A few snapshots of New Orleans, such a unique and magical city.
Photos in a nutshell: Voodoo doll for friendship and fertility (got for a friend), stayed at the Mazant, admired all the architecture-art-music, ate some damn good food and spent some time at the Sazerac House
Cannot wait to come back!
April was a whirlwind, and I somehow managed to get sick twice. During round two, I decided enough was enough and went to a Chinese Medicine doctor in Chinatown. I've been intrigued by TCM for a while now, but had never seen a practitioner until recently. It worked well! I’ll be visiting again soon, as I suspect I’m yang deficient….🤪
I became curious about TCM around last year and I discovered Zoey Xinyigong. She is now based in China, but I was lucky enough to catch one of her Manhattan Chinatown TCM tours. Recommend her resources on her website and Five Elements Cookbook!
Blue Hill
Took a little field trip up to Pocantico Hills recently, with a highlight being Blue Hill at Stone Barns. Everything from the passionate, knowledgeable staff to the beautifully prepared food felt deeply rooted in care. I’ve long admired the work Dan Barber has been doing around sustainability and regenerative farming, and it was a treat to see it in action.
Chagall Sketches for Union Church
While in the area, I made a stop at the Rockefeller Creative Arts Center to catch an exhibit on Marc Chagall’s stained glass windows at Union Church. Seeing these original sketches—works I’d never encountered before was quiet a treat. Unfortunately Union Church itself was closed on the day of our visit so it looks like we have a good reason to return soon.
Spring in NYC
A few things helping balancing out the chaos of life in NYC
Sailing season is officially back, and I couldn’t be happier to be out on the water again. Spring blossoms. Yoga studios. Wandering through community gardens.
Doodles and Silly Patterns
Lastly, tried Mimi Chaos How to Draw a Tree class (Trees are so hard!). I don’t love my tree, but I don’t hate it.
Going to start playing around with patterns more. Would love to make a print down the road!
Hope you dear reader are taking care! Happy May
Huge fan of Yifat Fishmans classes on skillshare. Highly recommend Textures 101. Digital art can sometimes come out looking a little flat, so it’s been fun playing around for a more tactile effect.
Also love Kristina Hultkrantz classes (also on skillshare) This focus was on creating a more traditional artwork digitally. More texture fun!.
Long time on my bucket list! I finally made the trek to the Bronx for the New York Botanical Garden.
Happy Spring to all
I always love a Lisa Bardot tutorial. Her latest one, Inspired by the Masters- Brush Play with Monet is a new favorite. While I love learning via step by step tutorials, I like the encouragement to experiment and play around with an open ended outcome.
Thank you Lisa (not that she reads this blog lol) for another great class!
left: Monet, right: my experiment
Keeping with the floral, spring mood- this weeks flower bouquet was very purple-y
which inspired me to make this flower print inspired by Yifat Fishman Floral watercolor class
I’ve also been obsessed with my pocket flower press from Studio Wald for some time. Perfect for walks, trips. I pressed one of the tulips from a previous bouquet. Found some other petals from the past, (not quite sure what is going on with the pink one lol.)
Additionally turned my valentines day roses into potpourri (not the prettiest I know) but I love keeping them around the house.
One can really never get enough of flowers. I saw these cherry blossoms at the farmers market. So beautiful!
Spring arrives quietly
sleepy tulips from the farmers market
Earlier this month, work sent me to SoCal for a conferences so I tried to make the most of being back in California
Hollywood!
Dipsea Steps in Mill Valley
XC at Lake Tahoe
Wishing you a lovely spring! 😊
