tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83529244341370748422024-02-18T20:51:05.430-05:00leah reenaleahreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298645148800665989noreply@blogger.comBlogger236125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352924434137074842.post-8294436504841268192015-01-16T16:21:00.001-05:002015-01-16T16:21:08.531-05:00tumblr<img src=http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z434/ar_for_LG/Screenshot2015-01-16at41313PM_zpsfe6e94cd.png width=700>
Oops, I've moved to tumblr! Peer pressure. You can follow me at <a href="http://leahreena.tumblr.com/">leahreena.tumblr.com</a>.leahreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298645148800665989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352924434137074842.post-68282836224472563602014-09-03T13:00:00.001-04:002014-09-03T13:14:50.814-04:00Yorkies<img src=http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z434/ar_for_LG/well-trained-sham_zps09e55fa0.jpg width=720>
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I recently designed this qt Yorkie dog pattern for <a href="http://landofnod.com">Land of Nod</a> bedding, and it's for sale <a href=http://www.landofnod.com/girls-bedding/kids-bedding-and-baby-bedding/well-trained-bedding/f14695>here</a>.leahreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298645148800665989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352924434137074842.post-32803427829853331042014-07-29T17:55:00.004-04:002014-07-30T17:57:36.435-04:00Mexico City Diary<a href=http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c106/leahrgo/mexicoedits_1_zps39b051ad.jpg><img src=http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c106/leahrgo/mexicoedits_1_zps39b051ad.jpg width=700></a>
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Last month I travelled to Mexico D.F. with <a href="http://www.masukojo.com/">Masuko</a> and <a href="http://kayeblegvad.com/">Kaye</a> to visit <a href="http://www.rachellevit.com">Rachel</a> while she was back home. I'd only been to Tijuana and other little towns in driving distance of San Diego, so I was very excited to see what the city was like. I was surprised by how green it was! Plants are everywhere, a total dream.
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This is the only photo I took at El Museo De Arte Popular (besides a million on my phone) and it was one of my favorite places that we went. The museum is full of arts and crafts from all over Mexico, and features textiles, pottery, embroidery, costumes, and so much more that is so relevant to my work. El Palacio de Bellas Artes was another beautiful museum with a great Picasso show up right now.
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A handful from <a href="http://www.azucar-pastel.com/">Julia</a>'s beautiful home in the south of the city:
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We took a day trip to Teotihuacan to see the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon. I loved the pattern in the constructions, with tiny rocks dotted around the larger ones, but originally everything was plastered over and painted in bright colors. Very little painted surfaces remain, like the pink patterned lintel below, and I really wonder what it used to look like.
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Back in the city we walked far to find an eerie old mask shop. I loved the tiled floor.
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We also ate trays of tostadas and bought magic amulets and tiny dinosaur-shaped piñatas at this indoor market:
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Other notable things: tacos at El Parnita, ice cream at Nevería Roxy, watching World Cup games everywhere, driving past the slums on the outskirts of the city, going out for mezcales and then reluctantly going to the club but then it was the best, breakfast and juices at Ojo de Agua, a crafts market in the south, the Diego Rivera & Frida Khalo house and the Frida Kahlo Museum, speaking as much Spanish as I can. leahreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298645148800665989noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352924434137074842.post-3389702181002068512014-07-09T20:05:00.002-04:002014-07-09T20:05:45.978-04:00summer sketchbook<a href-http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z434/ar_for_LG/july14sketchbook1791_zpsc93d62a8.jpg><img src=http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z434/ar_for_LG/july14sketchbook1791_zpsc93d62a8.jpg width=740></a>
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It's a bit sad how little of my job is actually drawing, so I've been making extra time these past few weeks to work in my sketchbook. I'm also getting better at updating my neglected <a href="http://leahreena.tumblr.com">tumblr</a>, so you can follow me there for scans of these drawings & more stuff. leahreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298645148800665989noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352924434137074842.post-5362932855099852532014-06-17T10:28:00.002-04:002014-06-18T10:04:58.186-04:00sometimes shop pix ☺<img src=http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c106/leahrgo/DSC_1590_zps2892abdf.jpg width=700>
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<a href="http://sometimesshop.com/">Sometimes Shop</a> has come and gone, and here are a handful of photos Kaye took from before we sold almost everything. I don't think the photos even do it justice (sorry Kaye), it was really a beautiful little store filled with everything we love. Thank you, thank you to everyone who came out to our opening party or over the weekend, it was amazing to meet you and show our work in person.
