Song of the day
Babe » by Evenings
A layering of my mothers youth over my own.
The juxtaposition of visual era with audial culture here is just so perfect.
neon grounds
you are now on grounds where staring is accepted, listening is easy, inspiration occurs and pondering is encouraged. these are grounds where you will find my photography, design, sketches, and words. here you will find other makers/thinkers who have illuminated the ground beneath my feet.
— @tangireen on Twitter.
And to balance out the nature, here’s a little tech.
Song of the day » Aldgate Patterns by Little People
First single off of the newest full length album We Are But Hunks Of Wood
song of the day » of monsters and men » little talks
You may have heard of them, Of Monsters and Men? Rockstar newbies comprising a cluster of Icelandic young bucks. “Their music is as fantastical as it is pretty” says their tumblr, and its true. Keep your ears on these guys for the future, for now, feast your eyes on this imaginative video.
How this commercial slipped passed me in 2008, I don’t know! 3 years later the internet has blessed my surfing with this stumble-upon. Bruno Aveillian directed the breath-taking piece for Louis Vuitton — a 90 second spot, rather than your typical 30 seconds. Why so long? “The choice of the exceptional 90 second format enables Louis Vuitton to take the time to convey the the true and enriching essence of travel as a process of both discovery and self-discovery,’ said Antoine Arnault, head of communications at LV.
Time is the ultimate luxury.”
Commercial soundtrack by the great Gustavo Santaolalla
More on the commercial here.
“I have done some work like this before, it’s nothing particularly special to the eye but more to the mind I guess when I was a kid I loved horses to death, when I visited my family in the summers I would spend hours in the stables visiting with the animals, feeding them and brushing them I went through a really intense horse phase, I was saving up money for my own horse, every gift I was given was horse themed, riding was all I wanted to do I grew out of the horse phase, and the surfing phase, and the scene phase and now I am just trying to grow into all of this skin that I have that seems so worn out for someone so young all the horses have died, from accidents or old age, and I am still here stomping around their stalls like a wild one, making a mess because they can’t anymore I am made of so many spare parts” alexis mire
how to stay inspired
List making is inspiring in itself, so I’ve decided to put together a little something to keep me and my creative kin out of what we know as the winter-induced slump. If you have points to contribute, please do.
01. Visit somewhere you know nothing about
02. Never be caught without a book
03. Do not leave home without a camera
04. Tell stories to yourself about lost objects you come across
05. Note something you learned every day
06. Spend time with children
07. Create something every day, even if it is something tiny
08. Talk to a stranger
09. Cook a meal you’ve never cooked before
10. Get away from the computer
11. Take a different route home
12. Live a day without making plans, go outside, start walking, see what happens
13. Sketch people
14. Make a list of short term goals, pursue them
15. Paint every one of your nails a different color
16. Turn your trash into treasure
17. Do something kind for someone you do not know
18. Surround yourself with plants
19. Go to antique stores
20. Garden, forage, eat fresh food
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
Mark Twain
PropHouse Shoot » sarah collins
Tiara Gunstone and Katy Nida, two talented women both with interior design backgrounds, have joined forces to kick start a company they have dreamed of growing for as long as they’ve known each other. With accumulated time came accumulated resources and PropHouse was born hereafter. For more information regarding what PropHouse is all about, keep tabs on their tumblr as they will be launching soon.
I have been honored to be a part of their very first project. A collaboration of photographers/fashion designers/models/make-up artists/sculptors/story tellers/antique collectors & mother nature worked together to tell a story of a mysterious and curious gypsy discovering a land she would claim as her home.
For a better quantity and quality look at this set please travel to my flickr.
song of the day » true loves by horray for earth. thank you leviticus sikkema, its good to have friends who love good music and good videos to boot.
song of the day » holocene by bon iver
directed by a talented group at nabil.com. and because i can’t help myself, check the pixel-lated kanye vid they directed as well at http://vimeo.com/4578366
