our broken toaster; airplants from flora grubb; the flower moni put on my birthday present; glasses made by arlan. mexican basket that we mounted over the mantle! complete with origami friends (+/- googly eyes); giant pinecones; a whisky glass full of rainbow colored lollipops; a shell full of feathers, seedpods, and dried plants; origami...
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today is HOLI, the indian festival celebrating of spring and togetherness! EXPLOSIONS of colored pigments! too bad they’re so toxic….god i wish i was there!
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melissa and lev invited me to an opening at creativity explored last week, where melissa was volunteering for their chinese new year/year of the tiger show. creativity explored is an art studio where people with developmental disabilities can come to make art, exhibit it, and sell it! i couldn’t agree more with their beliefs,...
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i wore a scarf on my head again today and got thinking about turbans…ever seen the lofty blue turbans of the nihang sikhs? quite impressive! the nihangs are an order of sikhs known for their bravery and successful military endeavors, especially when outnumbered. they carry spears and knives, even during peacetime. do you think...
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gung hay fat choy! happy chinese new year! year of the tiger— RAWR!! we waded ankle-deep through post-parade confettied and trashed chinatown for a crowded crispy fish dinner at new green bo on bayard. there’s nothing i love more than confetti, and as the street sweepers came to clean it up, it got all...
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have been really inspired lately by the partnership between designer paul poiret and artist raoul dufy. dufy’s splashy color and pattern translated so well into textiles for poiret’s sophisticated designs and obsession with orientalism and freedom from the corset. dufy’s work has such personality! time to throw an arabian nights party….
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on sunday we shot jen’s lookbook for her fall 2010 collection. it’s our third shoot together and probably was the best! this time we were out in a warehouse in west oakland with a ton of snacks and a smoke machine. the prop stylist did a fantastic job with a van-full of vintage junk...
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how have i never realized how fucking rad zandra rhodes is???? i spent a good couple of hours at the library looking at some very inspirational “library use only” books, including one called the art of zandra rhodes. here are some of my favorite pages…i asked my mom for the book for my birthday...
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i made some handkerchiefs the other day with a bottle of navy blue rit dye and some string. you likey?
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Yet another gem in the New York Public Library digital collections are the textile designs and drawings of E.A. Seguy. Absolutely stunning in their use of color, shape, pattern! Don’t you just want to wallpaper your house in this? I’m not even loving the bugs or butterflies that much, but I’m still so blown...
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