Photo Credit: Cate Wood.

A.V.W. 10/25/72-1/06/10. Thanks to everyone who has made a recent purchase from my shop. 5% of your purchase was donated today to the American Cancer Society in memory of my friend Alice. Thank-you.

Above & Below: ERMIE Ave. 51 Print in Cotton Lawn.

Wrap/ Sweater: Primoeza.
Cozy & wearing non-stop.





Necklaces- Silver: Antique Navajo (another beautiful gift that I'm wearing non-stop).
Mulit-color & Brass by Kathryn Bentley/ Dream Collective.





Above & Below: ERMIE Bead Print.



Textile Designs © Jennifer Parry Dodge 2010-11.

New ERMIE Blouse style for SP 2011. Based on a traditional Huipil style.

I plan to offer this in the Avenue 51 Print, The Bead Print and the Uroko Gata Print in silks or cotton lawn.
There will probably be a dress version too, lined & with pockets (of course)!
Is there anything you would like to see for Spring or Summer?
Sundresses? Big silk and cotton scarves?
Home goods- pillows? Tea towels?

I plan on making the best selling ERMIE Short Skirt in different fabrics for Spring as well...

1930's Navajo Silver and Turquoise Thunderbird Ring - a gift from Madeleine for Christmas. I love it so. Not just because it's perfect and Madeleine gave it to me, but because it also comes from the personal collection of a family friend who collects silver and textiles who I hope to do a proper post about some day soon.

Found these additional landscape snapshots from our Christmas train trip.
I'm not sure if they are my snapshots or Tomory's! I thought they went well with the ring.

Also for your enjoyment:
Ready For The House.
I spend a good couple of hours last night going through this great blog by Los Angeles artist Ricky Swallow (whom I mentioned briefly a while back in 2010). So many beautiful things there. Found via Ashley Helvey/Hunter Gathererer (of course!).

Five Ways of Disappearing*

Hills as seen from my home yesterday & today.
My little cold is still hanging on.
* All about Kendra Smith, Opal, and Dream Syndicate right now, and a little My Drug Hell for good measure.

Happy 2011!

Part of the Nativity from David & Madeleine's (my in-laws).

T. on the Southwest Chief.



Above, below- New Mexico.





Breakfast at Watercourse in Denver.

Below: Raton, NM.







Above: Boulder, CO. Pictured-Tomory, Alex, John (brothers -in- law) and Cecile (John's girlfriend). Satoko (Alex's girlfriend) was walking next to me as I snapped this.



Raton, waiting for our train back to L.A.

Tomory, Colonel Dodge and I.




Our Christmas "Tree."

A bit belated, but I've had a cold for the past few days (sorry if I owe you and email- I'll get back to you very soon- promise)!

2010 was such a surprising year- curious to see what 2011 holds. Above are a few favorite photos from the end of 2010! A few I already posted on Tumblr, but I like them so much I'm posting them again.

My resolutions for 2011:
Have fun!
Worry Less.
Eat better, exercise more, lose 10 lbs (boring but true- I guess I did indulge too much in this and this ;)
Read more books, spend less time online, spend more time working on the yard and house.
Keep an open mind.

Wishing you all a Happy and Healthy 2011!

News!

Camille De Soto, my friend & the proprietress of Lady, took this image of the ERMIE Silk Mini-Dresses for sale in her shop. They would all look great worn with heels & accessorized with a glass of bubbly for New Years Eve!



Jeana sent me this photo of herself wearing her ERMIE Fragment Print Dress-she looks Adorable of course!

My compadre Cheryl, conducted an interview with me, for Christine Haynes' Blog. Christine teaches sewing at the Urban Craft Center, and wrote Chic & Simple Sewing- a great book for beginner to intermediate seams-persons that features some very cute projects. Thank-you Cheryl and Christine!

Lastly, the shop is open again, and I've placed select items on sale, including some yardage!

Land and Sky

Just got back into L.A. early this morning by way of Union Station--A few photos of the train trip we took out to Denver for Christmas. There are more photos buried in my Tumblr feed.

I enjoy landscape photography. I find people more difficult to capture.

I need a new digital camera, but in the meantime I have been enjoying my iPhone in it's place. I think it actually takes really great photos- reminiscent of a Lomo or Holga.
More to follow recapping Christmas and sharing some ERMIE news, but now it's time for a nap!

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday, and are as excited about 2011 as I am!