Alexis Rockman and a dog named Padme photographed by Kimberly M. Wang

Alexis Rockman and a dog named Padme photographed by Kimberly M. Wang

suzanne donaldson
Artist, Photographer, New Story, Rescue

If we're going to be honest, when we walked into the studio of the artist Alexis Rockman, the primary purpose was to meet his dog.  Instead, what we found were magical drawings on the wall - the results of a 20 years study about indigenous species and his collaboration with scientists along his travels.  The most fascinating part about the drawings is that they are made from organic materials that Alexis found locally in the locale of each particular animal he paints.  His show, Natural History of Life in New York City, opens at Salon 94 in April.  That's all I will reveal about the art now as we are here to learn about Padme, Alexis Rockman's dog.

JONNO RATTMAN CAUGHT THE BEST BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW

JONNO RATTMAN CAUGHT THE BEST BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW

suzanne donaldson
Events, Grooming, Photographer, New Story

I discovered these brilliant images of the Westminster Dog show when reading Judith Newman's insightful piece in the New York Times this weekend.  Not only was the article fascinating but the images were arresting.  I had to find out about this Jonno guy!  Apparently, he has been at his craft for some time and was honored last year in PDN's prestigious 30 under 30 award - one of Mrs. Sizzle's favorites.  Leave it to team Sizzle to ask this guy all kinds of questions about his experience at the show!

Jess Rona and the slow mo blowdryer at her dog grooming salon

suzanne donaldson
Grooming, Instagrammer, New Story

My everyday amazement takes the form of a fan club… let me share.  The latest fixation is the Instagram account JESS RONA GROOMING.  Have you not seen her slow motion dog grooming videos?  If you have not, you are certainly in for a surprise.  When I initially discovered these, I thought that Mickalene Thomas had gone and set up shop in LA.  But she hasn’t...and what a joy it has been to meet Jess on line.  Here the comedian/actress/groomer shares how she got started in this biz, and we share some of her brilliant work with you.  Keep an eye on this gem - more fun to come!!!

Mrs. Sizzle was surprised that patricia field does not dress her dogs up

suzanne donaldson
Fashion, Instagrammer, Photographer, New Story

Patricia Field - Fashion icon, lover of life, stylist to the infamous television show Sex in the City and the owner of the extraordinary PATRICIA FIELD boutique which will be closing its doors in a few months.  When I learned the store was to be sold, I was insistent that Amy Lombard join me to go shoot the two house dogs and get some insight into their lives with the magnanimous Patrica Field. Surprisingly for being Pat's kids, they are so NOT fashion hounds so let's hear why!

SH*T GIRLS SAY HAS GONE TO THE DOGS - and cats too

SH*T GIRLS SAY HAS GONE TO THE DOGS - and cats too

suzanne donaldson
Rescue, New Story, Filmmaker

While I was at GLAMOUR Magazine years ago, a series of videos called SHIT GIRLS SAY created by Kyle Humphrey and Graydon Sheppard were released.  I found these especially hilarious as  one of the "so called" bosses in the video kept yelling "WHAT'S MY PASSWORD?", eerily reminiscent of what I used to sound like from my desk at Glamour .  Not only did it resonate with me but also with the rest of the country and became an instant viral sensation. Happily in my new dog life I recently came across a series of animal videos that equally astonished me and I was able to reach out to Graydon Sheppard, the genius behind all of this furry fun and ask him a few Q's:

Nicole Mlakar and Dog + Bone teamed up to present us with some gorgeous dogs from Austin pets alive

suzanne donaldson
Rescue, New Story, Photographer

It’s been a while since Mrs. Sizzle has visited a shelter and I was lucky enough to have some national outreach from AUSTIN, TX.  Nicole Mlakar, a fantastic Austin photographer, and Anne Christian, of the brilliant dog collar & leash co, DOG + BONE , came together to do a series of portraits at the local shelter, AUSTIN PETS ALIVE.

Edie, Clair and Gus are my furry heroes and here is why! #MyPetisMyHero

suzanne donaldson
Food, New Story

As a two-time cancer survivor, there is very little that takes me down. I live in New York, have worked for the best artists, galleries, and magazines and have excelled at my career.  I have held senior positions at Glamour Magazine, Vanity Fair, Oprah and SELF, to name a few, and even worked for the renowned artist Robert Mapplethorpe. If something bad or challenging comes my way, I face it head on. Unflappable to a fault, you might say.

Dogs, dimples and decibels a wonderous evening with Laurie Anderson

suzanne donaldson
Events, New Story, Rescue

Dogs howling and teeth chattering  were the sounds that split the night in Times Square Monday late Monday evening. A magical event, in the heart of the city, on the steps of Duffy Square…a Midnight Moment, Laurie Anderson’s mesmerizing music. Music and dog lovers huddled close while the dog friendly frequency of Ms Anderson’s music inspired rhapsodic howls from the crowd.

CUT it OUT DENISE! A San Francisco artist and her scissors

CUT it OUT DENISE! A San Francisco artist and her scissors

suzanne donaldson
Artist, Products, New Story

How divine are these please!? Imagine artist Denise Fiedler in San Francisco collaging her life away! As she calls it the collages are her reuse project- "I use vintage and discarded books for the collage paper." First she paints the subjects and then her scissors go wild.  Of course what caught my eye were the dogs as my best friend Peg Patterson gave me some from her store DISH in Hudson, but the people are pretty exciting too.
To learn more about how to get your pets portrait done click here. It's so fun!

SURFING dogs YO! first there was abbie and now there is brandy and she be hot to trot!

suzanne donaldson
Photographer, Events, New Story

DUDES, this girl BRANDY surfs and she is so good at it! We first learned about surfing dogs when Mrs. Sizzle spotted Abbie on Instagram. It was there she learned about these cross training dogs and their superhuman humans that are all about keeping their dogs engaged and happy.  I was all over it!  We then came to discover the amazing Brandy who defies all pug stereotypes and gets out there to do her thing.  And her thing is BIG - not only does she surf but she snowboards too.  In fact this dog is up for the HOT DOG category for the CW's World Dog Awards to air on January.  In order to understand how a pug started surfing we asked her dad a few q's and this is what we got.

ridiculously good looking dogs and their people

ridiculously good looking dogs and their people

suzanne donaldson
Fashion, Photographer, New Story, Rescue

Here at Mrs. Sizzle, we pride ourselves in being the “go to” fashion spot for discerning pet owners.  With Fall in full tilt and dogs needing an extra bit of cozy, we asked some of the most gorgeous dogs we know to model with their owners on the streets of NYC.  While we were shooting this dog show, we asked their parents: “What’s the one thing you love most about your dog?”.

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