greenpepperpressblog

Tag: lucky girl

When you Click

There are some people you just click with. You strike up a friendship that accelerates as though you’ve always known each other. THAT is how it is with Edie. You don’t have to talk every day, or see each other every month, it’s just there, ready to be picked up where you left off. Last weekend was proof we should do it more often – kept her up until 3am!

We talked, and ate, and drank, and even played in the studio. It was clean enough to have a clear work surface, and organized enough for some show and tell. I think I whiffed her out with the spray paint – next time we’ll stick to acrylics. Let’s not wait so long to get together again ok Edie?

If you’ve been following along you know I made a post HERE where I inadvertently dissed buying the latest IT purse (excuse me, handbag), not for any specific reason, just part of a point I was trying to make. Well, looky here. I’m IT now. Thanks Edie, this red handbag ROCKS.

We have a twelve year old….and it has come up from time to time the stuff that happens with girls and groups in school. I’ve been thinking about this alot – the difference between Click and Clique. I was never part of any particular group, I had all kinds of friends. There were neighborhood friends, skiing friends, some who were artsy, some who were boy-crazy, some who liked my kind of music, and some who didn’t. I am so proud of the individual Fallon has become. She is so confident and certain about who she is and what she likes, regardless if it’s popular or not. It took a while to get here, and I’m sure it’s not over, but clique isn’t even in her vocabulary. The definition of it doesn’t sound bad, to have a supportive group of friends, but we know how awful the real junior high school cliques can be, don’t we?

And to express her individuality, she got a second hole pierced in each ear, and the latest……

And back to Clicking for a sec…..in the summer of 2005 I met Susanne, here from Sweden. We clicked, at a parking lot concert. It’s so cool when you find the people you are meant to know. She paid us a visit on a recent return to the States. She’s already back home, but I know we’ll see her again, and pick up where we left off. It’s just that way with click friends.

And before you think it’s all about drinking and late nights…..sometimes it’s coffee. Like yesterday – I got to spend the morning with Susanna, getting to see her home and her art. I don’t have a photo this time, but you can visit her site. We met because of a magazine. You never know when the click will happen.

And know what else? I have clicked with so many new friends because of this blog, and our Street Team. Artists who are tuned in and plugged in to creativity gather at our cyber address. Hopefully I’ll get to meet some of them in real life, but for now we’ve found a way to click online. You’re welcome to join us (I promise we aren’t clique-y).

Be the Click.

January 22, 2008
i’m in trouble

Yes, two posts in one day. Do you think it depends on what part of the country you’re from if you call it a Purse or a Handbag? Like Soda or Pop? Wikipedia makes it sound like they are equally used, along with Pocketbook. So my post below ruffled the feathers of my dear friend Edie who is a HotShot at this place. And apparently I’m not only using the wrong term, but she thinks I may possibly influence you NOT to get the latest "it" purse (or handbag). And since I’m hardly "in the know" of what’s cool in the purse category (proof below), I will make a plug for her company, to get you all stoked up about their newest and their classics just to show I wasn’t dissing purses, or the buying of purses. (And if you read the Wikipedia entry on purses you’ll learn women buy an average of one purse every three months, so I think Edie’s company is safe, but I’ll still plug away in the spirit of friendship.)

I finally found two great purses this year – one for concerts, and one for my regular day job as a mom – backpack style. And yep, that Coach bag was a gift, from you-know-who. I use it sparingly as I don’t often have something of this caliber in my closet.

My totes are many….can’t find them all at the moment for their photoshoot but here’s what I found on the surface in my studio. I have 10 times more totes than purses.

Hmmmm. I guess we buy what we like, label or not…..logo or not. (The tote I point out is cleverly made from a HIM tshirt by Vamptropolis @ Etsy.) My favorite band will probably never make the Washington Post "in" list…..fine with me, I’ll continue to get good concert tickets. NOBODY can tell me they aren’t all that, because to me, they are.

