Glove Love

Maybe it's because I am heading into SF today and I am thinking about my Fall/Winter wardrobe,
or my excitement for new upcoming season of Madmen.
I'm thinking about gloves.
This time purely as an accessory, not so much for warmth
(however I'll need it today !)

Karl Lagerfeld and many other designers showed a huge variety of gloves in the Fall 09 shows
... lots of leather, suede, fingerless, etc. Maybe this will carry over into Spring and we will see more
little white gloves
for daytime ?
( my gloved little fingers are crossed )

Too difficult to use your cell phone ?
Want to feel like a bond girl ?

Karl has soMething for you ...

Won't you join me ?

Now go forth and be gloved !

Stop and smell ...

Because the

sweet smell of

pink
is in the air
for this winner

Planted by her grandmother 50 years ago ...

Have you guessed yet ?

it's you

Carmen Leigh !

I will be emailing you soon for shipping details

Thank you everyone for your answers

What a soiree you painted in my mind !
Complete with pink champagne, marshmallows, cotton candy, flowers overflowing from rain lillies to roses bejeweled boxes, ladies in prom dresses, bows and pumps &

the sweetest little girl in a magical Marie Antoinette dress


even the men were wearing pink !

Confectuous Paintings by Will Cotton

Welcome to the decadent world of artist
Will Cotton


No matter what the subject matter
he will ensconce it in a wildly realistic sugary sweetness.
He even has a professional oven in the middle of his studio
and makes all of the goodies that are in his paintngs

bet it smells divine !

I can't believe these are paintings and not photographs

Tell me what you think ... do you like ?

This next picture reminds me of some of the comments made from the
current giveaway
Miss cotton candy Kimberly and marshmallow Jules,
this one's for you ...

There's still plenty of time to enter
A name will be picked Tomorrow, Tues at midnight pacific
and announced Wed morning !

XOL

To see and learn about Will Cotton's work, click here

Up in the Air

"Swallows" by Vladimir Tolman c1930

Some of the most wonderful things in life occur
on the outside of our plans.
This weekend and forward,
dare to be
open
&
aware
of the beautiful unexpected !


The view can be rather nice when you're

Up in the Air

Be Free,

Lisa

for more wonderfully unexpected photos, click here

both photos tinted by lisa golightly

Pink Tuesday Giveaway !

Fly away with me
into a
pink oblivion

Tell me your favorite thing in pink ...

baubles ?


bows ?

blossoms ?


bubbly ??

image courtesy of Martha Stewart

Tell me ...
leave a comment and have a chance to win
this Marilyn Monroe
pink champagne
decoupaged dish ! ...

also available for purchase at The Paris Apartment

Double your chances by mentioning this giveaway in your blog !
Just post a 2nd comment to let me know.
I will draw the lucky winner
Tues July 28th
via random.org
I will then contact you for your mailing address.

Best of luck to you gentle readers !

Dancing on Air

Have you ever wondered
what it would have been like
to dance with Fred ?

New decoupaged dishes from House of Golightly

a little bit of Fred, feathers and FORMALWEAR

Fred Astaire note dish 4"x 6"

Bird Waltz 4" x 6"

Tailcoat dish 4" x 6"

Devouring The Good

altered photo by lisa golightly"NOTHING IS ORIGINAL. STEAL FROM ANYWHERE THAT
RESONATES WITH INSPIRATION OR FUELS YOUR IMAGINATION.
DEVOUR OLD FILMS, NEW FILMS, MUSIC, BOOKS, PAINTINGS,

PHOTOGRAPHS, POEMS, DREAMS, RANDOM CONVERSATIONS,ARCHITECTURE, BRIDGES, STREET SIGNS, TREES, CLOUDS,BODIES OF WATER, LIGHT AND SHADOWS. SELECT ONLY THINGSTO STEAL FROM FROM THAT SPEAK DIRECTLY TO YOUR SOUL. IF YOU DO THIS,YOUR WORK (AND THEFT) WILL BE AUTHENTIC.AUTHENTICITY IS INVALUABLE; ORIGINALITY IS NON-EXISTENT.
AND DON'T BOTHER CONCEALING YOUR THIEVERY- CELEBRATE
IT IF YOU FEEL LIKE IT. IN ANY CASE, ALWAYS REMEMBER
WHAT JEAN-LUC GODARD SAID:
"IT'S NOT WHERE YOU TAKE THINGS FROM
-IT'S WHERE YOU TAKE THEM TO."
- JIM JARMUSCH

Thanks Jim for that a m a z zing quote ...


Hope this posting finds you
devouring
gobs of goodness everywhere !
XOL

A Small Celebration

The print collection has finally launched and is currently making it's debut at
The Atlanta Show


Even though the whole process has been a grand test of patience
it was a wonderful thrill at every step
( isn't that when you know you're doing what you love ? )

I have not seen them as the final product
but I'm told that they will be
frame-less and have deep black laquered sides.
( kind of box-esque )


Really, to do this right,
I should have had
my new web site for the art up and running
before posting this
but you guys ... I couldn't wait !
I'll create a link here as soon as it's up

In case you were wondering Lisa Vincent is my real name
( our little secret, OK ? )

The Impossible Cool

I like this blog

So simple.
Iconic photographs
& quotes.
That's it

the impossible cool

"Either write something worth reading,
or do something worth writing."
Benjamin Franklin




"Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say
and not giving a damn."
Gore Vidal

( isn't that a lovely pool ?)


"Know, first, who you are
and then adorn yourself accordingly."
Epictetus