Sunday, February 7, 2010

Smoke and Sassafrass
































SMOKE and SASSAFRASS







I came across a beautiful place the other night.
I was blown away.
I felt so happy, and I want
to share with you.
We have this great lady to thank:

Tiana Barnard.


I asked her a few questions the other day:


Trisha: "...do you scan them, or find them. the images i am So in love . i was on your site for Hours last night. can i write about it on our bows and arrows blog?

what is your inspiration?
how long have you had it?
when do you spend time finding images?
do you have a job? "

Tiana: "Sure!

Well, let's see here...

I constantly lurk flickr/fffound/weheartit and others I find from random blogs. I also look for random old books in thrift stores and bookshops and scan images also. I just found an amazing book: "The Goodfellow Catalog of Wonderful things: Traditional and Contemporary Crafts" from the 70's with amazing images of artists and their handmade goods. I haven't scanned any of the images from the book yet, but I plan to.

I usually spend time in the morning (if i have it), and often at night before I go to bed. If I find a photo from another's blog I always put a click-through link...or a link underneath the picture with the source if it's known.
And I do work at a brewery in midtown and do yoga in the evenings.

I actually have collected images for a while but never really had a good platform to display them until I started a tumblr last November.

The things that inspire me are people living conscious lives, beautiful things in nature (mountains, desert, ocean), ornate interiors and architecture, handmade goods, ostentations and decorative clothing, Native American culture, Indian / Yogic culture (Ashtanga), Baba Ram Das, vibrant color, earth tones, psychedelic patterns, the cosmos and all the galaxies and worlds that have yet to be discovered, Buddhism, meditation, visions, general spirituality and the connections human's have and maintain with the earth and the divine...
Images that I connect to any of those things are the ones that I find myself most drawn to.

-Tiana!"


Thank you TIANA!!!! your collection of images makes all my days more beautiful.
love,
Trisha Jeanne.





Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Catch Up


















I made a few new spring tops.
I'm into the : I-can-wear-it-as-a-dress,-but-I-should-
probably-wear-it-as-a-shirt-shapes.
Really easy to wear with tights, leggings, bandage skirts,
leather shorts, denim shorts, tightassskinny jeans,
over bikinis
in mexico...
basically no reason you should not be wearing one right now,
I have even slept in these damn things.
I put some of my recent home drawings on a few.
As for right now, you can get them ONLY in our etsy store,
or walk into Bows when I'm working and ask to try one on.
I love these shapes so much that for Four days straight I wore one of the white tanks.
That is saying a lot for someone who wears 96% of her wardrobe once.



In other news: I bought a car.

it was a tough decision.
I wanted Room to bring home a piece of furniture from
the flea market or transport Large Canvases.
I wanted leather.
The smart Trisha said gas mileage and affordable maintenance meant
no Audi quattro, go with a Honda CRV,
but the it-looks-good-so-I-want-it-Trisha said
yes please to the sexy lil wagon.
Its fun to drive, but I worry about people
doing human pyramids on the hood while I sleep.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Cute Shoppers: Best Friends



Why are best friends so cute?
I just love seeing two girlfriends shopping together, joking and having fun trying stuff on. It reminds me of vintage shopping with my best friends all my life.


Monday, February 1, 2010

New! Miss Chief of California: Flutter tank dresses

IN STORE ONLY
$24-$33
handmade from vintage fabric!!
cute and versatile
ONE OF A KIND
made exclusively for Bows & Arrows
1712 L Street, midtown sacramento
11-7 everyday








Aren't these effing cute!!
I have been cranking them out like a madwoman.
Love it. Love the vintage 90's fabric but cut into this style. I think for the remainder of winter with tights and a cardigan and spring and summer freestyle with sandals.
Yeah!!

New! Miss Chief of California: tunic tees

IN STORE ONLY
$15
handmade from vintage jersey cotton
cute and versatile
ONE OF A KIND
Lots of different designs available!!!
made exclusively for Bows & Arrows
1712 L Street, midtown sacramento
11-7 everyday



Wednesday, January 20, 2010

I hung some art

In my bedroom. Finally.

This is part of my "forced collaborations" where I paint my portraits over the top of vintage landscapes.

I Love 70's beaded velvet paintings. This peacock is from my recent trip to Missoula, Montana. The one on the right is mine, and the small portrait in the gold frame is from my grandmother's house.



These are mostly found pieces. The top left is a collaboration by me and Tim Tinker from our "Tim -vs- Olivia" show in 2003.


This birdy is a Hilary Pecis piece from 2003.



One of my reclining figures at the end of my closet.

On the left is a portrait my mother, Ruth Coelho, did of my aunt Mary. On the right is a charcoal portrait I did over a Tim Tinker background. That's Arwen our wild cat nestled in the chair.






I can't even count the amount of photos I have of Boonaynay. She so damn fine.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Second Saturday 1.9.10 & some random shit

Second Saturday was fun!
Trisha had her show at Body Tribe which was awesome and we had Afternoon Brother & Babs Johnson Gang play at the store.
Afternoon Brother

Found this vest for Rafter while thrifting in Placerville and he won't take it off.






I think Jenn appears in nearly every post. So damn cute.


Babs Johnson Gang. Love a drummer/singer



Trisha's pink wall. Want one!

It was a fun night with buddies and art and music. Who could ask for more?

Something disturbing is happening in the moped shop.


Penning made me dinner.

Ok, I have seen this graffiti in The Round Corner women's bathroom for YEARS. The stick figure guys is just so freaking happy! It makes me laugh every time I go in there.

Just me & my pom

Fab!

Russel got a stripper for his birthday. Wow.