Behind the Curtain

Packing Art

Art made with translucent brown packing tape and back-lit plexiglass by Mark Khaisman.

Black Ink

Neat illustration work from  Temujin Doran

Chai by numbers

This little idea from Malena Gagliesi is pretty damn cool. I found it on her flickr, which you should check out. I'll let her own words explain the project/gift:
"We have to make a special gift for a couple that have invited us to a dinner some weeks ago. And decided to make this pack with our chai tea recipe with it's ingredients and steps for them to prepare it."

images © by Malena Gagliesi.

Malena's project has inspired me to work on my own little make-it-yourself kind of gifts. I've been kicking around some ideas, but they have yet to move out of my sketchbook.

Stockholm's Apartments

Last day of classes today, so I'll keep it light by showing some more home deco spreads, but this time from the book Stockholm's Apartments, ISBN 4-07-254002-1. Click thumbnails for larger images.

         

Appartements d'amoureux á Paris

Some spreads from the lovely book Appartements d'amoureux á Paris, ISBN 978-4-07-254982-7. Click on thumbnails for larger image.

             

              

Fancy Picnic Desires

This style is not normally my taste, but lately I have been inspired by James Jacques Joseph Tissot. Not so much the lofty status he portrays, but the outdoor scenes of luncheon and picnics. I think the reason behind my new appreciation of this genre is my desire to have the leisure time to go on picnics and the like. The wonderful weather we have had recently just asks for lolling about in the grass. I just need to make it through one more week of finals and I will be able to partake in such wonderfulness.

For those interested in seeing a lot more Tissot images, check out the online collection at Art Renewal Center. And sweet sassy, take a look at this dress, or this one. The thought of a seamstress making that by hand makes my eyes cross.

Bakelite Bliss

My friend Robyn lent me an old issue of Period Home that features an Art Deco home & interior.
More images for your viewing pleasure (click to view larger):

Anthropologie, Home

I just got the new Anthropologie Home catalog this week and was quite inspired by some of the room designs they had. Some eye candy from the catalog (click to view larger):

Temporality

I'm writing an essay on the local street art campaign in Savannah, EVERYTHING WILL BE OK. It's exciting, but taking up half of my life. I hope to have it completed in a few days. I present it in a week.

Trust

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