HELLO. MY NAME IS ERIN ZONA, A SISTER, AND I LIKE TO TALK ALL NIGHT...

Everything is Ready To Go.

2012-03-04T14:25:00.005-05:00

Finishing touches... Framed... Signed... Signed... Sealed... Still true...

Finished!

2012-02-28T14:51:00.005-05:00

Mood Lighting

2012-02-28T14:51:00.001-05:00

Good Morning!

2012-02-23T04:44:00.000-05:00

Coffee brewed at 4:44am, bed made, shoelaces tied, lets draw some films!

She Was Right, 2012

2012-02-22T06:10:00.000-05:00

Final print, edition size 125. Ready for signature and some final touches. Looks great next to my inspirational rock collection!

My Inspirational Rock Collection

2012-02-22T05:13:00.000-05:00

Another Killer Friday Night!

2012-02-17T19:27:00.001-05:00

Field Trip Publishing Studio Visit!

2012-02-15T23:34:00.004-05:00

Witch X Hare

2012-02-12T10:48:00.000-05:00

Finally finished. Thanks to my new membership at La Cucharacha Press

Killer Friday Night

2012-02-11T01:16:00.003-05:00

Cutting films for a new print while streaming Mermaids. Sisterhood is powerful.

2012-02-10T01:21:00.000-05:00

New Strange Archaeology Drawing for March show at Du Mois during SGC in New Orleans.

The Parting

2012-02-09T01:10:00.001-05:00

The Moon of Insanity

2012-02-08T00:59:00.000-05:00

Daily Skype with the Ladies

2012-02-07T00:09:00.000-05:00

Taffy...
Loretta...
My personal favorite, the smart, the beautiful, the talented, Charlene...

12 Famous Women

2011-12-04T13:59:00.000-05:00

Field Trip Publishing Invite: Yes, I Am!

2011-11-13T10:57:00.017-05:00

After a very productive Saturday in the studio, nothing could prepare me for the great news I received this morning when I remembered to check my mail! I was given a very fancy invitation from Field Trip Publishing. Things are looking up! Dreams coming true faster!

Friends and Heroes: Eve Englezos!

2011-11-05T11:52:00.005-04:00

The admirable Eve Englezos, co-creator of the e-mazing icecreamlandia, so kindly, shared her work and collection to the KCAI Printmaking Sophomores last week. Thanks, Eve!

Dead Moon Night

2011-10-18T19:20:00.004-04:00

The Frozen River Does Not Mirror the Evening Moon

2011-10-18T19:18:00.000-04:00

2011-10-10T17:42:00.010-04:00

Aspects of the Moon:

The Moon of the Milky Way

Watching as the Monster Approaches

The Moon of Insanity

The Moon Rising Over a Mountain

Near Eclipse

The Mural at Whoop Dee Doo: Another! Life! Changing! Week!

2011-10-09T13:02:00.011-04:00

The drawing:
The supplies:
Looking Good (only four days later):
A party:
The trigger to the Whoop Dee Doo fog machine on its satin pillow:
Great work, everyone. Yay. No injuries.

Whoop Dee Doo: Life! Changing! Week!

2011-09-23T12:24:00.008-04:00

I just spent a life changing week in Portland, OR making a TV show for PICA TBA with a bunch of other incredible people. I didn't see anything in Portland except the space we were installing, the bed I was sleeping in, and a coffee shop that took one million years to brew one cup.

Killer Saturday Night

2011-09-10T22:48:00.004-04:00

Just finished the film positives for a new project and I am very proud to be in my pajamas, streaming Netflix @ 9:50pm.

Notes From Last Nights Dream

2011-09-07T23:34:00.001-04:00

Clearly My Best Work

2011-08-30T00:35:00.003-04:00

P.S. Twenty-five years later... and I am still making drawings about "love". Ha!

