The Blog I've Sadly Neglected!

After almost exactly a month, I'm back and uploading pictures of my life's delightful randomness. This actually a picture that I took purely by accident. It's of the cover of a magazine that I've been reading, and I liked how this accident came out. Somehow the mistakes I make in art (and sometimes in life) end up being the things that I enjoy more than my most planned pieces. It almost makes me want to try to mess up. I am a firm believer in plans...but it's often best to completely throw them out the window.

I found this guy in the window of an antique store. What I like most about this pict is that it says "Italy" on the bottom. I've been attacked by this wanderlust in the last few weeks. Shows about Europe have actually brought tears to my eyes. So, what is actually a rather trivial detail makes the whole picture for me.

This a wonderful, yet extremely simple piece that I put together. The bead with the tiny jewel on the end is literally something that was dug up. My boyfriend found it in our little garden and thought I might be able to make something out of it (he's very smart). The house was built back in the 20s and people seem to have lost a lot of other little things in the front flower bed. The other charm is another bracelet that I wear, and I can't take credit for it (though it is from a smashing vintage store on Green Street, in Pasadena).

And this is the elephant that has been keeping me company at work...on my desktop. Sadly, I can't take credit for him; he's from National Geographic. But as soon as I get my own elephant pictures, I'm sure that it will be seen on this blog first. They really are quite fabulous creatures; it just astounds me to see something so HUGE.
Well, that's all for now. This has been quite enjoyable! I'm not sure why I took such a long hiatus.
Have a fabulous day!

The first one

And this is my very first entry of my new blog. It's actually been a long time coming, because I've been mulling over exactly what I want...exactly what I thought would be interesting. I finally decided that I would write about all of the cool things that happen to me, and post all of the cool pictures of those things.
So, all of you my loyal readers (both current and future) will get the benefit of my wanderings, thoughts...and probably a few of my art pieces that will make their way up here.
The coolest thing that happened today is that I found out that there's a Farmer's Market happening every Wednesday this summer right across from my office building (yes, I also have my Clark Kent persona going on). If you happen to be in Pasadena any Wednesday this summer, then it'll be in the Walgreen's parking lot on Lake Avenue.



I'm really digging all of the great veggie colors (yes, I know tomatoes are technically a fruit...but they will always be welcome in my veggie salad). I got some really nice bell peppers there that I intend to enjoy shortly.


And this is how I spent Memorial Day...at the beach taking pictures of sites that struck my fancy. I have a love for umbrellas; there is just something terribly friendly about them. I took this shot a little down the way from someone who was rumored to have caught a shark (don't worry, he got away...and he probably wasn't a shark...but it sounds better that way).

Well, I will post more sometime very soon. Until then, enjoy the little things, and eat local.