My Love of All Things Hobbit

"Dragon's Lair"-$30

Medium: Ink on bristol board

Size: ~5x8 inches

©2012 

In the anticipation of The Hobbit movie coming out, my muse cranked out this drawing which was actually started last year. I inked it out, and at the very end, added a little Hobbit in the bottom right corner. This is a scene from my favorite J.R.R.Tolkein book, The Hobbit (soon to be a movie). Bilbo sneaks into Smaug, the dragon's cave and has a little chat with him. Smaug has an awful lot of treasure which he just sleeps on top of and lives in... 

Fun little piece to do to get the juices flowing again and to get excited for the Hobbit movie which comes out in what feels like won't be a century.

This drawing is offered at my website, www.clairenoblesart.com under "Originals". Click the picture and it will take you directly there, and you can also get some detail. Because I have a free shipping over $25 purchases policy on my website, then this original work can be yours for only $30. No unauthorized reproductions, alterations or copyright infringements of any kind.

About the Artist (and her giant squid obsession)

"A Great Misfortune"-$40

Medium: Ink

Size: 9x12 inches

©2012 

I don't believe I showed this ink from a while ago. As I was getting back into the flow of creating I decided early in the day I would "draw a squid attacking a big old-timey ship." What was the inspiration for this? No idea. I wanted to do something challenging, outside the box, and something I definitely hadn't done before. So ta-da! I'm officially back n the creative zone.

The original drawing is available on Etsy for $40.

In other news, I finally put up an "About the Artist" page on my website. Click here to view. It's filled with some random tidbits about my materials, creative process and my weird quirks. Enjoy!

Nail Party! (All painstakingly painted by me)

I meant to post this MONTHS ago when it happened, but I guess I just forgot with school and life happening. Anyhoo, this is a slightly girly day that happened with two of my friends, Alexandra and her sister Jess. I wanted to cheer up Alexandra, so I told her that I wanted to bring her flowers, but since I had been obsessed with nail polish, I'd bring that over instead... All the nail art is done 100% by me with ONLY the use of the brushes that came with the particular bottle. This took me over two hours for both girls.

Hand #1- Alex (the middle finger has hearts and the ring we dubbed her "Drag Queen Nail" since I glued extra rhinestone flowers and sparkles on it) 

Alex's Hand #2 - The pointer has a free-hand painted flower and the pinky is her "Irish Finger" 

Possibly due to the nail polish fumes, I decided I would paint a miniature wizard. Very hard to make out-- it took about 17 layers and I even mixed colors a few times.  It's a wizard in a blue pointy hat with a blue cloak with star patterns and he's holding a magical wand/staff. I have no idea to this day how I got the dots for the eyes so perfect.

Side note: I proceeded to scream "You Shall Not PASS" in a tiny high-pitched chipmunk voice the rest of the day to pay tribute to Gandalf's sad scene in Lord of the Rings..... (nail fumes, I swear!)

 DRAGON!! I figured if Jess had a wizard on one hand, she should have a balrog on the other.... But Alas, I went with a dragon. The dragon has a red eye and is spewing fire from his mouth (as dragons tend to do...)

Happy Buddha. This buddha turned into a "WAZZAPPP Buddha" when Alex made me laugh about something as I was painting him... Also since we didn't wait for him to completely dry, when we put the top coat on, he smeared a bit. =/ 

Alex's manicure 

Jess' Manicure --Also on the thumb, I did a little campfire, no idea why, and we never got a great picture of it though... (dragon is upside-down)

Jess' Manicure (hand two- the wizard is upside-down) 

Jess with her pretty nails

The sisters with their pretty nails!

Thanks for reading! And I know this looks cute, but I am not pursuing a career in manicures, this was just for fun. So don't ask me! Have a happy rest of your Sunday!

Finals Week: Plan of Attack!

I have less than 24 hours until I'm done with this semester. So here are my plans for the next 24 hours.

Step 1
Eat a bagel! (most important step)

Step 2
Study for an hour...

Step 3
Draw a comic of self studying! (Also continue eating food for steps 3-9)

Step 4
Write Term Paper...

