Goddess KRING 082622 grief WaVeS and life update

Up Up Up inc Circus Crane Show Seattle 2022

40 minutes i filmed yesterday:  Up Up Up inc Circus Crane Show Seattle 2022

why i love performers so much

 I had so much fun watching the up up up circus again tonight... i am going to eventually edit my photos and videos in make a youtube clip of them... Their comedy makes me laugh so loud! not everybody seems to get that kind of comedy but I totally get it and I feel a kinship with that sort of Carol Burnett Style.... I don't know what you call that!? extremely absurd ridiculous and yet clever and then it gives me this feeling like I'm in kindergarten again you know like when you're a little kid... And you still just play with people and you're not afraid of them making fun of you or judging you I had this feeling in kindergarten before I learned how mean other little kids were before people taunted me and picked on me and made fun of me I just remember going up to other little kids and going hey want to play and like just singing and dancing and doing funny little Make-Believe games with other kids and I miss that so maybe I can find more adult friends that I can do that kind of thing with... so that's why I love these performers so much they remind me to just be free and play and enjoy being alive as a human with humor and a playfulness literally as silly as that sounds... I think that's mainly why I love them so much...they also are just gifted with comedic timing and acrobatic athleticness and they all play musical instruments and they sing and they dance and they act basically it's all of it ...singing dancing acting and acrobatics... I think that performing artists are my favorite kind of humans... they really truly seem magical to me. And even though I'm a bit shy I think part of me really does like to perform and wishes I could do more of it but I don't know and then this other part of me just wants to hide and be quiet so I guess those two parts of my personality conflict a bit with each other and I guess they're both the real me I think!?

https://www.upupupinc.com/

Wed. Aug 10, Skokomish, WA, Private event for Skokomish Youth Program
Thu. Aug 11, Lilliwaup, WA, Hama Hama Oysters, 6pm
Fri. Aug 12, Poulsbo, WA, Bushel & Barrel Ciderhouse, 6pm
Sat. Aug 13, Quilcene, WA, Worthington Park, 7pm
Sun. Aug 14, Chimacum, WA, Finnriver Farm and Cidery, 5pm
Tue. Aug 16, Stanwood, WA, Private event for Children’s Grief Camp
Thu. Aug 18, Whidbey Island, WA, South Whidbey Community Center,
Partnership with Readiness to Learn, 6pm
Fri. Aug 19, Everett, WA, 1814 Hewitt Ave. (across from Black Lab), 6pm
Sat. Aug 20, Olympia, WA, Calliope Farm, 1335 Overhulse Rd., 6pm
Sun. Aug 21, Skokomish, WA, Privat event for Skokomish Celebration
Tue. Aug 23, Bellingham, WA, Bellingham Circus Guild Parking Lot, 6pm
Wed. Aug 24, Bellingham, WA, Bellingham Circus Guild Parking Lot, 6pm
Thu. Aug 25, Seattle, WA, UCUCC Parking Lot, 4515 16th Avenue NE, 6 pm
Fri. Aug 26, San Juan Island, WA, San Juan County Fairgrounds,
Partnership with Alchemy Art Center, 6pm
Sat. Aug 27, Conway, WA, Private event for Happy Little Farm
Sun. Aug 28, Vashon Island, WA, Open Space, 6pm
Wed. Aug 31, Portland, OR, Parking Lot at 900 Hawthorn, 6pm
Thu. Sept 1, Newberg, OR, Chehalem Cultural Center, 6pm
Fri. Sept 2, Bellingham, WA, Sh’Bang! Festival, 6pm
Sun. Sept 4, Guemes Island, WA, Guemes Island General Store

Up Up Up Crane Truck Circus!

UP UP UP inc circus crane show i love is live in seattle tomorrow Thu. Aug 25, Seattle, WA, UCUCC Parking Lot, 4515 16th Avenue NE, 6 pm (their website in comments) https://www.upupupinc.com/

notes from the art fair "fresh paint" where my art car was on public display....

 notes from the art fair "fresh paint" where my art car was on public display....

I just got some good feedback from a lady who really likes my art car... She was asking me what my goal was with my art car and what my focus is... am I like for hire to be Commissioned or what am I doing!?  am I trying to sell my art am I just trying to entertain people am I trying to inspire people am I trying to spread positive energy or am I trying to get myself hired as an artist to put design on people's cars or paint their shoes or paint their hats etc I've always been a multimedia multifaceted kind of creative person thats scattered in all different directions and her and I talked a little bit about ADHD and OCD and being like kind of obsessed and scattered and creative and chaotic and how that could be a positive thing but then I can also be a negative thing if you don't know what your focus is and then people are confused and they don't understand what your point is and I guess that is some really good feedback for me although I guess it's it's obvious and I already know that but to have somebody reflect that back to me is helpful to me.  I like the idea of being very self aware and trying to make the best out of my life and every day.

