Pillowtop Pompadour & Hair Hats

I recently took a vintage hair styling class at Revamp in downtown LA where I attempted a 1950's evening updo myself. After setting my hair in pin curls, brushing it out (sorry, next time I will bring my camera for some before photos since I looked like a crazy lioness) rolling and pinning (my arms were so noodly afterwards!) -
hours later, I created what Eddie called a 'pillowtop pompadour' which looked comfy enough to rest on
a portrait of Madame de Pompadour (a mistress of King Louis XV who was later made a marquise) which the pompadour hairstyle was named after
circa 1750

Thanks to Eddie, I will now experiment with 1940's hairstyles using this hard to find instruction book he bought me

and now...
hair hats by Nagi Noda

Ai Yamaguchi Exhibit & Royal/T

Last month, Eddie & I caught the Ai Yamaguchi exhibit at the Roberts & Tilton gallery in Culver City








We then headed over to Royal/T for a spot of tea



The maids were really tall!

I'll be heading back over with Mindy tonight for the below masquerade ball, more pictures to follow!

forevermore

You began to be irreplaceable for me
long before I had ever heard of you.~Roger Sale

~illustration by my Eddie, inked by Su
here are enough photos from our wedding to make you puke
with delight

Elisa, an amazingly talented hair stylist! Her Website: elisasgarage.com





the marvelously, melodic Janet Klein~

my beloved


pretty flower girl!






































a heartfelt thanks to all those who helped make our wedding day even more special!

you can also view more photos on Sandra's delightful blog:
holascrayolas.blogspot.com

"Have all of the keys removed from your typewriter except the ones needed to spell his name"...EDDIE

A post-it drawing from my Valentine~

Here's my little Baron before he turned into the above dragon~

And because it's the day designated for love, here's a drawing that Eddie put in one of his El Tigre storyboards inked by the lovely Su Moon~

Mindy & I play dress-up

Big Top Bowl Circus Celebration

Photos from last weekends Hollywood Bowl extravaganza!





















Bob Moore's Amazing Mongrels~



The Ditty Bops~





Peking Acrobats~

I heart you!

Sorry everyone, this one's a bit gushy and gooey and looooong with a million photos...SURPRISE to my nephew, Travis who's on a naval boat at sea!

My heart melts as Eddie proposes on the skywalk at the Grand Canyon over Labor Day weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We weren't trying to be fashionable with our hospital booties, they make you wear them to keep the skywalk glass bridge clean.




Inside the lobby at the El Tovar hotel~





Native American Hopi House adjacent to El Tovar~


Goodies inside the Hopi House~






Eddie surprised me with a limited edition Blythe doll named 'Gentle River' that I've been pining over~


A close-up of 'Lucky' in his Cracker Jack box bed at a gas station~


A stop at Bedrock City on our way home from the Grand Canyon~






Gentle River makes a new friend~














Wilma grew a moustache~



































Photos from our engagement party at French 75~

Rick & Mindy present us with oats medallions~














A toast!!

Jorge explains the birds & the bees~
















Katie & I with the adorable card she made me below~






Eddie was my puppet...Weekend at Bernie's style. We posed him for pictures as he was asleep~

Sea World

Our encounter with Shamu as illustrated by Eddie~

Here are some blury camera shots of the sea creatures taken thru the glass tanks~



they had some really strange looking starfish~


mug shot~

the one on the left looks like it has botox injected lips~


this guy was a little too happy~

love them whiskers~

Cinderella

Eddie just bought me the new Cinderella storybook illustrated by Mary Blair~





Here's another Cinderella storybook illustrated by Errol Le Cain I purchased at this years Comic-Con~







Here are a couple other great books among many that I bought at Comic-Con as well~




and one of Deanna Marsigliese's prints for my niece who loves mermaids~

Hollywood Bowl

the super-macho Jorge & super cute Sandra join me for a night of music under las estrellas (thanks to Cafe Tacuba & Sandra my splanglish is improving)

uno mas sangria

Elisa bringing sexy back~

Luscious Lety & birthday boy~

My ultra-adorable niece & I~

the boom-box puppeteer, entertaining folks on the way out~

greetings and salutations!

A quick hello to Katie's mom!

I love working with Katie, she brings us yummy cupcakes and cute drawings such as this~

There's No Other Like Your Mother

Your absence has gone through me like thread through a needle. Everything I do is stitched with its color.
-W.S. Merwin




just a few handmade items my mom made for me. the doll to the left she made just before I was born, I wore the clothes home from the hospital. she's holding a beaded doll. my love of humpty dumpy began with this one to the right.

Thanks Bree!

For the awesome book! The photos warm my heart.

Paprika

Just saw 'Paprika'...some amazing dream sequence visuals!

Bonjour from Montreal!

