Butterfly Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick
Homegrown Goodies: The Fruits of My Labor
HOUSE SITTING. It’s like a little free vacation. You get a break from your daily routine without the hassle and expense of real travel. Playing Goldilocks, sleeping in someone else’s bed and eating their porridge, but hopefully without the bears. That is precisely what Mischa and I did last week…we house sat for my parents.
MY PARENTS live in what I consider to be the country (although I’m sure they’d disagree. There is, after all, more than one grocery store and gas station, but to me it feels very rural). With so little noise and little to do, the days were quiet and relaxing.
SO HOW DID I SPEND my mini-vacation? Mischa and I had a Harry Potter-athon while I nursed (and am still nursing – this is going on day 7 now) a migraine.
EVERY MORNING, with my head feeling like the kraken was trying to claw its way out, I woke and tended their garden. These were the literal fruits of their labor – delicious organic homegrown goodies straight from the garden. Yum yum in my tum.
Homegrown Goodies
Which of your labors bore fruit this week?
Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick
images :: all images © 2013 alli woods frederick. all rights reserved.
Cesare Pavese – The Things We Remember
“Remember Moments” prints, cards, pillows and iPhone cases are now available at The Haus of Chaos™.
Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick
image :: remember moments © 2013 alli woods frederick for the haus of chaos™. all rights reserved. do not use without written consent of artist.
quote :: cesare pavese
Posted in INSPIRE, THE HAUS OF CHAOS
Tagged ART, DESIGN, IN THE SHOP, TYPOGRAPHY, WORDS OF WISDOM
2 Comments
Cats aren’t Snobs, There are Rats on Mars & Elephants Never Forget.
THOSE OF YOU who’ve been around here for awhile may remember the ghosts of series past such as Things I Love Thursday (TILT) and Postscript – each a semi-weekly round up of things that struck my fancy and made me smile…and each died due to cruel and pernicious circumstances.
THE REASON these series met their demise? When I had joined the TILT-posting circle I was working a full-time energy-sucking and time-gobbling job (I told you it was pernicious and cruel) and didn’t have the time to scour the web in search of amazing things to share. And Postscript? Well that was just laziness on my part. Confession made. It felt like a chore to post weekly…and when your heart’s not in it, it’s destined to fail. So fail it did.
But No More!
BUT CIRCUMSTANCES are different now and I have more “free” time. This means I can actually cull my favorite moments of beauty, weirdness and what have you each month. So buckle up and be prepared to have your mind blown (possibly a slight exaggeration…possibly…) with the first ever edition of…
Walk On The Wild Side
* I’m going to warn you right now: if you are prone to becoming a gushing, sobbing mess when you watch something that is both simultaneous heartwarming and heartbreaking (like I do) then go ahead and grab a box of tissues before you watch this video. Watching two elephants be reunited after twenty years or these lab chimps seeing the open sky for the first time in their lives is going to turn your eyes into high powered fire hoses. Trust me.
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Pretty Is As Pretty Does
* Alexandra Franzen teaches you how to sharpen your razor like wit…and it’s easier than you think.
* Think the beautiful people wake up each and every day feeling like badass bombshells? Dita von Teese says it simply ain’t so. Thank f’ing god.
DIY Oh My
* I have a thing with terrariums. I like them. A lot. And they’ve been on my DIY to-do list for an eternity and a day but I’ve just never gotten off my ass and made one. Well excuses no more! I will, by the end of July, have a cute little terrarium made by my own two little hands to call my own and I’ll be using this guide to do it.
Out There
* June was a busy month for UFO sightings with several appearing in Canada, one of which closely resembles the Phoenix Lights of 1997 (I was actually in Phoenix when it happened…man, that was an odd week). The footage of the Mars rat is pretty ridiculous but the rest of the footage is compelling. I find the “meteorite” in the last clip particularly interesting due to how slowly it moves through the sky…not at all like any meteorite I’ve ever seen streak through the sky. What do you think?
Meme Of The Month
Hell Yes
* Danielle LaPorte wants you to know that it’s time to kick the “no pain no gain” paradigm to the curb.
* I hate to admit it but it’s true…and that’s what makes it so funny…even if it does advocate eating burgers. *wink*
Told You So
* Well, well, well. It turns out cats aren’t the cold hearted snobs people make them out to be. Their relationships with their humans are rather complex but make no mistake, the love is there. You hear that, honey? You can file this under “I told you so.” Cats rule.
Geeky Goodness
* Attention all Whovians: put on your Depends cause you’re about to pee your pants. Superfans Robert & Alex Doyle are putting a TARDIS into orbit. Seriously. I’m so not even kidding about this. Do you know how much I love this?
What The…?!?!?
* My friend Ryan (*waves* Hi, Ryan!) sent this to me on my birthday. I have no idea why, but it made me laugh my ass off…especially the end. So without further ado I give you Exploding Actresses. Enjoy.
Top It Off with a Dollop of Adorable
* This is a baby lemur. You may now begin cooing. That is all.
Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick
images :: elephant – beart24 :: head go boom © 2013 alli woods frederick :: dita von teese :: terrariums :: burger :: cats :: TARDIS :: baby lemur ::
Artist M de Vena – Beautifully Bizarre
breaking the meek
I HONESTLY don’t recall how I came across artist M de Vena’s work but I know I’m glad I did.
IF THE ANCIENT myths of Greece and Mesopotamia had a tryst with a Crash Worship show while on peyote, their love child would be M de Vena’s art.
HIS ART is my favorite kind of art – it’s art that doesn’t allow for indifference. You’ll either love it or hate it. Beautiful, compelling and often unsettling, M de Vena’s creations are addictive. No 12 step program needed. Indulge all you like.
