01/24/10

Yesterday was spent recovering from previous night's activities (Company exhibition was super! Saw loads of smiling faces that I've been missing on the east coast. I hope you enjoyed the show if you made it out!) and on the road to Arizona so I missed the opportunity to make this post on the proper date. That date being the celebration of birth of my beloved California companion and talented photographer Aimee Brodeur. Happy Birthday my beautiful friend, I hope it was a joyous occasion filled with delicious snacks, friends and possibly a bulldog puppy? I wish I could have been there to storm you with love and kisses! You've brought such joy to my life and I eagerly anticipate the day that sees us all in the same city again. You are an inspiration and a bright star. I wish you love, joy and many adventures in your new age!

I love you my Aimee.






(above two pictures taken by her talented love Michael, also pictured, poking her nose)







(See Aimee's gorgeous photographs here.  Her photography is an adventure - a sumptuous feast for the eyes.)

Attention LA Buddies

Get acquainted with the contributing artists here and the gallery space here. Hope to see you there (come say hi, I'll be there filling my face with delicious LA tacos and cheeseburgers)!

s/s 10 inspiration

Today seemed unseasonably warm (for me at least) and had me dreaming of spring/summer attire. This summer I'd like a closet of white linens, lace, embroidery, high necklines, puffed sleeves, stripes, underwear as outerwear, straw hats (big hats, LOADS of hats!), lace gloves, pearl earrings and white socks. I've already begun attempting a variety of Helena B-C style up-dos but to no avail, I've ended up looking more like Bret's hair helmet (which is an accomplishment in itself I suppose). I put together a little bit of inspiration for eye-feasting below featuring some of my favourite on-screen fashions. What do you hope to have in your closet for this coming season? Who/what is inspiring you?


(brief wiener appearance)




<3<3<3<3 amazing




i will take one of everything in this scene please.

my own attempt with silk "puffed sleeves" and straw hat. Needs bigger hair however. Big and curly please!

my sugar, she's so refined

Hello friends! My apologies for an extended absence! Thank you for all the kind comments on my previous post! I've added many of you to my ever-expanding google reader and I thank you for letting me peek in on your own adventures. My eye recovered only to be brutalized yet again as I was picking my nailpolish off and had sliver of polish spring into my eyeball - the very same naughty eyeball. It's back to glasses for me :(. The holidays were glorious and food and family filled (I hope the same was true of your holidays). Our arrival home proved to be no less busy and Landon has been overwhelmed with preparations for upcoming TCOP exhibition at Space 15 Twenty. I've started working on my own projects including getting spring goodies ready for selling on the internet (have had a great debate on whether to sell on ebay or etsy - have opted for ebay).

While in Vancouver I managed to snag a handful of loose photographs from my grandparent's garage and have uploaded a few to share with you. The ones above are my beautiful grandma and grandpa and the ones below my beautiful mummy and badass dad. My mum's wedding attire I think requires some explanation - it was designed by a friend of hers and was not available until the day of, her hat the final touch to her mystery chef-like ensemble. She had fashion balls. And how wee and youthful is my dad? All gangly limbs and big hair. They were a pair. I've added a few pictures of my own ginger child self - like Conan, I was the sole ginger in family of blondes, brunettes and raven-hued locks. My mum paid extra care to protect me from the sun and while she and my brother turned golden in the summer I remained practically transparent (once convinced that I could, in fact, glow in the dark) and ghostly. I wasn't sure what to make of my copper coloured tresses' and was often disheartened by the great number of fictional redheaded orphans - were we so terrible? Even I am half-adopted! Perhaps it is the alleged hot temper? Though any friend of mine can tell you that they've never heard me raise my voice or flush for any reason other than embarrassment. Oh ginger babies, why so misunderstood?





















For those of you interested in donating to earthquake relief in Haiti I would encourage you to take a gander at this list of charities or for my US buddies texting 90999 with "Haiti" to donate $10 to the Red Cross.