noche de altares (a night of altars) is a community based event celebrating dia de los muertos (day of the dead) in santa ana, california on november 5th. i’m very excited to announce that we’ve been selected to have our own altar at this year’s celebration! my family and i attended [...]
one of my favorite artists 64 colors did the design for cherry bomb paper lantern by blueq – only $9.99 this is a must have!!!
in keeping with the japanese/kawaii theme of this post, i came across this tape that’s so adorable! i love sending snail mail to friends and [...]
one of the best things i’ve ever purchased is this original oil painting from the 80s. it’s hard to make out the signature and year but we think it’s dated 1983. i’m not a big fan of cats (sorry cat lover friends!) but there is something so mesmerizing about the girl and her cat. C [...]
as an in-betweenie (on the border of being “regular” sized and plus-size), i was shocked about the huge uproar regarding the ever-so-controversial photographer terry richardson shoot for vice magazine’s annual photo issue called “tons of fun” – the shoot uses plus size models in all of their glory – [...]
one of the best things i’ve ever experienced in my life has been the famed san diego comic con. i was really involved with designer vinyl toys for a few years… i still love the toys & art but i’m not as crazy as i used to be. we’re talking standing hours in line [...]
if you are in tune with the street art scene (hell, even the general art scene) you’ve probably read reviews or seen photos of this show already so i’m going to spare you all of my photos and details and tell you that YOU NEED TO SEE THIS SHOW! there should be no excuses if [...]













