Hopeless Dreamer

Even though my birthday is not until Sept 1st, I decided to treat myself to an early birthday present this past weekend!

Virginia Beach had their 2nd Annual Tattoo Fest, and of course, I had to go! I missed the tattoo expo in Hampton that was earlier this year, so I could not miss another one. I had a pretty good time, said hello to some of the artists I know, and ran into a few old friends. I missed the body paint contest that I wanted to see, but I found some pictures of it online which was pretty cool. I am glad that bodypainting is starting to become more popular here.

I wasn’t sure if I was going to get tattooed or not and had not planned on it. I was contemplating either getting a piercing or a tattoo. The artist who did my head tattoo was booked up, so I looked around and came across an artist from NY that specialized in lettering. I decided to get my knuckles done, which is ass-backwards for me to do it, considering I don’t even have sleeves yet, but oh well, I guess that is my way of rebelling hahaha.

I haven’t officially made my bucket list yet, but I know that one of the things on my list was to get a tattoo during a convention. I decided to get “HOPELESS DREAMER” across my knuckles, plus I needed to get something covered up. Here are some pics!

We decided on a carnival style lettering, which is my favorite and it is what we use for our LAHCIA STUDIOS logo. I wanted to have some color in it too, I didn’t want just black lettering, so I chose blue. Since the letters were one short on my pinky finger, I had him do a crescent moon and it turned out great!

I am not going to lie, knuckles HURT LIKE HELL!!!!!! What was I thinking???? hahaha It hurt more than my head tattoo, especially the pinky fingers. But, so worth it to me because it means a lot to me.

I think I am going to start treating myself to a tattoo on my birthday every year, well at least the bigger pieces. hahaha. I’ll be 31 this year, and I am actually very happy to be in my 30’s. I know there is so much that awaits for me and I am excited to see what it holds for me.

Well, I am off to go to the shop, I have tons to do! I hope you have a productive Tuesday! Thanks for stopping by!

xoxox, Cecilia

August Rush

The summer is nearing the end and we are already in August, can you believe it? We are approaching my favorite time of year: Autumn! September through December is just my favorite time of year. School starts up again, the weather gets cooler, the leaves change and we start layering up our clothes and pulling on the boots. I have been quite busy as you can imagine and I have not been keeping up with my blog, which is almost unheard of if you are an avid reader of mine.

We are still in the process of opening LahCia Studios, which we are planning our Grand Opening really soon. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks. We have our sinks installed and our shop is slowly getting decorated. Here is some photos for you to check out!

You can see we have had a few of our clients in while we are under construction. I have found some cool stuff to decorate and paint, such as my mannequin, some chairs, and other various types of furniture. Y’all know I am a HUGE thrifter, and I found a lot of things thrifting such as this cool tool box that I painted hot pink, my drafting desk, that big mannequin, 2 high back chairs, a handpainted screen divider and so much more I cant remember.

Here are some hair before and afters too of a few appointments:

  I am working on a design to paint our shop windows. This weekend coming up is the tattoo expo, so I am pretty excited about that, although I wish I knew about the body paint contest, because I would’ve entered! Oh well, there is always next year.

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy your day and the rest of your week!

xoxox, Cecilia

Busy Blogger

Oh my, its been a month since I have last blogged! What kind of blogger am I? A busy one, I guess. I have been super busy the past month since it is now summer time, facepainting has been my main gig lately and getting the studio ready. I have lots of updates to share with you!

We ended our indiegogo project only raising roughly $300 which went towards getting paint and supplies to start the transformation. Every little bit helps and we have been working hard with what we got.

So, its still a working progress as you can see and so far we have had a lot of fun with this. I especially love this faux brick wall, even though it was very tedious and a pain in the butt to tape off and detail, but I think it is so bold and edgy and definitely our style! As time goes on, we will be adding more of the stuff that we want in there, but for now, this will get us going.

