Dirty Laundry

Dirty Laundry 

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Q and I went to do laundry, like we have gotten used to doing together. He pretty much helps me with mine, I have yet to help him with his.

Since I’m always busy at work, painting or have some gig of one thing or another, we tend to make our time together whenever we can, doing whatever it is we are doing.

This particular day was one to remember. He’s helping me fold my “delicates” and comes across a black lingerie skin tight top looking thing and his reaction, priceless.

He breaks his neck to the side, with an eyebrow arched, and blankly stares at me with that smirk of his

“What the hell is this?”

I look at him, with a hidden smile and say “noooothing” and go to grab it out of his hands.

He pulls back and says “No, I’m keeping it!” and puts it inside his shirt!

I’m cracking up telling him to give me back my underwear and when he wasn’t looking, I snatched it away from him!

He looks at me in shock and starts laughing.

“Yo, I don’t care what you say, I’m keeping this”

“No your’e not!”

and chases me around the laundromat.

I’m cracking up and after about 2 minutes, he snatches it out of my hands and puts it his pants.

At this point everyone is already staring at us, we were super hella loud!

DSC01541Our dryers have just finished and we go and grab the carts to unload all the clothes and we settled down at this point, when in comes in some chick wearing a fur vest, skin tight jeans and tall 6 inch heels with her boyfriend.

Where are you going homie? We’re in a laundromat in the hood.

Q and I just look at each other , same time and both gave each other a raise of an eyebrow and continued to fold our clothes. (yes, our clothes. Q has his own drawer in my apartment that seems to be over flowing)

We mind our own business, and continue to do what we came here to do until we notice the other couple  bickering back and forth.

All we hear is, “Well, do we need to separate the clothes? What about this, is this colored? Can we use this soap? I dont know, I’ve never done this before”

Q and I look at each other again and it’s like we shared one brain.

(Discovery Channel narrator voice) White rich kids who have been cut out from mommy and daddy’s trust fund go out into the wild for the first time. We watched as the pair looked around in confusion. How much soap would they use? Would they remove that red sock from their whites? We watched in amusement when they discovered where the quarters go, they asked us…

“Does the change dispenser take credit card?”

lol!  Let me stop being mean… we ended up giving them some laundry advice, Q looks at me and tells  me he loves us.

I love us too Q. 

Boys Will Be Boys

Q and Zj at War

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Boys will be boys, what can I say.

Q and my godson Zj  at war.

Love these boys

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High-line with the Mr.

HIGH LINE WITH MR.MINX

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Lately I’ve been telling myself that I need to take my camera with me EVERYWHERE and start taking random shots, capture the beautiful moments.

So what better day and excuse than to start off with my own Mr.Minx.

I wanted to surprise Q and go to the High Line, since he’s mentioned how much he loves it.

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I the horrible New Yorker that I am have never been there. I read an article online once, how it was the  best place to go to if there was a zombie Apocalypse,

due to the fact that you can grow your own food and if the exits are gated it would be tougher for them to climb,

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This day I told Q to meet me at work so I can take him on a little walk, not mentioning where we were headed.

As soon as we got off on 14th he guessed exactly where we were going.

What a buzzkill.

You suck Q.

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He insisted on leading the way since he knew where he was at, and I had massive printout maps in my purse.

I pouted but let him do his work.

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We headed to the Chelsea market, which I have never been to.

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We had sushi, and Q the pro that he is, laughed at my lack of chopstick skills.

Can I get a fork please!

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Our walk was cute, and much needed.

Lately, I’ve been stuck at work all the time, and I wanted to let him know I was thankful for his working around my hectic work schedule.

He’s a trooper and I’m so lucky.
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Well… I hope you guys enjoy my pictures, since I finally got some decent shots and put my camera to use.

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Loving on the train, I think he likes me.DSC01620Until next time guys!

May Wants

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This Ad Has a Secret Anti-Abuse Message That Only Kids Can See

In an effort to provide abused children with a safe way to reach out for help, a Spanish organization called the Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk Foundation, or ANAR for short, created an ad that displays a different message for adults and children at the same time.

The secret behind the ad’s wizardry is a lenticular top layer, which shows different images at varying angles. So when an adult—or anyone taller than four feet, five inches—looks at it they only see the image of a sad child and the message: “sometimes, child abuse is only visible to the child suffering it.” But when a child looks at the ad, they see bruises on the boy’s face and a different message: “if somebody hurts you, phone us and we’ll help you” alongside the foundation’s phone number.

