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2012-02-07

[ hyemi cho ] public

FORGOT to look for this whilst walking along the highline w/ ed oppz this past wekend. & kinda love that mikey lives RIGHT next to it now. just popped up to ny for mikey's bday this past wkend. took a bit of a walk on the highline, which is always nice.

what sucks is that i'm now sick :( congested, sore throat, etc. so i have nothing witty to say haha except that this is a pretty AWESOME idea. artist hyemi cho felt like the new highline project was invading her "space" - so she invaded it right back!!! she's also taking anyone up on the offer to paint a portrait of them in THEIR window. VERY COOL. so highline-living folks, step right up!

[ links ]

public: click
hyemi cho: click

2012-01-12

[ 6 picks ] turquoise & gold

it's january but the weather still hasn't made up its mind which season it wants to be. rainy in the high 50s one day, sunny and 28 the next, snowing and 30 another day. i don't even know what i'm supposed to be wearing half the time w/ the weather all crazy like this!

makes me long for a warm early spring day, foggy mornings and golden rays of sunlight peeking through the trees. when it's still sorta cool out and the air has a blue tinge to it almost. which is probably why i've been attracted to lots of blue/yellow art/design pieces lately. so i gathered them up and put em here for you~

bazaar: screenprinted pillow

at kokotrend

[ delightful graphic detail & color combos ]

desert flower: photography series
by chrystel plischke-livolsi
[ amazing art direction, the makeup/hair/clothes/everything! ]

mosca: painting
by guim tio
[ finally get to share his work, it's super interesting! textural but flat ]

valencia cuff: brass and verdigris bracelet
by we dream in colour
[ makes me think of pointillism ]

spring 2012: collection
by thakoon
[ see, thakoon agrees that a turquoisey/gold combo = spring! ]

voice: illustration
by dilka bear
[ her characters are all very detached, prim, proper. fairytale-like & odd ]

[ links ]

bazaar: click
desert flower: click
mosca: click
valencia cuff: click
thakoon spring 2012: click
voice: click

2012-01-05

[ rudy-jan faber ] the amazing tattooed lady

i've been dying to get another tattoo(s) for awhile now. i know i want to expand on the one i already have. and i already know exactly how i want to do that... well for the most part anyway. and then i have one other that i know i definitely want. theres a third thats swimming around in my head but it hasn't taken shape yet so i'm gonna let that one simmer.

in any case, i won't ever have as many tattoos as the tattooed lady up there. i LOVE love love loveeee the idea of vintage 20s/30s circuses. although i suppose this series by rudy-jan faber may be more freakshow than circus. or mayhaps both?

[ links ]

the amazing tattooed lady: click
rudy-jan faber: click

2011-12-05

[ 6 picks ] wintry beach

woke up to sunshine and brisk-cold air on dec 1st. it was feeling wintry, with temperatures barely climbing to 50. and thats the way i like it. i opened my window a bit even though it was so cold. i tend to do that - especially in the car. i'll be bundled up in scarves and gloves and a winter coat with the heat on and the window cracked open. i don't know why that is, though.

days like that make me want to take a trip to the beach. which is also weird, i know. but i LOVE the beach at winter-time. it's cold. the ocean's not actually freezing because it's still warm from summer. salty wind. sweaters and snow and sand. it's been years since i've gone to the beach in cold weather and i miss it.

since i'm feeling beachy keen (harharhar) i figured i'd do a 6picks on the beach and ocean that feel sorta cold and icy. even if it is a randomly warm december night tonight.

galaxy cuttlefish: watercolor

by robin willems

[ i....LOVE...this. a universe within the sea ]

swimming with the fishes: photography series
by rengim mutevellioglu
[ im sure this wasn't the middle of winter but it looks cold nonetheless ]

midnight flow: acrylic and rolled paper on canvas
by amy eisenfeld genser
[ looks like coral reef under the moonlight ]

drifting looseleaf: illustration
by under the sun prints
[ haha this is awesome ]

the swimmer: illustration
by iris schwarz
[ there's something wonderfully static about this ]

long coat: sea green textured faux fur
by top shop
[ the color of the ocean under a winter sun, no? ]

