Month: October 2013
Mesmerized by… Stained Glass Leather Clutch, Alexander McQueen
I’m positively enthralled by the charm of the little leather jewel toned stained glass clutch bag from Alexander McQueen’s Fall & Winter Collection, 2014. Its spectrum creates a vivid flash back to my visit to Sainte Chapelle, Paris: a golden moment in May of 2009, a fast trip by rail from the grey east Germany with it’s still naked deciduous trees to sunny Paris and her chestnut trees blossoming abundantly.
Perhaps chief designer Sarah Burton wants to remind us of our moments under the archways and flying buttresses of old euro churches, of wedding days and christenings, or perhaps we simply need to recall the summer of misdemeanors on the beach under stark sun and crave instead the shade of sacred buttresses, enveloped by cashmere, and in so doing give our sun loaded skin a little penance.
Diva Bombing: Ripponlea Laundromat

In absence of a hills hoist, Mr Divageiger and I have pretty frequent trips to the laundromat. Noting the nice acoustics, despite fine soapy granules in the air, I often enjoy an arpeggio or two when the laundromat is uninhabited.
Today was an extension thereof and here, I bring you, Michaela’s Aria, “Je dis…” from Bizet’s Carmen filmed live from the little laundromat of Ripponlea.
Coloratura

I’m so chuffed with my new Artist headshots courtesy of http://www.aleksandrablack.com/
Thanks Sandy for your professional service and artistry! They have come at a perfect time as audition season approaches!
