New Outlet! - Leanna Lin's Wonderland this weekend & beyond!

Join us in NorthEast LA -this saturday...

HEART ON OUR SLEEVE..new art 'n' goods by Miss Mindy & CJ Metzger

Nov. 13th 6-10pm
for some food, art & fun at our new outlet for artist sister stuff!

Leanna Lin's Wonderland!

http://www.leannalinswonderland.com/

5024 Eagle Rock Blvd.

LA CA

art show runs till Dec. 29th

Both mine & my sister Cj's product & art goodies will be there for the season-
and beyond!

So check in regularly...for some cool things we don't make too often, like sculpted beads, & one of a kind cool Kokeshi's & LE prints!

Hope to see yoooo!

lv-mm

Last chance to see 'Aardbei Hoofd'!

What a fun show, rock bands that dress up like fruits, vegetables & foul---
and ya only gots until this weekend to 'take in' all the humorous/sullen/silly artwork!
Soooo get out to Bergamont Station this weekend if you can...it opens your eyes to so many different ways of creating-- the galleries are so different, And say hello to my art piece "Aardbei Hoofd" -aka: strawberry head, if you happen to go by The Copro gallery --

click here to see photos: MM FB Album

stay cool kiddos...

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Halloween/dia de los muertos/and all the souls....

ahhh Toulouse... So Happy I got to see your art this weekend too......
-and such a great outfit, I wish we were friends.

Jorge & his wonderful art--ready to break into tune.....

"must eat my guitar!" - Dolly Pardon

-and the Lovely "bran-slice..."

I hope everyone had a creepy Halloween & froze their rears off gettin' candy!

- San Diego was great-o ! All of the art was so wonderfully done-I wanted all of Sandra's sculptures (see more pics here.) OoooH---& Bran-slice and I had fun dollin' up and painting our selves in honor of our friends & loved ones lost... they definitely came to the show with us!---- all the wonderful souls...

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Halloweeners here!

So Halloweenies- this weekend, some old friends of mine have curated a great show, with amazing artists! nope, I'm not in this one- you guessed it! ha haha... so anywho- I'm chuggin' down to San Diego with my best pal 'Bran Slice'- and dollin' up Day of the Dead style. I'm really looking forward to it- and I hope you can go support 'em at the SUBTEXT Gallery! -
click here for info!

Also- I had to throw in my 'crazy power tool girl face' today. Ricky-dee's been teaching me how to use, pin-ers and brad nail guns- which run by compressed air! hardcore! AIR! rock! - okay, better finish this commission- or I can't go to the show Friday... aaah!

Have a fun weekend, and let me know all about it...all the gory details.

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rainy day schedule...

I just dolled up my studio/dining room - whatever you wanna call it--
we don't 'dine' in there. so yes, studio. heh.

I found a new little vintage stool that I've been keeping my eye out for years!--ahhh at last--the perfect height for my table--I know it seems simple. but I'm sooooper excited to have revamped my whole workspace...it's ready fro some big projects! cleared los head.

gifts from pals 'n' lil things I like.....I keep them in eye sight to make me happy-Life drawings from different models.... (below, my attempt at a man--wow!)

A painting in progress for Leanna Lin's Wonderland, in Eagle Rock--
Mine & my sisters new outlet in Northeast LA!
Join us for our kick off Nov 13th 6-10pm....
for all sorts of unusual art/products/prints from us chickens !

I hear there will be yummy food trucks there and some free gifties--

I sure hope you'll join us- I'll post more info as it gets closer.

And last but certainly not least...Thought it'd be fun to see a throwback to the 2009 art jam
( I never posted it--whoops!)

Everybody play nice now... BTV Art Jam 2009

Have good rainy day.

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Aftermath...

Rick in the midst of his 50 sketches..all from live models we had in our room... whew!

Lil' ol' me and "cooper" my favorite attendee...

A blurry Robert Williams in the Catacombs... bizarro evening ------!

Here's some of my favorites of the 50 that I drew...

and a sketch for one of the folks....

Ricky dee workin' on "Art Jam" #2....

and Ricky Dee and the Rainbows...outside our room--- beautiful!

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I've put an album up on my facebook page if you'd like to check out more pictures of the event. -very fun.

Baby Tattooville is always a great time...I get re-inspired, and have had the pleasure of meeting some of my favorite artists---Thanks Bob so much for another awesome weekend!

:)MM

Riverside... Here I come!

