FunkZone sessions with Ryan Calderon

Fun little photoshoot I did with my friend Ryan Calerdon in the Funk Zone in Santa Barbara.

Fun little photoshoot I did with my friend Ryan Calerdon in the Funk Zone in Santa Barbara.

Saint Barbara:: Funk Zone Mural

After a long flight home from Bali, I woke up a day later to my favorite weekend in Santa Barbara, Summer Solstice. I was excited to get back into the swing of things here in SB and delighted that I had a second opportunity to paint in the Funk Zone. Laura Inks, the program director for the Funk Zone Community Art Project approached me for a weekend of painting during the Solstice festivities. Between hanging out with the other artists while we worked and the parade, it was an offer I couldn't refuse. My piece is a traditional homage to my town and all my friends who call them selves locals. Special thank you to Laura Inks, Danny Meza for helping me with the Saint Barbara lettering, and Gabe Marquez from 400 Media for getting this shoot organized. Learn more about Saint Barbara here, or Santa Barbara in Spanish if you prefer.

Photo by Ryan Calderon

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Photos by Ryan Calderon and Mishan Warnakulasuriya

After a long flight home from Bali, I woke up a day later to my favorite weekend in Santa Barbara, Summer Solstice. I was excited to get back into the swing of things here in SB and delighted that I had a second opportunity to paint in the Funk Zone. Laura Inks, the program director for the Funk Zone Community Art Project approached me for a weekend of painting during the Solstice festivities. Between hanging out with the other artists while we worked and the parade, it was an offer I couldn't refuse. My piece is a traditional homage to my town and all my friends who call them selves locals. Special thank you to Laura Inks, Danny Meza for helping me with the Saint Barbara lettering, and Gabe Marquez from 400 Media for getting this shoot organized. Learn more about Saint Barbara here, or Santa Barbara in Spanish if you prefer.

Photo by Ryan Calderon

Follow me @kittycaterina on Instagram and Twitter

Photos by Ryan Calderon and Mishan Warnakulasuriya

Wildfox Summer 2012- Sirene:: Makena:: Big Beach

From the Wildfox site-

"We all wish we were part of a fairy tale, some magical creature in some great love story.

A little mermaid with pearls in her long pink hair gliding through the warm salty water, in love with some beautiful sailor who she sees on a ship, handsome brown eyes and a different world. Our lives are more similar to fairy tales than we think, and everywhere around us there is magic. White sand that glitters in the sun and gets stuck like diamonds to your skin, sugarcane fields under the clouds that taste sweet in the rain, running barefoot on the hot pavement to meet a boy in town, long days of summer where the moon comes out along with the sun.

Wildfox Summer collection is to be pulled on over a bikini, drying off from the water on a tropical island, sunkissed shoulders and smelling of sunscreen & coconut oil. It is for little mermaids everywhere who belive in their own fairy tale coming true."

Photos: Mark Hunter (thecobrasnake)

Model: Charlotte Free

Makeup: Karina Moore

Hair: Anna Lee Fiorino

Styling: Cassandra Kellogg, Kimberley Gordon, Emily Faulstich

Photo Edit: Kimberley Gordon

I JUST LOVE THIS SHOOT!! I have been anxiously awaiting it since I saw a photo post on Wildfox a bit ago... my Mom and Aunt live pretty close to Makena aka Big Beach in Kihei Maui and I knew that they had done a shoot there... It is my favorite beach on Maui... the water is just so turquoise & warm! Swooning! Big Ups to the girls at Wilfox for making dreams come true for all of us mermaid lovers.

xoxo Kitty Cat

From the Wildfox site-

"We all wish we were part of a fairy tale, some magical creature in some great love story.

A little mermaid with pearls in her long pink hair gliding through the warm salty water, in love with some beautiful sailor who she sees on a ship, handsome brown eyes and a different world. Our lives are more similar to fairy tales than we think, and everywhere around us there is magic. White sand that glitters in the sun and gets stuck like diamonds to your skin, sugarcane fields under the clouds that taste sweet in the rain, running barefoot on the hot pavement to meet a boy in town, long days of summer where the moon comes out along with the sun.

