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travels.

Friday, May 17, 2013

go fig-ure.

right outside of my studio is an ENORMOUS fig tree. when i walked by it today, there was  a little fig sitting on the ground right in front of me. i hadn’t noticed that the tree had started bearing fruit yet and when i looked up to search for more, there was not a single other fig on the tree. i couldn’t help but think that this was some sort of a good sign . . . here is what i discovered:

“The symbolic meanings of figs preceded those of the fig tree: figs connote abundance and initiation. Ancient Egyptian priests ate them at their consecration ceremonies, and the first desert hermits ate them, too. (Their nutritional value is also obvious.) The many seeds in the fig are supposed to signify unity and the universality of true understanding, knowledge, and sometimes faith.”

also that figs epitomize the MEDITERRANEAN, its climate, its food, its way of life . . . and guess who’s going to the mediterranean on monday ? MOI !

Thursday, May 16, 2013

ling goes to the french riviera !


LiNG is coming to the south of france with me ! stay tuned for his adventures at the beach, in museums, at cafés, in the studio, . . . he can hardly believe his luck.

Sunday, May 12, 2013

happy mama’s day.

i am very grateful for my mother. she has a LOT to do with who i am today.

we drove down to the central valley to spend mother’s day with her. it’s always such a lovely drive this time of year. this is some of my very favorite landscape.

Friday, May 03, 2013

sew sew.

i have big plans for these beautiful fabrics. i’m making my summer wardrobe for france + vermont. i am fully consumed with my new uniform . . . i can’t stop making these simple a-line dresses (i’ve made 20 so far).

when my husband leaves for work, i secretly turn our kitchen table into a sweatshop.
(ssshhhhhhhhhhhhh . . . he’ll never know.)

Thursday, May 02, 2013

a little news.

PLEASE NOTE that i am leaving to do a residency in FRANCE soon. all orders placed after may 12th will be shipped in JULY !

Friday, April 12, 2013

friday field trip (from the sketchbook).

september 26, 2007
santorini, greece

this is pretty much my idea of the perfect meal. 

Friday, March 29, 2013

friday field trip (from the sketchbook).

june 2012
golfe-juan, france

i remember thinking how deliciously savory this looked in the window.

i was highly disappointed. 

Saturday, March 23, 2013

instant gratification with . . .

INSTAGRAM ! i never thought it would happen to me . . . but i’m hooked ! people had been telling me since the beginning that i would LOVE instagram, but i didn’t believe them plus i didn’t want the responsibility of  yet another social media to upkeep. but this one is so me. if you don’t know me, i am a girl of few words and i communicate and think best through visuals (my new favorite way to communicate is via emoji . . . it drives my friends crazy) so INSTAGRAM is right up my ally. if you want to follow along and see what i see . . . go here.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

hiding in houston.

are you going to NCECA this year ? or do you live in houston ? if you answered yes to either of these questions, you’ll want to know about this fun game we’re playing. 36 artists will each have a pot hidden in the streets of houston. you FIND it, you KEEP it ! to find the clues, you must go here to instagram and “follow” the 36 artists that the page is following for THE CLUES !

this is my pot that will be hidden.

FINDERS KEEPERS !

Friday, March 15, 2013

friday field trip (from the sketchbook).

june 2012
châteauneuf-du-pape, france

i remember this day well in châteauneuf-du-pape . . . sitting outside drinking a glass of  châteauneuf-du-pape and sketching this chair across the plaza.

Saturday, March 02, 2013

the view.

(raedunnclay on instagram)

i took this photo from my dentist office yesterday. i always wonder if the people working in this building ever tire of the view? for me, it never fails to takes my breath away . . . and i love that i get to see it at least twice a year.

Monday, February 18, 2013

encore.

guess who else will be marching . . . back to the south of france ? . . . MOI ! i am so excited i can barely stand it. i will be doing the residency again this coming may-june. this is the place that truly  inspires me to the core. the food, the people, the light, the mediterranean sea, the colours, the life style, the landscape, the language, . . . i wish everyone could find the place that truly resonates with them. there is nothing better to really feed your soul.

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