Thursday, May 31, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
PLB Wine and Cheese
Yes, that's Maxine the Mannequin working it for PLB t-shirts!PLB Design was founded by Montreal graphic designer (and my boyfriend) Pier-Luk Bouthillier. Pier-Luk combines his passion for design with a concern for the environment, creating what I consider designs that are both retro-licious and eco-chic...
Tomorrow evening, a wine and cheese party will be held for a series of environmentally themed t-shirts he's created. The event will be held at Crazy Lily, 6300 Saint Hubert (as in Plaza Saint Hubert...), from 6 to 9pm.
Crazy Lily's entire inventory will be tax free for the event. See you there!
images designed by Pier-Luk Bouthillier
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Monday, May 28, 2007
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Friday, May 25, 2007
Diana Ross and The Supremes: Love Child
By the late 1960's, with five singles failing to make it into the Top 20, Diana Ross and The Supremes were in a rut. In the era of peace and love, pop culture was being influenced by underground culture, making the type of polished pop songs that The Supremes were known for passé.Motown's signature act had to change.
Motown head honcho Berry Gordy held an emergency meeting at a hotel in Detroit with a team of writers and producers at the label. The group, dubbed The Clan, set to work on a new hit single for The Supremes.
The result was Love Child.
Love Child broke out of Motown's love song mould. The song was about a woman who was asking her boyfriend not to pressure her into sleeping with him. The woman, herself a love child, was afraid of conceiving out of wedlock. The song would talk about the hardships of being illegitimite: not having a father at home, wearing rags to school and growing up in an "old, cold, run-down tenement slum."
For Love Child, The Supremes' image changed also: the album cover photo was taken in an alley, and during an Ed Sullivan performance, they went as far as ditching their glamour queen gowns for street "rags".
image: wikipedia.org
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Retro Recipe: Coppertone Cocktail
Ingredients:• 1/2 oz dark rum
• 1 oz Malibu rum
• 3 oz pineapple juice
• float melon liqueur
Mixing instructions:
Combine dark rum, Malibu rum, pineapple juice & ice in mixing tin. Shake. Strain over ice and float melon liqueur. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
This cocktail combines my love for coconut with my obsession of suntan lotion. Enjoy!
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Jenn Ski
Jennifer Skoropowski had been working as a freelance graphic designer. Frustrated by the fact that the kind of design work she enjoyed (the really creative and cutting-edge stuff) was hard to come by, she decided to stop freelancing, and began focusing on her art.In early 2007 she launched Jenn Ski (a pseudonym based on her high school nickname). She is currently making wall art: paintings (acrylic and paper on hardboard) and poster prints. Jenn plans to expand her art to include pottery, pillows, stationary, etc.
The mix of organic pod shapes with a retro touch totally appeals to me!
Visit her website at jennski.com
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Friday, May 18, 2007
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Better Homes & Gardens Dollhouse, 1972
"Delight the doll in your house by giving her a custom-made dollhouse..."
artwork designed by author, based on images from flickr.com
artwork designed by author, based on images from flickr.com
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Monday, May 14, 2007
Sunday, May 13, 2007
My 15 Minutes of Fame Continues...
Click on the above image for a larger view.This article appeared in the Saturday May 12th edition of the Montreal Gazette. I am particularily proud of being called "one of the biggest keepers of the Expo flame in Montreal today"...
Needless to say, I'm still enjoying my 15 Minutes of Expo Fame...
Needless to say, I'm still enjoying my 15 Minutes of Expo Fame...
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Friday, May 11, 2007
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Monday, May 7, 2007
Sunday, May 6, 2007
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Hostesses-a-gogo!
These fab photos of Expo 67 hostesses are from the Montreal Gazette:
A lovely general Expo 67 hostess.
A British pavilion hostess (love her purse!) with a general hostess.
The British girls' uniforms featured the shortest skirts at Expo 67.
Two more British hostesses posing in front of their pavilion.
A hostess from the U.S. pavilion. Their outfits were designed by Bill Blass.
Austrian hostesses arriving in Montreal for Expo 67.
Happy hostesses from the Canadian Pacific Cominco pavilion.
Expo's commissioner general Pierre Dupuy was all smiles with these pretty hostesses.
General Expo 67 hostesses at Montreal City Hall, with Mayor Jean Drapeau.
images: www.canada.com/montrealgazette
A lovely general Expo 67 hostess.
A British pavilion hostess (love her purse!) with a general hostess.
The British girls' uniforms featured the shortest skirts at Expo 67.
Two more British hostesses posing in front of their pavilion.
A hostess from the U.S. pavilion. Their outfits were designed by Bill Blass.
Austrian hostesses arriving in Montreal for Expo 67.
Happy hostesses from the Canadian Pacific Cominco pavilion.
Expo's commissioner general Pierre Dupuy was all smiles with these pretty hostesses.
General Expo 67 hostesses at Montreal City Hall, with Mayor Jean Drapeau.images: www.canada.com/montrealgazette
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