Rail Ridin' with Ashley, Reagan, Parker & Kyle

Holiday 2009 & AntiValentine 2010 PORTRAITS

I'm still booking holiday portraits through the end of the year and pre-booking now for 2010's Anti-Valentine's Series. Please email me at angelina.fitzgerald@gmail.com to reserve time on my shooting schedule now and Happy Holidays to you all xoxo

AC5 was a huge success...thanks to YOU.

I am now offering 100 signed, limited edition, 11x14 metallic-finish AC5 prints.
50% of the proceeds go to http://resolana.info/
place your orders via email to angelina.fitzgerald@gmail.com today!

in case you didn't know, Clint's a genius. Meet him Saturday night, he might sign your chest (if you're lucky!)

what you're doing NEXT SATURDAY

Art Conspiracy 5!

what you're doing this SATURDAY

what you're doing this FRIDAY

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Subscribe Now to the AFDP POTMC! (Ange F. Does Photography Print of the Month Club!) *all the cool kids are doing it x

Dearest Friends,
The brilliant success of my artful pals Kevanessa & THE Cube Creative's Art of the Month Club has inspired me & so (with their permission of course) I am now offering (just in time for xmas!) the Ange F. Print of the Month Club. Members receive a monthly signed/matted/framed gift print & may choose one of three levels:

PhotoNerd 5x7 print -------------> $25
CameraGangsta 8x10 print -------------> $50
ArtStar 11x14 print -----------------------------> $100

you may select your own print each month @ the Art&Stuff Gallery or simply say "surprise me" with your subscription order and I'll choose something good especially for you.

contact me via www.angefitzgerald.com with questions or to subscribe.

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Love&Photographs,
Ange
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a gift in my inbox aka lulu lets her beauty sing

dear mom,
You wait at baggage claim with your big heavy camera, (dex) ready to take off into snapshot mode. Your face every time is different. Every time I rush down the escalator, my body shaking with excitement, every time our hug is different. We stand a baggage claim hugging, careless about everything that is around us. Sometimes tears are involved; we wait for my bags as we talk about everything that has been happening, from grades to dance to new shoes. You smell my head endlessly, as if I am still an infant in your arms. It embarrasses me to think I am a young adult being held by her mother while you are petting and smelling my head, at the same time its my favorite thing in the world. I could use different shampoos everyday and you are the only one to notice. I had 15 years of growing up in the best way possible. Memories of lounging by the pool-- well not actually lounging. I would make you video tape all of my awesome side-ways summersaults and crooked handstands with my ruffle Winnie The Pooh one piece. Driving in the car with heartbreaker blasting, or Jay-z to go get a turkey cheese and mayonnaise sandwich from 711, the perfect after pool snack complete with sun chips. These memories are so little and simple, yet to me they are what I think of day to day. When I was sent away I had horrible memories of treating you like you were not the person who made me who I am, who raised me and still had time to French braid my hair every single night, and the next day have a whole head of frizz for you to smell. Some special nights we would watch Seinfeld as you twisted my hair with pink foam curlers for picture day. It’s these memories that still live on between us. As much as I do not get to see you, in my head I live as if you are with me. Images of driving to mickie d’s at 2 am to feed our crave of fries and fountain coke. Or to sonic to overflow out taste buds with cream slushies. You taught me everything I know, from roller-skating, songs of famous bands, to being a respectful young woman. You took me everywhere I wanted to go even if you were busy with jobs. You made my childhood the best it could ever be. We continue to teach each other life lessons on doing the robot dance or giving each other advice on life. Some daughters are afraid of their mothers, some can't be themselves, some can’t even speak to them about certain problems. I feel as comfortable as the sheep blanket I got you for Christmas. You are the best mother anyone could ever ask for, and we have been through hell and back. But we still continue to work through the rocks in the road. I love you mom, more than anyone ever could. And even when I am 47 years old, my head will be under your nose, waiting for you to guess my new shampoo.
Love,
Sage Ryan

the boys your mother warned you about ...

word!
be there.

pass it on.
peace.
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this Saturday night...

I have work in this show, along side some really awesome local artists.
Please be sure to swing by and check it out!

Kettle Art Gallery
Free, but accepting donations, too.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
7:00pm - 10:00pm
2714 Elm Street
Dallas, TX
214.573.7622

An open call show to all artist and collectors. The Kettle Gallery is hosting a one night only silent auction show on August 29th from 7-10pm. Bids start at $25.

