tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31685015656891282682024-02-18T18:08:48.999-08:00Miriam Slater BlogMiriam Slater Art and Life Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896791588890076215noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168501565689128268.post-75144101886568231472018-05-01T14:35:00.004-07:002021-03-02T18:38:48.697-08:00 2016 was the year of pure, radiant color in my workIn 2016 my work shifted dramatically in its basic characteristics - the forms and designs became more "cosmic" and fluid, my colors were chosen to suggest the radiant light of more spiritual realms and so the art was covered in only pastels, luminous gold, silvers, and pinks. Generally speaking, my art has always been a consciously composed play of opposite elements but this was the year it became only about lightness and goodness. This was the result of some strong personal spiritual experiences that were cultivated in 2016. However, this glowing "light, life and love" period abruptly ended when the darker mood created by the elections in the United States came to the fore and so now I am back to incorporating the play of dark and light, good and evil, etc., that is ever present in our world. But 2016 was a wonderful year in which I got to experience "the light" in its purest form and so now, as we witness the epic changes going on in the world, it is at least nice to know that part of that light is ever shining within each of us.<br />
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Miriam Slater Art and Life Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896791588890076215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168501565689128268.post-61066628573021474192018-04-05T18:49:00.002-07:002021-03-02T18:40:48.142-08:00Some of my surreal playing cards done in the 1980'sHere are three playing cards done on masonite done in the 1980's. These small oil paintings are the actual size of a real playing card. I began studying art on a much more serious level in the late 1970's with Harry Carmean at Art Center, focusing on specifically aesthetics, the human figure and surrealism. This little group of surrealistic cards evolved out of these studies. While they are just a few inches tall, they are intended to suggest a monumentality much grander than the actual size of the cards. This series was inspired by the California Surrealist and Hard Edge painter Lorser Feitelson, particularly his "Magical Space Form" paintings done in the 1940's. The top card features an assortment of spades, the middle one is "Four of Hearts" and the bottom one is titled "Spades and Clubs".<span id="goog_1979017390"></span><br />
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<br />Miriam Slater Art and Life Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896791588890076215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168501565689128268.post-25956317554619833752016-02-03T20:16:00.000-08:002016-02-03T20:22:12.156-08:00Objects of warThis is a new series of projectiles, bullets and other objects from various wars in history. The pieces are authentic, that is they have been used by the military and they aren't models or replicas. They are covered with various designs and relevant quotes depending on the era or war that they are from. For example pieces from WW1 or WW2 have European motifs whereas pieces used in more recent times have islamic designs. Some can't be shown here because they could potentially offend those with very rigid religious or political beliefs, and so here are some of the less controversial ones.<br />
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Miriam Slater Art and Life Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896791588890076215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168501565689128268.post-73712247927389349412016-02-03T18:53:00.001-08:002018-05-01T14:13:05.768-07:00Some new dog and cat portraitsFor over thirty years I have been painting people's dogs and cats. Back in the seventies I did a friend's dog and then some of their friends wanted a portrait and so it went - the demand has never stopped. I never tire of painting animals because each one has a distinct personality and so inspires a different portrait each time - its always a fresh experience from the perspective of an artist. People ask me if I have ever painted any of my own dogs and the answer is "no" only because there isn't enough time in the day, but I couldn't imagine living my life without the love of a dog!<br />
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Miriam Slater Art and Life Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896791588890076215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168501565689128268.post-19640721320882511002013-11-22T19:16:00.002-08:002014-03-02T01:06:32.211-08:00I am selling my entire kanzashi collection to benefit the environment...<br />
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As some of you know, over the years I put together a collection of antique Japanese hair ornaments. I was touched by their exquisite craftsmanship, the refined aesthetic and their poetic quality. After a lot of personal reflection it has become apparent to me that it is now time to sell these beautiful objects and give the proceeds in the defending and protection of nature. The kanzashi will be slowly listed on ebay and all proceeds will benefit the tortoises and elephants that gave up their lives for these pieces. The rest of the proceeds will go to ending the ongoing, absolutely heart wrenching slaughter of dolphins which occurs in Taiji, Japan every year (on a daily basis for months on end). That little village has slaughtered one million dolphins to date, and all the damage is done by a group of 40 or so men. It is time for this practice to end since they also kill endangered dolphins species as well. For those of you who wish to learn about the plight of the dolphins in Japan please take a look at the award winning movie "The Cove". I am happy to become an active voice and assist in the ending of this barbaric practice.<br />
