while at the museum of craft and folk art a few weekends ago, this cover of american craft, with the the knotted rope and urchin spine necklaces, called my name from the pile of sale magazines. the cover story features fiber artist kay sekimachi and her foray into jewelry using her collection of beachcombed...
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the first time i went to courtney’s house i was 19 and i thought she was the coolest “adult” ever: she had a garden (that was growing!), an impressively minimal living room (perfectly neat furniture!) and a whole dinner cooking on the stove (in a clean kitchen!). while everyone else i knew was sleeping...
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my favorite museum to visit when i lived in munich was the lenbachhaus, an italian-style villa with a lovely fountained courtyard and so so so so soooo many rooms full of german romantics, expressionists, conceptualists, & more. the main attraction is their huge collection of kandinsky & blaue reiter work donated by gabriele munter,...
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freakin over papier mache folk art and paintings from haiti! from the digital library of the caribbean, part of the university of florida library.
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Trzebinia, Poland, Purim, 1938 tonight is the start of purim, one of the happiest, most celebratory jewish holidays! as a kid, purim was always the best holiday because you got to wear a crazy costume, eat a ton of hamantaschen (triangle shaped jelly-filled cookies), and crank your gragger at the mention of the bad...
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wow, i think miss moss is my new favorite blog. the content wanders from science to fashion to literature to art and personal histories (like we’re trying for here!) with a remarkable eye for style and beauty. diana pulls images from various archives and flickrs, but it’s really the way she packages information, drawing lines...
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finally, a woman in the white house with some style! other than jackie o, americans have a pretty pathetic roster of fashionable first ladies. not that the president’s wife should only be concerned with what she looks like…but michelle’s bold sense of style has seriously changed the reputation of the first lady without sacrificing...
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all of this insanely scary footage and coverage of the japanese earthquake & tsunami has us all on edge and praying for the people of japan! i couldn’t help but think of the amazingly rich history of the country and all of the inspiration i have gotten from their culture, people, traditions, art, music,...
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sara’s blog, brown paper bag, is always a fun treat to explore, featuring contemporary artists and their colorful, often humorous works on paper. it’s a great source of inspiration for me, not to mention a one-stop shop for keeping up with a particular style of art that i find some exciting! her “time travel...
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shebreathes is one of those blogs that’s always ahead of the curve, featuring lesser-known designers whose collections are much more refreshing than the same prada and marni and alexander wang that is perpetuated throughout the web ad nauseum. she recently posted the s/s 2011 collection from italian designer, marco corso, an unbelievable celebration of color...
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