Step 5
Annoy Jasper the Cat by poking him, talking in a baby voice and finish by dancing with him to a song I make up on the spot!

Step 6
Continue studying...

Step 7
Sleep! (around 4am)

Step 8
Take final...

Step 9
Go out for celebratory tea! The end has come!

The Alpha Spider Taker Carer Of-er

Almost everyone I know has a certain level of fear when it comes to spiders. In general spiders are not usually welcome company.

For me, I don't mind a spider hanging out in a corner of my wall, far away from where I need to be. But if a spider is crawling on me or my things-- I might freak out a bit. And of course, the bigger and hairier the spider, the higher the level of screaming and arm flailing that will take place.

However, I have come to notice something pretty hilarious about group dynamics and spider killing. And that is, that if there is a group of people and a spider, there is such a thing called the Alpha Spider Taker Carer Of-er (a title I just made up). Seriously though! There is always one person of the group who will take charge and kill the spider (or take it outside). And I have noticed that depending on the group, the role of the Alpha may surprise you.

For me, when I am in a group of girls who are screaming and standing on chairs, I take charge (goes back to my tom boy days when I was 8 and liked to play sports and roll in dirt). If I'm with a group of boys, I find the most buff- looking guy and in a completely sexist way, give the responsibility to him (and then I stand on my chair). Sometimes the group of guys I am with are pansies and I end up taking care of the spider. Even when I say really unfair and sexist comments like "Are you man-- or a sissy?" the spider killing is the one exception that can make even the manliest and toughest guy in your group-- who opens beer bottles with his eyelids-- into a sniveling little boy standing on his chair screaming "Somebody save me!!!"As I said, the Alpha changes in every group of people you are with.

If I am all alone, I call my dad on the phone. My dad is Champion Alpha Spider Taker Carer Of-er! When I was little, I used to wake him up at 3am sometimes to kill a spider that was across the room on the ceiling because I couldn't sleep. And he would get out of his warm bed and stand on hazardous make-shift stands in an overly sleepy and dangerous state in which you shouldn't be balancing on things to kill the spider for me. My dad is the greatest. However now that I've been over 18 and a legal adult for the past 6 years, he will tell me to deal with it myself.

So sometimes I call a girlfriend who at first welcomes the challenge and then we will poke at a fleeing spider with super sturdy objects like a plastic bag or a paper towel (we hold the very ends of these items and just sort of wave it at the spider while screaming, which is actually highly ineffective).

So the other day I had a really interesting experience when I was alone and there were three spiders in my bathroom, on my makeup, which I had been applying... I first did the whole thing where I screamed and ran out of the room. And then I got the most Alpha "person" I had available to me at the time: my cat, Jasper.

Jasper likes things that crawl and move around that he can chase (like most cats). So I placed Jasper in the direction of the spider and Jasper took care of those bad boys in under a minute.

So my cat, Jasper is now the official Spider Taker Carer Of-er at my house. How did he take care of the spiders, you ask? He ate them. =D

So next time there is a spider and a group of people you're around, don't be quick to judge. The Alpha Spider Taker Carer Of-er of the group may surprise you.

Claire Has Dropped Off the Face of the Planet

Hello loyal people,

I must apologize for my absence, AKA dropping off the face of the planet. I have recently been doing some "Spring Cleaning" with my life, so to speak. And I have tossed aside what I do not wish to have in my life anymore. It has all been for the better and I am much more relaxed and less stressed out. That's really all I can say about that.

I would love to say that everything will be back to normal posting and furious drawing/painting/art-making, but I really cannot say. My muse has a funny way of dealing with my moods and feelings, and it doesn't always involve creating. I cannot force the muse. Though I will try to stay relatively active in my updates from now on.

Thank you for your patience and extreme support.

Snow White's Poison Apple... A Dash of RED!

