i could live here

rounding out my LA photos are a few architectural details from the villa that i wouldn't sneer at if they were in any of my future residences.


my favorite, most genius idea: rosemary hedges.

up at the villa

michael had the lovely idea that we should check out the getty villa in malibu. my last trip there was in junior high school before the villa was closed for renovations. i'm not quite sure if photos are allowed, but a lot of people seemed to be having at it, so i took some of random stuff, like the shadows above from a caesar-style crown.

and this old plate with a greek guy puking.

guess who.

cottages

right behind the bev laurel, there was an abundance of sweet little LA cottages that i couldn't help but photograph so i could drool over their fairy tale details from my dark shoebox in san francisco. humor me; i've included quite a few of them.

LA-appropriate

of all the rental cars we could've been saddled with, we scored this awesome mustang while we were in LA. michael dubbed it "gay blue." it's cerulean!


i labored at styling bart for this shot that zach thought he could crash with his ambercrombie-lite good looks. jerk.

the brothers, lint

stephan and nathan had a joyful reunion during our trip to los angeles.

then the beer started flowing, and it was all downhill from there.

hollywoooo

road warrior

berkeley today

i'm gearing up for a cupcake party michael and i will be having together in berkeley, guest list: 2. the last time i was at his place two weeks ago, i snapped these photos in his gorgeous backyard. can you believe the size of that dahlia? i included my hand in the shot for scale.

here's oscar and his hedgie friend before we subjected him to six+ hours in a hot sports car. we were all congregating at michael's before heading down to LA for the weekend. there were seven of us--- i am still trying to catch up on my sleep.

michael shares the backyard with alan and his wife marie who have tended nicely to this giant plum tree. every limb stooped with the abundance of the fruit. jam heaven!

extra fancy

the choos have recruited me to embroider large monograms for their series of custom prize ribbons. if you must have one, float jill & alethea an email here. the one pictured above was a gift for the lovely leah who was a tremendous help at the fair and as always, a delight to be around! while modeling the L at the fair, i was followed around a few times by admirers--- it was quite a hit!

everyone's a winner

jill made everyone's day at the renegade craft fair with this amazing cutout of the coolest bunch of hot steppers you ever did see.

for more fun fair photos, visit small stump's blog.

aftermath

with renegade finally over, i find myself awash in projects that couldn't be wrapped up in time for the fair. this means that i will be posting new stuff on etsy a bit more often!

i am slowly getting back to work, but will be taking a much-needed trip down to LA for a long weekend. when i get back, i will be starting work on a sketch series as well as some new designs for little otsu.

a wee prize

little bits

should i stay or should i gocco?

my gocco equipment finally got to see the light of day again! i was up late in to the night printing a new button design for, yeah-huh, the craft fair.

i opted for candy instead of dinner.

two birds, one stone