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I'm Kate and I live in Los Angeles. I'm a freelance graphic designer, jewelry designer, and take lots of photos.

Studio Tour

Eva Black asked me to share my studio space on her blog, and it took me a while to get it to a place where I felt comfortable sharing photos. I just see all of these beautiful photos of spaces...

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Weekly Music: Grab Bag

A grab bag of songs I’ve loved lately. Katie and Allison Crutchfield cover Grimes’s “Oblivion” for Rookie Ducktails “Letter of Intent” (and the entire Flower Lane album, for that matter, it’s so...

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Flower Arranging: Week Two

This week was certainly a serious learning lesson. I have to admit I thought I’d be a natural at arranging flowers, that it would be really effortless and no big deal, but it doesn’t come that...

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Weekly Music: New Kisses

The new Kisses album, Kids in LA, was released this week and I do believe they have your summer album covered! It’s hard to pick a favorite but “Adjusts Glasses” is pretty great, but maybe because...

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Flower Arranging: Week One

I’m taking an online flower arranging class, taught by the lovely Chelsea Fuss, and I thought I’d post my assignments each week as an exercise in A. Taking photos with my real camera rather than...

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Kate Miss Jewelry: New Additions + Restocks

There are two new pieces added to the jewelry collection – a new simple cast bronze necklace in a hexagon shape, and a smaller version of the half moon bronze necklace. I’ve also restocked the...

May 14, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Unique Camp

Did you go to camp as a kid? I went twice: once was a mandatory excursion all the sixth graders at my school were required to go to at Camp Casey, where hormones raged and awkwardness was rampant....

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Recent things

I am very late on sharing these, but two things involving yours truly on the internets: First, Meighan interviewed me for her new series Social Workhorse. I answer a lot of questions that I get...

May 10, 2013 Like 6 people like this

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Weekly Music: New Balmorhea + Tycho Videos

Balmorhea – Pyrakantha [official] from Colin Kennedy on Vimeo. The new Balmorhea video for the lovely “Pyrakantha” gives me warm fuzzy feelings for my dear city. I thought a new Tycho video meant a...

May 8, 2013 Like 4 people like this

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Upstream Color

Over the weekend we saw an amazing movie, Upstream Color, and I cannot stop thinking about it. It’s by the same writer/director as Primer, another really remarkable movie that blew me away a few...

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On That Day

This is not going to be a post about wedding stuff, but I included some things from my inspiration board for eye candy and for those who keep hounding me for such things, since my inspiration board...

May 6, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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Weekly Music: Fever Year

Official Trailer (2:45) from Andrew Bird: Fever Year on Vimeo. The Andrew Bird documentary, Fever Year, looks really great. I think he seems like a really interesting person whose talent amazes me,...

May 2, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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New Prints

There are three new prints in the print shop for sale that I’m particularly excited about! It was tricky to pick from all the desert photos I’ve been taking lately, but I finally landed on these...

Apr 29, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Recipe: Coffee Heath Bar Crunch Cookies

A few weeks ago my pal Katie told me about how she was attempting to make a friend an ice cream cake with his favorite ice cream, Ben & Jerry’s Coffee Heath Bar Crunch. I thought that sounded...

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Weekly Music: New Junip + James Blake

It took everything in me to not post two music posts last week, and I think I’ll have a lot of those moments this spring as it’s going to be a great season of new music. The new Junip album comes...

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Weekly Music: New Kurt Vile

The new Kurt Vile album, Wakin On A Pretty Daze, is just as good as I hoped it would be. I think it will be the anthem of my spring and summer here in LA, I foresee some long drives with the...

Apr 17, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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Joshua Tree Anniversary

Are you sick of photos of the desert yet? I didn’t think so. Will and I celebrated out last anniversary together as non-married people in Joshua Tree a few weeks ago. I can’t think of a better...

