surfy birdy

bringing this old blog back to life for my new website www.surfybirdy.com I was going to start a new blog but figured might as well bring these old posts along as it has all been apart of my art journey. sorry i took a break from blogging about it for a few years but my love for the sea took over i spend most days chasing waves and doing odd jobs to pay for my tiny home but i am working on a better balance now. so here we go. the older posts are mainly from when i was doing art as peace owl forest, i started out painting live at open grass festival in delray and from there did many hippie music festivals in florida, and worked at independent working artist network they became family and i created art and danced around there often. since i started i always mixed in some surf art but after a few years i got more hooked on surfing and started to just focus more on that and my serious case of wanderlust. i've had some great adventures over the years and have traveled some fun places. I...

“And suddenly you just know…it’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” -Meister Eckhart well here we are a new year again and i hardly posted in this blog space all year! sorry for that but i think this here may be my very last post here. not because I don't love you but it's time for a change. I am opening up a brand new site www.surfybirdy.com and I will do future blog posts there along w other fun stuff. this blog will remain here as it is a old friend that i will forever cherish. It has been there for me to write and share photos with you since the beginning when I first stepped out into the art world in 2009. great memories have been shared here. but thats all besides the point. i'm here to do a new years post. 2014 was a great year for me. i finally took a leap and started following my dreams more. I no longer work in that dreaded office space that I wrote about each new year as I resolved to escape it each year and it never quite worked ...

ok so it has come time for a little change in my art world. i see myself drifting away from the peace owl character more and more and painting what is in my heart more and more and that is the sea and surfing. Don't worry the peace owl is not going away he is just one part of my art and my heart so you will still see him but my main focus will be surf art and inspirational quote art, as I have bee n doing. I want to continue to spread peace & love but with lots of stoke mixed in. I hope you like the direction I am heading and I hope you continue to inspire me to do what I do with the sharing of your smiles & joy. I am starting the change of name with my instagram which was hello_birdy the new name is now: surfybirdy. So if you are on instagram you can start by following me there. This name will be incorporated with my new shirts I have printed and the new artwork to come. enjoy & stay stoked. Love, Surfy Birdy aka Peace Owl Forest instagram: surfybirdy facebook: www...

  well there it goes, 2013 has come and gone. it went by quickly and while i didn't quite do all that i dreamed of it was still quite nice. and what i am most thankful for in the past year are definatly my buddies. it was my first year living on my own, no roommates just me and my shelly dingo. i live in a cute little treehouse like home and it fits perfect for me and my dog but sometimes its lonely but i have some great friends to adventure with. my last rommate is off traveling the world and i am so happy for her and hope to go visit her this year too. my twin sister is pregnant! and will be having a little baby girl in march this year. lots of changes are going on around and as much as i always never want to grow up its happening and i should start going with it some too. maybe one day ill find a boyfriend and do some traveling in a vw van. this year has been filled with lots of ocean time, surfing, beaching, sunshine, seashells & sea treasures, bike rides, boat rides, ro...

hello blog land, sorry i have not posted here in a bit, i do still love you always. you were with me since the beginning. anyways i have been posting on my facebook art page , tumblr & instagram: hello_birdy. but thats besides the point. i wanted to share with you my peace owl forest society 6 shop . this shop is different then my etsy shop , this site has artists upload designs and they print and ship them. you can get my artwork on fun things like bab y onsies, kids shirts, adult shirts, tote bags, pillows and mugs. I will eventually have some of these done locally as well. but this site is really neat and uses great printing methods & products. check it out & here is a special sale : Use this link: http://society6.com/PeaceOwlForest?promo=d6dfa8 and you will get $5 off each item & free worldwide shipping! offer expires sunday december 8th   peace & love!! happy holiday times birdys!!

i'd like you to meet my new flower child. 9 ft longboard shaped by bird surfboards . i had fun painting this birdy. got it in the water this weekend. love it! support your local shaper

