House of Cups

02/22/2023

Big wave of gratitude to all the artists, musicians, photographers, service workers and culture bearers who make Mardi Gras, and this City.

It’s not easy living here and the struggle ahead keeps getting more steep.

The work of art, joy and celebration is important! Keep going and thank youuuuu!

02/22/2023

Queen of Hearts Break of House of Cups

You can’t escape her.

Hearts break. It’s what they do. Sometimes life can feel like just an endless string of breaking. If your heart isn’t broken, are you sure it’s beating?

We stumble along and figure out how to re-mend the torn pieces together, like a mid-promenade costume malfunction… does anyone have a safety pin? Hair tie? Mended pieces come undone again.

We pull it together but the sting is always there.

Like the parade drum, She keeps beating, and beating, and taking a beating.

The Queen of Hearts Break, draped in the tears of the moon, scoops up your broken heart into her soft pink crown-casket bed, and dances it joyfully through the streets, laughing hysterically.

Heartbreak is one of the lemons life picks off the tree. There is no life without heartbreak. And it’s a beautiful gift.

💔❤️‍🩹💓

02/16/2023

Everything you’re looking for that you don’t know you need will be at House of Cups on Mardi Gras Day.

Just at the edge of the Gras Vortex: a place to re-fuel, re-group, chillax for a minute, fix a costume mishap, loose your grip or get a grip.

Best guess is the house will open up after 1ish (?) when the gatekeeper comes back from the River … and we usually go till Miss Mary shuts down her speaker in the street.

Behind the Elysian/St. Claude Walgreens. Look for the crying moon and dancing fools.

02/16/2023

02/14/2023

The Moon’s heart filled with sorrow for the revelers sidelined by lack of mobility.

She sobbed and wished to witness their laughter trail through the streets like streamers in the wind.

The Two of Go Cups collected her tears and brimmed with passion and partnership and laissez faire.

A River of generosity, care and community flowed…

And 🍒 The Cherry It 🍒 was born. 👑🍋🌝🥂⚜️🍒💧❤️‍🩹🐝

02/06/2023

House of Cups 2023 Mardi Gras Theme:
Let It Flow Let It Go

Collaboration with

The Moon, overflowing with emotion, cries into the Two of Cups. Her tears overflow making The River, which nourishes The Crescent City, and Life’s Lemon Tree, where the Seven of Bees reside.

Life is a constant dance of playing with what to let flow and what to let go. There is no honey without lemons. There is no River without the tears of The Moon. There is no Crescent City without community coming together.

Happy Mardi Gras Season! May you enjoy the dance of letting it flow and letting it go. 🌝🐝🎶🥂⚜️💧🍋

The Moon
emotion 🌝 intuition 🌝 unbridled unconscious 🌝 tidal flow

The Two of Go Cups
Deep connections 🥂new partnerships 🥂 mutual aid and benefit 🥂 common ground and understanding

The River
lifesource & life force 💧eternal flow 💧 the journey💧 unity

Life’s Lemon Tree
The tree the lemons life gives you come from
strength 🍋 balance 🍋 flavor 🍋 the sour and the tart

The Crescent City
community ⚜️music ⚜️celebration ⚜️humility ⚜️ ancestors ⚜️culture

The Seven of Bees
matriarchy 🐝 sacrifice 🐝 the sting and the sweet 🐝 overcoming challenges together 🐝 focus 🐝 sacred geometry

02/01/2023

We’re gonna pre-party on the block again this Saturday before we roll down the street to witness Krewe Du Vieux.

House made Gallettes featuring Fumbling Hives honey, dates n walnuts are in the werx. This years’ baby is in the form of a sweet sticker from !

Cocktails and quite possibly some vegan jambalaya on the menu as well.

The party starts at 4 but if you’d like to come earlier and craft or cook, hit me up!

01/30/2023

AnnZ rocks a House of Cups headpiece at Chewbacchus.

It’s the first Mardi Gras for my babe Hillary and we all stumbled down to the parade together.

After while Hillary was worried where Ann was and I told her she probly just bounced off into some fun… that’s how it is at Mardi Gras. Hillary wasn’t so sure but I promised she’s just fine.

Well not 10 minutes later a sexy rowdy Krewe rolled down the street and there was Ann, dancing her b***y off in the parade, lookin like she’s been in the line up with this crowd all night!

That’s how it goes at the Mardi Gras!

I’m loving having friends who want to share these moments with me this year like: I want to be with you at this! And I’m loving taking an un-jaded approach and seeing Mardi Gras through the eyes of a first-timer.

All Hail Queen of Pink Bedazzled Erections, AnnZ!

01/25/2023

Swing thru from 3pm up to Chewbacchus-time to check out the gorgeous new artwork and theme for House of Cups House Float, catch up with friends, and enjoy snacks and dranks!

Can't make it before the parade? Come by after and give us your ooooos and ahhhs!

So excited for what we've created for you, New Orleans! Happy Carnival Season! xoxox

12/19/2022

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11/30/2022

Dirty South Disaster Relief patches make a double gift! One for your friend and one to the community for our Post Disaster Survival Fund!

Grab a bunch December 10 at the Incarnation Day Open House!

11/29/2022

Play! Shop! Eat Cake!