Apr 15, 2013 Like 4 people like this

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Gem O Rama

Exactly six months ago Laure, Makoto and I drove to a tiny (emphasis on tiny) town in the Searles Valley for a magical one time a year event called Gem O Rama where you dig and collect gems and go...

Apr 11, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Scout & Catalogue / My Essentials

Lovely Bre asked me to share what essentials I carry in my Scout & Catalogue Mañana Clutch, which you can read about over on her blog. I am normally a plain jane with accessories but have been...

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Weekly Music: A Grab Bag

It’s time for another grab bag, people. Not really new music, think of it more as a mini mix of stuff I’ve favorited on Spotify lately. Mostly for wedding reception purposes, I must admit. My brain...

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Custom Big Cartel Sites

Hey friends, did you know that I make Big Cartel shops? I customized my two shops, as well as others using purchased themes and fancy trickery I’ve taught myself over the years. The #1 email I get...

Apr 3, 2013 Like 8 people like this

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Weekly Music: Phosphorescent + Devendra

Two albums on rotate this week that are in a similar vein: The new Phosphorescent album, Muchacho. I love the opening song, “Sun, Arise.” I’ve always been just a fringe Devendra Banhart fan, but...

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Zinzi + Ruby

While I was shooting Zinzi for my jewelry collection, I shot some photos of her and her amazing beagle Ruby just for fun so she could have new head shots as she is a professional bizness lady. Her...

Mar 26, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Weekly Music: Black Coffee

Haven’t been up on too much new music lately (ok, besides the new Justin Timberlake album, but that feels redundant to share) but I’ve been on a jazz kick all week. My favorite Peggy Lee song for...

Mar 22, 2013 Like 5 people like this

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Descanso Gardens

On Sunday we went to Descanso Gardens after Jessica reminded me of its existence, and it was the best $8 spent in a while. It’s smaller and less structured than The Huntington, and you can go on...

Mar 21, 2013 Like 4 people like this

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Recipe: Quinoa Salad with Roasted Beets, Chick Peas and Orange

Recently I had this salad from Cookbook (thanks, Ali!) that lingered in my mind for weeks. Couscous with chickpeas, roasted beets and bitter frisee. I was particularly excited because I’m very...

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Warby Parker Feature

A couple weeks ago some fine folks from Warby Parker stopped by my place for coffee and conversation, showing each other what we’ve been up to lately, and taking some photos of me and my apartment....

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Kate Miss Jewelry: Spring 2013 Collection

May I introduce, the 2013 Spring Collection of Kate Miss Jewelry. Now available in the shop. All the juicy details below all these photos of babes. This collection took me a bit longer to release...

Mar 18, 2013 Like 5 people like this

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Weekly Music: The Denouement

I already thought that husband and wife Keiko Brodeur (aka Small Adventure) and Malachi Ward were some of the most visually talented (and nicest) people I know in LA, but then they go and blow my...

Mar 14, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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Studio Tour

Weekly Music: Grab Bag

Flower Arranging: Week Two

Weekly Music: New Kisses

Flower Arranging: Week One

Kate Miss Jewelry: New Additions + Restocks

Unique Camp

Recent things

Weekly Music: New Balmorhea + Tycho Videos

Upstream Color

On That Day

Weekly Music: Fever Year

New Prints

Recipe: Coffee Heath Bar Crunch Cookies

Weekly Music: New Junip + James Blake

Weekly Music: New Kurt Vile

Joshua Tree Anniversary

Gem O Rama

Scout & Catalogue / My Essentials

Weekly Music: A Grab Bag

Custom Big Cartel Sites

Weekly Music: Phosphorescent + Devendra

Zinzi + Ruby

Weekly Music: Black Coffee

Descanso Gardens

Recipe: Quinoa Salad with Roasted Beets, Chick Peas and Orange

Warby Parker Feature

Kate Miss Jewelry: Spring 2013 Collection

Weekly Music: The Denouement

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