Dave Mead and I sat down recently and talked about his portraits of bearded men and my yarn covered objects. We added some beer and oysters to that, and an EXPLOSION happened!

If you are in Austin next week, please stop by and say

“WOW, THESE ARE AMAZING!!!”

Dubai was everything I expected it be and so much more. Indoor skiing, skydiving, and scuba diving are definitely over the top. Man made islands are CRAZY. And Emirate women are now some of my favorite people in the world….

Admittedly I had my preconceived notions about them which soon withered away as I met women who were business owners, web designers, kite boarders, basketball players, and all around bad asses. I watched in awe at times.

I was there for a week to help with a community driven project. I was impressed. They even wrapped a bus which I haven’t seen any one do since I did in Mexico City.

I can’t take much credit for this. They had it down.

I’ll resist posting the 25 pics of food except this one of me taking pics of my food.

And one touristy shot

We are already working on the next big project and I can’t wait to share…..

info below……

If you don’t know about this blog yet, then you will be so thankful you do now. Imagine what a pleasant surprise it was to see myself featured on one of my favorite blogs. There is some serious mutual admiration going on here.

AND…….I have a new piece I did recently…. almost too small to brag about but here goes…If you live in Austin check out Sway Thai.

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EDIT: So delightful to make a case in point about being sluggish to starting the new year; I meant to title this post , Happy January 2nd… AACK! (me identifying with a Cathy comic these days)

Is it just me, or is everyone moving a little slow to get the new year started?? Maybe that is why I like this video of fire works in reverse so much.

If I could just press the rewind button for a bit or at least push the pause button on my life for a minute…..sigh.

Nothing really happens for me until the Twilight Zone marathon is over which I have watched for too many years to admit. And then it’s all about the juices and exercise…..but it’s so cold outside I could almost convince myself a good layer of fat will keep the body warm? That could only work if I plan on living in these sweat pants for the winter.

Aside from my whining, I am looking forward to 2013. This is the year I will break ground on  this huge house remodel….pictures to follow.

AND it is my last year of my 30s which I can’t help but be a little sentimental about, and be determined to make great things happen, and and and start planning the best 40th birthday celebration ever.

a few more on my list of resolutions:

blog more, read more, write more, cook more…

My brother Ben Sayeg was chosen to be part of ” A Short Film Series with Roman Coppola” for his script “El Tonto!”

He went to Mexico City and this is what he came back with.

Also if you haven’t had enough of the gleaming big sister side of me, please check out

” Something about Aunt Mary”

That’s when I knew there was something odd about him…

oh and still busy working on Knitta stuff…just very quietly these days……I’ll have more stories to share soon.

love love,

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Oh dear…This summer will be a hard one to top.

I started in Australia…

doing this…

and then France….

then a short break to enjoy a little of Europe with some old friends….

Back to Texas for 5 minutes and then Switzerland to put a face on Walter-check.

Taiwan to cover this street food cart that sells PORK BLOOD PUDDING CAKE. YUM!

thanks team Knitta Taiwan!

OK…. back to Texas FOR 4 DAYS ( !!) and then off the Hong Kong for 2 weeks….

oh man, there is so much to share on this one… check out my instagram for more pics.. heres a dabble of what we did… lots and lots and LOTS of laughing.

good times…..

I end with a selfish trip to Bali

I knew it was going to be good when I met this woman..thanks Retat.

Now I am back home for a while…..

hangin with this mess named Stella

and these beautiful people

and making stuff that looks like this

and this

and more of these bad boys

There is crazy talk going on here…look out for a Knitta Pop Up shop in the next couple of months….and TOMS Shoes and I will be blowing it up with eyeballs in October.

more to come…..

This is Walter….staring out at the beautiful lake. Lugano was amazing. I need to devise a plan to get back there in winter. Apparently it is a whole other set of beauty…and fondue and raclette is served then…yuuuummmm.

 I literally just finished a project in Taipei, Taiwan. If things keep turning out this good, summer of 2012 may just be the best summer ever….

I’ll post pics soon…for now…check out this portrait made out of little hello kitty stickers! I want a self portrait, PLEASE!

Aside from ravin with the locals, we actually did get some work done.

Here is a sneak peak….This is Carlos, our assistant, who also works at the hotel. I can’t tell if he thinks I am nuts or enjoys the change of pace by working with us. maybe both.

After lunch, we were caught in the rain which turned into a great opportunity to see a little bit of this town.

This tunnel is completely covered in local newspaper. It was done by 2 women from here. It took them 2 months and a team of 6. It’s pretty amazing and is probably one of the coolest places to throw a party.

other noteworthy installations….

So today may be a wash as far as work is concerned, but I’m totally thrilled to see how cool this town is….

even the McFlurry looks pretty tasty!

no worries though.. I wouldn’t let myself go to a McD’s in Europe. I’ll see what Cafe Trani has to offer instead.