Some illustrations

These were sketches from when I was applying to school.


from a picture of a very cool lady on facehunter


of a picture of agathe from famed stylebytes

First Day of School

A ton of money later, and my favorite school supplies so far are these Guerra Paints. This is the packet they put together for all students from my school, which includes all required items on my supply list.
how thoughtful!

Early Color Photography

Show at the Saul Gallery.
via NY Times

Unknowns

Hanging downstairs from my jewelry studio in another metal working studio.
It looked really scary but when I touched it (shh) it felt like styrofoam!




The silicon mold made from my wax ring

Buckminster Fuller

Exhibition at the Whitney right now.
See more of my pictures here.

*edit*
I forgot to mention for my high school alumni out there, that my sister reminded me of the polyhedra we used to make for danny jaye's class using origami paper. We saw a few really beautiful ones at the exhibit and my picture taking was thwarted by a conscientious security drone.

Stiina Saaristo

Black and white drawings
Go to PS1 to see more

My everyday

the results from a bit of a scrub:



much better.

Also, reading about the fafinettes come to life on Vain and Vapid led me to share Stu's Fafi piece from a show of hers in '04. I rather like it. Just waiting for it to uncurl, again.

Busted Career

"I feel like everything I make is about making it."

Andrew Kuo is an artist whose work you have most likely seen in the ny times...



:D
see his blog here and his charlie rose interview here.
via scout holiday

A lifetime of stories I bet...

Lee Miller was a model, war photographer and muse to Man Ray...

Seen here bathing in Adolf Hitler's tub.


Quite a romantic and passionate story. NY Times



via 2 or 3 things...

Elizabeth Peyton

I went to see Elizabeth Peyton's small show at Gavin Brown this weekend. I recommend.

Two thoughts

Just stop thinking, worrying, looking over your shoulder, wondering, doubting, fearing, hurting, hoping for some easy way out, struggling, gasping, confusing, itching, scratching, mumbling, bumbling, grumbling, humbling, stumbling, rumbling, rambling, gambling, tumbling, scumbling, scrambling, hitching, hatching, bitching, moaning, groaning, honing, boning, searching, perching, besmirching, grinding grinding grinding away at yourself. Stop it, and just DO!

-Sol LeWitt to Eva Hesse, 1965


As they talked about brand identity consulting I felt a dog biscuit in my coat pocket. I crushed it between my fingers and sprinkled it on the ground.

- me to myself, last night

Miuccia

Hello.
I haven't seen much about this article in the blog world. However, that said - I don't read dozens of blogs. Maybe a baker's dozen. Anyway, the NYTimes covered Miuccia Prada's foray into the art world. Actually, she's been running the Prada Foundation for quite a while now working with artists such as Dan Flavin, Thomas Demand, Carsten Holler and even Quentin Tarantino. Her "foundation commissions, on average, two artists a year to do large-scale or otherwise ambitious works, the kinds of things they dreamed of doing but had neither the resources nor the opportunity to do."

I mean, I don't know at what point in their career these artists were commissioned for their work but as a side note these artists have shown in the MOMA and the MET. Hardly the starving artist crowd. Or, perhaps they were better known after the miu-blessed commissions.

Regardless, I wanted to discuss this article because of the obvious connections between the art world and the fashion crowd. Whether it's been mutual disdain or an exchange of inspiration, both groups have acknowledged each others influence on each other for many, many years.

Check it here for yourself - I will leave you with my favorite quote. She strikes me as first an admirer then a nerd then a creative. Decades after global success she still seems to me like another entrepreneur who just wants to pursue her side hobby.

“In the last few years I have come to understand the value of fashion,” Prada reflected, when asked about how she sees the foundation, and herself, today. “I always felt guilty about being interested in it, but now I can say that it’s creative work and it relates to the world, and people buy it because it means something to them beyond the logo, I’m sure. I appreciate that the business part of it is an honest transaction. I wouldn’t have said this 20 years ago, but to be an entrepreneur is to be creative. Why be a fake moralist and say you don’t care about money — although to say I do it for money is crazy.”

She went on: “I say all this because it was a little ridiculous how I wanted to keep entirely separate the art and fashion. In the end, I’m the same person. At the moment I’m very happy to be a designer because some women like to put my dresses on, while many people in art are frustrated with all the money and they are asking what does it mean.”

What does it mean? I asked.

Prada hesitated before venturing to answer. For a second, she looked uncharacteristically uneasy. “I’m searching.”