BELATED HALLOWEEN

Happy very belated Halloween!!!!! I convinced Mahmood to be an Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe portrait with me. Needless to say....it was a very scary costume for him! Big thanks to the Beckerman Ladies for creating the Marilyn vs. Marilyn collage!!! Also pictured: My spooky nails, Rocky's best impression of a bat,Julia the "double rainbow" Torjman (the lovely Halloween party host) and her frightening confections.

NEW WORK

Some new and wintery work! In the process of making lots of new work for the 2011 One of a Kind Christmas show. You can find me at Booth K-53!!!

House & Home Feature

Delighted to see my work featured in House and Home's annual showhouse for the Princess Margaret Hospital Fall Lottery. 

BRIMFIELD FINDS

Some of the treasures I found at the Brimfield Antique show this year. So many lost stories and mysteries for me to daydream about.

BROOKLYN + NYC

Just got back from a little New York roadtrip with three friends. Very inspiring trip partly due to the fun surroundings but mostly because of the creative group we traveled with. The main purpose of the trip was to get our friend Josh Raskin aka..Kids & Explosions to his show at Glasslands Gallery in Williamsburg. Other road trippers included, Lauren Pirie and Kathryn Macnoughton. We stayed three nights in Williamsburg at a Smart Apartments building and two nights in Manhattan at the Jane Hotel. I had not been back to New York since I lived there five years ago so Josh, Lauren and Kathryn helped us find great places to eat and shop. 

FOOD HIGHTLIGHTS:

Brooklyn

Diner for Breakfast

Five Leaves 

Taco Stands around Bedford st. In Williamsburg!!

Manhattan
Elephant & Castle (French Toast at Breakfast) 

Katz Delicatessen in Manhattan (pastrami sandwich)

Il Labratorio del gelato across from Katz' (pumpkin and olive oil gelato)

Momofuko in Manhattan (pork buns were my favourite)

Oficina Latina in Manhattan (ceviche,paella and amazing drinks)

SHOPPING:

Brooklyn

Beacon's Closet

Buffalo Exchange

Crossroads

(all buy, trade, sell stores)

Brooklyn Charm (great jewelry charms)

Raised By Wolves

Manhattan

OAK

Assembly

LF Soho

FIRST ADVENTURE TO BRIMFIELD

I have been remiss in my blog posts!!!! Bad Danny! Here are just a few photos from my very first adventure to the Brimfield Antique show. Just an hour and a half outside of Boston, three football fields worth of treasures awaited.  My girls, the Beckermans, have made this show an annual destination and I think I might have to tag along every year from now on. A bit obsessed! This show is an antique/vintage lovers dream!!!!! We only had one day there so it was a serious treasure hunt. I was lucky to have my mom with me to scout out all of the old photos and paper goods.  I also met the Beckermans' girlfriend Kelly a.k.a The Glamourai. She was as sweet as could be and I can't wait to hang out more on the next Brimfield trip. Next time I will have to stay for three days with a huge rental truck in tow. Still Wishing that the toy ferris wheel and life sized horse could have fit in my luggage.

HOUSE AND HOME

                                                                             

                                                                                                       Courtesy of House and Home Magazine

A fun surprise to see my art in House and Home this month! Yay! You can also see a video of this space on the House and Home website (skip to 4:10 mins).

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY XOXOX

  Art by: Lynda Grimmel bought at the Toronto Outdoor show a few years ago

 my tiny ballet slipper...how were my feet ever this small

Parts of a Valentine's package I mailed to my mom and pink and red objects around the house (of which I have an endless supply). Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! Lots of love!! xoxoxo

HEARTS

Getting ready for valentines day......

MOM + BRIGITTE

As I was playing around withe the Brigitte Bardot photos it reminded me of an old photo of my mom. I went searching through her old modeling photos and found it! Such the beauty with her sun-kissed freckled face and bleached out hair.  I surprised her with these collages for her birthday! Take a peek at her blog, Zendoll Worshop, and you will see where I get my biggest source of inspiration!

BRIGITTE FOR CHLOE

The Beckerman ladies found these original Brigitte Bardot photos at an amazing store in Amsterdam!!!!! What a find!!!  I could not believe my eyes the first time I saw these treasures. Chloe commissioned me to make an art piece for her new home in L.A and it was a treat to make!!! Love you Chloe!!!! Click here to see photos of the Beckerman adventures in Amsterdam. 

CRAFT STUDIO

This is a very belated post on CRAFT studio!!! This is my boyfriend, Mahmood Popal's,  design company. The photos above are of Nyood Bar. Mahmood designed this space in collaboration with his friend Emil Teliki. I helped out a tiny bit by adding some writing to the walls. It looks a little bit like I am in detention.hhehe. Many more projects and photos to come!!!!!!