A few weeks ago I was invited event hosted at  Effen Vodka -- held at a lovely venue called Marvimon House. The event featured three designers (Alana Hale, Fashion Designer/Bethany Barton, Illustrator/Amanda Thomas, Jewelery Designer) and several Mixologist. What could be better than drinks and art?

 We we were able to view designs based on the Effen Vodka bottles. All of which were very impressive.

 Illustration by Bethany Barton

  Left: Designer Alana Hale with Model Brittany Lucas - Right: Sketches of Jewelry (also displayed) By Amanda Thomas

At the beginning of the night we were given a bag of marbles. Throughout the night mixologist teams worked their magic serving up drinks. It was up to us to disburse the marbles as votes to the teams we favored.

All of the ingredients and tastes were intriguing.

The winning team was Yellow. They created a tasty drink called Smooth Operator.

Meet the fellow blogger by the name of Telana (blog info to come). A joy to talk to!

 I had a blast. I was able to meet so many wonderful people. 

So far my resolutions have been working out... OK "certain" resolutions have been working out. As I sit here trying to remember what they all were I'm drawing a blank. But the ones that are currently in effect are 1. Paying attention to the news and 2. Writing more in each post (exhibit A this post). I decided to do an adult like thing and exit my YouTube subscriptions and type in LA Times into my URL. And I did more than my usual skimming and reading the Image section (because that's where the fashion pieces reside).

I read a few articles about the book business and was surprised to find that Borders Bookstore is in bit of trouble. Well if you call a bit falling behind Barnes & Nobles (My favorite), shutting down a store in Westwood, Ca, and letting go staff member at different branches. I always thought Borders was ahead of the game. I see more of them on a daily bases than I do a Borders. A lot of times its my only option because of the proximity to my university and home. I also stumbled across this Spanish artist by the name of  Manuel Rebollo. I would have to say he is gifted. His pieces are great as far as I have seen. So I will leave you with a few of them.

 These last are my favorite

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I honestly would love some of his pieces hanging around my home. He use of black and just a touch of color is wonderful; seeing as how I imagine my home full of black and white. How he adds the quotes is great to! I know I am not an art expert but I know what I like and what looks good and this definitely does. What do you guys think?

P.S. Still taking Q for the Q&A so leave them in the comments