uni picture

SF back and forth, first visit since september of last year.  what a stretch, that's over 6 months, count em.  although the reason for my trip was not fun based, i managed to poke around a bit and make sure i am keeping up with the scene... meet and greet, get a private after hours tour of this show, sneak peek of new shop, drop off some zines (here), check out some new ones, do the numbers game, (best accountant in the world), and say my goodbyes.  i only got one photo.

slow collapse

seeing double. glad to be back after the demo and destruction that took place in my home by the bay.  slow collapse

spring fever

celebrating the first day of spring by doing the fiscal responsible thing and finishing my taxes!  i figure it is best to do it before spring fever really hits... 
sunshine. blooms. puppies. short skirts. bare legs. cute boys everywhere. 

dirty beaches

in my personal opinion dirty beaches and frankie rose & the outs were the best part of the night.  if you didn't know any better you would have been dazzled by the dum dum girls, they played a solid set.  but they've cleaned up their act a little too much for my taste.  i'm a dirty birdie what can i say.

hello la

a quick trip to the golden state
a sweet shot of vitamin d

thank you kind hosts at the ranchito de la vista!

So delicious

Brunch feast with Tracy So!
Note, horseradish + ketchup for your fries = delicious!!!

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the falls, zimbabwe

i stole these photos from my friend carter's blog.
he is out travelling the world via london.
my heart skipped a beat when i saw victoria falls. 
i never knew i wanted to go to zimbabwe, but now i do.
would anyone else like to dream about going with me???

toot toot

i made a mixtape for the super awesome folk over at zero1 
they had some nice things to say, i mean not to toot my own horn or anything
here it is, hope you enjoy!

i'll show you

exciting pop up gallery by showpaper has kept us entertained over the past few months.  last show finished opened jan 6th.  a project curated by the genius of jesse hlebo and grant willing.  they out do, they out did. 

my first snow this winter

as per usual i missed the monster blizzard of the year, of the past few decades really.  but last night i got a sweet little snow storm. watched the big flakes pile up from the comforts of small sushi bar right next to work. wasted away a couple hours with a few of my favorite things friends, beers and gyozas.
went to sleep with this... woke up to this...

nye nyc 2 0 1 1

nyenyc2011 from karen s. on Vimeo.

a little kanye kid cudi and raekwon don't hurt on a gorgeous saturday morning blue wall around the block just got cleaned up bye bye bama and mcain by el ee ss chico

damn I T!  i can't believe i misse d this show

 las t night.  here is the best song ever that hopefully i will see live and in person someday

former ghostssss

new work, behind the scenes shots

this year has been fun and filled with travel...
new work and some great shoots too! 
(i swear i am getting my new site up! swear swear swearsies!)

noteably fun shoots were mexico with thayer gowdy,
videos + videos with sarah kehoe
and recently a fashion shoot with (new on my roster) jody rogac
so stoked we had the chance to work together!

official spread does not release until next year, but here are a few outtakes, where my oversized nieman marcus navajo bomber and zebra poncho make an appearance, again and again.
thanks polina for freezing your *******ss off in the cold & wind!

hey, i'm about to save you some money!

as i am purging/cleaning/downsizing my belongings in to my mega-tiny room i came across the good 'ol "to be altered" bag.  you know the one that hides in the corner of your closet and as you make outings to thrift stores some random dress or skirt makes it's way into that bag, and presto one year later is still there, un-hemmed.  well, good news!  hemlines have come down this season, and next season too!  so save your money for hanukkah, christmas, or for your bahama bruise cruise, cuz you don't have to alter those suckers for like at least another year!!  xoxo karebear

fall in more ways than one

fall fell. fall leaves fall down fall apart fall in bed fall in love fall down fell both. london bridges we all fall down.  everyone be nice to each other.  here is the mix i've been listening to since fall fell.
beach fossils crocodiles night control damien jurado & richard swift boyracer milk music women the ponys cloud nothings kings of leon no age grouper crystal castles okay

it's a sign

going to buy a router tomorrow
send me your name, i'll make you one of these.

greetings, from st. john

luckily i am one of those people that "gets" to travel for my job.

i appreciate that i do not have to work in an office with cubicles and florescent lights, but let me tell you, traveling is not always fun, and, it is always work regardless of the fantasies everyone else has about my glamorous lifestyle as a stylist.

honestly i must admit, i was kinda stoked i was being forced to go to st. john for a job. i had never been to a caribbean island, (other than a quick jaunt when i was 12 over to the bahamas, we had just enough time to get a few cornrows braided in our hair...) and i was hoping to make the most of it. hmmm, mother nature had another plan.

we caught the tail end of hurricane thomas near cuba, and it really effed up the alluring blue skies and crystal clear water the virgin islands are known for... instead it was thunder and lightening, rain for 5 days straight, murky water, oh and a little flood in the low lying pavillion of the hotel where my room was. thankfully almost all of my belongings were about the water level and i fared much better than my neighbor hair & make-up artist who lost her entire kit of tons of little eyeshadows and blushes, and her beloved computer.

lesson to all, do not leave shit on the floor. (especially when there are flash flood warnings in the middle of a tropical storm.)

here is the studio as i was packing up... i checked 7 bags/boxes, each weighing roughly 49.8 lbs.

brian waded through murky water at 3 am to help me carry my belongings to second floor safety.
did i mention we had a 5 am call time that day?  considering the circumstances, and the potential of a washed out road, the call time was moved back to 6:30.

say cheese!  ps those are my bikini bottoms, not chones.
i had a quick wardrobe change when i realized the water was right up to my butt on the path to get to the other rooms...

end of the day, end of the story, we managed to get the shot for our client.
thank goodness and good riddance!

happy day of the dead