ArtFul

My happy place is a museum, a movie, a play, a book, live music, dance…

My happy place is Art in all its many forms

The words and pictures shared here are expressions of art - its history, life, emotions… Enjoy!

Treasures in my Backyard a SoCal Staycation

We all want to plan the ultimate vacation - climbing to the Peruvian village in Machu Picchu, breathing in the fresh air in the Swiss...

Yes I am one of those people who gets very excited when there is a new exhibit at the museum. Even with my LACMA membership this was my...

To celebrate my Day 1 of my Staycation I headed to Laguna Beach. One of the main reasons I moved Orange County when I returned to...

Fall is my absolute favorite season of the year. Being an East Coaster I get homesick this time of the year. There is a special kind of...

We all have our "go to" shopping spot. Places we prefer to grocery shop, stores that offer styles that we are comfortable wearing or...

Many, many years ago I dreamed of being a fashion designer and learned how to sew from my Aunt. Over the years I occasionally made me a...

Okay I admit it I'm a little obsessed with flowers. Maybe its because unlike my grandmother who could grow a tree from a seed ( I know a...

In 2004 I decided to travel to Paris for the first time. It started as a group trip and ended with me traveling on my own. Strangely I...

Museums transport us in time and space. To ancient worlds and past decades or possible futures. One of the masters of this journey is the...

I fell in love with the ballet when I was a young girl. My Aunt took me to my first ballet in Philly and it was magical. Magic is what I...