JOIN ME in some swoon inducing eye gluttony while we get to know the enigmatic M de Vena a little better.
nautical see-er
1) In 10 words or less tell us what makes you so freakin’ awesome…and don’t be modest. Let ‘er rip.
Quiet people have the loudest minds – (Stephen Hawking) …and brass bollocks.
2) Did you (or do you currently) have an imaginary friend(s)? If so, tell us a little about him/her/it/them.
When I was around the age of four, I had my first real friend. A little girl two years older and we were inseparable. One day she passed away. I was devastated and was told I carried on after her passing until I was eight, meeting her in the yard and playing and carrying on nonsensical conversations. Does that count?
3) Do you believe in ghosts?
That was an unintentional segue. I cannot simply say yes or no. I have had experiences I cannot explain which has given me a lifelong fascination with the paranormal. Things are a little more than “seeing is believing” with me. However, if I am able, I will finish what I cannot in this life by lingering on the breath of my living friends and enemies. Be forewarned!
theogony
4) What one thing scares the ever-loving crap out of you more than anything else in the whole wide world?
You know that old adage: “the artist is the child who survived”? Losing touch with that. Who I am at my very core.
5) Sunrise, sunset, new moon or full moon?
Sunset, always. My day begins when for most others’ it ends, which would lead to the full moon preferably. I loathe the sun.
6) If you had to live the rest of your life inside one book or movie, what would it be and why?
My answer will change periodically, I assure you. At the moment, It would be a book I just re-read called “Clockwork Angel”, part of the Infernal Devices trilogy. It may not be the most pleasant book to live in but it appeals greatly to my personal aesthetics of culture, style, and imagery in the vein of Victoriana England. It is filled with amazing style, wit and darkness that includes things such as; possessing the ability to metamorphose into anyone living or dead, a clockwork automaton in human flesh, secret societies, debauchery galore and obligatory vampirism.
how dogs heal
7) It’s the zombie apocalypse. The person you love more than anyone, anywhere, ever has been bitten by one of the walking dead. It is inevitable that they will turn into a flesh-eating monster. What do you do?
The selfish part of me would stay until the brink of turning. I think Andrea’s scene at the end of Season 3 of The Walking Dead epitomizes it. Mercy and dignity.
Here’s a little space that’s all yours. Do with it what you will. Draw a picture, tell us about a current project, pet peeve, new product, the funniest thing you’ve heard*, write a haiku about unicorns, recount your Bigfoot sighting…you get the idea. It’s all yours. Run with it.
Current projects are ever evolving. Apart from my drawings and design/freelance work, I do feed off of learning and collaborating with others from around the world. Always looking for new collaborators or waxing poetic with other people in general. I would love to contribute more in the ways of photography, film, and music. Our lifespan grows shorter every day and for some of us it is much shorter than we would like, so there is no excuse to not bare teeth, create, motivate and fight along the way. Death to apathy and complacency!
– M de Vena
M. is an illustrator and digital based designer based in Northern California, focusing primarily on illustration, apparel and print design work along with collaborative ventures.
Website: www.humanhydra.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/M.deVena.Illustration
Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick
all images © M de Vena. all rights reserved.
Homegrown Goodies: The Fruits of My Labor
HOUSE SITTING. It’s like a little free vacation. You get a break from your daily routine without the hassle and expense of real travel. Playing Goldilocks, sleeping in someone else’s bed and eating their porridge, but hopefully without the bears. That is precisely what Mischa and I did last week…we house sat for my parents.
MY PARENTS live in what I consider to be the country (although I’m sure they’d disagree. There is, after all, more than one grocery store and gas station, but to me it feels very rural). With so little noise and little to do, the days were quiet and relaxing.
SO HOW DID I SPEND my mini-vacation? Mischa and I had a Harry Potter-athon while I nursed (and am still nursing – this is going on day 7 now) a migraine.
EVERY MORNING, with my head feeling like the kraken was trying to claw its way out, I woke and tended their garden. These were the literal fruits of their labor – delicious organic homegrown goodies straight from the garden. Yum yum in my tum.
Homegrown Goodies
Which of your labors bore fruit this week?
Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick
images :: all images © 2013 alli woods frederick. all rights reserved.
Cesare Pavese – The Things We Remember
“Remember Moments” prints, cards, pillows and iPhone cases are now available at The Haus of Chaos™.
Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick
image :: remember moments © 2013 alli woods frederick for the haus of chaos™. all rights reserved. do not use without written consent of artist.
quote :: cesare pavese
Posted in INSPIRE, THE HAUS OF CHAOS
Tagged ART, DESIGN, IN THE SHOP, TYPOGRAPHY, WORDS OF WISDOM
2 Comments
Cats aren’t Snobs, There are Rats on Mars & Elephants Never Forget.
THOSE OF YOU who’ve been around here for awhile may remember the ghosts of series past such as Things I Love Thursday (TILT) and Postscript – each a semi-weekly round up of things that struck my fancy and made me smile…and each died due to cruel and pernicious circumstances.
THE REASON these series met their demise? When I had joined the TILT-posting circle I was working a full-time energy-sucking and time-gobbling job (I told you it was pernicious and cruel) and didn’t have the time to scour the web in search of amazing things to share. And Postscript? Well that was just laziness on my part. Confession made. It felt like a chore to post weekly…and when your heart’s not in it, it’s destined to fail. So fail it did.
But No More!
