Psychobilly Koffin Kats & Inazuma

  Usually if I ask for the night off to go to a car show or see a band, something always falls through.   I requested the night off in September to see The psychobilly legends, The Koffin Kats.  I got sweat on elbowed in the face, sexually molested and stepped on, but don't feel bad for me, I push back.  It was a blast!  Thank you Koffin Kats, for the bruises and the further loss of my hearing.  I also must thank Inazuma, they are a Japanese band from L.A.  They were totally crazed, they loved the "lock and loll" fucking epic!  I am still healing.  I got called "so fucking OLD," by my boyfriend's friend.  Yes I realize that a mosh pit is supposed to be beneath a 35 year old mother, but I "tried" to stay out of it. Anyway  I really needed that emotional outlet.   Aaahhh, now I can go back to teaching art to kindergartners,  serving food to rich people, patiently helping my kid's with homework, and making Waldorf dolls.  When one of my little students asks, "miss Robin, what's that on your arm," I just smile and change the subject.

Rockabilly Dia De Los Muertos Skeletons

  I finished my Day Of The Dead figurines,  I decided she needed a boyfriend.  Can't you feel the love.

Check out this site "Alice in Wonderland" very Victorian Goth

http://www.etsy.com/listing/75868551/alice-in-wonderland-art-from-the-black

Dia De Los Muertos (Day Of The Dead) Figurines

I Created these little Dia De Los Muertos sculptures, they aren't finished yet, I'll post the finished product soon.

 1.  Create an armature of flexible wire, I like to use a 22 gauge floral wire, found at the craft store where they sell floral foam and fun little birds and stuff.  I payed $1.79 for a ton of it.

2.  Cover the wire in sculpey, a common oven bake clay found at the craft store, sculpt and bake as directed.  I used a skull bead for the head, but you can sculpt one as well.

3.  Paint the body black with two coats of craft store acrylic paint, then paint the bones on over the black.

4.  Hot glue the head on the wire neck. I sculpted the hair separately and glued on after baking.

5.  Don't worry if it looks amateur, the traditional ones always do.  In fact my daughter made one that looks just as cool as mine.  It's fun to add extra details to give them special character. I made mine with my hairstyle and a rose in her hair, have fun!

6.  More to come soon.

I love my gritty fence, I love my gritty car!

Check out this site

  I just came across this site while looking for another, love it!
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/owl-and-sugar-day-of-the-dead-pristine-cartera-turkus.html

I can't tell if I'm having a bad day

  I was sitting at my desk pouting because i got really sick and I missed all the Dia De Los Muertos festivals, also a week of serving shifts.  It occurred to me that I could make a super cool little skeleton with a turquoise skull head.  Just as I pulled out the wire and began to get excited, the phone rang, my boyfriend was on his way to pay a bill when he ran out of gas(the gauge is busted), so I hurried off to fill the gas can and rescue him.  On my way home, car sick from huffing gas fumes and sick from well, being sick,  I pass a guy in an old 61straightbed apache, stuck in the intersection.  I flipped a u and parked and ran out in the road, "you need help pushing her,"  It wasn't a question, usually men will say no they got it if you are a girl, so I just kind of dove in.  I'm all sick and feeling shitty and heaving this rusty beast.  He seamed tripped out, maybe because he just got rescued by a girl and people were honking and yelling, some guy even flipped us off and screamed get that shit outa the road.  I patted the beast, as if to say I know old girl, don't listen to him "is she a 60, or a 61?"  "60 he said, I love your 57, what motor does she have?"  "The 283"  "Cool, you know your shit," he said.  "A little," I say.  "thank you man, sorry you got all dirty."  "It's ok I just got gas all over me a minute ago helping my boyfriend, he has a stepside.  We have to keep the beaters on the road right"  "Yes we do," he says, he gets his girl going and we head our separate ways.  Yes we do need to keep the classic rusty beaters alive, sometimes they need a push.  I hope I get re inspired to make my skeleton, I feel shitty, on the upside I just got a heater, so I'm not cold anymore. 

Halloween is my favorite holiday.  I love having the excuse to dress up as elaborately as possible, when else can you go to work painted green!  Every year I make my own costume, this year I was miss Argentina from Beetlejuice, I type this with two fingers still stained green with the added anticipation of tomorrow being Dia De Los Muertos, which I flaunt year round.  I teach a kindergarten class, afterward I went skipping through the halls passing out turquoise skull beads, my favorite jewelry staple.  I can't frickin wait!!!