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We're already planning our next pop-up for the holidays in December, and until then you can find my ceramics in my new shop, <a href="http://shop.leahgoren.com/">shop.leahgoren.com</a>. I'll be listing unsold pieces from the pop-up and brand new pieces in early July. And now, I'm off to Mexico & California! xx leahreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298645148800665989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352924434137074842.post-50408832327990425622014-05-06T13:19:00.000-04:002014-05-06T13:19:36.612-04:00Sometimes: A Summer Pop-up<img src=http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c106/leahrgo/Sometimes-Poster_zps062d4eac.jpg>
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We are excited to announce the opening of <i><a href="http://sometimesshop.com/">Sometimes</a></i>, our very first pop-up shop, this summer in Brooklyn! <a href="http://rachellevit.com/">Rachel</a>, <a href="http://www.monramos.com/">Monica</a>, <a href="http://masukojo.com/">Masuko</a>, and I have been busy at the ceramics studio for months, and we'll be filling a little shop in Greenpoint along with <a href="http://www.datterindustries.com/">Kaye's jewelry</a> and <a href="http://www.ginarockenwagner.com/">Gina's quilts and pillows</a>.
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Images above: my patterned white vases, a figure by Rachel, and a ring pile-up by Kaye.
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See you in June!
leahreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298645148800665989noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352924434137074842.post-50935822587932405592014-04-28T12:34:00.000-04:002014-04-28T12:34:16.212-04:00practicando mi español<p>
<img src=http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c106/leahrgo/spanimals477_zps50021691.jpg width=550>leahreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298645148800665989noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352924434137074842.post-68424190900945840222014-04-23T14:43:00.000-04:002014-04-23T14:45:09.435-04:00Summer Soaps<img src=http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c106/leahrgo/soap-front-web2_zpscaf230d0.jpg width=720>
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I designed packaging for this set of summer-scented soaps for Anthropologie. They are in stores and <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/beauty-body-soap/31399892.jsp?cm_sp=Grid-_-31399892-_-Regular_22">online</a> now!leahreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298645148800665989noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352924434137074842.post-530852767820412672014-04-12T18:10:00.001-04:002014-04-12T18:16:23.577-04:00frankie magazine<a href=http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c106/leahrgo/f2f4f09c-f7c4-4b29-99d8-2bc8fe6b5af7_zps199e8d8d.jpg><img src=http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c106/leahrgo/f2f4f09c-f7c4-4b29-99d8-2bc8fe6b5af7_zps199e8d8d.jpg width=720></a>
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Last month I was lucky enough to work on the cover for one of my favorite magazines, <a href="http://www.frankie.com.au/">Frankie</a>, and it's on newsstands now. It was a total dream job because I got to draw exactly what I love most: dream girls and boys wandering around with their plants and ice cream and cats. I thought I'd share a little process because it was so fun to draw, and my unedited drawings can be interesting on their own.
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I painted everything in black ink so I could place and layer them exactly where I wanted in photoshop and pick my colors out carefully. It's nice to do it this way because color is one of my favorite parts, and I get to play around with it more. I drew the figures first, and then the background colors for their clothes and objects with tracing paper.
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And the final! You get a little peek at some guys who suffered from cropping.
Thanks so much to AD Holly McCauley!
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Prop stylist <a href="http://carlagonzalezhart.com/">Carla Gonzalez-Hart</a> and photographer <a href="http://christophertestani.com/">Christopher Testani</a> used a couple of my fabrics in their editorial pairing dinnerware with work by contemporary textile designers. So nice!
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This is my first real series that I've planned ahead of time and is <a href="http://shop.leahgoren.com/wholesale">available for wholesale</a>, and it's a really good feeling to see it stand on its own and not on Etsy! Since these are some of the first pieces that will be in stores, I wanted to release a couple updated versions of everyone's favorite cat patterns, as well as four entirely new designs.
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Many, many thanks to <a href="http://dylanousley.com/">Dylan</a> for web design, <a href="http://www.ambermahoney.com/">Amber Mahoney</a> for photography, <a href="http://it-girl-rag-doll.blogspot.com/">Emily Theobald</a> for styling, and <a href="http://taylorlashae.tumblr.com/">Taylor LaShae</a> for modeling.leahreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298645148800665989noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352924434137074842.post-67265963197016504512014-03-25T19:34:00.002-04:002014-03-25T19:34:43.991-04:00#streetstyle<a href-=http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c106/leahrgo/streetstyle428_zps17ff8fa3.jpg><img src=http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c106/leahrgo/streetstyle428_zps17ff8fa3.jpg width=720></a>
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I drew a big street crowd for a recent job, and haven't been able to quit my #streetstyle search on tumblr. It's like 70% Kardashian/Jenner which is upsetting, but it's really relaxing to pick out favorites and elaborate on their outfits.