Are pointy shoes still in? Bleh! Who cares. I’ll NEVER buy those things. I KNOW that Edie KNOWS my post below wasn’t really about not buying the "it" purse. And I know that you GET that it’s not about what’s Trendy or what’s Over. We know what our "look" is when it comes to clothes or jewelry (or purses) or home decor. We don’t let the List determine how we will make our selections because we like what we like, regardless of who approves it. Why not figure out what your look is when it comes to your art?

Hey, do you think this post might lure Edie from her lurking position and get her comment? *wink*

January 4, 2008
i’m in trouble

Yes, two posts in one day. Do you think it depends on what part of the country you’re from if you call it a Purse or a Handbag? Like Soda or Pop? Wikipedia makes it sound like they are equally used, along with Pocketbook. So my post below ruffled the feathers of my dear friend Edie who is a HotShot at this place. And apparently I’m not only using the wrong term, but she thinks I may possibly influence you NOT to get the latest "it" purse (or handbag). And since I’m hardly "in the know" of what’s cool in the purse category (proof below), I will make a plug for her company, to get you all stoked up about their newest and their classics just to show I wasn’t dissing purses, or the buying of purses. (And if you read the Wikipedia entry on purses you’ll learn women buy an average of one purse every three months, so I think Edie’s company is safe, but I’ll still plug away in the spirit of friendship.)

I finally found two great purses this year – one for concerts, and one for my regular day job as a mom – backpack style. And yep, that Coach bag was a gift, from you-know-who. I use it sparingly as I don’t often have something of this caliber in my closet.

My totes are many….can’t find them all at the moment for their photoshoot but here’s what I found on the surface in my studio. I have 10 times more totes than purses.

Hmmmm. I guess we buy what we like, label or not…..logo or not. (The tote I point out is cleverly made from a HIM tshirt by Vamptropolis @ Etsy.) My favorite band will probably never make the Washington Post "in" list…..fine with me, I’ll continue to get good concert tickets. NOBODY can tell me they aren’t all that, because to me, they are.

Are pointy shoes still in? Bleh! Who cares. I’ll NEVER buy those things. I KNOW that Edie KNOWS my post below wasn’t really about not buying the "it" purse. And I know that you GET that it’s not about what’s Trendy or what’s Over. We know what our "look" is when it comes to clothes or jewelry (or purses) or home decor. We don’t let the List determine how we will make our selections because we like what we like, regardless of who approves it. Why not figure out what your look is when it comes to your art?

Hey, do you think this post might lure Edie from her lurking position and get her comment? *wink*

January 4, 2008
it’s all good

Wishing you all the best for 2008! This year marks the 100th anniversary of the countdown at Times Square with a brand new Waterford Ball. I’ve been there for a few – tonight will be perfect weather for those who witness it (even better for those of us at home watching). Stay safe, and behave!

Found some artists I want to share with you. The first is a photographer – I recently purchased a print of her Pierrot. Isn’t it fabulous? You can visit Lara Jade at her site HERE, or at DeviantArt.

I first saw Suzanna’s work on Etsy. Then I checked out her website and scored a full wall piece. She also sells on Ebay. Isn’t she a clever one? The one I got says "How wonderful life is while you’re in the world". You know you want one of these!

This pendant is even more amazing around my neck 🙂 Simone is a genius, not sure how she does it but had to have one!

And how about these earrings? Lisa has several "eyes" to choose from. My fellow HIM fans will know why I had to have the Poe Eyes.

And while many of us found ourselves in this headspace recently, a cousin of mine has been taking treatments of radiation for cancer in her brain. Thankfully it’s over, and we’re praying it’s gone. How would you handle illness like this? Maybe you have, or know someone who has. If I had to shave my head the first thing I would do is collect some cool hats. So that’s what I did over my xmas vacation…made Kathy some hats. I’m not so swift at it….but it made me feel good. When you are long distance and you can’t stop over with a meal…..you pray, and make hats.

I’ve seen alot this year. Some wonderful experiences with my family. Some new friends, and visits with old friends. Sadly, a few funerals. Happily, a few births. Some discoveries, and rediscoveries. I scroll back through this last year of posts, and I know that it’s only part of the life I have, but it’s all good. I am blessed. And so it goes, into the time capsule for 2007.