Maybe I'll do another video on a podcast on introvert and extrovert and ambivert personality types because I mostly an introvert I think but I kind of get energized by other people when it comes to performance whether I'm performing or I'm in the audience I feel kind of like I get energized from being like when I watched that circus show the other night I feel kind of energized by the crowd energy and the performers energy and I feel less shy when I'm around a bunch of performers almost like I want to jump on stage and perform with them even though part of me just wants to hide in the corner and take pictures so I'm some kind of combination of introvert and extrovert but I feel like what I really like to do is create things when I'm by myself and then share them with the public and then I like to go hide out again and I prefer spending time with just one friend at a time or by myself or with plants and animals and I don't really like being in big social groups much at all except it is really fun to hang out with other artists and Art car people and really creative people who love art and music and theater and dance etc all of the performing and visual arts and I love nature and quiet... And maybe I'm just wounded because I got picked on in school and my parents are both really intelligent and sensitive but they're both also very critical my parents are both very critical so I was raised with a certain kind of criticism and I feel very self-conscious and afraid of how I affect other people I worry about how I affect other people so when I'm around other people I tend to just be polite and I'm not sure how to fully be myself because I'm afraid if I myself I'll drive people nuts in fact some of my family and friends find me annoying because I do monologues I mean I literally do monologues and then other people think I'm really quiet all the time so it seems like I'm either really quiet or I do monologues but then again I do listen well and I do have good dialogue with some people... But then again I love to spend a lot of time with myself and just thinking and staring off into space and thinking and writing things down or recording my voice and my thoughts and my insights that's really what I like to do which is extremely introverted and introspective but then I have this urge to write things down and share it with whoever wants to read it so I don't know what that is that's kind of like what musicians and songwriters are like or writers or performers or actors maybe they like to explore their inner world and then express it out for whoever wants to experience it... And then learn from how people respond to me and how I respond to them and have relationships my artwork and the audience of my artwork and then my family and friends I guess I learned from different relationships but then again I feel shy and they say being introverted is different than being shy I know that I'm highly sensitive but maybe I don't need to label myself maybe I'm just a chameleon and I just change into all different kinds of personalities I really don't know maybe I don't need to figure this out I don't know...!?

Talked to a bunch of people here at the art show that my art car is in ...very nice people here... I'm really tired and look forward to going home and resting cuz I'm going to come back here all day tomorrow... so I'm not really an extrovert but I love sharing my art with people and talking to people who love artwork and there's lots of kids and this fun musical instruments Booth right next to me... where you get to make your own music and there was a bunch of kids there and I think I was the only adult that seemed to be goofing around with the stuff... I made a short video I'll share later....

Someone just interviewed me who does a radio show in San Antonio Texas I think but they're here visiting and so apparently I'm going to be on a radio show and a Facebook live video and he's going to tag me I forgot to get his name so hopefully that will air soon that's always fun cuz I'm a bit shy when people approach me which is funny cuz I used to do my own radio show remember and my own TV show and yet I'm kind of an introvert and yet I love talking about my art car so that was fun nice guy and his wife or girlfriend I'm not sure!?  #goddesskring

Fresh Paint was August 20, 21st 2022 in Everett Washington.  30 miles north of seattle:  

The art cars including mine are parked in Everett Washington USA right now at the corner of Hewitt Avenue and Rucker Avenue!  Today 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and tomorrow Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. come check us out if you live nearby!  And spread the word if you want there's a hundred art booths here it's called fresh paint art fair!

I'm feeling very introverted today so I'm at the public library being  quiet while my art car is on display for the public to enjoy in Everett Washington  on the corner of Rucker and Hewitt Ave.  10am to 5pm today...

Forgot to say that when I was in Langley on Whidbey Island yesterday two guys came up to me and saw my art car and said that they recognized me from public access TV from the 90s and they were a little bit Starstruck and felt like they were meeting a celebrity and that's always fun to hear and they told me they were glad that I was still around and somebody left a note on my car which I assume might be the same guy that said hi to me earlier in the day.... Maybe I should have done a selfie with the people that said that to me whenever anybody recognizes me from my TV show I should probably ask him hey want to do a selfie cuz it's just fun to kind of spread the joy in that way....

