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I need a fix…

Published on April 14, 2008

Tweet I haven’t posted in so long! It’s not that I haven’t been collecting a bevy of quirky information that I have experienced lately. As a designer and artist I am always seeing the design in things and I have quite a few subjects to share. There’s Easter, construction at the Peninsula, new music and […]


West Week is coming – Part one of many

Published on March 18, 2008

Tweet Ah it’s that time of year again, as evidenced by the arrival of the invitation to the always fabulous Kneedler Fauchere for a reception after the Jack Lenor Larsen event… I can remember the first day I ever entered the Pacific Design Center. I was an intern working for Trisha Wilson and Associates in […]


Here comes Peter Cottontail…and I need a cocktail!

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Arleen and the Cheetah

Published on March 14, 2008

Tweet For about a year after I made my permanent move to Los Angeles, I was always stopping people and asking them if they were from New Orleans – or Mississippi. After plenty of “no’s” and way too many – “but don’t I know you?” conversations, it finally dawned on me that all these people […]


Trying to Get Good

Published on March 10, 2008

Tweet One of the things I love about living in Los Angeles is being able to attend movie premieres. Sometimes you come across these invitations by being a fan of someone or something or, after living here awhile, you can’t help but have a friend or two who produce something and you get to see […]


Wandering the Desert for four days

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Tweet My in-laws vacation in Palm Springs every year to get away from the beautiful but cold Seattle winter. We took a quick drive out and took in the scenery, a little art, and enjoyed having the grandparents around. Their timeshare was a patio home with a side yard, so I took the opportunity to […]


Spring Sprang

Published on February 26, 2008

Tweet People move here for the weather – and it hasn’t disappointed us this year. On our daily stroll we noticed all that is already in bloom – even the succulents look, well, succulent! Beverly Hillians tend to stay indoors during the month of January, as most have caught a bug from traveling, partied like […]


Presidents’ Day in the hood

Published on February 19, 2008

Tweet So I woke up yesterday morning and forgot that it was a National Holiday! Seeing as how the mood in the Atelier is lazy today, we opted to continue the mood and mosey over to Santa Monica to stroll in Palisades Park and then grab an early dinner. I always love to go to […]


New Orleans not in the top ten?

Published on February 17, 2008

Tweet This top ten has got to be incorrect! I lived in New Orleans for years before I came to Beverly Hills. I managed to get a design degree and run two different businesses during that time. Being on time and reliant is truly not an asset in that place. It’s a way to go […]