Murals Transform, Beautify, and Promote!

After finishing a mural in chalk on chalkboard paint yesterday in Pacific Heights, I was reminded how much I enjoy murals. They are the perfect art form to transform a space from blah to boldly beautiful!

The “Before” and “After” Tree Mural in chalk by Yabette.

Tree Mural in chalk by Yabette

In a place of business, a mural can really define a space and add a strong statement to the atmosphere. The tree in my former shop, Swankety Swank was a perfect example of this.

Swankety Swank Tree Mural by Yabette

Here’s one that was outdoors and advertised my first Swankety Swank shop that was in a less than busy location.

Swankety Swank on Mcallister St. Mural by Yabette.

If you like these and want to hire me for one, let me know. I will be traveling all over this summer, so location may not be a factor. Contact me at swankety@gmail.com

xxoo Yabette

May’s New Growth

As May springs forward with all the Beltane promise of abundance and joy, I finished a new Art Furniture piece. In the Steampunk tradition of updating the old with swankety style, this New Growth Lingerie Chest is waiting to gracefully adorn your dressing room.

New Growth Lingerie Chest by Yabette

In this city by the bay, a dresser of this size and shape is in great demand, utilizing tall, thin spaces with the utmost practical beauty. Working with the patina, flaws and aged beauty this piece possesses, I added the energy and artistry of this hand painted tree to make this the focal art piece of your room.

New Growth Lingerie Chest by Yabette

The modern classical pulls, curved legs, and dove tailed drawers are additional attributes of this marvelous, all wood specimen.

New Growth lingerie chest by Yabette

This signed art piece at $400 will bring fantastic beauty and unique style to your artfully traditional, bohemian, or modern style home. Happy Beltane!  Message me at swankety@gmail.com to buy this today with cash or credit. XXOO Yabette

Dimensions: 20″W x 18″D x 51″H

New Growth lingerie chest by Yabette

All beings are Luscious

I had a fabulous time at the Hello World Art Exhibition in LA last weekend. I also attended the fantastic largest crowd funded independent movie premiere Sirius and wrote about it here.

Yabette with The Luscious Bum Project Art installation at HelLO World in LA.

St. Cyprian’s Community Kitchen

In support of all being luscious, I am donating a portion of my proceeds of the sale of any pieces from The Luscious Bum Project to the fantastic local organization St. Cyprian’s Community Kitchen.

If you are in San Francisco, you can help make simple sandwiches there every Friday from 10am to 12pm.

 

The Luscious Bum Project Art is on sale here. You can also browse amazing art in many forms from the Hello World show.

Luscious Bum by Yabette Oil 36″ x 48″

Buy this luscious bum and help support many others! xxoo Yabette

So Luscious in LA This Weekend

As the last details of the Divine Feminine Cape fiber arts work for The Luscious Bum Project are completed, I reflect on love of self, compassion for others, and conceptual art. I have been overjoyed to have a chance to explore the double entendre that is The Luscious Bum.  On one side is the oil painting, an over-sized ode to the supple joy of the physical manifestation.

Luscious Bum by Yabette Alfaro

Then, I express the compassionate idea of all beings as luscious with the Man of Many Woes en-robed in a Cape of the Divine Feminine constructed of lacy lingerie.

“Man of Many Woes” by Yabette

While these are labors of expression, I see this divine feminine energy as an actual reality and am using the third aspect of this project to show the tangible results. This can be found on the Facebook page of stories and ideas that are happening around the globe in evidence to this amazing change on our planet.

This project will continue to evolve and expand as I am already in talks with a few other venues for more works in this realm. The first view will be this April 20th in LA at the Hello World Art Exhibition. I am honored and thrilled to be among the fantastic creative talents at this show. xxoo Yabette

Hello World Art Exhibition

Swimming

“Angler” Oil Painting 20×16″

So a series of interesting events has the content of Swankety Swank  from November 2010 until now completely lost and deleted.  Talk about obstacles!! I wrote all about that on my other blog here. I am going through all the hoops again to get my domain name connected here and import the portfolios, etc. So please hang in there with me while this site is more clunky than I would like. I have been extremely busy with working on The Luscious Bum Project. More updates on that coming soon.

gibbous… A Swankety Christmas.

Photography and video created by Eartha L. Goodwin featuring gibbous fashions at Swankety Swank. Location courtesy of Capricorn Framing.

Tarot and Tea Time This Black Friday!

We’d like you to consider us an oasis of tranquility, magic and surprise this Black Friday. We’ll be serving tea and STORM will give you a taste of his Award Winning Heroic Tarot.

Traditionally we close on Black Friday to Support the Buy Nothing Day Campaign, but we want to offer our supporters an alternative to the consumer craze.