Photoshoot

We had an amazing photo shoot last week in Washington, D.C. at the National Gallery! A beautiful art museum to showcase my leather handbags.  Love this shot - The bags and the models look great!

A few of my favorite things

How cool are these chocolates from Bruges, Belgium? They were delicious, so many interesting flavors including : Corn, apple, chili pepper!

Gems of georgetown!

Little gem of Georgetown: Keith Lipert's Gallery

Love their one beautiful one of a kind stone and glass jewelry.

I'm holding two of my original designs- The houndstooth Aimee clutch and the Claire bag!

Photoshop?

I designed my own first online advertisement on photoshop with pictures that I took! That red dress? That's my dress from 20 years ago!

A N N A featured as a brand to watch!

http://allthingsfashiondc.com/2012/08/06/fab-five-fashion-faves-local-brands-to-watch-august-2012/#http://allthingsfashiondc.com/2012/08/06/fab-five-fashion-faves-local-brands-to-watch-august-2012/#

VAHE the Leather Master

Where would I be without my master leather craftsman Vahe?

(Doudaklian Leather Goods and Luggage)

When I design my bags, I paint first on canvas, and then start to work with leather. That's where Vahe comes in. He makes my sample bags, sewing and stitching strips of leather together to bring my paintings to life.

My first love? The night sky.

My first love? The night sky. The other night, we took the telescope out and were able to get some great shots of the moon.

We actually took this shot with our camera attached to the telescope!

Also, anyone remember the Venus transit that took place about a month ago?! Yep, we were able to see that live as well, with a sun filter of course. That tiny dot is VENUS!