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<a href="http://kanzashicollector.com/home.html">My collection</a><br />
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<a href="http://dolphinproject.org/">Ric O'Barry's Dolphin Project</a><br />
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<br />Miriam Slater Art and Life Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896791588890076215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168501565689128268.post-63432449237407259572013-11-01T02:04:00.003-07:002014-03-01T15:18:26.705-08:00My new wine label design for the Diana Basehart Foundation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Diana Basehart Foundation has been helping low income dog/cat owners pay for their pets medical expenses which as we all know, are quite high these days. It was founded by the lovely Diana Basehart, who also founded Actors and Others for Animals in Los Angeles. Diana (who was married to actor Richard Basehart), is an animal activist, has saved the lives of many thousands animals over the course of her life and continues helping them through her foundation in Santa Barbara. I recently did a portrait of her Yorkie Nell (a rescue dog) which will be used on the wine from Dog Hill Winery in Santa Ynez. The wine will be available in November with all proceeds going to the care of sick animals in the county. More information on what the foundation does can be seen at http://basehart.org/<br />
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Diana Basehart is shown below her beloved Nell and with board member Tipper Gore.<br />
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Miriam Slater Art and Life Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896791588890076215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168501565689128268.post-22971561555943251522013-06-08T11:26:00.000-07:002017-05-09T22:59:31.223-07:00A love affair with faux leopard....I have always painted faux leopard and other animal skins over the years. There is something about the luminous mottled textures of leopard skin that is so striking visually. Here are some examples of some faux leopard skin art I did dating from the 1970's on through to today. The leopard fans are currently available on Etsy.<br />
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I was commissioned by Sister Parish of Parish-Hadley (she decorated the White House for Jacqueline Kennedy) to paint her beloved Pekinese dogs in the early 1980's. The oil paintings are quite small, the largest being 3" tall and they were all done in 1984. Her dogs were notoriously beautiful but one was also mean and bit people. I used to meet Sister Parish for lunch in Far Hills, New Jersey with Nancy Pierrepont, another wonderful interior designer (who worked for Brooke Astor), and we spent lazy afternoons talking about about dogs, beauty and art.</div>
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My mother was half German, so it is only natural that a German Expressionistic side would show up in my art at some point. The objects and other paintings I do are usually done in a more precise, controlled manner, but in this series of small paintings of women (begun in the middle 1980's) I let my expressionistic side go wild, with lots of distortions, odd proportions, unusual perspectives and harsh lines, with a dash of evil, all characteristics of German Expressionism.Miriam Slater Art and Life Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896791588890076215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168501565689128268.post-86909165840818843582011-10-22T11:56:00.000-07:002014-03-01T18:43:49.073-08:00Remembering Fab by Jarrett Hedborg<br />
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This website features the furniture designs of Jarrett Hedborg and has some custom designs that we on over the years. To see more visit <a href="http://jarretthedborgfurniture.com/gallery-custom.html">jarretthedborgfurniture.com</a></div>
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The gold leaf and lacquer Japanese style crow table seen here (the table was Jarrett's design) was commissioned by Jack Nicholson who liked it so much he ordered two tables more in varying sizes for his other homes.<br />
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Other collaborations include the above backgammon table (with faux malachite inlay and trompe l'oeil items from the owner's magic memorabilia collection). The bottom dresser was done in silver leaf with painted Japanese fans and was done for Hedborg's client Anjelica Huston in the 1980's.<br />
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This lacquer letter box was inspired by a striking Lorser Feitelson “Magical Space Form” painting done in the early 1940’s. The color scheme is based on Feitelson’s use of a limited palette consisting mostly of reds and greens as can be seen in his magical space form painting on the bottom left. On the box, the focus is on a similar darker red and green palette, employing a variety of tints, hues and chroma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although playing card designs are often seen in the lacquer boxes in this series, this is the only box done in this amorphic, surreal style.<br />
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In the 1980’s I also made a series of very small magical space form inspired paintings (such as the one at the bottom right which is 3.5 x 2". More of my surreal paintings can be seen at miriamslaterart.com).<br />
