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After nine weeks of quarantine, millions fewer cars and airplanes traversing roads and skies, it's visible to the naked eye and a reminder that, somehow, we need to change the way we do life. The eucalyptus tree in the photo below, I've walked past probably 200 times over the course of 20 years but yesterday it stopped me dead. Excuse the wonky, crane-necked angle and please consider the crispness of its trunk, leaves, and well, its overall expression. It's literally flowing in space begging us to keep it up. And what happened to May-Gray? We should be knee-deep into it by now. Have you noticed? It went into hiding. I'm no meteorologist but maybe there is a connection.<br />
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<br />RIVIERA VIEWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05811270779541993405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299095655357979471.post-26569210487631620022020-04-16T09:58:00.003-07:002020-04-16T15:33:53.118-07:00Bees Don't Care About CovidThey're still doing their thing around here.<br />
It's nice to see some semblance of normal.<br />
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<li>Pick a walkway, driveway or sidewalk.</li>
<li>Mark a pattern on the cement with blue painter's tape.</li>
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RIVIERA VIEWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05811270779541993405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299095655357979471.post-57501350732332106042020-01-12T12:19:00.000-08:002020-03-31T11:54:20.473-07:00Flower + Herb Meditative Mandala, for 2020Looking for a fun project to get your creative ideas flowing for 2020?<br />
Here's an idea to raise energy for beauty, wellness and ease, from Athena Perrakis's book, <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-book-of-blessings-and-rituals-athena-perrakis/1129969106#/">"The Book of Blessings and Rituals."</a><br />
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The project shown below, a flower and herb meditative mandala, was made with greenery I'd originally brought inside for the holidays. The daisies, pussywillow and eucalyptus were all leftover stems and flowers from smaller arrangements. The pine branches were from our Christmas tree. The rose quartz and oyster shell I had. You could use similar objects.<br />
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For tools, you'll need a pair of scissors.<br />
Everything else you can find from your garden or from fallen leaves and branches at a local park. It's easy to create this mandala in a morning<i> and</i> also easy on the wallet which is nice after all that holiday spending.<br />
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This illustration, from Perrakis's book, shows one way to lay things out.<br />
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For my mandala's center - the generator - I started with a clean oyster shell. The colors were so simple and beautiful: opalescent whites, with shades of browns and grays.<br />
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Then the eucalyptus petals.<br />
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I finished up by making small cross shapes with the pussywillow buds, added details with smaller daisies and petals, placed a gerber pom-pom in the oyster and framed the edges with twigs.<br />
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The whole project took about an hour, including gathering supplies.<br />
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To make your own mandala, here are instructions from page 50 of Perrakis' book:<br />
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<i>Gather: Palo santa, copal, or white sage for smudging</i><br />
<i>A quartz or aventurine generator for magnification and new growth</i><br />
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<i>Tumbled gemstones or chip stones (optional)</i><br />
<i>Tree branches (optional)</i><br />
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<i>Clarify your intention: What is your need or desire, and how might this mandala represent a gateway to a new level of awareness? Mandalas are creations of beauty and harmony but can also transport you to higher dimensions of consciousness, both through the intentional process of creating them and through the act of mediating up the energy they hold.</i><br />
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<i>Smudge all your gathered offerings, and yourself, focusing on your hands. Place your generator at the center of your mandala space, and place four flowers or gemstones at the cardinal directions, anchoring them with gratitude or a prayer. </i><br />
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<i>Work outward from the center, adding items that lend balance and texture, color and energy, such as tree branches and fruit. Then take a moment to fully appreciate its beauty and your own. Meditate, perhaps calling in wellness and ease for yourself and for our planet as well.</i><br />
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I hope this project helps guide you into the new year.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here are two sources for supplies. Since I'm not a fan of using sage for smudging, I diffused with a cedarwood essential oil instead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">For quartz or aventurine stones:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sacred Stone</span><br />
