My new blog is at livejoyfullywithnanrae.com and I hope you'll join me there as I greet each day with gratitude and hope...the keys to living joyfully.
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
I PRETTY MUCH MISSED JUNE...
but how could it ever match up to May and the wonderful birthday greetings I received. I love looking at the ZOOM gathering Clara surprised me with and seeing everyone again. How cute is this photo I took from the ZOOM of student Brian Foster, owner of Elizabeth St Tattoo's with Summer, his lovely wife and just too adorable son Cannon!!!
So coming down from that high, June was spent getting way too addicted to Korean dramas starting with "The King" starring Lee Min-Ho.
Then "Crash Landing on You"
"Mystic Pop-up Bar"
Hyun Bin (on the right) was on "Crash Landing on You" and "Memories of the Alhambra". A bit of trivia... and... you're welcome! I have two more installments on "Memories of the Alhambra" and it's the weirdest of all but actually captivating. Note: I totally binge-watch!
Doing the Brush painting classes online is turning out to be so much fun with the reconfigured office turned into a recording studio. The classes are done with Crowdcast but then there's a follow up meeting on ZOOM where I can see everyone's face and we can all connect. It's beyond wonderful.
Great fun when students socially distance to pick up art supplies. Here's uber talented celebrity hairstylist Louise Moon.
I think June was definitely a time for going inward, re-calculating, making major adjustments that may turn out to be life long habits. For one, I'm even more addicted to gardening and now indoor plants. The indoor part started with a great ceramic pot from Sandie Girl which necessitated an order at Bloomscape. They do such a great job that their boxes appear quite often.
Along with the three air filters and now all the indoor plants, I'm hoping Kita's allergies will be so much better. She finally took a panel of tests to determine what she's allergic to so I hope it's not indoor plants! đ
Too many trips to the Dermatologist Vet.
Yoshida-san did his usual brilliant job of pruning the Juniper. I told him that watching him work is like watching an artist paint....It's true!
Bravo!
I also used Robert Hori's (from the Huntington) gardener to trim the bamboo. (Long story there.)
Did you know figs grow like this? I didn't. This is the first crop from a tree planted several years ago.
For whatever is needed, everything is delivered and I'm just fine with that. Pavilions does the best job of packaging.
Here's "Farm Fresh to You"
Soups and smoothies are the most fun to make.
The assortment of micro greens from Hamama goes into almost everything.
But I must confess to doing a lot of ordering from restaurants...Here's a fav from Tender Greens. I usually order extra meat steak and cheese so I have enough for two meals.
All of this domesticity required a complete spice cabinet overhaul.
Amazon complies with new cookbooks..
.
I love David Chang!
I think I'm getting a little obsessed with ordering books as they come at the steady pace of three a week and I'm not keeping up! This one ordered just because of a special poem...
During all this sequestered state it's good to be reminded of one's North Star.....focus on that!
At least four books on plants!
And so it went...Please stay safe and don't forget to treat yourself!
So coming down from that high, June was spent getting way too addicted to Korean dramas starting with "The King" starring Lee Min-Ho.
Then "Crash Landing on You"
"Mystic Pop-up Bar"
Hyun Bin (on the right) was on "Crash Landing on You" and "Memories of the Alhambra". A bit of trivia... and... you're welcome! I have two more installments on "Memories of the Alhambra" and it's the weirdest of all but actually captivating. Note: I totally binge-watch!
Doing the Brush painting classes online is turning out to be so much fun with the reconfigured office turned into a recording studio. The classes are done with Crowdcast but then there's a follow up meeting on ZOOM where I can see everyone's face and we can all connect. It's beyond wonderful.
Great fun when students socially distance to pick up art supplies. Here's uber talented celebrity hairstylist Louise Moon.
I think June was definitely a time for going inward, re-calculating, making major adjustments that may turn out to be life long habits. For one, I'm even more addicted to gardening and now indoor plants. The indoor part started with a great ceramic pot from Sandie Girl which necessitated an order at Bloomscape. They do such a great job that their boxes appear quite often.
Along with the three air filters and now all the indoor plants, I'm hoping Kita's allergies will be so much better. She finally took a panel of tests to determine what she's allergic to so I hope it's not indoor plants! đ
Too many trips to the Dermatologist Vet.
Yoshida-san did his usual brilliant job of pruning the Juniper. I told him that watching him work is like watching an artist paint....It's true!
Bravo!
I also used Robert Hori's (from the Huntington) gardener to trim the bamboo. (Long story there.)
Did you know figs grow like this? I didn't. This is the first crop from a tree planted several years ago.
For whatever is needed, everything is delivered and I'm just fine with that. Pavilions does the best job of packaging.
Here's "Farm Fresh to You"
Soups and smoothies are the most fun to make.
The assortment of micro greens from Hamama goes into almost everything.
But I must confess to doing a lot of ordering from restaurants...Here's a fav from Tender Greens. I usually order extra meat steak and cheese so I have enough for two meals.
All of this domesticity required a complete spice cabinet overhaul.
Amazon complies with new cookbooks..
.
I love David Chang!
I think I'm getting a little obsessed with ordering books as they come at the steady pace of three a week and I'm not keeping up! This one ordered just because of a special poem...
During all this sequestered state it's good to be reminded of one's North Star.....focus on that!
At least four books on plants!
