it's earth day

jessica williams via paperheart

not to get all preachy-preachy, but do something kind for the earth today. our dear girl is old, and she needs our love and support to keep pushing through for the next couple thousand years.

and... happy birthday jorge!

fire on the mountain

wowsers, what a nice morning surprise. i know, i just complained (see p.s. in the post below) about the rapidly rising temperatures, but, i have to send a huge thanks to the atmosphere for generating the goods (okay, fine, thank you heat) to create this sunrise.

i want to live here

summer home in stockholm. photos by martin lof via apartment therapy.

anytime the weather reaches unbearable (above 83) limits, i begin to wish i still lived on northern california's foggy coast. in the meantime, these photos will help transport me to a much cooler place.

p.s. is it summer already? i know global warming has run amok, but i seriously won't be able to handle months of this sweltering heat. i know, i'm such a baby.

spring's treasures

these (and more) sprouted randomly in the middle of our back lawn. i like to call these wild cat tails.

perfect ending to a crazy day

photo via la times

when i awoke to embark on my friday morning, i had no idea that the rest of my day would be filled with so many surprises. i'll make the long story short by providing key incidents and phrases: hit and run (yes, in an intersection filled wth people, the guy actually thought that backing away from the scene, slowly, was a good idea). early-mid morning blur. home-visit, very rough part of los angeles (imagine me, walking the streets in my vintage boots, with a large trader joe's bag filled with games, looking lost and majorly out of place). client's mother asked where i parked, some 4 blocks away, she let out a gasp and said, "That's too far!" i'm doomed.
on my way home via side streets, i professed my interest in another not-yet-up-and-coming area, stating, "things are really shaping up around here." minutes later, gentleman with clown triangle tattoos above and below both eyes began smoking a cigarette through his trac-tube. i need a drink!

after much debate, nick and i decided to head over to one of my favorite restaurants for fondue. i also discovered a tasty champagne cocktail that dates back to the 17th century. here's the recipe: soak a sugar cube in bitters, drop it into a flute, fill the flute with champagne and prosecco. interesting flavor combination, not too sweet.

hollis brown thornton

No One Knows What Colors or Patterns the Dinosaurs Were, permanent marker on paper

VHS, acrylic, pigment transfer on canvas

TV Room (Entry Hall Wallpaper), acrylic, pigment transfer on canvas

i love these, for so many reasons. see more artwork here.

this week's inspiration

photo via wendy bevan

still unwinding from last week=restless sleep all weekend. sometimes my best, most creative ideas are born via tangled sleep. i'm looking forward to spending some quality time working with repurposed materials and my hands in the coming days.