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Bud Light Lime Labor Day Cup
A couple of weekends ago, Labor Day to be exact!, Bud Light Lime hosted their second stop on the Surf Series Tour at C-Street in Ventura. The whole weekend was a blast like always and I had a really great time. The weather was lame but other than that, the people and the atmosphere were awesome! Thanks again to Bud Light Lime and Benji Weatherly for hosting such a great surf contest.
Winner Torrey Miester ripping it up!! More photos on Surfline (photo via Surfline) ... make sure to watch the highlights !
Kilian getting serious on the Corn Hole
The event! Photo via Surfline
Rachie and I
The boys getting crazy watching the University of Hawaii football game at Rookies Sportsbar in Ventura at the after party.
Benji and the winning ladies. Congrats Serena Brooke!
Nate Yeomans won best mustache.
Roy Powers talking about how this contest compares to the World Tour.
One photo I didn't get was with Claire Bevilacqua. She won the ladies event last time but was injured this time around. She is awesome and I had a great time with her at the contest!
Congrats again to Torrey Miester! You rock!! And also great job to my boyfriend Kilian Garland for making the Semi Finals And thanks again to Bud Light Lime. Make sure to "like" them on facebook so you can stay tuned for the next contest.
Musing on Baby Vamp Jessica From HBO's True Blood:: Little Red
After watching the season finale of HBO's True Blood, I am not shy to say that I am completely inspired by Jessica, the Baby Vampire. I am a total dork when it comes to this show, but can you blame me? What's not to like about vampires, werewolves, witches, magic, cold blooded drama, and sex? This season is finally over and the final episode left me with thoughts of Jessica in her velvet cloak and a bolt of energy to start Halloween planning. I LOVE HALLOWEEN!!! Check out this little video too and maybe you will understand why I love Jess so much.
Jessica in her Little Red cloak. I think I need one NOW..
What do you think? Red, Purple, or Black??? Obsessed.
xoxo Kitty Cat
xoxo Kitty Cat
Channel Islands Surfboards LA Party
This past Saturday, a couple of us from SB went down to the Los Angeles Channel Islands store on Melrose Ave for their annual party. It was a total blast!!! Here are some photos.
BOARDS
Kilian and I
Sushi in the VIP room
Kilian and CI shaper Mike Walters
Open bar!!!! Thanks CI!
Iration
Rumor has it, Kelly specifically requested Iration to play! Thanks Kelly! Kelly and his girlfriend Kalani listening to some jams. So cute.
Santa Barbara CI Crew in the house!
Kilian and his friend Dane Reynolds
Our little rat pack again
The Beautiful Bo and I
Pretty bummed we didn't enter the raffle, they gave away a Taylor Knox, Dane Reynolds, Rob Machado, and Kelly Slater board! Radical!
Dane and I!!!
Miss Suzi Clark :) and I raging to Iration
LOVE these Two!! CI Shaper Mike Walters and his honey girl Suzi
Shapers!!
On the rooftop on Melrose Ave. So sick.
Dennis Rizzo in the house.
love this photo Kilian took of the band
They played every amazing song they make.
Ha! I love how this shot came out. Lol. We were yelling and partying.
LOVE
Eric Geiselman and Kilian
That's all! Thanks again to the CI Crew and Travis Lee, it was a blast... great times. xoxo
Instagram Photo Diary
current reading material... Vogue's September Issue is so big its going to take a long time! :P
Bud Light Lime Pro Surf Series in Ventura, CA
My Cousin Martin's restaurant La Supa Rica... with no line. I know the best times to go!
Villa Verano
I was skateboarding and I saw this awesome sign up on a telephone pole in SB.
A picture perfect moment in The Santa Barbara Harbor after eating Brophy Bros
My coworker Jill gave me some Pulmerias off her tree. They made me so happy and smelled delecious.
My limited edition Fafi for Mac Costmetics doll on my desk at work and my new succulent gifted from Vicki and Daniel, things like this make me happy!
My new shoes!!!
