…comes from my wildlife rescue group:-)

Taken by amish_shah

Eeek, so tiny!!

Woooh! I’m excited to finally announce the winners of the Back to School Contest! When I judged, I was looking for who I think most creatively showed me what their overall personal style was. What was strange is that a lot of people who entered, entered multiple entries that were equally tied with themselves! You’ll see what I mean below:-)

This one was a funny one because honestly both of these were equally my favorites and it was just a coincidence that they were by the same person!

1st place: by Skaterstar57
$100 gift card to ShanaLogic.com

I love this photo. It’s simple, sweet and really shows what this shopper’s style is all about!

2nd place: by theunoriginalO
$50 gift card to ShanaLogic.com

This is another one where they had two entries that I equally loved! I couldn’t decide which one I thought was better so there you have it:-)

3rd place: by oooway
$25 gift card to ShanaLogic.com

Honorable Mentions all get $5 gift cards to the shop!

by yahidontknow

by SugarStopsSadness

by pdex1

by Hopelessmuffins

by bricorrine

By fantaskizzle

by kiwi.attack

by wolfyoftheworld

Fan fave announcement:

Apparently the polling system I was using was going on the “honor system” and well…um….turns out some people might not have been too honest by voting over and over again for the same photos. So, I’m on the lookout for a new polling program so that I can have a fair vote:-)

**Email me at theshop (at) shanalogic.com to get your prizes!

I just finished watching Food, Inc. and if you see one documentary film this year, I highly recommend that this be the one.

It’s an extremely well done documentary about where our food comes from and why we eat the way we do. People (especially Americans it seems) don’t really want to know where our meat and veggies come from and why certain ingredients are put into so many of our food items.

Not only does it expose what’s going on in the meat industry (without actually pushing vegetarianism–which is rare in movies like these) in a way that’s rarely been seen before, it goes into what modern farmers are forced to grow because of large corporations and government laws, thus forcing us to eat items we may not even know we are eating!

It explains what to look for in foods, and how to change the way the food industry runs. There’s even this website that you can go to to get more information if you’re interested in learning more.

Food, Inc. was not only informative but done in a way that’s actually entertaining (maybe that’s not the word) and I became completely engrossed in the overall story and inspired to make changes in my life!

Here’s the trailer if you are interested:

Zen in progress

VITAL STATS

Name: Kristin Tercek

Location: New Jersey

Favorite food: allofit…is that acceptable? (note: it sure is! ;-)
Favorite movie(s): In no particular order: Apocalypse Now, Star Wars, Lost in Translation, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Ghost World, Babe, Ringu, Fight Club, Goodfellas, Uzumaki, Defending Your Life, Finding Nemo, Alice in Wonderland (Disney)
Favorite accessory: my husband (he’s the one with my name tattooed on the back of his head)
Pet peeve: hmmm….
Current obsession: painting and Lucky Charms

(kristen’s hubbies head!)

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What should everyone to know about you?

I’m a late bloomer. Always have and apparently always will. I just turned 40 this year and I’m basically starting over. I feel like I’m back in school with all the new things I’m learning everyday and I love it!

Who are your favorite artists or designers?

List is sooooo long: Murakami, Anna Chambers, Mark Ryden, Tim Biskup, Nagi Noda, Esao Andrews, Wayne Thiebaud, Trevor Brown, Junko Mizuno, J. Otto Seibold, John John Jesse, Nathan Jurevicius, Ernst Haeckel, Tokidoki, Kris Kuksi…

Citruside Print

Where do you go to check out new art?

Parlor Gallery in Asbury Park, NJ is awesome and close to my home. Arrested Motion, Sweet Station, MoCo Loco, Shanalogic (seriously!), Hi Fructose and Ektopia are regular online stops for me.

How did you start doing your craft?

I was bored and thought it would be fun to sew a plush doll. Started Cuddly Rigor Mortis, and 3 and a half years later I was exhausted but filled with creative energy that needed to come out some other way. Painting was always my first love, started when I was 11 and although I had long periods without it, I always came back. I’m thinking it may be back for good this time.

