Out of the city and into the farm -- for a day.

Michelle and I got a chance to get out of the loop and see some autumn scenery today. Best ten dollars ever spent. Apple orchard, pumpkin patch, corn maze... autumn is the greatest. Bottom line.

She wields an x-acto knife like a magic wand

And by "she," I mean Leigh Salgado.

Irving Penn, you will be missed

Crafting.

The other day I was clumsy enough to elbow and Ikea mug full of hot coffee onto the floor. After the mess was assessed and dealt with, I was left with three large pieces of mug that I normally would have tossed into the trash. Those were the old days. In the new days I am reduced to a material-starved art student, and thus, the pieces sat on my window sill for days until I realized what I would do with them. 


All I knew was that I was in need of a bedside lamp. So to same myself a trip to Bed, Bath and Beyond (aka hell), I decide to take a page out of Jeff Carter's book and use Ikea products in sculpture. 


Here is some of his work:

This table is hooked up to a motor that makes it undulate like waves in the ocean. Brilliant.

Here's mine:

Miike Snow

Kills it. Check his rcrdlbl page for some tasty (free) tidbits.

Bahaha

Stuff Hipsters Hate.

One hell of a dame

Djuna Barnes.

Excerpt from "View From The 'L'"

The frail mosaic on her window

Facing starkly toward the street

Is scribbled there by tipsy sparrows—

Etched there with their rocking feet.

Is fashioned too, by every beat

       Of shirt and sheet.

Sill her clothing is less risky

Than her body in its prime,

They are chain-stitched and so is she

Chain-stitched to her soul for time.

Ravelling grandly into vice

Dropping crooked into rhyme.

Slipping through the stitch of virtue,

       Into crime.

Film?

Ellen Rogers, a London based fashion photographer is one of the few remnants of the analogue world. Her photos are manipulated exclusively in darkroom process and remain untouched by digital means. Yeah. I know.

Kate Gibb

Knows how to screen print. Oh, and she has a blog  too.

Occurences

Unicorn Kid. This 17 year old scottish techno phenom made for an interesting time at the Metro. He has a great fuzzy lion hat though.

One of my favorite stops.

Sewing fun.

Francoise Nielly

I want to eat her paintings. Check her out.

Dig this.

Siggi Eggertsson

When I'm in desperate need of a little illustrative inspiration, I always like to check out Big Active. They are an illustration and design firm with a really talented group of people, their blog is always full of tidbits including this flash video of recent works by Siggi Eggertsson -- amazing illustrator extraordinaire. So great. Enjoy.

A Growing Pile of Work from Siggi Eggertsson on Vimeo.