Cherry blossoms in full bloom....

They are here....EVERYWHERE....
All around my house they are in bloom.
They are such a simple pleasure, that makes me so happy.
I hope you can find a simple something, that makes you happy today.

Photo via- Here

Have a SAFE and GRATEFUL weekend...

This weekend, my thoughts will be with the people in
Japan, who have been severely affected
by the Tsunami.

Salvador Dalì, Muchacha en la ventana (Woman at the Window), 1925. Oil on board.

 Gala-Salvador Dalì Foundation, Figueres

Drapery...Artful or Practical?

I am loving drapery lately, more than I ever have.

When I went through my fabric everywhere phase, 
It started to feel like things were collecting too much dust, 
but I think if you stay vigilant about washing or 
dry cleaning your fabrics, it adds adds polish, and elegance... 
Whether they are in a traditional setting, or more modern,
they are similar to a scarf on ones neck.
They add a certain sophistication that cannot be 
met with blinds, my friends.
They are like sunglass huts, all of those blind shacks, or blind
"specialist" stores...They need to stop giving so many discounts, and go 
make themselves some drapes...


What is your opinion of Drapery? Love it or Hate it?


Via- Unknown, Lonny, ApartmentTherapy, Elle Decor, and Lou Lou de la Falaise Apt. in Paris.

Painter of Gems - Carly Waito

I have been trying to get a hold of this amazing painter, to no avail.

Would LOVE to buy a one of these GEMS.(bota-bum-bota-boom)

Carly Waito's oil paintings indulge a lifelong fascination with the 

natural world,  especially the little parts we feel compelled to pick 

up and keep. 

Her meticulously detailed renderings of mineral specimens draw 

the viewer in, encouraging close inspection of the material qualities 

of the subjects. They explore the common impulse to possess pieces 

of the natural world which we find beautiful or curious and to 

assign complex layers of value to these objects based on a range of 

factors, such as rarity, historical context, personal memories, 

scientific significance, and subjective notions of beauty. They are an 

extension of her interest in natural history, collecting, curiosity, 

wonder, and the appeal of small things.

 

Carly was born in 1981. She is currently based in Toronto.

She is represented by Narwhal Art Projects.

Please visit carlywaito.blogspot.com for updates, and other projects.

HAVE A GREAT MONDAY...

The Yellow Scale by Franz Kupka

A painting by Franz Kupka, a Czech avant-garde painter living in Paris.

The painting is a mixture of realism and abstraction. Called The Yellow Scale,

it depicts a portrait, but the painting technique consists of a feast of violent 

slashes of yellow impasto. This was a work of the transitional stage of Kupka’s

oeuvre when he moved from an impressionistic style to the world of abstraction.

I LOVE the either extremely bored, annoyed, or just had an orgasm

(with a self rolled cigarette, no doubt) look on the man's face.

His name was Charles Baudelaire, the French decadent poet,

based on one of Nadar’s daguerreotype photographs.

CLOSE YOUR EYES WHILE YOU LISTEN TO THIS AND PRETEND YOU ARE SPEEDING SAFELY DOWN A MOUNTAIN LOOKING REALLY HOT

AT ONE POINT, OR ANOTHER, WE ALL COULD USE SOME FRESHENING UP...

Hope you like my blogs fresh new look...


Thanks to Alaina Kaczmarski at LCY Graphics and Vanessa Kauffman
at Oblation Papers and Press

Photo-Awkward Family Photos.

NEW BEDROOM ON MY MIND....

I need a new bedroom....BAD. It is where, besides our kitchen, 

I like to spend most of my time. 

I need a little computer desk, a new bed, bedside tables, EVERYTHING.

There are so many styles that I LOVE, but for my room, earthy, comfy, 

glam, is what I crave.

Rachel Zoe's bedroom hits the nail on the head for me....

Oh, and a fireplace in there would be good too.

And if this ring was included, that would be great....

Amazing.....




This bedroom was first seen at Coco & Kelley 
and the original source is here.

The Art of Rebellion

Born in 1921, Karl Heinz Weinberger had been a swiss factory worker 

for over thirty years. In his free time, he started taking pictures of  a 

bunch of post-war teenagers dissatisfied with the conservative, conformist

climate of the times, who made their own clothes and jewelry, wore 

motorcycle jackets, and oversize belt-buckles with images of American 

celebrities like Marlon Brando, James Dean and Elvis Presley.

Rebel Youth, published by Rizzoli, will be the Weinberger's first 

monograph, and a fantastic document of Swiss rebel youth in the sixties. 

Love her snarky self assurance.

Looks like just another high school party at my house when
 my parents were out of town...

This pic looks like it could be taken today...
I always want to be sprayed in mid daylight.
Every HOUR, on the HOUR...

The woman on the right is in everyone's high school...

(Now you know where Lemmy got his look.)

Karl Heinz Weinberger passed away in 2006.

