tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52681337295971125312024-02-19T18:40:58.455-08:00Reeves and Fagan Carrie Fagan http://www.blogger.com/profile/04878590576304447910noreply@blogger.comBlogger204125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268133729597112531.post-67251425389308975022017-10-18T20:19:00.000-07:002017-10-18T20:19:32.087-07:00self care. self care.<br />
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I feel it gets ever more important the older you get, don't get me wrong- I'm only pushing 30 - but I swear L.A. adds 10 years to your life- time is valuable and you have to pick and choose where you spend it.<br />
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It's taken me a bit to get adjusted in this city, I don't partake in those regular activities that were part of the fabric of my Birmingham life: hosting potlucks, volunteering and service boards, working out over lunch, morning breath-work, studio time, craft nights, making bread etc. etc.<br />
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I was determined to just pick up my life in the south and plop it smack dab in L.A. - well lest just say nope to that! I know these things can and will be accomplished - but honestly the only thing I want after a long day is a glass of wine, home-cooked meal and my hammock.<br />
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This post isn't to complain about me still adjusting to L.A. - it's to the sliver of self care that has become essential and empowering in this cray life.<br />
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So here's to reflecting on the good, the grand and the adventurous. In no particular order.<br />
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<br />Carrie Fagan http://www.blogger.com/profile/04878590576304447910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268133729597112531.post-55614019497173583932017-01-16T14:54:00.002-08:002017-01-16T14:54:23.121-08:00Valle de Guadeloupe It's always nice to disconnect, even better yet when you are disconnecting and surrounded by rain, clouds, wine and new friends.<br />
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New Years 2017.<br />
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They say the first day of 2017 should be spent how you want the rest of the year will be, will in-fact I was pretty pleased with how I spent the first day of 2017- as I felt I have been for the past year. Just figuring it out. In a new country, practicing a new language, making new friends, and getting completely out of my comfort zone every chance I get.<br />
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Here were a few of my favorite moments. </div>
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this out house though! </div>
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street ceviche in Ensenada + elote in Tecate </div>
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thoughts on L.A. but first, doughnuts<br />
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ok, I have been in the city long enough to cover this subject, somewhat thoroughly. 8 months an Angelino, and the drivers license (+ plenty of parking tickets) to prove it! A transplant from Birmingham, only now do I fully understand the gratitude and love for a city and way of life I (for now) left behind. However L.A. and it's bustling chaotic embrace have a variety of incomparable perks. So here's to exploring a new home!<br />
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A post a week, my 10 favorite things about L.A.<br />
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#1 doughnuts. let's be honest did you expect anything less?<br />
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<a href="http://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-blue-star-donuts-venice-20150527-story.html" target="_blank">Blue Star</a> in Venice, get the lemon poppyseed now, thank me later.<br />
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<a href="http://randysdonuts.com/" target="_blank">Randy's Doughnuts</a> | apple fritter & regular glazed</div>
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<a href="http://www.cadonuts.com/" target="_blank">California Doughnuts</a> | your Instagram is itching to capture this.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bobscoffeeanddoughnuts.com/" target="_blank">Bob's Doughnuts</a> | i mean, look at this stand, the long johns are key.<br />
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<a href="http://fonuts.com/" target="_blank">Fonuts</a> | because gluten free is like water in L.A.<br />
wait we are in a drought, I mean like plastic bottles, or cars #oof!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 1px;"><b>6. </b></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 28px;">Like all bras from the new London-based line, <a href="http://www.journelle.com/s/journelle/designers/edge-o%27beyond" target="_blank"><b>Edge O'Beyond</b></a>,</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 28px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 28px;">small 24K gold plated rings adorn the center front and back, so you can, you know, attach a chain, or a ribbon tie, or your keys, or a diamond chain in case you need some more serious bling. this bra though! $222 worth of sexy. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">L.A. is a city with no borders. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had the strangest expectations, hopping from my little big city of Birmingham, AL to the sprawling and enticing West coast, preconceived notions were high. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Just yesterday I stumbled across this fitting excerpt that stuck. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"L.A. might be a byzantine petri dish, but at least the things in petri dishes move around and do weird and interesting things." - <a href="http://mobylosangelesarchitecture.com/" target="_blank">Moby, Los Angeles Architecture</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">spot on my friend. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I can get behind that. That is the part I fell in love with, the quirk. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sure, there is a thick layer of atmospheric pollutant that swarms the entire city mid-day. