Fashion Illustration Sketches

<div align="center">Felt the urge to sketch a bit yesterday. Usually I like to use a really sharp pencil or charcoal but all I had in the car was a ball point pen. I hate drawing with a ball point pen--which is exactly why I decided to use it. Sometimes when you force yourself to use a material you don't like you can get some great results.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-0z_3pZNMK9tzkwtvK_XqhUAhWvQl00ULKoVIWzRlm-JWu8Jh22cUTvT70lT6Xei3H4r1pnmFR-IHMTERhTBthjHhMRtT3eSFdB5oOAvfdUEhN6apK37y3aBIrSV6JlrEFq2wQ0Vv-U/s1600-h/DSC_0842.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431043086738287042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-0z_3pZNMK9tzkwtvK_XqhUAhWvQl00ULKoVIWzRlm-JWu8Jh22cUTvT70lT6Xei3H4r1pnmFR-IHMTERhTBthjHhMRtT3eSFdB5oOAvfdUEhN6apK37y3aBIrSV6JlrEFq2wQ0Vv-U/s400/DSC_0842.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 313px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKENpzUxX1IBUSZGDO2RPZjsHczW34eX1ehF7AgIguQI6ZonfR90DCBWu8LhfGGPYlklteGD6LAP14GXW8K2uYjxYKFdmFcmwO6RhGKahELKnrlD-KBE4JhFnqw9GT0UbS2kAJOypq8yo/s1600-h/DSC_0843.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431043083266324626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKENpzUxX1IBUSZGDO2RPZjsHczW34eX1ehF7AgIguQI6ZonfR90DCBWu8LhfGGPYlklteGD6LAP14GXW8K2uYjxYKFdmFcmwO6RhGKahELKnrlD-KBE4JhFnqw9GT0UbS2kAJOypq8yo/s400/DSC_0843.jpg" style="WIDTH: 223px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6uSDPBKXELR360lJcYC1M6mgLR_nyT1tvkTFbjOVXVOl3sGTQO-1t1GixdIBIubc8TPAXrYcw4q_51PCHKTJ9gHcTzjHqojlD-OuU1E9GKiDXogk52pEz3H5qBGdNwsa3BNOce7scI8/s1600-h/DSC_0841.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431043161190104626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6uSDPBKXELR360lJcYC1M6mgLR_nyT1tvkTFbjOVXVOl3sGTQO-1t1GixdIBIubc8TPAXrYcw4q_51PCHKTJ9gHcTzjHqojlD-OuU1E9GKiDXogk52pEz3H5qBGdNwsa3BNOce7scI8/s400/DSC_0841.jpg" style="WIDTH: 274px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I didn't mean for the portrait to look like Cameron Diaz but she sure does.<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP50UvaRuwvJlddYmVipF8sku9IyOLUgZDq3F52BmQGB0pgk5svGWGIRZXjIplzC4x5F-SvGnuYoIrcOplLpcC5NqfypYg9vpxjjeCT3d6GlKq-bFoW8WxFVaE6_gw4NcGmqqHKzIMwHo/s1600-h/DSC_0844.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431043078667892002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP50UvaRuwvJlddYmVipF8sku9IyOLUgZDq3F52BmQGB0pgk5svGWGIRZXjIplzC4x5F-SvGnuYoIrcOplLpcC5NqfypYg9vpxjjeCT3d6GlKq-bFoW8WxFVaE6_gw4NcGmqqHKzIMwHo/s400/DSC_0844.jpg" style="WIDTH: 294px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">This one I was basically just warming up and drew right from a book I have so it is not original.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2Op6DGkBWCns-hD4JEeSBkKkUDRlV6X-SP6Aro9h40BNRsJiSUzvAw7HdFzKBxIDfOWNOh216m6DzCcVb8TgaRZkhjgZS-xRQs03-ttfIL0ZTotjwTB6CcZXHNf2y2Z05FCrVtcka5c/s1600-h/DSC_0846.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431043070601901026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2Op6DGkBWCns-hD4JEeSBkKkUDRlV6X-SP6Aro9h40BNRsJiSUzvAw7HdFzKBxIDfOWNOh216m6DzCcVb8TgaRZkhjgZS-xRQs03-ttfIL0ZTotjwTB6CcZXHNf2y2Z05FCrVtcka5c/s400/DSC_0846.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 272px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">Practicing feet and hands...<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQjrS8brhxj3SWOg3ixrwxxERbTlV8mwjBmhPgATBAsDnFMZzcnALvE5ps8BVZRCHi_PTfuZgn0gQgnoJUzcOQB0sUxdm9gMq_946zlsUWZI_nX61SHUD86vUEyDbjs3g_Ell-0kyu08/s1600-h/DSC_0847.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431043064461080322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQjrS8brhxj3SWOg3ixrwxxERbTlV8mwjBmhPgATBAsDnFMZzcnALvE5ps8BVZRCHi_PTfuZgn0gQgnoJUzcOQB0sUxdm9gMq_946zlsUWZI_nX61SHUD86vUEyDbjs3g_Ell-0kyu08/s400/DSC_0847.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 234px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p>

