​​Hey everyone!
Just wanted to give a few updates and let everyone how things are going. Tangled Records has been doing great since I launched the website. I’m deeply touched of all the love, support, and business I’ve been getting. I had a lot of opportunities to work on a lot of unique projects. I’m happy people can come to me for their special gift ideas. Here’s what I’ve been working on this past month:

Some fun updates!...
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Karen O:

I want to take the time to officially introduce Karen O to the family. I finished her last month. She is the 5th mannequin I have brought to life. I’ll be adding her to my Tangled Rock Goddess section soon. I will be creating one more Mannequin to complete the series. Please stay tune for Alanis. She’s going to be special. 

On September 22nd, I’ll be participating in my first vending event, The Amplify Indoor Music and Art Festival at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Buffalo, NY. There will be over 50 DJ’s spinning House and Techno music. I’ll be offering a special deal on records and will be selling my vinyl record earrings. 

​This will be my second time participating in this Festival and one of my favorites to attend. Hundreds of Artists, musicians, and performers come together for 2 weeks and celebrate their talents. My venue this year is going to be at Mohawk Place, one of the best music venues in Buffalo. The festival runs from July 26th-August 5th. I will not be hosting a separate get together as I did last year. Each night there will be a line up of bands and DJ’s. So please stop by and check out my records. I’ll post an update at the end of the week after I hang them.

Custom Records:

I’m open to taking more orders for August. Records are between $30-$50. I can make abstract art, animals, Nursery Art, and quotes. They make the best unique and personalized gifts. You can contact me through the site or Instagram.

I have cool side project that I have been working on. Hopefully if things work out and can share with you all at the end of the month. Once again, thank you all for the support and encouragement. I love to make art for all of you and thank you for helping me make my dreams come true ❤️

I haven’t posted in a while, but I wanted to give an update on what I’ve been up to. Sometimes when I feel uninspired, I take on some ‘filler projects” just to keep busy. Back in the Fall of 2017, I created a whole series of curse words and quotes on vinyl records. They were very popular amongst my followers and one of my Buffalo friends purchased the whole series. I’ve been recently inspired by the podcast, “My Favorite Murderer.” It’s a comedy show that talks about true crimes. A few of my co-workers introduced me to the podcast and encouraged me to put the hosts, Karen and Georgia, quotes on the records. I’ve been having a blast creating these and sharing them on their Facebook group and reddit. I even tweeted the producer of the show and he loved them! So I mail them a record as a gift. I deeply encourage everyone to listen to the show if you are into murder and cats. All records are available to purchase on my Etsy shop for $30.00.

Other Updates:

• I have also updated my Etsy shop. If you are not interested in going through there, you can always contact me directly. I also offer group discounts.
• I have a created a new mannequin named Karen O. I’ll be posting a separate blog about her very soon.
• I’ll be starting a new generation of records. They will consist of even more colors and new pattern designs.
• I’ll be creating a new section under my gallery for my vinyl record inspired earrings. Keep an eye out for that.
• There will be a Art show announcement in July.

When it comes to custom work, my biggest requests are animals (Tangled Creatures). I’m very open to creating any animal as long as I get to use my style. They are quick and fun to do. They make great gifts for anybody and any occasion!

I charge $30 a record +shipping. Contact me if you are interested.

I also updated my Tangled Creature gallery of the most recent work I have done.
 

Adam, the drummer from Cooler, asked me if I could make a unique piece for his band. I was very excited that he gave me a drum head to work with. Drum heads were another surface I’ve always wanted to explore and now I had the perfect opportunity to do it. I was given full freedom of the design as long at the bands name was on it. I choose to give the background a free flowing organic feel. Moths are the band’s “spirit animal”, so I added a few to blend into the background.

Cooler is a Buffalo based band, who are up and coming within the local music community. I was given a copy of one of their albums, Phantom Phuzz. When I sat down to start this project, I listened to it for inspiration. I was completely impressed with their music and the quality of the recordings. The female/male vocals and instrumental pieces were amazing. My two favorite songs that everyone should check out were “Metal Moths” and “Pave Age”.
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If you live in the Buffalo area, their next gig is June 23rd at Nietzsche’s, starting at 9pm. Please check them out!!!

Since Dolores became well loved by my followers, I decided to create a Mannequin torso series. All of them inspired by my favorite female rock stars. Each piece took about 3 weeks to create. That’s with working a daytime job and being snowed most of the time during this dreadful Buffalo winter. As I began this series, I had no idea how much of impact it would have on me personally and how it would affect those around me.  After 4 mannequins, I can see my own growth. Each piece taught me so much about life, patience, and how to push myself further creatively.

Shirley (Blue), inspired by Shirley Manson, had the most unexpected turn out.  I referred to her as “The Queen of Happy Mistakes”. Happy Mistakes was a phase I learned from my first year in art school at Sage College in Albany. My 2 Dimensional Design instructor, who reminded me a lot of Bob Ross, always taught us that there were no mistakes in art.  These mistakes just push us to be more creative and to think more outside of the box.  Just like in life, everything happens for a reason, this happens in art as well. In the end, you have two choices: you can say fuck it and walk away or you can work with it and see what happens.

While bringing Shirley to life, she experienced a few paint chips and a leaky pen mishap.  I would spend hours on a section and all of a sudden it becomes ruined. I remember one night after spending 2 hours transferring the mandala on to her lower abdomen, 2 giant chucks of blue paint peeled off. My first thought was that the original vision I had for her has gone. It wasn’t like I could spray paint that area again or maybe I could but I was too afraid to try. Instead of getting upset, I hung her up in the middle of my living room and walked away. The following day, I picked up my pens and started again. As I found ways around my first mistake, my pen exploded. Once again, I had to hang her up and walk away. Walking away helped with the frustration and cleared my mind to reflect on how to fix these mishaps. After some time off, I was able to come back and finish bringing her back to life. My design choices completely covered up her flaws. Even though I know these mistakes as still there, she still presents herself as nothing ever happened.  

After Shirley, came Patti (Red), who was inspired by the Amazing Patti Smith. She came to life the quickest out of all them. I spent about 2 weeks on her. Patti has less details and survived one minor mishap. She came together very smoothly without much preplanning. Patti was created during a time when I started my new current job. My mind was more focused on financially stabilizing myself opposed to exploring creative new designs.  I would come home, set her in my lap, and just tangle away to free my mind.  She was my stress reliever project from the new changes.

Alison (Green), inspired by Alison Mosshart, was my baby. I really wanted to take some time and create as much detail on her as much I could.   My personal life began to flourish once again and I was able concentrate more on the details I wanted to create. It took me forever and Facebook poll to decide on just the color alone. Green was perfect because spring was approaching and represents growth. From Dolores to Alison, I can definitely see the progression. Alison had an unexpected turn out as well. But my mistakes were more manageable and required less repair.

There will be more Tangled Rock Goddesses to come. I have some many projects going on and so little time to create everything I envision. I like to take a break in between projects to recharge.  There will be a future Art Show in the fall that will be focused on these pieces. Please stay tune for future updates.