check out this rad, hot little number....in pink of all things!!!!!! i am blown away by this crocheted work by zoranafrfik.
chika...
i love how this one looks like it's made from snow.
lovely glass jewelry artist that chris and i met while we were in tokyo at the NEW JEWLERY SHOW. her name is chika....and i'm spacing her last name, but it's around here somewhere. i'll find it and repost. chika yasuma is her full name!
planter necklace
i am completely smitten with these wee planter necklaces by colleenjordan.
coming soon, new pieces: simply texture
groundwork
i am loving the work by groundwork. the last piece called rise, shine makes ya want to pull out a good book and nestled down amongst the green. happy spring!!!
black black & white
i'm forever inspired by black and white. it's the slightly goth, slightly carnival appeal i love, but these creations by helmut lang are just plain beautiful. see more here.
found via simply olive, one of my favorite blogs.
new banner....
i made this banner to put on the links page of yogagroove's website, the place where i practice the awesome hot yoga. they are having their 10th anniversary yoga celebration party this weekend. yay!!! congrats yogagroove. a huge hug to you all for your dedication and compassion both in and out of the hot room. i can't thank you enough. you guys rock!!
never tried bikram yoga? if your curious they have studios all of over the world. check it out!
just like cake vintage
just like cake vintage . everything of yesterday
i have been reworking and updating my vintage etsy shop. browse it here if ya like.
tiny bone collection
i am in awe with this etsy shop, PULPmiscellania. these tiny little bone collections are beautiful. i love that the remains of a number of lovely little creatures are collected and with time and care are brought to another level of beauty by creating these unique specimens of curiosity.
these bones are the remains of mice, voles, birds, mink, fish, while some of the bones have an unknown origin and were found in owl pellets. AND, not to worry, no animals were harmed by humans to create these specimens.
visit more tiny bone collections here
lyndie dourthe: round 2
i really can't get over the work by lyndie dourthe.
i love the tactile quality, the reference to specimen & archive along with the muted tones with added pops of color.
her website is chock full of fabulous visual dialogue..see more here
goran kling
naughty little pony
alive for now
my heart skipped a beat when i saw this image. this piece is breathtakingly beautiful & sad...and mesmerizing. i can't imagine the emotion if i were standing next to this sculpture. i fell in love with it even more when reading the description below by sabrina gschwandtner.
"Then there was Keith W. Bentley’s “Cauda Equina,” a small, shaggy sculpture of a horse. I stared at the little pony for a while, trying to pinpoint what made his presence so endearing yet inaccessible. I realized that the pony’s eyes were covered by hair, a veil that denied me the connection I sought. Wall text revealed that the work was based on Victorian-era funeral etiquette, which required widows to wear black for eighteen months. The piece mourns the death of over two hundred and fifty horses slaughtered in processing plants; the hairs from each horse were hand-knotted onto fabric and then fitted over a taxidermy form. The fact that this sculptural animal was created as a stand-in for others’ deaths gave it an otherworldly presence."
click link below to see more work in the exhibition
found via etsy: "alive for now" by Sabrina Gschwandtner.
the dead or alive exhibit is at the museum of arts and design in new york, on view until october 24, 3010.
restless things
i have been a long time admirer of restless things. click here to see more of olivia jeffries collection.
stephanie strange
go see the newly installed sculpture "black well" by artist, stephanie strange. "black well" is made from forty repurposed typewriters. this hanging sculpture is an homage to the written word. see more work by stephanie strange here.
be there for the unveiling of "black well" on saturday, august 21, 2010 at 10am at the twin oaks branch library, 1800 s. 5th street, austin.