tea time...with a hint of champagne

7:30 am: A Royal wedding is the perfect excuse to break out the tiara...

bake scones and serve them with lemon curd, raspberry jam, fresh clotted cream and strawberries...

 

serve hot tea and have the tv remotes handy...

 have a friend show up in a hat...

and drink fresh orange juice with champagne...

That's how we Brits do it as we celebrate the wedding of William and Katherine...

funny bunnies...

 I found this old picture of me dressed as a bunny and thought it would be perfect for Easter Sunday.

I've been very busy lately, and will reveal with what after Easter...when I finally sit down and relax for the night I have been making these little felt bunnies...for the ones I love. They are so much fun to make...you could say...I'm hooked.

Have a perfect Easter Sunday...

happy birthday mom...

 

Today is my Mom's 87th birthday. She would be the first one to tell you she was never a birthday person. Happy to just not think about it and let birthdays slip off her shoulders. But this I know...for those we love...a call, a card, a present means so much...even to those who don't think...that they think...about birthdays.

Dodsworth Animated Short by Tim Egan

doodle day doodlers...

Here's one of my sketches I have made for Doodle Day. As part of NF Awareness month, celebrity doodles are available for auction on eBay during May. They go up for auction on May 12th. These doodles have a very important aim: the funds they raise will benefit NF, an organization dedicated to providing support to individuals and families affected by neurofibromatosis (NF).


check it out...cool doodles to be had...  Doodle Day Doodlers



below the surface of above the fray...

 

Saturday, March 19th my exhibit "Above The Fray" opened at the Gallery 8.

In the white tent I had my photo.wear clothes and other curiosities. I'll write more about that in a later post.

I could not have pulled it all together Saturday without these two talented ladies...Jenni and Connie xo

 

What a turnout.  I had a great time.

Ever supporting sister Veronica

thanks Jesse for the pictures you took, and Steve for your never ending encouragement.

2 rescue puppies loved the show

The Colburn Jazz Trio provided wonderful music

If you want to take a look at "Above The Fray"
click here...
More later...now I'm celebrating...

did you wear green today?

I have done so much running around today getting ready for my exhibit...I can't wait to put my shamrocks up...

japan...above the fray

With Japan on my mind here are a few images that I shot there and will be in my exhibit this coming Saturday...

tranquility

peace . peace memorial park

lucky

honor

staying above the fray...

I have really not had time to post...I have been busy with the final touches on my exhibit 'Above The Fray' next Saturday, March 19th at Gallery 8.  If you live close by, I hope you will drop by...and if you can't make it, I will be posting the entire exhibit on my website in the next couple of weeks.Here's a couple of pieces that will be in the show.

destiny

 

 

clarity

 

grace

oscars nite...

I know...I used this picture of me with Oscar last year...but it's the only one I have of me with the statue...and I do dig my clear shoes and but I continue to ponder on why the photographer asked me to point. Sigh...show biz can be so cruel...as will be seen tonight if you are planning on tuning in to the Academy Awards.
Side note...Everytime you turn around there is another Award Show...Didn't the Oscars used to be in March? Or April? 
So tonight are the Oscars…either you are jazzed by that...or you're not. I am having a 'Welcome Home Becca" and intimate Oscar party and I am the most excited about seeing Becca return after working stint out of town.
I was able to see all the nominees this year...but I wish they would put all the documentaries on television before the awards so people could see them. So many of these small films continue to go unseen. With small budgets only those with money for advertising seem to get any attention at all.