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Last year I worked on the cover illustration & lettering for the reissue of Jane Bowles' 1943 novel, Two Serious Ladies. Jane Bowles was a New York City writer, and this is her only novel. I liked reading John Waters' take on this book <a href="http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/john-waters-role-models-part-four">here</a>, and I feel lucky to be a part of something that was important to other New Yorkers decades before I was born and arrived in this city.<p>
Many many thanks to AD Allison Saltzman at HarperCollins Ecco :D
leahreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298645148800665989noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352924434137074842.post-45567334225654208352014-01-27T13:52:00.000-05:002014-01-27T13:52:17.105-05:00what i wore to the studio<img src=http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z434/ar_for_LG/jan24-WIWT_zps6164bf44.jpg width=700>
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<a href="http://www.monramos.com/">Monica</a>, <a href="http://rachellevit.com/">Rachel</a>, and I started a new blog of the most mundane fashion, <a href="http://whatiworetothestudio.tumblr.com/">what we wear to the studio</a>. Follow along as I wear the same sweater 5 days in a row. leahreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298645148800665989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352924434137074842.post-40423519356119866212014-01-20T15:52:00.001-05:002014-01-20T15:52:52.151-05:00✿✿✿✿<img src=http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z434/ar_for_LG/rose-repeat-lr_zps9816a545.jpg width=700>
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Fun free day last week painting flowers.leahreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298645148800665989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352924434137074842.post-82000056251713857442013-12-27T12:59:00.000-05:002013-12-27T13:53:40.340-05:00Selfie Sticker Pack<img src=http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z434/ar_for_LG/00ca5950-fa09-4721-bae4-5724b35d199c_zpsc3d4e542.jpg width=700>
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Hey! My favorite illustrator pals and I did this pack of 7 vinyl stickers (die-cut! fancy). Also featuring the illustrated selves of: Luis Domingo, <a href="http://www.johngarciastudio.com/">John Garcia</a>, <a href="http://masukojo.com/">Masuko Jo</a>, <a href="http://rachellevit.com/">Rachel Levit</a>, <a href="http://www.raymasaki.com/">Ray Masaki</a> (who also did the header card design & lettering), and <a href="http://www.monramos.com/">Monica Ramos</a>.
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Mine is me and Moses, <a href="http://www.leahreena.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-day-in-life.html">of course</a>.
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Buy it <a href="http://www.stickingwiththehomies.com/">here</a> before it's gone - edition of 40! leahreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298645148800665989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352924434137074842.post-21090110787183511272013-12-10T16:46:00.000-05:002013-12-12T10:25:55.687-05:00<img src=http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z434/ar_for_LG/giftguide_zpsf49e0485.jpg width=700>
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Christmas is not really my holiday; my mom is visiting this year and we'll probably go to a movie and get Chinese food. I decided I'm not doing gifts this year either, aside from a special few who will get handmade ceramics. So, this is my gift guide for YOU, or things you should really get yourself if you can. Some of these I have and some I don't (taking beanie recommendations, though I'll probably end up asking <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ginarockenwagner">Gina</a> to knit me one.)
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Here's where you can buy it all: <a href="http://onflora.bigcartel.com/">On Flora zine</a>, <a href="http://www.shopgiantlion.com/">giantlion</a> rings, <a href="http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/main/ProductDetail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524446510195&CAWELAID=1507361554&cagpspn=pla&site_refer=GGLPRADS001">Acne Alma boots</a>, <a href="http://www.bonjouroui.com/product/marbled-black-white-ceramic-soy-candle">OUI candles</a> leahreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298645148800665989noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352924434137074842.post-34946746801519599462013-11-25T12:01:00.000-05:002013-11-26T08:54:51.150-05:00knockoffs <img src=http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z434/ar_for_LG/cats-web_zpsf280115c.jpg>
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<b><i>This is my black cat print, <a href="http://www.leahreena.blogspot.com/2010/10/update-on-cats-you-can-buy-dress-now.html">est. Oct 2010</a>.</i></b>
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I came up with the <a href="http://www.leahreena.blogspot.com/2010/10/update-on-cats-you-can-buy-dress-now.html">black cat print</a> when I was a sophomore at Parsons, so it really should have died with all the other terrible work I was doing then. It also isn't very representative of what my style has become. But, it was the first thing I put online that caught the attention of bloggers, which lead to customers and then real clients. Looking back at my "career" (er, the year and a half I've been out of school) I credit all my success with this image. I still sell products printed with it, and so much of my work, cat-related and otherwise, is derived from it. It was the first pattern I ever made! And so, I feel really protective over it, and it was a big blow as many individuals and companies began to copy it. Many were very poor imitations on Etsy, or DIYs on fashion blogs, but a handful, like the examples below, were larger manufacturers.
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<i><b>Top row, <a href="pepaloves.es">Pepaloves</a> Spring 2013; bottom row, <a href="http://www.hm.com">H&M</a> Summer 2013, dress for sale <a href="http://www.hm.com/us/product/16133?article=16133-C">here</a></b></i>
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Some of these make me more upset than others. The H&M cat print is the most different from mine, and is likely more inspired by the trend than my exact work. I'm mostly bothered that I may have contributed to the manufacturing of thousands and thousands of cheap polyester items. It also makes me sad that the BeckSöndergaard and Joyfolie lines below are carried at Anthropologie, a client I really respect and love working with, and who first released a big run of black cat dresses in Summer 2012.
