Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Take A Map And Draw A Straight Line

I've done map posts before (even a post on dresses made from maps), so as soon as I saw theese vintage map dresses by the annex, I knew I had to share. I'm still searching for my own wearable map dress though...

Saturday, February 25, 2012

The Girl With Seven Horses








"Once upon a time there was a girl who had 7 invisible horses. People thought she was crazy and that she in fact had 7 imaginary horses, but this was not the case. When autumn came the girl spent a whole day washing all her clothes. She hung them on a string in her garden to let the gentle autumn sun dry them. Out of nowhere, a terrible storm came and its fiercefull winds grabbed a hold of all her clothes and all seven horses (authors note: since they are invisible they obviously didn't weigh much). The girl was devestated and spent all autumn looking for each horse spread around the country, wrapped in her clothes." by Ulrika Kestere

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Road To Ruin

Sometimes I'm just really inspired by shapes and the colors, like these ruined polaroids by William Miller. They're simply stunning and so fascinating to stare at. If I had a moodboard, they'd be on it...instead, I have this blog.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Acquainted With The Night





These illustrations by Robert Hunter make me want to go camping; hike some mountains, dance around campfires, you know the sort of thing I never do, but they're really lovely and make everything seem like an adventure.

Friday, January 20, 2012

John Gutmann

My sister got a book of John Gutmann photographs and I was really taken with his work so I scanned a few of my favorites. He had a way of making the most ordinary scenes seem special and noticing details others might miss. Perhaps part of his unique perspective came from being a German who came to America and his fascination with America's sprawling cities and multiracial crowds. He did a number of notable photographs on automobiles and even early streetart/graffiti; I personally enjoy his candid shots of people the best--I love the way he shows them interacting with their surroundings...

all by John Gutmann

Thursday, January 5, 2012

I Trust Not Thy Phantom Bliss

"But, thou art ever there, to bring
The hovering vision back, and breathe
New glories o'er the blighted spring,
And call a lovelier Life from Death,
And whisper, with a voice divine,
Of real worlds, as bright as thine.
I trust not to thy phantom bliss,
Yet, still, in evening's quiet hour,
With never-failing thankfulness,
I welcome thee, Benignant Power;
Sure solacer of human cares,
And sweeter hope, when hope despairs!"
-Emily Bronte



drawings by Thistledown Spirits

Sunday, January 1, 2012