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Rights of Spring
It’s a rare treat to look in the the myth and whimsy of a female heart. Artist, Orly Cogan has made her career showing us the depths of her imagination, as if Alice or Ofelia (Pan’s Labyrinth) ever got to grow up or if Hieronymus Bosch were a woman… Who knows? Last year she completed [...]
The art of intrigue & perfect hair
If you’ve come across Irana Douer in the past, chances are, her bold graphic style and twist on the female portrait will stick in your mind. Even if this is your first time, it’s worth checking out her site for the sale she’s having on her work. You can get one of her pieces ranging [...]
Simultaneous Evolutionary Jumps
A long time ago, I wanted to be an artist. Perhaps not so long ago. I love the process of doodling, and creating something special. There was a time where I pursued the idea of drawing, but for some reason, I thought there was no future in drawing, not to mention, I could never [...]
Beautiful losers & Birthday Parties
Why is nerd love so strong these days? Nerd glasses, Superbad, Napoleon Dynamite, blogging. Sometimes I wonder if ever there were a person who just naturally woke up out of bed feeling like they could seriously conquer the world. Maybe Madonna, or the robots behind Google, but a good chunk of us mortals quietly [...]
I do like drawing
Well, It was bound to happen…. I wrote a feature article in a fashion magazine. Zoot Magazine, based in Lisbon, asked if I would write an article for them, at first it was a small one, but somehow it grew. I had no idea.. 4 pages! Anyway, I have long been a fan of Ian [...]
Art for the Fashionable & Twisted
I need more wall art. It’s part of growing up. I’m 32 going on 33 and I can’t bear the idea of having anything generic on my walls. There is a difference between art I like and what I can live with. It’s hard knowing what to bring into your home. French illustrator & artist, [...]
Things to do with rope
I used to live with my jump-rope wrapped in my hands. A few months ago, I tried it again, and it’s much harder to do as an adult, that’s for certain. Much harder. Rope, it’s not something you see much as an adult. Unless you are a member of the yacht club, or Cornelia Parker, [...]
Scandinavian Graffiti
First I heard terms like Craft Mafia, now there’s knit graffiti. Somewhere in Stockholm there is a craftster perpetrating crimes of general civil disobedience. That, my dear has never been more beautiful.
Well… maybe if they knit fingerless gloves for the Statue of Liberty… or a scarf for the Prince Albert, or a beret for The [...]
Purveyor of Mixed Emotions
Argentinian artist, Irana Douer, reminds me of the beauty of laughing and crying at the same time. Reveling in the sick joy of messy emotions have always been a discrete or perhaps, at times, embarrassingly public pastime of mine. It’s really nice to see someone visually articulate mixed emotions in a world that is confused [...]
How blondes are born…
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Some of my best friends are blondes…. they know who they are. Actually, strangely enough, a good chunk of my friends are blondes… what is that? Anyway, I just thought this was a cute [...]
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