nanojoummo- union [Nov 10 2009 6:05am] jr__nal [letterpressed] NaNoJouMo- Union Originally uploaded by lessherger. I did this image for union. I used it as a technique video as well, you can find it on youtube. I started by putting a THICK layer of white acrylic paint on the background. I scratched into it to write. I used a mask to keep the center area white while I built up layers of color and grunge around it. I then pulled the mask off and added a layer of clear gesso, I could have used white but the clear left the little bits of color that made their way under the mask. I drew the face of the sheep in with soft pencil and white acrylic paint. I then added the original queen of merde image with a dragon from a bacardi ad wrapped around her head. I'm very happy with how this turned out. READ 2 COMMENT

More [Nov 08 2009 6:56pm] mkaolsen [katjewel19] Isaac Mizrahi Live Launch Party They look really nice here. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen - Out in NYC, November 4th Unsweetined Book Scans Rare and Never Before Seen pictures from Jodie Sweetin's book. I love the one from the Full House reunion dinner. more COMMENT

[Nov 10 2009 12:45am] modernenglish clarity. it sure beats the hell out of certainty. COMMENT

Hi [Nov 09 2009 6:50pm] t_shirt_surgery [zombieterrorist] I haven't been doing much alterations in the past few months. I finished this one. It only took me two days! ( ROAR ) READ 9 COMMENT

Taproot Radio Live! 9-11pm EST [Nov 09 2009 8:34pm] ncmusic [cspowers] Howdy,  I'll be hosting the Taproot Radio show live tonight on WCOM from 9-11pm. You can listen in at 103.5FM or via the webcast.  Tonight I'll be featuring new music from Lyle Lovett, Joe Swank and the Zen Pirates, Jon Shain, James McMurtry, Malcolm Holcombe, Doug and Telisha Williams, Beth McKee, the The Felice Brothers, and  Delbert McClinton. I'll be playing country rock from Hank III, soul from the Dreck Trucks Band, rockabilly from Bill Kirchen, blues from the J. Geils Band, a knock out punch from Bettye LaVette, and some of the best sacredsteel music you will ever hear. The full play list is online at the web site. So tune in and listen to an under-slept and over-caffeinated Calvin stumble through his talk sets.   COMMENT

Where did Dwam go? [Nov 09 2009 1:37pm] sgirls [butters333] ( You are about to view content that may not be appropriate for minors. ) READ 16 COMMENT

/ [Nov 09 2009 10:24am] jr__nal [nimble_f1ngers] [ music | WOELV ] ( Read more... )favorite poet: countee cullen READ 22 COMMENT

metallica! [Nov 08 2009 10:41pm] t_shirt_surgery [stellarcheri] i was looking thru my pictures and i found this top that i re-conned a while back, that i don't think i posted. It was a custom order for someone who as going to a metallica concert! i think the colors match up and coordinate perfectly. i love it! ( clicky here to seeeee ) <3cheri COMMENT

If you're bored... [Nov 08 2009 10:55pm] jr__nal [ehh_soso] More of my scrapbooks/journals can be seen here: Deja Vu: http://ehh-soso.livejournal.com/343143.html Grinding Teeth: http://ehh-soso.livejournal.com/338429.html They Will Burn Down Your House: http://ehh-soso.livejournal.com/344643.html I'm Not Really Sure: http://ehh-soso.livejournal.com/356659.html Sticks and Stones: http://ehh-soso.livejournal.com/369879.html #10: http://ehh-soso.livejournal.com/377652.html Day: ___: http://ehh-soso.livejournal.com/392111.html This Took Forever, No?: http://ehh-soso.livejournal.com/434740.html COMMENT

This one took forever. [Nov 08 2009 7:54pm] jr__nal [ehh_soso] ( Follow me. ) READ 7 COMMENT

