so ive been interning in the art department at the sf bay guardian for the past few months. a few weeks ago, i was helping out at their goldies party, thrown for winners of awards given yearly to outstanding members of the sf arts community. i was honored to be briefly introduced to a...
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so my mom called me today and told me she saw a GIANT cupcake tin at walgreens and asked me if i needed it (“you throw parties all the time!!!!” she reasoned). i cracked up at the absurdity of the question and the object itself and proceeded to tell lisa about my mom’s thoughtful...
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ruthenian woman i love looking at the new york public library’s digital galleries. check out these fantastic portraits from their collection of images from ellis island taken between 1902 and 1914. really makes me wish we still dressed traditionally. isn’t america beautiful? guadeloupean woman german stowaway (!!!) laplander children (possibly swedish) romanian piper italian...
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as if i didn’t blog enough today (hey, it’s my only day off in 2 weeks so you gotta do what you gotta do)….some images by iceland’s saga, for re:solution magazine. to nerdily quote the bumper sticker, they are “gorge-ous!” her blog, the neverending story, will make you simultaneously sigh and gasp.
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a friend of ours, nick demarco, had a piece at the berkeley art museum‘s pop up zine shop this past friday, a collaboration w/oakland’s rock paper scissors collective. oakland north was doing mini-interviews asking everyone what kind of zine they would make and what they’d name in. apparently my citymap zine was too boring...
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Walead Beshty’s photographs put me in a technicolor trance. Made without a camera (a la Man Ray’s photograms), Beshty folds and exposes the color or black and white photo paper to create prismatic, psychedelic, abstract beauties that are a perfect print (no pun intended) of his process. His glass floor installed at LAXART crackled...
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Sheep May Safely Graze, 1958, Cotton, 38.1 x 60.96 cm (15 x 24 inches) American Craft Museum, New York City just checked a ton of books out of the library on anni albers, wife of bauhaus’ infamous josef albers. she’s an expert weaver, designer, and all around incredible artist. this couple is such a...
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trina and i went cruising around clement street the other day and and of course she took me to this fantastic asian store (the best!) stacked precariously high with patterned cups, bowls, and other kitchen supplies for your asian needs. wow, if you ever need a gift this is the place to be. owl-shaped...
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“Oh, yes: I finally came up with a recurrence relation suitable for creating a Keplerian octagonal tesselation.” this guy’s website, quadibloc, includes more complicated shit than i will ever understand in my entire life. but boy are the images cool! maybe one day i will take the time to read and semi-comprehend the explanations...
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mary jane recently friended me on twitter and i fell for her site’s peace-sign-throwing-carved-wooden-hands. her handmade jewelry and accessories line, by mary jane, is a tactful blend of 60s hippie and 70s disco–all chains, fringe, crystals, and dreamcatchers. her artist husband (don’t you love collaborative couples?) created her logo. could her name be more...
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