who would have thought that googling “pencils” would lead me to the incredible geometric work of george hart?! professor, engineer, writer, sculptor, puzzlemaker, and all-around awesome dude, george hart has credentials under his belt to knock any rocket scientist into space. but what’s even more impressive is his love and enthusiasm for math, shapes,...
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sommer and i worked together at metier when i first moved to the city two years ago and i was immediately won over by her wit, wacky jokes, and awesome come-backs. since those fateful days she’s been in and out of the fashion world, the fancy bakery world, and the san francisco world, but...
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you know how sometimes you sit around with your friends and dream up some awesome, ironic idea that you’re sure no one else has had and you all get into character and screw around for awhile with silly voices and dances and maybe you even bust out some costumes. then you’re all, “duuuude, we...
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enjoy these great images from an artificial flower factory in new york, c. 1907. HAPPY LABOR DAY!
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portrait of kelly by howard cao kelly tunstall comes into metier every so often to say hello, usually with adorable, squirming, blue-eyed baby brixton in tow. i’m always impressed by her sweetness and positive energy considering her busy artist/mom schedule. when she mentioned she was working on some new paintings for a show at...
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my entire istanbul experience was about as traditional as a pork chop in a mosque. i barely glimpsed the hagia sofia, spent about an hour in the grand bazaar, and turned down a boatride on the golden horn. istanbul is one of those cities where you can just walk and walk for hours without...
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stripes. flag banners. rainbows. massive public installation. i’ve been obsessing over all of these things lately, so daniel buren’s work is really resonating right now.
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