decapitated unicorns and stuff

lately i have been sitting in my studio trying to do some new and different things. the holiday season is quickly approaching and i am feeling the need for a refresh. frankly, im kind of tired of looking at the same stuff ALL the time. so here is a little preview of some things ive been working on. some are available in my shop and some are for installations at various places around town this holiday season. (details to come soon)

also, if you live in the los angeles area, i will be doing a big "make you're own christmas presents" 2 day work shop at hi tree studio. so keep an eye out for that info in the next few days if you might be interested.

AND if you would like to join the workshop email list, email me at tina@hitree.com

p.s. i know the whole bloody unicorn heads are VERY different from my usual innocent and cute trees. but believe it or not, these are old pre-hi tree sketches from my sketch book. :)

enjoy the eye candy!

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hi tree installation at Black Maria Gallery

i am in the midst of a food coma, so i thought i would take the opportunity to do a little blog post, since i can't seem to remove myself from the couch in the

sheridesthelion

studio (next door to hi tree).

anyhow, loads of awesomeness going on right now. this morning i awoke to a very exciting google alert. apartment therapy mentioned me as well as posted some images of my work. check out the article

here

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and and and also ive been slowly but surely fall-ifying (is that a word? now it is) hi tree. lots or oranges and yellow and pretty fall colors.

Hi!

well hello there, how are you? what is that you say? you thought i was dead? why? because i haven't done a blog post in forever? oh, yeah, sorry about that. ive been too busy making new stuff!

this saturday night, if you live in the los angeles area, please come by

the black maria gallery

, i will be doing an installation on the project wall. nice stuff!

look, fall stuff! yay!

so now for the goods. as we all know i took a lovely camping trip to sequoia national forest. it was so beautiful, one of the things that stuck out to me the most was the dead and still standing giant sequoias. they had moss growing all over them and it was soooo pretty. so here is the hi tree version of what i like to call, mr. sad sequoia. (he is sad, because he is dead, if it is possible to be sad and dead at the same time)

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ok ok ok. then there is this dude. he is sort of my replacement for THE big tree. (you know, the 8 foot tall missing since january in the mail tree) he is half the size of the big guy, but he is just as lovely.

beware of the mushrooms

they might bite your ankles.

well, after one of the busiest times of my life i am back from my blog hiatus. these little mushroom dudes are for my next big project, details still to come, if i tell you i might have to kill you and i really don't want to have to do that.

last week i spent 3 days up in sequoia national forest and let me just say it was quite inspiring. i think it is safe to say that it is one of the most magical places i have ever been in my whole life. i wish to crawl up inside one of those amazing trees and live with my sewing machine. there are so many ideas floating in my head that will be coming into form very very soon.

enjoy the pictures!! (even though they do the trees no justice)

We Chirp!

Some exciting things going on here today. Seriously though, no really.

2 new hi tree "fanny packs" fresh of the sewing machine. woot!

2 new styles of totes. and let me just take a second to say that clearly my creativity has been taking me in some new directions lately and i have been enjoying it very much. i cant wait to see what happens next.

This Saturday night is the

North East Los Angeles art walk

! That means my studio will be wide open for all to come in. The show going up in the gallery is looking really great! and also in the annex my good buddy Joseph Botello is having a solo show, 100 Faces.

We will be open from 7 to 10pm @ 131 N. ave 50 in Highland Park 90042

ALSO, and that is a big also,

We Chirp

is doing a hi tree giveaway this week. Head on over there and see what you have to do to get a cute little bitty maple tree. so sweet and squishy.

hard decisions....

So today, i made this, with the intention of putting it in my etsy shop. and, well. i put it on to take pictures and take it for a test drive and well, after about 30 seconds of thought, i decided that the only thing there was left to was to keep it on.... forever.

Im keeping it. but i am so excited about it and i really wanted to share it! so here it is!

Bringing back the fanny pack.

boy did i drop off the face of the earth. im so bad like that!

the reason for my disappearance was, well, ive been making stuff! new stuff!

i also did unique los angeles last weekend which was very very awesome.

April was such an amazing month on Etsy and may is turning out to be the same.

so here are some recent photos.

(you will have to excuse the poor image quality of the studio photos, its a little too dark in there and i hate using a flash.)

bringing back the fanny pack.... (does anyone beside me even call them that anymore?)

hi tree studio!

my booth at unique los angeles last weekend....

anyways, tonight is the north east los angeles art walk, hi tree studio will be open for business tonight from 7 to 10pm.

if you live in the highland park/ eagle rock/ pasadena area come by! you can download a map of art walk

here

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hi tree studio is located in the rear of the

avenue 50 studio

at 131 north ave. 50, right next to the gold line tracks.

located in the same building you will find

she rides the lion

print studio and also 2 tracks studio. its a fun place to be!