Brass Chargers

Exhibit - Mike Rathbun at Jessica Helgerson, Portland

"I have love in my heart as a thief has riches"

Favorite Spaces - Helmut Lang, Melrose Los Angeles

Texture

vintage pieces to add a nice element of texture, soon in the shop.

Favorite Spaces - Alchemy Works Harbor House, Newport Beach

Less than a week old, the Newport Beach extension of Alchemy Works, Harbor House - such a dreamy space and those floors!

Peppermint Patties

My five year old daughter ran up to me while vintage shopping together, asking for a quarter - a peppermint pattie machine caught her eye on the front counter. I obliged, and after snacking I told her that visiting vintage shops was something I used to do with my own mother before she passed away. "Did your mom like mint-chocolate?" she asked. I told her that it was one of her very favorite candies, and she smiled. My daughter expressed she wished she could give a peppermint to my mom, so I told her if she'd like I'd give her another quarter and she could put one on top of the brass box with mom's ashes at home. As she turned the wheel, out came not just one but two peppermint patties. My girl got a second piece of candy, and I got the treat of imagining, just perhaps, a little magic exists in the world and somehow my mother was able to spoil her granddaughter with an extra sweet...as she would so do if she was here today.

Favorite Spaces - Totokaelo, Seattle

In 2007 I first visited Totokaelo on a 24-hour trip from Los Angeles. I took a cab from the Ace all the way up to Fremont - it was such a memorable experience and I continue to be so inspired every time I walk through the doors.