Cassandra Warren

Zine update:

2009-11-06T10:07:00.000-05:00

I sent some copies out already, and the rest will be going out early next week. I apologize for the delay, it’s taken me longer than I expected to draw on them, and I sold more than expected so I have to make more copies before I can finish the rest. I suspected the former would be an issue, which is why I specified a 1-2 week shipping time (for domestic orders).

Thank you for your patience.♥

Zine.

2009-10-21T14:35:00.001-04:00

25 poems consisting of revised pieces from Miniature Bridges, pieces pulled out of old journals, and ones written specifically for this zine. Hand-drawn cover (not shown here, each drawing will be different and in the medium(s) of my choosing), signed and hand-numbered.

$6, which includes shipping to anywhere.

Photo experiment scans.

2009-10-09T11:58:00.001-04:00

This is one of my favorites because it looks like fire. More over at my flickr.

Experiments, 2.

2009-10-08T17:48:00.002-04:00

I've gotten really bad at updating this. Not that I was ever great, but no art posts since AUGUST? That's absurd. I'll try harder. Here's a sketchbook page, which you've already seen if you read my other blog.

And yes, I'm aware that I don't draw people well. Which is why I never do it.

Experiments.

2009-10-08T17:19:00.002-04:00

This looks like a big mess, doesn't it? Well, at the moment, it sort of is. I have all of these photos laid out on newspaper drying on my kitchen table and on top of the refrigerator (let's hope my roommate doesn't hate me when she gets home).

Over the summer, M's air conditioner sprung a leak or something like that, causing water to drip onto some of his things, including a box of photos. He didn't realize this immediately, and by the time he did, the photos were wet and sticking together. When he began peeling them apart so they could dry, the coolest thing happened -- the colors separated into reds and blues, and images were "stuck" to the backs of other photos. I thought this looked really neat, and wanted to try replicating the effect.

Weeks later, I finally got around to digging through some old photos of mine, and made a pile of duplicates and ones that I didn't like very much. I put them in a large cooking pot and covered them with water. For a couple of days, nothing happened. They were just sitting in the water, not sticking together or doing anything interesting. I took them out, wrapped the pile in a paper towel, and put them back in water. I left them there for 4-5(?) days, checking on them every day for progress, and took them out to dry today, after the water had completely evaporated and the paper towel turned purple. Images didn't really transfer to the backs of other photos (with the exception of two), and instead of reds and blues, I have mostly yellows and purples, but I think this is because most of the photos were black and white. I'll be sure to scan some once they dry out so you can see the detail!

Rescue.

2009-08-12T20:52:00.000-04:00

This scan is imperfect. The colors are slightly different off of a screen.

Thanks for the inspiration, Mr. Cohen.

2009-08-07T14:34:00.000-04:00

"I don’t mean to suggest that I loved you the best,
I can’t keep track of each fallen robin."
-Leonard Cohen

Oh yeah, title here.

2009-08-02T17:07:00.001-04:00

I'm doing a terrible job of keeping my blogs updated these days. Here is a sketch that will be a finished piece within a week or so.

Like a moth to the light.

2009-07-20T14:02:00.002-04:00

Available here.

Good news and bad news.

2009-07-19T15:01:00.004-04:00

The good news is, the first journal is now in my Etsy shop (edit: nevermind, it sold.. thank you<3). The bad news is, I have discovered that doing these really isn't worth the time that it takes. I can't justify charging very much for a journal -- it's not something that you're likely to keep forever, like a print or original that would be safely framed and hung on a wall.

So I'm going to finish the last five journals that I have left, put them up in my shop as they get done, and that's it. I have two more small Moleskine cahiers, which I'll be doing first, and then 3 larger ones.

In case you're curious, the other small journals will have a moth and a bird on them, and I'm not sure what I'm doing with the larger ones yet (and I might wait a while to even start them). And hopefully I'll learn how to screen print someday and I can start making journal covers that way, but for now, these are the last of the hand-drawn ones.

Mailbox presents.

2009-07-17T14:42:00.002-04:00

Firstly, I'm sorry about my lack of updates here lately. Life is still being fairly difficult, which is leaving me with little desire to draw. But, now that I have some things coming up so in theory, I should have some good things to show you soon.

This post is about things I received in the mail today. I like mail. A lot. Lately, my mailbox has been an empty pit of despair. BUT NOT TODAY.

I received my issue of I Want Your Skull. I haven't gotten to read it yet, but I flipped through some of the images, and they're really great. I highly recommend ordering a copy if you haven't done so yet. By the way, the original version of my contribution to this issue is still available in my Etsy shop.

See those Moleskines on the right in that picture? Those obviously didn't come with IWYS. But! They are tiny and cute and I will soon be painting/drawing on them and putting them up in my shop. I'll post here when that happens.

Shop update.

2009-07-07T17:56:00.003-04:00

If the above mini-gallery isn't working, click here to go to my Etsy shop. These are all leftovers from this year's shows, including the original drawing that was part of I Want Your Skull #7.

In other news, I'm launching alittlenoise.org tomorrow (not to be confused with cassy.alittlenoise.org, which will remain my portfolio site).

