when we went to ironman last week, we saw the trailer for the new mike myers movie ‘love guru’. looks hilarious in typical myers fashion.

was poking around on the website, which graphically speaking is just kick ass. great colour, wicked graphics and so perfectly indian. love it! and this fun feature came up in one of the menu items *vacation with guru pitka* well, i couldn’t resist. i need a vacation, so here i am with the guru

funny huh? there are 6 different gurus to choose from… lots of time killing wasteful fun to be had with this gadget!

the trailer is pretty funny too, especially when mike myers looks like an awkward big-headed, prepubescent boy. it’s a good giggle… so happy monday and enjoy a little love guru =)

hey gang…

a number of you have ordered the calendared vinyl that kal used at inspired through us. we’ve had a slight delay and will not be shipping your orders until next week. the initial batch of product was flawed and they are sending me new product to cover the bad batch initially sent to me. i expect it in hand on monday or tuesday this coming week. so hang in there, it’s on it’s way…

also… i’ve not been able to get my other shipping out this past week as initially planned, due to a ridiculous work schedule. i normally ship on wednesday and take the 2 hours out of my day to ship orders through point roberts, washington. unfortunately i’ve been working on some major deadlines and wasn’t able to go earlier in the week as planned. then, and here’s the real kicker, my right eye has been pretty much swollen shut since thursday and i can’t drive. nice.

i have this chronic eye condition called blepharitis which affects my upper eyelids. it is extremely uncomfortable and adversely affects my vision due to major eyelid swelling. it’s caused by stress and man, have i had a lot of that in the last 7 days!  i know i know… more information than you wanted to know, but i did want you to know that if you’re waiting on an order, it’s ready to go. the main delay is that the eye condition affects my depth perception and i just can’t drive safely at the moment. once i get this flare up in my eye sorted out, i’ll be well enough for the 2 hour round trip drive into the usa.

so thanks for your patience… i appreciate it! hang in there, your orders are coming out just as soon as I can get across the border. thanks!

new stuff is listed on etsy! well, sort of new =)

i’ve just listed the next edition of my first 6 digital mixed media collages and will be listing 3 more new ones this evening. the editions of the original collages are numbers 3 of 25. the last batch sold out super fast, so if you’re interested in a higher numbered edition, don’t wait too long to purchase!

a few people who enjoy the textile anthology kits have expressed an interest in just the beads, so i’m obliging by listing them in my etsy shop. as of sunday may 4, i’ve listed 4 pairs of colour coordinated 6/0 seed beads from my textile anthology kits. there is a pink combo, green combo, turquoise combo and slick grey metal combo. check them out here!

within the last few days, i’ve also been asked, to list fabric packs of coordinated patterns/colours for textile anthology-styled projects. I’ve been listening to your requests and this weekend will be obliging you, my loyal readers, and will be listing 4 new groups of fabric and batting only kits in my etsy shop. these are amazing patterns and colours. so “on trend” and luxurious… you’re going to love them!

so that’s my good news at the moment… thanks for looking and reading

hey all… i have some sad news to share.
our store studioWERX on Main is closing at the end of june. yep. it’s true.

the main reason for the closure is due to the unique situation our little storefront is in.

you see we sub-leased our store space of 250sq. feet in the front of the existing altered arts/collage store rubydog’s art house. leanne, rubydog owner, has decided after numerous years to close her store. in turn, that means that our little storefront is closing too.

i’m sad of course, but with a downturn in the economy in the usa affecting the buying power of people all over the world, with increasing higher leasing expenses, cost of gas and energy etc. it really doesn’t come as a huge surprise that this has happened. to be honest, i’ve been bracing myself for it for months.

what does this closure mean for lazar studiowerx?

• its really not a huge change other than our brick and mortar location will be closing.
• our online store is still open for business
• their will be some substantial new additions to the online store with new inventory and supplies coming on line from the closure of studioWERX on Main.
• we’ll be participating in circle craft in vancouver this november as we have in the past [yay!!]
• we may be opening our home studio for shopping on special weekends [these will be announced in the next few weeks as we determine dates]
• there is a very good likelyhood that artwerx/artistry will resurrect itself again and that i’ll begin the organizing of an event i the spring of next year
• i’ll still be teaching around town - dates and classes to be announced.

so my local buyers and my online shoppers, never fear… we’re still here. a little on our heels with the current state of things, but here none the less.

so please… shop the store in vancouver at 4738 main street while you can! check out the great sales that will be starting and please help leanne at rubydog out while there is still time for the store.

thank you for your patronage over the last year at studioWERX on Main. i will continue serving your needs locally and abroad either online or in someway here in vancouver. now and into the future.

xoxo christina

$104.8 million times domestically
$200+ million total including international ticket sales and
more than few women’s hearts!

staggering numbers considering the budget was $185 million. hmm… i smell hollywood gold and multiple sequels! yay!

FINALLY going to see this flick tonight. a bunch of unexpected events occured this weekend that impeded my rdj viewing <sniff>. but fear not my friends… i am going to see the amazingly talented [read HOT], oh so sarcastic [read HOT] rdj tonight in ironman. at 6:40pm PST to be exact. popcorn and koolaid in hand at riverport silvercity.

in the meantime, all you rdj fans have got to see this. it’s truly hilarious! a three-way [now get your heads of the smut gutter!] interview with rdj, terrence howard and jon favreau.

enjoy!

duran duran - red carpet massacre

more video!
yay for flip video cameras and shooting video footage in concerts lol!
enjoy =)

here are some of my favorite pics from the concert…

john taylor was always my favorite… so pretty =)

i took over 900 jpgs at the show! and have culled them down to about 375 really good shots [especially considering we were half an ice skating arena away from the stage and in the upper bowl!]. i’ve added a bunch of my favorites including these ones into my flickr account. just click on graphic for full-image views to have a peek.

now on to some video…

Duran Duran - Skin Trade [21.4mb file] click to open high-resolution video with quicktime

the distance in the video gives you a sense of how far away we actually were and you get an idea how good the photos i managed to get really are. it has a lot to do with a nice long lens [canon 55-250 IS telephoto] and using the right iso, shutter and aperture setting. and just shooting non-stop through 2 hours of amazing music.

enjoy!