There's no shortage of idiots to babble.

What I have been up to lately:

• Trying to make my orchids grow with phototherapy. I like to believe it's actually working.
  
• Mattifying my nails with Essie's Matte About You.
• Visiting an exhibition of real human bodies.
  
• Realising that Red Bull makes my heart beat faster. I'm sticking with coffee.
• Studying, studying, studying...
  

Blazer & oversized sweater: secondhand
Circle scarf & leggings: H&M
Cotton tote: self painted

Jeremy Beightol, Jesse Best ModernFormations Gallery and Fast Fwd Gallery Pittsburgh PA Art

Must see exhibits from the December 2009 Unblurred lineup:

Artists Jeremy Beightol, Jesse Best at ModernFormations Gallery Pittsburgh PA Art

12 x 12 Group Show at Fast Fwd Gallery

The Unblurred schedule can be found here most of the time:

http://friendship-pgh.org/paai/unblurred/

Disclaimer: I didn't make it to all the venues.

Kathleen Lolley Art Update, A Pittsburgh-Born Artist

Info from one of my favorite artists:

I am in a group show at Meltdown Gallery: Aurora of Polar Bears

Opening reception this Saturday, Dec 5th (2009) in Los Angeles CA.
There is an amazing line up of artists. I only wish I
could be there , but I will be there is spirit.

http://www.meltcomics.com/blog


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More prints, ornaments and goodies are now available at my etsy store.

I’m having a winter sale and expedited shipping, it’s worth a peep.

http://www.lolley.etsy.com
http://complicatedmuse.blogspot.com

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Also, I lent my art to a friend’s record.
Robin Crutchfield: The Hidden Folk

True underground folk music in a 'miner' key depicting the hidden folk in harp and drone.
http://www.myspace.com/robincrutchfield

Artist Hung Liu, Sundown of the Last Dynasty, at the Michael Berger Art Gallery, Pittsburgh PA South Side

Artist Hung Liu, Sundown of the Last Dynasty

at the Michael Berger Art Gallery,

Pittsburgh PA, South Side.

There's an amazing art exhibit there! Lithographs, etchings, ink on paper, tapestries, archival digital prints and more. And yes, digital prints can be archival despite what bizarre assumptions people hold, including the grinch who accosted me during Unblurred last Friday.

It opened December 5th, 2009. I'm not sure how long it runs but I'll check.

30 South Sixth Street, Pittsburgh PA 15203

Phone Number 412-441-4282

http://www.mbergerart.com/

Hours are Wed Sat Noon to Five

From the website:

Michael Berger Gallery is pleased to present its second solo exhibition by internationally known artist Hung Liu. The exhibition features mainly two new bodies of work: Jacquard tapestries and a series of prints, Music of the Great Earth Variations, each created in collaboration with Magnolia Editions, a fine art print studio in Oakland, California.

Hung Liu was born in Changchun, China in 1948. She attended Beijing Teachers College in 1975 and studied mural painting as a graduate student at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. Hung Liu immigrated to the United States in 1984 to attend the University of California, San Diego, where she received her MFA.

She has exhibited work at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the de Young Museum in San Francisco, and the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City. Her works are part of the collections of the National Museum of American Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Preview: Sonia Rykiel for H&M

As I mentioned earlier, tonight I was at the showroom in Zurich to preview the latest H&M designer collaboration, namely the lingerie collection of Sonia Rykiel which is going to be in stores December 5th. I was confronted with beautiful things a girl doesn't necessarily need but still want... :)

There were some more casual underwear like the ones with stripes or plain colored ones like in pink and blue but I was more attracted to the rail above with garter belts and high waisted panties.

The silk kimonos in different lenghts were really glamorous.

This body, which also comes in black & blue, was one of my favourites. The shape creates an illusion of a slimmer waist and the black stitching and the chunky zipper back closure are really beautiful.

The same with this balconette bra: zipper at the front, larger straps than usual. Definitely something else than your usual lace bra...

The collection also entails silk knickers and nightgowns, with or without the flower detail.

lace corset

bow detail on the striped panties

jeweled slippers

Although I wasn't originally planning on buying anything I changed my mind after the visit at the showroom. I'll be at an H&M store this saturday to treat myself to a motivational gift before the final exams. From my biased review it's probably not so hard to guess what I'll be after...

Sonia Rykiel for H&M show in Paris

On Thursday I'm going to preview the collection at the showroom in Zurich but the main event will be held at the Grand Palais in Paris tonight.From what I've heard and read, it's going to be a cheerful show full of surprises that shouldn't be missed!

The event will be streamed online live at hm.com/soniarykiel on Tuesday December 1, 23:00 CET (GMT/UMT = 22:00, EST = 17:00, AEST = Dec 2 9:00)

And for those who want to get in the mood while waiting:

There's a little truth behind every just kidding

a little curiosity behind every just wondering, a little knowledge behind every I don't know, and a little emotion behind every I don't care.

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