Crazy Party For Artists & Their Whackadoo Friends

Artists used to share their work at salons. Not beauty salons, no the dictionary describes the ones I am talking about as...

1)It is a time of encouraging one another.

2) A time to feel compelled to do better with your own art.. as there will "always" be better artists than you... I don't care how good you are.

3) A time to share and get feedback.

4) A time to find inspiration.

5) A time to.... PARTY!!!

OK all you crazy go nuts, whackadoo artists.. HAVE A SALON PARTY THAT ROCKS THE HOUSE DOWN!

WHOOOT WHOOOT!!

I've had a few artist salons but have decided to improve on them and take them into full expression

Come on.. you know you want to! Have a party with intellectuals or other eminent people at the invitation of a celebrity or socialite of a different sort. We artists are not taken from the same mold as most people so lets embrace that and be wild, be anti-normal

Hey, how about a reception room in a large house!

historical a regular social gathering of eminent people (esp. writers and artists) at the house of a woman prominent in high society.

How about a meeting of intellectuals or other eminent people at the invitation of a celebrity or socialite.

Salon... an annual exhibition of the work of living artists held by the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in Paris, originally in the Salon d'Apollon in the Louvre in 1667.

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OK.. ya gotta dress up and maybe wear masks to take away any inhibitions your party animal friends might have. Some friends it is a given really don't need masks as they are beyond whackadoo all the time anyway and need no props. Be sure to invite plenty of those people..lol.

Dragon Drawings-Tattoo Galleries-Fairy Tattoos- I Want To Go to a Party

I feel jealous of the dragon

I hold my dragon drawings

I want to breathe his power

I want to yell sometimes

I think maybe I will take me out of this box

build me back

start to find that spark.

I want to go to parties

dress up like a jester

wear a mask of feathers

butterfly tattoos

tribal tattoos

let the fire flow

let my dance fight for me.

I am tired

of being tired

I am slow to see it

too late

too bad

and the tinges of sadness

golden cages I cannot open

never or ever.

I wish I was a dragon

I wish I was that strong

I wish that I could yell my stories

make them real

fold up all the trees

as beautiful as they are

they block my view

I want to see a bigger story.

I want to go to parties

scream out songs

wear nothing at all

maybe just a ruby on my cheek.

I want to go to a tattoo gallery

count their fairy tattoos

on other people, maybe me

I want to fly free

and not care about anything at all.

I want to drink till I cannot stand

cut the ribbon in the hallway.

I keep secrets

so do you so do not act so proud

who do you think you are?

I think the train is coming

I hear it rushing toward me.

I will stand in front of it

till that last moment

then calmly step away

just like before.

I do not need your directions.

I missed out

it comes down to that

I want to go to parties.

I want a tattoo

maybe a fairy

maybe a star

maybe a tribal tattoo

I want to go to a tattoo gallery.

Of course there are good days

filled with natures gifts.

I did not and do not miss that.

Quit telling me.

I am tired of hearing explanations

I am tired of know it all people

I am tired of me being one

I want to go to a party.

I want to be wild.

I feel jealous of the dragon

and so do you.

I do not care that you won't admit it.

I don't believe you.

Just down the hallway

there you are

just as I thought

counting the days

and all your pennies.

by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen

copyright 2012

ABOUT Kathy Ostman-Magnusen

I paint and sculpt female fantasy art and map faery tale adventures. I dream of beautiful women on canvas and art of exotic women.

I have illustrated for Hay House Inc.,"Women Who Do Too Much" CARDS taken from Anne Wilson Schaef's book. I also illustrated for Neil Davidson, who was considered for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing, and several other publications. My paintings are collected worldwide.

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First off EVERYONE MUST DRESS UP.

SECOND Ask EVERYONE to bring something artistic

Ideas:

They might feel shy at first but we can get out there, be crazy if we need to and it is GOOD for us to!

1) Poem

2) Song

3) Some craft they made

4) Painting

5) Story

6) Photo

7) Tell a couple jokes

8 Some kind of project even if it is not done... anything! They have to bring something to share with the whole group. Yes they will be center stage for 5-15 min max. Ya need to set a time limit for the windy whackadoos.

Of old... Wikipedia describes salons as "A salon is a gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring host, held partly to amuse one another and partly to refine taste and increase their knowledge of the participants through conversation. These gatherings often consciously followed Horace's definition of the aims of poetry, "either to please or to educate" ("aut delectare aut prodesse est"). Salons, commonly associated with French literary and philosophical movements of the 17th and 18th centuries, were carried on until quite recently, in urban settings, among like-minded people."

THIRD.. MUSIC

FOURTH: Lots of nummy food and booze if you drink.

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Artists can make their own costumes of course but there are some pretty reasonable ones for sale too.

Get some steampunk stuff

Salami-pops are simply breadsticks wrapped with cheese, spinach and salami. This creative salami appetizer recipe is perfect for any occasion where you need an easy and inexpensive bite.

A personal suggestion.. the bread sticks might get soggy if made ahead of time so you could also try using chopsticks or wooden skewers.

Create an ice cream sundae bar.. and let your artist friends.. well.. CREATE!

Prep Time: darn fast

Total Time: easy

Serves: up to you