Last night Molly and I went to an art show at a store in Oakland called August. Turns out the artist Emily Ann Nachison, works at Peace Industry, one of my biggest inspirations ever! Oh how small the world really is. I love her needle-felted bear head.
This is the coolest vintage warehouse around! The third Saturday of every month Shareen opens her warehouse and sells her pieces to the public for cheaper than she normally would. Reworked pieces (usually sold in fancy shops like Fred Segal and Milk) are sold for half off and the racks of regular vintage are sold for a reasonable amount. There is also a $1-$3 pile that was actually pretty good and everything is very smartly organized. There are girls stripping down in every corner trying things on and some even "dressed" for the occasion in cute matchy matchy undergarments..... ughhh. My favorite thing : the snack table for "tired" shoppers (bazooka gum, brownies, snack bars, candy, and miniature water bottles)
These are dumplings with apricots hiding inside. They are my favorite German treat and can only be eaten once a year :( Basically you make a potatoe dough (2-3 smashed potatoes, 2 eggs, water, flour, salt), wrap dough around individual apricots, boil, then fry with European butter and breadcrumbs and sprinkle with ground almonds and sugar. Good anytime.
I made some Kaesespaetzle for lunch. It's basically a tastier healthier version of mac-n-cheese. Here is the recipe if you have a spaetzle maker: 2 eggs, 4-5 cups flour, 1 cup water, salt to taste. Mix until sticky for spaetzle dough, boil water, use maker to make spaetzle. Fry 2 chopped white onions and grate any good white cheese. Mix together and garnish with fresh scallions.
Visiting Alpine Village has been a family tradition since I was little. It's a small German marketplace built in the 50's by Germans looking for something close to home after relocating post WWII. The wurscht and aufschnitt is immer noch lecker, and the Apotheke still has a fabulous cream selection.
Molly just scored these AMAZING plant-dyed Indigo fabrics by master-dyer Yasou Nakajima, founder of Tsurukichi Indigo, one of the last remaining Indigo compounds in Kyoto, Japan. The smell is enough to make you crazy... not to mention the beautiful prints. You can purchase yardage at Ambatalia, call and we'll send you some!
This is a fabric book I have been creating but haven't had much time to write in. I used vintage hankies my mom picked up at some flea market and sweet Dutch decals from Ambatalia.
