Public Enemy

I went to see Public Enemy in Dec. I have always been a fan of Chuck D.- especially as a book lover, he's pretty important to the fight against censorship. The show was tons of fun. He and Flavor Flav had a lot of positive energy.

How to put together an Arabian Nights Party without crying(mostly)

Setting up the New Year's Eve event I do with four of my friends for about 300 people is a lot of work. And freaking out. But, it never fails to be absolutely worth it. Here are some pictures of the set up which we plan for 8-10 months and create in a non-stop marathon in a week. Hardly anything goes as planned but, I like to think it makes us better creative people because of the resource ideas we have to generate on the fly. I'll post pictures of the actual event soon.

The Very Charming Cedar Rapids, Iowa

I recently took a little road trip down to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I had never been to Iowa and it is a neat state. The reason for the trip was to see the Mucha exhibit at the National Czech and Slovak Museum. The exhibit was stunningly beautiful. I sadly could not take pictures inside but I did see some other great places such as the Brucemore Estate where scenes of Gone with the Wind were filmed and stayed at the very wonderful Belmont Hill Bed and Breakfast. Mucha was an amazing person. It was breathtaking to see his pieces in person after seeing them reprinted so many times in my life.

Much of Cedar Rapids was destroyed in a terrible flood about 4 years ago. But they are rebuilding and there is a lot of beauty to be found here. I look forward to going back.

Most Ginormous Christmas POST ! HOORAY!

I love holidays. All of them. Days set aside to make us stop, have fun, appreciate and be nice. I like it!  And one of the best is the Christmas season! Here is a HUGE collection of pictures from the American Swedish Institute, Macy'sSantaland and family and friends homes! Happiest of Holidays to everyone! 

A Yearly Visit to the Minnesota Renaissance Festival

I love going out here every year: MN Ren Fest. It's done for the season and I did go about a month ago but, that's no reason not to share pictures. We always start with a breakfast somewhere we love. This year we had a perfect meal at Pizza Luce. I have never had anything but excellent food here. They are so accomdating to dietary needs and the staff is always friendly.

In the Key of West

I had a my first, brief but wonderful visit to the Florida Keys. What an amazing piece of Earth. How mind boggling that we built highway bridges in the ocean! All of the keys are gorgeous places. I spent most of my time in Key West.

The Peanut Noodle dish pictured above came from the vegan friendly and delicious: Help Yourself cafe. Fresh and yummy.

The french fries cooked in truffle oil which were maginificient and the super veggie sandwhich came from: The Cafe. The fresh squeezed juice blends they made are also quite amazing.

Impressionist Minnesota

Fall is here and it's gorgeous.

More Miami

I had to share a few more pictures. I'm also ready for my next vacation. ;o)

Two Weeks, Fifty Pieces.

I love the weeks that I burn creative energy constantly. Even with work and home and many other things to do, finding that last bit of time each day to make things is so wonderful. In the last two weeks I've made over fifty new pieces and I am working on photographing(as well as organizing the mess that I made)them. Some ones I adore~

Miami Beach, The American Riviera

Miami is so lively and beautiful. So many things to take pictures of! I will probably post twice about this vacation. And the food! To die for!