So I buried my cat and I visited my mom and I saw the circus performers up up up ... twice once on Whidbey Island and once in Everett and the Art car show is coming up and I must sleep... I'm really happy that I got to talk briefly to musician Jason Webley  today who said that somebody that I introduced him to many years ago has led to all kinds of creative projects and I didn't know that so I'm really happy he said he really appreciates the support that I've given him he said I'm one of his bigger supporters... I remember I first heard him 23 years ago (1999)  at the folklife festival and I've done lots of photos and videos of his concerts and spread the word about his wonderfulness as a live performer and musician and he's connected to the circus show... the up up up crane circus show they're all friends with Jason Webley and I'm not sure how they're all connected but they are and it's just a magical synchronistic feeling and I parked my art car right in front of where the circus was performing in Everett tonight so all kinds of people noticed my car and appreciated it... the rhinestones on my car just sort of fit right in with the magical creative energy of that circus show.... I took photos and videos of bits and pieces of the performance that I will share when I have time.... Still adjusting to life in my apartment without my cat but I am relieved that he is no longer in a body that isn't functioning... I'll just say that again I just have to keep telling myself about the new reality cuz when I come home I expect my cat to greet me and I miss that but again I'm glad he's resting in peace and something else fun is I found a really good deal on some of those lights that turn into all different rainbow colors and you can dim them so I'm playing around with some lighting in my bedroom and when I set it up I'll take photos and show you so it's been a really creative fun couple days I also had a modeling gig recently and I'm just really grateful for lots of things right now so good night everyone



random writing i did recently....

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Come See Shannon Nicole Kringen (Goddess KRING) art car "Opal Moonstone" along with all these other creative things!

 Seattle Friends:  https://www.schack.org/events/fresh-paint

Come See Shannon Nicole Kringen (Goddess KRING) art car "Opal Moonstone" along with all these other creative things!

Fresh Paint

Festival of Artists at Work

August 20 | 10am - 5pm

August 21 | 10am - 4pm

Purchase art fresh off the easel during Schack Art Center's biggest summer arts festival. This year we're bringing the action to Downtown Everett and featuring over 100 booths, live entertainment, interactive art activities, glassblowing, and more.

LOCATION: HOYT & HEWITT AVE

hidden in plain sight

 Weird to see how many people have been fooled by thinking that we're being saved from corrupt people not realizing that corrupt people are trying to save us from corrupt people which is further corruption and yet I can see why people just want to go along with this and pretend like everything's okay and actually some people really believe that the good people are taking over thinking you have to take one side or the other not realizing that we're being manipulated into who we're supposed to blame everything on and use them as scapegoats and then turn a blind eye to actual corruption happening but then again I think all the people involved are corrupt on both sides and all sides need I say more in the United states but it's very very it's international actually but it's very disturbing to see what is happening and how many people just go along with things because people just want to feel safe and secure and believe in something and trust authority whereas I am always skeptical of authority always always skeptical of authority and yet it is really uncomfortable to not know for sure the absolute truth of who is doing what and why. But I will also assert that there are many good people in the world that are actually doing ethical things and helping things be good in the world and actually have wise smart intelligent ideas and actually respect each other's right to be an individual.

Layers of lies,. Hijacked systems fooling many. Scapegoating the new pop culture

 Layers of lies,. Hijacked systems fooling many. Scapegoating the new pop culture

required reading perhaps would be good.  "The Psychology of Totalitarianism
Book by Mattias Desmet"

plants are amazingly strong Goddess KRING

This is the most amazing plant I've ever seen. Somebody said it's some kind of tree that keeps growing back and keeps getting hacked and keeps growing back. It's an amazing, amazing, amazing plant. It's so resilient. It's symbolic of resilience. It reminds me to be strong and keep growing back growing back. Growing back every time you get knocked down in life. Just come back. Come back, come back. Come back amazing amazing amazing. Plus I love green and the velvety leaves of this plant is so lush and healthy

https://youtu.be/1PYVflt-O4o

cat grief keesoon, stella,tux

stories of my cats who are all passed away now.   grief for keesoon, stella,tux...how i went through these experiences with my cats...hope this helps someone who is going through loss or grief.  it helps me find closure.
https://youtu.be/F9Pj2Vc6IRY

Fresh Paint Art Fair, my art car will be there

 

https://www.schack.org/events/fresh-paint

Come See Shannon Nicole Kringen (Goddess KRING) art car "Opal Moonstone" along with all these other creative things!

Fresh Paint

Festival of Artists at Work

August 20 | 10am - 5pm

August 21 | 10am - 4pm

Purchase art fresh off the easel during Schack Art Center's biggest summer arts festival. This year we're bringing the action to Downtown Everett and featuring over 100 booths, live entertainment, interactive art activities, glassblowing, and more.

LOCATION: HOYT & HEWITT AVE

#rip my kitty Keesoon

 Keesoon was so wonderful to be with. i can feel his soul is resting in peace and free of a failing body. i just cleared the cat stuff out of my apartment to help me adjust to the new reality. thankful i have many projects to work on while i grieve...blessings to anyone going through grief and loss right now.