Wildfox Summer collection is to be pulled on over a bikini, drying off from the water on a tropical island, sunkissed shoulders and smelling of sunscreen & coconut oil. It is for little mermaids everywhere who belive in their own fairy tale coming true."

Photos: Mark Hunter (thecobrasnake)

Model: Charlotte Free

Makeup: Karina Moore

Hair: Anna Lee Fiorino

Styling: Cassandra Kellogg, Kimberley Gordon, Emily Faulstich

Photo Edit: Kimberley Gordon

I JUST LOVE THIS SHOOT!! I have been anxiously awaiting it since I saw a photo post on Wildfox a bit ago... my Mom and Aunt live pretty close to Makena aka Big Beach in Kihei Maui and I knew that they had done a shoot there... It is my favorite beach on Maui... the water is just so turquoise & warm! Swooning! Big Ups to the girls at Wilfox for making dreams come true for all of us mermaid lovers.

xoxo Kitty Cat

Bikini Baby

Ok. Woah! So this is my first 'bikini shoot'~ More pictures to come!! I wanted to know that I could do it. So we did it- I was lucky to get a chance to work with  Derren again from DNA Imagery. Derren and Ana (DNA) are incredibly talented when it comes to photography, graphic design, and branding and having been traveling the world for months. D was in town for about 5 days and we were able to whip this one out before he and Ana left again. Make sure to check out their site and blog HERE so you can really see what they are all about.

Bikini by Volcom!

Ok. Woah! So this is my first 'bikini shoot'~ More pictures to come!! I wanted to know that I could do it. So we did it- I was lucky to get a chance to work with  Derren again from DNA Imagery. Derren and Ana (DNA) are incredibly talented when it comes to photography, graphic design, and branding and having been traveling the world for months. D was in town for about 5 days and we were able to whip this one out before he and Ana left again. Make sure to check out their site and blog HERE so you can really see what they are all about.

Bikini by Volcom!

DNA Ghetto Fab Photo Shoot

Just got what I think is the last of the pics from my photo shoot with my personal stylists Dirty Cash, Jenna Stevenson, my lil model cousin Melissa Vandaele & the DNA Photo Crew outta SB.

Stoked on the ideas and how it came out. Our main goal was to promote street wear as a life style and a personal brand, with a hipster pop edge and emphasis on skate and Latino culture.

Working in the skateboarding industry does rub off on me quite a bit, and when I was in Jr. High I always gravitated to the skate, over surf & snow, always, because Shorty's was the shit at that time and I had to have my one pocket OG back pack and "horty" hoody. Yal know what I am talking about. Not just because I grew up with Shortys in Santa Barbara, but because skateboarding was just a little bit dirtier & steezier than surfing. I could actually get on a skate and ollie with my white Kostons on. My love for skate culture and fashion has been with me a long time. On anther note, I have also been noticing high fashion brands like LV jockin' the skate scene too, because they know how big the market is and what it represents. And then you have Pharell. LOL. Anyways. Thus you have skateboards and hot chics.

I wanted something bubbly and poppy but hard.

Mike and I also really wanted to push the Latino culture into the shoot as well. When you are an SB loc, you are down with the 'siders and cholos. That is how is works. You go to parties and there are Mexicans kicking it with the surfers, punks, everyone is in the mix. I see kids pushing the styles at SB High, that we tried to high light. Flannels. Mad Doggers or "Locs". Catholicism. High Socks. Chucks. Lip Liner. Mexican Candy. This idea does need to be expanded...And all of the above reasons are why I like Mike Giant. He throws down with Latino culture and its real.