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">It takes fucking 2 hrs. to get anywhere. (</span><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/this-ladys-impressions-of-celebrities-stuck-in-traffic-are-a#.xq4GnBeMd" style="line-height: 22px;" target="_blank">this L.A. girl</a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">garnered millions of YOUTUBE views after posting celebrity impressions stuck in traffic). </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You spend countless minutes circling the block trying to figure out the parking sign riddles.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Yet one of my absolute favorite L.A. quirks; the random yet surprisingly decadent food pairings and titles. From its namesake California roll, to the ramen burger, fresh organic/all natural 25$ squeezed kale juice green colada, the Korean short rib taco, and the plethora of hole-in-the-wall Chinese food & doughnut shop pairings (if you don't believe me, check out <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2010/03/slide-show-chinese-and-doughnuts-a-california-mystery/37303/" target="_blank">this slideshow)</a>. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">The city has more than enough charm. From 360 city views at the Griffith Observatory to day long trips walking the galleries at LACMA, three inch brioche toast with avocado & shaved radish, and yard succulents comparable to Alabama hydrangeas I have merely breached the surface of L.A. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Here are a few highlights, more posts to come! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="http://www.lacma.org/huyghe#landing" target="_blank">Pierre Huyghe</a> retrospective at LACMA </b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20.1599979400635px;">This was quite a fitting retrospective to be my first seen in the fantasy realm that is L.A. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 20.1599979400635px;">An artist whose fiction gives rise to an alternate reality and shakes your sense of place, Hugye's 50 or so works in the show included living architectural critters building harmonic enclosed ecosystems, thought provoking film, sculptural works, performative pieces & objects. A</span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.1599979400635px; text-align: justify;">s LACMA director Michael Govan says, Huyghe is "one of the most significant artists working today anywhere. He takes on the big topics of our time, somewhere between media and our biological selves."- KCET</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20.1599979400635px;">And then there is Human, the nebulous Ibizan hound with a fluorescent dipped right leg. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20.1599979400635px;">I never caught a glimpse of Human, even after constant gallery circling. My friends did, this is what I gather. Human </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20.1599979400635px;">was an integral star of the show, becoming the center of attention whenever she entered the room; her intentional yawns, lazy naps on the scattered fur coats or pensive prances made it seem she was fully aware of her striking presence. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was a dream. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I spent two or so hours roaming, skipping, gazing, listening & crouching throughout the show. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks Pierre, mind blown. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our vivacious local tour guides, bantering in front of the Richard Serra "<a href="http://collections.lacma.org/node/214935" target="_blank">Band</a>" piece.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Matt (right) is seemingly quiet yet will break it down, hands up/waist shaking dance at any moment. Quin glides with a beaming smile and energy that will melt your heart. I enjoyed galavanting through the city with these two. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.griffithobs.org/" target="_blank"><b>Griffith Observatory</b></a></span></div>
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Pit stop in Beverly Hills </div>
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Shopping in Venice Beach </div>
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Lily and I went out to Bessemer today, it's a little town west of Birmingham- with plenty of abandoned colorful buildings, and hand painted window signs. </div>
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we ventured out to the fair grounds, thinking it would be a fun backdrop. nope! only concrete- no bulbs, or leftover signs, or colorful poles. all concrete. </div>
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the point of today was to have fun! </div>
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we didn't use all of our PARTY CITy props (confetti, bubbles, more balloons lol) </div>
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isn't it fun to just do something for the hell of it. </div>
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i miss having dil' bean around to venture into spontaneous trips. </div>
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in this next year i'll be doing one creative project a week, i will post them here. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">i look forward to focusing on being more mindful, present, and enthusiastic about the the people, projects & passions in my life in 2015. i have a hard time being present, always thinking about what to say next, learning new skills/crafts/art, where to travel, who I can meet, it's a constant roller coaster of emotions chasing after experiences, </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">a crave i've have my entire life- thanks dad. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">i</span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;"> stretch myself thin, and at 26 i've not yet found the best way to detach my enthusiasm from every little colorful enticement </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">that crosses my path. </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">a crave that has burned me several times, but has also opened up so many doors. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">my 2015 goal is to train my emotions, mind & routine to be present. there is no simple remedy, but i'll keep you posted where this goes. </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">so on to looking back! enjoy these instagram pretties that inspire and entice my mind & eyes. