(Behind the) Bohemian Scenes

Explore the bohemian life of 19th century Paris as depicted in

La boheme. Join the dandies, bohemians, lotharios and vixens at this exclusive event.

Salon inspired conversation with the stars of the Minnesota Opera's La boheme, including James Valenti fresh from his Paris Opera debut.

The evening will feature the work of artists Jamie Dean, Ryan Nygard and Bethany Heemeyer.

Gypsy Jazz by the Parisota Hot Club.

19th century inspired fashion of local designer Samatha Rei of Blasphemina’s Closet.

Neo-victorian jewelry by Kristin Berwald of Bionic Unicorn.

Portrait sittings by Konstantin Berkovski .

Bohemian Chic or period inspired dress is encouraged!

Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and cash bar.

$5 Tempo Members/ $10 Public

More details available at www.mnopera.org/tempo

Call 612-333-6669 for Tix

Friday, February 12, 2010 07:00 pm

Four Seasons Dance Studio

1637 Hennepin Ave # B
Minneapolis, MN 55403 (Entrance is in the alley)

Bionic Romance

As Valentine's Day is nearing, I am very inspired by themes of love, passion, and romance. I have new designs in my shop featuring girly colors, hearts, bows, doves, and many other classic themes of romance. Of course, these jewelry items are not only for Valentine's Day. It's important to love and feel loved all year long. Hopefully this designs will help bring you smiles, or maybe to someone who you cherish dearly.

Bionic Unicorn + Shoppe Local

I am so excited to announce that my designs are now available at Shoppe Local in Minneapolis Minnesota. Shoppe Local is a new store from the owners of Patina that exclusively features designers of Minnesota. I visited the shop recently and it is gorgeous! They have everything from clothing to home decor. And now you can find my jewelry there as well.

Shoppe Local

813 W. 50th Street

Minneapolis, MN 55419

For all you Minneapolis savvy folks, Shoppe Local is right by the Malt Shop and the West Minneapolis Patina location. So please come by and try on some sparklies! XOXO

Berlin Wall Fall Sale!

Mach deinen mauer kaputt!

In honor of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, I am offering 20% off all items in my shop for today only. I use many vintage West German components in my jewelry, and would like to pay homage to this important event.

Please enter coupon code "ich liebe dich" in the message to seller to receive a 20% off credit to your paypal account.

Click to go to my shop

Here are songs by some of my favorite German artists:

Räuberhöhle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KNw1Dpg41w

Das Bierbeben

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iITVKSI59sc

A Poem for Today

Things

We are all things with thingies

to show off to other things with thingies

so lets all wave our thingies in the air

You may be wondering, "What are these 'things' she is talking about"? The thingies are whatever quality or ability each person wants to be recognized for. I think that the need for validation is one of the biggest motives that propels humanity. Everyone just wants to be recognized for what they think they are good at. If you haven't noticed it yet, watch for it during your next social interaction. This simple desire is at the bottom of almost any conversation. There's nothing wrong with it either. Everyone wants to feel appreciated in some way. I think the world would be a lot happier in general if we could all just take a moment to validate each other so we can get on with whatever else is going on. And I mean that in a very positive way.