The Play of Light and Shadow

Thursday, March 22, 2012

My Second Exhibition in Sacramento!

My second exhibition was at the Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center's Second Saturday, called THEshow. It was on March 10th. We had a ball! This month's art installation was dedicated to our devoted drag queens from DRAG QUEEN BINGO!

The Queens made a few appearances that night! We had fabulous live performances and nice nibbles!

Saturday, February 11, 2012

First Art Show Installation... ROCKED!

2nd Saturday at THE SHOW at the Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center... full house! The art show was a success and 2nd Saturday has not officially started up yet! We are in for a very busy season here in Midtown! We had Fabulous Entertainment!

Great Art!

Incredible volunteers!

And finally, this is the Lavender Angel Art Installation! Mason's art are the two framed prints in the middle. Mario's art is the rest of the display. The Lavender Angels received one application and interest from a photographer who wishes to take Lavender Angel themed photos to display!

Special Thanks to THE SHOW's Coordinators and all their hard work as well as their willingness to include us... To all the wonderful volunteers who gave their time... To all the wonderful visitors who supported us tonight!

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

My First Public Show!

Greeting Fellow Artists and Bloggers!

Did you think I was gone? Not so! Just Transforming!

I don't know how many of you are around still... I know I cannot complain if you aren't. I know I haven't been here for you. Stay tune for a Blog update!!

I did want to share that I am having my first public show at the Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center Second Saturday Art Show this weekend called: THE SHOW!!!

I hope to be posting pictures from the event and the art that was on display!

Many Blessings!

Friday, August 5, 2011

Check to see if YOU WON!!

First...

These are the auction winners. Please check to see if this is correct:

Danni won both the felting lots

Cindy B won Stamper's Magic Lot

Georgina won the Loteria Lot

Jeanne won Herbal Lot, Halloween Memories Lot, Sculptors lot and Day of the Dead Party Lot

Aim Jeffries won Sketch and Paint Lot, and Halloween Stampers Mega Lot

Marie S won Stampers paper Lot and the Water Mold and Pour

Lulu won Doll Artist Lot for $10.00

Now on to the winners. The Winners of the Giveaway are:

EVERYONE WHO COMMENTED!!

NA NA

I withheld some items...so you all won.

You will have to wait for your box to see what you got!!

BLESSINGS!!

STUDIO NEWS and THANK YOUS!

To all of you who participated in my Artist's Garage Sale!

You made it fun and successful!!

THANK YOU!!

All the winners will be notified by mail over the weekend.

Your packages will be mailed out Monday or Tuesday of Next week.

WINNERS OF THE GIVEAWAY...

will be announced later today!!!

The most art I have made lately has been garage sale signs and tattoo designs for tattoos I will be getting. That is not to say I have not been working on my art.

We got my husband a Cannon Rebel and I get his older camera. We are busy planning photo shoots and digital art projects, but all will have to wait until we are done moving! In the mean time, we have a new large format printer in its box aching to be used!!

We will be moving at the end of the month to a high rise apartment in downtown in Sacramento. My art will still be promoted online but I planned to be more community oriented.

My blog will change... but again, you won't see anything until September... after we move.

Yes, that is the phrase these days... after we move!!! LOL

On the Trangender front (yes, its art... the art of making me), at our meetings we talk about everything...except nose hair. That's right... no one has ever talked about the 500% increase in nose hair. It is like a carpet up there!!!

A few months ago I was looking in the mirror without my glasses and notice a huge bruise on my shoulder. I got my glasses on and looked closer to find it was not a bruise... it was a huge patch of hair. Yes, I am growing crops of hair on my back and shoulders. None of this should be a surprise seeing how hairy my son is and how Italian we are. I have come to accept that I am a bear.

The people who I find I have the most issues with (who find out I am trangender either by figuring it out, or they are a nurse, or knew me before...) are middle-aged, hetero woman. I found this discovery unexpected.

I do not like lumping people together because there are always exceptions... especially with my good friends here in blogland and facebooklandia, BUT... trouble with this gender/type/age group has been so consistent that I really dread contact with them. I am so relieved when one of them either doesn't figure it out, or is pretty hip on alternative lifestyles.... but when they are not, I find them to be the nastiest, most obnoxiousness, cruel and self righteous people on earth (next to right wing fanatics).

On the job front... there is no job. I do not want to burden you with the complete drama... because there is 4 years worth. The last nine months were the hardest because I complained to corporate. But, I exceeded my human limit and became severely affected (I won't get into that either). Humans can take harassment only so long before its effects override the will power not to give up. For the sake of my health and my family, I am no longer at that job. While my husband and I certainly have a significant lawsuit, it would only make the situation keep going for years. We decided it was best to walk away and not look back.

Meanwhile, I am finishing my training as a Security Officer and after we are settled in our new place and new routines, I will return to work part-time.

Now on to something more exciting... boxing! When you are transitioning, there is so much that you begin to remember again. One of those things was how much I loved to watch boxing with my Dad. The need to work off my anxiety over the job issue and my new found physical-ness needed an outlet too. So, I turned to boxing. I work with a trainer and have a bag at home. Ken will be coming to a training session to learn how to use sparring pads to help me practice at home... I am excited! My increase in muscle and endurance over the last 8 weeks is tremendous!

Wishing you all well on your own Journeys....

Mario