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Who is PSYCHOTIC LEOPARD?: Interview with Lisa Johnson
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I: You are an artist, writer, editor, jewelry-maker and designer. How does this play into the products featured on Psychotic Leopard? Psychotic Leopard's Lisa: I learned that I have an eye for detail when it comes to shopping, and have a skill for finding all kinds of wacky treasures, both in and out of stores. I love extreme clothing or fashion, crazy animal prints, and anything that has a "way-out" sense of style. For me, fashion is a tool to connect. People constantly come up to me in restaurants or on the street and tell me they love...
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Jewelry and Value: Determining the Priceless
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When I was in the midst of a messy divorce, one of the things my lawyer said to do was figure out all of the assets, and a biggie, he explained, was jewelry. I was told to carefully go through what I had, make a list, and figure out an estimated value of its worth. My wedding ring was a simple gold band, and I hadn’t worn it in so long that I couldn’t even remember where it was. My ex had gotten lucky: I was young and naive when we met, and had not made a big deal...
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Baltimore Artscape 2016: Our Escape
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I stumbled upon Artscape three years ago, when I had to deliver my daughter to Baltimore to an all-weekend birthday party, and found I had an entire twelve hours of day to spend by myself on the Saturday between the Paramour / Fall Out Boy concert on Friday night, and the Saturday arcade and laser tag festivities. The birthday girl’s mother, who knew I was artsy, recommended going to what was fortuitously happening that very weekend – the largest free art festival in the country, smack in the middle of Baltimore. Though “The Wire” was my all-time favorite show,...
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Latest Bathroom Reading - Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel and How She Inspires Me
Posted by Lisa Johnson on
I read constantly, and am one of those people that can’t even eat alone without a book in front of me. I have books on my night table, in the dining room, on the front seat of the car for when I wait at traffic lights, and even in the bathroom, so I can get at least four minutes per day while using my toothbrush timer. The last “bathroom” book I read was Part Swan, Part Goose, a memoir by actress Swoosie Kurtz, which was an easy and quick read. For a little while, I got a copy of the Mike and...
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Why Halloween Is My Favorite Holiday…From An Adult
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Why do I love Halloween? Is it the smell of a pillowcase wadded down with Halloween candy? Is it all the orange - one of my favorite colors - and pumpkins and the essence of fall everywhere? Let's be real, honies. Halloween was all about the sugar fix when we were little, but as an adult who has always liked to dress up since whenever, it's about being NOTICED. It's a chance for me to display how clever and artsy I am, to strut my stuff. It's all about the "look at me" factor - how awesome am I, with...
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