chilkat blankets!!! originally created by the tsimshian people of the pacific northwest coast & alaska, it was the tlingit that really adopted the style and started producing these blankets, which were quite expensive and indicated the high status and wealth of the wearer. with the flattened faces of animals, eyes, and natural forms, these precious...
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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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IT’S MY BIRTHDAY! happy 24 years on this earth to little old me. thought we could celebrate with this absurdo cakes by philadelphia-based artist, amy stevens. i’m so grateful for everything and everyone that’s happened up to this moment…cheers to 24 more years +++++!!!!! “The Confections series began as a response to turning 30....
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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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s/s 2011 by boessert schorn. next year i hope to be running around in every one of these outfits. so comfortable, so classy! via she breathes. get it at una!
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bojagi!!! what a fantastic word for a fantastic object! in typical quilt-like fashion, bojagi were made from leftover scraps of fabric or old clothes, but instead of providing warmth, they were used by the average korean to wrap and carry other objects. when used as a food covering, the backside was lined with oiled...
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at pumpkin truck dudes, i need new sheets for my bed! scouring the thrift store has proven fruitless so far, so im turning to the web for some full-size vintage sets. which ones?! brights at at lucky carol designs diamonds at shopatmoxie big blue set at bizarre baubles and moroccan style at dahlila found...
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i have this t-shirt by josh podoll that we got in the mail at metier a while back. it’s got botanical drawings and doodles of animals and it says “a diagram of poisonous thoughts” in a simple script. it includes “envy,” “self-destruction,” “never satisfied” and “paranoia” among other destructive behaviors and thoughts. i always...
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digging gijs frieling‘s paintings and interior murals!!! totally want the book, vernacular painting, with incredi-lettering by job wouters.
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had a blast and blew some cash at the serial cultura / stars and ravens / micaela greg / crumley trunk show last thurs at the silverman gallery. check it out! all such talented, lovely people! the crowd and brian working the crowd. awesome cape + hat, huh?! serial cultura, geneva, and bear the...
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