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Tobacco & Leather:: Illistrations by Abby Watkins
One of my favorite illustrators; Abby Watkins of Tobacco & Leather
I drool at every illustration she makes by the way. Here you go:
Introducing Mr. & Mrs. Clinton Kyle Hollister
A couple of weekends ago, one of my best male friends Kyle Hollister got hitched to a beautiful women by the name of Ashley Swan Woods. Their wedding was one of the most touching ceremonies I have ever been to and I feel so blessed to be a friend of theirs and to have been in their presence for such a special union. Kyle's father, Doyle Hollister, presented a touching speech about the significance of the land their family built their legacy upon and its significance to his son's special day. It was truly magical. My camera was being fussy so I only got a couple of pics with my Rebel, but thank you to Nils Von Erik from Smile Studios for letting me repost and Kilian for a couple I phone snaps. xoxo
Ashley's lace veil was her grandmother's and was exquisite to say the least.
Bulito
My best friend James Fay as one of the groomsmen
The family's offerings to the Chumash and ancestors
The boys!
Kilgar and I
Jonathan and Derek
The beautiful bride
James and Kelly
Love these men! Michael Hess from Germany, Luke Stadmadis, Kyle Hollister, James Fay, and Dan Crawford
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Kyle Hollister
Bulito Point, Hollister Ranch California
<3 <3
Ana and Jesse
Ashley's grandfather
Doyle Hollister! The MAN! The legend!
:)
Beautiful dinner served at the first house built at the Ranch, the old Hollister Home.
family photos inside
The cocktail party before dinner
right before they cut the delicious cake
on the dance floor
Victoria Voss and I
xoxox Kitty Cat
Health Tips from Claire Bevilacqua
Pretty much my favorite female surfer out there.... Claire Bevilacqua... she is so inspiring, check out some of her health tips and go grow your own garden!
I'm sorry I haven't blogged in a while. I promise I will post something in the next couple of days. Tumblr has been fun though. Check mine out on the right hand side of the screen.
xo
Bud Light Lime Surf Series Stop 2
Not sure what your plans are for Labor Day weekened? Stop by C-Street in Ventura to come hang and watch the Bud Light Lime Surf Series Stop 2 :)
Corn hole games, beer, some of the best surfers in the world, and fun!
For more info check out
or Surfline.com
xoxo Kitty Cat
This week's inspiration
Sunrise Shell
Kreayshawn
Thylane Loubry Blondeau
xoxo
UNDEREXPOSED trailer by Amelia Brodka
GO GIRLS! A documentory exposing the female side of skateboarding.
My First Mural:: A Mandy Tribute:: The Process
This past weekend I was blessed to be given the opportunity to participate in a Santa Barbara community art project with the goal to help the infamous Funk Zone flourish again. Laura Inks, the director of the project explains “We signed the lease for the gallery, opened the front door, and looked out at broken windows, graffiti-covered walls, and a trash-strewn parking lot,” she said. “It wasn’t pretty Santa Barbara, and I knew we had to make this street more visitor-friendly.” in an Independent interview that can be read in full here. So Inks devolved the mural project for the time being, and with this in mind, I wanted to make the street really pretty...Mandy Candy Pretty.
I am so happy to share my muse Mandy with all of you and everyone who passes the mural on Mason Street. Please go check it out in person, right next to Hot Spots Coffee. Here are a couple of pictures of how she developed ;)
I had to paint over an existing mural so here is my primered wall...lol. Needed a fresh white canvas to start!
I am so happy that my art is in the street! The viewer experiences it in such a different way, rather than say a gallery, and with all the celebrating street art has been receiving lately, I am so proud to celebrate my first crack at it.
Special thanks to Andi Gee for giving me this opportunity!
xo Caterina
My First Mural:: A Mandy Tribute
Just finished up my first mural! I will do a complete post with photos of my process and links to the community project in the next couple of days... so stay tuned!
In the meantime, please check out my finished piece in the Funk Zone of Santa Barbara on the corner of Mason Street and State Street, right by Hot Spots Coffee Shop.
XoXo
Caterina Caligiuri Art
I am super excited to share with you my new art website. I thought tumblr would be a good forum since there are a lot of users on there and it just looks nice and pretty. I hope to have an official website (whatever that means) in the future, but this is pretty much that already... so the hell with all of that for now.
I will only be posting my own artwork, photographs, and jewelry on this site so check it. It is linked on your right as well.