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Erin Carmean (who is my daughter) makes these intricate felt tip pen drawings of flower/mandala like forms, that can be categorized in the "zen doodle" genre of contemporary art. She has been working in this style for about nineyears now, with the drawings evolving into more complex and elaborate pieces as time passes. The image with the circular red patterning is a detail of a larger piece and nicely shows the intricacy of her technique. The drawings are all done in felt tip pens, some of which are on metallic gold, copper and silver hues, which help give the drawings more radiance. The drawings effectively invoke the opulence that can be seen in the late 1800's artist Gustav Klimpt's patterning in his paintings.<br />
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<a href="http://fragmentsoftheuniverse.com/" target="_blank">Erin Carmean's website</a>:<br />
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Over the years my work has been used in commercial applications with good results. My clients included businesses such as Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles (see previous blog on this project), Asahi Beer, Tiffany's, the Arabian fashion company Bara Boux and various fashion designers including Bob Mackie and Donald Pliner. In the mid 1970's my artwork was featured in this billboard for Asahi Beer which was installed on one of the coolest streets in the world, the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, Ca. The folks at Asahi liked the design so much that they used it on t-shirts, table cards, menus and the like and the design won several awards that year.Miriam Slater Art and Life Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896791588890076215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168501565689128268.post-48813601972961441572010-05-21T12:24:00.001-07:002014-03-01T19:47:56.699-08:00Harry Carmean paints Miriam Slater<br />
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Here are a few of favorite paintings that Harry painted of me over the years. The top painting was done in the mid 1980's, the one below is of my mother and me, the third one is of Harry and me with our first born child, Erin done in 1990.Miriam Slater Art and Life Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896791588890076215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168501565689128268.post-78524639572041330472010-03-06T20:13:00.000-08:002014-03-01T19:50:47.111-08:00How to Draw the Figure: 9 Common Mistakes<br />
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This article has been published on line but I thought it would be of interest to anyone visiting this blog who is interested in improving their figure drawing skills. It covers nine commonly made mistakes made by artists when drawing the figure. The art process is fluid and impossible to pin down with rules but if you wish to make a more convincing life drawing then these ideas will certainly help achieve that end. The following are the nine mistakes along with their solutions:</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Mistake #1 is starting to draw without first giving thought as to what it is that you would like to achieve. More often than not, people immediately begin sketching without ever establishing some kind of intention in their mind first. A well thought out drawing has more focus and reads clearer than one that doesn’t. Mental meandering from the very start sets the tone for the rest of the drawing and leaves no aesthetic foundation on which to build.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> The solution is to pause for a moment before beginning your drawing and to look at what you see in front of you. Keep your mind open and then notice what ideas pop up – the moment of stillness allows undiscovered ideas to reveal themselves to you and this is the point where things start to get more creative. </span></div>
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<o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Mistake #2 is the failure to establish the position of the complete figure on the page resulting in a drawing in which heads, arms or feet end up getting unintentionally cut off because the artist has run out of room on the paper. The solution is to put in underlying structure lines first, over which sub-forms can be placed. Be sure to include the top of the head and the bottom of the feet in your initial rendering plus some extra space for the margins. It sounds simple enough but it is amazing how many people will forget to do it.</span></o:p></div>
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<o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Mistake #3 is the unintentional straightening of angles on the model (angles are important because they show how much the model is leaning). It is done unconsciously on our part and must be compensated for continually. Because most people aren’t aware of this tendency the problem never gets addressed in their drawings with the result that the model looks stiff. The solution is to start to draw the angles just as you see them but then to exaggerate the angle further to compensate for your innate tendency to straighten things. The effect is that your drawing will appear to be more accurate. You have to go out of your comfort zone and force things a bit, but to the viewer the drawing will look more believable. </span></o:p></div>
