super challenged.

1 round of orders nearly complete.

none really match the cuteness...

Quite distracting!

Delicate but sturdy

funny

Your Crazy Emotional Needs Valentine
love? yes love. found on the ReForm School website.

not so funny

Gena Rowlands "A Woman Under the Influence"

working towards Cali

Woodlanders for ReForm School
S lived in LA for years and after looking up the location of ReForm School he gave me the Google Map tour of Silverlake. Normally, I'd be very itchy and wanderlusty, wishing I could personally transport these guys but for some reason... I'm just fine staying put here! Oh man... he is such a love, shark, mouse...silly pup!

my new boyfriend

We've got a puppy ... but no name! If we don't come up with one soon he'll think his name is "no no kitty!" or "it's shark week with Mr. Chompers"

give up

I'm feeling super overwhelmed with work/life these days...not in a horrid way just in a ugh, hmpf, ahhhhh! way. This definetly helps me laugh it off.

Cross stitch by the lovely Bridget/Beefrank
It also reminds me of this:
(from the album titled give up...)
and whew back to work for me!

happy halloween!

tradition

My favorite family tradition, outside of our epic sister filled Thanksgivings, is to prepare for Halloween. When L was younger, we had more elaborate decorations around, parties (actually I am hoping those will return!) and always a handmade/homemade costume. I'm stupidly a pretty terrible documentarian :( I wish I had pics for each year all. Some costumes have been pretty ridiculous. All have been codesigned by Lucia. An added reward, post fete, L always shares her candy!
L is now 14. This year, photos she emailed me for reference were ones like this. grrrr....
Our agreement, using only fabrics from my stash, a fascinator like cap, a fitted but not too fitted, short but not too short, cute dress. I swear thoughts of Project Runway challenges fueled and assisted me with this one. I made it thrifty, patternless and fast!
L's sailor dress:

with borrowed buttons from last years pirate costume:

which had an altered, borrowed a petticoat from the year's before dead cancan dancer...

Past years mermaid, Medusa crown, dark princess bodice, candy corn princess gown and crown:

Okay not Halloween, but Easter Parade costumes:

and Halloween everyday ... L and the sweetie on the far right wore L's old costumes to an art opening of mine. Devil girl and Medusa. Poor L and the tangled up crown!

Again not Halloween, flower girl costume-y dress rather for this bridal couple, an amazing duo: Julie Peppito, Gideon Kendall. Later this fancy dress got lots of everyday wear.

My sister the princess and Caspar me, 1975:


Happy happy!
xo!

imogen

and the birds are up now.

*here*

shop update tomorrow

linen and wool/silk caped bird ornaments with embroidered tail feathers and silk tassel...feet? :) edition of 3
shop update tomorrow 10/29