This is so cool for anyone who’s driven down Sunset Blvd. in LA from the 1960’s on. It’s already documented in a book by artist and photographer Ed Ruscha, and now in an exhibit at the Getty Museum, but I think it’s really best experienced online, in an interactive timeline that lets you move down the street in a leisurely way that you can’t do when driving, and flip to the other side of the street or to another year with a click, and even choose the car you cruise in. It’s brilliant!
Anytime you can see this many amazing photographers in one place….do it! It’s too late for Photo LA this year, but mark your calendars for next year. It’s so inspirational. Some trends I noticed — 1) lots of unconventional printing materials – metal, fabric, scraps of wood; 2) several artists displayed encaustic (beeswax) photos – I love this technique and can’t wait to learn it; 3) lots of cool digital collages and multi-media presentations.
My favorite section was the Emerging Focus Competition…
Awesome crusty neon sign we stumbled across recently in downtown Los Angeles. I have to go back and photograph it with my Canon. Love my iPhone, though, at times like this!
The Grove
Los Angeles, California
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This magical mall built around the historic Los Angeles Farmers Market is like a mini-trip to Disneyland, especially at Christmas-time.
I hate to keep being such a cliche, but I just can’t help being thankful for everyone and everything in my life when I walk outside after a delicious lunch with delicious friends to a view like this. I’m a lucky girl.
Unique LA is the largest Made-in-America shopping event in the country, with over 350 hand-selected designers and artists. ART, clothes, home decor, DJ, photo booth, grilled cheese…cool stuff everywhere! #uniquela http://stateofunique.com/unique-la
A recent business lunch (honest!) ended with ice cream on the Santa Monica Pier.
Grabbed this with my iPhone, added Pop Art and Halftone filters in the BeFunky app, then a frame from Snapseed, and Instagram punch. Easy Magic!
Once a year I go to Beverly Hills for my optometrist appointment (shut up — I DO live a glamorous life), and I’m always reminded of how far away I am from Missouri. Last year my appointment was doubly surreal when I ran into Lisa Vanderpump from “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” coming into the office as I was leaving. No RHOBH this year (unless you count walking through Kyle’s store) ($$$), but the town is entertaining enough.
In the shadow of the Hollywood sign, which overlooks from a nearby hilltop, Day of the Dead memorializes and celebrates the dead in one of the most unique settings possible…the Hollywood Forever Cemetery (yes, it’s a real place). A beautiful setting every other day of the year, this cemetery comes alive (pun intended) on Dia de Los Muertos, LA-style.
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