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<o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Mistake #4 is the equalizing of the proportions on the human body when in fact irregular proportions are the norm. Nothing is equal or symmetrical in nature even though it may appear that way upon first glance. The solution is to observe more closely and you will see the many uneven proportions that you didn’t see the first time around. To just being aware of the tendency is already a step in the right direction and will help the quality of your drawing. Another method is to measure the length of various anatomical proportions on the model and compare them what you have drawn – you will inevitably find areas where you have “equalized” measurements. The irregularities are what make the drawing interesting and demonstrate the artist’s ability to observe closely. Nature and life are full of surprises and so your drawing should contain a few as well.</span></o:p></div>
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<o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Mistake #5 is not to consider the environment surrounding the figure, resulting in a figure that inadvertently appears to be cut out or “floating” in space. The solution is to include a bit of the environment in the drawing. It can be the smallest line, but it helps the figure look more solid and more grounded. For example, add a small horizontal line next to the heel to suggest the floor, or a smudge done outside of the figure to suggest the space – it is as simple as that and works like a charm! The old masters did this a lot and you may want to refer to them for ways to integrate the environment with the figure.</span></o:p></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Mistake #6 is going to work on the details before establishing the larger forms first. It is very easy to get lost in the details, but all that work goes to waste unless you have the proper foundation forms in first. The temptation is to start “finishing” off the drawing too fast, resulting in some beautifully rendered areas that have to be erased later. The solution is to get the drawing laid in correctly from the start, always remembering to work from large to small. The main forms go in first, then put in the sub forms and the details can be considered icing on the cake.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Mistake #7 is expecting the model to look or take a pose that is “just right”. It is OK if they move a bit, give you difficult foreshortened poses, or don’t have the appearance you are looking for. The success of your drawing has very little to do with the model and everything with you, the artist. It is your job to bring the beauty, proportion, and interest to the situation, and not the other way around. Picasso is an excellent example of an artist who could take an ordinary model and turn her into a compelling work of art. The solution is to claim your power as an artist and bring the beauty, grace, and dignity (or whatever it is you are looking for) to the model before you. You can make a model into whatever you desire with some creativity on your part, however, you will not rise to the occasion and do this if you think you have to rely on the model for inspiration. That said, some models have indeed do have a special quality and can be so wonderful you can’t help but do one of your best drawings. But you shouldn’t have to rely getting a perfect model to make a successful drawing - you can do it anyway regardless of what you see before you.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Mistake #8 is making a very professional drawing </span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">except</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> for that the hands and/or feet are less well done and not consistent with the rest of the drawing. Many beginners as well as professional artists have trouble in this area, but if you take the extra time to make the hands and feet consistent in concept with the rest of the drawing and without fudging or trying to cover up – well, then you are in the top ten percent! he solution is to specifically work on the hands and feet and study them thoroughly. Drawing from the old masters (who offer many solutions) will help. Also, draw and redraw the hands and feet until they appear to be done with ease – it takes time but is more than worth the extra effort because a great work of art is like a chain - it is only as good as its weakest link, so if you “screw up” on one part (i.e. the hands and feet), it weakens the entire work.</span> </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Mistake #9 is to think that you have learned enough, that you finally “arrived”. In art as in life, ideas unfold as you progress and ultimately it is more about the creative process than the end result. As Picasso once said, “Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility.” The solution is to make a decision to keep your mind open so that the stage can be set for new and amazing ideas to gently reveal themselves to you. Being “right” all the time is the biggest obstacle to having an open mind - don’t spend time being right, rather, put your efforts opening your mind to new possibilities. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> The ideas presented should improve the quality of your figure drawings. If you find yourself not improving then you may want to consider finding a drawing teacher or joining a drawing workshop. Life drawing (which requires a lot of discipline) is usually more successful when done in a group. One reason is that your ideas are often triggered by other artists and secondly your overall performance will be better in a group situation (it is similar to a gym in that respect). As you bring your mistakes to light and remove them, then the pure creative experience becomes more evident in your work – and your life drawing is on its way to becoming a work of art. </span></div>