BUT CIRCUMSTANCES are different now and I have more “free” time. This means I can actually cull my favorite moments of beauty, weirdness and what have you each month. So buckle up and be prepared to have your mind blown (possibly a slight exaggeration…possibly…) with the first ever edition of…
Walk On The Wild Side
* I’m going to warn you right now: if you are prone to becoming a gushing, sobbing mess when you watch something that is both simultaneous heartwarming and heartbreaking (like I do) then go ahead and grab a box of tissues before you watch this video. Watching two elephants be reunited after twenty years or these lab chimps seeing the open sky for the first time in their lives is going to turn your eyes into high powered fire hoses. Trust me.
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Pretty Is As Pretty Does
* Alexandra Franzen teaches you how to sharpen your razor like wit…and it’s easier than you think.
* Think the beautiful people wake up each and every day feeling like badass bombshells? Dita von Teese says it simply ain’t so. Thank f’ing god.
DIY Oh My
* I have a thing with terrariums. I like them. A lot. And they’ve been on my DIY to-do list for an eternity and a day but I’ve just never gotten off my ass and made one. Well excuses no more! I will, by the end of July, have a cute little terrarium made by my own two little hands to call my own and I’ll be using this guide to do it.
Out There
* June was a busy month for UFO sightings with several appearing in Canada, one of which closely resembles the Phoenix Lights of 1997 (I was actually in Phoenix when it happened…man, that was an odd week). The footage of the Mars rat is pretty ridiculous but the rest of the footage is compelling. I find the “meteorite” in the last clip particularly interesting due to how slowly it moves through the sky…not at all like any meteorite I’ve ever seen streak through the sky. What do you think?
Meme Of The Month
Hell Yes
* Danielle LaPorte wants you to know that it’s time to kick the “no pain no gain” paradigm to the curb.
* I hate to admit it but it’s true…and that’s what makes it so funny…even if it does advocate eating burgers. *wink*
Told You So
* Well, well, well. It turns out cats aren’t the cold hearted snobs people make them out to be. Their relationships with their humans are rather complex but make no mistake, the love is there. You hear that, honey? You can file this under “I told you so.” Cats rule.
Geeky Goodness
* Attention all Whovians: put on your Depends cause you’re about to pee your pants. Superfans Robert & Alex Doyle are putting a TARDIS into orbit. Seriously. I’m so not even kidding about this. Do you know how much I love this?
What The…?!?!?
* My friend Ryan (*waves* Hi, Ryan!) sent this to me on my birthday. I have no idea why, but it made me laugh my ass off…especially the end. So without further ado I give you Exploding Actresses. Enjoy.
Top It Off with a Dollop of Adorable
* This is a baby lemur. You may now begin cooing. That is all.
Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick
images :: elephant – beart24 :: head go boom © 2013 alli woods frederick :: dita von teese :: terrariums :: burger :: cats :: TARDIS :: baby lemur ::
Artist M de Vena – Beautifully Bizarre
breaking the meek
I HONESTLY don’t recall how I came across artist M de Vena’s work but I know I’m glad I did.
IF THE ANCIENT myths of Greece and Mesopotamia had a tryst with a Crash Worship show while on peyote, their love child would be M de Vena’s art.
HIS ART is my favorite kind of art – it’s art that doesn’t allow for indifference. You’ll either love it or hate it. Beautiful, compelling and often unsettling, M de Vena’s creations are addictive. No 12 step program needed. Indulge all you like.
JOIN ME in some swoon inducing eye gluttony while we get to know the enigmatic M de Vena a little better.
nautical see-er
1) In 10 words or less tell us what makes you so freakin’ awesome…and don’t be modest. Let ‘er rip.
Quiet people have the loudest minds – (Stephen Hawking) …and brass bollocks.
2) Did you (or do you currently) have an imaginary friend(s)? If so, tell us a little about him/her/it/them.
When I was around the age of four, I had my first real friend. A little girl two years older and we were inseparable. One day she passed away. I was devastated and was told I carried on after her passing until I was eight, meeting her in the yard and playing and carrying on nonsensical conversations. Does that count?
3) Do you believe in ghosts?
That was an unintentional segue. I cannot simply say yes or no. I have had experiences I cannot explain which has given me a lifelong fascination with the paranormal. Things are a little more than “seeing is believing” with me. However, if I am able, I will finish what I cannot in this life by lingering on the breath of my living friends and enemies. Be forewarned!
theogony
4) What one thing scares the ever-loving crap out of you more than anything else in the whole wide world?
You know that old adage: “the artist is the child who survived”? Losing touch with that. Who I am at my very core.
5) Sunrise, sunset, new moon or full moon?
Sunset, always. My day begins when for most others’ it ends, which would lead to the full moon preferably. I loathe the sun.
6) If you had to live the rest of your life inside one book or movie, what would it be and why?
My answer will change periodically, I assure you. At the moment, It would be a book I just re-read called “Clockwork Angel”, part of the Infernal Devices trilogy. It may not be the most pleasant book to live in but it appeals greatly to my personal aesthetics of culture, style, and imagery in the vein of Victoriana England. It is filled with amazing style, wit and darkness that includes things such as; possessing the ability to metamorphose into anyone living or dead, a clockwork automaton in human flesh, secret societies, debauchery galore and obligatory vampirism.
how dogs heal
7) It’s the zombie apocalypse. The person you love more than anyone, anywhere, ever has been bitten by one of the walking dead. It is inevitable that they will turn into a flesh-eating monster. What do you do?
The selfish part of me would stay until the brink of turning. I think Andrea’s scene at the end of Season 3 of The Walking Dead epitomizes it. Mercy and dignity.
