upcoming awesomeness

Feminist Art in the 1970s: A Brief Overview of the Westcoast Women's Art Movement
a lecture by Karen LeCocq

Sunday February 20th, 3pm

Craftswoman House, 929 North Oakland Avenue, Pasadena 91104 (free event)

Professional artist and lecturer, Karen LeCocq is a mixed media sculptor who has shown nationally and internationally in galleries as well as major museums, among them: The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, The Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art and The Armand Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA. LeCocq was a member of the first feminist art program under the direction of Judy Chicago at CSUF and the second feminist art program at California Institute of the Arts under the direction of Chicago and Miriam Schapiro. At Cal Arts in 1971-72, she participated in the creation of WOMANHOUSE, the first public feminist collaborative art project and exhibition in the world. The project received international attention and was reviewed in TIME magazine as well as art publications around the globe.

more information here

hello hitched

i am still sick and i blame it on the roaring good time i had last weekend with my sis (yes morgan you are correct she knows a thing or two about weddings to say the least - the girl was our hitched tour guide), miss morgan (thanks for the brick house hosting - that has got to be my favorite guest room of all time) and my new favorite french girl laure (the lady has got some serious camera skills ).





the event was crazy full of glitz and sand, succulents and champange, stripes and cameras. everyone looked lovely (vendors and guests alike). and it extra exciting to get to meet some of my favorite bloggers in the flesh - especially jamie of desert fete and her husband ben (i think they may be one of the cutest couples i have ever met, no, i know so).
my favorite display was by jamie and britt of tending to it. they had this incredible yet simple idea. shove some lights into a tumble weed, hang it and viola awesome bad ass lighting. swoon.
the large succulent cluster dripping of the table was not half bad either. same goes for the diorama desert scene. nice work ladies.
all in all the event was happening. i especially dug this one little lady who got all up in the confetti and had a dance off of her own. the grilled cheese was killer too. and as always the ace has so much good furniture it makes me happy.

for more photos of hitched visit my other blog, terri planty.

p.s. the iphone photo of a photo is laure's cat hazel. seriously freaking out about how cute her cat is. we spent a good chunk of our getting to know each other time showing off our cats. and i am glad we did.

p.p.s. the dog nose. that is sir baby dog bowie. super freaking cute. too bad i didn't get any clear shots of the adorable sucker.

taxi style

still sick. oh man this never ends. but on the positive i have managed to watch almost the entire first season of taxi. i never realized how absolutely amazing that show is. i admit i am enjoying my time spent with latka, alex, louie, elaine, tony, and bobby. oh bobby he is so handsome.
with all that being said, elaine (aka. marilu henner) has now become my fashion hero. the lady rocks some of the sweetest pairs of high waisted jeans, flowy tops, cute vests, blazers paired with scarves and some of the best wrap dresses i have ever seen. not to mention her perfect barely there curls and lovely personality. i am determined to inject a bit of elaine's super fine looks into my post sick wardrobe. (i am hoping my body hears that and is inspired to clear me of this nasty cold - and go!)

desert day

last monday (before the super cold) my pops and i went to the mojave desert. we had such a good time. my dad is the best travel companion. he is so knowledgable about nature, history, where to go, why and when. also quite handy in the camera department. but best of all he is always up for exploring and having an adventure.
we scored in the rocks and cool wood department. brought home all kinds of cool shapes and textures.
the desert was gorgeous, green and lush after all the rains. there were all kinds of puddles that had turned into mini lakes and birds were jumping around having a good time in the wet piles.
my dad took this route where we went through a cool old town that had neat looking motel signs, old diners and great collections of junk in front yards. we stumbled upon an antique store (the one where i got my libra artwork) that went on and on and on and on. i picked up a purple milk crate full cool vintage bottles for terri planty.
we also stopped at this awesome market that sold lots of produce, every kind of nut, trail mix, dried fruit, honey, etc. that you could imagine.
all in all it was good times. i always love to retreat to the desert to hunt for treasure and stare out of the window with some good music collaborating with the view.
tomorrow night (if i am better - please get better body!) my sis and i hed out to hemet to stay with morgan and go to hitched on sunday. are any of you going? i am excited to meet new folks - perhaps i shall see you there! in the meantime - happy weekend. :)

around the house...

i am sick. yucky sore throat achey slow moving dizzy headache tiered sick. but who cares about that.
i snapped some shots around the house to entertain myself (and then soon returned to the bed). first we have my wild boy kitty cat. mr. looey. he was pumped because he used to be an outdoor cat until he started visiting neighbors farther and farther away. and when i heard about some dog violence in the hood, that was it. no more outdoor kitty time. however. he is not happy with that. so my sister so kindly purchased this stylish purple harness for the dude, he hangs out on a long leash and everybody is happy. the funny part is that he just stands there calmly as i put on his harness, knowing he is going out for play time. much like a dog.
the purple stitched art was one of my sweet finds from my desert day trip with my dad (more photos from that trip later). it was $3! i was so excited when i saw it because: a. i am a libra. b. it is rad. c. it was staring at me amongst all the junk as if though it was meant to be.
the bench in the outdoor patio shot was until recently our tv stand since we had moved in. one of erick's last pieces of furniture. in the process of putting it out in the yard to do away with i realized, shit! this is a useful and kind of a cool piece! i put some cushions, a pot and viola. keeper. i needed something to act as a guard from folks stepping down into my plant lands down there anyway. yipee!
and lastly, i finally got the tord garland up! finally! i love it.
now i just need to get over this cold because this weekend i am going to hitched with the sis. back to sleep. sweet dreams. :)

p.s. pillow with cat hair all over it - from scout & catalogue.

yes please

as usual, i am gathering inspiration from the internet lands...
while traveling amongst the cyber paths i recently found 2 blogs that make my hippie heart melt - earth ageand stopping off place. the above images are from both of these wonderful sources of awesomeness. i totally want all of these things or images to myself.

about the bad ass rainbow images: "colour research, 1972-1973, from the morris/trasov archive "the rainbow is a timeless departure point for the imagination. the physics of light and the perception of colour have engaged both artists and scientists. the colour bar project grew out of informal collaborations in the late 1960’s between artists involved with the intermedia movement in vancouver and developed as a model for art and life experiments in the 1970’s. it remains a reference for continuing research. "

on my coffee table

i did some shopping and it shows. on my coffee table.
the black glazed pottery is from this rad antique shop in eagle rock. they had lots more that i wanted. but i had to behave myself.
the bit of pottery with legs, as i like to refer to it, was a goodwill score. and is currently the perfect place to dump jewelry when relaxing on the couch.
and last but not least the vintage antler brush was a treat to meow from the california gift show. i went on a buying trip for work and worked hard to to be a good girl and not go shopping crazy. but this oddity stole my heart. i am going to hang it on the wall soon.

more found and bought treasures to come. but for now i am pooped. i went to the mojave with my dad and it was so beautiful. if you get a chance get out there! with all the rain we had it is green and lush in desert. sweet sleepers.