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Friday, June 04, 2010

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

philo, california

november 2000

there is a beautiful + amazing place called the apple farm in philo, california (5 miles north of boonville in the anderson valley). i love it here. it is located on a big apple orchard and is a true hidden treasure. pure peace.
Friday, May 28, 2010

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

emeryville, ca

2010

i’ve always been drawn to pears. the shape is so alluring to me. i refer to them a lot in my work, sculpturally and decoratively. i was recently asked to be a guest artist for the *button club.* this is the artwork i did and below is the button tanya made from it.

if you are into “buttons” (though they are more like “pins”), this is a fun club to join . . .
check it out right here.
Friday, May 21, 2010

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

new york, new york

august 2009

i had the most amazing cocktails in the east village, at a bar called death & company. sort of a morbid name, yes . . . the drinks have a creative twist on pre-prohibition cocktails. this bar is dark and moody and stocked with an array of rare, aged, brown liquors (my favorite liquor color). the talented mixologists concoct the most incredible drinks i have ever sipped, layered with flavors that dance in your mouth. and the drinks come with ONE gigantic ice cube. classy.
Friday, May 14, 2010

friday field trip (from the sketch book).


emeryville, ca

2009
Tuesday, May 11, 2010


i am combining 3 elements that i love . . .
new in the store here and here.

Friday, May 07, 2010

friday field trip (from the sketch book).


san francisco, ca

2005

i love drawing candy, maybe even more than i like eating it (i have a savory tooth, not a sweet tooth). i can spend hours in a confectionery with my sketchbook. the smells, the visuals, . . . pure sweet heaven. i sketched these at recchiuti confections in san francisco. michael recchiuti makes some of the most amazing looking AND tasting sweet treats you will ever put in your mouth. perhaps your sweet mom would like something sweet for mother’s day?
Friday, April 30, 2010

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

san francisco, ca

2005

my great love for the slipper.
Friday, April 23, 2010

friday field trip (from the sketch book).


san francisco
2003

i discovered mulberries in 2003. such a sweet and delicate wee fruit. i found them very easy to eat by the basket full and they might just be the cutest little berries you will ever meet !
mulberry |ˈməlˌberē|
noun1 (also mulberry tree or bush) a small deciduous tree with broad leaves, native to the Far East and long cultivated elsewhere. GenusMorus, family Moraceae, in particular the white mulberry ( M. alba), originally grown for feeding silkworms, and the black (orcommon) mulberry ( M. nigra), grown for its fruit. See also paper mulberry .the dark red or white loganberrylike fruit of this tree.
Thursday, April 15, 2010

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

tuscany
2004

Friday, April 02, 2010

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

greece

2007

i wore these sandals every day on our trek through greece (i had the tan marks for months afterwards to prove it !). greece is the most breathtakingly beautiful country i have ever been to thus far. i can not WAIT to go back.
Friday, March 26, 2010

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

paris, france
may 2002

i found this wonderful colourful cutlery in a little store in paris.
(click on the image twice for a closer look)

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