Here’s a little space that’s all yours. Do with it what you will. Draw a picture, tell us about a current project, pet peeve, new product, the funniest thing you’ve heard*, write a haiku about unicorns, recount your Bigfoot sighting…you get the idea. It’s all yours. Run with it.
Current projects are ever evolving. Apart from my drawings and design/freelance work, I do feed off of learning and collaborating with others from around the world. Always looking for new collaborators or waxing poetic with other people in general. I would love to contribute more in the ways of photography, film, and music. Our lifespan grows shorter every day and for some of us it is much shorter than we would like, so there is no excuse to not bare teeth, create, motivate and fight along the way. Death to apathy and complacency!
– M de Vena
M. is an illustrator and digital based designer based in Northern California, focusing primarily on illustration, apparel and print design work along with collaborative ventures.
Website: www.humanhydra.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/M.deVena.Illustration
Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick
all images © M de Vena. all rights reserved.
HOUSE SITTING. It’s like a little free vacation. You get a break from your daily routine without the hassle and expense of real travel. Playing Goldilocks, sleeping in someone else’s bed and eating their porridge, but hopefully without the bears. That is precisely what Mischa and I did last week…we house sat for my parents.
MY PARENTS live in what I consider to be the country (although I’m sure they’d disagree. There is, after all, more than one grocery store and gas station, but to me it feels very rural). With so little noise and little to do, the days were quiet and relaxing.
SO HOW DID I SPEND my mini-vacation? Mischa and I had a Harry Potter-athon while I nursed (and am still nursing – this is going on day 7 now) a migraine.
EVERY MORNING, with my head feeling like the kraken was trying to claw its way out, I woke and tended their garden. These were the literal fruits of their labor – delicious organic homegrown goodies straight from the garden. Yum yum in my tum.
Homegrown Goodies
Which of your labors bore fruit this week?
Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick
images :: all images © 2013 alli woods frederick. all rights reserved.
Cesare Pavese – The Things We Remember
“Remember Moments” prints, cards, pillows and iPhone cases are now available at The Haus of Chaos™.
Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick
image :: remember moments © 2013 alli woods frederick for the haus of chaos™. all rights reserved. do not use without written consent of artist.
quote :: cesare pavese
Posted in INSPIRE, THE HAUS OF CHAOS
Tagged ART, DESIGN, IN THE SHOP, TYPOGRAPHY, WORDS OF WISDOM
2 Comments
Cats aren’t Snobs, There are Rats on Mars & Elephants Never Forget.
THOSE OF YOU who’ve been around here for awhile may remember the ghosts of series past such as Things I Love Thursday (TILT) and Postscript – each a semi-weekly round up of things that struck my fancy and made me smile…and each died due to cruel and pernicious circumstances.
THE REASON these series met their demise? When I had joined the TILT-posting circle I was working a full-time energy-sucking and time-gobbling job (I told you it was pernicious and cruel) and didn’t have the time to scour the web in search of amazing things to share. And Postscript? Well that was just laziness on my part. Confession made. It felt like a chore to post weekly…and when your heart’s not in it, it’s destined to fail. So fail it did.
But No More!
BUT CIRCUMSTANCES are different now and I have more “free” time. This means I can actually cull my favorite moments of beauty, weirdness and what have you each month. So buckle up and be prepared to have your mind blown (possibly a slight exaggeration…possibly…) with the first ever edition of…
Walk On The Wild Side
* I’m going to warn you right now: if you are prone to becoming a gushing, sobbing mess when you watch something that is both simultaneous heartwarming and heartbreaking (like I do) then go ahead and grab a box of tissues before you watch this video. Watching two elephants be reunited after twenty years or these lab chimps seeing the open sky for the first time in their lives is going to turn your eyes into high powered fire hoses. Trust me.
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Pretty Is As Pretty Does
* Alexandra Franzen teaches you how to sharpen your razor like wit…and it’s easier than you think.
* Think the beautiful people wake up each and every day feeling like badass bombshells? Dita von Teese says it simply ain’t so. Thank f’ing god.
DIY Oh My
* I have a thing with terrariums. I like them. A lot. And they’ve been on my DIY to-do list for an eternity and a day but I’ve just never gotten off my ass and made one. Well excuses no more! I will, by the end of July, have a cute little terrarium made by my own two little hands to call my own and I’ll be using this guide to do it.
Out There
* June was a busy month for UFO sightings with several appearing in Canada, one of which closely resembles the Phoenix Lights of 1997 (I was actually in Phoenix when it happened…man, that was an odd week). The footage of the Mars rat is pretty ridiculous but the rest of the footage is compelling. I find the “meteorite” in the last clip particularly interesting due to how slowly it moves through the sky…not at all like any meteorite I’ve ever seen streak through the sky. What do you think?
Meme Of The Month
Hell Yes
* Danielle LaPorte wants you to know that it’s time to kick the “no pain no gain” paradigm to the curb.
* I hate to admit it but it’s true…and that’s what makes it so funny…even if it does advocate eating burgers. *wink*
Told You So
* Well, well, well. It turns out cats aren’t the cold hearted snobs people make them out to be. Their relationships with their humans are rather complex but make no mistake, the love is there. You hear that, honey? You can file this under “I told you so.” Cats rule.
Geeky Goodness
* Attention all Whovians: put on your Depends cause you’re about to pee your pants. Superfans Robert & Alex Doyle are putting a TARDIS into orbit. Seriously. I’m so not even kidding about this. Do you know how much I love this?
What The…?!?!?
* My friend Ryan (*waves* Hi, Ryan!) sent this to me on my birthday. I have no idea why, but it made me laugh my ass off…especially the end. So without further ado I give you Exploding Actresses. Enjoy.