I wanted to share some photos my good buddy and talented photographer, Drew Cornwall, took of my larger paintings for me. i stopped by his front yard after a little surf sesh and he snapped these for me. just like that such crisp photos with a great simple style and pop of color with the paintings. you can see more of his works here DC Digital along with other neat stuffs. he is also known to rock the ukulele and spread smiles. You can also follow his photography & ukulele jams on his instagram at: generalcornwallis. Enjoy! peace & love ps. new prints & other stuffs coming soon

peace owl forest - my tent spot peace owl forest  peace owl forest - table of crafty things- paintings, pillows, ceramic treasure dishes, flower power tote bags, prints all handmade by me (update coming to my etsy shop soon) my booth buddy - feathers divine - selling amazing feather earrings & blinged out shades my newest painting - done on large scrap wood - let's runaway vw surf paradise my tent home for the show had this awesome roxy vw van on it, made me smile this past Saturday was the 2nd annual Indie Craft Swell held at Island Water Sports surf shop in Deerfield Beach. the parking lot of the surf shop which is walks away from the beach is filled with 10 x 10 tents and under the tents you can find many unique handmade items from local vendors. i shared a tent spot with my buddy Feathers Divine & my art Peace Owl Forest . It was a lovely day filled with sunshine and a breeze. People came and shopped and admired all the local cr...

This past Friday January 11th I got the chance to go to this wonderful place called Young at Art Museum . I have been hearing great stories of this magical place and have been wanting to check it out. I heard of this great art event and was really interested in going I got the chance to go and share it with you here on my blog and I went with my dear friend Travis who always is into these creative places and spaces as I am. Here you will see just a glimpse of this great place I have some images and words for you but must suggest you go and visit for yourself. You are in for a great time filled with inspiration and creativity. The event was Annual Interest "No. 1" - Multimedia and Interactive Art Exhibition and Raffle. The art exhibition is still up until Feb. 7th. You can view museum hours here: YoungAtArtMuseum.org . Martin Casuso "Steer on Stilts"   various artists displayed for the art exhibition - names listed below. the large ...

so here we are 2013, welcome. nice to meet you. you have been here 10 days now. i think it is time for me to write my new year resolutions. i have been doing this since i started this dear blog friend of mine in 2008. so i better not forget a year. it is always nice to reflect back on the year before and see what changes have come in the past year.  so there goes 2012 it came and went rather quickly but it did still have some great adventures. one great change of 2012 was Shelly. she is my puppy now just over a year old. I got her from a local rescue in January. her litter of puppies, 6 of them, were found in a field with no momma and they were taken in and brought to health by this kind rescue. Shelly was actually found a day after the other pups when they went back to the spot to see if the momma had come back they found little Shelly. She is a shepherd mix of some sort, brindle, sweetheart, kind of like a dingo. she loves the outdoors and comes with me on adventures, l...

  saturday december 15th was the third annual travulous and friends spread cosmic cheer holiday market & intergalactic musical at iwan the bubble fort lauderdale. it was a magical night filled of cheer and a little mystery. the bubble was transformed to a winter cosmic wonderland. cheer colors in the air. crafty vendors with treasures all around. the weather was delightful. bands played on the outside stage and people danced in there merry ways. the play was extra travulous. but during the last scene my puppy shelly (now 1 years old) got spooked and took off running. she ran away and i searched and searched for her. it took all night & some of the next day to find her but around 4pm the next day i had my shelly reindeer back. she was still in her holiday sweater and was sent to a local animal rescue. it was a cosmic cheer miracle. if i havent told you before shelly my puppy is my world. she is the most wonderful german shephard mutt dingo puppy ever. sh...

christmas cheer by rachel dejohn on Grooveshark   tis the season for cosmic cheer. 3rd Annual Travulous & Friends Spread Cosmic Cheer Holiday Market & Intergalactic Musical is coming to IWAN The Bubble Fort Lauderdale December 15th. come & be merry. (flyer art by me) happy holidays flowers! peace, love & cosmic cheer. p.s. also a little mix of christmas cheer music for you to enjoy.

              saturday october 20th i was apart of a great event called Freedom Exposed at The Bubble (fort lauderdale, fl) put on by my buddy Danielle Leighla & David Michael Rameaux the show was an Interactive Journey for a great cause KORAKOR/ Spread Your Love (a non profit organization). Stay tuned for the next event they put on during Art Basel Miami in December. I got to create a fort for this show and wanted it to be a magical place for people to go and get lost for a moment. it was created with my retro flower sheets lots of strings flowers and feathers. i also set up my Peace Owl Forest art and vended. The event was full of beauty from the inside to outside, the start of the show took you through a journey each room a different story plus art on the walls & art installations like the revolving door project and a photo booth set up by KORAKOR, out front guests enjoyed food from Source Food Truck ...