And so it went...Please stay safe and don't forget to treat yourself!
Thursday, June 18, 2020
THANK YOU MAY FOR THE BEST BIRTHDAY EVER
What a perfect way to begin my birthday! A drive-by love greeting from the Papazian's, beautiful Amy and the lovebirds Eliza and Tyler. This was such a surprise and I'm just grateful I wasn't in my PJ'S. Sweet Alyssa agreed with me that birthdays are the best!
Here's the first B-day cake from Eliza and Tyler from Sweet Lady Jane.
And beautiful flowers from my dear friends at Harvard!
Since we're in the midst of a pandemic, the LA Opera sent this thoughtful gift!
Perhaps I should begin at the very beginning...the night before when Nikka called me to the studio at midnight. It's impossible to describe what all she did to surprise me but I'll start with seeing 150 balloons.
She's amazing!
Actually this was the first B-day cake!
But the biggest surprise was when Clara gathered some thirty friends to participate in a ZOOM birthday greeting. They all sang Happy Birthday and I really needed extra Kleenex along with the third cake.
I was so overwhelmed and touched by the tender loving greetings. How can I ever begin to express my gratitude for such an exquisite expression of love and friendship? How beautiful you all are! Please know I carry you always in my heart.
https://youtu.be/lE3d6dhnELE
Special thanks dear Lynne for this wonderful compilation of memories throughout our friendship.
Needless to say we were eating cake for a week!
May brought so many more delightful events. I especially loved being in the ZOOM group for Carol Soucek King's virtual 'Salon on the Spiritually Creative Life' brought to us by the amazing photographer and videographer Curtis McElhinney. Check out his stunning work at curtisvision.com
Great fun seeing everyone.
We did several short talks for the followers of Nan Rae Fine Art on Instagram and that's always a joy to be able to connect like that. This one was in the garden.
Here's another...
Then there was a IG Live where I could answer questions and talk about various things for an hour or so.
Along with that, we're shipping "What If..." and art supplies all over the world!
I'm always so touched when people send me photos of the book and describe what it means to them.
We did two more live online classes in May and it's exciting to have students join in from all over the world! To make the classes even better for the students we got an additional camera, a wider lens and a MacBook Pro.
This is so students can view my 'blind strokes'
This lens gets up close ...
The new MacPro will help co-ordinate all the different cameras.
Of course there's a storyboard for each class.
Everything is tested before going live.
Students send in photos of their setups and also pictures of their work for me to critique.
I was quite touched and honored to do a live video welcome to the graduating class of 2020 at College Launch an amazing program that assists students in their path to higher education!
Tammy Huang-Anacleto, brilliant co-founder along with hubby Joao of College Launch, came by to pick up the inscribed copies of 'What If...' to present to the graduating class.
Kita loves her rides to the Vet as being sequestered doesn't work as well for her as it does for us. She's such a party animal!
May you stay well and above all...be safe!
Here's the first B-day cake from Eliza and Tyler from Sweet Lady Jane.
And beautiful flowers from my dear friends at Harvard!
Since we're in the midst of a pandemic, the LA Opera sent this thoughtful gift!
Perhaps I should begin at the very beginning...the night before when Nikka called me to the studio at midnight. It's impossible to describe what all she did to surprise me but I'll start with seeing 150 balloons.
She's amazing!
Actually this was the first B-day cake!
But the biggest surprise was when Clara gathered some thirty friends to participate in a ZOOM birthday greeting. They all sang Happy Birthday and I really needed extra Kleenex along with the third cake.
I was so overwhelmed and touched by the tender loving greetings. How can I ever begin to express my gratitude for such an exquisite expression of love and friendship? How beautiful you all are! Please know I carry you always in my heart.
https://youtu.be/lE3d6dhnELE
Special thanks dear Lynne for this wonderful compilation of memories throughout our friendship.
Needless to say we were eating cake for a week!
May brought so many more delightful events. I especially loved being in the ZOOM group for Carol Soucek King's virtual 'Salon on the Spiritually Creative Life' brought to us by the amazing photographer and videographer Curtis McElhinney. Check out his stunning work at curtisvision.com
Great fun seeing everyone.
We did several short talks for the followers of Nan Rae Fine Art on Instagram and that's always a joy to be able to connect like that. This one was in the garden.
Here's another...
Then there was a IG Live where I could answer questions and talk about various things for an hour or so.
Along with that, we're shipping "What If..." and art supplies all over the world!
I'm always so touched when people send me photos of the book and describe what it means to them.
We did two more live online classes in May and it's exciting to have students join in from all over the world! To make the classes even better for the students we got an additional camera, a wider lens and a MacBook Pro.
This is so students can view my 'blind strokes'
This lens gets up close ...
The new MacPro will help co-ordinate all the different cameras.
Of course there's a storyboard for each class.
Everything is tested before going live.
Students send in photos of their setups and also pictures of their work for me to critique.
I was quite touched and honored to do a live video welcome to the graduating class of 2020 at College Launch an amazing program that assists students in their path to higher education!
Tammy Huang-Anacleto, brilliant co-founder along with hubby Joao of College Launch, came by to pick up the inscribed copies of 'What If...' to present to the graduating class.
Kita loves her rides to the Vet as being sequestered doesn't work as well for her as it does for us. She's such a party animal!
May you stay well and above all...be safe!
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