some new work [Nov 08 2009 7:58pm] jr__nal [letterpressed] nanojoumo- purity Originally uploaded by lessherger. I get a kick out of all the online "purity" groups. SO when the word purity came up for nanojoumo day 2 I had to lampoon it. The purity "logo" was put online as a purity card for a church gorup. It looks far cooler here than it did on the card. I pulled the card in to MS Publisher, reversed it and resized it to be about 8x10, i then printed it off onto a sheet of transparency film. I put it on the right side of the film this time and used a great deal of matte medium to transfer it to the pages.I had to cut it into 2 pieces to get it on, and I'll tell you the fold was a beast. the original logo was clearly going for a "urban and graf" feel. So the tendency of the transfer to peel and not go completely was a perfect medium to really take it there. I then outlined the letters with my pentouch pen, pressed down to get dribbles and runs. While that dried I looked at hundreds of images of scantily clad women bent over various objects, and quite frankly there are things that can't be unseen. Just the very act of attempting to find the image for the right corner has left my brain irreparably damaged. The things I do for art. I found the perfect picture, of a woman, scantily clad washing a car. I wanted the legs to frame the corner, so I first drew the leg for the right most side in soft pencil, added the crotch area and then the left leg. Next was to mix up some white person flesh tone and layer it over the drawing. I added her thong and it's all set. I blocked in some green coloring to set off the legs. Then I mixed up some gesso really thin and used a liner brush to spatter it on the page... Maybe not the most pure purity page, but it's exactly what popped into my head when I first saw the word as the prompt. ( more pics after the cut ) READ 25 COMMENT

[Nov 08 2009 2:52pm] jr__nal [solo_summer] I'm curious to know how many of you work in your journals on a daily basis. I would love to get into the habbit of working in my journal daily. READ 17 COMMENT

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the things we go through... [Nov 08 2009 12:22am] modernenglish i've been having those weak moments... where you almost text him, you almost call him. you almost drive 30 minutes to his house & crawl into bed with him. you almost tell him you miss him. i've been having those looney moments... sitting on the front porch in nothing but a t-shirt. risking catching pneumonia but not caring because being sick & miserable is no different from being sick & miserable. i've been having those stupid moments... going out & drinking until you can't see straight, can't think straight, can't drive yourself home. flirting with guys you know you shouldn't be flirting with. i've been having those desperate moments... praying to god every day & every night, "take the feelings away, god. please take the feelings away." knowing deep inside you've never believed in god. & you're not sure if you believe in love anymore & you're not sure if you believe in anything anymore & you're not sure if anything ever lasts & you're not sure if it will ever be worth it in the end. i've been having those moments. READ 8 COMMENT

Icons [Nov 07 2009 4:42am] mkaolsen [hermionesparkle] the rest are here at shadowed_icons COMMENT

The girls arriving at LAX [Nov 06 2009 10:26am] mkaolsen [katjewel19] READ 2 COMMENT

aries [Nov 07 2009 10:48pm] __semantics so you have to decide if you want those moments, short lived as they may be or would you rather pass them up since you probably won't get to keep it COMMENT

[Nov 07 2009 2:39pm] jr__nal [likeflannel] first post, kids. please don't make fun of me, lol ( copic, ink, and graph paper ) READ 17 COMMENT

I finally get around to a surgery... [Nov 07 2009 9:51am] t_shirt_surgery [vogtalicious] Once again, another long time follower, first time poster! I've tried a few surgeries in my time--namely, cutting a 'hand-me-up' down to my size (my younger brothers are quite bigger than me!), but nothing ever really seemed to work. It was pretty frustrating, as I consider myself quite crafty. Finally, I bought Nicolay's book on the subject matter , and actually, it helped and inspired me quite a bit. I ended up turning a Joe's Crab Shack shirt into a cute little halter... ( Thank goodness for easy instructions! ) READ 7 COMMENT

