CHUGGING ALONG

as i am desperately trying to get the last of my holiday orders out today and trying to prepare for SECOND STORIE market this weekend, i thought i would just give a little glimpse into the life of the lil lady who keeps me in check. meet ms. josephine. yes, this is how she hangs out most of the time and it's heartbreaking.

MILLIONS OF SEEDS

when i was in london, i really wanted to go to the tate modern. there is currently an exhibit by the chinese artist AI WEIWEI which occupied the turbine hall at the tate. the turbine hall is a massive hall where they commission artists to usually do site specific work. ai weiwei filled it with millions of life size porcelain sunflower seeds. at first glance it looks like they are just run of the mill sunflower seeds, but upon closer inspection they are hand crafted, no two are alike, porcelain objects. porcelain and chinese culture go hand in hand, it used to be the number one trade object for china. and the sun was a major symbolic factor in chinese propaganda art. it would symbolize growth, glory and power. ai weiwei blends these two old chinese standards and makes something exciting, new and overwhelming to look at. when the exhibit first opened you could walk on the seeds and i was most excited about that, but it has since been closed to walking and you can view and touch it from the perimeters. totally amazing and inspiring work!

PARTY PICS PARTY PEOPLE

here are some pictures from the ACCIDENTAL JOKE party times. the party will still be available for viewing enjoyment for the next 2 weeks so if you are in the nyc brooklyn area stop by BY & BY and check it out. you can still pick up a poster HERE and i am also going to have them available in my shop soon!

INQUIRING MINDS...

the second storIe indie market site has put up vendor profiles of everyone who is gonna be there selling their goods. if you'd like to know more about what makes the great lakes tick, then check it out HERE

HOLIDAY, IT'S TIME TO GET AWAY

IMAGES FROM 2009 SECOND STORIE INDIE MARKET

i don't do many craft fairs anymore. selling wholesale has taken over the bulk of my time and business so, when it comes to doing the prep work for fairs i always feel like i am not giving it my all. but, i am happy to say this year i am taking part in the SECOND STORIE INDIE MARKET happening in rochester, ny on november 27th and 28th. it's a small market with a great amount of varied vendors and i am excited to take part in it. it also means that i get to travel upstate to see my dearest FRIEND and my mom! so, if you are in the area come and check it out!

IF YOU FEEL LIKE KICKIN UP YOUR HEELS

BAIM & I are celebrating the release of our joke poster tomorrow sunday, november 14th at BY AND BY a gallery and book/art shop on grand st in brooklyn tomorrow. good times and party vibes to be had by all. if you feel so inclined to let a little fun in your life come by and visit us tomorrow and pick up a poster. courtesies and much thanks to DRAG CITY!

THE WORLD IS YOURS

how great is this?! a chalkboard old school spinner style globe. you can map out your dream destinations, re-imagine how the land masses could have really split up, illustrate the latest continent. you name it. or dare i say map it. pick yours up HERE for the aspiring cartographer in all of us.

LOOKING GOOD, FEELING GOOD

just a street style snap that i was into. it's starting to get pretty cold here and i think it's that time of year to get a little shopping in.

DEBBIE CARLOS

i am really into the work of DEBBIE CARLOS- a photographer from chicago. she takes her images and blows them up poster style. there's something about the accessibility of the work as a poster and the dullness of the colors the way they get blown out half tone style that i really respond to. they have a freshness and nostalgia to them that make me excited. as someone who is still settling in to my new place, i think one of the window posters might have to make it in here somewhere.