my love for you is a stampede of horses.

oh pretty.

i found catherine cambell on flickr recently, she's an artist that lives in australia.  i absolutely love the delicate lines and colors of her drawings.  just look at how pretty they are...

these adorable buttons, along w/ many others can also be found on her etsy shop.  you can find paper dolls, prints, original artwork and handmade dolls as well.  also be sure to check out catherine's blog www.myfolklover.typepad.com where she regularly writes about her drawings, shop updates, artiststs and her bunny w/ heart shaped fur patterns among many other topics.  so cute.

my favorite teacher's pet.

so i have a confession, i have kind of a sick weakness for  the sitcom king of queens.  i know.  i don't know what is happening to me, unemployment may be the death of me.  i don't know what it is.  i just get this sick purge of joy when i see it's on the cable guide in the early evening.  i'm not proud, but i just needed to get it off my chest.  ok, phewww.

perhaps i can redeem myself w/ the following...

about five years ago i contemplated opening a store.  i had a few vendors/artists/crafters that i had my eye on that had not been saturated in the san francisco area.  one of those artists/crafters was this one woman show susie ghahremani who's company's name is boygirlparty.  she had these adorable little pouches, w/ cut out circles w/ an adorable litle drawing.  it was the beginning of the diy craze, and these were so well made.

anyway, needless to say my store never came into fruition for many reasons.  however, susie's art has taken off!  her style is sweet and colorful, w/ a broad range of browns, greens, blues and yellows. she has a passion for animals, including bears, owls, cats and her favorite, finches.

this saturday susie has her first solo show at giant robot in nyc.  it looks like it is going to be a great show!  she will be there for the opening and there is a mention on her blog of perhaps giveaways!  if you aren't able to make it to the show, be sure to stop by her shop.  i just purchased a sweet little tote for the sum of $10!  which is an absolute steal (even on the non-existant budget of the unemployed!  no coffe for a week!) from such a cutie.  also, it's in my favorite color...navy.

i sent susie an email yesterday asking her if i could glean photos from her sight and she responded instantly w/ attachments of photos of the actual show.  i was so touched at how down to earth and cool she was.  this girl is definitely one to keep an eye on.

here is the postcard for the show w/ all the details.

the smallest violin in the world.

one of the most painful things about being unemployed is not being able to buy whatever i want.  i guess as in terms of "painful" that's not really a bad thing.  but you know what it's like when you see an item of clothing that is so different and unlike anything you own that you just have to have it?  you know that deprivation syndrome that sets in.  i know you do.  it goes a little like this: I HAVE TO HAVE IT.  NEVER AGAIN WILL THERE BE ANYTHING LIKE IT AGAIN.  I NEED IT FOR THAT DINNER PARTY I AM MOST CERTAINLY GOING TO BE INVITED TO!  ok, sorry to yell.  but you know what i'm getting at.  that's kind of how i feel about native nyc designer sarah blumenthal's clothing line, sarah luna.

i've been meaning to write a post about sarah luna for a while but haven't gotten around to it.  until, today.  when i first discovered ye rin mok i noticed on her flickr page that she had a fashion spread in one of my favorite magazines, BUST.  at the bookstore today, as i was flipping through the magazine i noticed, there on the very first page of her shoot...a gorgeous top.  i knew right away from the signature silky print it was sarah luna.  that's it below, isn't it gorgeous?  and it will never be mine.  ahh, well a girl can dream.

so sarah luna's stuff is beautiful.  she uses imagery w/in her fabric in a way that could come across as garish or cheap, but just doesn't.  her textiles are beautiful w/ unexpected designs, color combination, and appliques.  i could pretty much end the post here, but before i do let me tell you a few of the things that inspire her; forest dwelling creatures, folklore, t.rex, mythology.  you throw the idea of fairies, wood nymphs and chubby little forest creatures and i'm sold.  hook.  line.  sinker.   ok, now check out these clothes, as i weep w/ sadness over the lack of sarah luna in my closet.

p.s.  if you click on the images you can look at them in a much bigger size.  that way you get the full effect.

"& if only i could i'd make a deal w/ god & get him to swap our places."

in a dream i found you.

i just wrote what i would like to believe was a great post about ye rin mok, a photographer i just stumbled upon through her flickr page.  well, that post is out there somewhere in the ethernet now, as i accidentally deleted it, goddamn it.

so here is the abridged version.

ye rin mok's photos are so beautiful.  they have an odd, dream-like familarity i can't really place.  looking at them i totally related to the feel and mood of the images.  i felt nostalgic and really moved by her photos.  for the most part photography does not do that to me.  diane arbus is one of the only photographers that actually moves me.  but there is something about ye rin's photos that conveys expectations, as if there is something about to happen.  it's actually a bit eerie.  after reading about her on the web, i found her own explanation of her photographs.  when asked by giant robot what her photos mean she says, "through my photos i would like to convey awkwardness. uneasiness, and imperfection--silent moments that people try to avoid."  my favorite!

ye rin is a professional photographer as well.  her photographs have appeared in bust, beautiful decay, and other great mags.  she's photographed influential heavy-weights like miranda july, michel gondry and robbie conal.

you can see ye rin's work on her web page, www.yerinmok.com or check out her flickr page.  all photos were taken from these sources w/ ye rin's sweet permission.