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/o6KpCkhvjd/?modal=true" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">Paridust</span></a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;">“It started as a means to capture the way fashion and art interact and inform each other…I want to educate readers about art through the lens of fashion," she told the </span><a href="http://nypost.com/2014/06/01/instagram-darling-pari-ehsan-earns-a-cfda-nod/" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.5s; background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.5s;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: magenta;">New York Post</span></span></a><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px;">. When she isn't working full-time as an interior designer, she spends weekends on marathon gallery hops around New York.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://instagram.com/burieddiamond/?modal=true" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4t_19_bgSkK17xl45UZN5KKZXz59NHCcMlNXH8KSljoIhbNyOFYxjtIsIoqUwkaXq8HE-REgS8kcbOTjaDDQQH4HSgor-rFDH3VXjNESZofIuuLnCn9ciZ3mKSRkOaRIJfttD7qqPiQI/s1600/dope.png" height="194" width="640" /></a></span></div>
<a href="http://www.burieddiamond.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit;">Buried Diamond</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="yui_3_17_2_1_1420159932246_364" style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1000003814697px;">Buried Diamond is designed and operated in Brooklyn, NY. The brand </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1000003814697px;">started in 2011 as a line of playful eyeball necklaces, and has grown to offer signature charms & necklaces, resin rings & bangles, textiles, and apparel. </span></span><br />
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<a href="http://instagram.com/jennyeveryday/?modal=true" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKG2eomOwD0mIHdcgIQ90xHmBk51vM11aB-l_o4QyGk78oTFKt5qFMXp5wQTb3j8r2zIky2Y_Im3k42sOnFzbayNadmg9kkqBQTOF_7ZQ4yzFvnFYzVihMgNdyaS0fTYeqSZvmaVYk8u4/s1600/doughnut.png" height="210" width="640" /></span></a></div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.everydayisaholiday.bigcartel.com/" style="line-height: 22.1000003814697px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">Jenny Holiday</span></a><span style="line-height: 22.1000003814697px;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22.1000003814697px;">Designer, artist, author, blogger, </span><span style="line-height: 22.1000003814697px;">collector</span><span style="line-height: 22.1000003814697px;"> & foodie from NJ. I was first struck by her delicious doughnut and pancake cut-outs, yet discovered so many other </span><span style="line-height: 22.1000003814697px;">beautiful</span><span style="line-height: 22.1000003814697px;"> pink, plush and bubbly designs. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/collagecollectiveco" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit;">Collage Collective Co</span></a></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #4e5665; font-family: inherit;">A community of collage and mixed media artists with a gallery/blog that features selected artists and their work. I've always been drawn to collage work- this is the perfect platform to discover new artists.</span></span></div>
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<a href="http://instagram.com/kindahkhalidy/?modal=true" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlasE3I0X3qLMGheU-QayxtJSyi6tgbtx9JBlbp4auYXOUFEQab-rKHHA9krcqTme4POUK0VSHrk-cTWsM6T7pe-VvgYsNjd8AiRtqFipGHBVgIB7Hi47Bm91yvqYMB6Mg4M_FCR8p804/s1600/squiggle.png" height="210" width="640" /></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.designlovefest.com/2013/07/kindah-khalidy-giveaway/" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit;">Kindah Khalidy</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Simply love her cooky colorful style and experimental products, her <span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.2000007629395px; text-align: start;">ready-to-wear clothing and accessories are created in limited editions that coexist with an ongoing series of paintings and sculptures.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2014 brought my nephew Gaiam Evren Colomer into the world! i had no idea i was capable of loving a little human so much. such a warm and familiar feeling, almost as if he were mine. it's still hard with my sister living in Denver, and me in Birmingham. Chrisy and i have grown so much closer since little G man has come into our lives. SHe has taught me so much about being a mother. I am constantly impressed with her patience, creativity & love in raising him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">i am so excited to celebrate his first birthday in 2015.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">soaking up the <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.911111831665px;">Jesús Rafael Soto</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 17.911111831665px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 17.911111831665px;">instillation</span><span style="line-height: 17.911111831665px;"> at Chicago Art Institute. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">can't love these two enough. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">tickled they came into my life. Ann and Wassan I adore you! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Jeff Koons at The Whitney Musuem of Art with Dily Bean. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">my new roomie and bestie Stephanie Granada. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So grateful for her patience, enthusiasm for life, and cleaning skills! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I couldn't ask for a better fit. </span></div>
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Ai Wei Wei exhibit at <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.alcatrazcruises.com/website/ai-weiwei.aspx" target="_blank">Alcatraz</a>! </span></div>
