Laura Muraco

It's been far too long

Well I must say I have been keeping myself quite busy these past couple weeks which keeps me sane I think.  I am happy to say I did my first fair in a very long time!  It was a lot of fun and I met a lot of cool people.  It was the brooklyn indie market on Smith and Union,  it is a super cool market spot with a lot of great designers.  I love meeting other people who have sewing callouses and paint on their shoes.

I am really pleased with how everything turned out.  It's really cool to put it all together and see you have created this little world. I think that is really important because then no matter what, at the end of the day you can feel good because it is not just about the sales but it is about the art.   By the way please double click these pictures because they are really nice.  John took them.  He is not only the most beautiful man on earth he is a hugely talented photographer.  I will post some of his pictures later maybe so you can see what I mean.

Quote of the Day

Nothing real can be threatened.

Nothing unreal exists.

Herein lies the peace of God.

- A Course in Miracles

Hi

I want to go to this show, it looks amazing! My dream is to be in shows like this one day.  Speaking of dreams, lately I feel I am really stepping into acceptance and appreciation of the dreams I have held since I was a little girl so I guess I am stepping into myself. I have been working tirelessly lately because I have a bunch of Craft Fairs coming up and I always have a weensy feeling of uhhhh...I hope this works out.  So today I pass this woman who drops this in front of me as she was digging something from her purse.  And of coarse everything has to means something (to me at least) I knew I would be okay.  I have this thing with Rainbows because whenever I am going through changes or doubts they seem to pop up everywhere letting me know I am on the right path. What can be more comforting than a Rainbow Lollipop? Nothing...duh. Well I think that is all for today, thank you for reading my ramblings.  xo Laura

I am so excited I found a new Illustrator to love

How cute is this?  I am so happy I found yet another artist to love, this is a doll by Mizna Wada.  I bought this super cool journal the other day called Sideshow and I of course I ran home to see more cool art.  I love this journal so much, it is beautiful quality it is based on this body of work mizna/gallery  Just thought I would share something that I thought was cool.

Tips to make any day better

1.      Have a little quite time in the morning before you start the daily routine ( I am working on this one)

2.     Take a little extra time getting ready in the morning, pick out an outfit that makes you feel confident and tells the world a little something about who you are.  I think this step is like giving your self a hug and a kiss and saying (your name), I love you! I love the pic below I am so focused.  I got this dress at forever 21 along with a bunch of other things for summer that I love.

3.      (optional) put a little make up on, it's fun and pretty, sounds like a win win to me and as a freelance make-up artist for stila I gotta represent.  In this pic I am wearing Oasis eyeshadow even though you can't really see it in this picture.

4.      If you have any morning ritual insert it here, such as checking your Etsy store,doing yoga writing a to do list.  I like to do all that, and I love picking out what over sized ring I am going to wear that day.  Let's face it it's really the little things that you can always count on for a little pocket of joy in your day.

5.      Say to yourself " This is going to be the best day yet, I am happy to be alive to experience it. "

6.      (optional) Coffee. For me? Yes please!

New Art

So I have been quite busy these past few days making a lot of beautiful art.  You have to excuse these pics they are so washed out but I was so excited about these I wanted to post them.  They will be in my shop soon so I will have better pics up then.

Gold School

I am pleased to announce a very special,very exclusive bag I made for Danielle Maveal of preciouspups she makes super cool jewelry so I was very excited when she asked me to make a bag special for her on-line shop goldschool I always love to collaborate with other artists.  I created a beautiful minty chartreuse color for my Octavia and I love the way it turned out.  If you like this bag don't wait because I only made six of them, Danielle even covers the shipping cost.

The buttons are coming!

I just ordered some buttons from Busy Beaver and I am really excited to get them, they are going to be included with every bag purchase

I learned somthing...

I learned something from my girls. I did this drawing at work the other day and when I finished it I couldn't stop staring at the girls in the back round.  They are so mesmerizing and organic.  I really just let them exist almost like they drew themselves.  When I let go of a final result I am trying to achieve beautiful things happen but I often doubt that thy are beautiful to anyone but me.  I was just struck by how much emotion and movement was captured in such a simple and non contrived little drawing.  I just hope that I have the courage to expose my less manicured little figures for the world to see because I can tell they are ready to come out.  I feel like I have a whole world of little people and things trapped in my hands waiting to come out.  It is a beautiful feeling. 

Don't Forget the Pigs

I thought that I would squeeze a painting in before work today and I am so glad I did!  I love these two!  As you can see I am not done yet but I thought I would put "Don't forget the Pigs" in at it's almost finished glory :)