Joe Carrion

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY !

Much love to everyone.  Happy Valentines Day!!

I'm thinking chocolate!!

I have this feeling!

  Loving the New Year so far! I know it really hasn't been that long since the start of it. But I have to tell you I have a good feeling about 2012. Only time will tell.

 

 These are some new pincushions I've been doing. They are not actually that new. I had done them once before at a holiday Bazaar and from that showing (a yearago).  I got a request to produce 10 pincushions(final ten in the photo above).more are on the way. 

 These are some other dolls I've been making. Love the painted faces. Let me know how the new year is treating you so far? 

Jan 29 – May 6 Daily (noon–8pm)

 This sounds like a great show at LACMA. I've always been interested in woman inSurrealism, and I look forward to seeing it with my friends Stacy and Eszter. Two of my favorite people/artist that I love to see and talk to about art,and life,and any other topic that comes up.

Valentines Day  is approaching. And I know some refer to it as

a Hallmark holiday. But Paul and I have always had this tradition of

creating our own Valentines for each other.  So consider this your

tease for my next post. and let me know what special thing or things

you do for those you love on that day or any day for that matter.

 

Happy New Year everyone!

I hope that the Holidays have been wonderful for everyone? I look forward to the new opportunities 2012 will bring us. Paul and I were talking about the New Year; and he mentioned how so many are glad the old year is going away and how excited they are about the New Year. Now I agree 2012 offers many possibilities, but the old year has to be acknowledged for the things we learned in it's time or maybe it's upon reflection in the New Year that we finally understand the lessons of the past year.

some images of Christmas past.

 

 

Just some stuff I like

        I took some photos of some things in the Pasadena/Los Angeles  area that just struck me. How much do you like this display that I stumbled upon at an antique mart in Pasadena? whoever owns this booth has a great eye.

 

 

Love this doll he has the best face!!!

 

Does anyone know what these are? I suspect that these are inset in a wall or are part of a larger decorative facade. Let me know what you think.

Love this forest of street lights (a permanent installation at LACMA). It's a great piece to interact with. 

 There is an amazing series of sculptures which depict the Chinese Zodiac, they are fantastic. Here a a few. what is your sign? mine is the tiger!

 

 

 

 Paul, Shari (our friend) and I were leaving so I didn't take photos of all the sculptures. I highly recommend taking a trip to LACMA,check out a little art have a little lunch. We chose the food trucks across from the museum, which form a huge line of food choices. Make the museums a destination! and enjoy!

Some Art

 

 

 

 

 

Just a few pieces I've done.  I think I want to go paint right now, bye !

No excuses!!!

   I neglected my blog! and I apologize for that,there is no excuse it's just called lazy.   I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving. We had a very relaxing holiday.

  I really enjoy Autumn;  I think it's my favorite season  

And I think my nephew shares my love for the season also.

Happy Holidays everyone .

CREEPY

I love All Hallows Eve

 

Have a frightfully good HALLOWEEN everyone!!! 

see you all soon!

 

A must see!!!

If you find yourself in South Pasadena ( And everyone should find themselves in S. Pasadena sometime in their lives).  You absolutely must visit Curio Emporium

It's truly an amazing store. Filled with the most unusual objects, it's hard for me to try to explain so let me show you some of the things in this store.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well it's my hope that these photos have peeked your interest, and you will check out Curio Emporium.  It's an amazing store here in South Pasadena.

Dia de Los Muertos

 One of my favorite traditions is Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) . It's something I was not  brought up with, but something I've grown to love. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to remember friends and family members who have died. 

 

 

The celebration takes place on November 1st and 2nd, which corresponds to the Catholic  All Saints' Day (Nov 1) and All Souls' Day (Nov 2).

 

 

I love how colorful and festive this celebration is .

 

 

 

 

Have a Very Scary Halloween !! and a Happy Dia de Los Muertos!!! check out Self Help Graphics, Zona Rosa Cafe, and The Folk Tree for Day of the Dead events,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A remembrance

 The power of words

 

I always considered myself as a member of this population and it's comforting and empowering to have someone like Steve Jobs to acknowledge us all .  Thank  you  Steve .