<a href="https://sacredstonelegacy.com/"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">https://sacredstonelegacy.com/</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">For essential oils from Young Living:</span><br />
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/jessieraemo/?hl=en"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Jessica Morrison, on instagram</span></a><br />
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We packed up our belongings, except for our mattresses which landed in the tent, and put everything else in storage. The plan was to refinish the floors, paint the walls, update a small bathroom and quickly wave a wand over our modest kitchen. All of the above was going to be a costly undertaking, so sleeping under the stars <i>for free</i> in the middle of summer was, for me, one of my best ideas ever. For the rest of my family, camping outside however was not so brilliant. Nearby howling coyotes and even closer trespassing skunks, waking us deep into the night, was challenging for them. And eating outside at a picnic table breakfast, lunch and dinner? They'd prefer to pass. But me, I kind of loved it. <br />
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A few months later, after the remodel wrapped up and we moved back inside, I came across <a href="about:invalid#zClosurez" target="_blank">this article</a> about these elevated, canvas wrapped, steel huts made in Santa Barbara by a company called <a href="http://www.sheltonhuts.com/" target="_blank">Shelton Huts</a> and thought to myself - yes, I'd like one of those please: a permanent tent, that doesn't blow away or soak up the rain. How great would that be? I could sleep outside whenever I want! So check these out, designed by Mattie Shelton. The idea of living outside might grow on you.<br />
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Spent the afternoon tooling through Ojai yesterday. Things seem to be changing in this sleepy little town with some new life brewing on Ojai Avenue. <br />
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On S. Montgomery Street, I ran across this groovy little store called d<a href="http://www.dekorandco.com/" target="_blank">eKor+Co.</a>, a spin-off from its <a href="http://www.dekorla.com/" target="_blank">L.A. location</a>. deKor+Co. seems to be a lifestyle store with everything from beach coverups to beauty products and furniture.<br />
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Of course I was loving the furniture. Especially this slat backed, mid-century chair below available in many colors, and two different finishes, at a killer price of $685.00.<br />
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Just around the corner from DeKor+Co., pop into indoor/outdoor store <a href="http://www.figojai.com/" target="_blank">Fig</a> filled with products full of fun and whimsy. Can you see the hopscotch traced on the floor at the entrance?<br />
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Leaving town if you're heading northwest with some extra time on your hands take Highway 150 to the 192, the long way to Santa Barbara. Wrap around what's left of Lake Casitas for a beautiful drive. Water is badly needed in drought-stricken California so feel free to do a little rain-dance when taking in the views. We'll take whatever you can muster.</div>
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Here's a quick preview of the work we are featuring at our Pop-Up Market this Saturday, 12/13/14.</div>
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Textiles - Scarf designs by Brett Barker</div>
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Paintings - "Day Dreaming" by Olga Krimon</div>
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<br />RIVIERA VIEWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05811270779541993405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299095655357979471.post-43184093461366264822014-12-02T16:01:00.000-08:002014-12-17T10:06:07.876-08:00South Bay Holiday Gift Market <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This one-day-only, pop-up market </span><br />
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For most of us though, Labor Day ceremoniously marks the end of summer so I'm including a few pictures of a southern-style Labor Day party we designed over the weekend hosted by my cousins Shane and Suzanne Pavitt who are vintners and winemakers in Calistoga. Guests dined on pulled pork sandwiches, watermelon salad, root beer-baked beans and a variety of other delicious southern specialties all effortlessly whipped together by our hostess Suzanne.<br />
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RIVIERA VIEWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05811270779541993405noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299095655357979471.post-44595504628540191602014-07-17T08:42:00.000-07:002014-07-17T10:21:56.395-07:00Love this!Check out this awesome multifunctional space designed by <a href="http://cortneybishop.com/">Cortney Bishop</a>. To me, this looks and feels like a California home but in actuality it's part of the <a href="http://www.flatsatmixson.com/Gallery.aspx#prettyPhoto">Flats at Mixon</a> residential development in North Charleston, South Carolina. To see more images of the development click <a href="http://www.flatsatmixson.com/Gallery.aspx">here</a>.<br />