I would warn you of a spoiler but honestly, I don't know anything. You will find me tonight thinking about the rows of heat lamps on that red carpet so the ladies wearing those sleeveless dresses aren't seen shivering underneath...(show buisness is so glamourous)... You will find me wondering if Anne Hathaway and James Franco (both of whom I really like) can pull it off as they are hired to draw in a younger crowd to watch the Oscars...I personally miss Billy Crystal, but then again, I am not that younger crowd...and I will continue to wonder why the Best Picture category has 10 nominees? Why???
Some questions just can't be answered....


a few side notes...Best Picture -The Kings Speech - Hands down to me the best picture of the year. Just for the record I did like Social Network and True Grit.
Best Director - This was a tossup between David O. Russell The Fighter and Tom Hooper The Kings Speech
Best Actor - Colin Firth, amazing
Best Actress - Annette Bening, but I think Natalie Portman will win.
Best Supporting Actor - Christian Bale...amazing transformation, he nailed it.
Best Supporting Actress - Hailee Steinfeld...I think Melissa Leo will win...but if you have seen Hailee talk in person then you know...she's a damn good actress.
Best Animated Feature Film - Toy Story 3  - I love those toys, they made me laugh out loud and cry too...

If you want to print out some ballots GO HERE...
If you need some Drinking Games to make the evening less painful GO HERE
If you want to see who I voted for my ballots below...
Have fun whether you watch or not...

putting on the snow...

It snowed today...something that doesn't happen very often in the valley where I live. It started as hail, huge marble sized pieces bombarding the back yard. So I grabbed a couple of scarves and wraps, my camera and umbrella, and went and stood in it for a few minutes. Now I know this sounds silly to everyone in other parts of the world that has been shoveling snow since October...but for us in Southern California...it was, well,  exhilarating...and it encouraged a few pics before the moment of bliss was over.

Peyton the snow dog

Am I crazy or is there a snow bear next to rose bush on my front lawn??? Do you see it?

Apparently this combination of sleet, hail and rain is called grapple...

but I call it awesome...

winging my way...

Winging my way into March. I am working hard on some new art pieces. I have an exhibit March 19th at the Gallery 8 in Studio City, California and yikes...it's exciting. I have been thinking about the art for this collection a long time now...I titled it "Above The Fray" and it encompasses my recent travels to Asia. Here's a sneak peek of one of the pieces I think I finished today...I say think cause I have to look at each piece over and over and live with it for awhile before I can say...done...

sunrise  -  hong kong

 If you need to get rid of the Winter Blahs, or if you have always wanted to experience the magazine Sarah Fishburn and I put together...now is the time. All issues of Pasticcio QuARTz are 15% off . Guaranteed to scare away the wintertime blues. Now we are working on Issue 12...but that won't be out until June...after my exhibit.

 

ok...back to work... oh by the way...good job James for knowing where my four questions Valentine quote came from...the movie 'Don Juan DeMarco'...Johnny Depp said it...and I remember I kept zipping the film back and writing it down. I printed it out years ago and I have it up on my wall. Sometimes words just resonate with me and I have to keep them in a self place.

heart someone...

One of my favorite things is this quote...Do you know where it's from?

There are four questions in this life:
What is sacred?
Of what is the spirit made?
What is worth living for?
What is worth dying for?

Do a good deed today...a kind gesture...a loving thing...make a phone call...write a note...let someone with less groceries than you go before you in the grocery line...(That always amazes people)...use your cars blinker...bake cookies...say thank you...slow down...pick a flower...put it in a vase...draw a picture...And even if you do something for someone and they don't react the way you want them to...don't do it for the reaction...do it for the deed and how good it makes you feel...just to give...unconditionally...if you have a friend...email them...a family member...call them...if you have a pet...kiss them...plan to have a good day...
xo

the visitors....

I went to visit my parents this last week with my sister Veronica...It was really good to visit with them...We cleaned through some stuff and came across some cool family pictures.

We took their dog Brit on some walks around the lake...

My Mom shows off the pendant I had made for her with their dog's picture...
Check out my friends shop here...

We had some laughs...but it was all over way too soon....

Once we were home again...we had a toast with my pal Bill for his birthday...He's not too excited about another one of those rolling around again...

Which brings me to

The Hollywood Show which we will both be attending this weekend...I hear it might be the last time the Lost In Space cast will be all together

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Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel & Convention Center
2500 North Hollywood Way
Burbank, California 91505

February 12th

Saturday Only
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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February 13th
Sunday Only
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

It should be fun...If you're in the area...come see us...