Arabella's art and culture with a dash of gas
This has to be the only time I've ever scheduled an art show around a concert, but it all worked out very well. I had a great time in Dublin, Ireland seeing The Jesus and Mary Chain with Mel Butler and John Butler. I was deaf in one ear for a good week after standing in… Continue reading Dublin to Münster Art & Gig Whirlwind
A little while back I went and made a seemingly quick trip back to L.A. for my friend Susan's wedding. It was a shindig. In-between there was some epic record store shopping; tours of Highland Park; McDonald's billboards that mimicked Raymond Pettibon artworks; Pauly Shore following us around Silverlake; a Mount Washington BBQ; slow dancing… Continue reading Los Angeles Trip Recap
It's been a while since I got back from my husband's book tour, but a lot of photos later I am finally updating about it. Needless to say it was a blast and it timed well with our 13th wedding anniversary. Got to see a lot of old friends and made some new ones, too.… Continue reading Book Tour Recap: Dixie-Narco edition
And from the warmth of New Orleans, I've come back to Cleveland. Snow on the ground, a nasty cold, and some trying work assignments. Welcome home! Although at this point I think we can call New Orleans my other home -- this was my fourth trip this year alone! The original plan was to go… Continue reading When I Can’t Leave the Country, I Go Back to New Orleans
You know what is great about living in Cleveland in the middle of February? Getting flown to Southern California for a week to work on a portrait commission! My freeze baby Cali blood came back, though, as once it hit 60 degrees down in the Beach Cities I was freezing! At one point during lunch… Continue reading Unicorns and Oil Painting: My Trip to SoCal
Judging by phone messages, texts that finally came through, and emails, most people didn't know that Cleveland got hit by the hurricane. I guess we are important news for presidential campaigns -- not much else. After hitting New Jersey it headed right for us! Most of the city was fine, but for those of us… Continue reading Portland in Fall
Back from another whirlwind in New Orleans, and the New Orleans Film Festival, where NOLA Bound premiered at The Joy Theater. You can watch the whole piece online now. Crista Rock did an amazing job, the production is super fancy, and I can't imagine how crazy she must have gone editing down all the footage!… Continue reading New Orleans Knows Your Thoughts
I'm a bit delayed in posting photos from this trip, but I went to NOLA a few days after I got back and only today started looking at photos! The weekend of O+ Festival turned into a wonderful lady's weekend with my friends. I didn't get to see much in the way of musical acts… Continue reading Rhinebeck Recap and O+
Like the jet setter I pretend to be, 2 days after my first trip to New Orleans I went and headed right back again -- this time with my husband. This was a lot more leisurely even though we had a slew of plans. We even behaved ourselves, sometimes going to bed at 10pm! He… Continue reading New Orleans part Deux
Here are many photos from my trip to the Bay Area for my art show. If anyone has more photos of the actual show, I hardly have any! Special thanks to George and Kathleen for putting us up and taking us to wine country; to Audra at Loved to Death for having me and putting… Continue reading Bay Area Adventures
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