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RIVIERA VIEWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05811270779541993405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299095655357979471.post-89911895190538096902014-06-05T11:30:00.002-07:002014-06-05T11:55:15.409-07:00Riviera View: Smitten with for SpringHere are a few of my favorite things for Spring 2014:<br />
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RIVIERA VIEWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05811270779541993405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299095655357979471.post-36113112617313446092014-05-24T11:05:00.000-07:002014-05-24T11:05:14.380-07:00PeoniesIf like me, you're a sucker for peonies, and if you live near <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.traderjoes.com/">Trader Joe's</a>, </span>you're in luck. Trader Joe's bi-annually stocks peonies at crazy discounted prices. Single stems that would normally retail in a traditional florist shop for $10 each are now sold in clusters of five for $6.99. But the window of opportunity doesn't last long: I think about a week or two. So if you seek a sweet indulgence, act quickly. And Happy Memorial Day Weekend!<br />
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<br />RIVIERA VIEWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05811270779541993405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299095655357979471.post-19815295957087731212014-02-24T17:01:00.000-08:002014-02-24T17:01:34.294-08:00Tim Clarke's Yard SaleDuring the Sochi Winter Olympics, I learned a new snowboarding term called a <i>yard sale</i>. A yard sale describes a snowboarder who, while wiping out, loses their board, gloves, goggles or whatever else was once attached to them but is now strewn haphazardly all over the slope -- leaving the scene looking like, you've got it, a yard sale.<br />
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Stay with me here, the design tie-in is coming. In 2012, interior designer Tim Clarke gave an interview to <i>Apartment Therapy</i> sharing his design process which reminded me somewhat of a knowledge yard sale. Practically giving it away and filled with interesting tidbits, Clarke shared with readers how and why he does what he does to create calm, coastal spaces. Kind of wonderful when you consider it. Some of this information is also available in his book, <i><a href="http://timclarkedesign.com/coastal-modern-book">Coastal Modern</a></i> but this Apartment Therapy <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/going-coastal-how-to-achieve-a-beach-house-look-in-a-city-home-a-conversation-with-tim-clarke-172889">post </a>provides the <i>Cliffs Notes</i> version. <br />
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For those of you familiar with <i>Coastal Modern </i>and wanting to see additional images never included in the book, visit Tim Clarke's <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/timclarke/tim-clarke-design">houzz </a>page. <br />
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RIVIERA VIEWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05811270779541993405noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299095655357979471.post-25400664987785710792013-12-24T10:41:00.000-08:002014-02-06T07:45:23.613-08:00Back to Black For the past few years I've wanted to design a room solely in shades of black and white. Pulling off that look takes serious editorial skills (not to mention a lot of huevos). When it comes to design, I lean towards the "more is more" philosophy but secretly pine for living with less. I really love color too: pinks, blues, reds, greens and oranges are my go-to girls, so it's hard to imagine excluding them from the party. But I've been mulling it over and thinking the time has come for a large dose of black (or very dark chocolate brown) in my ethereal off-white world of sofas, chairs and curtains. <br />
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I absolutely love Emily Weiss rocking this black and white look from NY's Spring 2014 Fashion Week. Fantastique!<br />
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My first black and and white furniture crush was this year's MGBW Draper Chair:<br />
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And more recently, this Donegal sofa from Crate and Barrel<br />
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A few weeks back I saw this great <a href="http://us.marimekko.com/#">Marimekko </a>animal print on the fabric wall in their new Beverly Hills location:<br />
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All this black and white is a decidedly mid-century turn for someone who up until now was enamored with white linen slipcovers. So yesterday (as if there wasn't enough to do two days before Christmas) I stopped by <a href="http://www.fandsfabrics.com/">FandS</a> Fabrics to check out a few black and white textiles and ponder if this was just a phase or something a bit more legit. FandS, located on Pico Boulevard, is a Southern California designer staple and one of the last surviving fabric stores in town. Not sure how long they've been in business but I can tell you that my mother, aunt and grandmother all shopped there. <br />
