Fashion Fairy I

I am working on a series of fashion fairy designs.
My intention is to post a new one every other day or so.
Here is Number I

Wow Awards 2012

I just happened to find out about: "The 24^th Brancott Estate World of Wearable Art (WOW) Awards for 2012". It's a show that happens every year in New Zealand. 

I was blown away, and inspired, by some of the creations. 
Here a few pictures.

Debbie Shepherd ensemble, City Lolita, won the Shell Sustainability Award in the Avante Garde section. Constructed entirely using upcycled metal zippers

Marjolein Dallinga was the recipient of an award for her costume Skin

Revive, Mengyue Wu & Yuru Ma, China - Runner-up to the Supreme WOW Award winner

Delight Of Light, Yuru Ma & Mengyue Wu, China - Winner!

And, here is a youtube video of great moments of the show.

Moments of the Wow Awars 2012

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Happy Halloween

Here is the pumpkin I carved this year, I was inspired by Martha Steward center piece vine and leaf carved pumpkin. Happy Trick or Treating!

Woodland Faire

Just finished the poster design for the Westside waldorf Woodland Faire.
This event is open to the larger community!

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Go Carolina!

Carolina Fontoura Alzaga's awesome chandeliers from recycled materials, via Etsy's handmade portraits.
Beautiful!

Woodland Creatures

With half my heart in Brooklyn and the other half here in Los Angeles, I am wishing all the Waldorf crafters all over, the best of luck with their beautiful work. My dear Valentina, I am thinking of you.

Inspired by the upcoming Woodland Faire at the Westside Waldorf School, here are some new illustrations. 

Dragonfly

I'm not quite satisfied with this little lady. 

Pre-study for a bigger piece.

Paper Forest

A couple of years ago I saw an incredibly beautiful show at the Dumbo Arts Center (DAC). It was an installation by Wade Kavanaugh, and Stephen B. Nguyen. They had created a stunning life size forest out of twisted red paper.

My daughter (5) and myself walked through this magical world and couldn't get enough of it. We went back many times, and then it was gone... I found pictures, including a couple of images from their White Stag show.

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Too much to do, not enough time.

For those of you who know me, I always complain about a lack of time.
Too many ideas, not enough time. Too much time spent on the computer catching up on emails, etc. But even though I am trying to get away from this digital world, my interest was caught by Pinterest. I tend to compile a lot of images on my desktop when I research a project, or just when they inspire me in some way. Now I just organize those images in boards on Pinterest. One of the boards I recently created is called Patterns and textures. Here is one of the images from that board.

Source: Uploaded by user via Aileen on Pinterest

vanilla bean: roasted apple scones with ginger

I discovered a great new and very yummie blog! Check this out.

vanilla bean: roasted apple scones with ginger: The month of September is usually a space of transition for me. So many times it has started out that way: grade school, college, moving, ma...