perptually & forever

My dear pal Ferris has been working on some new pieces that make me salivate.

ferris caldwell: Perptually & Forever

typeset and cross-stitch quote from "I am Waiting" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

I have talented friends that perpetually and forever inspire.

hop on

The PIG Presents, Emmanuel Perrotin Gallery, 2008 Miami

Just the right level of insanity

Explosion needlepoint.
Amelia Bauer:

Explosion Pillows, 2009
"STILL,"
mound of needlpoint pillows, approximately 6' x 6' x 3.5'

based on stills from the following movies:
Blood Diamond
The Departed
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
The Godfather
Groundhog Day
Jacob's Ladder
The Matador
Mission Impossible
Night of the Living Dead
Syriana
Top Secret!
Traffic
Zoolander

long time no links

souls of light

• cutest children's book ever
• cheapskate cards
  
• peach boy needs a home
• sailors!
  
• Campbell's Campbell
• Armadillo facts
• ara peterson worship tower
• Quit your job and work on Standard Time
• father & son
  
• for you twilight freaks: art inspired by
• curiosity
  
• The place where I was born: Clinton, Iowa
• Castings: Uma is banging but Viggo has slight methface
• book of space
• beaver who builds the best lodge
• ticking time bomb
  

atrial systole

Brando, Cat, Typewriter

Crush: Summer Pierre

She's multi-talented, she just had a baby in a gypsy cab, and I LOVE her.

Resources: main site, Blog, Flickr, book

Enough with collaging, I'm off to tame some lions.Life: Lion Tamers at Work

Piggy

Darren Booth: Lord of the Flies
(Illustration and hand-lettering)

Can we all agree that Darren's LOTF cover illustration is a million times better than the one we had while in middle school?

It urges me to revisit this classic.
Kinda.

The Simpson's LOTF episode: Das Bus

a=b^{c+2}

Formula for inspiration:
Good music + Good art + Good Coffee* = creative juices flowing

Nick Drake's Pink Moon album
Listen to Things behind the sun
+

WAFA collection: mail art
we are fucking awesome

Have inspired me to make some collages this afternoon.
I will post my results.

Resources: NOTPAPER (a blog about collage)


* Having absolutely no agenda for the day helps too.

pedestaled

Caspar David Friedrich
The Tetschen Altar, or The Cross in the Mountains (1807)

I keep my babies on an altar.
22.5kt gilded pet crate

canis lupus

It's already started.

ffff

My accord of choice for this upcoming week: Chemical Series, Burnt Rubber

get along like a house on fire

Ben Grasso painting

Things are seemingly tranquil on the outside.
But looks can be deceiving.


I put in my resignation this week. After a long deliberation, I have decided to make a move. Although I'm not there yet, I've taken a few steps towards my short term goal. My goal to be happier. I don't want to get all douchebaggy on here but I'm feeling like I made the right choice even though I love second guessing myself. I'm relieved and excited for a change of pace. Change is good whether it's what you had in mind or not.

I ♡ this list of dream jobs

reality is subjective

We see what we want to see. We hear what we want to hear.

Keri Oldham: Listening Collection, 2009 Photographs, mixed media

Subjectivism

7.0

Ben Peterson: Timezone, 2007
Ink and graphite on paper , 52.8 x 96 inches

I donated today.

perfect recipe

3 - parts Daniel Day Lewis as the Butcher

2 parts Marcel Dzama
1 - cup melancolie and the infinite sadness
½ tsp of vaudeville
a dash of soul to squeeze video

yields one Paolo Ventura winter series:

Paolo Ventura Winter Stories

Digital C-Print 40 x 50" ed 5