Happy National Dog Day!
So happy to have opened my heart back up again to dive into a new lifetime of love, joy and adventure with my little 7 month old Dazzle Star. For about 1 year it seemed like I’d never be able to adopt a new doggie life partner after the loss of Shimmer Star. But I know that Shimmer is still with us. Watching over little Dazz. Rolling her eyes in doggie heaven when Dazzle misbehaves or acts like a silly puppy!
Happy Thanksgiving! I’m so immensely grateful to all of you for supporting my dreams and making it possible to continue to do what I love- make art, create shops and throw fabulous parties. I sincerely have the best, smartest, savviest, spunkiest, most hilarious, most magical, colorful, amazing customer/friends on earth. I feel so lucky to…
Above: my awaiting Hurricane Sandy 2012. Below: now. We’ve come a long way since then. Rebuilt better than ever thanks to the love & support of our community! And check out my pink sandbags lol! Even fashionable in the face of disaster! ?????????? ?
This is the beginning of a new chapter. For me. For Coney Island. My shop. Everything. I am truly hoping we can all work together to help Coney Island recover from these difficult times. As you may know, in March of 2020, I was on the verge of being forced out of my beloved shop because…
Totally getting into this Japan thing!!! ??? Robot restaurant tonight! ???????? Visiting my good friend of many decades, Hello Kitty, at Sanrio’s amusement park, Puroland!!! Lunch at the Hello Kitty Amusement Park!!!! Pink curry “My Melody” with a rice face, pink nan ears, nori eyes & star samosa-esque thing hidden under the bow as an…
“What makes you feel fierce?” No one really answered. “What do you do really well?” @Maxalix asked her yoga class as we settled into the warrior pose. Still no one answered. I was put on the spot and then I sheepishly said as I struggled to get into pose …. “ I throw really great…
Anddddd that’s a wrap on my 20th summer in Coney Island. There is no greater lesson in humanity than to spend TWO DECADES of your life on the Coney Island boardwalk. I see more of humanity on a Summer Saturday at my shop than most people see in a lifetime. Seriously, I’ve seen it all…