Quick peek pour vous:
The process it takes to get 50 lil arts goin' is crazy..
the sheer amount of prep..... and when you have a week and a half-- I do the hustle!
yes- and 70's dance.. ;)

Ok - what are they for--? why do you do this to yourself? heh-he.
It's for an event called Baby Tattooville.

Bob Self, my publisher & friend- dreamt up this magical event. I was so happy to be one of the featured artists last year. Meeting so many new friends has helped me to come out of my "art shell" ---and be more active in the 'artsy fartsy' world again--Honestly, I was getting kinda tired of it. But there ARE fun people... hurray! and nice! ---thank god. But yeah, sometimes I still don't wanna leave the cave-- heh.

But yesiree Bob ( ha ha) , this weekend, artist Rick O'Brien ( my hubs, and amazing painter & madman!) and I are both involved... madly making artwork for the hardcore art lovers that got tickets--- it feels good. ( especially since it's not so damn hot in my studio tonight!) work work work...

My friend Brandi Milne summed the event up well..so I suggest you visit her blog too for info, and fun pictures from past shows. She's on top of it--- hot damn! I try... ;P

Here's me and my favorite paintbrush.. 'young blood'.

stamped the dyed papers with a gocco custom screen printer-- they rule...

the dying process... coffee AND tea.. smelled horrible actually-- with the heat 'n' all.

Mr Sun sure helped me dry those papers out---I'm surprised they didn't catch on fire!
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I'll be sure to post all the juicy details when I get back, I have a feelin' it's gonna be nuts...

Be well folks!

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Makiko, the giant Savior...

Thought I'd post one of my paintings from 'Pie in the Sky' for this week...
Shes' about 5 1/2 feet of Japanese pie-lovin animal fun, painted with acrylic & pencil on wood. I'm really looking forward to lining up models....but until then.. I'm sooooper busy focusing on a bunch of 'secret art thingies' I'm doing for this years Baby Tattooville -- sold out! Rick O'Brien, my sweetheart, will be contributing as well this year --- The head-lining artists are pretty amazing-- so If ya got tickets... have fun, and I'll see you there!

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Hosting Dr Sketchy's LA...

Hey Everybody.. were hosting another Dr. Sketchy's Life Drawing session:
Bob from Baby Tattoo Books is at it again.... Brace yourselves.

Get Tickets and info to about the drawing event HERE

Saucy.

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Good Show--!

The film rolled on through the evening...Me and my lovely Brandy/i's....

My wonderful sister CJ & my big -gigantic hair.

The art show peoples hanging around enjoying themselves in wonderment!...ha hah..

Lil 'Soph' in the film... my little muse.

and 'Bernie' in my hair... we had a ball.

Thank you so much for making this show so successful, full of love and inspiration!
After I get my 'land legs' back-- my new work begins.
I found something during the preparation for this show.. and I'm excited to keep exploring--

until then... Please visit the WWA Gallery this month whilst the show still hangs!

www.wwagallery.com

with gratitude,

M.Mindy

Finishing Touches..Lets do this!

PIE IN THE SKY -
the art of : Artsist Sisters -CJ Metzger & Miss Mindy

RECEPTION: THIS FRIDAY 7-10PM

WWA gallery 9517 Culver Blvd Culver City, CA 90232

NICE PRESS--- Hooray! check it out...

JUXTAPOZ: 'BackTalk' interview ---HERE.
Industrial Squid's PIE STORY ------HERE.
JUXTAPOZ: Show Rundown story --HERE.
CURATED MAG -----------------------HERE.
DAILY Du Jour------------------------HERE.

Oh I'm excited , nervous, and need to take a shower...pullin' a late one tonight--he he
I sure hope to see you at this show.. .It's really special. Not a stick in site to put up this arts 'arsh'. Positive, honest, drawings, paintings, film...and whatever our weird little minds felt like. We put extra lovin' into it.

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New Sketch Theatre Up!

This was drawn at The Gnomon /Sketch Theatre booth at Comic-con with my artist friend Buff Monster. Him and his lady are such cool people... I invite you to go see his art show this weekend at The Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City. Hopefully Ricky-dee and I will be there- but he got a bad knee injury and I may be playin' nurse-- wish him well! --and enjoy the video..... CLICK HERE.
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Sneeky Von Peeky...

Show at WWA inching closer..... sister and I've been soooooo busy----studio busting. bustling. boobing...baaaa!

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Comic-con craziness with Mr. 'Weta'!

More pie!

This is cracking me up.

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