Pohoda festival 2008 mural to be

Felicia the Flying Heart will be painted at the airport in Trencin this year...after the build up of 'BE NICE and SMILE! it's time to show LOVE. :)can't wait...

in support of Opium

Even the Mother nature is cheering...found these in someone's front garden on the way home from the supermarket this morning...:)unbelievable to see the publicity Independent Records get!!

Latest pieces...

wood and acrylic paint, 100x70cm

Mark Geary-Opium. Get your hits now!

Pure pure high quality substance!! :)



well. Mark Geary just released another epic of a beauty on CD titled Opium, so as your friend, I am telling you. make sure to BUY IT!!! Mark attacks the heart better than very many cigarettes at once and i predict you will get hooked from the first track.

trust me.

 i've been a very keen addict of Mark's craft since that first time in Arlene's back in 1999. i think it was my second or 3rd day in NYC...irish tour soon, hopefully he will cover many more countries after, so you get his honest performance first hand. to me, it all always feels emotionally puzzlin' and full blast beautiful. did my best to kick this habit some time ago and go cold turkey, but recently i bounced back again as it has proven rather difficult to live without...:) enjoy!!

click here bellow and get the Opium and the rest
Independent Records store

some of the tracks are up on
Mark's myspace
and
Independent Records myspace

lotsa love, wishing you a very nice rest of Saturday.

Fru and the snow...

so cool. it looked magical today, kids building snowmen and all...hello April weather!!

I am working on a commission, 3 pieces for a little girl in Harrogate...here is one of the characters...her name is Fru.

Sneaker Pimps European tour coming up!!

at Spoonful of Poison

                                             photo by Ant Smith http://www.antsmith.net

I do open mic spots with my poetry,  here I am on the 17th of March at Rhythm Factory in London...:)

Rima and I recording...:)

Rima is a kick ass saxophone player who kindly spent a day here at my Bromley hq recording impro stuff with me...time well spent, we got a lot done with big smiles on our faces...more coming soon...


fashon is my victim


Rima listening

Love Power!!

did another picture for Burt Latino, go and tap in on his page on http://www.myspace,com/burtlatino

Cosmic Funky Explosion...1993

I met up with Jason the other day. I know Jason from my Bristol times...he was in a band called Me. I was complaining that I can not find a copy of my first ever artwork published on vinyl in the UK and he happened to have it...so he kindly gave it to me!! Look!! :) It was for a band called Praise Space Electric, EP was called Cosmic Funky Explosion, released on legendary Pop God label...

iTunes live session at Air Studios, London

Another magical show by Charlie Winston, Tom Baxter, their sister Vashti Anna this time joined by Yael Naim and Natalie Clein and the band...lovely lovely peoples these peoples are. Recordings coming on iTunes very soon...


Charlie Winston


Yael Naim and Tom Baxter


Natalie Clein and Vashti Anna


Tom Baxter


Oli Langford


Danny Keane


Tom Fry

postcard from home

Down with the flu, staying local, here is who is keeping me company at the moment...:)his name is Floris. enjoy your day, have a cuppa...luv, :)maria

Mjuzaaak being made!!

working out the new live show set with Bryn Ballard...






and and and I am going to see Charlie Winston at AIR studios next Tuesday, man I love that place, and what he does, it will be such a treat!! I actually won the tickets:)!! YaaaaaaaY

my LoveSong on Soupy Gato show!!

hi.
:):):)famous again. read on, keep smiling :)maria



CHECK OUT THE 200th EPISODE OF THE SOUPYGATO SHOW!!!

There are several ways to listen to the SoupyGato Show – the easiest is to visit our website: www.soupygato.com – or subscribe to the show by visiting http://www.gcast.com/u/soupygato/main -- and it will download to your Itunes, Ipod, etc.


Here's the playlist for he 200th episode of The SoupyGato Show!



The Steeldrivers -- Sticks That Make Thunder
Abra Moore -- Birthday Song
Reflections Burn -- Rain
Maria Slovakova -- Love Song
Two Loons For Tea -- Monkey

Ionia -- Skin & Bones
Sonia Loinsworth -- Calling
GIRAGIRA.gif -- Can't Get Barpy
Abra Moore -- Sorry
The Steeldrivers -- If It Hadn't Been For Love


If you have enjoyed the show and would like to request more of your favorite independent music to be played, please vote/comment at: http://www.podcastalley.com/one_vote2.php?pod_id=21268 --
You can also hear the show by clicking on my profile -- and find out how to submit your own music as well!

Sneaker Pimps heading to Vancouver

Ethel in Sticky Ricks promo pack!!

Ethel made it! In Los Angeles, where she was printed, by almighty Sticky Ricks, she now got included in an edition of 10 give away packs they gave away!! Yaaaaaaay. For all your sticker printing needs, look no further. You won't beat this quality by a long shot.

http://www.stickyricks.net

new piece!!

Titled
In my mind there lives a saint...
(acrylic on loose canvas 100x148cm)
Have you seen the movie called Millions? Lotsa saints there :)

Sunny Saturday...:)

We joined the flocks of other strolling Londoners and went enjoying the sunshine on Hampstead Heath...i am not a fan of crowds but this was pleasant...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampstead_Heath

Dragons Dragons Dragons!!

Welcoming the Year of the Rat were Dragons wishing well to the shops and restaurants...Drums drumming, everyone geared with smiles and cameras...me too!! :)
Here are some snaps...












Lotsa love and colours,
:)maria

listen tee

did this for Dan of Soupy Gato Show...

Tom Baxter and friends...

Chris Ventriloquist did the intros and 2 stories in his usual charismatic charms, Beth Rowley sounded like no other, Charlie Winston rocked the house with his mass of smiles and energy that got me dancing, then Tom Baxter came on and it was wonderful indeed. If you don't know these people, please do encounter their craft. You won't regret it.


http://www.bethrowley.com
http://www.tombaxter.com

http://www.charliewinston.com

http://www.myspace.com/ventriloquistmusic

movin'...

Nicola was such a star of this operation...HUGE THANKS TO HER and ANDY who helped out on the day!!

walk with Ian

this was few days back, we went to the reservoirs just outside of Harrogate with Ian, I took a bit of time off packing...yep, moving to London today!!! :)

make the best of your day in Bratislava

another brilliant shot of my sticker being a tourist...:)this time with Bratislava castle as a background...photo by Feefo

more of Cisty Urban versus Maria Slovakova here

another Angel...

this time, deciding if to get on the tube or simply leg it as usual...:)

New paintings...