Good-Bye Fresh Weather

I hate the summer. I get heat rashes and am just generally annoyed with all the heat in L.A. I know some people think Southern Californians are so fortunate to have such nice weather year round. But I've always felt a little left out at not being able to really experience a white Christmas. I don't know. I guess that's just me. I hope to move to Canada some day...with or without my husband :)

The Natural History Museum

This year has been the year of shows for me. I've been working feverishly on many shows. My next project is to expand on the Stuft Acquaintances and the first place I went to was the Natural History Museum. It has 3 great rooms filled with life-size dioramas that feature taxidermy of animals from both North America and Africa.

These halls have this great whimsical aspect to them. For the show, I'm also going to make about 30 books that'll be companions to the show and pieces. The books will feature photos of my inspiration(s) alongside images of the show's pieces. Then I'll cover them in fabric that was also used in pieces for the show. I guess you can think of them as little mementos.

I hope to have this show open in either September or November. I think November might be better...