December at the Heron's Nest....

JoeysCoat was honored with the invitation to remain in the Heron’s Nest Gallery for the month of December!  I chose some of Dana’s newest, inspired designs for the display.  The coats are placed throughout the Gallery; atop the main counter, beneath Joey’s original framed coat, next to other beautiful Island Artist-made textiles.  As it was a well-attended First Friday I was only able to get a couple quick shots…I plan to return to the Gallery today to photograph the others. 

Traditional Joey in medium weight red and black tartan wool coat.  

Black velvet belt and tab.

Handmade lace embellishment.  

Bakelite buckle.  

Glass button, molded two-tone button.

Couture Joey in lightweight wool-blend crepe with Point de Venise coat, belt and tab.

Antique tatting on belt-loops.

Pearl embellishment.

Imitation tortoise buckle.

Imitation tortoise metal embellished Bakelite button.

Bakelite with layered pearl button.

Carpetbagger Joey in pastel celery, taupe, apricot and teal cotton tapestry coat and tab.

Antique Rag Obi belt.

Soutache and handmade tatting embellishments.

Hard Plastic two-tone pattern buckle.

Bakelite two-tone buttons.

Many thanks to George and the Heron's Nest...

Fiona rockin' the '60's...

It’s December 1^st in the beautiful Pacific Northwest and the sun is shining…time for a quick snap of Fiona in her custom “sixties” JoeysCoat…

Exquisite coat by Dana Lazare

Fabric - thanks goes out to Sara;

Buttons - thanks goes out to Anita;

Gold Braid - thanks goes to Kate’s grandmother’s collection;

Lurex Vintage Obi found in JapanTown

…with very special thanks to Fiona, for remaining momentarily still…

"Beauty Shots"

I recently met Julie Sotomura of PhotoMura Images, at Pioneer Square in downtown Seattle.  My friends, their pups and mine, and the lovely legs of my little sister-in-law, entertained the masses as we wrangled five dogs for the photo shoot.  Julie captured their personalities as they modeled Dana’s creations…a good time was had by all.

Thank you all for a very fun afternoon…

Hey...that's not your chair...

Sassy in Vintage French Grain Sack...

Fall on Vashon Island...

I just returned from a week in Southern California where I spent time with my family.  As luck would have it, my visit coincided with the Rose Bowl Flea Market.  My big brother and I made the trip up from San Diego to Pasadena on a perfect California day in search of JoeysCoat treasures.  Back at home this morning, the sun was brilliant while I was preparing to Blog about the spoils...with treasures and camera in hand, I looked out the French doors, within a matter of minutes the sunshine had turned to rain.  I found a tiny rectangle of sunlight beaming on the edge of my piano and quickly took advantage of it...

Bakelite and Mother of Pearl and Vegetable Ivory, oh my...

Opening Night at the Heron's Nest Gallery...

A grand success...

Thank you, Dana, for sharing your masterful talent with JoeysCoat...