Month: February 2022

This glove caught my attention during a visit to a thrift store. With the glove’s bright color and child like drawing I was instantly intrigued. The signature written on the fabric read Ullas. I found out the creator behind this brilliant piece of work was Swedish textile designer Ulla Scheuer. This was the starting point… Continue reading Drawings on Textile – The Designer behind the Signature Ullas

The drawings of Swedish Textile Designer Ann-Marie Netterdag (1942-1942) paint a world in playful and joyous settings. Described as colorful and expressive herself, Netterdag was among the last students to get admitted into the textile program of Konstfack, the prestigious art school in Stockholm, the year Netterdag applied. Dressed in a colorful Marimekko dress, big… Continue reading The Colorful World of Textile Designer Ann-Marie Netterdag

Orange and Citrus Orchards and the Mesmerizing Flowers on my Terrace There is something so magical about a lemon grove. A pleasantly luscious lemon orchard. The alluring scent of lemon trees in bloom, and then, later in the season, trees filled with sunny and bright lemons. This goes for orange trees or any form of… Continue reading My Luscious Lemon Tree

I see everyday as a magnificent day to express Love. With that being communicated I am always up for treating myself to extra beautiful care, also as a salute to this special day. You know the expression to be your own very best boyfriend or girlfriend. I celebrate with expressing love for myself, with gestures… Continue reading Valentines – Celebrating My Love

913 North Bedford Drive in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. This was the address of actress Marlene Dietrich in the early 1930s. I have liked actress Marlene Dietrich as long as I can remember and truly enjoy the design of the 1930s. Dietrich rented this breathtakingly beautiful house from her friend Countess Dorothy di Frasso. The… Continue reading The Art of Beauty – the 1930s way