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birthday party! birthday sale! birthday freebie!

birthday party! birthday sale! birthday freebie!

It’s my birthday on Saturday, September 18th! Please invite yourself to my party:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153892984635856
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SALE!
In this festive spirit, I’m sharing the love and am offering a discount now through September 19th of 25% off your purchase on my Etsy shop. Message me on Etsy with the items you are interested and the code “BIRTHDAY” and I’ll work [...]

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drink n' draw show saturday!

drink n’ draw show saturday!

Please come out to “Private Reserve” featuring the art of Drink & Draw Social Club Orange County Chapter on Saturday, August 21st 7-11pm at the ARTery in Costa Mesa, CA at the LAB. There will be a ton of art by Drink & Draw members drawn during our regular Tuesday night meetings at Azteca Restaurant [...]

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patchwork this sunday!

patchwork this sunday!

Please come this Sunday, June 27th to Patchwork Indie Arts and Crafts Festival in Long Beach from 11am to 5pm.  Booth #110!

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homegrown art show friday, march 19

homegrown art show friday, march 19

Come out to Homegrown Friday, March 19th!  I designed the flyer and will be selling prints for $20.  Also, my brother will be DJing!  : )  There's a REALLY great collection of artists, the space is huge, and it's gonna be fab!
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Homegrown: Fresh-Picked ArtOpening Reception: Friday, March 19th, 7-10pmat The Camp, Suite B100with DJ [...]

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flapper skateboard for rothick

flapper skateboard for rothick

I just finished painting "Lacie", a flapper skateboard for an upcoming show at Rothick Art Haus in Anaheim.  I will let you know when I know more details about the opening–it should be a big show with a TON of artists!
 

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love always

love always

Love is in the air with Valentine's Day nearing!  Even if you don't have a sweetie this time around, loving yourself is just as important.  My print "Love Always" is now available on my Etsy shop.
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If you'd like art to inspire you to create every day AND feel good about helping Haiti, please donate to [...]

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oc weekly blog feature!

oc weekly blog feature!

I'm so psyched to be featured on Steph Calvert of hearts and laserbeam's OC Weekly blog Gettin' Made!
Check it out:
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/gettin-made/gettin-made-out-of-this-world/
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Today I hung out with Tracey Taylor, the Assistant Director of The ARTery at the LAB in Costa Mesa.  We made cute vegan cupcakes for the Valentine's show EYE CANDY opening tomorrow night.  They will go [...]

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costa mesa

costa mesa

Costa Mesa is the City of the Arts…  and so much more!  I thought I'd show my love for Costa Mesa by creating an art print of my original drawing previously created for a show at The ARTery…  and also by special request for Ned Raggett, local music writer and friend.
Also, FYI, I just wrote [...]

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fun creative times

fun creative times

Last night I drew this at  Drink n' Draw!  Please stop by sometime.  It's every Tuesday night at the Azteca Restaurant in Garden Grove.
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Weekend of Art
Last weekend I had a weekend filled with art!  Saturday was the monthly meeting with OC Illustrators:
“OC Illustrators is a group for artists interested in the field of children’s literature. [...]

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OC Arts & Culture feature + 2010 Goals

OC Arts & Culture feature + 2010 Goals

I'm SO excited to tell you all that I've been featured in the OC Arts & Culture Artist Spotlight.  You can read about my history, inspiration and all sorts of fun facts!
http://ocartsandculture.com/2010/01/artist-spotlight-aileen-holmes/
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I'm participating in the Meet Up which is a monthly goal sharing group which is the new version of the Modish Biztips goal group. [...]

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