"Snow White's Warning"

Original Ink Drawing by Claire Nobles

©2012

Size: 5x7

Medium: Ink

For sale: $12.50 -Click here-

I'm so excited that Snow White is back in style! --"Once Upon a Time" is my new favorite tv series (watched a marathon of it today since I have a cold again). And there's two movies coming out and whatever you think about Kristen Stewart or Julia Roberts, I know the movies will be at least artistically pleasing to the eye!

In the spirit of the hype, I've come up with a Snow White Ink called "Snow White's Warning." Her bird friend is trying to get her attention about the poison apple she's about to eat... But Snow White doesn't speak Bird... So we all know what's gonna happen!

I added in some bright red ink for the first time!! I love the stark effect it gives. I have been wanting to experiment with minimal color for a while now.

In related news, my brush pen is on its last "legs." I have been using it A LOT-- but the pen is also not *quite* what I want in a pen... For one, it is not waterproof. In fact, if you purchased one of my ink drawings, for the love of all that is precious, do not even sneeze on it-- the drawing will die. The pen is of good quality for what I desired as far as line work went, but now the lines are getting skippy and dried out and taking more concentration and longer to turn out what I want. So I don't know if that's from excessive use, or if it the quality of the pen...

So I bought five new brush pens of various reputable brands to try out-- and all of them claim to be waterproof! If this is true, then I can actually turn some drawings into paintings if I so desire! 

So if you're enjoying my ink drawings, don't worry, they aren't going away any time soon!

And here's a few more from the most recent batch!

"Dancer"

Original Ink Drawing by Claire Nobles

©2012

Size: 4.5x7

Medium: Ink

For Sale: $10 -click here-

I have always been mesmerized by ballet dancers...  They inspire my fairies' fluidity and inner light.

"Flying Home"

Original Ink Drawing by Claire Nobles

©2012

Size: 4.5x7

Medium: Ink

For Sale: $11 -click here-

I don't know why, but I am so in love with this drawing... I named it "Flying Home" because I feel at peace when I gaze at it... This was actually a fun experiment with duck drawing and it turned out something really nice.

To see all the ink drawings available -click here!- Thanks guys and stay tuned!!

Ink Drawings and Tattoo Commission Requirements!

Hey guys, 


So much has happened since last I blogged. Mots of the ink drawings are sold and I had/still have 10 commissioned drawings to do! 


Here's a few of my new favorites from the batch:

Encounter - Sold

Medium: Ink 

Size: ~4x7 inches

©2012

Sea Dancers - Sold

Medium: Ink 

Size: ~5x7 inches

©2012

A Duckling Meets a Snail - Still available for sale at only $8 -here-

Medium: Ink 

Size: ~4x5 inches

©2012

You can now view all the rest of my drawings at my website -here- They aren't in any particular order yet unfortunately, nor do they have captions, etc. I might do something with that page at a later date, but am unsure of what exactly that may be at this point. I have had great success selling the drawings on Etsy, and no real requests to sell them on my website, so I may keep them over there....


Also, I am able to take commissions for inked drawings as my schedule allows. Lately I have been telling people "give me requests" and people have been more than helpful! However, I would like to state the difference between a suggestion/request and a commission.


Requests/suggestions will be drawn if I am interested in the subject and if I have time and/or can think of a good composition, etc. Then I will list that drawing for whatever price I determine, and whoever is online and buys it first, gets it. Again, I will only draw these if I have the time. This does not give the person who requested it the rights to own the drawing or any rights to the piece. But if the requester would like to possibly own the drawing they suggested, they can commission me.


If you commission me, I will draw a previously agreed upon subject for you after you pay for the drawing. The drawing will be anywhere from $20-$50 depending on the size and complexity of the piece. I will list it as a reserved listing for you, plus, I will most likely draw 1-3 drawings for you so you can take your pic of your favorite and have first pick of the alternates if you would like to buy them as well. Again, I shall retain all rights to the image created. I will scan the image, and retain full rights to use and/or reproduce the image as I see fit. Unauthorized reproduction of my drawing will violate copyright laws. Please keep this in mind when submitting your commission request.