[ links ]

galaxy cuttlefish: click
swimming with the fishes: click
midnight flow: click
drifting looseleaf: click
the swimmer: click
long coat: click

2011-11-07

[ 6 picks ] chinese zodiac - the monkey

anyone ever see the real-people version of jungle book? the one w/ jason scott lee as mowgli (and cary elwes - more commonly known as westley *swoon* - as the main 'bad guy')? i..freakin..love..that..movie. i'm not even kidding; it's a favourite from when i was a kid. and i'll never forgot monkey city, where the orangutan king louie rules.

i know, i know. i sorta dropped off on this chinese zodiac 6 picks roundup. but i've actually been sitting on this last entry for the last few days for various reasons. and i'm ready to share it now! monkeys (monkies?) for everyone! and this is a good time to let me know of some other 6 picks you'd like to see from me - series or not!

animal poetry: monkey puppet

by furze chan

[ i love that the limbs move ]

monkey polaroid: t-shirt

by gnome enterprises

[ shake it, sh-shake it. shake it like a polaroid picture ]

joke napkin: set of 4 napkins

by olga zijlstra

[ i mean... i love these damn napkins hahahaha ]

monkey battle: watercolor, ink, coffee illustration

by jason brown

[ lots of different textures going on in this piece ]

monkey riding an owl: necklace

by luyi & bubs

[ of course the owl makes me think of harry potter... ]

monkey hood: hand-knit

by talk 2 the trees

[ this looks so soft/warm and adorable ]

[ links ]

animal poetry: click
monkey polaroid: click
joke napkin: click
monkey battle: click
monkey riding an owl: click
monkey hood: click

2011-11-02

[ stella im hultberg ] dreamer

i just finished watching last night on netflix. one of my favourite actresses, keira knightley, stars in it. and it was the kind of film i was in the mood to watch today. slice of life. sort of quietly heartbreaking. the music was a perfect match to this mood, too. and crazily enough, i just found out that the director, producer, and writer of the film is a iranian-american.

this artwork by stella im hultberg sort of fits the tone of the movie i just watched. a little... sad. a little hopeful. the eyes say a lot.

and with that, i'm off to dreamland myself. goodnight, world!

[ links ]

stella im hultberg: click

2011-10-25

[ eve sweeney ] burlesque

i still don't actually HAVE my halloween costume ready for this saturday. i know what i want to be (it's a ssssssecret though!) but i haven't gotten the actual outfit part yet. i'm thinking of going to the gym early in the morning tmrw and then popping over to pollysue's vintage in takoma park before work (if i can GO TO SLEEP at a normal time tonight, that is). if not tomorrow, then thursday definitely. other than that, the only place i can think of that would have what i'd need is american apparel and i am not trying to spend the money that it'd cost there.

anyway, continuing along the halloween theme. in a way. these painted mannequin heads by eve sweeney are pretty damn awesome. they could be: 1) severed heads in a barrel 2) retail displays 3) dressing table pieces. i like #1 the best moohahahahaaaaaa. but seriously, how cool are they! and she takes custom orders, too!

[ links ]

burlesque: click

eve sweeney: click

2011-09-28

[ 6 picks ] off to never never land

one of my favourite movies as a kid was hook. the one w/ robin williams as an aged peter pan. and dustin hoffman is AMAZING as hook. and rufio is the filipino kid from the debut. ru-fi-oooo! hook was on starz for awhile so i was watching it a lot a couple months ago.

but ya know, its been awhile since i've seen the disney cartoon peter pan. i was trying to remember the story and i had to wiki it. which is when i realized i've never actually read the original novel! and now i want to! there are pirates and native americans indians and mermaids and fairies and lost boys and captain hook. and peter pan, himself, of course!