A Spot Of Tea

While at work last week, I painted up a Life Aquatic themed teapot for my abode. It's really quite silly how obsessed I am with that movie. It certainly doesn't help any that one of my dear friends/coworkers is equally obsessed with the film. But I just couldn't help it. We got these amazing genie-styled teapots in stock this month and the first thing that popped in my brain was, "Oh my god! It's the Deep Search mini sub from Life Aquatic!". On this side you can see Ned, Steve, and Jane. The other side contains Eleanor, Klaus, and Ali. Ah. Mission accomplished.
Forgot to mention in my last post that I bought one of the highly-coveted yellow birdy teacups from Anthropologie while in Portland. Haven't gotten the chance to use it yet, but I have it placed ever-so in my kitchen, begging me to slow down a tad and drink a cup of tea. By far, my favorite teacup I own.

I've been feeling so depressed/guilty this week because I haven't done any painting for the past couple of weeks due to all the happenings. Tonight was proclaimed as "creative night", so I grabbed my double-shot mocha from Starbucks at 7pm, prepared my canvas & wood, uncapped the paint tubes, cranked up the iPod, and finally...began. It's amazing how that just voided out all my anxieties and guilty feelings. I feel relieved, calm, and so, so much better. This little floating eyeball was finished in a mere hour--he's waiting for some varnish and ribbon and then will be up for grabs in Le Shop (yes! Promise!). I'm quite smitten with it. I had made a list of objects I wanted to paint floating in the clouds, a'la Surrealists and Magritte, and an eyeball was at the tip-top. Love painting 'dem eyeballs...

Nothing's better than paint-covered hands:
And the big BIG news?

I'm going to England next month! It's such a spur-of-the-moment thing and I'm so SO excited. I couldn't find anyone able to go with me, but my dear mum got some free air-time from her credit card and it just happened to collide with my urge to visit the UK. So, I bought my plane ticket, and have been frantically reserving rooms in London, Blackpool, and Edinburgh. The majority of the trip will be spent in London and Edinburgh, with a day in Blackpool and a day in Liverpool (being a big Beatles fan, I've got to make the pilgrimage). It's gonna be killer! A quickie of a trip--only 9 days 'cause dude. The UK is hella expensive. It's funny how this trip will cost just as much (if not more) as my 2 1/2 week trek through Italy. Damn you, pesky worthless American dollar.

Okay. The paint beckons me. Good night, kiddos!