Taproot Radio News #204 [Nov 07 2009 9:27am] ncmusic [cspowers] Rotation #204 - November 9, 2009 read: http://www.taprootradio.com listen: http://loudcaster.com/channels/21 live: Monday nights at 9pm eastern on WCOM. Howdy, No new music this week. Sorry to all you folks who've sent in CDs. I'll catch up soon I promise. Meanwhile, I added a few videos to the site: "Frankie's Gun" by the Felice Brothers "Whammer Jammer" by The J. Geils Band "By Your Side" by Black Crowes "Rainy Night In Georgia" by Captain Luke and Cool John "Givin' It Up For Your Love" by Delert McClinton "Cold Hearted Woman" by Vince Mira "Better Than Being Alone" by Joe Swank Don't forget the live show on Monday nights at 9pm at WCOM. And while you're on the sie, please take a minute and fill out the Listener Survey and tell them you enjoy the Taproot Radio Show. The only way they'll let me stay on the air is if they hear from supporters like you. Dig Deep, Calvin  This Week's Rotation Taproot Rotation #204 on iTunes In no particular order: Next Door To The Blues / Etta James / Gold / 2:49 Don't Look For Me 'Til You See Me Comin' / Teri Joyce / Kitchen Radio / 2:46 James Alley Blues / Jon Shain / Times Right Now / 3:34 Crawl / Kings Of Leon / Only By The Night / 4:06 Fool For You / Joe Swank And The Zen Pirates / Hank Williams Died For My Sins / 2:28 The First Inquisition (Part 4) / The Sadies / New Seasons / 2:32 Lonely Heart / Vince Mira / Cash Cabin Sessions / 3:18 Pantry (Album Version) / Lyle Lovett / Natural Forces / 4:09 Tonight / Brother Lou / As Good As You Want / 4:04 Chicken Wire / The Felice Brothers / Yonder Is The Clock / 2:44 Either Side Of The Same Town / Elvis Costello & The Imposters / The Delivery Man / 4:00 Ship Come In / Jonny Burke / The Long Haul EP / 4:23 Sweet Inspiration / The Derek Trucks Band / Already Free / 4:39 Whammer Jammer [Live] / J. Geils Band / Full House "Live" / 2:37 Every Hungry Woman / The Allman Brothers Band / Beginnings / 4:17 Please Don't Take the Baby to the Liquor Store / Reverend Horton Heat / Laughin' & Cryin' with the Reverend Horton Heat / 2:53 Signs / The Avett Brothers / Mignonette / 3:45 The Electric Love Letter / Langhorne Slim / When The Sun's Gone Down / 3:56 Just Someone I Used To Know / Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton / The Essential Porter And Dolly / 2:25 I'm That Way / Beth McKee / I'm That Way / 3:29 Kept My Soul / The Black Crowes / Before The Frost...Until The Freeze / 5:21 Knockout Punch / Quarter Mile Combo / Motels, Gas & Beer / 3:12 Learning To Drink Whiskey / Doug & Telisha Williams / Ghost Of The KnoXVIlle Girl / 4:22 Lovesick Blues / Arty Hill & The Long Gone Daddys / Montgomery On My Mind / 3:19 Out of Breath / Ronnie Whitehead / Eccentric Soul: Mighty Mike Lenaburg / 2:54 Your Gonna Miss Me / The Band Of Heathens / One Foot In The Ether / 5:38 Dim Lights, Thick Smoke / Bill Kirchen / King Of Dieselbilly / 3:54 Freeway View / James McMurtry / Live In Europe / 3:52 Honey Babe Your Papa Cares For You / Elizabeth Cotten / Freight Train And Other North Carolina Folk Songs And Tunes / 2:15 The Last Time / Bettye LaVette / The Scene Of The Crime / 2:59 Broken Wing / Chris Rosser / Hidden Everywhere / 4:24 Dirt and Blood / Patty Hurst Shifter / Carolina Roadkill: NC Alt-Country #2 / 3:30 Old Black Buck / Captain Luke and Cool John / Outsider Lounge Music / 3:34 Get Right / The Mystix / Down To The Shore / 3:50 Walkin' With Sorrow / Hank Williams III / Lovesick, Broke And Driftin' / 2:57 Willie / Delbert McClinton / Acquired Taste / 2:38 Cold Black Dead Heart Polka / Atomic 7 / ...Gowns By Edith Head / 1:56 Them Eyes / The Black Keys / The Big Come Up / 2:23 All God's Children / Elton Noble / 1st Annual Sacred Steel Convention / 8:59 Whenever I Pray / Malcolm Holcombe / For The Mission Baby / 4:09 Friends Forever / Old 97's / Drag It Up / 3:09 Hoptown Jailbreak / Th' Legendary Shack Shakers / Cockadoodledon't / 1:25 Jukebox Of Steel / Son Volt / American Central Dust (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version) / 2:57 Pill Bug Blues / The Gourds / Heavy Ornamentals / 4:00 Waitin' By The Railroad Tracks / Joey Allcorn / All Alone Again / 4:28 Waitin' On Sunday / Amanda Pearcy / Waitin' On Sunday / 4:26 Roller Derby Queen / Jim Croce / Greatest Hits / 3:29 Web Before You Walk into It / The Gourds / Dem's Good Beeble / 5:28 See The Light / The Jeff Healey Band / Red Blooded Blues / 3:11 My Ding-A-Ling (live, single edit) / Chuck Berry / The Definitive Collection / 4:16 COMMENT

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