What better excuse to visit Montreal than to see the 'Once Upon a Time Walt Disney' exhibit! So here we are in all our splendor, me in my Minnie tee and Eddie in his Mickey tee - total dorks.

they wouldn't allow any type of photography (boohoo) so this is my only photo inside the museum~

this is where all the women dress like super-hereos!

and this is where they go afterwards~

I think these are supposed to scare you into being good~

A lamp at the Jello Bar~

At the Botanical Gardens~






proof that god has a sense of humor~



and lastly, the Biodome~

Happy Mindy-Pie Day!

Happy day to my bewitching beauty and congratulations on turning 30 years young!

Ren Faire Fun!

There were three drunken maidens
come from the Isle of White
They drank from Sunday morning
didn't stop till Sunday night

corsets are fantastic!

pretty lady playing the harpsichord~

an amazing dulcimer player!

The Merry Wives of Windsor who we'll be joining soon enough!

The Merry Wives of Windsor violinist~

Oh where are your feathered hats
your mantles rich and fine,
they've all been swallowed up
in tankards of good wine

Katie drawing of our new Renaissance fashion trend~

Tap, Tap, Tappin

Yay! Mindy joined Katie and I in the tapping fun!

Here's a drawing Katie did at the beginning of the year when we began our tap lessons~

Cupcakes at The Chalet

The celebration continued after we returned from Yosemite at The Chalet, where Mindy brought my very own personalized cupcakes, thanks Min!

Yosemite Photos

So Eddie whisked me away for a mountainous adventure to Yosemite. We stayed at the Victorian Wawona hotel established in 1879 - no phones or tvs just trees and the surrounding woodland creatures to keep us company - yay!

A bunch of adorable older couples showed up at the hotel sporting thier Model A's (I think that was the model)~

Our room was in the Washburn Cottage~

Relaxing in the morning on the veranda~

Eddie surpised me with a vintage Bradley doll~

Enjoying some champagne & strawberries with my new Bradley doll~

Listening to Tom Bopp, singer/pianist in the lounge play old Yosemite songs~

Waterfalls!

Eddie and his horse 'Sugarfoot'

Mariposa Grove~

peek-a-boo!

There were some really huge ants in the Mariposa Grove~

and really cute squirrel friends too!

A lizard camouflaged as a twig~

The Grizzly Giant-believed to be the oldest currently living tree~

Where the red fern grows~

And mossy trees~

The hike up to the Fallen Tunnel Tree seemed endless (especially since I had to pee!) but we finally made it~

Baron's bad haircut

So my dog Baron got a really bad haircut. Luckily his hair is finally growing back because he looked something like this...

Cavalier's are supposed to look like this...

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen & Moustaches

I was thinking of "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" (which I'm adding to my Netflix list since it's been a while since I've watched it and am now on the hunt for the book illustrated by the uber-talented Ronald Searle, published in 1969) which then led me to think of crazy moustaches!
So here's a few in case you're thinking of growing your own!

And finally, Eddie presents, Beardy McGoo!

among the trees!

My dream home away from home where the garden gnomes reside~

Since my head is in the trees or amongst the clouds, here's an exhibit I'm going to check out this weekend. Mark Ryden's "The Tree Show" at Michael Kohn Gallery on Beverly Blvd. in LA which runs through April 28th http://www.markryden.com/

Also, my two favorite lovely little cupcakes Miss Mindy and her sister Candace have an art reception on Saturday for "The Secret Lives of Dolls" exhibit at Gallery Revisted on Sunset Blvd. in Silverlake! Check out thier blogs for more details!

http://www.missmindypie.blogspot.com/

http://cjmetzger.com/Artist.asp?ArtistID=7145&Akey=7S4K7V3H

Mindy and I at Gallery Ophelia~

Mr. Gnome and I just finished gardening at Rick and Mindy's mushroom house - wait, oops, I think the mushroom house is a secret!

More Flea Market Photos

We made out like bandits at the Long Beach flea market, nice cool weather & some great finds! Terrytoons Mighty Mouse, 1971 Wizard of Oz book ends, wooden Minnie doll, Sesame Street books illustrated by Jolly Roger Bradfield, hand-painted Toby mugs made in England for my pops to add to his collection, vintage playing cards & a pair of comfy, knee-high mocassin boots!

Here are my 1972 Humpty Dumpty book ends we found at the Ventura swap meet months back, made by the same company (Progressive Art Products) as the Wizard of Oz book ends~

Popeye & Brutus sail away together!

From a far it looked like this guy completely penciled in his sideburns, however, after a closer look I realized they were real..for the most part anyway, I'm sure he still pencils them in a bit, I wonder how long it takes him~

Donald with a melted beak~

Art Center Grad Night Photos

I found some photos from the December 2006 grad night at Art Center~

Some fashion illustrations by Danny~