I LOVE LAMP

SEED is tomorrow night!
click www.artconspiracy.org
I do hope to see YOU there!
xo

Jen & Ali & the Flying Saucer

to see more click HERE

SEED is coming & we need a few good volunteers

contact me if you're available and willing to be a part of TEAM CONSPIRACY.
ange@artconspiracy.org
www.artconspiracy.org

ZAP!

this Saturday Night, I hope to see you @ Dunn Bros Coffee Shop in Addison for the KUNSTALLATIONISTS exhibit!

committing FELONS

FELONS released their debut record "At Sea"
Buy it now!
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*to see more photos, go to www.angefitzgerald.com, click "shop&blog", select "Art&Stuff" & the "FELONS Album Art" gallery

The FELONS Record Release!!!

Poster Design by Casey Colvin

THE FELONS Record Release Party is tomorrow June 26th @ Club Dada in Deep Ellum, Elm Street Dallas TX

cloud obsessed

on our way to MAYHEM, I made Jeremy take the wheel so I could catch some magic.

MAYHEM 2009

Attention Makeup&MAYHEM attendees!
To retrieve your FREE PHOTO, please email angelina.fitzgerald@gmail.com (include the image# please)
Thanks & Remember Stonewall this Memorial Day!
Peace&Love,
Ange F.
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M&M is TONIGHT! See you there!

wise words from my pal Terisa:
I have to ask everyone to pardon me in advance if this rambles or is long... I am up late with my brain churning.

I'm sure you have seen a few of my posts about the upcoming event I am hosting. We named it Makeup and Mayhem as a tie in to the the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, which marked the first major uprising against homosexual discrimination. You can wiki it here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots

If you want the Cliff's notes: It's the Rosa Parks moment of the gay community.

When Daniel Cates asked us if he could hold this event in our studio/gallery one of the first things he said was, "I really need you as a liaison to the straight art community and the straight community in general." It seemed funny to me that he wanted an event with the theme of equality but didn't know how to tap into the straight community for support, but I have been doing a lot of thinking since then.

I thought I was super "gay friendly" and that many of my friends are too but then I realized I really live in a bit of a bubble. Many of my neighbors on this street are gay and I only see them as homeowners, not homos. Most of my interactions are pretty mundane. Other than that though I stay very much in my white, city-dweller, artsy, slightly hippy world.

I thought I had all my knowledge in the bag. But I'm reawakening to the struggle that being gay can sometimes be because of perceptions, fear, etc. I've heard some "coming out" stories that really touched me. I haven't heard any in a while because I don't actually have a great deal of gay friends. I'd forgotten how hard that process is for many people.

Here some goals of the Grassroots Equality Network (who this fundraiser will ultimately benefit):

• We are dedicated to improving the lives of every American by creating an environment of hope and unity.
• We promise to work tirelessly to improve conditions in our community and affect positive change in the world around us.
• We affirm the importance of working together to find solutions.
• We will operate lawfully and respectfully in all matters.
• We will not profit from our endeavors.
• We believe in fairness for all, and will not waiver in the conviction to create a better community for all citizens.
• We believe in the power of the people, and fully believe that through a system of grassroots unity we will win the struggle for full equality.

That's not so scary, is it?

I am really tuned in this past year or so to how segregated we keep ourselves from each other. Everyone tucks into a little pocket of comfort and we don't challenge our brains to think from other perspectives. In fact it's really encouraged here in the U.S. to pick a sports team, pick a political party, pick a PC or a Mac and then defend that position as if your life depended on it and by all means to not listen to opposition, mingle with the "enemy" or falter on any ideas. YOUR way is RIGHT!

We all have our little bit of turf to defend and we can snicker at those who are "different" from us.

As an aside, I was actually a bit shocked that several people who came to our gallery during the Oak Cliff Art Crawl (friends no less) commented what a "bad neighborhood" it was. Bad neighborhood? Bishop Arts? Hmmm... the sight of brown faces evidently makes the neighborhood "bad."

But then I think that helps me wrap up what I am trying to say here. GET OUT OF YOUR DAMN COMFORT ZONES PEOPLE! Go to a neighborhood where the faces aren't like yours. Go to a neighborhood where boys kiss boys and girls hold hands and just sit and have coffee and realize that the shock wears off quickly hen you see how normal everyone is. Have a debate about your political stance with someone who has the opposite views and try not to seethe because you are right and they are wrong. Listen to them without your next counterpoint in your mental queue. Hell, if you are on a PC jump on a Mac for an hour and vice versa.

Here's my biggest hope for all of you at this event on May 23: Show up and talk to one person you would not normally talk to and have a REAL conversation with them about their life. I don't want to make you donate or buy art because ultimately it's NOT about the money. The money would not even be needed if we could just get straight and gay people together and start realizing we aren't that different. Or white and brown people. Or liberals and conservatives.

And now a song for all of you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyVszRrGMPU

Peace out, T

P.S. Official event website: http://makeupandmayhem.wordpress.com/

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