in my mind...

I'm dating this little guy:

but, my mister actually looks like this:

I'm clearly loving the Fred Perry photo montage of my bf on the BASE website!

my dogs are barking...

I wish I had these on my feet:
The snow queen- Garda's red shoes by Naori
These aren't cutting it right now.

furniture deals

I want to be a professional bargain hunter.

awesome faceted die-cast chair $180 lushpad

huge vintage sectional $1000 lushpad

set of 6 modern dining chairs $295 CL miami

cheers

Cheers to my friend Karen from the oh so cute band Barnicle for making it on the cover of The Improper Bostonian. I can't wait to see the full magazine. 

aaron ruell

This image will never make me stop smiling. 

I'd give up the internet forever If I could have this little dude as a pet.

Why do I love things that give me stink eye?
sourced from: floridapfe

lover's eyes

Do you remember that scene in Mad Love where Drew Barrymore's character has a crazy episode and glues pictures of eyes all over the walls? No? Well if you weren't a highly impressionable tween in 1995 then you probably have no idea what Mad Love is. That freaky obsessive meltdown scene was very influential; many girls I knew back then had random magazine cutouts of eyes in their rooms.

(can't find appropriate film still)
This Lover's Eye series by Tabitha Vevers is a beautiful and less nuts and way of displaying a bounty of eyes.

These tiny painted pieces based on the eyes of well known classical paintings speak to me in that same way. They comment on privacy, the woman's gaze, modern portraiture and dissociation.

influence: streetwise

My bf recently came home with the book Seen Behind the Scene: forty years of photographing on set by Mary Ellen Mark. I had somehow forgotten the fact that MEM was a significant photography inspiration while I was growing up. One of her projects that really influenced me was Streetwise.
Streetwise is a stark photo essay and Academy Award Nominated documentary film. It's an intimate portrait of teenagers who survive as pimps, prostitutes, panhandlers and small-time drug dealers living on the streets of Seattle in the early 80's.
Here are some shots of "Tiny" a 14 year old prostitute and focus character:

(Her style seems so editorial and fashion relevant today)
I strongly recommend checking out both the film and photo essay.
Resources: youtube, Book

vernal equinox

Happy Friday & First day of Spring

*that little rope kills me

too

bogged down to blog:

Michael Hall; "What Lifts You Up Will Bring You Down" 2008 Oil 84" x 102"
I really really love his bete comme un peintre series but that poor overworked donkey is so me right now.

I want to be that shirt right now.
beautiful photograph by coquinete via NEON POLISH

a few things

floating around my head:

Why do i love fur all of a sudden?

wax, type and light are also great.

redefining luxury

Rootbeer floats are good and bleaching peacock feathers isn't easy.

Planning a tea party in a magical forest...

whist wearing these.

Slightly concerned my new glasses make me look like Ira or Rachel.

Why is this dress categorized under work? I want it but my boss would spit in my face if I came in with this.

happy st. patrick's day

My former college roommate Jammal shot in 2003 with a Holga
*random yet somewhat fitting.

serious case of the Mondays

I have to get out of here.

Jason Lazarus photograph

instead of wall paper

One of my first plans when I purchase my own home is to create a textural wall. I really love the spacial and architectural feel of this piece by Jim Isermann:

Vacuum formed polystyrene; 2005
or something like these previously posted pieces by Daniel Arsham: I like the idea of peaking up my wall's skirt.
Aaaahhhhh...I just stumbled upon B&N Industries modern wall paneling that might be just perfect: