1. Lisa Congdon :: The Crown Princess of collecting, illustration, photography and all ’round good stuff, every thing that Lisa touches turns to awesome. I love her drawings. I love her patterns. I love her penchant for bundling together like things in clever ways. I am guessing she was the type of gal that sifted through the junk drawer at her grandma’s or great aunty’s house, turning over objects and seeing their special powers. Lisa also has a super cute super-hero mini dog (for sure he has super powers too!) Lisa… LOVE YOUR WORK!
2. Kate Ulman :: Do you know Kate, like I know Kate? Yes. It is THAT Kate from Foxs Lane. She of the florally, caravanny, yarny ways. She of the bakey, makey ways. She of the (road) trippy, drink (sippy), beach (dippy) ways. Kate Ulman and her partner run Daylesford Organics. Earlier this year they ran away from home with their super clever, creative girls and hit the highway for a VERY LONG road trip, with a vintage caravan in tow. We were lucky enough to follow their trip via Kate’s blog. Did you tag along too? Kate is one of those bloggers who writes true life beautifully. Things are florally and pretty, but they are also real and sometimes there is the odd crease or bump that needs to be ironed out. I like that. Kate… LOVE YOUR WORK!
3. Victoria Mason :: You might know that Victoria and I shared a studio for 12 months or so. I was very lucky to be able to hang with Victoria. She has a super dooper, amazing, microscopically keen eye. She has a perma-crush on the nostalgic, but she can break it down from its goofy cuteness into the teensy clever details which matter most. She can distill the good in things and make them great. Not only that, but she has the cutest sweet-smelling dog you ever did see and a partner who I have been crushing on since 1999. Or something like that. Victoria Mason… LOVE YOUR WORK!
4. Beci Orpin :: Beci Orpin is an adorable, smart lady. Do you know her? She turns out the most beautiful work from her home studio, surrounded by cute kidlets, delicious food, lovely family and heaps of rad mid-century goodness. She has worked with lots of big companies. She has worked with little people too. And she has done her own stuff just the way she wants to. She’s nice to people and talented too. I love the way she melds colour, shapes and vintage styling into things that are modern and totally wantable. I love the way she is just a super rad lady, too. Beci Orpin… LOVE YOUR WORK!
5. Zooey Deschanel :: You can’t fault her, really. Not only does she have a lovely voice, great comic timing, nice hair and cute indie attitude… she wears CUTE OUTFITS. I love Zooey. I love it that she sings just the way she talks. I love her geeky geeshness. I love her huger than huge peepers. I just love her full stop. End of paragraph. Turn the page. That kind of love. I hope she writes a book soon, because I think I need to turn those pages too. ZD… LOVE YOUR WORK!
Part THREE of Fave Ladies is coming SOOON! Here is Part One. Who are your fave ladies?
xx Pip
I have loved your have ladies blogs so much. What a wonderful way to honour the creativity, marvellousness and all round feminine strength of all the women who play a part in your world. My New Year's resolution is to remember and pay homage to all those wonderful women who touch my life. Thanks Pip.
Loving these fab women Pip!!!
Off to go and find out a bit more about them:)))
Lisa looks like she rocks!
Best wishes
Issyx
http://hookytime.blogspot.com/
I just want to say how happy I am to have found your lovely site !! Thanks for all the joy you bring to so many of us ! Happy New Year to you and yours!!! xxxx's from New England
Too much loveliness on a page for me. I hardly dare check out part one… x
I love your choices! My list would include my mother-in-law, Dixie, who is always warm and loving and fun. My apartment manager, Margaret, who is generous and thoughtful, and sassy. I love Judi Dench for being feisty and fabulous, and Pema Chodron for writing books that I love. And Tawra and Jill, the daughter/mother bloggers who help me to keep it real by being real.
I love the list totally agree with rating Kate I enjoyed going along for the ride also. My lady list is as follows
1) The late truly talented Kirsty MacColl oh boy I love her music it's part of my lifes soundtrack.
2) Ellen she rocks.
3) Jane Poh of the blog Projects by Jane a very funny lady.
4) Ebony of Hello Sandwich blog fame super creative and inspiring.
5) Dame Judy Dench what class.
Thats my part one.
I recently caught 100 Days of Summer (buried in the late night movie slot on TV). Zooey's outfits are so cute, I want her wardrobe as my work wardrobe!
Oh yes! I am right there with you on Zooey. She is awesomely awesome. Sweet and funny makes a nice combination.
Some other favourite ladies include:
– my little baby girls, Gwen and Keira.
– Candice Ransom
– Gwen Stefani
– Cam "Curly Pops"
– you
– Lucy Maude Montgomery
– Claire Robertson
– Sophie Griotto
– Catalina Esyrada…
Oh you know what? There are just som many awesome woman that I could go on for days listing them. It is wonderful that we can have so many inspiring women in the world.
thanks for sharing Pip!
Such great lists! Fun, women I admire also and generally it's super ace to see an admirable woman publicly declaring love for and supporting other women. LOVE YOUR WORK, PIP!
In the blogosphere I've also got to mention props and love for Nikki of @StylingYou and Annabel of @GetInTheHotSpot and @BloggingMentor. These are two funny, smart and fabulous women who inspiringly manage awesome, useful and engaging blogs whilst raising families: it gobsmacks me!
My girl crush also extends to my SM ladies (that stands for Social Media, no '&'): these are great gals, each with their fingers in lotsa pies AND they're each the kind who love few things more than getting together to eat ace pie with their friends! My loves include the ever-supportive @loupardi, country-lovin & sharin @laramcpherson, tech powerhouse @katekendall, new media whiz @kealey, pie-sharing @jeroxie, melb-lovin @jetsettingjoyce, clever clever @GirlBug, sassy @UrbanJin, sustfash @ThisIsBento, the ever-delightful @tresnalee and the gob-smackingly lovely @30dollardate. Arghh I can't write down EVERYONE I love so this list has big risk of offending:(
But taking time to write this has made me think about the awesome men and women I'm lucky enough to know, a beaut way to wrap up 2011- thanks Pip! Cx