my love for you is a stampede of horses.

jamie vasta.

there came a point in the 90's when molly shannon made an abrupt comment on SNL about twenty somethings wearing glitter and hello kitty backpacks that made me incredulously remove the baby barrettes and pixie dust from my repertoire. of course, it's been over a decade since i've reveled in any sort of sparkly dust and hello kitty accoutrement, other than some sparkly eye-shadow and lovely glistening lip gloss. can you hear me pining for that glitter? hell, i am still attracted to anything that sparkles like a moth to a flame. perhaps it's the little girl in me forever trying to get out, who knows, but when faythe levine forwarded me her studio pics of jamie vasta's (and lisa congdon's) studio visit i was floored. WHAT. that's ALL glitter? woah.

melissa feldmen's art in america article sums up jamie's work best: "vasta's use of glitter evokes child's play, fairies and disney associations that prove deliciously at odds w/ the blair witch scenarios." yes! jamie's autumnal macabre situations of beautiful girls w/ blades and blood in their hearts are chilling to look at, but once the viewer realizes they are made almost entirely of glitter it softens the blow. ahhh, glitter is chic again. thank god. jamie is rep'd by patricia sweetow gallery.

mark warren jacques for rare device.

rare device recently released their latest edition of 'rare editions'. an awesome arrow print by mark warren jacques. who doesn't love arrows? there were 40 (and i say were as there are now only 33 left at last check. hot cakes, people, we're talking hotcakes here.) of these bad larrys printed beautifully on german etching paper, signed and numbered by the artist. rare device will be closed for summer holiday come august 18 for two weeks, a nice way to tide you over: shop consistently in their web store, ahhhemmm, like the rest of us have to who live so far away. lucky ducks.

love this.

i have so much to post...but i had to, had to post this painting by anthony pontius. glorious isn't a word i throw around casually...but that is the first word that came to my head when i first saw it. glorious. amen.

kate moross: new website.

über talented graphic designer and all around cutie pie kate moross just launched a brand spankin' new website. it looks so clean and inviting! there is much to look at...not only her great hand lettering and drawings, but many of her corporate projects w/ clients like top shop, vice and don't panic to name a few. she's also got  personal photos for a look that  are GREAT. check out her shop and support a girl. her work is rad and you so need something from it because you are rad, of course. what better way to celebrate?

i'm still here & kelly lynn jones solo show.

well, i thought i would be back to posting regularly by now, but alas my mac g4 died for real. so things are going to be a bit sporadic until i buy a new computer in a week and a half. yes, i am counting the days! boston will have a tax free weekend and i am cashing in on that shiznit for sure. but i am feeling really itchy and there is much i want to blog about. first being kelly lynn jones' solo show a new frontier opening this friday at little bird gallery.

aren't these paintings beautiful? kelly's consciousness around the environment that filters into her work always gets me. i think it's safe to say that many of us are starting to really think way more about our surroundings and our effect on the earth. kelly's work is timely, subtle and so beautifully done. here is an excerpt from the press release:

"kelly lynn tackles the complexities of the decaying connection between nature and man. in a country whose facade speaks of unity, growth, and wealth the reality is quite the opposite, revealing isolation, over population, and poverty. focusing her paintings on the effects of urban sprawl and the struggle with our sense of community the artist depicts the relationships between the internal (being one’s home) and the external (being one’s community) as a crucial component to one’s daily practice of living."

good stuff, hmmmm? i thought so. i've done a huge amount of thinking about my impact on this life and my contribution to this world. what i take away, what i leave, etc...kelly lynn's work really drives it home for me. if you like kelly's work you should consider buying her zine published through analogue books' running amok. you can get it right here.