although im not really a proponent of the tomb raiding that occurred to procure these specimens, they still make me very happy. ancient egyptian beaded necklaces! via the brooklyn museum website: “Much ancient Egyptian jewelry was essentially decorative, but other items of adornment sometimes acted like amulets to protect the wearer. These necklaces include ancestor...
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i was wowed to tears friday night when i heard that gay marriage had been approved in new york, now the 7th state in the country that allows same-sex marriage! quite disappointing when it was repealed in california, but incredible that our gay friends in new york can finally be official!!! just in time...
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thursday was one of those random nights that, quite unpredictably, turned into a total blast. tatiana and i were hair models for the infamous nick arrojo and his crew, who you may recognize as the hair guru from tlc’s what not to wear (love it!). after a crowd of stylists oohed and ahhed and...
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simple, colorful, and happy, i had to have lenneke’s line of bright, tassel jewelry, made by lennebelle, for the BIG THINGS SHOP! lenneke is a sweetheart with an equally lovely sense of style who is always excited and supportive of BIG THINGS. after she saw the images we shot of her jewelry for the BIG...
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took me a while to recoup after the big weekend, but here are some shots from the summer solstice party this past saturday at swarm gallery! thanks to everyone who came down to celebrate with us; to social studies, piki and ben for the awesome jams; the knitters for the yarn installation; to alice...
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i’m really excited for the opening of “blonde on blonde” tonight (thurs june 23) at the dipietro todd salon in the fillmore! brittany mccall, the resident dpt graphic designer and sweetheart, has created a “multimedia collaboration combines brittany’s signature style with dipietro todd’s creative vision.” her work is very fashion-forward, and in an...
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i don’t even know what to say about these… let your imagination run wild? insanity/obsession/neon paint tube/runny clown make-up? “new contemporary portraiture?” in the end it doesn’t really matter because these are so freaking cool, i don’t need to say a damn thing! 2011 paintings of girls, figures, monsters and self-portraits by japanese artist...
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i might be a teensy bit late, but it should still count for something 🙂 just wanted to say happy father’s day to my dad and all the dads out there working hard to make their kids happy and be a part of their lives. we only get to see each other a few...
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i got really obsessed with bojagi recently and was thrilled to read that the museum of craft and folk art was having an entire show of contemporary bojagi!  just to recap, bojagi is a traditional wrapping cloth from korea, originally made from scraps of old fabric pieced together to create a sort of quilt-like...
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