YES MEN!!

I've been a big fan of The Yes Men for a long time, ever since I read about their people candles made from "vivolem".
Last January I got to see their movie The Yes Men Fix the World at Sundance and it was great.

Today I just heard about their latest "project" at the US Chamber of Commerce.
Check it out...
washingtonpost.com

gawker.com


the trailer for their new movie - check it out if you can!

pregnancy has it's ups and downs....

I'm about 7 months along now, and hanging in as best I can, but I am bigger than I have ever been and it has been HOT in LA. And hot in LA make me think of how nice a cold Mexican beer would be, but, alas, I am sticking with ice cold water until this baby gets here.

So the other day I was going through the Sagaform catalog and selecting new products for Burke Decor. There are so many fantastic products to choose from, but i found myself particularly drawn to the Barware. Really sleek, modern and fun stuff:



At least I know I will be able to have a glass of champagne on new years, until then I will just enjoy how pretty this new glass and barware is - 2.5 more months!!

what did i get myself into?

For years now my husband, a bunch of our buddies from college (plus a few other guys) have been playing fantasy football. I like football, it's exciting and dramatic and, well, it's not baseball. And I've picked up a few things about this fantasy football thing over the years and generally enjoyed making fun of the guys in the league who were losing, but this year, we're doing things a little differently.
When my husband got the group email about joining a league, some of the guys said they were in, as long as everyone promised not to tell their wives (jokingly - I think) and Ben responded that he was in, but only if I got my own team this year. So now I have my own team. I actually am really kinda enjoying it. I must say if you are one of those people whose partner loves football and you are not so much into it, I highly suggest playing fantasy next year, because now you have a stake in the game - lot's of games, and that makes it exciting.

This weekend is game four - I might lose but last week I was matched up against Ben and DESTROYED him. 135 (me) to 68(him) so no matter what happens I am feeling pretty good. My overall goal is to just not be last in league standings. and so far, I'm doing OK.

September

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About a year ago, I moved to LA. I had big plans for my living room. I started off pretty well, in September 2008 I painted my living room, and then the next project was to reupholster the sofa.
Weellll... that took a little bit longer, but finally, I am proud to say, the sofa is reupholstered!

This is what it looked like (this is the original fabric that my grandparents bought in the mid/late 60's) I actually liked the pattern but it did not feel good against the skin and it was falling apart...


And now, this is my new/old sofa:


The fabric is a green gold chenille, but it ended up looking more goldy than green - which is great. My plan is that one day we'll have a bigger home and this sectional might split up into two love seats and goldy is a little more versatile than green.
The biggest problem I have now is that all my other furniture looks so shabby compared to the sofa. We have some antique silk I've been saving for a little slipper chair that is in desperate need of reupholstering, but with a baby on the way I am rethinking using the silk as upholstery on a chair that gets regular use. I also have some gorgeous Fortuny that I have been wanting to turn into a simple head board...but more on that later. And of course, I have an Eames chair that needs new leather, and my dining room chairs need new fabric and cushion....

Ah well, as they say, one piece at a time.

In the meantime i am shopping for throw pillows (and adding new ones to Burke Decor at the same time, convenient right?) More on those soon...

New York Times!!

We are VERY excited to be included in this NYT piece about umbrella stands - check it out HERE!

Just got back from SF

It was a long trip (two weeks!), a lot of work and a lot of fun. The first 4 days were spent driving and installing our show:
me and Mark discussing... and me holding my aching back ..




some of my light boxes above and
these are some of Alika's paintings:

Be sure to check out the show if you are in San Francisco : www.wolfecontemporary.com

Also got to see a bunch of old friends which was awesome. The LA heat had been killing me but the "hot for the bay area" weather ( in the 80's) was perfect.
like this much fun:

if you are going to San Francisco...

Come check out my new lightboxes at Mark Wolfe Contemporary - the show is up from Sept. 3 to Oct 17 and the opening reception is Sept. 11 6pm-9pm. I'm showing in the project space while Alika Cooper is showing new paintings in the main gallery. Come check it out!

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today in the NYT

Just reading the NYT and came across two pieces of very important information:

Keeping Berries Fresh (an ongoing battle of mine - I LOVE fresh berries, but they are so expensive and if you don't eat them right away - hello, mold)

and portable projectors, AKA my newest gadget lust item.