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catching up with a dear friend in my favorite city! </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Prospect New Orleans with BMA. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">with Ann and some Nick Cave sound suits. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">#Nola #catsmeow oh goodness. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">hosting parties at the new casa in Highland Park</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">meeting SO many new friends, i love playing southern hostess! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Brooklyn Glass</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dily had her (almost) first gallery show in NYC</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was a learning process, but we met some killer folks along the way. </span></div>
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A few weekends ago I spent a beautiful three days in Covington, LA helping my friends <a href="http://www.bradandali.com/" target="_blank">Ali and Brad</a> get hitched! This was my first impromptu attempt at wedding planning, but a majority of the heavy lifting and creativity came from the entire wedding party and plenty of friends and family. Every little detail was thought through; from the savory stacked cakes, to fresh picked flower & hand painted directional signs the wedding could not have been more beautiful. </div>
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Mad kudos to the DJ who managed to keep the dance floor packed until about 2 a.m.</div>
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Carrie Fagan http://www.blogger.com/profile/04878590576304447910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268133729597112531.post-5690934784978281272014-08-04T19:54:00.001-07:002014-08-04T19:55:05.245-07:00peanut butter sweaters <div style="text-align: center;">
life changes. shit happens. </div>
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the shit you try to avoid at all costs. but can't. it just happens. </div>
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you just deal with it, the best way you know how. </div>
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i've been inspired recently. with the little things. the small encouragements. </div>
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a silly doughnut app on my iphone, the cutest drool bubbles and smiles from my nephew. </div>
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i've had lots of smiles, and a few good cries in these past couple of days. </div>
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and it seems everywhere i turn i get to download my personal tid bits with someone. </div>
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people are so damn curious, especially when you don't care for them to be. </div>
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but verbalizing anything makes me feel better. it becomes real. </div>
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connecting with friends is truly a gift, and connecting with sisters is just a dream. </div>
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seriously i am so lucky, and so thankful every day. </div>
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my little sister told me something yesterday. </div>
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naturally it made my mind twist a bit. she was referring to a real frustrating situation. well, i think. </div>
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it might seem petty in the grand scheme of things. </div>
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but that moment, oh that moment, it was the end all. </div>
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her perspective was just damn spot on. </div>
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she said "it's like trying to put a peanut butter sweater on a rabbit" </div>
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i mean shit. that girl cant splat out the most random and inspiring nonsense i can't handle. </div>
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but it made me laugh, and stuck in my mind. </div>
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thanks bean. </div>
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some situations are just akward, sticky and flat random. </div>
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sometimes your emotions get the best of you. </div>
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and sometimes you look back on a day and it brings a huge smile to your face.</div>
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it was just one of those days. </div>
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i forget how much i like this blogging thing. </div>
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-carrie </div>
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photos below can be found on my <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/carriefagan/" target="_blank">Pinterest.</a></div>
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I cant be bothered to link today. </div>
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<br />Carrie Fagan http://www.blogger.com/profile/04878590576304447910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268133729597112531.post-88002040372325295562014-05-26T09:40:00.003-07:002014-05-26T09:46:52.953-07:00Sister Love in DENVER <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyIbQkUQ-isvRgi6be2SaPcCyVNLCOeYwuYg0h81oDg-XiXQzSXq6aE3TkWiuyITo0gTqPUHS0C-VlqCaY4xuVKVPI3emQCcdRm4S43HPQTpgLdo95aENXwronlODCQ2W9j_eZDmPXjBY/s1600/IMG_8227.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyIbQkUQ-isvRgi6be2SaPcCyVNLCOeYwuYg0h81oDg-XiXQzSXq6aE3TkWiuyITo0gTqPUHS0C-VlqCaY4xuVKVPI3emQCcdRm4S43HPQTpgLdo95aENXwronlODCQ2W9j_eZDmPXjBY/s1600/IMG_8227.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a><br />
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Not a single day passes I don't miss my sisters like crazy. It's funny- I didn't realize how much I depended on them, until they both moved out of the HAM. Lily Reeves, my younger sister, found herself in Alfred, NY pursuing her artistic endeavors, blowing glass, pouring iron, writing poems, per Dily Bean usual- kicking ass!! Chrisy, my older sister moved to Denver, Colorado last year with her boyfriend Esteban. Denver is perfect for them, it's like everyone follows a silent code of eating organic, recycling, loving mother earth, and biking everywhere you go- they love it! I loved it- the mother betsy in me was all about it! </div>
