Janet Hill Studio has been a favorite of mine for quite sometime--especially her food inspired paintings. These cake and pastry paintings make me wish I owned my own bakery in some magestic otherworldy place. Her work is fantastic--and just has a somthing than makes it uniquely special.
She also has a blog, which highlights more of her art.
I just missed the Sweet Tooth exhibit put on by the Scott Richards Contemporary Art Gallery, which ran from November 4th to December 31, 2010.
SH*(#@%!
The line-up was spectacular:
Peter and Madeline Powell
Red Hots, 2009
Peter Anton
Bitten Candy Apply, 2010
Luigi Benedicenti
Solitario, 2010
and Daniel Douke
Suspect, 2005
I just want to KICK myself.
*Images taken from artnet.com
Roberto Bernardi is one of my most favorite artists. His realistic paintings of food are mind boggling. This is oil on canvas, y'all. Dylan's Candy Bar is one of his newest paintings and, like the groupie I am, am in love.
I've always wanted to go to the real life Dylan's Candy Bar in New York City--the one owned by Ralph Lauren's daughter. Any place that sells Liquid Taffy is a place I want to be. Sometimes, I am that shallow.
Happy New Year! Can you imagine my surprise this morning as I headed over to CVS to find VALENTINE'S Day Candy? Say What?
But I am not mad at them! Besides Halloween, Valentine's Day is my most favorite holiday and I squeal like a child at the thought of all of that CANDY--especially those iconic NECCO conversation hearts. However, this year, in addition to the traditional conversational hearts, I'd LOVE the following:
CARAMELS: Like these from Have It Confections. Oh Boy!
Marshmallows: These Neapolitan puffs of heaven from Fusion Sweets are screaming to be mine. Besides the wonderful color combination, I'm really curious about the taste!
And finally...
Lollipops: These champagne and cherry flavored lollipops from Mihow look simply divine. What a wonderful flavor combination and beautiful execution.
Warning:This post will be a bit weird because it is late and I find myself in this weird state of being. I am sleepy but find myself up and working. I'm typing my thesis and watching Iron Chef Japan and painting my toes and surfing the net for all sorts of weird stuff--like this sandwich notepad I have been trying to track down ever since, 1985. Really.I'm determined like that.
It's weird, too, because we find ourselves at the end of 2010 and I find myself wondering where the heck the other 12 months went. I mean, I remember stuff happening, but I guess I forget to realize that time was still ticking away . Boy, what a year it has been. I don't know where to start or how to start in telling you about it but I do know that finding this notepad means something--especially now.
If you know me, you know about those noisy neighbors, the group project from hell, the class from hell, the heart break, the heart mending, the moving up, the moving out, the moving on, the inspiration, the application, and the realization that I will be misunderstood more than I will, perhaps, understand. I've learned to give up ghosts and swallow air and run faster than I ever have before.
So, I want to initiate a toast. It's to all of you who contributed to the version of me sitting here typing this blog post to you. I like her. She's like an aged leather handbag. Perfectly imperfect with stories to boot.
Thank-You. I needed the kindness. I needed the forgiveness. I needed the meanness. I needed the disregard for my feelings. I needed the music and the conversation and the opportunity to let myself go. I needed to fall and I needed to find out because I needed to find that strength within to forge a path for myself despite the inability to put it all away in a neatly wrapped package. I needed those midnight walks and those cups of coffee and those car rides during those rainstorms. I needed you not to like me and I needed you to always have me in your mind. I needed you to make me feel crazy and I needed you to make me feel wonderful.
On the eve of this beautiful new year, I thank you from the bottom of my growing heart. This year, I look forward to that thing I know is coming. I want to walk across covered bridges and eat lots of good food and tell those I love, that I really do.
Happy New Year, Er'body
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Donuts, it's been a long time. How have ya been?
