Girlie Artist featured on Oklatravelnet

Check out our very own Girlie Show artist, Susan Edwards, with baby girl, Ava on today's oklatravelnet.net episode. There's pink everywhere and lots of Girlie Show mentioning too. Yeah for Susan!

Utopia Joe Taping

The Girlies just wrapped a taping being interviewed by Utopia Joe for his new tv show. This episode will feature The Girlie Show 2008 event and will also include two of our artists: Nicole Moan and Tiffany Bohrer, Joe's lovely wife.

So stay tuned to OETA (Oklahoma City's PBS Station) very soon for this exciting Utopia Joe Show!!!

We can't wait to see the finished project! Thanks for including us Joe!

The Girlie Show this weekend!

shopping photo, originally uploaded by The Girlie Show.

You won't want to miss this!
Friday, party all night from 8pm to midnight
Saturday, shop some more and listen to live music noon - 5pm
See you there with your pink on!
www.thegirileshow.net

This Saturday Band Line-up

PANTONE Coated.ai, originally uploaded by The Girlie Show.

Come hear some great tunes from local Oklahoma grown musicians.
Shop and have good times!

Saturday Doors Open at Noon
and goes til close at 5:00pm

This could be you...

2007 Show, originally uploaded by The Girlie Show.

shopping and having the time of your life in just four short days...
at The Girlie Show.

November 7 & 8...Party. Rock. Power Shop.
www.thegirlieshow.net for ticket info and links to our artists, bands and sponsors.

See you there!!!

The Girlie Show in Ghoul's Parade 2008

The Girlies pose in front of the vintage truck they rode in the parade. There was also a big pink star on the front.

Thank you to all the volunteers who came out and walked the parade route and handed out mardigras beads. You guys and dolls are wonderful. We had a great time.

The Girlie Show in Ghoul's Parade 2008, originally uploaded by The Girlie Show.

Suzanne helped pass out mardigras beads to the masses.

Lindsay (one of our artists),her friends and her pooch came out to volunteer and hand out beads!

Well Hello There Little Girl!

The Girlie Show Poster 2008, originally uploaded by The Girlie Show.

Happy 5th Birthday!

Come celebrate Girlie's 5th Annual Show.
November 7 & 8th.
Visit our website for more details.
www.thegirlieshow.net

Tickets now on sale at Blue 7, Shoe Gypsy, New Leaf Florist (OKC)
Salon Zen (Norman) and
Fromex Photo Systems (Tulsa)

Scholarship Winner 2008

The Girlie Show proudly announces the recipient of the 2008 Girlie Show Art Scholarship! A $1,000 scholarship goes to:

KRISTIN GENTRY

Kristin, 23, is a Stillwater resident and Oklahoma State University fine art student.
She is a senior on the Dean’s Honor Roll at OSU, describing herself as “a Native American woman artist who works very hard to represent both my Native people and my heritage in my art.” She graduated from Tulsa Community College in 2005 as an Honors Scholar and attended the University of Tulsa before transferring to OSU in 2007.

Her work ranges from digital photography to woodblock hand-printed prints to watercolor painting, and she has participated in numerous exhibitions throughout the state, including popular Oklahoma City event Biting The Apple. She is also a member of Individual Artists of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Visual Arts Council.

The Girlie Show scholarship fund was established in 2007 and is awarded once a year to one deserving Oklahoma female art or design student of any age from any area of the state.

Scholarship applications for 2009 will be available at the upcoming Girlie Show, scheduled for November 7 and 8 at Farmer’s Public Market Building in Oklahoma City, and will be available online following the show, at www.thegirlieshow.net.

CONGRATULATIONS KRISTIN!

Woodblock by Kristin Gentry

Did you know...

quote, originally uploaded by The Girlie Show.

The Girlie Show totally rocked the New York Times?

CALL FOR BANDS AND SINGERS

Howdy - we're lookin' for a few rockin' performers for The Girlie Show Saturday live music lineup. Email us for an application at thegirlieshowokc@yahoo.com. Submissions are due September 26.

Ghouls Gone Wild

It's that time of year...yes, The Girlie Show is right around the corner - November 7-8 to be exact. But, the annual Ghouls Gone Wild Halloween Parade is coming up too. It's a must see. The Flaming Lips are there again as well as Parade Marshal Elvira. So, come see the Girlies in the parade this year. We'll be tossing out fun prizes. See you there!

Check Her Out!

The Girlie Show Artist of the Moment
is the fabulous

DEBBIE CURTIS!

Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Debbie at The Girlie Show 2007

GS: What do you create?

DC: Acrylic paintings on canvas and wallpaper

GS: What projects are you working on right now?

DC: Recent shows: Café City Arts (I have an interview taken at the show currently posted on sonarta.com.); Dreamer Concepts in Norman.

GS: Where/How/Why did this all begin?

DC: Probably with my mom, also a painter

GS: As an artist this year, what about The Girlie Show rocked your world?

DC: WOW! The response to my art! And EVERYTHING about how the show was done.

GS: The Girlietini: friend or foe?

DC: neither

GS: What are you totally obsessed with these days?

DC: Getting my work out there

GS: Tell us something completely random and quite possibly useless.

DC: My son is at Marine Corps Boot Camp right now.

GS: What’s on your iPod/music player right now?

DC: The Shins, Beatles, The Stock Market Crash

GS: If you were a shoe, what shoe would you be?

DC: Sparkly Toms

GS: What do you secretly wish you could do/be?

DC: A full-time artist.

GS: Do you have any collections?

DC: Plastic dolls, stuffed monkeys, art done by my children

GS: We so love Debbie's interpretation of the iconic vintage Barbie doll, which all girlies have a memory of in some form or fashion from our childhood. Check out more of Debbie's work at: http://www.debbiecurtisart.com/

Artist Applications Deadline

GirlieShow_CallForArtists_poster01, originally uploaded by The Girlie Show.

Get your applications into us soon...deadline is August 22!

5 TIPS FOR LIVING AN INSPIRED LIFE

Well, obviously when you click on this link...and you WILL click on this link!...you will notice that this is a "mommy" website. Yes, we are mommies, what of it? Believe me, it's very glamorous! There's some good stuff out there on the web that applies to our creative lives, whether we are single, married, with kids, without...this is valuable stuff for everyone.

Hopefully you will take a minute to read through these 5 Tips for Living an Inspired Life from Healthy Green Moms. Here's a snippit from this very smart insightful chick, Monica:

"I often searched for the inspirational map that would give me insight on my unique gifts and live more in sync with my passions. I also recognized early on that regular jobs were unfulfilling. I knew that spending a lifetime working jobs I did not love would be creative suicide. There was only one problem. I had very little inspiration and therefore no idea which direction to take."

Felt like this? It's very common to get stuck in a creative rut...maybe this will lift you up a bit and inspire you to get your gift in gear and use it and use your life!!!

CHECK HER OUT!

INTRODUCING...
our latest interviewee....
GIRLIE SHOW ARTIST OF THE MONTH....

Brandi Twilley

Location: Oklahoma City, OK


A Self Portrait by Brandi Twilley...so cool!

GS: What do you create?
BT: prints, drawings, and paintings

GS: What projects are you working on right now?
BT: I am working on a series of small etchings about the things that bother me most these days like waste, greed, and indifference. I'm approaching it in sort of the way Renaissance artists would make allegories. I'm trying to find some sort of figurative expression for these things.

GS: Where/How/Why did this all begin?
BT: I've been making art since as early as I can remember.

GS: As a 2007 artist, what about The Girlie Show rocked your world?
BT: I liked the idea of being a part of an all female art show. It was the most fun I've had showing art.

GS: The Girlietini: friend or foe?
BT: I didn’t have one, but I bet I'd have liked it.

Skeleton Models by Brandi Twilley...work it!

GS: What are you totally obsessed with these days?
BT: I am sort of between obsessions right now. I was obsessed with Mexican art and "skeleton people." I think I am going to get back into painting on masonite and ceramic sculpture. I've been obsessed with finding a studio space where that would be possible.

GS: Tell us something completely random and quite possibly useless.
BT: I didn't get sick once this winter. I think it's because I've been taking my vitamins.

GS: What’s on your iPod/music player right now?
BT: I don't have an i-pod but I’ve got "She don't use Jelly" stuck in my head.

GS: If you were a shoe, what shoe would you be?
BT: I'd be my green Steve Madden sneakers that I've been wearing for four years.

GS: What do you secretly wish you could do/be?
BT: I secretly wish I could sing.

GS: Do you have any collections?
BT: I have a collection of pottery shards collected from beaches around Massachusetts. The beaches there have been harbors for several hundred years, so the pieces I have are really old and interesting.

GS: For more info on Brandi's latest works, check her out at www.branditwilley.com. We love us some skeleton model's...fabulous! What a talented gal! Thanks Brandi!!!