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This past week, was one of the best in my life! I spent an entire week with BOTH sisters, a rare jewel these days. My older sister Chrisy recently had her first child, Gaiam Evren, the Denver way- medicine free, home water birth (wowza). It's kind of magical spending time with them both (Chrisy & Esteban) she is an incredible mother, so patient, loving, just a touch OCD, and always nursing, haha. </div>
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Gaiam Evren is 7 weeks old, he is the perfect little monkey, making smiling faces, crossing his eyes like a goob, sleeping on your belly just at the right times, and taking every kiss you send his way. On top of all my baby love- we spent the week exploring Denver! Here are a few favorite moments from the trip! I can't wait to go back, and already prepped a bucket list fro my return. </div>
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<a href="https://leongallery.squarespace.com/" target="_blank">Leon Art Gallery</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.pismoglass.com/" target="_blank"> Pismo Contemporary Art Glass</a></div>
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Lina Tagliapietria- incredibly intricate and beautiful glass! </div>
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My beautiful family! The hugs, the baby kisses, the horrible jokes and smelly farts, the messy rooms, and love of art, the patience, the love, these are my sisters & donuts from VOODOO! </div>
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<a href="http://www.denverartmuseum.org/" target="_blank">The Denver Art Museum</a> - currently showing Modern Masters</div>
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The cutest lil Gaiam Evren at 7 weeks old. Had I stayed for longer, this series would have gone on for years! It was fun capturing all his many outfits, facial expressions and interested. I love him so! </div>
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And of course my two favorite parents with the cutest little boy I ever did see. </div>
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Love you and moss you all everyday! Move closer to me so I can spoil that boy! </div>
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Kind of how tall skinny glasses makes that $5 wine taste better, and honey is cuter in a honey-bear... Food photography simply blows my mind. </div>
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top of the list this year for me- is to cook, capture and share. </div>
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I admit I have some high standards- these guys below are total pros! But you have to start somewhere right?! </div>
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it starts with by scouring thrift stores for colorful, elegant & tacky kitchen wares; scoring the perfect concrete counter top, elegant mismatched silverware, and spring flowers to spruce up the delicious grub. </div>
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i like things messy- i like it colorful and almost accidental. </div>
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I started with a <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/carriefagan/grub/" target="_blank">#GRUB Board</a> on Pinterest. </div>
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Let these little luscious nuggets inspire you too! </div>
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<a href="http://www.halfbakedharvest.com/sweet-thai-chili-salmon-quesadillas-spicy-mango/" target="_blank">Sweet Thai Chili Salmon Quesadillas with Spicy Mango</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.lily.fi/blogit/suvi-sur-le-vif/lamminta-fetaa-ja-tomaattia-warm-feta-tomatoes" target="_blank">warm feta with tomatoes</a></div>
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<a href="http://souvlakiforthesoul.com/2013/06/home-made-pea-and-ham-soup-recipe" target="_blank">Split Pea & Ham SOup! </a></div>
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A few other favorite sties to get your taste buds watering: </div>
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<a href="http://www.bakersroyale.com/" target="_blank">Bakers Royal</a> // <a href="http://www.halfbakedharvest.com/" target="_blank">Half Baked Harvest</a> // <a href="http://www.twiggstudios.com/" target="_blank">Twigg Studios</a></div>
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Carrie Fagan http://www.blogger.com/profile/04878590576304447910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268133729597112531.post-86561947781127465352014-02-13T13:09:00.002-08:002014-02-13T15:16:30.934-08:00Wish-list for #26 <div style="text-align: center;">
Escaping the sleet & snow that seem to have sprinkled the South these past couple of weeks - I retreat to one of my favorite spots, Church Street Coffee & Books. A spicy chai latte and a snowy day playlist to browse a few of my favorite blogs and ETSY stores for inspiration. </div>
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I give you my wish-list for #26: </div>
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1. <a href="http://www.mbfashionweek.com/designers/jcrew" target="_blank">J. CREW 2014 Fall Floral Pant</a> // 2. <a href="http://www.nikkicouppee.com/bubblegumnecklace.html" target="_blank">Nikki Couppee Necklace- BubbleGum Quart</a><u>z Necklace</u> // </div>
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3. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/166739780/leather-travel-wallet-large-leather?ref=shop_home_active_17" target="_blank">LolaFalk Travel Wallet</a> // 4. <a href="http://www.katespade.com/arianna/ARIANNA,default,pd.html?dwvar_ARIANNA_color=600&dwvar_ARIANNA_size=UNS&cgid=ks-accessories-eyewear#start=15&cgid=ks-accessories-eyewear" target="_blank">Kate Spade Arianna Red Sunglasses</a> // 5. <a href="http://www.shoemint.com/shoes/milly?id=16033" target="_blank">Milly Black Boot</a> // </div>
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6. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91767.Frida" target="_blank">Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo</a></div>
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Carrie Fagan http://www.blogger.com/profile/04878590576304447910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268133729597112531.post-19801787002155670892014-01-31T17:32:00.002-08:002014-02-01T08:57:53.692-08:00Chinese New Year & Spring Sprucing <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am considering this Chinese celebration as an opportunity to give my condo a fresh renovated start. Chinese New Year literally translates to Spring Festival. This is my attempt, or at least first step to spring cleaning and renovation! My mission- to finally fix up/ clean up/ art up the condo!<br />
