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Turtlenecks As Planned

#tashkovski bracelet #saksfifthavenue sweater #trinaturk dress #marcjacobs boots

I wore turtlenecks this week. I have four and there were four days of school, but I didn’t feel like wearing one on Friday. Sticking to a theme is the plan but plans don’t always seem to go as planned.

I’m in the process of planning an event and I spent half the day crying because it doesn’t feel like things will work out. Things are always working out, lol, but not necessarily the way you want them to work out. I’m waiting for the universe to surprise and delight me. I mean, I am allowing the universe to do that because I know how it works – no buts about it. I’ll stop crying now. Thanks, Bobbi. <3 🙂

#tashkovski bracelet #aqua cashmere sweater #freepeople dress #ninewest boots
#kesnyc mask #tashkovski bracelet #aquacashmere sweater #joesjeans leather pants #ragandbone boots

The Silk-Leather Punch

#michelledarinjewelry bracelet #trinaturk top #coach skirt #bcbgeneration sandals
#tashkovski bracelet #rebeccataylor top #freepeople skirt #ralphlauren boots

Last week was all about the silk and leather combo. I’ve been trying to stick to themes and this one is my favorite. The previous week it was cotton T-shirt and leather, which is the more casual version of what is becoming my school uniform.

We are currently glazing clay projects, painting and finishing up the Lions Club peace poster contest. Posters are due on October 22nd. First marking period ends on November 5th.

#kesnyc mask #rebeccataylor top #aliceandolivia skirt #ragandbone boots
#kesnyc mask #bcbgmaxazria top #talithacollection top #coach skirt #ragandbone boots
#kesnyc mask #fossil bracelets #trinaturk top #joesjeans pants #marcjacobs boots
#kesnyc mask #tashkovski bracelet #bcbgmaxazria top #halston top #joesjeans pants #ragandbone boots
#kesnyc mask #equipment dress #bcbgeneration sandals
#kesnyc mask #joie dress #allsaints shorts #bcbgmaxazria sandals

Separates

#kesnyc #tashkovski #bcbgmaxazria #faithfullthebrand #7forallmankind #marcjacobs
#kesnyc #daydreamerforfreepeople #zadigandvoltaire #ragandbone
#kesnyc #michelledarinjewelry #bcbgmaxazria #daydreamerforfreepeople #joesjeans #joie

I dressed for comfort last week. Separates featuring leather and T-shirts. Four classes finished a clay project, two are using colored pencil and two are painting. I found my denim apron in the big cupboard by my desk while looking for something else. Yessssssss – because things are about to start getting messy.

#kesnyc #tashkovski #zadigandvoltaire #trinaturk #karllagerfeldparis

Most of the boxes on the back counter are filled with the new glazes I’d ordered. Many of the items I purchased for this year are on back order though. I can’t remember what I have planned for tomorrow, lol. When I planned ahead, like, you know, in August, it was with the notion that the supplies would be available – but no biggie. It will all work itself out.

P.S. My clothes reflect the art – Sugar Skulls are a theme. Also: Butterflies. <3

#kesnyc #tashkovski #360cashmere #vince #marcjacobs

The Influencer

#kesnyc #tashkovski #faithfullthebrand #joesjeans #bcbgmaxazria

The theme for this week was going to be peasant top meets leather but it went wonky due to my inability to stick to a theme. I have a lot of leather skirts and pants – I guess I will continue this bit through next week and see how it goes.

#kesnyc #michelledarinjewelry #allsaints #vince #ragandbone

Meanwhile, I am getting a bunch of requests to be a brand ambassador/fashion influencer via Instagram. And I didn’t even have to buy fake bots! (If you saw that documentary on HBOMax, you know what I am referring to there). Stay tuned….

#kesnyc #tashkovski #faithfullthebrand #theory #ragandbone
#kesnyc #tashkovski #bcbgmaxazria #joesjeans
#tashkovski #coach #forloveandlemons #bcbgmaxazria #bcbgeneration

Uniform

#kesnyc #tashkovski #theory #freepeople #marcjacobs
#kesnyc #theory #bcbgmaxazria #ragandbone #tashkovski
#kesnyc #saksfifthavenue #freepeople #ragandbone

Wearing all black is like wearing a uniform. There is comfort to it, and a sort of simplistic language, that absence of focal point, that thing where someone says, “I don’t remember what she was wearing, but she looked great.” Or at least that’s the dream, isn’t it?

I used to do a Black Mondays thing but now it’s just about what feels right in the moment (a.k.a. at 6:55 am).

#kesnyc #allsaints #ragandbone
#kesnyc #theory #milly #joie
#kesnyc #tashkovski #aquacashmere #ullajohnson #trinaturk #ragandbone
#kesnyc #tashkovski #bcbgmaxazria #bananarepublic #joesjeans #bcbgeneration
#kesnyc #theory #joesjeans #ragandbone
#kesnyc #tashkovski #rachelzoe #ragandbone
#kesnyc #tashkovski #allsaints #joesjeans #ragandbone
#kesnyc #bcbgmaxazria #allsaints #bbcbgeneration

One + Rag & Bone = Fun

#kesnyc #coach #bananarepublic #ragandbone
#amicale #kesnyc #theory #coach #ragandbone

I did a monochromatic thing this week and I am in love with the look. I used to wear black every day and now I’m just so inspired by color.