Top It Off with a Dollop of Adorable
* This is a baby lemur. You may now begin cooing. That is all.
Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick
images :: elephant – beart24 :: head go boom © 2013 alli woods frederick :: dita von teese :: terrariums :: burger :: cats :: TARDIS :: baby lemur ::
Artist M de Vena – Beautifully Bizarre
breaking the meek
I HONESTLY don’t recall how I came across artist M de Vena’s work but I know I’m glad I did.
IF THE ANCIENT myths of Greece and Mesopotamia had a tryst with a Crash Worship show while on peyote, their love child would be M de Vena’s art.
HIS ART is my favorite kind of art – it’s art that doesn’t allow for indifference. You’ll either love it or hate it. Beautiful, compelling and often unsettling, M de Vena’s creations are addictive. No 12 step program needed. Indulge all you like.
JOIN ME in some swoon inducing eye gluttony while we get to know the enigmatic M de Vena a little better.
nautical see-er
1) In 10 words or less tell us what makes you so freakin’ awesome…and don’t be modest. Let ‘er rip.
Quiet people have the loudest minds – (Stephen Hawking) …and brass bollocks.
2) Did you (or do you currently) have an imaginary friend(s)? If so, tell us a little about him/her/it/them.
When I was around the age of four, I had my first real friend. A little girl two years older and we were inseparable. One day she passed away. I was devastated and was told I carried on after her passing until I was eight, meeting her in the yard and playing and carrying on nonsensical conversations. Does that count?
3) Do you believe in ghosts?
That was an unintentional segue. I cannot simply say yes or no. I have had experiences I cannot explain which has given me a lifelong fascination with the paranormal. Things are a little more than “seeing is believing” with me. However, if I am able, I will finish what I cannot in this life by lingering on the breath of my living friends and enemies. Be forewarned!
theogony
4) What one thing scares the ever-loving crap out of you more than anything else in the whole wide world?
You know that old adage: “the artist is the child who survived”? Losing touch with that. Who I am at my very core.
5) Sunrise, sunset, new moon or full moon?
Sunset, always. My day begins when for most others’ it ends, which would lead to the full moon preferably. I loathe the sun.
6) If you had to live the rest of your life inside one book or movie, what would it be and why?
My answer will change periodically, I assure you. At the moment, It would be a book I just re-read called “Clockwork Angel”, part of the Infernal Devices trilogy. It may not be the most pleasant book to live in but it appeals greatly to my personal aesthetics of culture, style, and imagery in the vein of Victoriana England. It is filled with amazing style, wit and darkness that includes things such as; possessing the ability to metamorphose into anyone living or dead, a clockwork automaton in human flesh, secret societies, debauchery galore and obligatory vampirism.
how dogs heal
7) It’s the zombie apocalypse. The person you love more than anyone, anywhere, ever has been bitten by one of the walking dead. It is inevitable that they will turn into a flesh-eating monster. What do you do?
The selfish part of me would stay until the brink of turning. I think Andrea’s scene at the end of Season 3 of The Walking Dead epitomizes it. Mercy and dignity.
Here’s a little space that’s all yours. Do with it what you will. Draw a picture, tell us about a current project, pet peeve, new product, the funniest thing you’ve heard*, write a haiku about unicorns, recount your Bigfoot sighting…you get the idea. It’s all yours. Run with it.
Current projects are ever evolving. Apart from my drawings and design/freelance work, I do feed off of learning and collaborating with others from around the world. Always looking for new collaborators or waxing poetic with other people in general. I would love to contribute more in the ways of photography, film, and music. Our lifespan grows shorter every day and for some of us it is much shorter than we would like, so there is no excuse to not bare teeth, create, motivate and fight along the way. Death to apathy and complacency!
– M de Vena
M. is an illustrator and digital based designer based in Northern California, focusing primarily on illustration, apparel and print design work along with collaborative ventures.
Website: www.humanhydra.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/M.deVena.Illustration
Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick
all images © M de Vena. all rights reserved.
“Remember Moments” prints, cards, pillows and iPhone cases are now available at The Haus of Chaos™.
Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick
image :: remember moments © 2013 alli woods frederick for the haus of chaos™. all rights reserved. do not use without written consent of artist.
quote :: cesare pavese
Posted in INSPIRE, THE HAUS OF CHAOS
Tagged ART, DESIGN, IN THE SHOP, TYPOGRAPHY, WORDS OF WISDOM
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Cats aren’t Snobs, There are Rats on Mars & Elephants Never Forget.
THOSE OF YOU who’ve been around here for awhile may remember the ghosts of series past such as Things I Love Thursday (TILT) and Postscript – each a semi-weekly round up of things that struck my fancy and made me smile…and each died due to cruel and pernicious circumstances.
THE REASON these series met their demise? When I had joined the TILT-posting circle I was working a full-time energy-sucking and time-gobbling job (I told you it was pernicious and cruel) and didn’t have the time to scour the web in search of amazing things to share. And Postscript? Well that was just laziness on my part. Confession made. It felt like a chore to post weekly…and when your heart’s not in it, it’s destined to fail. So fail it did.
But No More!
BUT CIRCUMSTANCES are different now and I have more “free” time. This means I can actually cull my favorite moments of beauty, weirdness and what have you each month. So buckle up and be prepared to have your mind blown (possibly a slight exaggeration…possibly…) with the first ever edition of…
Walk On The Wild Side
* I’m going to warn you right now: if you are prone to becoming a gushing, sobbing mess when you watch something that is both simultaneous heartwarming and heartbreaking (like I do) then go ahead and grab a box of tissues before you watch this video. Watching two elephants be reunited after twenty years or these lab chimps seeing the open sky for the first time in their lives is going to turn your eyes into high powered fire hoses. Trust me.
