“Follow your dreams. If you have a goal, and you want to achieve it, then work hard and do everything you can to get there, and one day it will come true.”
-Lindsey Vonn

August has been a really great month and it’s not even over yet!  There has been a lot of great news coming my way. I can’t tell you how blessed I feel by all the love and support. My art career is growing every day and I'm very thankful for every opportunity.
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Here are my monthly projects that I have worked on:

​This is my favorite piece of news I love to share. I have been invited to do live art and display my mannequin series at the upcoming festival, Music is Art. I will be creating a new mannequin piece for the event. If you live in the Buffalo area, stop by and say Hi. I will be on the River Fest Main Stage across from Buffalo Riverworks on September 8th.

Art show:

I’m will be hosting my second solo art show for October 6th at 7pm at Gypsy Parlor. This show will be for my mannequins only. I will be making two more for the event. More details coming soon.

My Favorite Murder Update:
A Murderino meet up group in Massachusetts is hosting a “My Favorite Murder” inspired event and fundraiser. They reached out to me to turn some of my record art pieces into coloring pages. I’m very excited to be part of this special coloring book.

Vending Events:
I did a pop up art sale for Indie Rock Happy Hour at Mr. Goodbar. Things went well and I was invited to come back every Monday to sell and promote art. The DJ starts at 7pm.  Please stop by and hang out. I hope to do more pop up art sales at other vinyl related events in the near future.

​I announced last month that I would be vending for Amplify Indoor Music Festival on September 22nd. So I decided to make it a whole weekend and joined Chalkfest and Art Show at Buffalo Riverworks. I’ll be there both days from 10am to 6pm.  

Alanis:
I want to introduce you to my latest Tangled rock Goddess, Alanis. She was supposed to be the last one but I agreed to make another for the Music Is Art festival. I will write a separate blog for her in the next week. Please stay tuned...

Holiday Gifts and Custom Records:
September will be keeping me busy and I'm starting to think about the holidays. I have a huge vacation planned for Thanksgiving and I would like to get a head start on custom records. I am planning to do a Christmas, Halloween, Winter, and Fall themed record collection and they will be available for purchase once they are finished. Feel free to contact me directly or through my contact page if you have any special ideas. Custom records will be from $30-$50.
 
If you don’t already, please follow my Instagram page, @tangledrecords. I only blog once a month unless something good is happening I would like to share. If you like to watch my journey more closely, I invite you to follow my feed. Once again, thank you for stopping by and being part of this adventure!

The Boxmasters came to Buffalo last night. This was my first time seeing them live. I’ve always been a big fan of Billy Bob Thornton and his acting career. I was excited to learn that he was in a band and I fell in love with their music over the years.
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The entire show was great and I enjoyed every minute of it! I got stand right up front and high fived Billy as he passed by. They told many great stories about the songs and their travels throughout the tour. The band sang many of my favorite songs and Billy was very engaging with the audience.

​Since I was attending the show, I wanted to make all three of the original  Boxmasters (Billy Bob, JD, and Teddy) a gift. I was lucky enough to have Johnny Cash, BB King, and Beatles records to paint on. All of those musicians have inspired their music and careers. 
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JD's (Beatles Record):

​It was getting late and there were a lot of people who wanted to meet the band. So they had encouraged everyone to move quickly throughout the line to get our pictures taken. I honestly didn’t want my picture to be taken (it was hot and I’ve been standing in heels for over 5 hours) and just wanted a pic of the guys to holding up the records. But when it was my turn, my nerves struck me and everything was happening so fast. I just handed them each their record and quickly introduced myself. All three of them took the time to stop and look at them. They all flipped them over and shared with each other which record they had. Billy pulled me in for the photo. Right after, he told me that these were the nicest gifts they ever received and no one had ever done anything like this for them before. He was very thankful and touched by the gesture. I gave each of them a hug and thanked them for their time. As I was about to leave, the promotor who booked the show stopped me. He asked me a few questions about my records and how I made them. The Promoter told me that he had booked The Boxmasters 4 times in Buffalo and he has never seen anyone do what I’ve done for them. He thanked me for taking the time to make them a special gift and he knew they truly appreciated it.

​To top off my night when I got home, I emptied out my tote bag I got with the Meet and Greet. I was supposed to get a copy of their latest album, “In Stereo”. Instead I got a copy of “Somewhere down the Road.” This was the album that turned me on to their music. Needless to say, I'm very grateful for this entire experience.

 All set up! I have 15 of my records hanging in the front of the venue. A very special thank you to Ballzy and Mohawk Place for helping me get set up and hosting my art for the next few weeks. Plenty of talented bands and DJ’s will be playing every night throughout the festival. Please stop by and enjoy the music and art. Infringement runs from July 26th to August 5th.

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​​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!!!