Tag: art
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Fan Art Fridays: Loonette the Clown
A couple of weeks ago, my mom and I had one of those “where are they now” moments while discussing one of my favorite 90s children’s television characters, Loonette the Clown, from The Big Comfy Couch. As anyone does, we did a quick Google search and found that Loonette was played by Alyson Court, who has…
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Gallery Mondays: Agoraphobic Gallery
As a Google Maps Local Guide, I was invited to visit Agoraphobic Gallery over on 39 Spring Street in NYC earlier this month. The gallery was quite interesting, as is the woman behind it, Jacqui Kenny, a.k.a. the Agoraphobic Traveller. Her agoraphobia makes it difficult to travel, so she peruses Google Maps street view as…
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Gallery Mondays: Sea Lion @ National Geographic Encounter: Ocean Odyssey
Last week I got invited to one of the preview dates for the new National Geographic Encounter: Ocean Odyssey in Times Square and it was amazing. I love animals, and this experience just made me appreciate marine life so much more! My favorite parts of the experience were the kelp forest exhibits. After the maze,…
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Gallery Mondays: “Jeweled Toad”
If you’ve seen my accessories collection, you’d know that I LOVE owls. I have an owl ring, several owl necklaces, an owl phone case… The owl obsession is real. So you can imagine back in fall 2015 while I was visiting the Getty Museum in Los Angeles how excited I got when I saw this…
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Gallery Mondays: “Crazy From the Heat #2” by Beau LaBute
Happy National Comic Book Day! I really wanted to feature comic book art in honor of National Comic Book Day today, but then I realized I don’t have any in my camera roll. So, the closest piece of art I could dig up that looked similar to comic book art is this ink on paper…
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Gallery Mondays: “A Night Out” by Billy
Maybe if I post about fall-related things all week the weather will cool down in time for the first day of autumn on Friday. A few months ago, I came across this really fun apple sculpture while walking through the Meatpacking District in NYC. Called “A Night Out” this ginormous acrylic apple by artist Billy…
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August Favorites: Target’s $5 Wines & Gummy Bear Van Gogh
I’m not gonna lie, August 2017 was pretty fun. As expected, some amazing tunes were released during the month. I had to cut my list down or else this monthly favorites would be basically all music. Here are my favorites in pop culture and entertainment for August! Favorite News Articles 1. Target is launching a…
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Gallery Mondays: Big Bird with Broken Heart
It’s been 16 years since the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. I almost remember it like it was only a few years ago. I was seven years old sitting in my second grade classroom in Queens, NY when it happened. I couldn’t really understand what was going on but everyone was sent home…
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Fan Art Fridays: Prince William & Kate Middleton
This week we learned that Prince William and Kate Middleton are expecting their third child, so I just HAVE to feature the royal couple for this week’s Fan Art Fridays! Obviously I’m excited about this news, but some Brits aren’t To celebrate, I found this life-like portrait of Will and Kate over on Deviant Art.…
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