SO MUCH TO SAY...SO LITTLE TIME...

Where to begin .... Little by little I suppose...

Ended a relationship... Pas de Regrets.... Many magical memories....Many lessons learned.... :-)

This image was taken on the last evening I saw him... He gets to remember me in this dress forever..I wish him the best of luck getting over me. lol.... More details to follow...Your patience is appreciated...

Left one romance &, plunged head first into another....

I have fallen HEAD OVER HEELS in love with punk again, thanks to this band:

LEGENDARY LA PUNK BAND THE GERMS....

What took me sooo long?! I'm obsessed. It's pretty much all I'm listening to these days... Without a question of a doubt one of my favorite bands of all time. Top 3! :-)

I have a new mentor... One of the clients my firm is currently working with is one of the hottest Interior Design teams in LA at the moment...

A design duo known as Chimera Interiors

The woman on the left actually has a pretty similar background to me in terms of lifestyle. Apparently she was pretty involved in the SoCal Punk & Skate scene. Although I don't have red streaks in my hair I'm still a punk chick at heart & I still hang out with skaters on a pretty regular basis...I was just at the skate park these evening...

This is Chad. My faaaaaaavorite skater buddy. He's a pro, as in professional skater. This guy shreds the ramp like no other.

You don't have to abandon who you are to be succesful in once. I've said it once and I'll say it again.

EMBRACE WHO YOU ARE.

In my favorite T-shirt. Taken about a month ago...

Taken about 3 months ago.

I wear this T-shirt ALOT! lol

Like I said...Soooooo much has gone on. Sooooo much to catch u up with.

Exciting times & Enlightening times...

I suppose in the end the most exciting thing is finally having a clear and confident voice as a designer... I know who I am...I know what I do... And I do it well ;-)

I'll elaborate more on that in the future. Till then I will leave you with an image of what is at this point my FAVORITE piece in the entire design center, which happens to be in one of my FAVORITE showrooms:

I am OBSESSED with this Love Seat/Day Bed by Ebanista! Obsessed! I'll further elaborate on my obsession further in future posts...

Taken about 3 weeks ago, after a long day of shopping on Melrose...

Taken Last week shortly after our my firm's huge event co-hosted by Interiors Magazine...

The smile says  it all...

Busy Week & a Busy Weekend ahead of me. My friend Rockstar Art Dealer Marsea Goldberg as has asked me help her sell art at an exciting Event she's co- hosting along with Russell Simmons this weekend featuring 80 of the nation's most celebrated artists!

Marsea is one of the most influential figures in the contemporary art world! I adore this woman.

Really looking forward to the event... More details to come...

*Ciao for Now*  ;-)

Another Fancy Nancy

NANCY CORZINE aka My Heroine.

There literally are no words that could thoroughly express the degree of respect and admiration I have for this woman as a deigner. Granted I am relatively new to PDC and I have ALOT of exploring to do, her showroom tickles my fancy to know end. I could LITERALLY stare at a single wallpaper selection from her showroom for an entire day! She has the most exquisite taste. Such refinement!

I had a really difficult time choosing one image online to showcase, but I settled on this vanity:

I'm kind of obsessed with it! The seamless fusion of two vastly opposing design aesthetics: classical Venetian and modern Deco. It's just stunning!

I have already spoken to a member of her staff about taking some photos of her showroom for my blog and they kindly advised that I consult with Nancy, first....
This is why I feel like the luckiest girl in the world! I feel so fortunate to be in a position where I can meet people of such caliber.

I will probably wait until my blog further develops before propositioning Nancy about taking the photographs. Until then, I'll just enjoy the photographs in her lovely book:

Pick up your copy at Amazon.com today!

RETNA

As someone who has worked at several art galleries, I understand the importance of giving credit where credit is due. The stunning background image of my blog is a mural by renowned street artist Retna.

I took this photo of Retna at an art opening being held at New Image Art in the Fall of 2011. I was fortunate to intern at the gallery in the summer of 2010 & was given a life-altering immersion into the LA art scene by Gallery Director and friend Marsea Goldberg. The vitality of the art and design world in Los Angeles is what brought me back to the city...

For being a man whose visual imprint has undeniably reshaped the urban landscape of this city, Retna is by far one of the most charming and down to earth artists you'll ever meet.

I took this picture while cruising down some side-steet in Hollywood. I can't remember exactly where it was taken, but Retna's work is EVERYWHERE! Who can keep up? His talent never ceases to amaze me...

I encourage everyone to explore Retna's impressive archive of art work. Here's one of my favorites:

                                                           (Sonia)