I've moved!

http://rachelstuarthaas.com

Please come take a look at my new and improved site 

courtesy of the beautiful and talented Shannon Palmer!

Come to our show!!!

Let It Go (Astro edition)

Why is this song such an insane national phenomenon?

With the month of April involving a cardinal grand cross and two eclipses, everything is changing...

whether we like it, or not.

So yeah.  

We are all being asked to let it go.

It's kind of our mantra getting us through the intensity that is building up 

and peaks April 21, 22, and 23.

But no need to panic and be afraid!  

It can be awe inspiring - brimming with fresh new possibilities.  

And if anything else, exciting as hell.

The Last Unicorn

I can't possibly tell you how many times I saw this movie as a kid, 

which probably explains why I really, really, really love lavender hair.

If I was blonde, I'd definitely be doing this. 

Would you?

Which leads me to these beautiful, little drawings from Julia Pott.

Charming.

Tarot

I have always wanted to design a set of Tarot cards.

One day…

Until then check out these two:

Aya Takano

Edward Gorey

Yahoo Spaces

Our home is featured this week over at Yahoo's living blog,

and we couldn't be more excited!

Check it out here

Tumblr

http://rachelstuart-haas.tumblr.com

I shut down my etsy page, and just went Tumblr.  I'll be adding more stuff as I go.  Check it out!

Venus retrograde and a new painting

Venus, the planet of love, beauty, and money 

appears to be moving backward (it really isn't) till Jan 31st.   

How many people do you know right now who are seriously evaluating their relationships, 

finances, and/or their general appearance?

Good.  That's what Venus retrograde is for.  

Figuring out the kinks and then when she moves forward, you do too.

Meet Mystic!

Welcome to my first astrology interview!

Mystic Medusa runs a great little site that is witty, addictive and incredibly accurate.

I make sure to read it daily and I highly recommend subscribing

for all kinds of starry treats.

She often uses some of her favorite artists to illustrate her posts,

 which are sprinkled throughout this interview.

Olaf Hajek

1. Name, Astrology sign, and location please. 

Mystic Medusa – Pisces, Aquarius Rising, Moon in Libra – Bondi, Sydney

2. What are you currently working on?

My unbelievably cool online Tarot for the site.  

James Jean

3. Who are your favorite artists?

The Mexican Surrealist set – Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, Max Ernst, Dorothea Tanning and Co. Contemporary there are SO many but Kathleen Lolley, Lily Padula, Ryan Heshka, James Jean spring to mind. I feature my faves on the site, to illustrate the horoscopes and particular posts. 

Leonora Carrington

4. What's the best advice you ever received about your career choice?

To not focus on what others in your field are doing or care overly about their perceptions but do your most original work & care about the actual consumer, the reader not crap industry politics. And the oldie but a goodie: there really is no substitute for hard work and focus. 

Ryan Heshka

5. Favorite place(s) in your city?

God so many! Bondi Beach, Otto Ristorante, Whole Foods in Bondi/Dr Earth in Newtown (for healthy food, good Vegan stuff) Centennial Park, the Buddha Bar in Newtown (it is a spa, not a bar) & the Hive Bar in Erskineville, the Spit to Manly walk…

6. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?  

And while we're at it, what about a different era?

Where I live now…a different era? No way! Zero internet, no feminism, witch-burnings – shudder. But okay, I would have liked to have known Luis Bunuel or Nikola Tesla, my history crushes.

Leonora Carrington

7. What do you usually mindlessly doodle?  (do you have a picture of this?)

Pentagrams – you seriously do not want to see a page full of my pentagram doodles – it would make me look nuts.  A pentagram is not, btw, some symbol of devil worship, it is the five pointed Star of Venus. Her orbit tracks a pentagram shape – it is magic. 

Kathleen Lolley

8. First website you peruse of the day?

Mine - to check out the comments whilst I was sleeping and then Quartz – http://qz.com

9. What's the worst movie you've ever seen, but secretly love?

Lol I am way more overt than that but I definitely love movies others don't get - e.g. Gia – the bio pic of supermodel Gia Carangi. And I loved an early Javier Bardem film called GoldenBalls – he is a Dali obsessed hustler – that I don't think enough people appreciated. 

Max Ernst

10. Any pets?  Any kids?

Yes! Two children – a boy & a girl, Cancerian and Gemini…Two cats – Phoenix (Scorpio) and Tesla (Aquarius) 

James Jean

Thank you so much Mystic!  

Click here for her fabulous site

Art + Interior: The Purge Edition

I'm pretty certain that there is a fair amount of cheese and wine 

circulating in my bloodstream and I feel like I need to detox.  

Anyone else feel this?

And while we're at it, lets detox the house too.  

Or throw out heaps of stuff because Oh My God the STUFF.

Mark Rothko

David Hockney

Andy Warhol

Louise Bourgeois

Now go here and detox with me.  Goop cleanse!

Or don't.  

I won't make it to New Years anyway.

Mmmmm miso...

PLATES!

I've been busying myself with plate making of late.

Lots and lots and lots of them.

They're good for Xmas gifts and I've been selling quite a few. 

I'll also be here selling more on Thursday evening if you want to stop by and say "hi".  

What to get me for the holidays?

THIS.

And I'm so not kidding.

Go here

Diggin

Really really into Hope Gangloff's work of late.

Isn't it great?

via

Well, we all know what I'll be doing January 18th.

Astro post!

Venus is closing in on Pluto and squaring Uranus.  A lot of us have been edgy, 

and today Neptune goes direct.

Wanna escape all this irritation?  Neptune can help with that. 

Whether it be a bottle of rum or a 10 min meditation before work, this watery planet 

can float reality right out the door.

You just have to pick how.

That's why I probably won't be investing in one of these beautiful, fully loaded, bars.

Let's face it.

The likelihood of several people just spontaneously showing up to my house for some drinks is pretty much slim to none.

Leaving me left looking JUST LIKE THIS:

What?

Oh, see, The God of the Seas also rules delusions.

Mercury is now direct and I finished this one today...

Coincidence?

I think not.

Solar Eclipse, Uranus Pluto Square, Mercury Retro...

Wow.

Who's up for a big 'ol transformational weekend?

The solar eclipse in Scorpio is being felt NOW, but it's exact Sunday.  

Where are you feeling it?

What house is it in for you?

For me it's in my fourth, and since Mercury is REtrograding there too, we are REdoing our floors.

Our carpet took quite a beating from a nervous Basset Hound the first week of his stay,

so my very Scorpio husband is ripping it up.

Plus, I hate carpet.  

Especially when diarrhea stained.

I'm sure I'll have lots of "afters" for you next week.

And check out my artwork featured in The Shreveport Times 

in the very colorful home of Bob and Pam Atchison.

Have a great and safe Halloween!!