WEEKEND JUKEBOX | THE DONKEYS

HAPPY FRIDAY!

I was digging in my archives and found this black and white photograph I took 10 years ago in Santa Cruz. This was from one of my first rolls of film. I was in an intro to photography class that...

YYY

The Y Bench gets a vignette update! It's still very similar to the old one but I added more breathing room on the bench and I swapped out some of the art on the walls. You know me, I love a salon...

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Lotsa love to my two favorite women in the world. Mom (left) + Aunt (right). 1980. San Francisco.

WEEKEND JUKEBOX | APLINE

Alpine's new video for "Gasoline" is gorgeous. I love the pastel colors and the beautiful bending bodies. I'm totally hooked on the sounds of their breathy "aahs" and those bits of twiddling...

ICE CREAM CARD

It's that special time of year again. Time to take your mom out and treat her a nice meal, or even better, cook her something delicious, then grab ice cream afterwards. We're staying in and I'm...

MARIMEKKO SPRING 2013

When I was in New York last month, I stopped by Marimekko's flagship store in Flatiron. It was my first time in a Marimekko shop and boy was I in for a treat! It was an explosion of color and...

FLEETING MOMENTS

Sweet congratulations again to Jennifer and Bryce! Their celebration was super! I had a wonderful time being their day of coordinator. The Kim Sing Theatre is a great place to host events in Los...

WEEKEND JUKEBOX | CAMERA OBSCURA

Camera Obscura is back with a new tune! "Do It Again" is from their forthcoming album, Desire Lines out June 4. If you wanna catch them live, they're currently on tour. I can't wait to see them in...

HAPPY FRIDAY!

I'm working hard to get the shop launched next week. My place is a disaster right now. When I came home from dinner the other night, I wasn't sure if there was a burglary or just from my mess....

JEWELRY DU JOUR

Aark Collective watch • Saint Laurent ring • Of Matter ring • Bande Des Quatres ring • Faux/Real necklace • Stefanie Sheehan ring

MAY DAY

Happy May! Summer's just around the corner. Plenty of exciting stuff happening. Old Brand New shop is opening back up next week. You see that yellow drippity pot? It'll be in the shop. Thanks for...

WOOLLY POCKET in BARBARA BESTOR'S HOME

A few months ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to create living wall installations and photograph them in Barbara Bestor's new home in Silver Lake. We designed three living walls using the new...

REDESIGN + SPONSORSHIP

Hey everyone! Hope you all had a lovely weekend. Notice any changes around here? It's about time for a redesign! I still wanted the blog to be clean and simple but with a splash of whimsy and color...

SUNDAY WITH BEATRICE

WEEKEND JUKEBOX | HAIM "DON'T SAVE ME"

JAIME HAYON | THE GARDENIAS COLLECTION

I am totally digging Jaime Hayon's new Gardenias collection for BD Barcelona Design. In Jaime's new work, he turns terracotta planters into sculptures. It kinda reminds me of his showtime vases he...

CREATIVE CREATURES UNITE!

Meg Lewis / Ghostly Ferns + Studio Sweet Studio So sweet to meet Meg while I was visiting the Studiomates office. If you love cheery, playful and clean designs, Meg does awesome branding work and...

KEEP PORTLAND WEIRD

It feels so good to blog again. I was having some serious blog withdrawals. I tried blogging with the iPhone during the nine hour drive up to Portland from SF but that would've taken light years....

FLEETING MOMENTS from SAN FRANCISCO

Two weeks and 7600 miles later — New York, San Francisco, and Portland, you've been real good to me. But I gotta say, I'm happy to be home in my own bed again. I have plenty of photos to share,...

FLEEETING MOMENTS from NEW YORK

This trip to New York is going down as one of my favorite trips ever. Weather was perfect. Sunny but cool. I was telling everyone how I brought sunshine to NYC from LA. And funny thing is, when I...

WEEKEND JUKEBOX | THE KNIFE ?A TOOTH FOR AN EYE?

Just popping in real quick from New York. I'm staying with a friend on the upper east side. The weather's great right now! Anyway, this weekend's tune is from The Knife. Their new record, Shaking...

EMMADIME + VICTORIA VU

I contributed a few photos of Victoria for Emmadime's Lovely Lady series. They're also doing a sweet giveaway of Paper&Type's ranunculus cards. Go check it out!

HAPPY APRIL!

I know I say this every month, but can you believe it?! It's April! I've been living in my not so new place for seven months now and still haven't done enough to it and I'm already looking to move...

JOINERY

Joinery is one my new favorite shops. There's not a single thing that I don't want in their living section. All the textiles are perfect. Great colors. Nice handmade quality. The textiles are like...

I ART U & ME

I'm excited to be working with Jennifer for a wedding next month. She's gonna be the photographer and I'm the event coordinator. Fun times! It's like Justina's wedding all over again. Also, how...

WEEKEND JUKEBOX | DEVENDRA BANHART ?NEVER SEEN SUCH GOOD THINGS?

INTERIOR STYLING CLASS BY JUSTINA BLAKENEY

The moment we've all been waiting for. Get styling tips from the Jungalow Queen right over here. I've had the opportunity to work with Justina on many occasions and I've learned so much from her....

CARLOS REYGADAS | POST TENEBRAS LUX

Yesterday, I saw this video on Nowness and I'm totally inspired, especially since I just got back from an impromptu road trip. This is an excerpt from Carlos Reygadas forthcoming film, Post...

FLEETING MOMENTS from SAN FRANCISCO

Hi everyone! Hope you all enjoyed your weekend. My friend, Andres and I drove up to San Francisco on a whim Friday afternoon. We were half joking about it at first and decided, why the hell not, so...