Mike Rojas brought the dirtier edge to it, a little grunge and sex in the mix. Jenna contributed her knowledge of high fashion and organization of detail, and let me tell you, they both have lots of good ideas and most importantly an EYE FOR FASHION & TRENDS. Derren does have a special talent for taking good pictures and Ana knows how to pimp them out! But most importantly they all support me and I support them and it is refreshing working with people who are ampted on the same stuff and are motivated to get shit done.

We attempted to do a second shoot to contrast with more high fashion items, but from the looks of the pics, it seems like the lighting was just not right so that shoot will definitely need to be done again!

I am hoping to do another shoot soon, perhaps around the same theme as well. If you have a good camera, give me a holler!

Anyways, just me and my little cuz kickin' it at the market eating candy, with nothing to do but cause MISHIEF.

Just got what I think is the last of the pics from my photo shoot with my personal stylists Dirty Cash, Jenna Stevenson, my lil model cousin Melissa Vandaele & the DNA Photo Crew outta SB.

Stoked on the ideas and how it came out. Our main goal was to promote street wear as a life style and a personal brand, with a hipster pop edge and emphasis on skate and Latino culture.

Working in the skateboarding industry does rub off on me quite a bit, and when I was in Jr. High I always gravitated to the skate, over surf & snow, always, because Shorty's was the shit at that time and I had to have my one pocket OG back pack and "horty" hoody. Yal know what I am talking about. Not just because I grew up with Shortys in Santa Barbara, but because skateboarding was just a little bit dirtier & steezier than surfing. I could actually get on a skate and ollie with my white Kostons on. My love for skate culture and fashion has been with me a long time. On anther note, I have also been noticing high fashion brands like LV jockin' the skate scene too, because they know how big the market is and what it represents. And then you have Pharell. LOL. Anyways. Thus you have skateboards and hot chics.

I wanted something bubbly and poppy but hard.

Mike and I also really wanted to push the Latino culture into the shoot as well. When you are an SB loc, you are down with the 'siders and cholos. That is how is works. You go to parties and there are Mexicans kicking it with the surfers, punks, everyone is in the mix. I see kids pushing the styles at SB High, that we tried to high light. Flannels. Mad Doggers or "Locs". Catholicism. High Socks. Chucks. Lip Liner. Mexican Candy. This idea does need to be expanded...And all of the above reasons are why I like Mike Giant. He throws down with Latino culture and its real.

Mike Rojas brought the dirtier edge to it, a little grunge and sex in the mix. Jenna contributed her knowledge of high fashion and organization of detail, and let me tell you, they both have lots of good ideas and most importantly an EYE FOR FASHION & TRENDS. Derren does have a special talent for taking good pictures and Ana knows how to pimp them out! But most importantly they all support me and I support them and it is refreshing working with people who are ampted on the same stuff and are motivated to get shit done.

We attempted to do a second shoot to contrast with more high fashion items, but from the looks of the pics, it seems like the lighting was just not right so that shoot will definitely need to be done again!

I am hoping to do another shoot soon, perhaps around the same theme as well. If you have a good camera, give me a holler!

Anyways, just me and my little cuz kickin' it at the market eating candy, with nothing to do but cause MISHIEF.

DNA Ghetto Fabulous photo shoot, preview...

Last Sunday I did an awesome photo shoot with some very talented peeps. I can't wait to see the professional pictures, but in the meantime, here is a sneak peak.

Styling, Wardrobe, Concept, Art Direction: Mike Rojas, Jenna Stevenson, Caterina Caligiuri

Photography & Digital Artwork: Derren Ohanian & Ana Cardenas & the DNA Imagery crew

PROPS to everyone for making it happen! Stay tuned.

Last Sunday I did an awesome photo shoot with some very talented peeps. I can't wait to see the professional pictures, but in the meantime, here is a sneak peak.

Styling, Wardrobe, Concept, Art Direction: Mike Rojas, Jenna Stevenson, Caterina Caligiuri

Photography & Digital Artwork: Derren Ohanian & Ana Cardenas & the DNA Imagery crew

PROPS to everyone for making it happen! Stay tuned.