#kesnyc #theory #joesjeans #ragandbone

Coupled with every style of this season’s Rag & Bone boots, it is so fun to get dressed for work. <3

#kesnyc #vince #coach #ragandbone
#kesnyc #saksfifthavenue #zadigandvoltaire #ragandbone

SILK-CASHMERE-LEATHAAAAAAA

#kesnyc #joie #bcbgmaxazria #marcjacobs
#kesnyc #theory #joesjeans #bcbgmaxazria

Last week there was a day I forgot to bring a mask. I had to wear a standard issue one from the stash the school gave me. Ugh! It is crazy how different school is these days with the masks and the social distancing – the integration of the on-line technology and all the paperwork/organization/mayhem. But it hasn’t put a damper on the fun.

#kesnyc #theory #joesjeans #bcbgeneration
#kesnyc #tashkovski #saksfifthavenue #frenchconnection #marcjacobs

My students are happy to be back in school. I only actually have classes twice a week and students are there one day and at home the other day. My colleague and instagram photographer, Katy, and I, have been working together to recreate our art courses to align with the new safety protocols and to allow students to access the courses on-line. No clay, paint or collage work this year – the focus is more on formal principals of art, illustration and design.

#kesnyc #rebeccataylor #forloveandlemons #frame #marcjacobs
#kesnyc #halston #bcbgmaxazria #joesjeans #bcbgeneration #tashkovski

We purchased sketchbooks for everyone, as well as dry media including markers and colored pencils. We are still working with the local Lions Club (awesome!) to create peace posters for their international contest. Some of my students may become professional artists by the end of the month.

#allsaints #calvinklein #tashkovski
#kesnyc #theory #bcbgmaxazria #marcjacobs

I know I haven’t blogged much since the onset of these “Covid-19 months”. I plan to improve my on-line store on this site – I’ve upgraded the website to the bells and whistles one, but I haven’t really gotten around to uploading more than a few bracelets for sale. I have a new email address – artist@karentash.com. And I did go to a museum today. I’ll be writing a couple of blog posts about that soon.

#kesnyc #bcbgmaxazria #jcrew #joesjeans #calvinklein #tashkovski #rayban
#kesnyc #cinqasept #ragandbone #marcjacobs

I’m happy to be back to school too. I love fashion sooo much – love getting dressed to go someplace. I’m having fun incorporating the mask into the mix – the ones from Kes are phenomenal because I can wear them around the neck during mask breaks. My other favorite ones are by Jonathan Simkhai and, yes, my own, available on www.redbubble.com.

Oh, and, of course, I am a blonde now so I look a lot different than I did in March.

#kesnyc #theory #milly #joie

Change is good. <3

#kesnyc #talithacollection #tashkovski #trinaturk #bcbgmaxazria
#kesnyc #360cashmere #freepeople #bcbgeneration #tashkovski

Before March Madness

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Here are my outfits of the day for the month of March 2020.  No more school for a while.  I just discovered a show on ABC called Schooled to help with my school withdrawal.  It is almost as funny as the silly things kids say at real school. It’s set in the ’90s, which is when I started working at my job.  Back then I think my fashion look was sort of Monica from Friends.

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Rebecca Taylor jacket, Milly top, Joe’s Jeans leather jeans, Calvin Klein booties

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Free People dress, Sorel boots

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Joie leather dress, Marc Jacobs boots, Tashkovski bracelet

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Baublebar choker, Rachel Zoe silk dress, Marc Jacobs boots, Tashkovski bracelet

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Aqua Cashmere sweater, Trina Turk leather skirt, Rebecca Minkoff boots, Harry Potter lanyard

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Rachel Zoe silk dress, Joe’s Jeans leather jeans, Marc Jacobs sandals and sunglasses

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Honora necklace, Tashkovski bracelet, Halston Heritage dress, Banana Republic top, Marc Jacobs boots

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Cinq a Sept silk dress, Marc Jacobs boots

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C by Bloomingdales cashmere sweater, Joe’s Jeans leather jeans, Marc Jacobs boots, Tashkovski bracelet

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Aqua Cashmere sweater, French Connection leather skirt, Rebecca Minkoff boots

 

 

#ootd – January 2020

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BCBGMaxAzria sweater, dress, and pants, Rag & Bone booties

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Free People cardigan, Theory sweater, BCBGMaxAzria leggings, Rag & Bone booties

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Free People cardigan, BCBGMaxAzria top, Rebecca Taylor pants, Calvin Klein booties

Welcome to my world.  Here are my 2020 #ootd school pictures thus far.  My Studio in Art students have been painting with acrylics – these paintings are going to blow your mind.  They are sooooo good!!!!! I think they only need a couple more weeks to complete them.  I have been wearing stuff that wouldn’t freak me out if it got paint on it.  I guess I am saying that fashion is taking a backseat at the moment.  I’m a control freak about the brushes – I tell them to use however many they want and need, and I will wash them, so, I spend about twenty minutes washing brushes on my lunch period every day.

Today was the first day of the 2nd semester, believe it or not, which means we are already half-way through the year.  I am giving pre-tests and prepping lessons – lots of cool things to come:  oil pastels, collage, more paintings and clay!!!  I’ll be switching up the artwork on the cabinets soon, as well as eventually organizing the excessive amount of white paint on that back counter, lol, for those of you who scoff at the mess. (It is an art room, after all – that’s what makes it fun and funny).  Special thanks to Katy C., my colleague and photographer, who laughs with me every day.  <3

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Theory sweater, Rag & Bone skirt, Marc Jacobs booties

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BCBGMaxAzria dress, Marc Jacobs booties

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Theory cashmere cardigan, Syracuse Yoga T-shirt, Banana Republic skirt, Marc Jacobs booties

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Banana Republic cardigan, Joe’s Jeans leather jeans, Sorel booties

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Rachel Zoe top, BCBGMaxAzria sweater and pants, Ralph Lauren boots

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Free People cardigan, BCBGMaxAzria top, Joe’s Jeans leather jeans, Nine West booties