Ward

(perfect and adorable)

Tentacle 4

by Zoë Williams

(I love Zoë's work and seeing it in person made me happy!)

Tasty Treat

by Jordan Elise Perme

(always a treat!)

and then, omg

Woolly Two Shakes

by Travis Lampe

(love, love love love, want want want!)

Everything was amazing though, so check 'em all out.  

***

After the long and lovely weekend it was back to the airport

Where I had myself a few beers and sketched out things for some upcoming events.  I've got another soft-sculpture event coming and some paintings to work on, and I'm excited to share all that soon!

And!

My painting from the other show this month, Saturday Morning Cartoons, is now available as a print in my Etsy shop!

There are only 20 of these, so head over if you're interested:

melissasueart.etsy.com

I think I might keep one in my kitchen for a while!

xoxox

New York!

 

"New Growth"

 

Frame is about 7" x 10", she creeps out about 6"
From horn-tip to hair-tip she's 28" total

 

This new wall monster was made especially for:
Stitched, a Plush and Soft Sculpture Exhibition

at

Clutter Gallery (Clutter Magazine)

Beacon, NY

Opens this Saturday, April 13th!

 

 

Here's some details:

Curated by the lovely Lana Crooks, this show will feature pieces by a number of talented individuals within the designer plush scene, including: Amanda Louise Spayd, Careful It Bites, Carisa Swenson, Cat Rabbit, Dena Rea, Denise Ferguson~Yummy Pancake, Diane Koss, Eric Diaz, Hiné Mizushima, House of Darkly, Jezebel Nekranea, Jordan Elise Perme, Joshua Ben Longo, Keely Benkey-Reichman, Kelly Denato, Kit Lane, Leeanna Butcher, Lety RZ, Love & a Sandwich, Mariangela Tan~plushPLAY, Melissa Sue Stanley, Melita Curphy~Miss Monster, Michal Wright-Ward, Moons Creations, Nonesuch Garden, Pock-It Palz, Rachel de Urioste, Robyn Fabsits, Shawnimals, Steff Bomb, Steph Laberis, Stitches and Glue, Travis Lampe, Veggiesomething, and Zoë Willaims.

 

Work from the “Stitched” exhibition will be available for viewing through May 4th, 2013 and on www.cluttermagazine.com, where pieces from the show will be available for purchase.

For those interested in buying pieces but unable to attend the show, they can join the Clutter Gallery Preview List, which allows members to purchase items for a limited time prior to the opening reception.

 

 

 

 

 

 



Strange and Unusual

Here's my finished painting of Lydia, for this Saturday's show

at the Comic Hero Univeristy

Fullerton, CA

!

 

 

Strange and Unusual

watercolor and colored pencil on paper

7" x 10"

 

Available through the Comic Hero University gallery - this Saturday!

 

And if you can't make it to the show, I should have info on the CHU's gallery website shortly!

 

And, there may be prints soon...

C2E2, anyone....?

 

xo!

 

 

 

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice!

Last night I finished the rough sketch for this painting!

This small painting of Lydia Deetz will be at:

Sketches and Stitching!

How the heck was your St. Patrick's Day weekend?

While mine had nothing to do really with the green-clad drinking festivities, it was still a blast.  Saturday night my middle-school dreams came true, as I finally got to see a They Might Be Giants concert.  And it was at the Vic to boot, which is one of my favorite venues.  The new TMBG album is rockin' and fun and the show was everything I hoped it could be.

Another interesting event:

Friday date-night fun at the Music Box - after filling our bellies full of tapas and sangria we went to see Eddie Pepitone present his documentary, The Bitter Buddha.  As a Pepitone fan it made me happy - but I think it's just a good documentary all around and if you're into the stand-up comedy and alt-comedy scene it's for sure worth a rental.  It was particularly interesting to see both in the film and in the theater audience the effect that podcasting has had on this culture.

St. Patrick's Day, Sunday, we did nothin'.  I'm not big on the Chicago celebration madness - even just going to the Vic was completely nuts on Saturday night.  So, like last year, hiding inside most of the day and drawing pictures and eating pancakes.  Later in the afternoon it was out to a quiet bar for some beer & sketch-bookin'

Where I finished up this little moleskine doodle of Alex

And then I just did some goofy doodles, while watching Leprechaun at Lock Down, ha!

Perfect St Patrick's day!


Here's some other fun new art stuffs:

These two monsters are now available in my Etsy Shop!

melissasue.etsy.com

Along with a new embroidery piece

The rest of the week is going to be getting work finished for the two shows next month.  

Lots of tiny sewing to do for Stitched!

And lots of painting and drawing to do for Saturday Morning Cartoons!

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice! 

xoxox

The Beginning

The Treehouse - Chicago

 

It's been a while, hasn't it! 
Getting settled into my new home and studio space has been fun but also a bit of work.  January was mostly spent moving, cleaning, and collecting furniture.  February was a ton of work at the day job, adjusting to life in the city (holy crap), but also some road-trippin' and concerts and fun stuff. 

And now, March is half-done and I'm back at it.  Here's what's been the haps...

 

The ususal late nights at the table.

 

"Filthy Mouth" is almost complete - on hold while I get some work done for a couple shows next month...

 

Tootsie Monster #6 is in the works (sold already)

 

New friends about to hit my Etsy shop!  This weekend I think...

 

Some merpy portraits of the boys in my new little moleskine

Speaking of treehouses, there's a brand-new one in my Etsy shop today!

melissasue.etsy.com

 

And for shows next month:

 

A new watercolor painting for a fun themed show out around Los Angeles

 

And I'm also very excited to be a part of this show at Clutter Gallery next month!  And, I'll be at the opening if you're out New York City way! 

 

I'll be back to posting regular updates here, now that I'm all unpacked and plugged-in and working again.  For up-to-the-minute dorkery and photos, you can always check out my

Instagram! - "melissasuestanley"

 

Happy Spring!

xoxox

The End.

Ladies and Gents, it's the truth!  

While the OhNo!Doom Collective has big and exciting plans for 2013, the brick-and-mortar gallery and shop space at 1800 N Milwaukee in Chicago will be closing.

This Saturday, December 15, OhNo!Doom will be having one last big barnburner at the gallery featuring all local artists.  I will have a small selection of both paintings and plush on display, so stop on by and take a look!  THis will be an all day and evening cash & carry event with some special offers as well!  

Personally, I've had the absolute pleasure of spending 2012 working with, in, around OhNo!Doom.  I don't even know what to say to express how much fun I've had with these six surly bastards.  So I'll just say: Come To The Dang Show!  It's going to be a blast.  I'll be there all day, handing out PBRs and hanging out.  

The End Is Near

December 15, 2012

2pm - 10pm

Click here for the Facebook Event Page!

xoxox

Melissa