jeanettagonzales.comWhat happens in Vegas…
…is a licensing deal.
I am in Las Vegas for a quick trip to attend the Licensing Expo 2013. It is one of the largest licensing shows around and features large brands and lots of recognizable entertainment properties as well as artists who are meeting with manufacturers, marketers and advertising professionals to license their brands and work. This is my first time attending the Expo and I am very interested in seeing what goes on here. Just walking around I see familiar faces from the Surtex show and lots of new ones and very fun character art. It is an exciting show to see (I saw Oprah’s Stedman on my way in the exhibit hall!). I will be back on Friday!
Featured on: Baba Souk Blog
I received an email the other day informing me I was featured the blog, Baba Souk. Baby Souk is a lovely shop of curtated treasures such as unique ceramics, handmade gift items and housewares. Their blog is so clean and well-designed. I was so surprised and honored to be featured in their recent “Latest Dazzle” post where they included my “Poppy Pomegranate” pattern in their round up of really fun art. Check out their shop here and their blog. It is a feast for the eyes.
New York City Trip via Instagram
I am such a big Instagrammer. If you follow along you could see what I was up to in NYC. I love documenting my travels and sharing the great things I see and discover around me. Here are my Instagrams from the first part of my NYC trip. I will post the second half in the next week. Stay tuned…
Happy Father’s Day!
Happy Father’s Day this weekend to all the dads out there. Wishing you a truly memorable weekend surrounded with family and lots of love. We celebrated my Father’s 80th birthday a year and a half ago and I thought this is a great “then and now” pic to share with you. I just saw him recently (he lives on the east coast) and he is doing great. Love & miss you, Dad!
Father’s Day Homemade Gift Ideas
I am not the crafter but can appreciate a good one. I love seeing how people come up with such clever projects. Need last-minute gift ideas for Father’s Day? I rounded up a few, great homemade gift ideas that caught my eye. Enjoy!
Madison Square Art: Orly Genger
While walking around NYC the day after the Surtex show, I wandered into the Madison Square park drawn in by these walls of bold color scattered around the grounds. 
The Madison Square Art is a “free contemporary art program”. According to the placquard it says:
Red, Yellow and Blue envelops three lawns within Madison Square Park with 1.4 million feet of undulating, layered nautical rope covered in over 3,500 gallons of paint. Merging elements of painting, sculture and craft, Genger’s labor-intensive and largely physical process involves weaving and painting rope in large sections by hand, and then gradually building these colorfully-lined structures on-site at the park.