I also ask that my artwork not be altered. This includes adding color, writing on, adding to, subtracting from, or altering in anyway. It violates copyright laws and my rights as an artist.I also do tattoo commissions!! I'm working on one right now! =)

If you would like to use my image for a tattoo then please do so! I find it a high compliment for someone to want my work on their body. I cannot provide the stencil to create them however. The tattoo artist will do that. You may tweak and customize the image as you (or the tattoo artist sees fit) ie: adding color, or even moving body parts so that the image works for you (Not on the original drawing, please). THIS IS THE ONLY EXCEPTION AND TIME WHICH YOU MAY ALTER MY ART. You will have the image on your body for life, so please feel free to work with the tattoo artist until it becomes something you are happy with.

Tattoo artists are not allowed to offer my images commercially, because again, this violates my rights as an artist. If you get one of my images tattooed on you, please remind the tattoo artist that the image is copyrighted and may not again be offered beyond your use (they aren't to retain the stencil they've created and offer it again)


If you do end up getting one of my images tattooed on you, PLEASE send me a picture!! I would be overjoyed to see it!

Message me if you are interested in any of the above!!!

Owl for Auction

Nightfall - Original Ink Drawing by Claire Nobles

©2012

Since the owls I've been drawing have been flying off the shelves, I thought I'd give people a fighting chance to get one. This guy is up for auction on eBay, which I have never used before yesterday! 

Starting bid is at only 99 cents!! Listing is for the original drawing. Click here to view!

This is the last owl I'll have for a little while, just because I would like to explore other creatures. 

Original Ink Drawing -Drawing/Giveaway/Thing!

Hello all!

Whimsy by Claire Nobles

©2012

Medium: Ink

Size: 4.5x7 inches

I'm going to have a giveaway of a free original ink drawing --the one above!! 

The requirements: 

1) Share my Facebook page (this link) and tell your friends to like my page!

    -AND/OR- share my website -AND/OR- share my Etsy shop AND/OR this blog, etc (you may use twitter, tumblr, pinterest, a blog, your website, etc)

    I'll add your name for every extra share (one per site) 

    That means if you share my facebook on your facebook, that's one entry- if you also share my website on your twitter- that's two entries for you! However, one per site.

2) Message me (on facebook or claire@clairenoblesart.com or comment below) to let me know you have shared and I will put your name in the drawing for each share!!! --this step is important because otherwise I will have no idea!

I will literally write your name on a slip of paper and put it in a bowl-- and pick a name! The prize as I said will be the original ink drawing you see above! Just make sure I see the post!! (again, multiple shares in one location don't count though) 

Since I won't be doing anymore Koi Fish drawings for a little while, this is your last chance to get one for the time being!!

Giveaway ends Saturday at midnight California time!!!

Thanks guys!! Comment below or message me with questions and entries. I will try and stay available to answer your questions! And GOOD LUCK!

Still Working-- PROMISE!!

Various Inked Drawings (all roughly 4.5x7 inches or less) by Claire Nobles ©2012

Hey guys!
After having so much fun and success with my inked drawings last night (half of them are sold!) I returned to the drawing board for some requests --which turned out a lot better than I originally thought they'd be!

The requests I got were a phoenix, koi fish, and owl, daisies, a cherry blossom tree and "a giant squid fighting a rhino."

Above is a picture to prove I actually got the inks that were requested DONE!! (save for the cherry blossom tree-- but I added it to the owl one... sort of. And obviously the rhino idea was done away with)

The squid was the first thing I worked on. I had a doodle I drew on a stickynote so I went off of that! I'm really happy my weird friend asked for a squid!!

The daisies were funny because I started one, decided I hated it and started another! Halfway through that one I decided I hated that one-- but that the first one wasn't so bad and it just kept going on like that until I was satisfied with both of them!

The Koi Fish story is a secret for now! Heeheehee! (don't you love it when I do that!)

I'll try and get to the cherry blossom tree at a later time btw!

Anyways, I am EXHAUSTED!! and it's past midnight! So I'll upload them individually and list them all on Etsy hopefully tomorrow! The phoenix and both daisies will be under $10. The Owl will be under $15. And the Koi and the Squid (which is my new fave) prices are yet to be determined.