So here’s wishing you good health, good times, and good friends to share it with. xoxo, Michelle

December 31, 2007
it’s all good

Wishing you all the best for 2008! This year marks the 100th anniversary of the countdown at Times Square with a brand new Waterford Ball. I’ve been there for a few – tonight will be perfect weather for those who witness it (even better for those of us at home watching). Stay safe, and behave!

Found some artists I want to share with you. The first is a photographer – I recently purchased a print of her Pierrot. Isn’t it fabulous? You can visit Lara Jade at her site HERE, or at DeviantArt.

I first saw Suzanna’s work on Etsy. Then I checked out her website and scored a full wall piece. She also sells on Ebay. Isn’t she a clever one? The one I got says "How wonderful life is while you’re in the world". You know you want one of these!

This pendant is even more amazing around my neck 🙂 Simone is a genius, not sure how she does it but had to have one!

And how about these earrings? Lisa has several "eyes" to choose from. My fellow HIM fans will know why I had to have the Poe Eyes.

And while many of us found ourselves in this headspace recently, a cousin of mine has been taking treatments of radiation for cancer in her brain. Thankfully it’s over, and we’re praying it’s gone. How would you handle illness like this? Maybe you have, or know someone who has. If I had to shave my head the first thing I would do is collect some cool hats. So that’s what I did over my xmas vacation…made Kathy some hats. I’m not so swift at it….but it made me feel good. When you are long distance and you can’t stop over with a meal…..you pray, and make hats.

I’ve seen alot this year. Some wonderful experiences with my family. Some new friends, and visits with old friends. Sadly, a few funerals. Happily, a few births. Some discoveries, and rediscoveries. I scroll back through this last year of posts, and I know that it’s only part of the life I have, but it’s all good. I am blessed. And so it goes, into the time capsule for 2007.

So here’s wishing you good health, good times, and good friends to share it with. xoxo, Michelle

December 31, 2007
Who GETS ya baby?

Remember when I was talking about the {GF}? Wouldn’t you say this one qualifies 100%? She’s a clever one. I was a lucky girl to be given so many wonderful gifts from my husband, and my family and my friends. I had to start by showing you this. Because I know you Get it.

December 28, 2007
Who GETS ya baby?

Remember when I was talking about the {GF}? Wouldn’t you say this one qualifies 100%? She’s a clever one. I was a lucky girl to be given so many wonderful gifts from my husband, and my family and my friends. I had to start by showing you this. Because I know you Get it.

December 28, 2007
In another life…..

…I would have liked to have been a Window Dresser. Back in my interior design days I got to prop out model condos….it was the closest I got to the fleeting fantasticness. I never got to witness Lisa’s store but I can imagine she had killer windows. Before I show you some of the pictures from the Window Watching last weekend I want to remind you of two cool books on the subject: Dreams Through the Glass by Linda Fargo of Bergdorf Goodman, and Confessions of a Window Dresser by Simon Doonan of Barneys. There are more…but that’s a good start.

It’s really hard to get good pictures of windows when your purpose is to show what’s inside. I’ll just say that it’s worth the trip into the city every Christmas just to see what Bergdorf Goodman will blow us away with. The other department stores have respectable vignettes, but BG is the master. I only have a few shots to show you today, but you get the idea.

Their theme this year was Tony Duquette, famed interior designer who….well, read up on him HERE. The five main windows were set as Air Water Fire Earth and Light, design directed by David Hoey. The side windows are always just as interesting. CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO, showing some behind-the-scenes and commentary about the 2007 windows.

Details of shells along the window frame and back wall taken just for Lisa.

The windows around one side were based on opposites. There was Naughty or Nice, Fact or Fiction, and this: Lady or Tiger.

My most favorite thing was a mini display in one of the niche-type windows at the front of the store where they had jewelry or something showcased. I didn’t even notice because I was too star struck with the other details. The white valance here is cut from PAPER….and as Jenny noted, even the tassles were made from cut and rolled paper. Like these tassles were about 1/2" long. And check out the fringe! Utterly cool. With all this glamour and fuss, the take-away for me was this one little thing.

