…..are actually trained to get jobs, amazingly great jobs in their chosen fields after graduation.  Case in point is the current exhibition in the NAN RAE GALLERY showcasing the work of alumni of the Graphic Design Program.   This display case shows off the...

… now I can say I have and it’s truly awesome! When I walked in the door I thought I was in the wrong house, a Four Season’s hotel  or the florist had sent the amazing creation to me by mistake.  As I stood in the doorway, mouth ajar, Nikka informed me that...

…..than Valerie Foster Hoffman!  Think Auntie Mame, Perle Mesta, Martha Stewart and throw in a dash of Cleveland Amory and you’re just beginning to get the picture. Here she is in the library of the beautiful home she shares with husband Eugene, assorted dogs,...

…..NEVER!!! It all started with Laurie Burton’s B’day that we celebrated during class  last Saturday. Nikka, my super duper assistant, had instructions to bring the cake up to the studio at 12:45 (lunch time).  We pulled off the surprise and all sang Happy...

….the only question is….. ‘What’s keeping you’???  For 62 years, Pink’s has been known as the ‘Hot Dog to the Stars’ and it’s impossible to go there and not stand in line for what seems like an eternity….especially when the line snakes around, back and forth as...

……was the perfect place to celebrate my assistant Nikka’s birthday.  She’s positively the best, best I ever had…...so smart and always one step ahead of me so her new promotion to ‘Office Manager’ is well deserved!!! Nikka with little ‘sis’ Emma   Vicki and...

……..can you believe it? Summer’s almost over!!!  So, my thoughts turned to SPRING ….how much I love it as it heralds in SUMMER and then of course….. I thought of WISTERIA and how delightful it is to paint! I’ve painted Wisteria triptych’s twice before and had so...

  …..was the architect of the East West bank and an early patron and dear friend. Among his many stellar credits, he also designed the lovely courtyard at Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, CA. These beautiful antique chairs belonged to him and as they were all...

…..was founded in 2004 by Dr. Richard King, Dr. Joan Marques and Dr. Satinder Dhiman with the mission of ‘transforming the workplace by adding more humanity to the bottom line.’ Although I am not a member, my dear friend Carol Soucek King was going to be a speaker so...

…..in Glendale is ALWAYS swamped.  Hoards of people descend on the place from dawn to dusk and I think I’ve now set a record for most times there in one week.  Three and counting. Lisa Bowman, then Nikka, and finally Mom who said that she had such a taste...