Once listed, they will all be available in *this gallery which you can view by clicking here!*

Let me know if you have other requests and I'll try to accommodate them!

I'm Working-- I Swear!

Night Hunter by Claire Nobles - $9.00

Medium: Ink 

Size: ~4.5x7 inches

©2012

I got a new pen! So I decided to give it a whirl and I turned out six new ink drawings! This is quite a treat because since my PC (big computer) is still being fixed, and unable to scan images, then these inkings are a great way for me to show everyone that I'm actually being creative!

In a class I took a few semesters ago, we used a Chinese Brush pen to capture 30 second poses by a model. We did them for twenty minutes at the beginning of class (making SIXTY 30 second ink drawings per class -- oh yeah, on ~18x30something inch paper). Most of the class dreaded the gesture drawings. It's much much harder than it seems. Sometimes 3 brush strokes was all it took to capture the model's movement, pose, mood -- and other times 5 strokes were too many or ten were too few!

Anyways, the new pen I purchased is a felt tip brush pen which is much different than a Chinese brush, but still has the same idea. All the inked drawings were done with that pen today. I was able to get super baby fine lines and big chunky ones out of one pen! Plus my drawings took anywhere from 5-15 minutes. I've listed them on my Etsy Shop under "Originals." Most of theses new inks are under $10. --Seriously. They are a great way to keep my creative brain going and to keep busy. And the low price is my way of saying "Thank you" to all of you for your support!

Koi Fish by Claire Nobles - $7.00

Medium: Ink

Size: ~4.5x7 inches

©2012

Two of my friends saw my fish and went nuts. I guess I'll be making some time in my schedule for some koi paintings....

Lonely Mermaid by Claire Nobles - Sold

Medium: Ink

Size: ~4.5x7 inches

©2012

My friend bought this one within 20 minutes of me listing it! I was worried that the black sketchy look wouldn't be popular, but what do you all think?

Little Fae by Claire Nobles - $4.00

Medium: Ink

Size: ~4.5x5 inches

©2012 

A popular pose with me. I meant to have her on a mushroom, but it didn't quite fit, so I cropped off the bottom of the page, making her a mere 4.5x5 inches! She's only $4

Scattering Fairy Dust by Claire Nobles - $20.00

Medium: Ink

Size: ~4.5x7 inches

©2012 

My favorite. I priced it at $20 so that I may have time to scan it in and sell prints of it as well. 

 Spark of Life by Claire Nobles - $5.00

Medium: Ink

Size: ~4.5x7 inches

©2012

It started with the flower and morphed into something quite extraordinary (or just plain odd).

To see my ink gallery on Etsy Click Here!

Also, let me know if you would rather see original inked drawings for sale on Etsy or for Sale through my Website!

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P.s.

I'm having CRAZY SALES! I've listed quite a few product sets for more than 30% off on Etsy. Check them out by Clicking Here!

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P.p.s.

Let me know if there is a certain ink drawing above that you would either like to see offered as a black and white print or turned into a painting. Thanks!!

Spirited Away Preview

Spirited Away - Enchanted Visions Preview

Hello all, 

I know it has been a long time since you last saw my painting Spirited Away (from the Slightly Eccentric Tutorials). I wanted to let you all know that I finally finished the painting and that I'm finally pleased with it (don't quote me on it-- leave me alone with it, I'll probably fix something else)! I changed a LOT since you all last saw it and definitely pushed myself out of my comfort zone. I am used to painting washes in light colors and stopping after two or three because I'm always afraid to ruin the piece! In this case, even the title tells you that the painting will be extra other-worldly and different. So this time I pushed the colors to make everything-- especially the fae come to life!

Unfortunately during this time I didn't take very many pictures. I just kept painting, thinking I'd be done soon, only making small changes and could photograph afterwards! So the rest of the tutorial I'm sad to say will be jump pretty far from idea to idea, but I'll put it together for you all and explain as best I can what I might have been thinking (or not thinking!).