My <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/carriefagan/loft-living/" target="_blank">Pinterest board</a> has grown from ideas to obsessive looks. I have narrowed down my style into an elegant, colorful, art-filled cozy space. I promise it is possible, with my expert thrifting, and shopping on a budget skills, the condo should be ready by summer! (This includes a few minor contract needs) Lets start with the entry way/living room- it's all about curating the perfect space.<br />
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1. mid-century piece (we already own) it just needs some lovelies on top,<br />
and a few pieces of artwork on the walls</div>
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Any mid-century piece would not be complete without a hand-full of art toppers: </div>
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<a href="http://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-hand-and-foot/52903/1696128/view" target="_blank">artwork- hand and foot</a> // <a href="http://tmod.com.au/product/terrarium" target="_blank">teardrop terrarium</a> // <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/170062848/spring-green-decorative-books-wedding?ref=shop_home_active_4" target="_blank">green decorative books</a> </div>
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<a href="http://www.saatchiart.com/art/Sculpture-Robert/175450/100203/view" target="_blank">Robert - Karley Feaver</a> // <a href="http://jeremymayer.com/Artist.asp?ArtistID=18688&Akey=23SVCF6T" target="_blank">jeremy mayer sculpture</a> // // <a href="http://fab.com/product/pipework-candelabra-two-blue-458645/?pref[]=attr%7Cwhat-new-home&ref=browse&pos=25" target="_blank">pipework candelabra two blue</a></div>
Carrie Fagan http://www.blogger.com/profile/04878590576304447910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268133729597112531.post-63258505539090568362014-01-09T13:19:00.000-08:002014-01-09T13:19:01.878-08:00Beauties in the Bay <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Why have we not visited sooner? Michael & my two sisters decided to meet-up in San Francisco for Christmas. My aunt Ginger & uncle Wayne live in Berkeley, perfectly positioned on a quant hill across from the historical Claremont Hotel. I spent about 10 days traveling through Berkeley, Oakland & San Francisco with new friends and cousins. I might have to break this into ten posts!, but here are a few of my favorite spots. Let's start with SF:</span></div>
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<a href="http://deyoung.famsf.org/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">The de Young Musuem</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> perfectly nestled in the Golden Gate Park this architecturally impressive </span>museum<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>showcases<span style="font-family: inherit;"> priceless </span>collections<span style="font-family: inherit;"> of American art from the 17th through the 20th </span>centuries<span style="font-family: inherit;">, textile arts, and art of Africa, </span>Oceania<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and the Americas. Michael and I toured the David Hockney exhibition - & I was blown away by the work, and the </span>museum's<span style="font-family: inherit;"> efforts to encourage </span>visitors<span style="font-family: inherit;"> to share their experience and </span>excitement<span style="font-family: inherit;"> using </span>hash-tags<span style="font-family: inherit;"> on social media check it! ..found using #davidhockney </span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">now GRUB: I highly recommend <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/DOSA-on-Valencia/196326700404830" style="line-height: 19.5px;" target="_blank">Dosa in Valenca</a><span style="line-height: 19.5px;">. Unfortunately, my phone died right as we got to the restaurant, so I will have to scour the net to impress you with their drool worthy plates, get a reservation because they fill up pretty damn quick! #YUM</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_District,_San_Francisco" target="_blank">Mission district</a>, do a little shopping!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Do not miss<a href="http://www.lakuyaeko.com/" target="_blank"> Laku on Valencia</a>, designer <a href="mailto:yaeko@lakuyaeko.com">Yaeko Yamashita</a> began her career as a fashion designer in Asia, then moved her shop from New York to San Francisco. Every item in the shop is handmade: using both vintage and natural fabrics such as silk, cotton, velvet organdy and brocade. It's simply lovely! </span></div>
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Carrie Fagan http://www.blogger.com/profile/04878590576304447910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268133729597112531.post-2532227484147290352013-11-27T07:56:00.000-08:002013-11-27T07:56:00.172-08:00Just a Few Festive Touches <div style="text-align: center;">
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With holiday season upon us, it's the perfect time for entertaining, and a beautiful set table is the canvas for any meal. A few simple tips to keep in mind while arranging centerpieces & decor: </div>
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Confidence and personality is key, don't revert to the store bought arrangements, find a local wholesale floral business for inexpensive beauties. The general rule is to keep arrangements low enough that guests can see and talk over them. </div>
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The best part of shopping wholesale is they mostly only carry in-season flowers. </div>
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No sense in tulips in November, or cranberries in spring. Trust your instincts. </div>
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I love colors and texture, so my arrangements are usually a bit bazaar. </div>
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Have fun! And don't be afraid to try something new.</div>
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A favorite blog post: <a href="http://apartment34.com/2013/11/how-to-set-the-ultimate-holiday-table/" target="_blank">Ultimate Holiday Table</a></div>
