Thank you so much to everyone that entered this lovely / potty-mouthed giveaway! I love that it drew attention to the fight against cancer… if you know someone fighting now, just give them a hug {so much better them telling them to cheer up or calm down!}. Ok, so the winner of the pink 13″x19″ CALM THE F*CK DOWN” print is… TESS DILLENBERGER! Congratulations, I’ll be in touch to get your address. Thanks so much to Rose {aka Rose Lemonade} for fighting the fight, making great art, and doing this giveaway with me xo
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Seems fitting for the end of the week, no? These watercolor paintings are the work of Canadian artist Rose Currie {aka Rose Lemonade}. They are from her “Wallflower” series, and when I first saw them I thought they were hilarious… until Rose told me what they’re actually about. A few years ago Rose came face to face with cancer. She spent over a year in the hospital, away from her family and three small sons. It was a terrible time for her, and her recovery has been very taxing as well. She basically put her whole life, including art, on the back-burner while she concentrated on her fight… thankfully a fight that she seems to be winning. However, when people found out she was going to survive the general response was, “Oh, well then why so down in the dumps? You should cheer up!” No energy, her life upside down, years lost… yes she was grateful that she’d gotten through the worst of it, but was apparently not in the mood to “cheer the fuck up”. I’m happy to report that she’s feeling much better, and in the process we got these fantastic paintings!
In fact, one of you will get an 13″x19″ print to help you “CALM THE FUCK DOWN”. Yep, I have that very direct message made of pink blossoms to give away! Leave a comment below and I’ll draw one name on Monday May 23rd at noon PST. If you can’t wait that long, you can also buy these very affordable prints from Rose’s shop.
I love these. They beautifully capture the duality of these phrases.
I am now calm as fuck.
This is perfect for me!!
These prints are fantastic!
These are awesome….and kudos to her for battling hard and beating the beast that cancer is.
I re-read the first one three times to make sure it read “Cher the fuck up,” because today is Cher’s 70th birthday. When I didn’t see anything about that in your description I went back a fourth time… and it had changed to “Cheer”! hahaha
I love these. I hereby enter to win =)
I love these and the backstory makes them even better. Please draw my name. Thank you.
LOVE!
These paintings are wonderful! I totally get it when you’re not feeling good and people are trying to cheer you up. Bravo to her for beating cancer! Please entry my name into the drawing. Thank you!
What Joanne said.
I am currently going through a neverending job search and need this print! Love!
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing this. What a perfect response!!
These prints are cheering me the f up on a Friday! Thank you for hosting a lovely giveaway.
Fanfuckintastic!
Definetely appropriate for friday! #Friyay 🙂
I am in sales and speak to at least 25-45 people a day. A lot of times, you get more info than you bargained for and are left wondering how to handle it in order to help the customer. These paintings remind me of what I say to my customers when they tell me they are getting a divorce. I always tell them Congrats and i’m sorry for your loss b/c having been there, divorce is truly a double sided issue. On one side, it’s a rebirth for someone and on the other you basically are stripping off all of your skin and taking a dip in a tub of alchohol while seemingly everyone is watching.
Beautiful words!
This is fantastic
🙂
These are really (fucking) fabulous. And what an interesting story behind the artwork!
Ymmmm-yes in big fucking letters. So good.
So lovely!
Love these!!! Need this for my cube at work 🙂
Thank you for making these available!! So great, especially given the backstory!
Calming the fuck down.
Love these!
these are so wonderful
Speaks to my heart <3
These are frigging brilliant!
I love these so hard!
Love them!
Brilliant. Beautiful story and a great message. I hear these phrases a lot in my house and in my head. Love it.
I think these serve as a great reminder to us all. Well done!
These are so amazing! I love to find new Canadian artists to follow Danielle, thanks for sharing.
Happy Long Weekend!!
I cannot think of a better print for my entry way. What a great reminder whether you are coming or going! 🙂
i’m such a huge fan of her work, and of your blog as well! thank you so much for always bringing incredible artists into my life and sharing your lively collage work with us!
