Octopuses...the new owl???

We are obsessed with octopuses in our house hold and now of course I want to use them in my home decor.....here are a few inspirations. I love the octopus wallpaper for a bathroom.... I even used it on my business card for I love the analogy of needing eight tentacles to manage the everyday needs of life.

Rythmn in the Chaos

This sunday morning I must figure out how to reconfigure the little space I have now for my Ruthy and I. It is a talent and I am always looking for inspiration. We have had to downsize as many of us have had to do. Her room is literally the closet. I will be posting the progress and have fun figuring it out. It helps she picked out a great paint color for her space.

There is such fun in this picture...and there is nothing I love more than vintage with modern. There is a sense of organization without being too stuffy...and it certainly is inviting for those little people.

I am a total sucker for stripes and I love it here! More to come on my space for my girl and the fun I am having!

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

I had the privilege of taking my nephew Kane and my Ruthy to the museum the other day...they were NOT excited since I had assured them over and over again that there will be no live animals. They were most excited about the train ride there and that is what got them there but the art captured their attention and they it was hard to get them to leave.

Well, Modern Art is great for kids...lots of primary colors and everyday objects as subjects they could recognize. This spider sculpture was their favorite.

I loved introducing them to Frida, Andy and Roy.

We also discovered a new artist, Barry McGee. His art was sort of a sculpture and mixed media and we were all three drawn straight to it.

It helped that we had to walk through these gold beaded curtains to get to the gallery where we walked straight into the above piece that just reached out to you literally and kept your attention. I will definitely be back and be following this young artist for many of years to come.

It is great to give our kids and ourselves art as they are losing out on the arts in school. Find your local museums and bring your children and give them the gift of art as it feeds their little souls and they will always remember the feeling of discovery.

Baby Blue and Purple

While shopping for a headboard for a friend....we fell in love with a baby blue headboard....trying to convince her to go for it...i came across this tear sheet! Love the baby blue and purple! Who would have thunk it?

Chez Ellwood

I just returned from a fab week-end in Santa Barbara. Absolutely stunning. I began my week-end with my good friend Erin Ellwood. She is a talented production designer that has left the film industry to begin her life with her beautiful daughter, Amelie, in Ojai, California.

She has a fun new business she is starting....details to follow. Be sure to follow because everyone needs a little of her talent in their homes!

She is one talented woman! i am so excited to share with you her home. She has an eye like no one I know. Enjoy her sanctuary...I did!

zipits! soooo fun to say!!!!

These are fun little zipper pulls that come in a box and you don't know which one is in your box. My ruthy loves them...we discovered them in Chicago at this little japanese shop.

They were great because in the winters her little fingers couldn't grab that little cold zipper pull. You can layer them and collect them and I always think how fun they would be as a party favor.

Time to Go Fly a Kite

So it has been a year of change and I had to do some work.

I am back and ready for sun shiny days and lots of creativity.
My daughter and I are starting a new life together and to celebrate we started our summer out at the Berkeley kite festival.

We felt the ocean breeze, spent time with family, and nurtured our souls.

I hope it will inspire you to do something as free.

Free being the key to every ones sole soul happiness.