frida kahlo at the SF MOMA

today i went with my sister to see the Frida Kahlo exhibit at the SF MOMA. even though it wasnt a weekend, it was still insanely crowded in the exhibit. i was familiar with some of her works, they had been ones i had seen in books, but it is much more exciting to see her paintings in person.

it's too bad it was so crowded as i would have liked to taken more time to see the paintings up closer, the Two Fridas is probably my favorite piece by her. i love it for it's surreal qualities and also it makes me examine how there were different aspects of frida's personality, maybe things she kept hidden and things on the surface.

recent journal pages

i think the 4th page is my favorite one out of the four. i like making these monochromatic pages...i've also done a yellow spread and a purple spread in my journal.

i'm relieved that summer school is almost over - its been a busy 6 weeks for me and it would be nice to get a small break from studying.

glimpses of scrap {+ my finds }

scrap is a place i have mentioned a bunch of times on this blog. i am in love with the place. so i went last week & had the foresight to bring my camera along with me.

so here are a few glimpses of this warehouse full of junk and fun stuff you're not sure what to do with but absolutely need: like that little glass bottle or vintage sewing thread or a huge and heavy atlas or random photos and old book pages and metal tins and ipod cases and all sorts of random but lovely junk. so if you're around SF anytime check out their site here for directions and what they're all about. Oakland also has another place that is similar called the East Bay Reuse Depot





a few of my finds:

plastic letters, ephemera (i can't get enough of maps) & more letters!

3 lovely glass bottles. i dont know what to do with them yet, but they were so pretty on the shelf i had to have them. i also got notecards, mini ceramic cakes, mini tin buckets, and some odds and ends at the free section which is at the front of the store.
i had a fun time browsing and came out with a bag of stuff for the grand total of $5.

renegade craft fair SF

so renegade was pretty cool, i was happy to share a booth with wrenay of shopwhimsy and stephanie of beetlelady books. when it was slow, i browsed through almost all the vendors, it was pretty overwhelming at times, the size of the festival pavilion is huge!





one of my favorite booths was e.soule with her charming photography, notecards and journals

i wish i could have taken more pictures of other vendors, but here are few of my favorites at renegade: hillary williams, michelle caplan, sara paloma, & too many suitors + so many more...

& just to make renegade even crazier: mucca pazza - a punk circus band came over to perform

Renegade Craft Fair

if you're in the bay area, check out the renegade craft fair! i'll be at booth #12!