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Carrie Fagan http://www.blogger.com/profile/04878590576304447910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268133729597112531.post-44922336484239690292013-11-25T18:38:00.004-08:002013-11-25T18:46:19.625-08:00Peppermint Pairings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is not quite Thanksgiving, but let's face it, hot coco, vintage string lights, stockings and peppermint flavored everything is on your mind. Tis the season to indulge. Everywhere you look; velvet buckles & gold bangles from Black Friday specials, a cozy cup-of-jo filled with cinnamon, vanilla, chocolate and peppermint. Just enough to inspire this winter wardrobe. </div>
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It's not often I get to roll up my sleeves and create with 3-10 yr. olds. I cherish these moments. I have been creating and managing the art activities in the <a href="http://www.birminghamartwalk.org/" target="_blank">ARTWALK</a> kids area for 3 years now. Working at the museum allows me the daily dose of inspirational images/artwork, dialogue and conversation to share with the <a href="http://www.birminghamartwalk.org/" target="_blank">ARTWALK</a> kiddos. And of course my endless color-filled <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/carriefagan/boards/" target="_blank">PINTEREST</a> boards. </div>
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A few goals I always try to incorporate with my art activities are: limitless creative expression & collaborative work. Too often children's "ART" is a 1.2.3 step process, concluded with a small takeaway piece to attach to the kitchen fridge. Let's go beyond that. Art allows kids a platform for creative dialogue and interaction with their peers about the process. These kids amazed me, yet again! </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A sweet summer favorite, fresh fig preserves. I had been searching for months to find a suitable fig tree to pluck, putting a bug in friends ears, posting regularly to Facebook trying to find a tree. And then, it simply fell into my lap. I was visiting momma bee in Roebuck and she mentioned her neighbor posting on their community page about some ripe fig trees ready to be picked. In return, the owner simply requested a jar of fig preserves?! The trees had to be 30 years old, and it begins. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 20px;">25-30 figs</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 20px;">1 cup organic cane sugar </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 20px;">1-2 long sticks of cinnamon broken into two (or a BIG pinch of cinnamon) </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Juice of one lemon and zest of one lemon<br />One lemon thinly sliced, with rind</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Wash the figs and then cut them in </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">quarters</span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">. </span></span><span style="color: #666666; line-height: 20px;">Place them in a thick bottomed pan, s</span><span style="color: #666666; line-height: 20px;">prinkle the sugar and lemon juice over it, t</span><span style="color: #666666; line-height: 20px;">hrow in the two pieces of cinnamon and k</span><span style="color: #666666; line-height: 20px;">eep it on a low flame for about 25-30 mins. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cover it for the first 10-15 mins, but keep checking on how fast it cooks. </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">There is no need to add water (rookie mistake) </b><span style="font-family: inherit;">The lemon juice and sugar work well enough for this. You can go ahead and add the thinly sliced lemons at this point. Once the figs start to break up, stir them a bit, if there are very large chunks of figs, break it down gently with a fork and continue cooking it till it all done and there is not much liquid remaining.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="color: #666666; line-height: 20px;">Sterilise the jars that you will be storing the jam in (you can boil them). </span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Once the fig preserve has cooled down, transfer it to the jar and store in the </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">refrigerator</span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">. Eat every day for two weeks! Then make some more. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Summer is unofficially/officially here! Sunny days, walks in the gardens, riding bikes for </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And I seem to find myself doing this: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Handwritten Letters to Famil & Friends I miss TERRIBLY! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Beautiful Cards from Local designer: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LondiPress?ref=shop_sugg" target="_blank">LONDI Press</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">NEW Necklaces in my ETSY shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/reevesfagan" target="_blank">Reeves & Fagan.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Or you can purchase additional at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Art-Gallery/177815141667" target="_blank">Naked Art Gallery. </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZ0rrA91r9zIsnJDNgGyJGcYWYCUyRqax0UnkJ1Zvu_WIoUM4kxDRCk9F8KYvSdmt12T-69v2sd83ax5PgNhfLMgO-Q7pyAay7RILb14Ueip3cEtcrNDOdHMnFN-3RoLY31JDHk99vMg/s1600/pops.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZ0rrA91r9zIsnJDNgGyJGcYWYCUyRqax0UnkJ1Zvu_WIoUM4kxDRCk9F8KYvSdmt12T-69v2sd83ax5PgNhfLMgO-Q7pyAay7RILb14Ueip3cEtcrNDOdHMnFN-3RoLY31JDHk99vMg/s640/pops.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Maple Bacon & Bourbon popsicle work breaks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">YES please. <a href="http://steelcitypops.com/" target="_blank">STEEL CITY POPS </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lots of online ETSY shopping. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I found these beauties for a friend's b-day recently. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/128361387/bamboo-silhouette-diamond-ring-new?ref=usr_faveitems" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bamboo Silhouette Diamond Ring</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The world has sat, frozen, for centuries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Something tells me this world is hiding something.