Fashion Illustration Sketches

Felt the urge to sketch a bit yesterday. Usually I like to use a really sharp pencil or charcoal but all I had in the car was a ball point ...

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Drawing On A Bag

<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfWsb9rJoQbVxfz7qLeFHKFdLcSisrPn4qSZc-IvJQflYgxKOP_Tw3gLPGXhkCSArcFRV0JWvLBqMq0zL1AN8v2-op-oWxQRDcr0-uXRKDpYE1ophjDSXxG-4qbDITf4Zb2PHjS9SvFM/s1600-h/DSC_0812.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430739507864379410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfWsb9rJoQbVxfz7qLeFHKFdLcSisrPn4qSZc-IvJQflYgxKOP_Tw3gLPGXhkCSArcFRV0JWvLBqMq0zL1AN8v2-op-oWxQRDcr0-uXRKDpYE1ophjDSXxG-4qbDITf4Zb2PHjS9SvFM/s400/DSC_0812.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">I was on etsy today (big surprise there) and came across someone who buys vintage bags and then stamps an image on them. My first thought was, "I can do that!" only instead draw on them. I pulled all of my purses out of my closet and decided to use my brown Sarah Jessica Parker bag from Steve & Barry's.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yy_XQKXLjVVQ2SPnrsCAu1AT9uPb9fvBo3v5CssKlM12jJIsFFExS290qjR91g_41poYjtXNAYYQazDrvOea6NnA0Amlwpv0F4C8fLu4XciF3opO_XMD7Uc4FWvpbwU4j7HJU_pbztE/s1600-h/DSC_0816.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430739401203325186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yy_XQKXLjVVQ2SPnrsCAu1AT9uPb9fvBo3v5CssKlM12jJIsFFExS290qjR91g_41poYjtXNAYYQazDrvOea6NnA0Amlwpv0F4C8fLu4XciF3opO_XMD7Uc4FWvpbwU4j7HJU_pbztE/s400/DSC_0816.jpg" style="WIDTH: 282px; HEIGHT: 164px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dFWwc8qBYFRwl3yuuE_exmkQBu-zUrcVRcWVHQ5ugHXRALNyBIDBAzFVluMnb0QlK5STc79mXGAg_LGUDKulC99OwgCmbiRpyqYX4KkJJEcH0v5QxYPJ6H9oPvMvuo-COXyHLv6xx_Y/s1600-h/DSC_0813.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430739505622784050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dFWwc8qBYFRwl3yuuE_exmkQBu-zUrcVRcWVHQ5ugHXRALNyBIDBAzFVluMnb0QlK5STc79mXGAg_LGUDKulC99OwgCmbiRpyqYX4KkJJEcH0v5QxYPJ6H9oPvMvuo-COXyHLv6xx_Y/s400/DSC_0813.jpg" style="WIDTH: 319px; HEIGHT: 277px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I decided to draw a vintage camera (another big surprise there huh?) and drew it on paper first to make sure it wasn't going to look totally stupid.