Petchitecture SEVENTEEN

PAWS (Pets Are Wonderful Support) San Francisco was founded in 1987.  For more than 24 years PAWSSF has kept thousands of low-income seniors and people living with disabling illnesses together with their beloved pets by providing dog walking, trips to the Vet, client advocacy to help ensure companionship with pets is sustained, and much, much more.

 

PAWS relies solely on private contributions in order to support those in need.  

PAWSSF signature fundraiser is Petchitecture -  2012 marks Petchitecture’s 17^th event.  The annual Gala, which spotlights Bay Area architects and designers and their one-of-a-kind pet habitats, will be held at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco on May 11th.  JoeysCoat is delighted to be donating to the Silent Auction.   Dana is inspired, designing a very special JoeysCoat for PAWS. 

Dana and I will attend the festivities, along with 800 other human guests with their well-behaved canine companions.  Fiona will also attend, she is working on her “gala manners” as I type.  Her focus seems to be more about what she is going to wear rather than how to feign well-behaved...wish her luck!

Read more about Petchitecture at pawssf.org.

Gala Manners...

Not Gala Manners...

Gala Manners...

Not Gala Manners...

Ruh roh...

Look What Dana Did...

Today I photographed Dana’s latest creations…I know, I know, I still need to work on my lighting.  In spite of this, Dana’s coats shine brilliantly through…the coats are loaded on the site.  I am particularly fond of the Ikat silk…actually I am particularly fond of all of them…that said, Fiona wants an Ikat, please…

Here is but a wee sampling of the latest coats…

 just a tease, really…

                                                                                     

                                                                                        Enjoy! 

                          

Seattle Times Pacific Northwest Magazine

JoeysCoat is honored to be featured in this Spring’s Seattle Times Pacific Northwest magazine Footprint Edition of Green Market.  The article will include local businesses that design and sell eco-friendly items for pets. 

So grateful…

Fiona in French Grain Sack with silk brocade binding and trim made from a remarkable old necktie I recently found "thrifting". The tab is Sashiko - translation "little stabs"; a form of decorative and functional Japanese embroidery of white cotton thread on traditional indigo cloth.  Dana's imaginative aesthetic is genius!  The fabric for the belt loops was an Estate Sale find - a beautiful handmade wooden box that contained incense imported from Japan long ago. The material was actually used to secure the lid to the box during shipping. The extraordinary buckle and buttons are made of Bakelite.

Snow!

View from my dining room...

Winter wonderland in the enclosed garden...

Fiona in pink wool flannel with Antique French braid Dana found in Paris forty years ago!  Double-knit bow, satin braid belt-loops, Hard Plastic buckle, two-tone Bakelite buttons...prior to seeking refuge under the car, that is... 

Winter in the beautiful Pacific Northwest…the perfect backdrop for some snaps of Fiona playing in the snow, or so I thought…I was able to get one good shot before she crawled beneath the parked car to escape the icy, scary white stuff…it took some doing getting her to come out…the incredibly lovely pink coat will be visiting the Dry Cleaners!  Good girl…playtime's over…

Sweet Love...

Ouch!

Prior to asking Fiona to hold very still on the edge of my piano, I shared my personal challenge to photograph Dana’s latest, brilliant, JoeysCoat designs.  I followed through with my commitment and completed them in one day.  Although they do not match the same pristine quality of Julie’s original product shots, I allow myself grace for a valiant first attempt, recognizing that along with everything else in life, there is indeed a learning curve.

I had every intention of loading my images on the JoeysCoat site prior to Friday, December 23^rd, but alas, time flew by, and a planned hand surgery prevailed.  In the process, I have learned an invaluable lesson of gratitude.  Two functioning, healthy hands are a gift that I have taken for granted.  I will never, ever, forget to be thankful for this gift again.

So…with packing off, sutures out, splint on, and with enormous pride and constant awe of her artistry, I am committed to loading Dana’s extraordinary designs to share with the world, today.

Enjoy…

Hold very still...

Good Girl...

Stay...

Sit, Good Girl....

Okay...you can get down...