Who's Your Mummy?

"Mummies - New Secrets from the Tombs," is an exhibit currently at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. 

Ancient Peruvians and Egyptians mummified and honored their dead in different ways starting 5,500 to 7,000 years ago.

 Mummy of an older man, human remains, linen wrappings, Africa, Egypt, c. 700-600 BC

 Figurines were often buried with their dead, ceramic, South America, Peru, AD 1000 - 1400

 Mummy bundle, human remains, textiles, rope, South America, Peru, AD 1000 - 1400 

 Peruvian Pit Burial.  In Peru, people mummified their dead for 6,000 years.  

 Coffin, wood pigment, African, Egypt, 700 - 600  BC 

 Coffin Fragments, limestone, pigment, Africa, Egypt, 664- 30 BC

Coffin, wood pigment, Africa, Egypt, 525- 343 BC

 Coffin Lid, plaster, pigment, wood, Africa, Egypt, c. AD 250

 Mummy of a middle aged woman, human remains, wrappings, Africa, Egypt, AD 385 

Diebenkorn Exhibition in Palm Springs

 Just when I thought I couldn't possibly like Richard Diebenkorn's painting more, we traveled to Palm Springs and saw his abstracts and figurative canvases elegantly expressing the light of the San Francisco area.  More than 100 paintings and drawings had never been seen together, as they were drawn from private and museum collections from across the country.  http://www.psmuseum.org/palm-springs/exhibition/richard-diebenkorn-berkeley-years-1953-1966/ 

The pensive artist in his studio.  

Photography Classes at Taliesin West

The photography classes at The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation at Taliesin West in Phoenix are sold out.  Following are some of my quick candid shots when visiting last Spring.  It is a visual gold mine!  https://www.facebook.com/fllwfoundation

Memorial Day 2012

I am in my "Rosy the Riveter" costume at a dance performance for veterans in Maine.  It is at the "USO/USA" show for the National Veterans Golden Games in 2003. 

Costume Design Exhibition

The 20th Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition is the largest curated exhibition dedicated to the presentation of film costumes in the world.  From February 14 - April 28, 2012, it is showing at the FIDM

Museum and Galleries in Los Angeles. 

 

THE ARTIST, costumes by Mark Bridges, 2012 Academy Award winner for Best Costume Design. 

W. E., costumes by Arianne Phillips, 2012 Academy Award nominee for Best Costume Design. 

The Old Mission

The old mission called San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, 5th of the 21,  is one of the few I had never visited. 

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 Being a California girl, we studied and visited the missions in the fifth grade.

We were both surprised at how clean and well-cared-for it is, after all these years. 

A Heartfelt Journey

We  took a two-day road trip along Highway 1 to Big Sur.  We were stopped, due to a landslide, 30 miles before our destination.  Even so, the trip held many beautiful memories.  

Rooftop Sculpture Garden at SFMOMA

Magdalena Abakanowicz's "Five on a Bench" 1980-90, burlap, resin and wood

Louise Bourgeois' "Spider " 1995, steel

George Segal's "Chance Meeting" 1989, cast 2004, bronze aluminum & steel

Ellsworth Kelly's "Steel I" 1973, weathering steel

LaQuinta Resort and Club

When living in the midwest we would hear the raves of the LaQuinta Resort and Club. Now, I know why.

American Idol Begins Again

When in San Francisco, seeing the Kahlo, Chihuly and Ming Dynasty exhibitions, the American Idol auditions were being held in the hotel where I was staying. You didn't think I was a judge?...or, a hopeful? The 2010 season beginning tonight, reminded me of that time.

Happy Easter

In 1993 we went with a museum group to Russia.  When there we saw the exquisite beauty of the Faberge eggs such as this copy called "Lilies of the Valley."