Interview @ leahcreates.com

2009-07-01T11:53:00.001-04:00

Every Wednesday my lovely friend Leah features an artist on her blog. This week, I was the lucky girl. You can read the mini-interview here.

Commissions

2009-06-18T15:29:00.000-04:00

I'm temporarily taking on commissions (tattoo designs included) for a short while. A short while meaning, until I get too many requests and can't fit any more into my schedule. Have an idea? Contact me: cassywarren@gmail.com

"New" site & IWYS #7!

2009-06-15T21:21:00.002-04:00

My site is back! And with a small makeover.

And..

At long last, I Want Your Skull #7 is released! This one features a killer wrap-around cover by Brian Morris (ooo000ooo.com) and includes a fantastic new, serigraph art print by Drew Millward (drewmillward.com).

And it wouldn’t be I Want Your Skull if we didn’t talk to a few of the creators impacting the world of skeleture expression. This time around it’s cranial designer Dan Springer (skulluxe.blogspot.com) and screen-printed poster pioneer and old school ripper, Lindsey Kuhn (swampco.com).

As a special treat, we’ve included a reprinted interview with the legendary original guitarist of the Misfits- Franche’ Coma, featuring brand new illustrations by Mark McCormick (markmccormickart.com).

If that wasn’t enough, 34 full page artist pages grace the inside pages. It’s a whose who if super talented creators working in a variety of styles from all over the world, and all dedicated to the SKULL! Included: Cassandra Warren, Glyn Smyth, Shawn Hebrank, Geordan Moore, Rhys Cooper, Tallboy, Ashley McMullen, Albie Rock, Peter Nevins, Jason Goad, Brian Ewing, Budai, Murdoch Stafford, Jeral Tidwell, Franx, Ryan August, Dzgnbio, Horrorwood, Konnik, Jazun, Anville, Droid, Mike Sutfin, Jon MDC, Gregg Gordon, Sean Tidy, James Flames, Kenn TwoFour, Jess Guercia, Jeremi Rimel, Mike Fisher, Surge, Mictron and Joe Bonham.

The whole thing comes packed in a custom printed envelope with a logo designed by lettering genius, Henry “Loco” Contreras.

Limited to 250 copies, hand-numbered and packaged with care.

Failed project, 1.

2009-06-07T17:43:00.000-04:00

It happens sometimes.

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2009-06-02T12:03:00.004-04:00

Here's a fun post.

So about two weeks ago I noticed that my site (cassy.alittlenoise.org) was down. At first we thought it was a server issue and were just waiting it out, but its lack of a reappearance suggests that the hosting company closed/went out of business/whatever and didn't bother telling us. This is frustrating on a lot of levels. The primary ones being, I don't have my oldest work backed up anywhere, nor do I have the most recent code backed up (I know, I know.. incredibly foolish on my part). This means I have to rebuild more or less from scratch.

And I know I've asked this before, but could you please tell me where you host your sites/where the best new home for mine would be?

Edit. I think I have a temporary solution. I don't know. Sigh.

Late.

2009-05-24T16:10:00.002-04:00

Hey, remember how I painted that BaileyWorks bag and then failed to take pictures of it before I brought it to the gallery? Well, my lovely Leah took photos of it at the show for me. How would I survive without her, really?

Hello, spring.

2009-05-11T11:52:00.003-04:00

Not much that I'm "allowed" to post these days, since commissions are generally kept secret and show work is quiet for now, but I have been using my tumblr to post art-related bits (and bad journals/sketchbooks that I refuse to put here). This tumblr has become an interesting experiment - I actually talk about things. You know, almost like I'm a real person. Amazing! But please disregard the cynical commentary in the last few posts. Part of being a real person means I sometimes have bad days, and sometimes my love-hate relationship with art is more like a hate-hate relationship.

Ashley (who shares the same first name as my little sister) sent me a surprise email with this photo attached, along with some too-flattering words (thank you again!<3). I admire anyone that has the guts to get a chest piece. I'm pretty sure it's the one area of my body that I could never handle getting tattooed.

Nest!

2009-05-01T11:57:00.001-04:00

Tonight @ ellO!
110 State St, Portsmouth, NH
5-9pm

I threw together a REALLY quick page with all of the works available for sale. I'm sorry -- it's probably the most unattractive page ever. Contact ellO for price inquiries, and myself for any general questions about the pieces.

http://cassy.alittlenoise.org/nest.html

I also failed to list this piece there. Which is probably okay, since I sort of hate it. A lot.

"And when I leave I am not coming back."

2009-04-24T16:07:00.002-04:00

I started a tumblr to post more sketches/commentary/etc than I do here: http://cassymakesart.tumblr.com

Something like a tutorial.

2009-04-18T01:00:00.000-04:00

Collaborative piece #2 w/ Leah.

Collaboration time!

2009-04-15T22:43:00.000-04:00

Leah and I are collaborating on six pieces for the May show at ellO. She was gracious enough to let me put my drawings on her photos. Hopefully I won't ruin them. ;)

Collapse.

2009-04-12T16:01:00.000-04:00

Here's a feather scan. The others are at my flickr.

Piles.

2009-04-09T23:39:00.001-04:00

If I need to email you back, that will be happening this weekend.

I'm also going to attempt to scan all of these feathers. Each one is different colours.