love me parrot

On Friday I met two amazing parrots—a bustling little female halfmoon Conure artfully named Picasso and an affectionate female blackcap Caique fashionable named Gucci. The pair certainly took my breathe away and then I heard they were both up for adoption. I impulsively reacted and thought, well maybe they could be part of my little family with Pico and Ashley. But after some rational thinking and serious discussion, I wasn't sure if it was fair to Pico to introduce the bonded pair. Pico is more of a people bird than a bird birdie! 

Please, if you or any bird-loving, animal person you know is interested in sharing their life and bonding with this healthy, loving mini flock, leave a comment and I will contact you.

They will truly change your life, like Pico changed mine!

ox

Notes from the Inside

A friend from SVA, Dan Taylor's art show is closing tonight at Pandemic Gallery in Brooklyn. Supremely intrigued to see the works in person later.

I giggled when I read what the gallery's blog wrote about Dan:

Raised by squirrels in a musty old barn located deep in the woods of upstate NY, Dan Taylor's work is heavily influenced by the anatomical forms of the animal kingdom. In his drawings, sculptures, and mixed media works, Taylor treats organs and musculoskeletal structures as unique environments, which may be fused with other natural forms, as well as occasional unexpected consumerist elements. His taxidermy creations with handmade construction and framing give off a twisted sense of the macabre, and warps your sense of perception. Some day, the artist's own remains will be stuffed and put on display to scare children.

more photos from the show here.

beautiful food

Been seeing a lot of amazing food styling recently. Cooking is definitely not my thing but I admire the beauty of the ingredients and the art of making food delicious.

Marina Aurora photography...

And if you somehow missed these wonderful photos by Carl Kleiner for Ikea—they have been circling the blog circuit...

For the fashionistas who are foodies, here's a mix of fashion and food, styled by Katrin Schacke...

And the sublime work of Mischer'traxler, reversed volumes—marrying food with craft...

hungry or just too darn pretty to eat!?

And now Halloween has passed.

the skeleton crew.

Ashley plays a sickly skeleton

My friend Will never fails at having the goriest costume. Face, minus nose, ripped off.

And I just loved this guys Sloth from The Goonies get-up.

Martha's boney set

Every year I like our Halloween set better than the last. This year's bone theme was morbid yet elegant and I was really inspired by it! The stylist did an amazing job! Check out some of the details of Martha Stewart's TV show set...

bone skull bracelet

Hey look!—a fun little skull bracelet made out of real animal bone! Ewwww!

With just two pieces of wire woven through skull beads, you can make one too! Look at the pictures and try it yourself...

To learn how to make more creepy but elegant bone jewelry, go to thecraftsdept blog for instructions!