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I don't know what it is, though I try and uncover.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> is always unpredictable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">The changing fall foliage never fails to surprise and delight me. I constantly find myself pulling aside on the road to pluck a few bursts of color from a tree. I was simply stunned by the color and capacity these leaves held. Birmingham, AL had such a beautiful fall... so I thought I would share a taste. </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> C</span><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">hlorophyll: the green color that dominates and masks out the colors of any other pigments that may be present in the leaf, which results in some </span><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">fantastic</span><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">fractal</span><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> like veins of intense color. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">thanks nature.</span></span></div>
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Carrie Fagan http://www.blogger.com/profile/04878590576304447910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268133729597112531.post-74287590483624422312012-10-20T12:08:00.000-07:002012-10-20T12:08:02.694-07:00up up & away <div style="text-align: center;">
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I can never pass up a D. Droukas video/photo project. </div>
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So when he texted me on a Wednesday afternoon...</div>
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Droukas:Wanna help me put a camera 300 feet in the air</div>
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ME: Is there a getaway vehicle involved?</div>
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Droukas: Duh! You in?</div>
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ME: Absolutley, 5pm my place </div>
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And this the the results:</div>
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Thanks D for the fun. </div>
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Carrie Fagan http://www.blogger.com/profile/04878590576304447910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268133729597112531.post-14607613281057275142012-10-01T16:50:00.000-07:002012-10-01T16:50:30.312-07:00Studio 2300 Open House <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/72764677@N02/8031287226/" title="STUDIO-2300 by carrie.fagan, on Flickr"><img alt="STUDIO-2300" height="638" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8177/8031287226_f77b139512_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Studio 2300 had their first open house a few nights back.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Faculty members in the <a href="http://www.uab.edu/art/index.php" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.4s linear; color: #1e6b52; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">UAB Department of Art and Art History</a><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span>and the <a href="http://www.uab.edu/cas/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.4s linear; color: #1e6b52; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">College of Arts and Sciences</a><span style="background-color: transparent;"> celebrated</span> the opening of 10 new artist studios a few nights back @ Studio 2300. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What a beautiful facility filled with some talented folks. I am more than a bit jealous of their expansive space, filled with every tool, brush & trinket imaginable. Yet, one of the best quirks of the space is the vast open windows/walls that line each studio. Not that you ever stroll down 7th Avenue South, but if you find yourself in the neighborhood, be sure to pass by the studios and take a sneak peak. <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">There's total transparency, literally and figuratively, you can see straight through into a handful of the 10 studios. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22px;">Thus far, the studios have remained spotless, we'll see how long that lasts. </span><br />
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Snapshots of the studios below: </div>
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I was fortunate enough this weekend to coordinate the KIDZONE for Artwalk, among many ideas I had one in-particular that deserved a proper test run..an interactive art experience a.k.a collaborative birds nest. I may have been inspired by an event I have been preparing for @ BMA. Our last summer series Art on the Rocks was themed around the city's yarn bomber. She ended up covering an entire SMART car in a splendid car coozie that would make any granny drool. Check out the photos <a href="http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/09/birmingham_museum_of_art_displ.html">here!</a></div>
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Too often kids art activities are focused on a single work that can conveniently be taken home or worn & tucked away or forgotten in mom's purse. I had something different in mind, the supplies were simple, yarn and sticks, the end result- a collaborative and vibrant bird's nest. I encouraged the volunteers to engage with the kids and have them think about this creative process and how it could not be possible without the support and talent of plenty of others. It was awesome to watch the kids interact with each other, sharing techniques and stories on where they collected their stick and how they were making it their own. Sharing and communication seems second nature when you put a pile of sticks and yarn in front of eager kids. I loved every second of this weekend. It also gave me a great idea of a larger scale piece I want to work on. More to come of course. </div>
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This was an example of one of the other kids area projects: OK, my "test" run was not exactly G rated, but I simply had to use the awesome Adam & Eve cartoon clip I found in the New Yorker- what a great magazine. I will also certainly be making plenty more of these. No worries- the kid's magazine cut-outs were all butterflies, stripes & bumblebees. I am all about practical and recycled art! </div>
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