Mercure rétrograde

That's right folks.  Mercury is now retrograde in Cancer all the way to July 20th. 

Everyone tends to freak out a bit when this little planet shuffles backwards.

DON'T sign any papers, DON'T buy anything, DON'T breathe.

I disagree.

3 weeks is an awful long time to not do anything.

Ok, I try to not start anything new, and I except that things won't go as perfectly as I imagine, but that's all.

This is a fantastic time to reflect and rethink everything.

Oh, I'm sorry.  Did I say "think"?  Mercury is in Cancer, and Cancer doesn't think.  

It FEELS.

So, here is our lesson for the next few weeks: 

Go with your gut. 

Learn to trust your instincts.  

Or, for some, learn to start feeling at all. (You can do it!)

Things that are highlighted right now are family, home, food, children, nurturing yourself and others.

And boobies.

Cancer rules these, of course!

(Anh Duong)

Art + Interior

Who doesn't love Léon Bakst?  

Not me. 

His costumes that he designed for the Ballets Russes are just extraordinary.

And I don't know if it's the sticky, muggy, ungodly hotness outside or what, but it seems quite fitting to sprawl out in a brightly colored room with incense and things like rosewater and iced teas. 

That was a really long sentence.

 

And Hookahs. 

We'll definitely need those. 

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 It's my BIRTHDAY today!!!
Yay me!

My solar return moon this year is in Capricorn. 
Not the most fun moon, but the absolute best to get shit done.

So, this year I'm all about work,
and since Cap rules my natal 6th house, I'll also be focused on health.

Where's your solar return moon this year? 
Contact me for a reading!!!
(See. Told ya I'm all about work)

Moving on....
I have been really loving on photography a lot lately, huh?

And it continues still.

Dina Goldstein's Fallen Princesses series is wonderful and funny and makes me smile.

Summer Solstice

Today marks the first day of summer, aka Cancer time, people!

 (Cancer constellation pendant)

It's also a Full Moon weekend and the energy is high.
Let's look at some moody things in celebration of all things lunar and loony, yes?

Ellen Rogers, if you are reading this, please mail me a gigantic print of anything you've EVER done.

Thank you.

Happy Lithia!

 

Things I'm digging this week

Creepy, intriguing art by Remedios Varo

  

This post

Libby Callaway's home on The Selby

Binaural beats aka the only way I fall asleep

and, more nudey girls!

Travel time!

Yes, it's that lovely time of year when we load the kids the in car and go places.  

I white knuckle the steering the wheel as horrific screams are emitted from the back seat and the question "are we there yet?" is asked 7,498 times.

Ah, summer.

Here are a few shots from our latest travels...

 We ate waaaay too many Spudnuts.  

What are Spudnuts, you say?

Doughnuts made with potato flour of course! 

 

 Liam played a Mandolin

 Ivy played in a Mandolin case

and Liam took a gazillion pictures of his new best friend, the roly poly.

Meet Maura!

 Maura Cluthe is someone I've looked up to for a long time.  

She gave Kellie Bloxsom and I the best advice on our career (see here), 

and besides that, I'm just a huge fan.

1. Name, Astrology sign, and location please. 
My name is Maura Cluthe, I am an Aries and I live in Kansas City, Missouri. Hi!


2. What are you currently working on? 
I am currently finishing up some paintings for a show that opens at the end of the month, working on some wooden robots, and working on a body of work for a show next year. 

3. Who are your favorite artists? 
Gosh - there are so many! Some of my favorite artists (in no particular order) are: Jean Michel Basquiat, Picasso, Bjork, Ed Emberley, Mary Blair, Chamo, Betsy Walton, Raymond Lemstra, Jenny Holzer, Souther Salazar, Calef Brown, Dave Warnke, Margaret Kilgallen, Colin Johnson, Robert Hardgrave......the list could go on!  

4. What's the best advice you ever received about your career choice? 
BE YOURSELF 

5. Favorite place(s) in your city? 
The River Market Antique Mall, The Uptown (seen so many great bands there!), Murray's Ice Cream, Kaleidoscope, Nelson Atkins Museum, Loose Park, The Toy & Miniature Museum, and the new Sea Life Aquarium....to name a few! 

6. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? And while we're at it, what about a different era? 
Probably London. Hmmm, not sure about the era....maybe 1940s? 

7. What do you usually mindlessly doodle? (do you have a picture of this?) 
Many of the things that I draw within my sketchbook are often the beginning of something, even if I don't know it at the time. There are definitely things that I tend to draw...but I'm not sure if I'd call them mindless. Doodles are valuable to me and important because they allow me to explore. Many of the things I find myself drawing are faces, robots and patterns. 

8. First website you peruse of the day? 
Instagram & Pinterest

 

9. What's the worst movie you've ever seen, but secretly love? 
Grease. 

10. Any pets? Any kids? 
My husband and I have 1 dog, Lucy, and 1 cat, Luna. They are our children :)

 

Thank you Maura!!

You can find Maura here and here