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On the last morning of my most recent trip to Palm Springs, I ended up taking a few pictures of myself in the pool of my hotel. This was partly to recreate some of my favorite pictures from my trip to Nevis, but partly because it was the perfect way to document my experience of the trip.
I mentioned in my last post that I spent the first week of February in Palm Springs, but the truth is I spent the first few days of that trip in Desert Hot Springs hanging out at Two Bunch Palms. That mostly meant lounging around in hot springs pools, but of course, I couldn’t resist photographing some of my colorful decorative metal dishes in my room, especially when I realized how well they matched the bathroom tile!
I spent the first week of February in Palm Springs. It was my first time on a plane since the start of the pandemic, which seems pretty appropriate because Palm Springs was actually the last trip I took before the pandemic started. (I was there about a week before everything in the US shut down.) A lot has changed since then – most notably my hair is MUCH longer – so I couldn’t resist recreating these images with the same kaftan and necklace, especially since I was staying at the same hotel.
There’s a ceramic artist I follow on Instagram who always lines up her pots after a successful kiln firing to take a “class picture.” And even though my new colorful metal dishes are made in smaller batches, I do love this idea. I especially couldn’t get it out of my mind as I was photographing the collection by size and type for my wholesale line sheet. So here are a few class pictures of the latest group. Don’t they look sweet?
I mentioned in this post how much I love how my new colorful metal dishes are letting me play with styling little vignettes. So today I’m back with another installment: a vanity display that plays on my love for all things teal.
My new colorful decorative bowls feel like the next logical evolution in my art. A way to tie in the abstract painting I’ve been doing on and off for the past nine years with my skills in metalsmithing. So of course, I couldn’t resist photographing one of my new bowls in front of one of my first finished abstract paintings. Especially when the colors match so well!
I found more of a reading groove in December, helped of course by the reading retreat I went on with Amber and some really good books!
This year, I finished 55 books (which averages to a little over one a week) and started many, many others, so I thought it would be fun to round up some of my favorites. I’ll be honest, there were a lot of books I liked this year, and this list could have easily been longer, but I opted instead to focus on the books that I truly loved and that I would unequivocally recommend to anyone.
I’ll admit there’s something super satisfying about seeing new colorful decorative metalwork all stacked up. Yes, I do love seeing them all spread out as well. But the stacks just make such interesting combinations of color and line!
One thing that has me really excited about my new colorful decorative metalwork is that it’s giving me an opportunity to style little vignettes around the house. Like this nightstand with some of my favorite things: dried eucalyptus in a Mod Home Ceramics vase, chunky glass beads I picked up ages ago in a shop in Venice, California, a few lovely books, and of course, a little metal ring dish and one of my favorite new copper bowls.