Reminder:

2011-08-10T14:58:00.007-04:00

Things To Look At Everyday:

DESIRE

DEATH

THE AFTERLIFE

2011-07-07T16:09:00.000-04:00

2011-06-21T20:21:00.003-04:00

Garden Shopping in Rosebud, Missouri

2011-06-20T22:55:00.005-04:00

Weird Weather, Southern Living

2011-06-11T21:16:00.001-04:00

Hello Earth

2011-06-10T19:14:00.000-04:00

This Black is a Black That You Can Get Lost In

2011-06-07T16:40:00.003-04:00

Pull Your Coat - Vox Populi - May 2011

2011-06-06T10:08:00.004-04:00

2011-05-20T13:20:00.000-04:00

Strange Archaeology from G K

2011-05-17T13:34:00.006-04:00

Pull Your Coat To This

2011-05-12T09:51:00.000-04:00

Pull Your Coat To This opened at Vox Populi in Philly last week without a hitch. I made it home in time to wrap up final critiques, turn in grades, and then my car broke down. This summer I am going to play basketball, garden, and watch movies. Things are lookin' up. Here is the gallery with people in it. I am hoping some better pictures of the work will materialize before we deinstall later this month. I also met up at the beach in Prov. with my favorite diva... not pictured.

Summer's Here

2011-05-12T09:48:00.000-04:00

Zona/Egger Bart Simpson Drawing Contest:Daviess County Public Library, 2011

2011-04-07T21:29:00.003-04:00

Owensboro Print ProjectsSuper Artist Spring 2011 - Patrick Egger

2011-03-30T09:42:00.002-04:00

More later...

Pet Cemetery/Button Sisterhood - R.M.H

2011-03-27T23:26:00.002-04:00

2011-02-16T06:22:00.004-05:00

Killer Still Life

2011-02-01T20:09:00.003-05:00

E-mazing project! Debuting now! Check it out!

2011-01-28T10:00:00.002-05:00

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--> Plunder the Influence <--

Unpacking the Archives 2002 - ??

2011-01-26T11:14:00.019-05:00

FRIENDS AND HEROES

PATTI SMITH IN A RAGE

JODIE FOSTER

JODIE FOSTER & BARBARA HARRIS
"DAUGHTER AND MOTHER BECOME EACH OTHER..."
FREAKY FRIDAY

FALL 2004 EPIPHANY

"SOMETIMES JUST BEING A WOMAN IS AN ACT OF COURAGE..." HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

I Promise This Probably Wont Become a Home Improvement Blog.

2011-01-22T16:01:00.012-05:00

As I spend my Saturday stripping wallpaper and considering floor treatments, I am reminded of something Rachel said as I prepared her dinner the other night.. "A lot of people say you can't make a ho into a housewife, but I dont agree."

p.s. In my defense and to counter any rumors, I would like to say that I am home improving my new studio, not a nursery.

Come To My Party

2011-01-16T20:35:00.004-05:00

Opening Saturday

2011-01-06T15:00:00.001-05:00

Roots & Culture Contemporary Art Center
is located at:
1034 N MILWAUKEE
CHICAGO, IL 60622

The Sky is Always a Rainbow

2011-01-06T14:30:00.005-05:00

Terribly good photography by Rachel Mesplay Helm

Studies for 2011: Strange Archaeology

2011-01-05T19:01:00.001-05:00

Wallpaper or Yardage?

New Work - COSMIC THING, 2010

2011-01-05T16:00:00.010-05:00

Seer Stone, 2010

19" X 24"

ink on paper

False Perspective, 2010

18" X 24"

ink on paper with holes

Three Weird Sisters, 2010

30" X 40"

ink on paper

Hell Mouth, 2010

30" X 40"

ink on paper

Cosmic Thing, 2010

18" X 24"

ink on paper

Two Black Holes, 2010

19" X 24"

ink on paper

The Borderline, 2010

19" X 24"

ink on paper

The Obscuring of One Celestial Body by Another, 2010

30" X 40"

ink on paper

The Sky & The Night, 2010

17" X 23" each

ink on paper

Found Objects: Rough River, KY, 2010 Ink on paper 9.5" X 24"

2010-12-22T23:04:00.003-05:00

Third to Last Saturday 2010

2010-12-11T10:48:00.007-05:00

Strange Archaeology.
Unfinished big version.

Megan and Flower on Skype "discussing" our New Years Trip to KC

2010-12-11T10:28:00.007-05:00

Creative Reuse: IMAC2002

2010-12-06T10:01:00.005-05:00

Convenient swivel neck holds drawings upright on any surface!

