weekday link wrap around

Amanda J. Besl; Beautiful Mustache, 2006

• Dear bf, we NEED one of these in our home.
  
• interesting silhouettes
• joshua tree magic
  
• sanaz mazinani book case 2004-07
• beautification
• imagine staying here?!
  
• GQ
• my other plaid shirt is a plaid shirt
  
• very tempted to get this bunny batwinged blouse
• adorable peeping tom
• endangered species print project
• iggy pop preliminaries
  
• SU&BS
  
• It doesn't get more 80's than this Sheilds, Avedon and Harring poster.
• New school VS. Old school:
  

Have a wonderful weekend you scoundrels.

I bet one of these was named Duchess

If this dashing pug gives you the tingles down in that funny place then you will definitely enjoy visiting Hamshere gallery.

They have one of the largest Canine & Equestrian antique jewelery collections and dog paintings dating from 1800 to 1940. It's no secret that I spend my free time browsing dog art. Hamshere gallery is a trifecta for me: vintage baubles, canine portraiture, and precious- gaudiness. I wanted to post all of their dapper canine brooches but I held back .

Crystal Chihuahua Brooch
Reverse intaglio crystal brooch in diamond and emerald setting. English.

various handpainted pets: locket, pin and brooch
I know a few good friends who would love to own one of these timeless animal adornments.
Yes, I'm thinking of you Pio; this guy is screaming your name.

recent purchase:

Albert Burton Farnham; Date of Publication: 1916
Eeeek! I'm incapable of saving money. I just picked up this vintage illustrated book for my treasure wall. With a cover this good how is a girl like me supposed to resist? I can't wait to rip open the package when it comes in and smell the musky aged pages.

happy friday

Nick & Sheila Pye; SILENT FLURRY
chromogenic print, 2006

Nate Frizzell;"Running With the Pack"

Hinke Schreuders; little girls
embroidery on canvas

tails!

I'm so pleased that the trial raccoon tails I ordered on ebay came in today and they weren't as cheap or gross as I had nightmarishly imagined. I'm planning on using these protocol tails for the bike I'm working on assembling. I have a few more pieces to go but the tails have been revving my engine all week. I look forward to now ordering more tails & fur next week. The grand arrival of these raccoon bits has me yearning for fall and a nice romp in the woods.

woodland inspired goodness:

cb i hate perfume: Wild Hunt

The scent of an ancient forest in the heat of a summer afternoon. It is a blend of Torn Leaves, Crushed Twigs, Flowing Sap, Fallen Branches, Old Leaves, Green Moss, Fir, Pine and Tiny Mushrooms.

Amy Ross; naturemorph

Weaselshrooms bird/high-priestess collage

JACKSONSWIFT;flower deer
archival reproduction original watercolor drawing

(Off Label Use)

I ♥ my Clonazepam

I'm wondering to myself, "Hmm, when did I email Justin Gabbard with my secret?"

" Series of portraits based on anonymous on-line confessionals."

Secret Series via cerebralexcrement.

Recent convo between w&m, my webbff or webstie:

Grace: you are really good at webpromo

let's think about ways you can turn that into how to pay bills

Sent at 11:49 AM on Thursday

me: omfg. i need that

im running out of anxiety pills

aka- my time in this office is coming under siege

i might LOSE it if i go on longer.

don't do it

Urs Fischer; Mr. Flosky
Sculpture: wood, paint, plaster, lamp, glass2001/2002

The only way to travel:

I'm crazy about this pony drawn dandy pigeon carriage from Simon Barrett's card design:
There are so many great entries for the Shelter House of Cards campaign. Here are a few noteworthy pieces:

katie west,James Fentiman,Tom Crittenden,Fiona Blair
via design is kinky

I beg to differ

Kotama Bouabane
white hamburger pyramids from Tint series

"Discovering the answer to the question, what does your favorite color mean tells a great deal about your preferences and personality."

WHITE: If a person is infatuated with white, sex often seems filthy. These people are puritanical in nature. French kissing is obscene and to make love in the daylight in unheard of. Women who love white will undress beneath the covers. Men will shower before and after the sex act. These people still use pet names for their genitals.

muse me

I love this photograph and Lauren Schad dress from l'étoile magazine. I so desperately want to lay around in beautiful clothes with the sole purpose of being my lover's muse.

"Ben Olson and Emma Berg live in a shadowbox. Furnishings are scarce, but the rooms overflow with art. As the sole subjects of Olson’s paintings, the couple knows how it feels to be on display...Olson and Berg embody the dynamic relationship between an artist and his muse."

must listen: spy kitty

play → secret kitty
via the memory palace podcast

Broken Record; [broh-kuh n/v. rɪˈkɔrd; n., adj. ˈrɛkərd/ Show Spelled Pronunciation ] º [ri-kawrd; n., adj. rek-erd]

Someone who keeps repeating themselves over and over again to the great annoyance of others

Je suis un bébé requin

I wanted to take a quick swim at the beach this morning but the rainy weather wasn't in my favor. Instead, I spent my Sunday AM sipping coffee and catching up on my google reader. Then I happily stumbled upon this fuckery:

source: crappy taxidermy
It immediately reminded me of this painting that left an impression on me from my American Art History course in college: John Singleton Copley; Watson and the Shark, 1778

A quick search then lead to this 3D insanity:

anaglyph version by Jim Long

And this adorableness:

Je suis un bébé requin

Au ventre blanc aux dents nacrées
Dans les eaux chaudes
Je t’entraînerai
Et sans que tu le sache
Avec amour avec douceur
Moi vois-tu bébé requin
Je veux te dévorer le cœur

[ ♫ ]

I’m a baby shark,
White-bellied and pearly-toothed,
Into the warm waters I’ll take you
And without you noticing, lovingly and smoothly,
I, pretty baby shark,
Will eat up your heart.
via even cleveland
(an oh so precious blog with tons of shark posts)

I hope you guys have a great Sunday. Unfortunately there's no ocean or cute french singing sharks on my itinerary today. I'm stepping away from the internet and it's kungfu grip on my attention span before this whole rainy day is lost.

mimosas

Just celebrating the fact that it's Saturday!