Sea of Summer

postcards that we created for the installation

Hi friends! I want to invite you to the opening ceremony for a special installation that I collaborated on with brilliant artist/designer/friend Christopher Daniels! The Standard gives us a lot of love and we want to extend that to you. We're having a night-swimming party with a very special tea and our new Ikebana-inspired installation to share with you!

save - this - date :

 Thursday 09/19

7 - 10pm 

The Standard, Hollywood

Come join us on one of the last magical nights of summer for a Japanese-inspired reception, with a refreshing night swim + house brewed Japanese pear tea. (Bring your suits and kimonos!) Also Shamisen player Mike Penny, a wishing tree, and our visual installation, Sea of Summer! 

See you there!

(don't forget your bathing suits + kimonos)

still descending...

image from here

back down to earth from this past Thursday's Summer Fête. It was such a beautiful, inspired evening with such a tremendously good vibe and overall wonderful turnout. For all of you who showed up, thank you. I seriously floated away...it was so, so lovely.

(It's funny because I really am still coming down from it. I always feel the slight pull of my heart's strings after an occasion of such magic and significance comes and goes. I was so enveloped with this fête and working hard to make it all happen and then it does happen and unfolds in such a majestic and heartfelt manner and then is over. Beautiful moments in time can sweep you up and take you away for a slight moment, and that's OK. I'll take my time putting my feet back solidly on the ground).

* Photos to be shared soon *

just to reiterate...

Wreath by artist Lauren Spencer King (one of many drawings she will be selling)!

one of my 35mm photographs

and one more ;)

SO this is it, an incredible summer party waiting to unfold for you tomorrow night! TIGERS to LILIES is extremely honored and proud to throw you a a midsummer fête, and here are some of the wondrous favors that await you:

Lauren Spencer King will be there and holding her own space with prints of her unbelievably beautiful line drawings and limited edition framed + signed originals!

Claire Cottrell will be sharing her short film Audrey Grace around an other-worldly art installation that will be sure to have you mesmerized by it's drenching beauty.

I'm going to be showing, for the very first time, some black and white 35mm photography inspired by the film. Yes, I'm nervous...and really excited...and anxious...and nervous, but excited...+ you know that wildflowers will dominate the scene! I've created 2 of the teeniest mobiles out of dried pressed wildflowers too!

James and Elijah (yes wonderful, lovely, handsome Elijah) will be there pouring drinks to your heart's content: on the menu is a lavender lemonade (spiked or not) + Pisco Punch! SOOO good! These boys worked hard on this menu!

Grilled cheeses + pies + a summer cake from the Pie Stand!

Music by Zac LaRoc

Dancing, dancing, dancing by you!

also:

Hot Tub documentary

Crystal Voyager film

We are also screening 2 films: American Redwood Hot Tub documentary by Gabe Rosenn and the epic Crystal Voyager: a 1973 surf movie filmed, written and narrated by surfer, photographer and filmmaker George Greenough.

OK, so are you in or what? I hope so. See you mañana! 

SUMMER FÊTE @ Shelter Half

161 S. La Brea Ave

7-10pm

rsvp at info@shelterhalf.com

* * FREE * *

Midsummer Night Fête!

Not to be missed! Save the date!

Next Thursday July 26th, TIGERS to LILIES + SHELTER HALF are throwing a midsummer party to celebrate summer! Featuring Claire Cottrell's debut of her recent short film for Audrey Grace, Lauren Spencer King of Spencer Studio will debut artwork inspired by the short film and I'm going to be showing 35mm photographs of stills from the short!

Refreshments, wildflowers, bread from Smohk + pies from The Pie Stand and summer drinks will make sure that you are properly fed and hydrated! Records will be playing with dancing to be ensuing. So come and celebrate with us! The summer party you've been waiting for has arrived! 

**Simply rsvp to info@shelterhalf.com**

A heartfelt thank you to Lauren for creating such a beautiful poster for this event! She will have limited edition prints of her line drawings for sale so do make sure to stop by and grab one before her work is gone! xo