Katy Oliver : Bean There

Annie & David, Wedding Bliss, part 1

pictures in this post c/o ellis...

Posted by KO on November 12, 2008 2:19 PM

Happy Halloween!!!

source: AndreaHarner...

Posted by KO on October 31, 2008 2:56 PM

Kayt (the Great) Featured in The New York Times!

Check out the super rad article here!Go Kayt!...

Posted by KO on October 2, 2008 7:40 PM

NYC Kamikaze Thursday with Annie, part 2: Maid of Honor Dress Fitting

*Annie is the bestest, most beautiful bride-to-be!!!*Ellis has mad skills!photos w/ KOdigi by Ellis, BK 9.11.08...

Posted by KO on September 12, 2008 9:11 PM

KO & Miss Mennes' Kamikaze Thursday Night

Annie, beautiful, in tye dye original by KO & @ Ellis', Brooklyn, 9.11.08...

Posted by KO on September 11, 2008 11:29 PM

Sole Mates Meet SoleMates

Recently, our beloved dog Oz ate not one but two of our favorite pairs of high heels. Rar! To calm our sorrows, we purchased two new pairs- we have 4 weddings to attend in the next 5 months!- of fabulous...

Posted by KO on July 10, 2008 9:37 AM

So Excited...

Thank you Annie! See you soon alot!...

Posted by KO on June 22, 2008 10:37 PM

Wild Wild Weaves

KO is crazy about these hair (master)pieces made by Japanese artist Nagi Noda. There's a little bit of "The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss" in them, but they still seem very original. KO sees passion~ animalistic, honest passion!~ in them....

Posted by KO on June 11, 2008 6:30 AM

Babe-licious!! The Bacon Bra!

Yay! Goes perfectly with KO's bacon martini, Ray's bacon ice cream and Santa Barbara's recently celebrated bacon-dipped-in-chocolate confection!!!pic via dlisted...

Posted by KO on June 9, 2008 9:27 PM

Funny Monkey!

AND (!!!):source: (one of KO's very favorite blogs) ASpecialWayOfBeingAfraid...

Posted by KO on May 29, 2008 6:48 PM

Viva il Vino

source: Peter's rad blog SMT, May 16, 2008...

Posted by KO on May 17, 2008 8:55 AM

Reality vs. Illusion

KO is constantly reminded that reality is everyday and illusion is every fantasy, every hope, every maybe...The dealio that KO is still getting schoolio-ed in is the vast, confusing difference between the two. Why choose a nice reality when a...

Posted by KO on April 23, 2008 9:13 PM

Oliver Man, Artist In Residence, West Coast Style

Congrats to my brother Mac! He is an artist through & through, true & true.And, for the first time he's showing his work! His work is currently being shown in Santa Barbara, and in the first four days he's already...

Posted by KO on April 5, 2008 5:23 PM

Thank You Heidi Klum

Project Oh My God Why Have I Not Been Watching This All Along?! RunwayHow have I never watched with wonder and awe the genius that is Heidi Klum's Project Runway???!!!! It's a travesty I've only now discovered the genuine masterpiece...

Posted by KO on March 3, 2008 6:53 PM

An Amazing, Inspired Update From The Penguin

The truly wonderful woman and worldly Penguin Lucy has sent along a great, sweet, and touching email account of her life this January. We hope she understands why we feel absolutely compelled to share two excerpts from her email with...

Posted by KO on February 21, 2008 9:35 AM

Dressed Up In Your Love

Made it to the City Saturday for Annie's first official day of searching-to find-the-perfect-Wedding Dress. As the maid of honor, I'm especially thrilled to be a part of the process and to be there for Annie in any way I...

Posted by KO on February 11, 2008 9:57 AM

Stopping The Train In Its Tracks

When I was in film school at UT, I finagled my way into a photography class reserved for photog majors...Actually, my love for film was based on and in my love for photography. It was a blessing and a privilege...

Posted by KO on January 17, 2008 8:17 PM

KO's Keeping-You-Posted Post

We've been so busy, as certainly you all have been...and we're working our mega-double (10:30am-12midnight) tomorrow at Modern, so we're hoping this brief but brilliant (ha! yes! go Bean!) post will satiate those of you still stopping by KatyOliver.com for...

Posted by KO on December 27, 2007 6:55 PM

I Am The Cheese!

Vote today for our friend Dan Lubell's kraft cheese spot! He's a finalist and needs your votes!!! Watch his entry here(it's the one on the far right with the dancing toast, see pic below) and then show your support with...