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Sometimes when I drew from the live model, I would mix oil paints with pencil which created a whole new effect. This was a way of getting more variety into my drawings, and producing new forms of expression. The results were different as can be seen here, with a more spontaneous, colorful quality and indeed these "drawings" now became paintings. All the pieces have a lot of drawing in them, still, (although it is harder to see in the top two paintings) and are a mixture of drawing and painting. These were all done from 25 minute poses in a life drawing class, are 12" or less in size and are on primed illustration board.Miriam Slater Art and Life Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896791588890076215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168501565689128268.post-3820073084881745592009-12-23T20:34:00.000-08:002014-03-01T20:27:04.101-08:00Dog and cat paintings<br />
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In the 1970’s I began painting dog and cat portraits for friends and the idea caught on and so began a forty year career. I loved the models so much I could never refuse a commission! More portraits can be seen at miriamslater<a href="http://miriamslaterdogportraits.com/" target="_blank">http://miriamslaterdogportraits.com/</a></div>
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This series of drawings inspired by the well known tribal belly dancer Rachel Brice whose brilliant dancing style influenced the world of belly dance. Tribal belly dance is different and "darker" than its traditional counterpart, blending tradition with contemporary street dance and fashions.<br />
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In this series of paintings and drawings, I try to really play with form and distort it so as to bring out the character of the dancers. Their beauty is not conventional, rather they are "outsiders" in every sense of the word with their unique bodies that defy mainstream ideals. </div>
Miriam Slater Art and Life Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896791588890076215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168501565689128268.post-21341549705286149932009-12-12T16:47:00.001-08:002014-03-01T20:55:37.659-08:00Cedars Sinai Endowment Chair<br />
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In the late 1980's I was commissioned to create a chair for Cedar's Sinai Medical Center's Endowment Program. in Los Angeles. The chair took about two years to complete and is currently on display in the main lobby at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. In the photo I am holding the model, the chair itself is about five feet tall.<br />
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<br />The Teahouse Fire Geisha painting was inspired by the fire of the same name that burnt very close to our house in Santa Barbara. As one person who survived the fire (but saw her house burn down) said “It was one of the most terrifying things I have ever seen and yet at the same one of the most beautiful”.<br /><br />For the many days these fires burned we lived in a constant hail of snow-like ashes, breathing air that hurt your lungs with each inhale, a darkened yellowish grey sky, a sun that glowed red midday and a general sense of impending doom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A reddish line of flames would constantly glide along the hills in the days and nights, spewing vast amounts of smoke into the air.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At night the hills were crimson against a velvety black starless sky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We spent many hours viewing the fire with binoculars, watching it as it moved to the right, then to the left and then one terrifying evening, directly right towards us. In this painting the geisha is viewing the fire, much like one would view fireworks and at her feet an ember has fallen, signifying that the fire has gotten too close for comfort.</div>
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<br /><br />When the disco skating fad took off here in California in the late 1970’s, I was happy to join in because it was so much fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dressing in outrageous clothes and dancing while skating to disco music with friends was a wonderful moment in time – it was the seventies! We began attending a large celebrity studded private skating party held every week in the San Fernando Valley hosted by Helena Kalliontes, a good friend of Jack Nicholson’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was always was well attended by all the biggest stars at the time and the entrance was surrounded by paparazzi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The parking lot was packed with Rolls Royces and Mercedes every Wednesday night and the ordinarily dated and uneventful skating rink became sparkling and alive after the sun set.</div>
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I painted my own skates in an Egyptian style complete with a portrait of my pet Dutch rabbit <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on them (these skates are now in the Experience Music Project Museum in Seattle).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other celebrities saw what I was wearing and so a series of commissioned skates was begun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cher had me design some purple zebra skin roller skates to match her Bob Mackie costume all of which ended up on the cover of People Magazine. I painted a pink roccoco pair lined with faux ermine for my skating buddy artist Edie Vonnegut (see bottom photo). Articles soon appeared featuring my skates in Women’s Wear Daily and other fashion magazines, plus the skates were included in a book which documenting the disco skating world titled <u>Roller Babies</u>. </div>
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