Metropol Parasol

The Metropol Parasol in Seville, Spain is finally complete just four years after it's inaugural plank was laid.  So breathtaking.  It's waffle like structure reminds me of a multilevel bird nest.  The world's largest bird nest that is.  The space is also multipurpose and will be used utilized as an:  archeological site, farmers market, elevated plaza, as well as host multiple bars and restaurants.  I anticipate a Spanish vacation in my future...

Watercolor wedding

Fun with watercolors!

Final product

<3

Today's project was a trial of the watercolor escort map pins I'm DIYing for our upcoming nuptials.  I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out.  Now, I just need the final guest count and I'll send them to the printer!

I miss Paris

{Perched on top of Notre Dame with the gargoyles}

{The Eiffel Tour all a twinkle}

{Parisian boulevard}

One month ago Joe and I were walking the streets of Paris arm in arm. A warming memory on a chilly late fall Monday in Massachusetts.

fall asleep counting gummi bears

Did anyone else bite the heads of two different color gummi bears and then reattach the body of one color with the head of the other Frankenstein style? I know I did. Fabulous fun! This gummi chandelier would have me jumping on my bed, head back and teeth gnashing. 50 lbs of gummis!!!!!

Kissing for the Master's

Just as cupid draws back his bow and aims his little arrow towards a sea of lonely love lorn hearts, an exhibit currently on view at the Guggenheim finds the time to rub a little more salt into the wounds of the all the subjects of singledom. There, on the floor, of the now barren spiraling gallery space, one can find a couple in a pda-fueled “changing, slow-motion, amorous” embrace. Trained dancer and European artist Tino Sehgal's artwork "The Kiss" is an ephemeral, ever-changing piece that requires an empty space and viewer engagement, as do most of the artworks in Sehgal's oeuvre. The artwork is comprised of two dancers, a male and a female, entangled together on the floor, whose ever-changing poses are supposed to remind the viewer of famous kisses throughout art history.
Flavorpill was so inspired by the titilatting Guggenheim "kiss" they staged their own "kisses" at other museums around NYC.

While I fully support the single lad/ladies boycott of the silly "Hallmark" holiday that is Valentine's Day, I however, am NOT single and will be enjoying my very own "kisses" all over the San Diego Zoo this weekend!

My girl crush on Miranda July has just reached astronomical heights. Not only is she an insanely talented writer and director but she is also a remarkably talented artist. In a new photo series for Vice magazine she cast herself as extras from notably classic movies like Grease and Kramer vs. Kramer. Go here to enjoy the rest of the series. She has her own eccentric brand of quirkiness that I find so utterly endearing.

Spike Jonze's frequent design collaborator, Geoff McFetridge, has a line of wallpaper for Pottok Prints. Inevitably, I've fallen quickly and deeply in love with almost all of the designs. How cute would it be to have whales in your bathroom?? Especially if you had a spectacular egg-shaped tub like the one in photo.

Blog for Where the Wild Things Are

Whimsical Wednesday

Found this refreshingly whimsical watercolor by Kimberly Hennessey on another blog I love, aesthetics of joy, and was whisked away to a childhood memory of swing carousels, cotton candy and globular balloons. I miss the days when popsicles, bikerides and a few games of tag would be enough to have you asleep on the couch by 8:30pm, your mouth stained pink from the sugary goodness of those frozen treats. Now, after a 9 hour work day, 2 hour commute, a feeble attempt at exercising, dinner, and cleaning, I pass out on the couch in the same fashion, albeit minus the pink lined mouth. As a celebration of the end of summer, I'm going to get a few boxes of popsicles and fix up my wheel less bike so I can cruise around sucking on said popsicles and perhaps recreate this nostalgic memory of the past. Hopefully Joe won't find me passed out on the couch and think I've joined the People's Temple.

Alliteration Action

Ecstatic. Elated. Euphoric. The three E's of my sheer and utter Excitement about seeing Fantastic Mr. Fox and Where the Wild Things Are. Wes Anderson and Spike Jonze. Need I say more? Both adapted from children's books, set into magical movie motion by two of my favorite film makers. How refreshing it is to finally have an alternative to the conglomerate children's books adaption series such as Harry Potter and the Twilight trilogy.
On October 1st there is an advanced screening of Where the Wild Things Are. Specifics yet to be announced but in attendance will be Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers, AND ME!