2010-12-03T20:52:00.000-05:00

Week In Review

2010-12-03T20:48:00.003-05:00

MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY

Good Housekeeping: Found Emoticon!?!

2010-11-19T21:38:00.005-05:00

Rachel's Favorite Top

2010-11-19T19:30:00.001-05:00

Rachel has not taken this top off since she found it at the flea market.

New Drawing Series - In Progress

2010-11-13T12:02:00.003-05:00

The most interesting element to this photograph is Rachel's *uncut* sheet of Garbage Pail Kids cards underneath my drawing board. Ugh.

I Promise This Will Not Become a Home Improvement Blog.

2010-11-13T10:39:00.012-05:00

In the above picture, behind those two beautiful trees, is the house Rachel and I moved into when we left Rhode Island for Kentucky. It was a dream come true for us. Our apartment in Providence was about the size of catbox (and $1250 a month, but with a fenced in yard for you-know-who). Of course, we felt mixed about moving to Owensboro, but when we got this great house for what we thought was dirt cheap, we decided to really make the best of our opportunities here.

When this house (and the four houses next to us) sold as a plot of land this fall, we had 30 days to move. So, art making has been a bust for me lately. A lot is in the works for winter including a new "Found Objects/Cosmic Things" drawing series, a new button portfolio and trips to KC, Philadelphia, & New York.

Plus, I am saving for my West Coast Get-A-Way this summer.
Itinerary: BNA-AMYDIAZ-INFANTE-Eureka-PDX-BNA

Below is our old house last Thursday. Click it larger and take special notice that the two old magnolias are gone.

Rachel's Pretenders T-Shirt.

2010-10-01T18:57:00.000-04:00

Important Quotation:

2010-09-30T17:47:00.001-04:00

"Women bathing, washing themselves, combing their hair, or having it combed." - Degas '86

Three Weird Sisters

2010-09-10T13:57:00.006-04:00

New Work by Lisa Erin Jones

2010-09-05T22:21:00.009-04:00

My show this month is named after a B52s album. Live a little.

Leaves Falling Out of Trees and Standing on End.

2010-09-03T15:34:00.005-04:00

This happened once before in Providence, RI January 05, 2009.

The Sky is Always a Rainbow

2010-09-03T15:33:00.001-04:00

My Three Nephews:

2010-08-22T14:02:00.003-04:00

Two Eyes and a Mouth #0077

The Sky is Always a Rainbow

2010-08-12T10:55:00.001-04:00

The Sky is Always a Rainbow

2010-08-10T23:24:00.002-04:00

A Bird Eating a French Fry in the Providence Airport

2010-08-10T23:19:00.005-04:00

Untitled Post

2010-08-05T11:24:00.003-04:00

Sunday Night Haircut

2010-08-01T22:26:00.000-04:00

Things To Look At Everyday.

2010-08-01T22:12:00.012-04:00

Desire. Death. and The Afterlife.

A Wild Dream That Made Me: My First Blog Entry

2010-07-27T15:19:00.005-04:00

I was going to start over someplace else. Its so much easier to just keep her. Let's start this from the beginning all over again.
Sincerely,
Erin Zona, age 30

Southern Living: SWF, 30, KY, Artist, A Nice Guy!

2010-07-20T19:52:00.002-04:00

S.O.S.

2010-06-30T17:54:00.003-04:00

Second to Last Blog Entry Here:I Took Two Pictures at the Hole Concert Last Night.

2010-06-30T08:55:00.008-04:00

Southern Living:Summer Vacation: Third to Last Blog Entry Here:

2010-06-28T20:45:00.009-04:00

I Am Going to a HOLE Concert Tomorrow Night in Nashville, TN. Last week in Wisconsin, I saw a huge rainbow.
Then I got in a hot tub.
This is the view from the hot tub.
This is a giant class of Crystal Light Fruit Punch and a drawing by my friend Pat Egger.