This is an excellent phrase…one that I would like to say more often,but don’t.
Great giveaway!
My first reaction was also to laugh out loud. I would love one for my wall
One would be great!
How great would this be in a cancer center clinic? Thanks for the opportunity to win!
ooh! pretty & functional!
Love these! I really do need to calm the fuck down. And pink is my favorite color.
Yes, please. I would love to win, so I could give the artwork to my youngest sister, who is currently battling ovarian cancer.She is approaching it with grace, humility and great strength.I think she will win.
This is exactly what I needed to see today!!
I love these!!
fuck cancer!!
I adore these. Thank you for sharing 🙂
Oh my god, this is so great
Thank you for profiling Rose Currie’s work. It has got me thinking… and feeling.
These paintings are wonderful, and although the story is heart wrenching it’s adds great context to the work.
LOVE them & wish Rose a healthy road ahead.
Ash xo
these are fantastic. My mother was recently diagnosed with very similar circumstances. Very curable but still very taxing. These are brilliant.
Always love your eye and your aesthetic, so many things I have started collecting because of you! Okay and I know this is also sucking up but I do love your podcasts. I encourage so many of my curatorial friends to listen.
These are perfect! I love them!
This is amazing! Love the femininity juxtaposed with the word fuck. Can’t get enough!
Beautiful! Love these.
These are wonderful!
I swear I’m trying to calm the fuck down…
Just graduated college last Saturday, and need a reminder to Calm the Fuck Down – as well as some art for my new place!
I have a “Calm the fuck down” print from another Canadian artist, Justine Ma. I might have to double it’s power!
these are great!
Not only does the message hit the nail on the head, the art and prints are gorgeous 🙂
<3+
<3 Love them <3
Just so great – and a wonderful story.
These are right up my alley! The use of florals creates a wonderful juxtaposition with the sayings.
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I would love this as a constant reminder to CALM THE FUCK DOWN. Thanks for the chance!
Fantastic!
Had a mastectomy myself, for a situation that now they say might not have required one. So Cheer the F* up indeed. More power to you and this talented artist.
Also fighting illness now. Would love this print<3
I need this for my husband who has Parkinson’s Disease and biweekly threatens to move out of our house, as I don’t follow the house rules well enough (he may be right). And I have an absolute passion for pink! Love the design and blessings on you for the generous offer. I send entreaties to the sky for the continued good health of the artist.
May rose petals fall gently upon you. Margy
Wonderful prints wonderful story behind.
I could use such a pretty reminder.
When I had breast cancer and treatment in 2012 I always KNEW that I would be fine – but all my friends and family worried so much about me. I wish I’d had this to share with them back then!
Hope I win, my partner won’t be relieved until I get through year 5 cancer free 🙂
My 21st birthday is on Monday and everyone around me is entering adulthood. All I want to tell them is “CALM THE FUCK DOWN”! Plus it will serve as a wonderful reminder as my college career comes to a close. I love these prints!
ohh I would love to add one of these to my inspiration wall!!
I needed to read this today, perfection.
Love it! It’s ladylike with swearing… My very favorite juxtaposition!
Love these…could definitely use a reminder….it’s been a stressful summer!
I love these! Hilarious, funny, & heartfelt. I’ll take em all!!!
From one Rose to another… Amazing.
A little edgier than what I normally put on the wall but I love them and definitely need to hear it!
AMAZING prints! I have now calmed the fuck down. 😉
Fucking fantastic ! (And pretty in pink!) I got the spot all picked out for
It! Pick ME!
How wonderfully perfect for my life RIGHT THIS MINUTE! (See, I NEED to calm down.)
Love. Love. Love. Just gotta figure out where to hang them as the kiddo learns to read… 😉
Pick Me! Love this
What a bad ass amazing woman. I love these prints!
Perfection
Oh, yes, I could use one of these right about now. Pick me! 🙂
Definitely need this as a soon to be graduate and currently stressing out ! There brilliant ! ❤️
Fucking fabulous. Would love on my studio wall<3<3<3
Keep kicking ass, I love my daily dose of JC and weekly doses of AFYE. Art every day keeps the crazies away, right?