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Pretty Is As Pretty Does
* Alexandra Franzen teaches you how to sharpen your razor like wit…and it’s easier than you think.
* Think the beautiful people wake up each and every day feeling like badass bombshells? Dita von Teese says it simply ain’t so. Thank f’ing god.
DIY Oh My
* I have a thing with terrariums. I like them. A lot. And they’ve been on my DIY to-do list for an eternity and a day but I’ve just never gotten off my ass and made one. Well excuses no more! I will, by the end of July, have a cute little terrarium made by my own two little hands to call my own and I’ll be using this guide to do it.
Out There
* June was a busy month for UFO sightings with several appearing in Canada, one of which closely resembles the Phoenix Lights of 1997 (I was actually in Phoenix when it happened…man, that was an odd week). The footage of the Mars rat is pretty ridiculous but the rest of the footage is compelling. I find the “meteorite” in the last clip particularly interesting due to how slowly it moves through the sky…not at all like any meteorite I’ve ever seen streak through the sky. What do you think?
Meme Of The Month
Hell Yes
* Danielle LaPorte wants you to know that it’s time to kick the “no pain no gain” paradigm to the curb.
* I hate to admit it but it’s true…and that’s what makes it so funny…even if it does advocate eating burgers. *wink*
Told You So
* Well, well, well. It turns out cats aren’t the cold hearted snobs people make them out to be. Their relationships with their humans are rather complex but make no mistake, the love is there. You hear that, honey? You can file this under “I told you so.” Cats rule.
Geeky Goodness
* Attention all Whovians: put on your Depends cause you’re about to pee your pants. Superfans Robert & Alex Doyle are putting a TARDIS into orbit. Seriously. I’m so not even kidding about this. Do you know how much I love this?
What The…?!?!?
* My friend Ryan (*waves* Hi, Ryan!) sent this to me on my birthday. I have no idea why, but it made me laugh my ass off…especially the end. So without further ado I give you Exploding Actresses. Enjoy.
Top It Off with a Dollop of Adorable
* This is a baby lemur. You may now begin cooing. That is all.
Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick
images :: elephant – beart24 :: head go boom © 2013 alli woods frederick :: dita von teese :: terrariums :: burger :: cats :: TARDIS :: baby lemur ::
Artist M de Vena – Beautifully Bizarre
breaking the meek
I HONESTLY don’t recall how I came across artist M de Vena’s work but I know I’m glad I did.
IF THE ANCIENT myths of Greece and Mesopotamia had a tryst with a Crash Worship show while on peyote, their love child would be M de Vena’s art.
HIS ART is my favorite kind of art – it’s art that doesn’t allow for indifference. You’ll either love it or hate it. Beautiful, compelling and often unsettling, M de Vena’s creations are addictive. No 12 step program needed. Indulge all you like.
JOIN ME in some swoon inducing eye gluttony while we get to know the enigmatic M de Vena a little better.
nautical see-er
1) In 10 words or less tell us what makes you so freakin’ awesome…and don’t be modest. Let ‘er rip.
Quiet people have the loudest minds – (Stephen Hawking) …and brass bollocks.
2) Did you (or do you currently) have an imaginary friend(s)? If so, tell us a little about him/her/it/them.
When I was around the age of four, I had my first real friend. A little girl two years older and we were inseparable. One day she passed away. I was devastated and was told I carried on after her passing until I was eight, meeting her in the yard and playing and carrying on nonsensical conversations. Does that count?
3) Do you believe in ghosts?
That was an unintentional segue. I cannot simply say yes or no. I have had experiences I cannot explain which has given me a lifelong fascination with the paranormal. Things are a little more than “seeing is believing” with me. However, if I am able, I will finish what I cannot in this life by lingering on the breath of my living friends and enemies. Be forewarned!
theogony
4) What one thing scares the ever-loving crap out of you more than anything else in the whole wide world?
You know that old adage: “the artist is the child who survived”? Losing touch with that. Who I am at my very core.
5) Sunrise, sunset, new moon or full moon?
Sunset, always. My day begins when for most others’ it ends, which would lead to the full moon preferably. I loathe the sun.
6) If you had to live the rest of your life inside one book or movie, what would it be and why?
My answer will change periodically, I assure you. At the moment, It would be a book I just re-read called “Clockwork Angel”, part of the Infernal Devices trilogy. It may not be the most pleasant book to live in but it appeals greatly to my personal aesthetics of culture, style, and imagery in the vein of Victoriana England. It is filled with amazing style, wit and darkness that includes things such as; possessing the ability to metamorphose into anyone living or dead, a clockwork automaton in human flesh, secret societies, debauchery galore and obligatory vampirism.
how dogs heal
7) It’s the zombie apocalypse. The person you love more than anyone, anywhere, ever has been bitten by one of the walking dead. It is inevitable that they will turn into a flesh-eating monster. What do you do?
The selfish part of me would stay until the brink of turning. I think Andrea’s scene at the end of Season 3 of The Walking Dead epitomizes it. Mercy and dignity.
Here’s a little space that’s all yours. Do with it what you will. Draw a picture, tell us about a current project, pet peeve, new product, the funniest thing you’ve heard*, write a haiku about unicorns, recount your Bigfoot sighting…you get the idea. It’s all yours. Run with it.
Current projects are ever evolving. Apart from my drawings and design/freelance work, I do feed off of learning and collaborating with others from around the world. Always looking for new collaborators or waxing poetic with other people in general. I would love to contribute more in the ways of photography, film, and music. Our lifespan grows shorter every day and for some of us it is much shorter than we would like, so there is no excuse to not bare teeth, create, motivate and fight along the way. Death to apathy and complacency!
