art diva studios visuals and verbiage by Rachelle Díaz
graphic design
Italo Space Mix
Some sci-fi for your hi-fi… Halloween dance party! [DOWNLOAD] 1. All Night Party – Tabu 2. Factory – BlackShag 3. Strangers In A Strange Land (Instrumental) – N.O.I.A. 4. Light Years Away – Warp 9 5. Space Is The Place – Jonzun Crew 6. Feeling Love L.E.B. Harmony 7. Robot Is Systematic – ‘Lectric Workers [...]
Plan B: Clip Art Lotería
Over the years, preparing for gallery installs (well, 2D) and art openings has become second nature. It’s a mixture of good old-fashioned to-do lists and flying by the seat of the proverbial pants. Before a show, I run down a mental checklist of all the usual supplies I need. Hammer? Check. Scissors? Check. String? Check. [...]
Hippy Fit (a zine) – now available on etsy
A personal photographic essay reconciling art, fashion and fitness through a bizarre combination of sports marketing and psychedelic illusions. All photography, graphic design, verbiage, digital printing & staple binding personally completed with love by yours truly in Austin, Texas. 24 pages 5″ x 7″ signed limited first edition of 31 prints Yours for a mere [...]
Show Recap
Since me & Gerardo‘s show was a one-weekend-only affair, I made sure to document everything. Although we installed our work at separate times, we coincidentally had a similar vision for the gallery space: crazy giant mural surrounded by minimalism. All in all, I thought it was a nice-lookin’ little show. Thanks to all — good [...]
New Work Preview
Drawings, zines, photography, graphic design, sculpture [click pics for full image]… a few samples of new work for the show at Satellite Studios on Friday.
Women In Psych mix
[download] World of Dreams – The Cake Sally Go Round The Roses – Grace Markay* Hide & Seek – The Feminine Complex What A Way To Die – The Pleasure Seekers Twilight Dreamer – Earth & Fire*** Little Sadie – Trees** Beauty – Mad Curry*** Tuesday – Birtha Hard Chargin’ Woman – Zephyr Lottery – [...]
Lame Summer Mix
These people look like they’re having fun, don’t they? The music coming out of their waterproof jambox would sound something like this: a sexy, mellow train wreck of jazz, disco and soft pop, as they get ravaged by mosquitos and third-degree sunburns. Music perfect for lounging poolside at some douchey resort at your family reunion; [...]
Tragic Summer Mix
Wistful electronic tunes from the late 20th century to today for cruising dark suburbs with the windows rolled down on hot summer weeknights; for that pre-dusk hour at the beach where people pack up their stuff and go home, crammed all sticky and sandy in their air conditioned cars; for humid Saturday mornings going to [...]
Hybrid Art Summit notes
I’ve been taking an extended break from art-scene engaging, writing and reading, but like a slab of chocolate cake in the fridge, it’s constantly nagging at the corners of my mind. So it was pleasant to hop out of the internal hamster wheel and spend an afternoon listening in on two writing-centric panels at the Hybrid [...]
Wyldeflowers mix
Ring in spring with this vernal collection of mostly vintage Psych/Folk/Rock DOWNLOAD [zip] Kites Are Fun – The Free Design Tomorrow – Strawberry Alarm Clock Oh, What A Lovely Day – Steff Sulke Last Night The Flowers Bloomed – Dave Travis Extreme In A Garden – Young Californians Love Story – Jethro Tull Easy Street [...]
Disco à la mode
Ring in your New Year with some disco… check out my Disco à la mode mix! Part 1: [download] 1. High On Disco (LeBaron Edit) – Nytro 2. That’s hot (Instrumental) – Jesse Gee 3. Something’s Up (Love Me Like The First Time) – Wayne St. John 4. Having It So Bad For You (Edit) – [...]
The Black Months mix
Today the storytelling beings. Everywhere in “Brittany the storytelling begins at Toussaint, in the Black Month. It goes on through December, the Very Black Month, as far as the Christmas story.” — A. S. Byatt, Possession Some chilly baroque psych-folk (+ pop/rock) for short, bright days and dark, windy nights. DOWNLOAD 1. The Hour of [...]
Dancing In The Dark Mix
A cheezy, sexy, thrilling, spooky collection of Italo & Italo-esque tracks ranging from black to 50% gray. DOWNLOAD 1. Chinese Revenge (Dub Version) – Koto 2. On and On (Dub Version) – Decadance 3. Shake It Now – B. Blase 4. Security (Beats) – The Beat Club 5. Love On Video – The New York Models [...]
whacked out
My sense of visual design still feels out-of-whack. After spending 6+ hours working on a corporate America brochure that the client requested look “clean, modern, and utilize space well,” with a “dynamic” front page and “some BIG pictures,” I feel in need of fresh inspiration. Maybe that’s not actually very long to spend on a [...]
Mouthpieces
Pencil, ink, acrylic January-February 2010 Lately I’ve been doodling a lot, trying to regain a sense of design. It’s funny, because although I’m a full-time graphic designer (and production artist and customer service rep and project manager and copywriter and…), I feel I’ve lost a sense of visual design, of creating and arranging elements within [...]
DON’T FREAK OUT
Sorry for the vulgarity — this is inspired by this Conan O’Brien version of the “Keep Calm and Carry On” poster my cousin posted on Facebook earlier this afternoon. #1) Sometimes I feel like I’m the only white person who’s annoyed by the ubiquitous adage. I mean, seriously? Would you truly do that in a [...]
±92: Downtown Master Plans, 1932-2009
Pop Up Spaces‘ newest project, ±92, is a hybrid of art show, history lesson, architectural exhibit, planning study, performance and interactive experience. It will be unlike anything you or I have ever seen. ±92: Downtown Master Plans, 1932-2009 Soft Opening: Friday, October 2, 4-7pm Grand Opening: Saturday, October 3, 6-10pm Exhibit Hours: October 10, 17 [...]
New Vintage for Fall Now on Etsy
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Amor Prohibido
Finally got around to doing this, it’s an idea I’ve had since last summer. Inspired by Charanga 76′s Spanish cover of “My Forbidden Lover” by Chic. The lettering style I came up with in high school when I wrote out all the lyrics of “Stairway to Heaven” one time in study hall. Sharpie on wood [...]
Passing the Buck
Downloaded clip art from Microsoft Office. I feel the world financial depression (which started in the U.S.) was caused by an ethical crisis more than anything else. We all say it at work: “not my problem.” But imagine millions of people saying it, over and over. And if everyone’s saying it, eventually it’s going to [...]
The fun never stops!
Now every time you refresh my website here, a different Art Diva logo will show up!
Sugar-Power-Women
This popped into my head as I was going to sleep last night. The best time for art ideas. It’s a Homer Simpson quote from one of my favorite episodes. Can you guess which one? August 7, 2008 Photoshop
Full Blast
Graphic for Pump Project art show at the United States Art Authority May 2008
Logo and Collateral for HR Consultant
Client: Pinnacle Research March 2008
