zurich, switzerland
28 july 1999
on a grey rainy day like today, all i want to do is sit around and drink coffee and eat warm doughy things.
sketchbook.
Friday, March 05, 2010
friday field trip (from the sketch book).
pacific palisades, california
february 2010
here is another chair chez pez. this house has an abundance of chairs, which are my favorite things to sketch. and each chair was more charming than the next. i was in chair heaven. this one was tres elegant.
Friday, February 26, 2010
friday field trip (from the sketch book).
pacific palisades, california
february 2010
i recently went to visit a good friend whose house is FILLED with beautiful 18th century french furniture + art. it was like living in a museum. ever so charming. i spent a good part of my stay walking around the house with my sketchbook . . . and another good part drinking champagne and catching up in front of one of the many fireplaces ! this was a foot stool that i adored . . . the colour was fabulous.
(click on the image to get closer)
Friday, February 19, 2010
friday field trip (from the sketch book).
the central valley, california
september 2009
Friday, February 12, 2010
friday field trip (from the sketch book).
guangzhou, china
november 2003
this sunday, february 14th, marks 2 big holidays . . . valentine’s day and the start of the Chinese New Year. it is the year of the TIGER (which happens to be MY year). it is a chinese tradition to eat long noodles on this day to signify a long and prosperous life. because of this, the noodles are never cut or shortened in the belief that it would be bad luck and would shorten that person’s life. they are served long and whole, like other foods served during the Chinese New Year, since the Chinese also believe that presenting food whole is symbolic for “completeness.”
Friday, February 05, 2010
friday field trip (from the sketchbook).
emeryville, california
january 8, 2010
i am the kind of girl who hates wearing street clothes. i would live in slippers and pajama bottoms if i could. the minute i come home, the clothes + shoes come off, and i do a quick costume change into the jammies + slippers. aaahhhhhhhhhh . . . there’s no place like home.
Friday, January 29, 2010
friday field trip (from the sketchbook).
emeryville, ca
january 18, 2010
i have always been drawn to the moon. i feel connected to it, ruled by it, inspired by it, and moved by it. i truly believe that i am lunar powered. when there is a full moon, and for days prior, i literally feel different, like a buzz coursing through my veins. in 1992 i started keeping a moon journal, where i draw, sketch, and sometimes paint the moon. i love how it changes night after night. and then recently, i found out that i was actually born during a full moon . . . and now it all makes perfect sense.
(tomorrow night is the full moon)
Friday, January 22, 2010
friday field trip (from the sketchbook).
frankfurt, germany
2005
i love the way land looks from way up in the sky. landscapes become big seamless quilts, and all of the colors of the fabric seem to match perfectly. sometimes it’s a good idea to step back and see things in a different light and angle. you can really gain a new perspective. and things might even look a little bit better to you.
Friday, January 15, 2010
friday field trip (from the sketchbook).
québec, québec
september 2006
i found this little lamb in a quaint store in québec and was enamoured with it. i love lamb and sheep and pretty much any farm animal . . . actually, pretty much any animal, period. plus this little lamb reminded me of wilma. so i bought it and it now lives on my bedside table and i get to look at it everyday.
Friday, January 08, 2010
friday field trip (from the sketchbook).
northern spain.
july 2005
spain is my favorite country. i love the richness of the people, the culture, the food, the landscape, the colours, . . . i am 1/4 spanish and every time i visit spain, i feel such a deep connection with the land. almost like i belong there. i hope to someday live in spain, or at least have a house there that i could visit frequently. very frequently.
Friday, January 01, 2010
friday field trip (from the sketchbook).
new york, new york.
august 17, 2009
i saw these rings a few months ago at a beautiful store in new york called eli halili jewelry and design. they make gorgeous chunky jewelry using precious metals and gems. it was like being in a candy store and everything looked so yummy.
Friday, December 18, 2009
friday field trip (from the sketchbook).
vermont to san francisco.
august 2008
this was our airplane breakfast flying from vermont to san francisco. looks pretty yummy for airplane food, no ? well it was. we were lucky enough to fly first class, where they treat you like real people rather than cattle.