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTp3iO1aBAH05MHSqB5Ab_lSQqrFLczQNbXoliHOMCXdqWazij3euj2NKp5ObuXG4XANUjTn8as8YE7nee2ZFOFLjMgqQC6fhyphenhyphenDd6-IykB6GLYX99HzgCiyNGtxTEo7LhFLJZBHK_R1wc/s1600-h/DSC_0818.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430739390045303986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTp3iO1aBAH05MHSqB5Ab_lSQqrFLczQNbXoliHOMCXdqWazij3euj2NKp5ObuXG4XANUjTn8as8YE7nee2ZFOFLjMgqQC6fhyphenhyphenDd6-IykB6GLYX99HzgCiyNGtxTEo7LhFLJZBHK_R1wc/s400/DSC_0818.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">At first it was pretty nerve racking to be drawing in permanent marker on one of my favorite bags! I got over it fast though and it turned out exactly how I wanted. Whew.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9yyjx6Fkk4KYbcQeGlYXDdDpg_ONG-729axiqv6vOeoHeeeyWP32KCf21bE5aZS4Cnduolv0LVGIMFB9_vj3ee3I7zDdlcZn4BuiLJqhu38pSlPH5OZ5PGD5Hp53rJ2gpGtvmJZqQgc/s1600-h/DSC_0820.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430739385452556978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9yyjx6Fkk4KYbcQeGlYXDdDpg_ONG-729axiqv6vOeoHeeeyWP32KCf21bE5aZS4Cnduolv0LVGIMFB9_vj3ee3I7zDdlcZn4BuiLJqhu38pSlPH5OZ5PGD5Hp53rJ2gpGtvmJZqQgc/s400/DSC_0820.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWoQa_83fy6m_EIbeJW6jxzPyh8lpBibkzoBeYVVRMDLa86pmtlp_n0acvwKem3YytNSHepPuBpR38iNvKbX1JkfAE2cOdB6tWVN1a-ep03fRSj4xFea7wBpOACktJQ9X0ksz0-fXw-Y/s1600-h/DSC_0833.jpg"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDI6tFz9n0KBO9lrTVrX_J5LD2isvL5PM0vjzGTa5wr7v-bfKUK4wBS2-kClopnUZhFLfG2FrYChoYxKMkQsXtsZseP1EyM9hViaNs-XMzt5njKl8oW-BPdhLS0DNy2FSk2jQ9jubDvI/s1600-h/DSC_0835.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430739370790416114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDI6tFz9n0KBO9lrTVrX_J5LD2isvL5PM0vjzGTa5wr7v-bfKUK4wBS2-kClopnUZhFLfG2FrYChoYxKMkQsXtsZseP1EyM9hViaNs-XMzt5njKl8oW-BPdhLS0DNy2FSk2jQ9jubDvI/s400/DSC_0835.jpg" style="WIDTH: 260px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />I am thinking about offering custom "bag/purse tattoos" in my etsy shop. Let me know if you are interested. I could do just about any design/ illustration. I am thinking of keeping the price low--$10 for something simple plus $5 for return shipping (you pay the shipping to send it to me).</div>

Drawing On A Bag

I was on etsy today (big surprise there) and came across someone who buys vintage bags and then stamps an image on them. My first thought wa...

