You know me and any product touched by the hand of a contemporary artist always catches my eye. This fall, iconic leather brand Smythson will launch its Art Diary series with limited edition two-sized diaries created by John Baldessari, Ed Ruscha, Gary Hume, and Rachel Whiteread. The leather-bound books incorporate the artists’ vision, with specialized ribbons and linings and will be available in a selection of leathers and colors. They will also include editorial picks from The Art Newspaper, highlighting art goings-on around the world to keep you up to date on all art exhibitions, auctions, and fairs happening in 2009. And, if having a chic book to store your most important dates wasn’t enough, all the proceeds from the sale of these limited editions will be donated to a charity selected by the artist.

I am writing my first post! How exciting, or strange depending on how you feel about the whole blogging thing which i am undecided about but i figure, why not try. So, a little about me, i am a author,designer,sister, aunt, friend, and bride-to-be. The bride thing has been taking over my life as of late, but i like it. A new hobby, a new batch of websites to tool around, and new stage of life. I figure why not embrace the change? And, by change i mean of my marital status, not of who i am. That is the big thing i ponder now, when you change your name, do you change who you are? Are you losing a piece of your identity because while I am super happy to evolve and become a permanent plus 1, I’d hate to lose Rebecca Bloom.

Here is where the copy goes. The buttons above ^^ are just like word processor tools like Bold, align, etcYou can add images as well (But these need to live somewhere on the server). You can’t just upload images from your desktop. We can discuss this later in detail.

My first travel post!

My first fun post!!

My first food post! Ok, ok, if there ever was a time to jump on the foodie bandwagon, it is now and it is Mozza. See, I want to hate it. The month long wait to get a reservation, the crowds, the hype. But, they sure make a mean pizza and I can’t imagine a better spot to ditch the diet and indulge. Last night, my wedding program went to hell in a handbag and I loved every gooey, cheesy, carbo-loaded bite!

My Ideal Menu

1). meatball appetizer

2). glass of crisp white wine

3). a few bites of the chopped salad (why let lettuce get in the way of the pie?)

4). the bianca

5). carmel copetta (a sundae that you won’t want to share)

This is my first post for Art & Design