Soul set free- Wow more magical synchronicity... I was just watching a video and there was a triple conjunction astrologically speaking on August 8th and they're calling it The lions gate... is some kind of pattern and the eight means Infinity and my cat keesoon that we helped transition looks like a lion and he had kind of a lion energy about him in a beautiful way and the astrology lady was talking about the lions gate being a tarot card of a woman interacting with a lion and something about Infinity... it's just kind of fascinating to me and then august 8th was also national cat Day or something!! it just seems like a very cosmic day to say goodbye to my cat even though I'm really sad about it he was needing to transition because of his health not being there anymore and it's a long story but it feels like it was totally meant to be the way it happened... and the people that helped me... it's too hard to explain but it's just this really powerful feeling that everything was meant to be the way it happened even though I'm really really in deep grief right now and feeling disoriented and strange about it... adjusting I so deeply connect with animals that when they're no longer with me it just feels so disorienting but the whole concept of Lionsgate and number eight and infinity and national cat Day or whatever they called it pretty fascinating stuff

Thinking of my cats Keesoon, Stella and Tux all now passed away. Such treasured unique souls. I love them all so much always...will do video monologue and podcast on this grief process and deep connection I feel to animals

Wow it's a magical day it does seem like synchronicity that it's national cat Day and today was the day that I honored my cat by helping him transition at the end of his life wow and I ran into a lady who I used to model for while I was walking a dog in the forest and she might want to hire me to take care of her cats when she goes on a trip and I think that's amazing as well wow well I grieve my cat and feel really really sad about the loss of my cat I'm really happy that I can help take care of other people's pets

#rip Keesoon Kringen. The amazing powerful cat that I had for 7 years in my life as my companion.... I had three very loving humans surrounding me and Keesoon today. Grieving time I labored over the choices to make the pros and cons of every little thing and really for the last 7 years because he had complicated health issues and yet I kept him happy and alive for a long time despite those issues through a special Raw meat diet made for cats and lots of exercise and outdoor time and tons and tons and tons of attention and affection.... I've been through this process with many other cats and each cat is totally unique and different and this one was really, really, really challenging and yet it was the most loving end of life I've ever experienced with a cat and with nice humans who cared and had compassion for my point of view.and great empathy for what the cat was going through- He seemed to want to keep doing all the normal things but his body just couldn't do it anymore. Eating-drinking water and sleeping and digesting food just wasn't happening anymore and he kept trying so hard to keep doing those normal things and he was so strong and so brave and I don't know if noble is the right word but he was just an amazing cat.... And I'm a very spiritual person so I'm going to be talking to his soul...

i adopted Keesoon in 2015 when he was 9 years old and his cat mom gave me these two kitten pictures of him. so precious. he was such a cool personality of a cat. very smart. #rip Keesoon

life is beautiful and tragic at the same time

 

life is beautiful and tragic at the same time

Had fun being in the parade and waving at lots of people it seems like little kids had the most enthusiastic response to my rhinestone art car and there were a few people that recognized me from my TV show and the MC or whatever you call the guy on the loud speaker interviewed me about my car and asked me what the name of my car was that was really fun so opal moonstone is the name of my art car I should have videotaped the whole thing but I didn't but there's something sad in my personal life so that distracted me the whole time my stomach and my heart hurts because I'm grieving about something that I don't want to share until later I'll share it if I feel like it later but not now but it was fun to be in the parade and now I have some things to take care of so have a good night everyone life is beautiful and tragic at the same time

 spreading joy and creative ideas despite the challenging things in the world https://www.patreon.com/posts/spreading-joy-in-70114492?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=postshare_creator

focus on building up what you love to counteract all the toxic junk happening in the world

focus on building up what you love to counteract all the toxic junk happening in the world

Whether you're into the mainstream or the alternative way of seeing things I think it's important right now to focus on what you want to create instead of dwelling on all of the problems and the corruption and the whatever you think is terrible happening in the world and people arguing about what is true and what is false about every little thing happening in the world and all the big things happening in the world all the more reason to empower yourself and create what you love in the world and do what you love and spread that around to help counteract all of the horrible things that are being done and created etc

swim kring

this Saturday August 6th my art car in a parade near seattle

 

Seattle Friends: Lake City Summer Festival & Parade. Saturday August 6th 7pm. the parade my art car will be in Parade starts on Lake City Way at 135th, heads south, then west on 125th. Grandstand is on 125th at 28th Ave NE. https://lakecitysummerfest.com/

lake clips 2 goddess kring

another goddess kring lake clip waterproof cam joy!

Goddess KRING aRt car jazzed!

 Goddess KRING aRt car jazzed!
Name of car:. Opal Moonstone
artist: Shannon Kringen
Driver: Shannon Kringen
location: Seattle
Description: mosaic art/Gaudi/Hundertwasser inspired car filled with rhinestones... making it up as I go in an improvisational Style... Spiral patterns and various designs that I invent as I go... With some glittery nail polish painted on top of some of the rhinestones as needed for embellishment!  
https://youtu.be/YxNqNTTnJSE