gorgeousness

when the beauty is so perfect, it hurts
via the vamoose





why i must make it to iceland





where i want to sink into ecstatic bliss
via canvas

looking forward

happy 2011. on this day of double elevens, we are being super charged for elevation. up, up and away, i say! last year whizzed by in the blink of an eye and i can't even recall properly documenting what i accomplished in this here blog. yes, i was preoccupied with falling in love, not a bad excuse, but i by no means want to neglect the part of me which is blossoming into a new being and that means backtracking a bit. as they say, tell me about your past and i will tell you your future...

so last year, i finally finished the coffee table i had set out to create using a trunk from indonesia and my parents ended up buying it for their family room. it could not be more perfect for the room:







and let's not forget about morris, my bonsai tree project, compliments of my friend tyler:



with my spirit totem cat dubbed morrisette:



the echo park cottage:

















the family picture wall was finally brought to life:



this year has so many thrilling and utmost highly anticipated events i can hardly contain myself. travel, moving across country, marriage, the unknown and beyond. with last year's events in my back pocket, i predict more creations and designs of the delicious and edgy sort, discovering gardening and landscaping, more portraits to add to the family wall, and then some.

here are some bits of amazingness that i am bubbling over with excitement about discovering :

austin: hotel saint cecilia



paris: le bellechasse



east hampton: c/o the maidstone



baxter



blackman cruz





cheers to a new year and renewed life!

love song

"are you looking for me? you will not find me in the stupas, nor the shrines, nor in temples or mosques. you will find me in the tiniest house of time
i am the breath inside the breath"

-kabir, 15th century. varanasi

dreaming in blue

christmas is swiftly approaching and all i can think about is a magical wedding day and registering for the new nest....

the dress


the jewels


the collectibles

salk institute

the most important architectural landmark in san diego and most beautiful place in la jolla

all glass works by dale chihuly

bejeweled

if mineral forest designed jewelry (which it should), this is what it would look like. unfortunately for me, but bravo to these amazing designers who are representing the true nature and spirit of gem stones in their raw form and creating awareness about the energetic properties while they're at it!

sonya ooten gem bar in larchmont village is my heaven on earth:




stilbite ring


apophyllite cluster ring


aphrodite aquamarine and multi-chain bracelet


aphrodite rose quartz multi-chain necklace


pave champagne diamond bead with matte black onyx on cord


kindred stones is an up and coming designer on the l.a. scene:

season of miracles

today is the autumnal equinox. my favorite time of year is upon us again, bye bye summer. but i have to say, I sometimes almost catch myself feeling a little jipped that i never got my fill of hot summer nights and sea breeze days at the beach in sunny california. actually, who cares? despite the fact that the season whizzed by before I could blink and that it was probably the most unseasonably cool summer, i have to say it was a god-sent and i am not complaining by any means. my worst fear having moved to the cottage with all of my stuff stored in the shed was that the 100 degree + days would destroy and melt everything i have in there. so the overcast and cool days we had were actually a miracle.


another miracle was that my sister Joana finally finished her training in Seattle and is now ready to launch into the work force full-fledged and harvest what she has sewn for 17 years. we celebrated together on a trip up to the San Juan Islands and the Olympic Peninsula, totally magical and breathtaking vistas at what seemed like the edge of the universe. and so i got my sunshiny summer days in washington state, go figure.















but the grandest miracle of all this summer was the miracle of LOVE that has entered my life. and this time, it's for good. my prayers have been answered and i am blissfully content knowing that my path is unfolding in all the right ways.





i am bubbling up with excitement for what this fall has in store. the creative juices have been percolating and are soon ready to overflow onto the scene! thank god for miracles and the magic they bring. happy fall.