Crystal:)
If I win I will give it to my friend who is going through chemo for breast cancer now. I thought they were hilarious too – until I read about her struggle. When people don’t know what to say they should remain silent. : )
As a teacher with two more days of the school year left, those words have been in my head quite often lately—luckily, that’s where they have stayed!
These are fantastic and even more motivational knowing the artists story. Fingers crossed for the giveaway. Thank you!
so amazing and perfectly me!
I love these. Rose is such a talented artist. Wishing her well in all aspects of her life.
I love these! I’d love to be able to hang one of her pieces in my office but…..
Absolutely fabulous!
Beautiful!
Just what I needed…
Love these- a great print to put in the back of the door to see before heading out into the world!
This is brilliant. Need reminders like this for myself. 🙂
Being told to cheer up is my least favorite thing. This work speaks to me.
She was my first crush back in Kindergarten and I was sure we would get married. Well, we went to different schools after that, so it obviously didn’t happen, but I’d be thrilled to have one of her prints!
Love these, love the story!
These are the exact thing I needed durring my difficult time. Getting some to give to friends when they struggle!
Well, I for one, sure need to calm the fuck down. These are perfect!
WANT.
WAAAAAAAAANT.
Whether I win one or pay for one, I’ll be gifting one of these to my mom who recently kicked cancer’s ass. Awesome pieces.
My dad has always said women shouldn’t cuss cause it makes them look ugly and vulgar. This are beautiful and illustrtae how I actually look and feel when I use “bad words” .
Thank you for all the lovely comments and for sharing your stories. It means the world to me when people connect with my work. It means even more when my art can help heal people with humour, visuals and understanding. Everyone has something in their lives. We all have a reason to “Cheer the Fuck up” when really, we hurt inside. These prints were made for you. ♡ Much love to you and Cheers!
I should have mentioned, I am Rose Currie 🙂 I also go by Rose Lemonade.
love love love!! definitely my style
Beautiful story. Beautiful work. Makes me smile and I can see immediately how it makes one feel better on a day when things are not smooth……!
These are absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for teaching me about another great artist!
I love these!! Funny and pretty! ♥
these are amazing as is this weeks roundup of art! so generous and I can’t wait to take my walk and listen to this weeks podcast – thanks 🙂
Love that you share an amazing variety of art. I can relate: Calm down already!!!
I enjoy your site so much and love this work. Heading to my studio now for coffee and some art for my ears.
These are stunning. The story that came along with them was both sad and beautiful. It’s amazing how we can turn pain into art.
If only these could be posted in every space, ever.
These made me fucking smile.
LOVE these! In fact, I think that one would be the perfect addition to my new office.
These are truly wonderful and a great reminder ;).
Great visual and subversive message. Would look at home in my studio!
Love these…..the delicate-ness of the botanical paintings and the “slap you upside the head”ness of the text is brilliant.
Heaven. And the back story makes these that much better
Beautiful, gives me hope.
I love the story behind it as much as I love the pieces themselves!
Remarkably calming
That quote has some serious power! 😉
Love it!
These are awesome! I always love when the dainty and the bad-ass collide.
Love the Jealous Curator podcasts! I’m so glad I discovered them. I eagerly await a new one on a Saturday!!
It’s very interesting to hear the story behind the artwork. So many people never get to hear that. I’m sorry she had to go through that though
these are really great for any occasion!
i love your podcasts and your new work is fabulous and hilarious. keep
up the great work!
Love this! Need it for the wall in my office to look at on a daily basis – hopefully the boss wouldn’t mind 😉
Fun! Love ’em!
Saw these on Tumblr and fell instantly in love. Even more so, now I know the story. Would love to give this to a friend who is an artist herself and fighting cancer herself.
I hope to be still in time for participate to this! I simply love her calligraphic surges 🙂
These are perfect. I’ve always wanted some insanely pretty curse words on my wall, basically my exact personality, gah!
i’d love this!
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