Sunday, August 14, 2011

Picnic Club.

As a follow up to Breakfast Club and Supper Club, my nearest and dearest got together for a summer picnic in the park. Peter and Terry got up early to claim a spot under the perfect tree next to the lake and we feasted on corn on the cob, chicken, and…cinnamon spiced sea bass?!

The weather was flawless and we were there from sun up to sun down skipping stones, hanging out in a massive drum circle, and spying on the Hatian voodoo circle.


Designed by Peter


GIANT DRUM CIRCLE!!!


We forgot forks so we improvised with skewer chopsticks.

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Monday, May 30, 2011

Breakfast Club/Andrea’s Birthday.

Last year I started a Supper Club where every 2 weeks my closest friends and I get together for potluck style festivities. This time was Andrea’s turn to host and she decided instead of supper, she’d like to make breakfast, her favorite meal of the day. We stuck to a classic menu with pancakes, omelets, potatoes, biscuits, and bacon. And one GIANT fruit salad.


For some reason I always feel like Supper Club is the perfect time to squeeze in some bad graphic design.


I hadn’t done any arts and crafts since my Valentine’s Day party. I forget how much i love to cut paper.


I like my fruit salads like my friends; colorful, diverse, and sweet. :)


I’m glad my hat from Halloween got to see some action. I love it but rarely have an occasion to take it out.

Pancake whisperer.

 


Andrea made most of it. Breakfast is her thing.


I freakin’ love these kids <3

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Monday, February 14, 2011

Valentine’s Day Card Making Party.

I don’t know why everyone says Valentine’s Day is a Hallmark-created fake holiday. In 1382, English poet Geoffrey Chaucer wrote:

For this was on seynt Volantynys day
Whan euery bryd comyth there to chese his make.

["For this was Saint Valentine's Day, when every bird cometh there to choose his mate."]

According to Wikipedia, mass-produced cards with sentimental (sometimes racy) verses have been exchanged in England since the late 18th century. Most people don’t know that I’m secretly a sentimental (sometimes racy) person. But most people do know that I love to cut paper.

I recently threw a card making party with my friends Natasha Huang and Kelsey to get everyone together for some wine, sweets, and creative time. Most of our friends have not done any arts & crafts for at least a decade, so I thought it would be a great opportunity to share our appreciation for friends, family, and lovers aplenty. THANKS to everyone who came out, despite the frigid temperatures. I was so impressed by how wacky, hilarious, and touching the cards were.

Huge thanks to my good friend Kelsey who let us bombard her beautiful loft with glitter, stickers, and candy. I am so fortunate to have such wonderful friends. Good day and much love to you all.


By Peter Park


One of my favorite cards by Natasha, to her cat. I love how it’s shaped like a tote bag. How appropriate.


Kristen Adams’
cards were so creative and amazing!

Fort Greene Pride! This neighborhood makes me happy.


These are some of the cards I made.

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Thursday, October 14, 2010

I Started a Supper Club!

My dear friend Ronnie told me about his Supper Club in San Francisco where he and his friends take turns hosting dinner. I love to throw dinner parties, so I decided to start a Supper Club of my own! I hosted the first one. Pics coming soon!

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Thursday, October 14, 2010

Supper Club Numero Uno.

To celebrate the completion of Queen Frida and my psychedelically colorful bathroom, I decided to make the theme of the first Supper Club party “Unibrowed Mexicans Take Brooklyn.” I had 10 people over on 10-10-10 (Happy Birthday Brian!) for a taco bar extravaganza.

I made taquitos, chicken, fish and 3 kinds of salsa + trimmings for the taco bar. Friends brought chips, guacamole, mole, churros, corn, Coronas, rice pudding, ice cream, and…mustaches!

I went all out. I made paper flowers and cut paper flags and place mats.


This was the perfect occasion to put my extensive hot sauce collection to use. I have about 15 kinds of hot sauce.


I made corn/bean salsa, tomato/pepper salsa, and mango/tomato/avocado salsa

Paola kindly provided the mustaches which easily doubled as unibrows.


10-10-10!

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