Adam & Eve by Miss Brandi Twilley

ART SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE

This is our second year to have the opportunity to award a $1,000 scholarship to one deserving and talented lady. Applications can be downloaded from our website...deadline is May 30, 2008.


DOWNLOAD APP HERE!

CALL FOR ARTISTS!!!

Let's get this party started girls!
We're lookin' for hip handmade items: photography, jewelry, paintings, sculpture, housewares, fashion, knitwear, handbags...anything handmade will be considered. Our vendors are handpicked directly from The Girlies....40 very special ladies will be accepted! Apply NOW!
Vendor applications are now available for download...yippie!


The Girlie Show 2007 - Photo by: merryweatherphoto.com

2008 DATES!!!

Mark your calendars little lovelies!

The Girlie Show is scheduled for November 7-8, 2008!!!!

Yes, we had to move it a little bit...you know you can't compete with those OU/Texas games. So, we will plan on seeing all of you in November this year! Yippie!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS GIRLIE!!!!

Oh, we are so proud of our little girl! The Girlie Show won an ADDY and a silver merit award recently at the 2008 ADDY Design Awards in Oklahoma City for our full color ad that was in the Oklahoma Gazette and for our promotional poster (see below)! We are so excited and thrilled for this honor. Thank you to our fabulous designer Todd Clark for his creativity, talent and support! ADDY's rock!

An extra little note of interest: Girlie also won two ADDY's in 2006! Isn't she wonderful? Whoo Hoo!

Craft Congress 2008 - San Francisco

You are invited to attend Craft Congress 2008, a business development conference for the craft community. This remarkable gathering of leaders and organizers in the evolving craft and design movement will be held in San Francisco April 4-6, 2008. Last year's Craft Congress was the first event of its kind, bring together an amazing group of craft promoters from all over the country and as far away as England and Canada to network, share ideas and discuss the future of the resurging movement.

Craft Con 2008 heralds huge growth for the project, bringing together event promoters, internet entrepreneurs, authors, store owners, craft teachers and business people to network, talk about the future of craft and strengthen the community's voice. With the explosive popularity of countless craft-related business ventures, the crafting world is poised to keep getting bigger and better - the question is, where do we want to go from here? This is our chance to help shape the future of the handmade movement and its place in society - we hope you'll join us.

For more details on the event, check out the Craft Con website and sign up now...limited space available.

CHECK HER OUT!

AN INTERVIEW WITH
THE GIRLIE SHOW ARTIST OF THE MONTH...

.clara.
Location: Oklahoma City

GS: What do you create?
c: abstract & mixed-media work. mostly acrylic on canvas..

GS: What projects are you working on right now?
c: i’m actually working on my photography portfolio @ the moment..

GS: How did this all begin?
c: i started off writing: poetry, short-stories, etc. i didn’t start painting until around 2002 & i haven’t really stopped since.

GS: As an artist this year, what about The Girlie Show rocked your world?
c: everything, really. it was all good fun. people should always get drunk before they spend money on art..

GS: The Girlietini: friend or foe?
c: I didn’t try one, but a friend of mine had one & didn’t seem all that fond of it, to be honest.

GS: What are you totally obsessed with these days?
c: horror flicks & cheap beer.

GS: Tell us something completely random and quite possibly useless.
c: I watch buster keaton while listening to electronica..

GS: What’s on your iPod/music player right now?
c: oh boy.. um.. :placebo, muddy waters, kmfdm, talking heads, death from above 1979, faith no more, the knife..

GS: If you were a shoe, what shoe would you be?
c: probably my painted converse..

GS: What do you secretly wish you could do/be?
c: mind-reading would be pretty rad...or blowing shit up by snapping my fingers. that’s superhero stuff, i suppose. a superhero would be awesome..

GS: Do you have any collections?
c: yeah…i collect spraypaint under my fingernails.

To learn more about .clara. and her amazing paintings visit her HERE.

LINK O' THE WEEK!

KISSES GO OUT TO THIS FABULOUS PAIR AT THREADBANGER!

We had the opportunity to meet Corinne and Rob last year at Innagural Craft Congress in Pittsburgh...they were filming the event.
(Side Note: The Girlies will be attending and will be presenting at the 2nd Annual Craft Congress in April in San Francisco...whoo hoo...more info to come!)

Their site is awesome! They film tres cool shows, crafters and post their videos online as well as really cleaver how-tos like "Sewing Machine 101", "Custom Converse", "Make a T-Skirt", and "How to Knit". Check out their links and forums as well...and lovin' the blog!

Watch this video on DIY Screenprinting!