– M de Vena
M. is an illustrator and digital based designer based in Northern California, focusing primarily on illustration, apparel and print design work along with collaborative ventures.
Website: www.humanhydra.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/M.deVena.Illustration
Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick
all images © M de Vena. all rights reserved.
THOSE OF YOU who’ve been around here for awhile may remember the ghosts of series past such as Things I Love Thursday (TILT) and Postscript – each a semi-weekly round up of things that struck my fancy and made me smile…and each died due to cruel and pernicious circumstances.
THE REASON these series met their demise? When I had joined the TILT-posting circle I was working a full-time energy-sucking and time-gobbling job (I told you it was pernicious and cruel) and didn’t have the time to scour the web in search of amazing things to share. And Postscript? Well that was just laziness on my part. Confession made. It felt like a chore to post weekly…and when your heart’s not in it, it’s destined to fail. So fail it did.
But No More!
BUT CIRCUMSTANCES are different now and I have more “free” time. This means I can actually cull my favorite moments of beauty, weirdness and what have you each month. So buckle up and be prepared to have your mind blown (possibly a slight exaggeration…possibly…) with the first ever edition of…
Walk On The Wild Side
* I’m going to warn you right now: if you are prone to becoming a gushing, sobbing mess when you watch something that is both simultaneous heartwarming and heartbreaking (like I do) then go ahead and grab a box of tissues before you watch this video. Watching two elephants be reunited after twenty years or these lab chimps seeing the open sky for the first time in their lives is going to turn your eyes into high powered fire hoses. Trust me.
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Pretty Is As Pretty Does
* Alexandra Franzen teaches you how to sharpen your razor like wit…and it’s easier than you think.
* Think the beautiful people wake up each and every day feeling like badass bombshells? Dita von Teese says it simply ain’t so. Thank f’ing god.
DIY Oh My
* I have a thing with terrariums. I like them. A lot. And they’ve been on my DIY to-do list for an eternity and a day but I’ve just never gotten off my ass and made one. Well excuses no more! I will, by the end of July, have a cute little terrarium made by my own two little hands to call my own and I’ll be using this guide to do it.
Out There
* June was a busy month for UFO sightings with several appearing in Canada, one of which closely resembles the Phoenix Lights of 1997 (I was actually in Phoenix when it happened…man, that was an odd week). The footage of the Mars rat is pretty ridiculous but the rest of the footage is compelling. I find the “meteorite” in the last clip particularly interesting due to how slowly it moves through the sky…not at all like any meteorite I’ve ever seen streak through the sky. What do you think?
Meme Of The Month
Hell Yes
* Danielle LaPorte wants you to know that it’s time to kick the “no pain no gain” paradigm to the curb.
* I hate to admit it but it’s true…and that’s what makes it so funny…even if it does advocate eating burgers. *wink*
Told You So
* Well, well, well. It turns out cats aren’t the cold hearted snobs people make them out to be. Their relationships with their humans are rather complex but make no mistake, the love is there. You hear that, honey? You can file this under “I told you so.” Cats rule.
Geeky Goodness
* Attention all Whovians: put on your Depends cause you’re about to pee your pants. Superfans Robert & Alex Doyle are putting a TARDIS into orbit. Seriously. I’m so not even kidding about this. Do you know how much I love this?
What The…?!?!?
* My friend Ryan (*waves* Hi, Ryan!) sent this to me on my birthday. I have no idea why, but it made me laugh my ass off…especially the end. So without further ado I give you Exploding Actresses. Enjoy.
Top It Off with a Dollop of Adorable
* This is a baby lemur. You may now begin cooing. That is all.
Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick
images :: elephant – beart24 :: head go boom © 2013 alli woods frederick :: dita von teese :: terrariums :: burger :: cats :: TARDIS :: baby lemur ::
Artist M de Vena – Beautifully Bizarre
breaking the meek
I HONESTLY don’t recall how I came across artist M de Vena’s work but I know I’m glad I did.
IF THE ANCIENT myths of Greece and Mesopotamia had a tryst with a Crash Worship show while on peyote, their love child would be M de Vena’s art.
HIS ART is my favorite kind of art – it’s art that doesn’t allow for indifference. You’ll either love it or hate it. Beautiful, compelling and often unsettling, M de Vena’s creations are addictive. No 12 step program needed. Indulge all you like.
JOIN ME in some swoon inducing eye gluttony while we get to know the enigmatic M de Vena a little better.
nautical see-er
1) In 10 words or less tell us what makes you so freakin’ awesome…and don’t be modest. Let ‘er rip.
Quiet people have the loudest minds – (Stephen Hawking) …and brass bollocks.
2) Did you (or do you currently) have an imaginary friend(s)? If so, tell us a little about him/her/it/them.
When I was around the age of four, I had my first real friend. A little girl two years older and we were inseparable. One day she passed away. I was devastated and was told I carried on after her passing until I was eight, meeting her in the yard and playing and carrying on nonsensical conversations. Does that count?
3) Do you believe in ghosts?
That was an unintentional segue. I cannot simply say yes or no. I have had experiences I cannot explain which has given me a lifelong fascination with the paranormal. Things are a little more than “seeing is believing” with me. However, if I am able, I will finish what I cannot in this life by lingering on the breath of my living friends and enemies. Be forewarned!
theogony
4) What one thing scares the ever-loving crap out of you more than anything else in the whole wide world?
You know that old adage: “the artist is the child who survived”? Losing touch with that. Who I am at my very core.