Posted by KO on November 29, 2007 9:28 AM

Double Dare To Be Awesome Slash Awesome!

Double Dare Chicks, Bar, New Haven, ko/10.31.07...

Posted by KO on November 1, 2007 7:25 PM

Hey Baby Hey Baby Hey

Baby Boy on Greek Granny, Tim's show @ Bar, New Haven, 10.31.07...

Posted by KO on November 1, 2007 7:15 PM

Like Whoa

Horse's ass, Tim's show @ Bar, New Haven, 10.31.07...

Posted by KO on November 1, 2007 10:04 AM

Tool Box

Tim's show @Bar, 10.31.07...

Posted by KO on November 1, 2007 8:51 AM

Love In My Tummy

Eggplant Casserole...

Posted by KO on October 9, 2007 10:15 PM

Write On Binder

We like Mike Binder. He wrote and directed (and co-starred in) the perverse yet poignant film The Upside of Anger. His 2006 film Man About Town is a truly bizarre mixture of B-list talents and A-list writing. While I'm loathe...

Posted by KO on October 8, 2007 12:04 PM

Art Is Ego, Sanctuary

Partial of Door Collage, Sanctuary, Hottub Haus, 04-05...

Posted by KO on October 8, 2007 11:47 AM

Manny Makes Magic With a Walk Off Win

Hoorah for Red Sox Nation!!! The Indians came back from a 1-0 deficit to beat the Yankees tonight (amidst swarms of bugs)...but beyond that, and better still!!! The Red Sox took a torturous tie game to a 6-3 victory (!!!),...

Posted by KO on October 6, 2007 1:07 AM

Revisiting A Nightmare On Elm Street

We just watched the original 1984 Wes Craven written and directed horror flick, and it is still great. We remember back in the day sneaking down stairs and watching it (during a 3 day free trial of HBO) with brother...

Posted by KO on September 24, 2007 11:44 PM

What a Polish Drunk Really Looks Like

Dessert!!! This super delicious dessert was created by a Polish chef, mixing every yummy ingredient available, including creativity and love. It even has a poppyseed cake layer!A Polish Drunk, Thanks to RobZ for the introduction...

Posted by KO on September 7, 2007 4:29 PM

Separated By Plastic, Paparazzi

I am often my own best model~ I'm all I've got! Case in point: Monday, we rode back from Maryland with RobZ in his pick up. We hit traffic on the Merritt, and I was antsy, so out came the...

Posted by KO on August 30, 2007 9:00 AM

Augustoberfest

KO and RZ, Maryland, 8.26.07...

Posted by KO on August 29, 2007 12:29 PM

In Shambles

We just could not resist: Excerpts from Pete Doherty's talk with London's Daily Mirror oh so cleverly spliced with drawings KO did in Amsterdam in 1997: - "I love her with all my heart. I like the way she walks...

Posted by KO on July 31, 2007 8:53 AM

Revisiting Monday Night's Silly Madness with Ami! My Sista! My Sista!

Ami and KO rock this town inside out, New Haven, July 23, 2007...

Posted by KO on July 27, 2007 6:32 PM

Separated By Amsterdam

Left: One of KO's 1997 Amsterdam drawings; Right: Crooner Amy Winehouse...

Posted by KO on July 27, 2007 2:26 PM

Finally! Art and Soul

For weeks KO went without access to the web...sigh...but thanks to a new power cord for my mac, we be back up and beamin' about it...One big thing y'all missed~ the premiere of my jewelry line and the unveiling of...

Posted by KO on May 15, 2007 10:42 AM

Ear Candy

More creations from my all-original collection......

Posted by KO on April 19, 2007 2:25 PM

Model Friend, Soul Sista

Ami rocks the "cotton candy drops" @ Sidebar, New Haven, 4.14.07...

Posted by KO on April 15, 2007 12:26 AM

Getting Crafty Up In Here

Made some earrings today as part of my plan to sell my babies (yay! no more giving them away! finally!), starting with the Westville Art Walk on May 12th. KO be craftin' a sh!tload of earring$! Yay! See how lovely...so...

Posted by KO on April 11, 2007 4:53 PM

Not That Far From The Tree

It seems to me that...at a certain point in your life you can't help but take stock of your achievements, reevaluate your priorities and re-prioritize your goals... You make decisions based on your own best interests if you are wise...

Posted by KO on April 6, 2007 5:19 PM

Art and...Fuoco!

The most wonderful thing just happened to me... Feeling like I needed a good kick in the bum, I grabbed my Keith Haring art book (written in italian and english) to polish up my italian language skills (I used to...