We are still on the hunt for some salon sinks and a few other things and then we can do a soft opening. In a few weeks, we hope to do a grand opening and everyone can come out!

We are looking for a few other stylists as well, so if you’re reading this and you’re interested, don’t be afraid to contact me!

On another note, here are some other things that I have been up to.

I did this fun color on one of my new clients, who is a fabulous MUA.

I also received 2 custom orders from my Etsy Shop, which was a nice surprise and had a few other custom orders as well that were local.

For this past Friday the 13th and because it was a full moon, I gave my brother, his girlfriend and myself matching tattoos. This was really fun to do. I picked out the glyph symbol for a full moon, and below it, the mayan symbol for 13.

I just wanted to give a quick lil update on what I have been up to. Once our shop is open, I will be back into a schedule of posting and will of course have more videos up as well.

Thanks for stopping by and will see you in the next post!

Xoxox, Cecilia

Ju Ju Jubilee

This past weekend, I was a vendor at my first festival event at the Chesapeake Jubilee! I was so nervous and excited at the same time because although I know I do decent work, no one besides my friends and family have seen my hand painted glasses and I just didn’t know if other people would like it. I was surprised at the outcome and I am happy the weather cleared up for people to come out.

My Mom and I got everything together that we thought we would need, from display items, tablecloth, business cards, sign and a bunch of stuff. It felt like one of those moments, a moment I will never forget and I will always look back on and cherish. Last year, I had helped out a tattoo shop at the same jubilee, and I told myself a year ago that I would have my own table and I would sell my artwork. I had no idea then, that I would be painting on glassware. A happy accident you could say. I rather enjoy it.

I created so many cool designs that I think are more my style than just the swirly design.

I was surprised at the response I received to my glasses and it really humbled me to hear compliments on my work. The work that I have stayed up for countless hours burning the midnight oil, or rather burning my candles, to create these unique pieces for others to enjoy. I needed that boost. After going through so much this past month of personal issues, this event confirmed that I am on the right path when it comes to my artwork and my career. And I couldn’t be happier at this very moment.

I just wanted to share a few photos from the festival and I am hoping to do at least one festival or event once a month and of course I will continue to sell my artwork on my etsy shop! (you can check it out at the top of my page under the etsy tab! )

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Banners, Cards and Stamps

It’s Tuesday, and we’re already in the month of May! Where is the time going? My time has been spent getting things ready for the Chesapeake Jubilee, where I will have a table set up selling hand painted glassware and other gifts. I spent last night designing my banner, my business cards and even designed a cute lil stamp I can use for my product labels!

Check it out!

In case you are wondering what program I use to edit, I use Corel Paint Shop Pro. It is a user friendly program similar to other photo editing programs.

I ordered my banner and cards from VistaPrint, and they actually have 40% off right now on their whole website, so if you are needing more business stuff, go over there right now!

I have listed 3 new items on my Etsy Shop. I have been practicing what is called one-stroke painting with a rose design. I decided to do three roses designs on some stemless wine glasses and I think they came out pretty good. I listed it on Etsy and will also have these at the jubilee at my table.

I really need to build a light box so I can take better pictures, but hey, I am getting there!

In other news, I have been growing my hair out, and I was craving an edgy haircut, so I had my friend, Mary cut my hair for me. Don’t mind the color right now, my hair is in transition to a brighter color. I’m in the lightening stage.

I wanted short disconnected layers that framed my face and the side of my head. I am going back and forth from what colors, either bright red again or deep red, or even mermaid hair with teal and purple since I have done a few of those already hahaha. We shall see!

I also managed to draw up a few designs for a client. Check these out!

I have tons more painting to do on a lot more glass in the next 2 weeks, so I will post again soon! Don’t forget to check out our IndieGogo Campaign! We only have about a week and a half left!

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/lahcia-studios-a-salon-and-art-studio/x/6780821

Go to the link:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/lahcia-studios-a-salon-and-art-studio/x/6780821

xoxox, Cecilia