5) Sunrise, sunset, new moon or full moon?
Sunset, always. My day begins when for most others’ it ends, which would lead to the full moon preferably. I loathe the sun.
6) If you had to live the rest of your life inside one book or movie, what would it be and why?
My answer will change periodically, I assure you. At the moment, It would be a book I just re-read called “Clockwork Angel”, part of the Infernal Devices trilogy. It may not be the most pleasant book to live in but it appeals greatly to my personal aesthetics of culture, style, and imagery in the vein of Victoriana England. It is filled with amazing style, wit and darkness that includes things such as; possessing the ability to metamorphose into anyone living or dead, a clockwork automaton in human flesh, secret societies, debauchery galore and obligatory vampirism.
how dogs heal
7) It’s the zombie apocalypse. The person you love more than anyone, anywhere, ever has been bitten by one of the walking dead. It is inevitable that they will turn into a flesh-eating monster. What do you do?
The selfish part of me would stay until the brink of turning. I think Andrea’s scene at the end of Season 3 of The Walking Dead epitomizes it. Mercy and dignity.
Here’s a little space that’s all yours. Do with it what you will. Draw a picture, tell us about a current project, pet peeve, new product, the funniest thing you’ve heard*, write a haiku about unicorns, recount your Bigfoot sighting…you get the idea. It’s all yours. Run with it.
Current projects are ever evolving. Apart from my drawings and design/freelance work, I do feed off of learning and collaborating with others from around the world. Always looking for new collaborators or waxing poetic with other people in general. I would love to contribute more in the ways of photography, film, and music. Our lifespan grows shorter every day and for some of us it is much shorter than we would like, so there is no excuse to not bare teeth, create, motivate and fight along the way. Death to apathy and complacency!
– M de Vena
M. is an illustrator and digital based designer based in Northern California, focusing primarily on illustration, apparel and print design work along with collaborative ventures.
Website: www.humanhydra.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/M.deVena.Illustration
Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick
all images © M de Vena. all rights reserved.
breaking the meek
I HONESTLY don’t recall how I came across artist M de Vena’s work but I know I’m glad I did.
IF THE ANCIENT myths of Greece and Mesopotamia had a tryst with a Crash Worship show while on peyote, their love child would be M de Vena’s art.
HIS ART is my favorite kind of art – it’s art that doesn’t allow for indifference. You’ll either love it or hate it. Beautiful, compelling and often unsettling, M de Vena’s creations are addictive. No 12 step program needed. Indulge all you like.
JOIN ME in some swoon inducing eye gluttony while we get to know the enigmatic M de Vena a little better.
nautical see-er
1) In 10 words or less tell us what makes you so freakin’ awesome…and don’t be modest. Let ‘er rip.
Quiet people have the loudest minds – (Stephen Hawking) …and brass bollocks.
2) Did you (or do you currently) have an imaginary friend(s)? If so, tell us a little about him/her/it/them.
When I was around the age of four, I had my first real friend. A little girl two years older and we were inseparable. One day she passed away. I was devastated and was told I carried on after her passing until I was eight, meeting her in the yard and playing and carrying on nonsensical conversations. Does that count?
3) Do you believe in ghosts?
That was an unintentional segue. I cannot simply say yes or no. I have had experiences I cannot explain which has given me a lifelong fascination with the paranormal. Things are a little more than “seeing is believing” with me. However, if I am able, I will finish what I cannot in this life by lingering on the breath of my living friends and enemies. Be forewarned!
theogony
4) What one thing scares the ever-loving crap out of you more than anything else in the whole wide world?
You know that old adage: “the artist is the child who survived”? Losing touch with that. Who I am at my very core.
5) Sunrise, sunset, new moon or full moon?
Sunset, always. My day begins when for most others’ it ends, which would lead to the full moon preferably. I loathe the sun.
6) If you had to live the rest of your life inside one book or movie, what would it be and why?
My answer will change periodically, I assure you. At the moment, It would be a book I just re-read called “Clockwork Angel”, part of the Infernal Devices trilogy. It may not be the most pleasant book to live in but it appeals greatly to my personal aesthetics of culture, style, and imagery in the vein of Victoriana England. It is filled with amazing style, wit and darkness that includes things such as; possessing the ability to metamorphose into anyone living or dead, a clockwork automaton in human flesh, secret societies, debauchery galore and obligatory vampirism.
how dogs heal
7) It’s the zombie apocalypse. The person you love more than anyone, anywhere, ever has been bitten by one of the walking dead. It is inevitable that they will turn into a flesh-eating monster. What do you do?
The selfish part of me would stay until the brink of turning. I think Andrea’s scene at the end of Season 3 of The Walking Dead epitomizes it. Mercy and dignity.
Here’s a little space that’s all yours. Do with it what you will. Draw a picture, tell us about a current project, pet peeve, new product, the funniest thing you’ve heard*, write a haiku about unicorns, recount your Bigfoot sighting…you get the idea. It’s all yours. Run with it.
Current projects are ever evolving. Apart from my drawings and design/freelance work, I do feed off of learning and collaborating with others from around the world. Always looking for new collaborators or waxing poetic with other people in general. I would love to contribute more in the ways of photography, film, and music. Our lifespan grows shorter every day and for some of us it is much shorter than we would like, so there is no excuse to not bare teeth, create, motivate and fight along the way. Death to apathy and complacency!
– M de Vena
M. is an illustrator and digital based designer based in Northern California, focusing primarily on illustration, apparel and print design work along with collaborative ventures.
Website: www.humanhydra.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/M.deVena.Illustration
Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick
all images © M de Vena. all rights reserved.