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Metallics Exhibit Opening

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4r-5yx7q_Jvm0D3h7Ris4cSYsJHJ_ZNg79aj3FqUGWXPqo93ixZFcgitVhpcMWRRz7W-aqBJeKHcV4FMb4iPvBimcuA94GxObr3eZqFfvvh-f_uvYpfnvFdne1S7oNMCw5DeovLAYcc/s1600-h/DSC_0781.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430418065497410306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4r-5yx7q_Jvm0D3h7Ris4cSYsJHJ_ZNg79aj3FqUGWXPqo93ixZFcgitVhpcMWRRz7W-aqBJeKHcV4FMb4iPvBimcuA94GxObr3eZqFfvvh-f_uvYpfnvFdne1S7oNMCw5DeovLAYcc/s400/DSC_0781.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> What an incredible night! We had a great turn out and I met so many people and enjoyed talking to everyone. I felt so alive talking about art and photography all night!</div><div align="center"> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxRcUAIqMdG6EmHQK37BmCHJyYa99vjBebcjG5-xIbh29cLh6VVVlhAUQ-iynkX4EkABewYEgXsyU9aE_8e3NbqMfl2NPDxyntuEnqAiEGVXW_tq90zdDNDobL5GJb7hChyRhJjGoLIk/s1600-h/DSC_0780.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430418061301210274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxRcUAIqMdG6EmHQK37BmCHJyYa99vjBebcjG5-xIbh29cLh6VVVlhAUQ-iynkX4EkABewYEgXsyU9aE_8e3NbqMfl2NPDxyntuEnqAiEGVXW_tq90zdDNDobL5GJb7hChyRhJjGoLIk/s400/DSC_0780.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 262px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><p align="center"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430417914985624354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXTgBe-s5bUcUwSzkSmokBlOLfTtKmF7uRr6cV-OoVz8wg_Pm5dsc3qGTlh7oC0je5fadNieRDUTbgso68sKu8Lm2n8BWDo9PnIuvoPVBkTptL5tKF6_DR0rUkGBTnTHs9RJWC00DS2Q/s320/20168_1302553694987_1564811537_731105_8364138_n.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430417912537369842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-zKFo8X9nGg0r6kT2dlS4WnSXnuDfVRvgMMXw1j6gsaeciu5eeCUgqQXcxB06gV46GB0kQ2qbkuX9VG1WYiVyKIVhTx3UbiM-l2YT_fl28L9P98lSeVM13ZWRMPoRqQf2-lSHB7xR9HQ/s320/20168_1302551734938_1564811537_731100_7030638_n.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" /></p><div><br />Talking to another photographer, PD Rearick.</div><div> </div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGmwL4C6vWM3k2S8oIKLImSmb2MDCs6wM3kDH94N7_HkcGArRAXQyNlBZaMLqHou1Ng2HS5LiwojpzJwYmIVtvG58EAiuLq7gft6Ys6-f1aannoyKEQkYmkfpm3oH4WRujSFjslehqN0/s1600-h/20168_1302553534983_1564811537_731102_750181_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430417905077898562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGmwL4C6vWM3k2S8oIKLImSmb2MDCs6wM3kDH94N7_HkcGArRAXQyNlBZaMLqHou1Ng2HS5LiwojpzJwYmIVtvG58EAiuLq7gft6Ys6-f1aannoyKEQkYmkfpm3oH4WRujSFjslehqN0/s320/20168_1302553534983_1564811537_731102_750181_n.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 242px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8sHO4jARVe5OlBXEv9_bh3UdQeBmqiCjGTEEnuLB5lsqG-j5h3FJ6Lk2wV24XwaS7PfqOeGhe8CRmsbKUerFSzXeH5wVTCwK01hI8nkJ6GLKsHjH2htbqwdNQWNeepGSPFFLKb-Qaug/s1600-h/DSC_0806.