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<b><i>Top row, <a href="http://www.becksondergaard.com/">BeckSöndergaard</a> Fall 2013, tote <a href="http://www.becksondergaard.com/shop/woman/e-woolly-cat-tote">here</a> and scarf <a href="http://www.becksondergaard.com/shop/woman/e-woolly-cat">here</a>; bottom row, <a href="http://www.joyfolie.com/">Joyfolie</a> Spring 2013</i></b>
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I learned a very sad, very expensive lesson from all of this: anyone can steal your work and there isn't really anything you can do. I had a licensing lawyer send a couple cease-and-desists, but they don't do anything. The companies know you're too small to actually sue them, and they'll just put you off until you give up. Public shaming seems to be the best action.
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In the end I try not to think about it. My work is a very small dot in the world, and images, trends, and products cycle at such a fast pace. I'm just going to keep making new work, and at least I can tax deduct all the lawyer's fees.
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<b><i>Update: Here is a brand new one by <a href="http://www.dearcreatures.com/">Dear Creatures</a>, Holiday 2013. The shape is a little different and it's knit, but let's be real.</i></b>
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I went to see the <a href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/jean_paul_gaultier/">Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit</a> at the Brooklyn Museum a couple weeks ago and drew these favorites from photos I took. I get so bored looking at fashion online, but it's exciting to see it in a museum and in a historical context. This show was so well done, and the shapes of his work are so inventive I imagined everything I looked at like it was already a drawing. leahreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298645148800665989noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352924434137074842.post-1480991306707304162013-11-13T11:52:00.000-05:002013-11-13T11:52:45.797-05:00etsy's industrial revolution <img src=http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z434/ar_for_LG/Etsy-oped_zps2e19725c.jpg width=700>
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I did my first thing for the NYT, feelin like a real illustrator. And, very appropriately, it's about Etsy and the history and evolution of handmade goods. You can read the article <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/12/opinion/etsys-industrial-revolution.html">here</a>. Many thanks to ADs Josh Cochran & Matt Dorfman!
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A few sketchbook florals I liked so much I tried out a little ceramic dish in the same style.leahreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298645148800665989noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352924434137074842.post-57382392034116047262013-09-25T10:22:00.002-04:002013-09-25T10:22:32.833-04:00white girls<img src=http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z434/ar_for_LG/ceramicgirls1194_zps88cccfb9.jpg width=700>
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a couple girls I built from white stoneware last time around in ceramics. I'm eventually working toward building a "dollhouse" or at least a whole room, furnished with chairs and rugs and girls and cats hanging out. Off to class now, I just started the fall session at<a href="http://www.choplet.com/"> Choplet</a> last week. leahreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298645148800665989noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352924434137074842.post-23189320424700194192013-09-23T11:34:00.000-04:002013-09-23T11:35:00.993-04:00bedroom<a href=http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z434/ar_for_LG/02320021_zps12e16f18.jpg><img src=http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z434/ar_for_LG/02320021_zps12e16f18.jpg width=700></a>
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I moved to a new apartment over the summer, here are a handful of photos of my bedroom a few months later.leahreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298645148800665989noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352924434137074842.post-25517689304517000382013-09-16T13:12:00.001-04:002013-09-16T18:26:58.336-04:00gina's quilts<a href=http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z434/ar_for_LG/5fea914d-3aa7-4fb6-97e6-dcf02f957dd5_zps7a239a98.jpg><img src=http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z434/ar_for_LG/5fea914d-3aa7-4fb6-97e6-dcf02f957dd5_zps7a239a98.jpg width=680></a>
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My good friend and best Bushwick neighbor, Gina Rockenwagner, has recently released a new series of quilts and pillows. You may remember <a href="http://www.leahreena.blogspot.com/2012/11/gina-leah-quilt.html">this quilt</a> we designed together a while back (almost a year ago! wow), and many of these new products are made with my fabrics too. We photographed them in my purple room last week with the help of Moses the cat model, and you can now buy them in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ginarockenwagner">her shop</a>. leahreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298645148800665989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352924434137074842.post-43904885721824918942013-09-06T20:42:00.000-04:002013-09-06T20:48:39.517-04:00tupper lake<img src=http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z434/ar_for_LG/02330019_zpscfcd464d.jpg width=680>
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We drove 5 hours north last weekend to the Adirondacks for a wedding in Tupper Lake. Lake swimming, wakeboarding, skipping rocks. I hung out on a speedboat with a big yellow dog, it was perfect.leahreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298645148800665989noreply@blogger.com2