Over the moon...

I heart pretty underthings as much as the next girl, so it's no surprise i am completely enamored by
the Spring lookbook from The Lake and Stars. (previous season lookbook love also here)

More importantly, i love me a bit of dark... so truly, skivvies aside, i'm digging the facing pages of tenets from some new age self-help jammy.

Favorite of the above (2nd from top) is from Jane Roberts... who (says wikipedia) channeled some other persona Seth through a ouija board and doled out sage advice... Kooky.

She was actually kind-of a megawatt hippy nerdbabe.

Thinking i need to dig out my black turtleneck.

practicality...

as promised... excerpts from the Webster's Practical Illustrated Dictionary, 1942 edition. Still trying to sort out what's so practical about a dictionary with only 378 pages... surely there are words left out. Maybe they left the important ones only? Practical indeed.

Anyways... after a quick thumb-through, i realized they have chosen only to illustrate some key items... photo'd my faves. (Any non-slouch would've scanned but guess what - i'm lazy).

Hyena and ibex on the same page? You couldn't ask for more...

Brilliancy you say?

Sh*t photo, but know that i am a sucker for  a great bird illustration.

Yep... and a unicorn!!!

I haven't even gotten to the military and naval terms, though i saw a sweet page of illustrated boats and battleships... <3

Time traveling...

Early morning reading:
Popular Mechanics c.1917 via google books.

Highlights include: how-to for 2nd bike seat (pictured), (Jul 1917)
and a wealth of amazing pre-1920's adverts.
Bonus points for imagery and verbiage!  SOFA KING GOOD!

Words...

...happened upon the work of Nathan Coley just recently...
I have a serious Ed Ruscha fascination... to which nothing compares
however this is definitely a temporary fix.

Find myself gravitating to the lit up words most of all, but generally a solid portfolio.

currently listening to:Lilys - Precollection

Valentine's Day...

and I'm catatonic.

Currently reading:
Just Kids - Patti Smith



Not the best written tome, but god so fucking tender... it's a memoir, i guess... chronicling her time spent with the late Robert Mapplethorpe and i've more than halfway devoured it...
It details their life in post-warhol NYC and how their careers pretty much flowered due to a beautiful and encouraging and supportive, well, love, i guess... Fucking enviable.
Plus, a few great photos in between chapters.

Currently on repeat:
the sea and cake - Leora...
would post a link but  who cares. If you like it, you have it. If you don't know it, you should know it.
McIntyre = pretty genius.

INSPIRATIONAL

Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select ony things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don't bother concealing your thievery - celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: "It's not where you take things from - it's where you take them to." Jim Jarmusch


just loving this. About to head into the office on a sunday... bah! trying to culture-up before i do and stumbled upon this fantastic quote. I work for the design department of a mass market retailer, and often get mondo bummed out about diluting fashion and trends to make it palatable for say, somebody in middle america. This for some reason made me feel better...

Currently listening to:Bananarama & Fun Boy Three - It ain't what you do