E.T. phone home

Thanks Mike for keeping me up to date on all things...Good and Bad, family is funny like that isn't it. I am glad that you and Kelsie had the best birthdays.

I love Jalen. And his immense laughter.


FASHION BLOG:

Work was good today. Day one. A perfect mix of graphics and production. NICE.
Will be working with my karate friend Andre, that I used to work with
at R.D. international AND Nicolas, a graphic designer that I used to work late late nights with at the disgusting BUFFALO. Funny how we have all sifted through the best of the worst and ended up together again. I think these were a couple of the best that I have ever worked with. Lets hope for my own sake of sanity that this is a good step, or a sick sign from god that I am doomed to an endless hell for becoming a fashion designer if these two are almost twice my age and still shifting company to company.

Should have been a dead painter:
1.5 million dollars for a 'group of seven' painting today.
Bet when those 7 painters took the venture into the woods around Canada they never
imagined that sum of money would be paid for canvas and oil. Let alone a warm meal at the end of the night.

And last week: 1.1 million dollars for an Emily Carr.


"The world is filled with things that will never make sense. Trying to make so much sense of them will only result in one thing. Spending the rest of your life trying to remember what you were like before any of it mattered." -MG, (Friday, CLUB SODA, Montreal)

Downtown Montreal / -dress shirt murder-

The Montreal soleil was shining today like an 80's LITE BRITE.
I used to fight for this toy with my brother constantly.
And funny how we both ended up being creative.

Him=Photography, Me=Fashion. Kelsie, we will see!!!

I thought about this wild connection as I searched the town (again) for his 30th birthday gift. It had to INDEED be something out of the ordinary. As he truly is.
The gift is late, as I have been totally confused as to what manufactured gift
the stores of Montreal could justify 30 years with.
SO Sorry Mike, its late! but I hope you like it.



FASHION BLOG:

NEON candy colors were everywhere as I shopped searching for
something new to wear. A little funny at times but dull as
nothing is ever new. And everything old comes around.
So I laughed as I remembered all of the BRITE colors I used to wear.
And how 'cool' you could be if your ski jacket had NEON color blocking.
I also remembered taking the train to Vancouver to visit my great grandma Briggs.
And the man working on the train loved my mismatched NEON socks.
I was wearing a NEON pink sweatshirt with Barbie and the rockers screen print too.


I had a great time today with Anthony and Todd,
We ended up at Ben & Jerry's as ANT knew the crew.
Cheap ice cream is always a bonus on a hot day.
We then went to see Tim for Sangria today at Dundee's, but he wasn't there, probably out enjoying the sun. He had called in 'sick'.


I Got home, mission:
a) to destroy/fix up old clothes.
b) to call my mom and ask her to DIG DEEP into her closet and earring collection.
And
c) to also hit the (**)Leduc thrift stores as they are TREASURE CHESTS.
Most Leduc people haven't left that 80's era.

My mom, she has GREAT style. Wish she could live here avec moi!
(**Leduc: a small oil and gas boomtown just outside of Edmonton 20 minutes)


So as mentioned above,
I came home and cut up a bunch of the shirts I was about to throw away.
I figured I could make the same styles I saw today for nothing.

-Dress Shirt Murder-
1) cut off sleeves,
2) cut off along hem
3) use contrast thread & zigzag topstitch 0.25" above cut edges
4) wash
5) spraypaint with stencil(*)
6) wash
7) wear
8) save your cash, Gsus isn't THAT creative.

(*) as per #5, Todd & Anthony figure that they could spray paint my shirts. I have to see this!


REST UP for THIS week ahead folks.

numero uno

A sunny day in Montreal.
Going downtown with Anthony and Todd to pick up
my brother a gift for his 30th birthday.
and also some new clothes for the new fashion job tomorrow.
behave everyone.