Thursday, May 16, 2013

Spring 2013, on Instagram

   
  
  


It is fun for me to see the progression from winter to full-on summer in these photos. It shows in our clothes, our food (bye bye, roasted cauliflower - hello lime paletas!) and of course the scenery. I suppose the next installment ("Summer 2013") will start with fun in the sun and end with the turning of the leaves. I love living in a place with seasons.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Citizen London


The braided cotton goods over at Citizen London are so appealing. These trays would be very nice as wall hangings, don't you think?

Friday, May 10, 2013

Daisy, Jordan, Myrtle ▴ Jewelry picks for the Gatsby women

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Tonight is the big night! I know many of you will be off to see the new The Great Gatsby - how exciting! I just re-watched the 1970s version this week, which will probably remain my favorite because of the tawny quality of the filming, the sweatiness (yes, I love that) and the actors, including my girl crush Lois Chiles as Jordan.

I took the liberty of picking out a few things for the leading ladies of that film version. What do you think?

Daisy: ultra feminine, soft, classic, expensive, safe, vain
Materials: Diamonds, pearls, platinum

Jordan: young, athletic, self-assured, unmarried, stylish, sexy
Materials: cut steel, onyx, bakelite, amethyst

Myrtle: garish, colorful, desirable, desperate, doomed
Materials: Glass, celluloid, ribbon, enamel, paint

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Coming soon . . .


I've got a date tonight with a mojito, my computer and about 300 freshly-shot photos of this collection of 1920s/1930s jewelry. Of course I was thinking of Robert Redford-as-Jay Gatsby while shooting these. I think he would approve of the eerie greens among these pieces, especially the ring.

These will all be available in the shop by Friday night. See something you love? Get in touch!