Archive for the 'Art' Category



Art and Learning in the time of Covid

Published on August 18, 2020

Tweet Thank you Brandy McGill for taking the time to chat last week and for producing this story! I find I’m writing more blog posts here than usual, because I tend to want to write when I feel grateful. Words cannot express how much our family appreciates that Noah Margo listened to the plight of […]


Summer Goals Met: Art + Tech with KUBO and Splash & Bubbles

Published on September 16, 2016

Tweet We are already in school for a month, Labor Day has come and gone, but the fun memories linger on from what felt like a super lazy summer. I didn’t make The Critter do summer camp, but secretly made a pact with myself that we would do some fun, stealthily educational and creative things […]


Summer Art & Events Inspire

Published on July 19, 2012

Tweet Dear reader, what a summer we’re having! If you follow my Twitter stream, you know I haven’t deserted y’all – My Perfect Husband (now also known as the BeverlyHillsDad!), the Critter and I have really been enjoying all the activities and events we possibly can, because you know how we love people, style, and […]


LAArt Show for Generations of Art Lovers

Published on March 9, 2012

Tweet . . You may recall that Barrie and I went to the LAArtShow Premiere Opening Party awhile back. My Perfect Husband thinks most contemporary art is bulls@*t, and I needed some catch up time with the gay husband, so we made it a downtown night. We started with cocktails and nibbles joined by a […]


Looking for Inspiration with LA Art Show…

Published on January 17, 2012

Tweet I knew that January would be a wash, productively speaking. My little family now has a history of getting sick one after another, usually completely killing off the beginning of the year, and this has been no exception. As a creative, I never can break past worrying about my guys’ (the four legged one […]


Holiday Events and Inspiration

Published on December 29, 2011

Tweet I can honestly say that this has been the best holiday season ever – I have enjoyed so many wonderful sights, tastes and sounds this year that I feel like I have lived a visual feast and I am SO thankful. It seemed that Christmas started the week before Thanksgiving and didn’t stop until […]


il Teatro alla Moda at the Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts Sets Expectations for Things to Come

Published on November 17, 2011

Tweet I recently spent a wonderful morning with my former client and friend Lou Moore of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. We enjoyed catching up over breakfast at the Montage with a view of the garden, chatting about the premiere offering of what will be known as the Beverly Hills Cultural Center. […]


Celebrate Art this weekend with “Public Art Party” from ForYourArt

Published on June 2, 2010

Tweet I love walking in Beverly Hills. It seems no matter where you are, there is something to interest the aesthetically driven. Award winning man made design is everywhere, and our parks and public spaces contain so many beautiful plants and flowers that a short respite in any one of these spaces could refresh and […]


Letting the pictures do the talking…

Published on May 21, 2010

Tweet I honestly think that this time of year is busier than any. We have LOTS of birthday parties to attend, since the Critter’s buddies were all born around the same time, and the weather is so nice I start to think about the summer wardrobes for our family. I’ve also been working on a […]


the week in pictures…

Published on April 28, 2010

Tweet Whew! So much fun to have, so few hours in the day…themes for the week are: family, nostalgic fun, food, and flat Karissa. * My sweet in laws are visiting from Washington state -the Critter has been having so much fun seeing the sights with them * We celebrated my Perfect Husband’s birthday with […]