We know they work all year long getting ready for the unveiling late November, and then Poof! The windows are filled with something else by January. I can imagine how much fun it must be to gather all this cool stuff, have items fabricated, and then install them. Don’t ya wonder where it all goes after?

In case you missed the link above, go see this video clip: HERE I’ve seen a few documentaries on the holiday windows over the years. I think it’s Lord & Taylor that have their displays on a hydraulic lift that drops down to the basement level where they can work on them out-of-view until they are ready to be hoisted back into position. I vote for a t.v. special every year showing us all the windows of all major department stores around the world and the clever artists who make them happen. In fact, the product displays within a store are just as fascinating, regardless of the season, so there could be a whole television series showing us something inventive about retail merchandising every week! Someone call Bravo. (Or did I miss something and they already have a show about that?)

December 12, 2007
In another life…..

…I would have liked to have been a Window Dresser. Back in my interior design days I got to prop out model condos….it was the closest I got to the fleeting fantasticness. I never got to witness Lisa’s store but I can imagine she had killer windows. Before I show you some of the pictures from the Window Watching last weekend I want to remind you of two cool books on the subject: Dreams Through the Glass by Linda Fargo of Bergdorf Goodman, and Confessions of a Window Dresser by Simon Doonan of Barneys. There are more…but that’s a good start.

It’s really hard to get good pictures of windows when your purpose is to show what’s inside. I’ll just say that it’s worth the trip into the city every Christmas just to see what Bergdorf Goodman will blow us away with. The other department stores have respectable vignettes, but BG is the master. I only have a few shots to show you today, but you get the idea.

Their theme this year was Tony Duquette, famed interior designer who….well, read up on him HERE. The five main windows were set as Air Water Fire Earth and Light, design directed by David Hoey. The side windows are always just as interesting. CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO, showing some behind-the-scenes and commentary about the 2007 windows.

Details of shells along the window frame and back wall taken just for Lisa.

The windows around one side were based on opposites. There was Naughty or Nice, Fact or Fiction, and this: Lady or Tiger.

My most favorite thing was a mini display in one of the niche-type windows at the front of the store where they had jewelry or something showcased. I didn’t even notice because I was too star struck with the other details. The white valance here is cut from PAPER….and as Jenny noted, even the tassles were made from cut and rolled paper. Like these tassles were about 1/2" long. And check out the fringe! Utterly cool. With all this glamour and fuss, the take-away for me was this one little thing.

We know they work all year long getting ready for the unveiling late November, and then Poof! The windows are filled with something else by January. I can imagine how much fun it must be to gather all this cool stuff, have items fabricated, and then install them. Don’t ya wonder where it all goes after?

In case you missed the link above, go see this video clip: HERE I’ve seen a few documentaries on the holiday windows over the years. I think it’s Lord & Taylor that have their displays on a hydraulic lift that drops down to the basement level where they can work on them out-of-view until they are ready to be hoisted back into position. I vote for a t.v. special every year showing us all the windows of all major department stores around the world and the clever artists who make them happen. In fact, the product displays within a store are just as fascinating, regardless of the season, so there could be a whole television series showing us something inventive about retail merchandising every week! Someone call Bravo. (Or did I miss something and they already have a show about that?)

December 12, 2007
Day Two: Finally!

Finally an afternoon spent with my dear friend Judi. Finally got to see Elizabeth: The Golden Age on the big screen. It was a visual feast….sure the costumes were divine, but the architecture of the sets made me squeee!

I mean, look at that throne! Gah! And the gothic quartrefoil lace arch below…..

And the painted map on the floor……

And those crosses…………

And the view from the window……….Guy Hendrix-Dyas, set designer, you rock!

I don’t know how historically accurate the film was. Who cares! Love those collars and ruffs. Sometimes you just go for the visual feast.

And sometimes you just go for the company *grin*. Day Two was fabulous – a friend and a film!

November 7, 2007