soda pickeled croissants

how could I resist, right??

I am on the first leg of a 16 flight trip. I hope that means I will have many stories to tell…. so far so good.

 I landed in Lugano and was greeted by this adorable person holding this sign up.

We are staying at the WALTER hotel which is where the installation will take place…poor Walter…he has no clue what’s in store for him this week. 

This is our view from hotel room. INSANE!

This is the most beautiful place in the world ( note: apparently I say that about every beautiful place I have been to.)

and here we are in awe and drinking champagne…requirement for all projects.

stay tuned… and for minute by minute updates ( that sounds so stupid!) check out my instagram!

 

marfa, marfa, marfa

Vanity Fair wrote an extensive article on Marfa, Texas and included the sweet ole trailer. miss you, girl…

 

Celebrate International Yarn Bombing Day with Knitta

Celebrate International Yarnbombing Day 2012 with Knitta!

In celebration of the second annual International Yarnbombing Day, Knitta presents a photo competition to promote knit graffiti and showcase the work of the yarn bombing community around the globe.

Submit your project to an international photo competition juried by artists, curators & influences for a chance to win a spot on the install crew of Knitta’s next assignment. 

Submission Details:
When: Saturday June 9th – Monday July 9th, 2012
What: a photo of your OWN installation with artist/date/location info
Where: post your photo submission to the wall of the Facebook event

Prizes:
Grand Prize – An all-paid opportunity to join Knitta on an upcoming installation (location TBA)
Second Prize – a crocheted Day of the Dead Skull, by Knitta
Honorable Mentions – iPhone case, designed by Knitta; yarn for your next project

Winners will be chosen based on the following criteria:
25% Design
25% Craftsmanship
25% Originality
25% Transformation of Urban Landscape

Winners to be announced by July 31, 2012. 

hello 2012…sorry I’m a bit late

oh how time flies…..

I know there are several current projects to share, but I think I need to have a proper post about the Insight collaboration I did that included dreamy installations in Bali and a super rad collection of board shorts and tees. Although it’s been over a year since I was in Bali, the collection is now available…..so I’m convincing myself that this long overdue post is actually perfectly timed! ….yes yessss.

here’s a look at some of it…..tell me what you think. I provided all the men in my family with swim wear that almost makes you believe they know how to ride the wave….almost.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!

Just a quick howdy do…lots of good things happening in 2012…..can’t wait to share….

for now, I hope you all are eating a little bit of this….

and this…

Wall Street Journal article, Gap Holiday campaign, and it’s my birthday this month YAY DECEMBER!

If I find the keys to a nice fuel efficient car outside my door, I may implode from all the goodness happening this month. Check out my favorite article of the year by Rachel Silverman. I love good writers.

And we finally get to talk about the GAP! Not sure where these are being used, but in some part of the world, you can see children swinging on knitted tires. LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE SEEN THEM!

and that is snow in AUGUST….Gap can make that happen…

AND the day after Christmas, I get to make all my poor loved ones get into party mode with full stomachs and celebrate my birthday. sorry in advance, family.

Sam Comen, You Rock

Last week, we did a mural at the Standard in downtown LA. Lotsa fun getting my picture taken by the very talented Sam Comen. Check his website out to see his eye popping body of work.

Sydney, the project, the people, and the UTE

I couldn’t believe there is a car that looks like an El Camino that is still available to buy. They are everywhere…..and I think I kinda like them!

day one…

This project was one of the most intense….Catherine and I  spent most of our time at these stairs……

and lived off of this combination. Thank you Shirt Bar for being our kitchen and making delicious coffee.

We met wonderfully nice people like this woman who took the necklace off her neck and gave it to me.

And this handsome man, Mark, who owns an amazing men’s clothing shop called         Son of a Master Tailor, which I think has to be the best shop name ever..we all hit it off and ended up going to his birthday party that night. If it weren’t for him and…

these guys we would not have had nearly as much fun.

and finally here is the finished piece…

Thanks Amanda and Justine for making this happen.

inhabitat wrote about PLAN AHEad

finally thank you, somebody….
I rarely post articles about me (or at least I like to tell myself I don’t) , but I really like this article by inhabitat NYC, because of all the install photos. You can see what it took to make this happen. I could not have done it with out my hard working team. They also happened to all be super good looking…not sure how that came about, but I certainly wasn’t complaining. So thank you Tony Tuzzolino, Alex Howell, Nina Zacek, Marcos Torino, Ann Medhurst, Timmy Wood, Elizabeth Trieu, Catherine Cieslewicz, Liz Bucholtz.

And of course the two lovely Karen McClellan and Catherine Smith

And BIG thanks to Patricia, Luzmarie, and Guadalupe for the Herculean effort to knit over 300 different pieces.

Here are a few pics from the article… I know it is dated but still happy somebody wrote about it…..This was on the top of my list this year for favorite projects.

This may be the best way to start your week

Friends over at MIXING REALITY sent this to me.. It is a collaboration with the amazing

Sarah Applebaum. It’s eye candy at its best with awesome music by

Seventeen Evergreen. enjoy!