Posted by KO on March 7, 2007 11:32 AM

Art Directed Awesomeness

KO recently reunited with Rob Z and, in the process, some of the old yet timely artifacts from the barroom in the basement at the old Oliver house. It was inevitable, then, that KO would put together a picture portraying...

Posted by KO on February 13, 2007 2:05 PM

Daddy Is An Artist, Mama Never Sleeps At Night

Art by Daddy, Dec. 2006...

Posted by KO on February 7, 2007 5:39 PM

The Art Of Ego Painted In A Different Light

Leggo My Ego by KO...

Posted by KO on February 2, 2007 4:47 PM

Golden Creations

You may remember me telling you that Saturday night I met up with Nik at his friend Piet's party. Well it turns out Piet isn't just a fellow-photog-fiend, he's also an artist. He crafts these crazy cool grenade oil lamps....

Posted by KO on January 9, 2007 10:52 AM

Creative, Lit

Todd and Stef adjusted their chandelier in a most crafty and classic fashion...with a carabeaner!Marvelous, comical and, most importantly, functional!...

Posted by KO on December 23, 2006 3:50 PM

Iowa City Interessante

Monday Lucy and I crafted out~ Lucy sewed books and I made earrings. We also laughed often...Yes! Iowa City! Good stuff!The Earth Mama pair:The triple bleu haze:Our veggie better-than-thanksgiving feast:Lucy and the peace pipe:Iowa City, 12.18.06...

Posted by KO on December 20, 2006 11:30 AM

Last Looks

Last night, after figuring out the Good-Will-Hunting-grade math equation of packing my life Tetris-style into my car, I rejoined Matt Lum in the web-rynth for one last night of research and ridiculousness. Our resonate friendship! Sigh. How I love Matt...

Posted by KO on December 15, 2006 10:36 AM

Motion. Picture. Magic. Man.

KO totally didn't realize our friend Dan was taking pictures last time we all partied with Santa! If you think the stills are revealing, you should see the video! Thanks Dan!Put yourself~ or someone else~ in my cute little elf...

Posted by KO on December 13, 2006 1:57 AM

Charted for Your Convenience

KO is so very happy to know about Indexed. It's such an original, inspired, clever~ and usually funny, to boot~ site...It totally makes "fun of some things and sense of others."(Indexed)...

Posted by KO on December 8, 2006 3:04 AM

Making the Connection

We are all connected...We live on one big round Earth. The web-rynth has made our interconnectedness (and the interconnectedness of information) all the more apparent. In considering this, KO decided to play a fun game that you can play too!...

Posted by KO on December 7, 2006 9:28 PM

Katy, (Texas...) Get Your Gun!

KO's been spending alot of time with genius webmaster/genius best friend Matt Lum. Last night we sat by our computers for hours- side by side, together- playing, working, laughing, learning...pensive, delirious, beyond-hunger...inspired, absorbed, obsessed... Matt found time to give me...

Posted by KO on December 6, 2006 3:41 PM

Now & Later

John Carney mentions a funny study at DealBreaker today about procrastination. I find it especially amusing because I considered justifying my healthy procrastination habit in a rational, thoughtful post but...ummm...put it off to work on various and sundry other creative...

Posted by KO on December 6, 2006 10:40 AM

Forever and Always Glorious

More classics from the epic photo library of yours truly...Babba, Jules & Ace by KO, Sheridan (7th grade?)Cory, Kayt, Katy & Megan, August 2001, StormkingLucy & Jesse by KO, Nov 3, 2003, NYCKO and Mary by Celeste, Fall 1993, Wallingford,...

Posted by KO on December 6, 2006 1:30 AM

Grinning While You Ride

Mary's brother wrote a book! A perfect gift! You can buy at Amazon. Check it out: Mountain Bike! Los Angeles County: A Wide-Grin Ride Guide...

Posted by KO on November 30, 2006 2:14 PM

High in Fat

It's with a dash of humor and a dollop of delight that I offer you this recipe (from The Stranger) for a true cult classic...not that KO (or The Stranger, for that matter) recommends you try this, mind you...Just, you...

Posted by KO on November 29, 2006 4:24 AM

Me's Crafty!

Took a break from wading through heavy doses of blogosphere truthiness today to craft out and make another pair of earrings. Yay! I call these "Ice Haze." Yay again! And for those of you who couldn't see the "Malibu Winter"...

