for those of you who came to the BIG THINGS launch party, you may have noticed the awesomely painted walls emblazoned with our name. heidi tullman is the woman responsible! visiting for a few weeks from brooklyn, we asked her to do a sign for the party on a whim, hoping she’d still be...
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i am so far behind on writing about my travels this summer, so i’m going to blast through some memories. these were taken on my day exploring the roma/immigrant neighborhood of tarlabaşı, fabrice’s favorite area in istanbul. not exactly a tourist destination, although only a few blocks from the bustling taksim square, the neighborhood...
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we can’t really talk about dirt and art without mentioning the land artists of the 60s and 70s. walter de maria is often put into this category, utilizing the great expanses of land in the west for his infamous work, the lightning field (which we visited this summer, i’ll write more about that soon)....
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so our BT holiday sale last weekend was rained out by a nasty storm, but that didn’t stop us! we spent the day snacking on vegan cookies, tasty cheeses and hot cider and showing off our goods to visitors. paul & jessalyn debuted their hand-dyed shibori shirts under the moniker, food not faces; jen...
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holy crap it snowed a lot on the east coast this weekend! being out here in california makes me miss the snow so much! when it’s blizzarding and powdery everywhere else all we get is rain rain rain. not that i’m complaining…i don’t know if i could handle 20″ of the white stuff right...
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woah woah woah! jake sent me the link to these incredible drawings by louise despont! they remind me of a mix of emma kunz‘s magical mathematical drawings & gijs frieling‘s folky floral shapes. louise uses graphite, colored pencil, & watercolors on antique paper to create her mystical, geometric drawings. many of the following were...
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dirt cheap, dirt poor, dirty rotten scoundrel– that stuff under our feet certainly has a bad reputation! since i watched this amazing documentary, dirt! the movie, i’ve been really into looking up information about the historical, scientific, and cultural significance of DIRT! dirt in science, dirt in religion, and particularly dirt in art, it’s...
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every year around the holidays i go a little nuts baking and preparing snacks as gifts for parties and family and friends. this year, in memory of my grandmother who died in the spring, i’ve been trying to make more of her recipes, including this one for the traditional german christmas market snack,  gebrannte...
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via girlhula my birthday’s not until february but i’m already having dreams of a RAINBOW CAKE with vanilla frosting topped & coconut!!!!! what could be better than that?!?!! then i started googling and got some pretty intense and slightly sickening results…i think i already have a sugar headache. via serious eats via omnomicon via...
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despite all buzzing around shopping and baking right now, it’s also one of the best times to remember to give back to our communities! making a donation in someone’s name is always way cooler than an unnecessary picture frame or doodad. here are a few organizations you should support this holiday season: the national...
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