Song of the Day: Big Jet Plane-Angus And Julia Stone

This song can be described in one word: lovely. The lyrics are very happy (a strange phenomenon in current music), but something about his voice gives very sad, lost-love vibes...but it is nonetheless extremely sweet and sentimental.

the image is Gemma Ward by Corrine Day (I posted another photo from this editorial in my last inspiration post, but it is just sooooo good that I can't stop sharing)

Venessa Arizaga

Usually for a post title I use a song quote or try to think of a semi-creative--not really, actually just usually an alliteration--but right now I can't think of anything better than Venessa Arizaga.

Before being quickly shooed away by my "stay on message"-saying father, I glimpsed her jewelry at Opening Ceremony the other day, but just that glimpse was enough to get me...well, enamored! I am trying extremely hard right now to not to revert back into my 1o year-old self and just write 'her stuff is soooooooo pretty!!!!!' But really, it just is that beautiful; a unique combination of found object-like charms, friendships bracelets, and tribal/folk/voodish art inspired elements.

all images via Opening Ceremony website

Once you knew a girl and you named her lover, and danced with her in kitchens through the greenest summers

Nate Frizzell's Sketchbook, Shalom Harlow by Ellen Von Unwerth, Lily Cole by Iain Mckell, Gemma Ward by Corinne Day, Beci Orpin, Edward Scissorhands, Courtney Vogler by Elliot & Erick Jimenez, Jen Corace, Weetzie Bat x Wildfox Couture (possibly the most wonderful thing ever)

Song of the Day: Killing the Blues-Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

I'm sorry, I know I have been away quite awhile--due to finals--but rather then make some long-winded apologetic explanatory post, I'm just jumping right back into it, with this beautiful song.

I'm really not sure that there is anything I love more then the combination of TWO wonderful things into ONE, especially in the case of musicians. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are one of the best examples of this matrimony of talent and the music they made together is so wonderful, Killing the Blues being my favourite.

the image is Skye Parrott from Jalouse Magazine

Song of the Day: New Slang-The Shins

This song is one of the things in this world that is just too beautiful! I owe it both to Romy for giving me the name and Zach Braff (my directing hero) for using it so beautifully in his film Garden State.

The image is Rodarte from Nomenus Quarterly

Rat is An Anagram for Art

There was much excitement amongst lovers of underground art when it was announced that Jeffrey Deitch, former owner of Deitch Projects, was to starting running MOCA...but Mr. Deitch disappointed art lovers of all forms with his poorly received first show (featuring work by Dennis Hopper). At this point it seemed as though the game was lost both for Mr. Deitch and those who had expected better from him, but then he announced "Art in the Streets", the largest museum street art show to date...needless to say, everybody, including myself, went wild.

The show was not a letdown, in fact, it far exceeded my expectations, which were extremely high as I am a huge street art fan...actually that's a lie, I'm only like 5 feet tall...ahaha get it?! Sorry, that was low even by my standards... Anyways, the show was really too vast to even really comprehend, put aside share online, but here are a few highlights










Banksy's take on Rodney King, a super realistic sculpture by the man of many pseudonyms, Barry McGee/Twist/Twister/Twisto/Twisty/Ray Fong/Lydia Fong/R. Fong/Robert Pimple/Bernon Vernon/Ray Virgil









A large-scale installation by Margaret Killigan, whom death took much to early and an even large, unbelievably whimsical installation by Os Gemeos...seriously that thing was amazing; there were drums with faces painted on them and little window boxes with toys and of course a house sticking off of it (which you can kind of see above)










A detail of the Kenny Scharf car, which might just be the coolest thing I've ever seen and Mister Cartoon's ice cream truck, which is also very high up on the my list of amazing things...I'd seen it twice before and I still spent like 20 straight minutes staring at it










One of his many signature tiles that Invader snuck in and around the show and a piece by André aka Monsieur André aka Monsieur A aka Mr. A that lead to the bathroom

I Only Knew the Suburbs From the Song

Influenced by polyvore, tumblr, my scrapbook, and blog I like, I am trying something new...I guess you could say it's posts of random inspiration, but it's also kind of like a mood board of things on my mind...or maybe that's all that inspiration is...anyway, enjoy!

Eugenio Recuenco, "Rollergirl" Katy Dron by Alice Rosati, Coco Rocha by Terry Richardson, Isaac Carew by Sabrina Theissen, Iekeliene Stange, Vlada Roslyakova by Venetia Scott, Jessica Stam by Steven Meisel