The painting will be released as soon as my computer comes back from "the shop."(once the piece is scanned in, I'll actually stop making changes to it!) (and to explain-- I am writing on my laptop right now, but I also have a PC which handles all my major photoshop, printing, uploading and downloading needs-- the PC is the one in the shop, and the laptop isn't powerful enough to do all the things my PC can take care of.)

In the mean time, check out my website and see all the changes being made and all the new products released! I've been adding whole new sections on a weekly basis! So there's always something new and fun times to be had over there!

To view the tutorial of "Spirited Away" -click here-

Bookmarks, Necklaces and Scaredy-Cat Updates

I'm so happy to announce that over the weekend I posted all the bookmarks listings on my website! You may browse through them -here-

All my 8.5x11 inch prints are also available -here-

Right now with any purchase, there is FREE SHIPPING on orders over $25 at ClaireNoblesArt.com

I have also updated all the listings on my necklaces on Etsy.com. I have very limited stock so get them now!!

And finally, the Jasper the Cat has overcome his fear of the papazan chair (read the Scaredy Cat post -here-) and he is now curled up in it and snoring loudly --as usual. Silly kitten... 

Scaredy Cat

Jasper the Cat is suddenly afraid of my papazan chair... The chair he sleeps in every day.

Afraid, as in, he literally tried to claw my face off and freaked out when I went to put him there... like I normally do, every morning....

This happens randomly every long once in a while. A few years ago, I had this penguin blanket that he curled up on every night. One day he was scared to death of it! My roommate, Rachael and I thought this was so funny we chased him around the apartment with it taunting "Jazzy is a afraid of penguins!!" A couple hours later he got over it and it went back to being his favorite blanket... So hopefully this new fear of papazan chairs will pass too...

Anyone else's cats get like that sometimes? Any theories? (besides the fact that cats are doofuses)

Shopping Cart!!!!!

Hello all,

I am SO flipping excited to share with you that I FINALLY have a Paypal Shopping Cart on my website! *angels sing somewhere* So please, check out my store at www.clairenoblesart.com -- and click on the Gallery tab to purchase prints!  or just -click here- If you experience any trouble accessing these links, try refreshing the page.

Also, while you're there, you may notice a few site changes, namely the crazy pink background is gone due to my eyes bleeding. However the American Heart Association donation at my shop is still going on until February 29th. I have changed the website's colors to green, my favorite color and in honor of March! I even painted my nails green, but that's beside the point.

I couldn't be happier to be making changes to my own site on the go whenever I please-- it is seriously awesome. I still have quite a few new additions in store so stay tuned!

Hunting Girl Scouts

If you have been reading my blogs from the beginning, you will know that every year right around this time, I make it my life's work (if I remember) to hunt down a Girl Scout or five for some delicious Samoas! Yes, it's cookie season again!

Every year my family and friends bring home Girl Scout cookies and every year they forget that Samoas are the superior cookie (and my favorite) and so I go hungry (for samoas).

Funny story-- I was a Girl Scout. Seriously. I started in 4th grade and went all the way up to Senior in High School, and then they gave me the Adult Girl Scout plaque for some reason, so technically I still am a registered Girl Scout! I even earned my Silver and Gold Awards, Gold being the Eagle equivalent in Boy Scouts.

And somehow after all that, during cookie season, I go without Samoas?!?! What travesty is this? I figured the Girl Scout Mafia would get me a hook up (yeah, they exist, I'm a member).

So if you happen to be a Girl Scout or know a Girl Scout, send her my way coz you don't want to see what happens if I have to wait a two years between getting my Samoas.... (imagine your scariest horror film)

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On a completely separate note (the point of writing a blog today): My big computer which handles all the uploading, printing, etc has decided to go on strike and stop working until he gets higher ram or gigahurtz or some computer lingo I don't understand.... So My Valentine has actually told me that my belated Valentine's Day gift will be a new computer! Until then, probably no uploading paintings of any kind can take place... And I actually have two that still need to go up... So thanks for your patience!

Last item, remember to make a purchase at my Etsy shop so that $1 of each item goes to the American Heart Association. It's still going til the end of February!