Kristen’s workspace

What do you look to for inspiration?

Anything really. Food really inspires me lately. Watching other artists work inspires me too. If I see anyone creating, I suddently have to make something too. Visiting new places inspires me too. After my husband and I went to Tokyo, I was (and still am) filled with energy from the surroundings. And that was two years ago!

Who do you have in mind when you create something?

Me. I’m completely self-centered when it comes to my art now. I always used to work for someone else, ‘will they like it?’ ‘will this person get it?’ ‘will it be acceptable for children?’ It was too much and I decided that I needed to free myself from that and be a little selfish. At least try it and it’s worked so far.

Sweet Lobotomy Print

How do you go about making stuff?

I have a sketchbook that has hundreds of little characters in it that I’ve been working on for about four months now. I’ll scan a sketch in and the plaque that I want to use and put them into Photoshop. I’ll tighten up the lines and block in colors and shading, print it out for reference and then paint the actual plaque.

How would you describe your style?

Creepy, cute, modern, low brow. I keep asking other people what they think because I’m not really sure.

Detail of Minty Melt Print

Are you working on any new projects?

I’m fleshing out some packaging designs for boxing up my prints. A box set for a series so people can have a nice place to keep them. I’m also in talks with a lovely jewelry designer about putting my artwork on some lockets. Fingers crossed!

Is there anything else you’d like to add?

I just want to say that you [ me, shana! ;-) ] were the first person to sell my plushes when no one had ever heard of Cuddly Rigor Mortis. You were also the first person to sell one of my prints and I can’t thank you enough for all the support and inspiration you’ve given me over the past few years. Shanalogic rocks!

>>View all Cuddly Rigor Mortis Products!

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Also…

What’s on Kristen’s Shana Logic Wishlist?

For various internal reasons (you KNOW i’m going to design a narwhal product next year;-), I’ve decided to make today Narwhal day! I randomly flickred and decided to post my favorite narwhal photos:-)

ENJOY!

Taken by daveisdrawing

Taken by goddessathena3

Taken by Tina + Wolf

Taken by DiggzDE

Taken by Ms. Bird

Taken by foftychel

Taken by ruby jae

Taken by ScholarlyArticles

Taken by aaronpropst

Hamster Tee

Fairy Dust Necklace

Octopus Pin Set

Snake Wrap Ring (with jeweled eyes!)

Grey Skies Tunic Top (100% handmade from scratch!)

Little Sword Stud Earrings

Silver Heart Stud Earrings

I got a few emails this week from some fabulous indie shoppers (you’ll def. recognize a few;-)

Kate just sent me these adorable pic of her and her new tentacular buddy (check out her candy jar necklace too!) ;-)

The lovely brooke in all of her glamorous purple accessories is donning limecrime’s new lipstick!

Mari looks killer in her ghost ship v-neck tee!

Mel posted this photo in the flickr group–it’s so dramatic and cool that I thought I’d share;-)

I just got this dress in and it’s so amazing that it gets it’s very own post!

What this dress has going for it:

100% handmade from scratch!
Totally comfy
Totally flattering
Unique asymmetrical grey collar
Extremely long sleeves that you scrunch up - they’re like built in armwarmers people!
Goes great over jeans, lettings AND is long enough to wear alone

I bought one of these dresses for myself and wore it two days in a row - not cause I’m gross but because I loved it so much!! :-) I kind of wish it came in a bunch of different colors so that I could wear one every day!

>>Check out all 10 amazing colors now!

In case you were wondering, I got so excited about these lippies that I bought 2 for myself: and Airborne Unicorn and No She Didn’t (I can’t really say how awesome they are unless I try them for myself, right? ;-)Each went on super solid and completely true to color! It was VERY impressive because I’ve never owned light blue lipstick that actually went on solid blue–it was just like the photo!