Posted by KO on November 28, 2006 8:30 PM

Bold, Bald Beauty

Gwen Stefani took the prize at Worth1000 for best (what if they were) bald celebrity~ and she does look hot~ but we can't help but choose Joaquin Phoenix (as Johnny Cash) in all his bald beauty as our favorite...so delicious!...

Posted by KO on November 27, 2006 6:29 PM

Malibu Holiday

Saturday I drove to Malibu to visit Nik.Gave Nik's beautiful mom Lily the "au currant" earrings (KO originals)Peter and his gf Jennifer were in town from SeattleJennifer was an obvious choice for the KO original "dna" earringsNik's brother played the...

Posted by KO on November 27, 2006 1:37 PM

Does Anyone Remember Laughter?!

(thanks Maxie)...

Posted by KO on November 21, 2006 2:57 PM

Woman Rendered, Beauty Revealed

Click here to see a rendering of a woman from the inside out. It's a superb transformation! (thanks Ami!)...

Posted by KO on November 20, 2006 10:10 PM

I Heart You

KO is smitten with our friend Brando's site BrandSpankin'...we really like the way his creative brain works! KO is totally into his new post that plays on the whole "I [heart] NY" logo...it totally reminds KO of a super-rad home-made...

Posted by KO on November 16, 2006 5:23 PM

...it's KATYOLIVER.com!!!

Thanks again & again (a million times over) to Val for rad & amazing KO.com stickers:They are genius & inspired Valerie! I love them (and you!) long time alot!...

Posted by KO on November 13, 2006 3:33 AM

Far Away, So Close

The cellphone picture phenomenon will never lose its luster for KO... Oh, what exquisite joy! Thank you to birthday babe Lucy & everyone else for the most wonderful expression of love from a distance KO could ever dream of! Lucy...

Posted by KO on November 11, 2006 5:14 AM

Solid. Golden. Greatness.

KO loves cell phone pictures. They are clever little nuggets of joy... Yesterday Kayt & John both showed me some love~ KO is still smitten...Above: Kayt gives a nod to our magical night @ 119 in October Below: John gives...

Posted by KO on November 5, 2006 4:09 PM

Some Things are Still the Same

Happy Friday-before-the-Election, y'all!!! We country!!! This song~ much like KO~ NEVER gets OLD & ALWAYS remembers!!! Genesis "Land of Confusion" (YouTube ain't 100% dead...yet)...

Posted by KO on November 3, 2006 8:17 PM

Radio Free/Rad Friend America

KO encourages you to check out our amazing and inspiring friend Andrea Harner's CHRW interview! AH, Celeste & KO, Celeste's Wedding, Martha's Vineyard, 7/05...

Posted by KO on November 3, 2006 7:54 PM

Ugly Is Perfect

Proof in the pudding...Heidi Klum & Seal couldn't be uglier...or more beautiful... Heidi's Halloween Party, LA, 10.31.06...

Posted by KO on November 2, 2006 11:48 AM

The Great & Mysterious Pumpkin Phenom

BOONE, Colorado- Nobody knows who, but someone with a lot of Halloween spirit decorated this small southern Colorado town with hundreds and hundreds of pumpkins. Residents woke up Tuesday to find virtually every surface covered with the orange holiday icons....

Posted by KO on November 2, 2006 7:11 AM

Road Trippin USA

Our awesome/awesomely talented & gifted friend Jarrett (or JPS as we call him) is setting off today for the East Coast...Road Trippin USA! While admittedly, we are a little sad he's going to miss the big birthday on Saturday (KO...

Posted by KO on November 1, 2006 2:40 AM

Dressed/Greatness

While KO was camping in Catalina this weekend, Annie & John were costuming it up in NYC. Luckily, these two totally get me. They captured the beauty & shared the magic.Annie & John, via cellphone, NYC, 10.28.06 (Thank you/Love/Greatness!)...

Posted by KO on October 30, 2006 3:04 AM

The Spoils of Crafty & Clever

You must visit this site...It'll quickly become one of your new favorites fo'shizzle... (thanks Ninja! Hi!)...

Posted by KO on October 27, 2006 12:57 PM

"Hot. White Hot."**

Yay! ********************************************************************* **Post Title Quote is Molly Ringwald in Pretty In Pink. Duh....

Posted by KO on October 20, 2006 4:55 PM

This is PERFECTION

Would KO lie to you?! DaYUMmn!!! That is truly the ASS of all asses!!! Well done Mary!!!** **KO insists you visit Mary's blog! Mary remains one of THE MOST INFLUENTIAL photographers Katy O has ever enjoyed time and creation with!!!...

Posted by KO on October 17, 2006 11:48 AM