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Hola amigos,

This baby is called "Going Stag" and it's a customized paint-by-numbers piece for:

CHARITY BY NUMBERS
Benefiting The Alliance for Childrens Rights

OPENING: Sat, February 10, 2007
Public Viewing: 10pm to midnight

Online Auction
Begins: February 10, 2007
Ends: February 17 at midnight

Link to Ebay Auction Site at:
coreyhelfordgallery.com
kids-alliance.org
Or go directly to Ebay’s homepage and click on
“Giving Works” under Categories

Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232

Also, this piece: "Weighin In" is featured in Stirato Magazine's new Tarot card deck. She's the Justice card. You can see/purchase through Thinkspace Gallery (www.thinkspacegallery.com)

see, I totally get stuff done.

The Mediterranean

is so clear and blue and beautiful. We are staying in Barceloneta, just a skippin' stone's throw from the water. Because it's so clear you can see all the lil' fishies, jellyfish, and mussles having a party down there.

Some history about the Mediterranean:

www.justjoking - its the ocean! It's been around forever, right? um..right?.com

but seriously folks, here's a lil' link to our neighborhood:
http://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/albums-en/beach-barceloneta/

Hola new pals!!

Today our new pal Sergio gave us a nice tour of Barcelona, showing us some nice local fun spots and making us feel all welcome & stuff in our new city.

We also got to chow down on a delicacy in Barcelona: tapas. Now, I am not embarrassed to admit that although I knew people ate tapas in Spain, I had no idea what they were. Well, turns out that tapas are...drum roll please...appetizers! Appetizers that you eat with a nice cerveza or glass of wine.

Many tapas here have seafood in them (der..we are right off the Mediterranean) but there are a few veggie options like Patatas Bravas (fried potatoes served with salsa brava, a spicy tomato sauce), Pan con Tomate (sliced bread with tomato paste), or Tortilla de Patatas (a Spanish omlette with potatoes baked in) YUM!!!

While in Spain, you also have to try Cava. A traditional beverage, it's basically champagne made from white wine. Here's a little history and facts about Cava that I thought were interesting:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cava

Thx for the great day Sergio! You can see his awesome artwork at:

www.sergiomora.com

La Pedrera

Casa Mila was designed by the brilliant architect Antoni Gaudi and is located a little way up from the famous street 'La Rambla' on the corner of Carrer Provença. Built in 1905-1907, it's better known by it's nickname: "La Pedrera" ("The Quarry" in Catalan) I guess because it looks like it was carved out of rock.

The building doesn't have any straight lines and definitely has the feel of waves of lava or sand-dunes. It's a magnificent building to behold, for sure.

If you are a fan of architects that break free from our understanding of conventional architecture - a Guadi structure never disappoints!

If you go, make sure to check out the roof.

Casa Batllo

If you have time to see just a few things while in Barcelona, I recommend the Casa Batlló for the top of the list!

Another Gaudi masterpiece, it will take your breath away. My inadequate photography skills definitely don't capture it's beauty - it's one of the coolest places I have ever been in!

Josep Batlló, a wealthy aristocrat, comissioned Gaudi to design an upmarket home where Señor Batlló could live in the lower two floors with his family and have the upper floors rented out as apartments. Built from 1905–1907, it's located near La Rambala at 43, Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona.

The local name for the building is "Casa dels Ossos" (house of bones) because of the "skull" balconies and "bone" pillars in the façade. Gaudi used colors and shapes found in marine life as inspiration for his creativity in this building, and his attention to detail throughout the home is amazing!

Here's the official website:

www.casabatllo.es

And a nice link explaining Modernisme:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modernisme

Spotted some nice graffiti around town

check c-check check check, check it out:

(the Sam Flores piece was found because someone's garage door was open - score!!)

La BOQUERIA!!!

The Boqueria is pretty much the awesomest outdoor market. It is located right off La Rambla and has all the freshest produce, bread, meat, nuts, xocolate, you name it...

I recommend the freshly squeezed juices for only 1 euro. Strawberry/coconut combo all dah way.

letsa' play CARCASSONNE!!

So Carcassonne isn't only a really fun board game, it's also a real fortress city entirely enclosed in a medieval wall!

The town is located 90 km (56 miles) south-east of Toulouse and stands in the gap between the Pyrenees and the Massif Central of France. Signs of neolithic settlements date from 3500 BC, and Pre-Roman habitation date from 5th century BC. Today it is still home to approx. 120 people, mostly shop owners and craftsmen.

Visiting Carcassonne is like stepping into the movie "Labyrinth", a truly bizarre and magical experience.

Of course, being the touristy tourists that we are, we had to check out both "La Maison Hantée" (a man-made haunted house) and the "Inquisition et Instruments de Torture" museum (documenting the arrival of the Crusaders and their bloodthirsty "investigations" of heretics and witches.)

Both were frightening in their own way.

So, go to Carcassonne if you have the chance, it is easily 'conquered' in a day (har har!) Here's a link to more history if you're interested:
www.carcassonne.org
www.mescladis.free.fr/ANGLAIS/pages%20html/history.htm

and a link to the awesome board game as well (it's really fun, i promoise):
http://www.boardgames.com/carassone.html

exploring giants, Carnac the great!

Another magical day in search of awesomeness. Today we visited Carnac and it's more than 3,000 prehistoric megaliths that still stand row upon row.

What are megaliths, you ask? Well they are large standing stones that scientists theorize were constructed as monuments - many megaliths were thought to have a purpose in determining important astronomical events such as the solstice and equinox dates. The word megalith comes from the Ancient Greek "megas," meaning great, and " lithos" meaning stone. Think: Stonehenge.

The Carnac stones were erected during the Neolithic period which lasted from around 4500 BC until 2000 BC and are one of the most extensive Neolithic menhirs collections in the world! Woot woot!

We went on a little hike through the forest in search of more stones and found so many cool and interesting treasures - some pix here to check out.

If you are down with prehistory and find yourself in southern Fwancey-pants, go to this site to learn all about where and what you need to check out while you're here:

www.stonepages.com/megalinks/01_megalithic_sites/france/index.html

And for more about the wonders of Carnac: www.megalithia.com/brittany/carnac/