The ad is designed to empower kids, particularly if their abuser happens to be standing right next to them. And while this is a great and worthwhile use of lenticular images, how long will it be before toy companies start doing to the same thing to hawk their products directly at kids?

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Post by : http://gizmodo.com/this-ad-has-a-secret-anti-abuse-message-that-only-kids-493108460

Never Made Its No.18

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I decided to number these bad boys since I happen to have so many of them! Never Made Its came about from those random pictures that turn up on my phone or camera and simply, never make it to a post of their own.

You can find some of these on my instagram by following me @2minxinx

work this city interviewBehind the scenes interview shoot for Work This City.

redheadDays at work

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Caught in the act by  mr.minx, picking up canvases for my upcoming show in May.

luisA throwback picture of one my brothers Luis and I when I gave him a birthday shout out on instagram. Happy Birthday babe, Love you!

up closeMorning commute to work. I tried to be slick on the train and take a quick pic, some old lady caught me.

sketchingSketching and watching girly shows while on my lunchbreak.

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Taken by my Misha

St.Marks

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Cheers

jc by minxJaycee. Shot and edited by me.

katOn my way to Zero’s artshow, with my KittyKat.

Photo credit: @bronxvagrant

Photo credit: @bronxvagrant

godsonMy godson Zj, showing me his masterpiece, Ironman and Warmachine

Diana

One of my favorite people, I miss you so much! Keep making us proud. ♥ You Smeats

shoppingShopping, a girl’s favorite past time.

tattooMy brother Z at work, second session on my easel.

boxRandom box at the train station.

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The love  of my life. I missed you so much little brother

caught laughingCaught laughing

laundryLaundry with Mr.Minx, where the best memories are made by mistake.

previewA little preview of something different for my upcoming show. I hope I  see you guys there, SAVE THE  DATE MAY 31st!!!! (flyer and details coming soon) #artshow #nyc #art

Forgotten While Busy, Never an Excuse

letter for DianaI know it’s been a little while. Times have been busy, a lot of art work that needs to be done. seems like lately all I do is work and spend time with the boyfriend.

I’m not complaining, I just wish I knew how to balance it all. The last thing I want is to lose myself.

The last thing I want is to give excuses for it.

I miss you guys, I know it’s never super personal, but this blog… this is my baby.

I work so hard to make it everything that it is. I hate how I haven’t cherished it lately. I promise that will all change.

And for the recors, just because I haven’t been writing, it doesn’t mean I don’t think about and all I could do.

letter for DianaOn another note, literally , I was so happy to check  my mailbox to find that Diana wrote to me.

My dirty diana is officially in the army and I miss her so much, I’m so proud of her.

I wrote her a letter and drew something really simple to show her I’m thinking about her…. I can’t wait to hear from you babe!

29 Ways to Stay Creative

29 ways to stay creative

April Wants

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New Artwork: Brutal

 

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Work This City Backyard Edition with Jaga

Work This City Backyard Edition with Jaga

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It was a long day. I had just left work which is shy about 20 minutes from Coney Island, hopped on the train and headed to the other side of the MTA map.

Gunhill in the Bronx to be exact.

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I asked my loverboy Q to join me and watch, especially since he’s never really had the chance to observe me paint.

Let alone something that wasn’t a canvas.

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I’m sure you all know who Misha is, ( especially if you keep up with my blog ) Misha is my bestfriend and photographer, and lately her current projects have included working with Derrick Clarke in making music videos. Now, she’s currently working on something a little different with video director Steve.

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I haven’t painted , excuse me spray painted inthe longest time. It was actually when I painted next to Jasmine’s mural. Almost two years in June.

Not only was I excited, I was a little nervous.

shootingI know I was rusty… let’s just hope I dont’ mess up, especially while it’s being recorded,

mewhile i paintpainting processOf course I gave her some purple and orange hair.

dropping it lowj at workJaga hard at work.

workingone of my favorite picturesI think this one is one of my favorite shots..go Q!

and this oneQ is definitely not a photographer, so I was giving him a few pointers to catch the shot in the best way possible.

Like this one for instance, I told him to get all the way on the floor and capture the shot with the cans peeking through.

He got it just right.

QGood job.

workfull wallThe full wall, while we finish the small details.

Jaga and I

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Q and I

Q and I

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Of course I had to get a shot of her sleeve. I added an old school ribbon with Jasmine’s name.

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I hope you guys stay tuned to what’s coming ahead this summer.

Thank you Misha.me and misha