With a paint brush in hand, Tina Vaziri is often away having adventures with Mr. Bee. Her travel notes are filled with illustrations, sketches, and stories.

« social opposites                 things that make me want to throw up »

hair poison | March 11, 2008

I woke up to a clear morning, but as I was getting ready to step out the door I noticed that it was raining, hard. I stood there for a second contemplating the risks of running the few feet to my car and getting a little wet, or having to dig around for an umbrella for however long that would take and getting frustrated in the process. It hadn’t rained much (or at all) since I moved into my house back in August, so I never had a reason to unpacked my umbrellas. They are still sitting all cozy and warm somewhere in the garage. I ran with my car key ready and only managed to get a little wet.

“A little wet” is enough for my hair to turn into a complete monster. No matter how nicely I blow dried it and fixed it up, 10 seconds in the rain undid all of my hard work. The heat and humidity in Texas is why I don’t even bother fixing my hair during half of the year and just let it go curly. To make matters worse, I had no bobby pins with me once I got to work and saw the damage.

Reminder: The Scuba Bee art contest is still going on! We now have a few very cool submissions, but I know there are a bunch more of you creative minds out there who want to win sexy original Tina Vaziri paintings. The prize for this contest is an 11″x17″ acrylic and color pencil painting on bristol board.

The new deadline is April 6th.



Related posts:

  1. scuba bee contest winner
  2. hands
  3. ugh music
  4. working portrait, water girl
  5. happy birthday blog friend
  6. back to short hair
  7. hair cut? yes or no or yes or no or yes or no
  8. hair woes




Filed under: the adventures


10 Responses to “hair poison”

  1. michelle and the city Says:

    for some reason when i saw that illustration the first thing i thought of was the wicked witch of the west. don’t worry - this doesn’t mean i think you’re a witch. i just have wicked on the brain :)

    March 11th, 2008 at 2:32 pm


  2. Tina Says:

    Michelle, it is very Wicked Witchy plus a little Medusa thrown in!

    March 11th, 2008 at 2:51 pm


  3. kim Says:

    Oooh! Love the hairdo. Some people spend a lot of money to get this look.

    March 11th, 2008 at 5:46 pm


  4. cdp Says:

    Oh girl. I have that kinda hair too, and I had that kinda hair day when it rained cats and dogs here on Friday. Yuck and yuck.

    How much longer do we have on the scuba bee contest?

    Oh, and one other thing - the first thing I thought of when I saw that picture was Munch’s The Scream. Is that sorta weird? I think it’s the way the face is a little flat and upset. Anyway, irrelevant information but thought I would share.

    Hope you’re having a great week!

    March 11th, 2008 at 5:59 pm


  5. Tina Says:

    kim, it’s very popular in Europe.

    cdp, let’s say April 6th. I can see similarities to The Scream too, hands up, exaggerated face.

    March 12th, 2008 at 6:24 am


  6. Froggy Says:

    My hair has a mind of it’s own to begin with. When it rains? It becomes schizophrenic…

    Also, I started a scuba bee last night! Then I got all responsible and went to bed. But I’m working on one! It’s fun, I might do several :)

    March 12th, 2008 at 10:04 am


  7. Tina Says:

    Yay for scuba bees, they make me very happy!

    March 12th, 2008 at 10:06 am


  8. Margaret Says:

    Thanks for commenting on my post on Kinkade! Humidity always wreaks havoc on my hair…but I sort of miss it now that I live in such a dry climate!

    March 12th, 2008 at 1:02 pm


  9. Tina Says:

    Margaret, thanks for spreading the knowledge about good art, and stopping by here too.

    March 12th, 2008 at 1:13 pm


Comments