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It's a little wild to imagine my grandmother Darlene roaming the same aisles, touching the fabrics and mixing patterns so many years ago. She made her own slipcovers and draperies and her sewing skills are still admired by our family: "No simple feat," my mother would say.<br />
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This gods-eye pattern was fun in either color way:<br />
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To quote Sheila Bridges, "I never met a stripe I didn't like" so this ticking pattern would be a safe segue into black.<br />
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This pattern has other colors but I loved the Arts and Crafts feeling combined with a black ground.<br />
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For this photo it was the bottom bolt, the houndstooth that caught my eye. The fabric above it is too Escher-esque and makes me dizzy.<br />
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These two fabrics, the gold leaf and the white embroidered floral pattern, were both really nice.<br />
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A simple woven linen with a subtle sheen.<br />
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A faux cow hide could be really fun on the right piece.<br />
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Another faux fur in brown with black undertones<br />
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This oversized damask was really pretty and not too serious.<br />
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RIVIERA VIEWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05811270779541993405noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299095655357979471.post-43292820526506077282013-05-05T11:11:00.000-07:002013-05-05T13:12:14.732-07:00The Art of Tree Climbing<div style="text-align: center;">
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Growing up in the San Fernando Valley we did a lot of tree climbing. Alongside our driveway was a hearty Maple tree that held my brother and I safely as we ascended to its top. Using the sturdy thick branches as stepping stones and the willowy thinner ones to stop us from falling we'd navigate to the highest views. </div>
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At night in the summertime, our gang played a game called ditch, a tag contest where one child was "it" and the others hid in bushes, behind fences or under cars until captured. If swift enough, we'd escape by dashing towards a designated "safe" Jacaranda, one of the many purple flowering trees on our tree-lined cul-de-sac. The braver of us also climbed those Jacarandas. Their trunks were thicker and taller with fewer low hanging branches so you had to be strong enough to shimmy-up first, like a phone-company pole climber, before grabbing an accommodating branch to help you along. Hiding in a Jacaranda at night was only for the lean and lithe, pressing your body against a branch and melding into the tree.</div>
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Across the street from our house on a strip of grass dividing two homes was an 80 foot California Pine.
One warm summer night when I was about nine, I went outside alone and ended up climbing that tree. There was a slight breeze as I worked my way up the branches and needles with the wind circling around. You could smell the pine's sweet, sticky scent. Winding my way up one branch at a time, the rooftops of surrounding houses began to appear and then climbing higher I could see across the Valley's basin. What a view. Twinkling lights on slowly fading street grids. Just the two of us, the tree and I, swaying back and forth under the stars. </div>
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A smile and a memory came back yesterday when I read Debra Prinzing's Los Angeles Times article, "An Ally with Deep Roots" about Venice architect Carlos Zubieta and designer Tatiana Barhar who decided to build around an established ficus tree smack-dab in the middle of their residential lot, instead of demolishing it. </div>
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You can read about that ficus and the redesigned family home by clicking <a href="http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-lh-venice-remodel-inside-outside-zubieta-20130504-photos,0,2713172.photogallery">here</a>.</div>
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RIVIERA VIEWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05811270779541993405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299095655357979471.post-87569486276116159152013-04-01T15:28:00.003-07:002013-04-01T15:28:50.996-07:00American Made Monday<div style="text-align: center;">
Check out these heavenly linen products from <a href="http://www.roughlinen.com/">Rough Linen</a>. Based in San Francisco, they use natural linen</div>
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I would make good use of the pinafore (third photo down), and of course, the daily view from the last photo wouldn't be so bad.</div>
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nautical linen curtains called St. Barts, made of mid-weight linen</div>
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pinafore: a pocket for keys, a pocket for your phone</div>
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