Photo's courtesy of Rizzoli and W Magazine.

Louis le Brocquy

 Louis Le Brocquy, born in 1916 and still alive today, is one of the great modern Irish painters. He was self-taught and well known for his paintings of literary figures and fellow artists, including W.B. Yeats, James Joyce and his friends Samuel Beckett, Francis Bacon, Seamus Heaney and Bono.

His early work, from around 1935-1949 are my favorites....

Montana LOVE...

If you read my blog regularly, you know I am in love with MONTANA. 

Well, we are off, again, to bathe in some serious hot springs to revive our 

cold bones, and recharge our batteries...Hope you all can find a way
to recharge your batts this weekend! See you on Monday! 

The Art of the Vertical Garden

Another post on this amazing man's work...
The Vertical Garden created by botanist Patrick Blanc.

Alberto Seveso

 I love these stunning photographs of varnish
into a fish bowl.

Book Lust

I LOVE this picture of this ADORABLE Gent and his
 beautiful gem of a bookcase, that is
so perfectly personal...

Hope you all can get in some reading time
this weekend, with a GREAT book...
 

Photo Unknown- if you know please do tell.

The Art of the Mess?

Some of you might consider these rooms a mess, others, not so much.

I like my home to feel organized and clean, 

or I start feeling a little insane. On the other hand, 

I like my home to feel like a home, not stark and cold, and

not like a catalog,  I like a little clutter.

When I moved out on my own, I lived in a TINY apartment 

in San Francisco with beautiful windows like the ones in the top photo, 
and I decorated it with exotic fabrics and mostly cheap crap that 

I made look cool. I scoured the thrift shops, and painted old furniture, 

I had beautiful rugs that I found at garage sales, and made all of my 
own art. 

I had NO money, and was living on refried beans and rice, and hot sauce 

that I would "borrow" by the handful every time I went to the local 
burrito place. But I still found a way to make my apartment look great...

In my efforts to get back to that place of feeling a bit more unstructured,
or dare I say "looseness", with my home, I have some thoughts...

Some of my most interesting, and talented friends have homes that are

sometimes cluttered with books, and magazines, art, and interesting 

collections, of all kinds. It can be a cheerful, arty, (and always clean) mess, 

or a moody, exotic, bohemian mess, a civil war era- taxidermy-ish mess, 

or a glammy green, blue and gold, with books and 

matchbook collections, mess.

I am not talking hoarders here, not even close, maybe I would call it 

authentic living? 

There is no hiding who they are. There are no bookshelves with 

fake seashells, and pretend books that are never read. There is no 
false life that they are trying to present to the people that enter.

Some people that I have known in my life that have 

EXTREMELY thought out homes, can be neurotic, (although I think we 

all are somewhat neurotic), or fearful of the unknown.

I might even say, unadventurous, sexually inhibited, timid and maybe 

even a bit of a bore...

I know these are massive generalizations, and I think that the complete 

opposite of this can be true, but I LOVE the idea of maybe inspiring 

someone to break from the mold, or venture out of their comfort zone, 

or even toy with the idea of it... 

Here is to the freedom, and the ART of the mess...

Clink-Clink

No Title Needed...

Princess Yvonne and Prince Alexander.

Cherry Blossoms Budding?

Beyond The View No. 5 (2009)
Photograph (c) Helen Sear

The Cherry Blossom trees all around my house are slowly starting to
bud, and it is making me very excited for the colors to come.

Happy Valentines Day

I made this for my husband for Valentines Day last year, and framed it for our wall.

While some of you may think it is a strange gift, we value humor in our relationship

big time, and have a great relationship because of it. 

Hope you all have a love to share your sense of humor with, 

and if not, I hope love will find you soon...:)

Shop to Visit : Totokaelo

We are so lucky to have this amazing boutique in Seattle, which in 

my opinion, is one of the most perfectly edited collections,

of clothing, shoes and accessories in the WORLD...

There is no garbage here, and the skank factor, that many 

boutiques feel the need to mix in, is non-existent.

I would wear EVERYTHING in this store. 

In my opinion, the pieces here are for the girl 
who is very secure with herself. 

It is where the smart girls go, the artists, and 

the cool girl, that DOES stuff... and looks amazing doing it......

The jewelry collection is unbelievable...

WANT THE ABOVE>>>>>BAD

The ring is now mine...:)

 Jill, the owner, who I think is a genius at helping you 

find the the most flattering outfit for 

your body type, and is honest, and insightful, 

about what does NOT work. 

Holy Motherload, is all I have to say...

I know we are all tired of the term, "Girl Crush",
 but c'mon, if no one has offered this girl a
modeling contract yet, you really need to get on it.

To get all of the pricing and details of any of these pieces, 
visit  Totokaelo .
Totokaelo is expanding soon and going to be adding
a collection of furniture and more!


Have a GREAT weekend! 


Images by Jennifer Ament Art and Totokaelo.