On the Catwalk

I hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day, I know I did at Go Red Strut! As I mentioned in my last blog (which you can read by clicking here) I was going to be one of the Strutters for Go Red Strut-- a FUNraiser to raise awareness of Heart Health! I had a blast and somehow didn't fall down even though my heels were four inches.

All the Strutters were so great! There had to be at least 100 of them. There were Strutters on bikes, in balloon dresses, can-can girls, poodles, boxing cardiologists, and more... It was like the costumes changes of Lady Gaga! It was seriously epic! Every Strutter did their part to make the event SO MUCH FUN and to help raise awareness of the importance of heart health!

 On the Catwalk... Yeah on the Catwalk...

Here is where the emcee told the audience that I was a survivor of heart defects, so I pulled out my guns to show my tough side! Rawrrr!! I made sure to wear a dress that showed off my surgery scar, because I wear it proudly.

If you would like to donate to the American Heart Association, please visit www.heart.org

Also you can donate by purchasing some fairy art for that special weirdo in your life, and $1 of every product goes to the AHA. Visit www.etsy.com/shop/ClaireNoblesArt

Now for more pictures!!!!

 Before it started....

 Big Red Boa!!

I told you there was a poodle! (or maltese, not sure what breed)

These two were the boxing Cardiologists, figuratively "fighting" heart disease, doing push ups -- they were hilarious!

And the crazy people bicycling on the catwalk!!! (they were all telling me before they went up that they were afraid they'd bike off the stage! And they were thankful to be wearing sneakers instead of my shoes...)

Striking a pose!

 I think I meant to punch heart disease in the FACE!

Hope you all enjoyed the little slideshow, I might post more pics somewhere.... I'll link it if I do!

Thanks everyone who came to Go Red Strut! You made my Valentine's Day!!

STRUT!

Pleas join us for this FREE event!!

In celebration of Heart Month, the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women and Macy's invite you to GO RED STRUT

on February 14th, 2012

11:30am-1pm

Macy's Union Square, San Francisco, Ca!!!

This is the surprise I was waiting to share with you all-- I will be one of the "Strutters" for Go Red Strut. That means I get to wear my red sparkly dress and heels and walk a catwalk in front of tons of people. Just a bit of pressure. It's nothing I have ever done before and I just hope I don't bite it on the catwalk.

I am participating this event to spread awareness of the AHA. As many of you know, I was born with severe heart defects. My defects include ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect, pulmonary stenosis and transposition of the greater arteries. I’ve had five surgeries, at ages 2 months, one and a half years, 4 years, 7 years, and 15 years old. Two of them were open heart, the major repair being at age four. I try to be stay active, and eat right, and I lead a pretty normal life aside from having several surgery scars. As long as I continue to be healthy, I won’t need another surgery for years to come. Otherwise, if my health is in jeopardy, I may have to have another surgery much sooner.

Thanks to research done by the American Heart Association, I am alive today. I am so excited to be supporting them and help spread awareness!

February is American Heart Month (and the month of Love!) This event will be amazing and I am so happy to participate in it! I hope that if you can come, that you will-- it would be so great to see your shining faces there to support the AHA and the fact that though I can't walk in high heels, I will be trying my best....


For all the details on this fab event, click here!
For more on the AHA, click here.
And check out their facebook page!

Slightly Insane Comics

I started a "Sketch-a-Day" journal recently, and for today's sketch I drew a really weird comic... Keep in mind that it was done without any preparation or planning (except for the last two panels). It's called "Stressed Out Claire" Click the first picture and just use the arrow key to view in order so it makes sense (and even then, it might not make any sense...) Also keep in mind that this whole comic is drawn in a 4x6 inch space and the pics were taken with my cell phone... I'm sorry.

This was an actual conversation I had with James. I like to label things in comics btw. And the sweatshirt I'm wearing says "SFSU." 

Jasper does this occasionally...

This is me as ClaireZilla. And it has been my mood unfortunately for the past couple of days...

Hope you enjoyed yourself-- or maybe are even more confused with your life... In which case I do apologize for any therapy you will be needing after viewing this...