Portia Munson The Artist Who Displays Hoarded Collections As Art

Juliet LOVES pink.  So it is with great amusement and girly fun that she and I have explored a pink pop-up, and a pink restaurant in NYC. Recently, the Flag Art Foundation featured Portia Munson’s “Pink Project” and so off we went, (her dressed in pink of course) to explore and see it for ourselves.

The exhibit explored artworks that array ordinary objects within containers, a theme that artist, Portia Munson readily played with.  In the past, we had seen her pink objects exhibited in a glass coffin and also perfectly lined up on a pink table, OCD style.  This time though, her exhibitting format took over a room.  A pink bedroom!  Juliet could not have been more thrilled looking around at all the pink gloriousness.

She brought her Barbie doll (also dressed in pink for the occasion) and showed  her around.  Out loud, she dreamed of living there and said, “Mommy, I wanna live here.”  Here she is after I explained she couldn’t.

haha!  We stayed in this room, playing I spy for quite some time.  It was the girliest sensory overload one could imagine.  thousands of discarded pink objects ranging from toys, to fashions, to stuffed animals and shoes, filled every crevice, every corner.

It was truly amazing to see!  The canopy for this pink bedroom was made up of pink children’s onesies of all kinds which made me wonder how many items of pink clothing Juliet has gone through at the ripe old age of 5.

The artist actually sewed all of these clothes to create this tented effect.

From reading about Portia’s passion for pink, I understood that she was exploring the marketing of femininity and questioning how culturally loaded the color was.

Leaving the exhibit, I started questioning where the line between hoarding and collecting for art’s sake was drawn.

Check out her last NYC exhibit called, “The Garden” below.

What do you think?  Is this hoarding or art?

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Back To School with MomTrends and NYC Bloggers

August for moms means back-to-school season.  And that for us means shopping season!  Making sure we are fully prepared for the non-stop needs of school season,  MomTrends, recently invited me and other NYC mommy bloggers to join them in discussing trends of the season as well as viewing new products from some of the leading family-oriented brands.

It was a great networking event to connect with the brands while being a fun mom’s night out filled with manis, mini-fashion show, and mom-osas.  (Thanks Natalie’s for the juice-infused prosecco!)

Did I mention the fashion?

That’s the best part of back to school season, isn’t it?  Tea Collection was on-site showcasing their latest fall collection, which of course, is all organic.  I can’t wait to show you more of this once we receive our outfit from them!  Make sure to follow me on Instagram for our daily style diary and fashionable adventures.

Snapperrock, a swim-based company that offers UPF 50+ in all their swimwear, had some adorable daddy and me and mommy and me options that really caught my eye.  ‘Cuz you know, how I just love twinning with my little!

#MomtrendsSchool also promoted beauty treatments, which for any busy mom can really feel like a luxury.   I was thrilled to be able to catch up with a mom friend over our complimentary Mani or Pedi.com.

Did you know Mani or Pedi will meet you in the comforts of your own home or office?  That’s a game-changer, right?  And Vamousse, a company known for their lice treatments, sent their glam squad to help make us over.  Thank YOU!

Our back to school education, continued as we made the rounds across the room and discovered Avery who had a fun, colorful collab with Amy Tangerine for rainbow-infused dividers, binders, and planners!

Comedic chef, George Duran represented Jarlsberg and offered tasty twists on the classic grilled cheese sandwich.  I spun the wheel and won a truffle grilled cheese sandwich, which happened to be my favorite.  And I also got inspired to add bacon, apricot jam or tomato to the traditional lunchtime goodie.

I was happy to see Stonyfield there because it’s such a trusted go-to for organic yogurts and smoothies.  And I was thrilled to find they were launching snack packs for hungry kids on the go!  Juliet is now seriously obsessed with their latest creations and asked for these everyday of dance camp! Pretzels packed with yogurt?  Yes please!

Lastly, I loved seeing Mabels Labels because every mom needs to label their kid’s school items.  And these personalized labels for shoes, clothes, water bottles, & lunch boxes are simply the best!  Cute and customizable, they’re waterproof and dishwasher and microwave safe!  Read our full review on them here!

These were my favorite brands found at the event!  I’d love to hear how you are gearing up for this back to school season!  What are YOUR favorite products to help you level up and be that supermom you know you wanna be?

Thank you, MomTrends for this fabulous event!

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