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430417405335652658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8sHO4jARVe5OlBXEv9_bh3UdQeBmqiCjGTEEnuLB5lsqG-j5h3FJ6Lk2wV24XwaS7PfqOeGhe8CRmsbKUerFSzXeH5wVTCwK01hI8nkJ6GLKsHjH2htbqwdNQWNeepGSPFFLKb-Qaug/s320/DSC_0806.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Me and my mom-without which this show would not have been possible. She's amazing.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYdP6o-dFtxsxMpeSLQxhyphenhyphenRkrwUmGpqdNtn5os4oniR5c35pxvQdR0iwN1OCn2ynMtwlcRZw0FbNep6g0lqToMnc579PMwjoVyg_6-MXknjPqCSTpd5fa5iaULcO3Bz-PgtNMUVF2-yk/s1600-h/DSC_0807.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430417398420640706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYdP6o-dFtxsxMpeSLQxhyphenhyphenRkrwUmGpqdNtn5os4oniR5c35pxvQdR0iwN1OCn2ynMtwlcRZw0FbNep6g0lqToMnc579PMwjoVyg_6-MXknjPqCSTpd5fa5iaULcO3Bz-PgtNMUVF2-yk/s320/DSC_0807.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYD_t1mJkWwbARJxILk9EOgjutrRBea7LnFLctEKwgCUXw-ZGUJdGvSX7s-rgW-OuKYynJhiSsi3_YvQXFK7kZ_2YIwm5hEyu5WE7haTTRG653GTNWKdF0RafuNkwWOXRrLnH3HPBSNNE/s1600-h/DSC_0808.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430417395794639906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYD_t1mJkWwbARJxILk9EOgjutrRBea7LnFLctEKwgCUXw-ZGUJdGvSX7s-rgW-OuKYynJhiSsi3_YvQXFK7kZ_2YIwm5hEyu5WE7haTTRG653GTNWKdF0RafuNkwWOXRrLnH3HPBSNNE/s320/DSC_0808.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> With Rose and Mario, who have been awesome subjects (see behind her).<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_-P0m7uNJ4qNPypVWA1ulDwsME109vGu3Vm1CoQp_vJb-fkaPazj2nRXbXZeZYpjOcX1cMtNfbMCO2akisgff_3RG9zUzAnC4B_xsstbEzPfxSKsD1zLQNgExABd7RLezPskvNUW8fE/s1600-h/DSC_0804.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430417392877027778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_-P0m7uNJ4qNPypVWA1ulDwsME109vGu3Vm1CoQp_vJb-fkaPazj2nRXbXZeZYpjOcX1cMtNfbMCO2akisgff_3RG9zUzAnC4B_xsstbEzPfxSKsD1zLQNgExABd7RLezPskvNUW8fE/s320/DSC_0804.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Fashionista and art lover, Alvita Frankie.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOciN15-FSPDCL9hvN4TMBa4-ZAGN2lmWeSIMFFmlvAJfLehz_Fr7LqK1Ry8NYx3VGCitXcBTKJW-Bec4Xc73mjONxyTUg_WIPqTIgSJ7GYXpttyMPZboWjgzvu6xUW3MhUmDqKHKcKw/s1600-h/DSC_0803.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430417156022695634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOciN15-FSPDCL9hvN4TMBa4-ZAGN2lmWeSIMFFmlvAJfLehz_Fr7LqK1Ry8NYx3VGCitXcBTKJW-Bec4Xc73mjONxyTUg_WIPqTIgSJ7GYXpttyMPZboWjgzvu6xUW3MhUmDqKHKcKw/s320/DSC_0803.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Tom refilling the punch bowl and taking care of everything all night!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXV7qlEUuhHmGHuzLRXXiI8k9pJ8ef0FWkrEbePJP7w4FnCYV3gU8GdLGZnjThpkFY6-JoeqF-_ifJLDrFsY-tzA_K2GJnadnwWRC_-mQouXvjko8DOW-tVENLn0q6AoOg8W9LkV9S8ck/s1600-h/DSC_0800.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430417147609277106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXV7qlEUuhHmGHuzLRXXiI8k9pJ8ef0FWkrEbePJP7w4FnCYV3gU8GdLGZnjThpkFY6-JoeqF-_ifJLDrFsY-tzA_K2GJnadnwWRC_-mQouXvjko8DOW-tVENLn0q6AoOg8W9LkV9S8ck/s320/DSC_0800.