Two Black Holes and Other News

2010-05-05T08:03:00.015-04:00

Opening Friday.
With Carmen Price.
7-10 PM

Roots & Culture Contemporary Art Center
is located at:
1034 N MILWAUKEE
CHICAGO, IL 60622

New Work.
Three Weird Sisters at Home, 2010

...also coming in June. New work. Old Friends. New website... and a killer exchange portfolio.
I swear.
Love,
Erin

2010 Button Museum - 25 CATS: A Catfolio

2010-01-15T17:17:00.027-05:00

I just finished production of the first print exchange portfolio for my 2010 Button Museum. It was inspired by the artist's book 25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy [sic] by Andy Warhol with calligraphy by Julia Warhola. I asked 25 artists and friends to contribute a single small drawing of a cat. The portfolio was produced in an edition of 50.

Catfolio Participants:
Shannon Michalski • Heather Benjamin • Meg Doll • Alex Penney • Jennifer Boe • Alex Constantino • Esteban del Valle • Pat Egger • Beth Anglian • Anonymous • Bastet.. • Elizabeth Ferrill • Charlene • Kelly Gazlay • Monty Helm • Rachel Mesplay Helm • Icecreamlandia • Lisa Jacobs • Claire Joyce • Mark Lee • X • Jessica Devon McClanahan • Carmen Price • Quint Stevenson

I am selling this Catfolio for only $20 dollars (+$5.00 shipping) and it can be purchased securely through PayPal with the Buy Now link below. All profits will be used for future Button Museum Projects. Catfolio Participants: Your portfolios are in the mail. Expect them next week.

There are many button projects planned for the coming year. If you would like to participate in a future portfolio, send me an email. The next exchange portfolio (currently untitled) is about the color spectrum. Each artist will be responsible for producing a drawing that corresponds with a specific color. More info to come for those interested in participation.

2010-01-13T06:26:00.000-05:00

US THEM

Expensive Jewelry: Cheap To Some - Free To Most

2009-11-16T20:54:00.012-05:00

I have just purchased my very own button maker. To make room for the development of my 2010 Button Museum, I am giving away a lot of my old designs. First come. First serve. Not for resale - unless you $$$$$$. I am not taking orders. You get what you get. Send your mailing address to erinzona@gmail.com.

Magic Eye: Found Emoticon # 39

2009-09-22T13:39:00.003-04:00

Found Emoticon #38

2009-09-15T21:49:00.004-04:00

My Cat Laughing

2009-07-20T23:55:00.003-04:00

Up Side Up Sunset Over Daviess County, KY - Photographed From A Moving Car While Listening To "Words (Between the Lines of Age)" by Neil Young.

2009-07-19T21:30:00.010-04:00

Postcards From the Edge

2009-06-20T16:58:00.005-04:00

Red UFO Over The Bluegrass Parkway Just Outside of Elizabethtown, KY

2009-06-04T10:26:00.004-04:00

UFO Over Allegheny County, MD

2009-06-02T21:48:00.003-04:00

A Pendant Opened To Reveal A Black Box

2009-06-01T05:49:00.003-04:00

A Black Box Demo

2009-06-01T05:00:00.001-04:00

Found Emoticon #36 -- Elephant Man

2009-05-25T18:38:00.008-04:00

Found Emoticon #35

2009-05-25T18:38:00.007-04:00

Found Emoticon #34

2009-05-15T09:14:00.011-04:00

Okay. Fine. Kat Hodges made this photograph - for me - with her iPhone cause my iPhone looks like this...

Found Emoticon #33

2009-05-15T09:12:00.002-04:00

My Catfolio

2009-04-10T20:40:00.004-04:00

Charlene, Age 5

(Found Emoticon #26)

Yes. I am a Witch.

2009-03-09T15:57:00.002-04:00

Strange Unknown Presence Detected.

2009-02-03T19:13:00.006-05:00

Ectoplasm Emoticon, 2009 ...and this leaf has been standing straight up in the snow in my backyard for a month.

Thesis Page Count...1,001,876.

2008-12-06T20:44:00.006-05:00

First public appearance of the Black Box.
She's doin' great. Isn't she?

I'VE GOT A COOL CONSTITUTION!

2008-10-31T20:36:00.006-04:00

New design for Kat Hodges. Halloween 2008.

and...