Cool Art

Check out this cool artwork by Camila do Rosri0. She makes awesome drawings, tshirts and other prints. She's from Brazil. Her work is stunning.

Interesting Art

Here's some cool artwork that's like nothing you've seen before. I like the combination of nature and humans.
These illustrations are the handy work of Jonathan Reid Sevigny, a Canadian artist.
These drawings all have a funky twist to them.
Very cool!

The 5 Fs LOVES....Kelly Hsiao

A while back, trying to find an anniversary and birthday present for you know who, I came across pin up photography. Pin ups have been around since 1910, but most of the pin up women we think of were from the 40s. These models exude classy, sexy, confident women.

Well, there are MANY photographers that take pin up style photos. Unfortunately, most of these pictures look like something you'd take with a girlfriend in the dressing room of Agent Provocateur. After much research (internet surfing), I came across Kelly.

Thank god, she was local and had super classy pictures.....of course, like everything I like,

her prices were higher than average. But in this case, class is definitely something you can put

price on. My choice was made.

After many months of working out and prepping (including a melt down from being Umpaloompa orange)

for the big day, it was finally here! Photo day! Who knew models had to work so hard!

It takes hard work to look good. I also found taking direction hard (hard like hard to do the action

she told me, not hard like "I'm so wonderful"). Needless to say my dreams of being a model got left here.

In the end I was really happy with my photos. Kelly did a great job! I would highly recommend her if you

would like to take pin up pics. You can find her info on her blog: http://bayareapinups.blogspot.com/

PS-If anyone needs clothes for pin up photos, give me a call ;)

Chihuly

Most of you know that I am not big on going to museums, but one thing I HAD to see what the Chihuly exhibit at the de Young (San Francisco, June 14, 2008 to September 28, 2008). Dale Chihuly is one of the most renowned glass blowers in the world. Originally trained in interior design, in 1967 he made the switch over to working with glass. And in 1971 he opened the Pilchuck Glass school in Washington. In 1976, he got in a head-on car crash and was blinded in his left eye. He continued to blow glass until another accident (body boarding) in 1979. After that accident, he was no longer able to hold the glass blowing pipe and hired other to do the work. Chihuly draws his pieces and they are executed by others. A Tacoma, WA native, Chihuly finds much of his inspiration from the landscapes of the North West.

The exhibit at the de Young was not my first view at Chihuly's work. While visiting colleges in the North West, I saw a few of his pieces and also took a boat ride past his studio.

The de Young exhibit was absolutely stunning. I love his use of bright bold colors. The beauty of his pieces left me in awe.

Chihuly's pieces are no longer at the de Young, but can be seen at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, The Bellagio on the Las Vegas Strip, the MGM Grand Casino in Macau and in 2011 at the Seattle Space Needle.