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> My awesome Clawson friends who brought me flowers too! You guys rock!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYB1iAf12iZy73-dkvi9rVfSnfa2W3GJSGo_fL3tGUImSTBIz4Ls0_W2AcYgr2R0p2yXnAJiSJZyngESGTVePPQkDmvi1DOIHfns_n7zQ06jflFEDAFFaaaWDlZWhBKZP9iwbyI5boho/s1600-h/DSC_0799.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430417143917871394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYB1iAf12iZy73-dkvi9rVfSnfa2W3GJSGo_fL3tGUImSTBIz4Ls0_W2AcYgr2R0p2yXnAJiSJZyngESGTVePPQkDmvi1DOIHfns_n7zQ06jflFEDAFFaaaWDlZWhBKZP9iwbyI5boho/s320/DSC_0799.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwMCXeSer1qYspUnUqWpKbI2lDsJgxsWt1KAWRIkixeZZ_YmaE6sV_cNDMVIjH5oHyJIFtZn485QD-xx9jY1e35KJQyuDOjfwc6qq2Avr6RQBW5Fsva8Osfre17WbbbreBIeRCqA3hkE/s1600-h/DSC_0797.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430417136344147650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwMCXeSer1qYspUnUqWpKbI2lDsJgxsWt1KAWRIkixeZZ_YmaE6sV_cNDMVIjH5oHyJIFtZn485QD-xx9jY1e35KJQyuDOjfwc6qq2Avr6RQBW5Fsva8Osfre17WbbbreBIeRCqA3hkE/s320/DSC_0797.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />My parents with Larry Hutchinson, talented bass player for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0c_Wic2g6RZJaPX2ZnttUBidLF4j2LVXLruY0tFWOstGGQrz9pvz6D9PcLXgehgfCKbH5MTpYz1-r8W3XgLpAy9Plic0G3rorONhmgSRMuF-Do3qkltaIxXG202aYbl_kIbHB2VP3og/s1600-h/DSC_0805.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430416566911399938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0c_Wic2g6RZJaPX2ZnttUBidLF4j2LVXLruY0tFWOstGGQrz9pvz6D9PcLXgehgfCKbH5MTpYz1-r8W3XgLpAy9Plic0G3rorONhmgSRMuF-Do3qkltaIxXG202aYbl_kIbHB2VP3og/s320/DSC_0805.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv51ByoMtudFtL_k0d0xZZTclP_UX4bDSGd1ZjqXInRzk8kvSizLqpk1qliGuSQhu6I0nMxAowWIb0gjXgMFymntpR-jxK5T2XBWxgR7QHlbt9y4LVm2-tHXB9M2gLESwvF4fO63lLOm0/s1600-h/DSC_0792.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430416550286059794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv51ByoMtudFtL_k0d0xZZTclP_UX4bDSGd1ZjqXInRzk8kvSizLqpk1qliGuSQhu6I0nMxAowWIb0gjXgMFymntpR-jxK5T2XBWxgR7QHlbt9y4LVm2-tHXB9M2gLESwvF4fO63lLOm0/s320/DSC_0792.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gxzj7XgC8Phu4xynUAMg1-PvDzX92xoBl-pxQcEplwir_aFqN0R0dQAdDV4bG42bhUzRHTQixZdfkZBc-6kPTM9_i6ShRO1qOKJG2TzTXm75Qv-RAL-ZnVBmiLXYiP44Ss12hR_q3iU/s1600-h/DSC_0785.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430416543326955394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gxzj7XgC8Phu4xynUAMg1-PvDzX92xoBl-pxQcEplwir_aFqN0R0dQAdDV4bG42bhUzRHTQixZdfkZBc-6kPTM9_i6ShRO1qOKJG2TzTXm75Qv-RAL-ZnVBmiLXYiP44Ss12hR_q3iU/s320/DSC_0785.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <div>For more information regarding the show, which is up until February 26th, please call the Costic Center at 248-473-1800.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>

Metallics Exhibit Opening

What an incredible night! We had a great turn out and I met so many people and enjoyed talking to everyone. I felt so alive talking about...

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