sewing

i finally finished my dress today yay! 

i started out with this pattern...

...and then changed the top a bit. i bought this beautiful ikat fabric from piedmont fabrics a few months ago...

the academy of sciences

i recently took a trip across the bay to visit the super-cool academy of sciences in golden gate park! 

my best friend christina, otherwise known as the christ. she works as a platinum tour guide! fancy!

twins

upside down jellies

these guys

for more pictures, visit my flickr page

tutus

there is nothing more girly or graceful than the tutu. which is precisely why i've decided to make one for one of my school projects. many many yards of hand dyed, degummed silk organza teamed with massive amounts of tulle are beginning to take the shape of my very own childhood fantasy. to me the tutu was the symbol of a great dancer. pointe shoes smoint shoes....tutus were what i wanted. and though i reached the 'en pointe' status, i never got to wear a real tutu...until now! pictures to come....

quarter life crisis? who me?

long time no write

no internet and a brief stay at the hospital for appendicitis has caused me to neglect the ol' blog here. sorry to anyone that actually reads it!! anyway, i hope everyone is having a splendid 2009 and i promise to post more in the future!

old family photos

My sister and I went through some family photos on Thanksgiving. I just love thinking about the lives my parents lived before I existed. Old photos seem to have a certain magic to them, too. I think I'll switch back to my film camera.