if i ever

have a sunroom, i will need to decide how to decorate it.

one idea is the calm-inducing perfection of this spot:


the grey softness is inviting, and the mix of textures helps it from becoming cold. this whispers lounging to me, in the best possible way.

{excellent photography by dan duchar}

i have a somewhat

love/hate relationship with garance dore, the fashion writer/blogger extraordinaire. i don't always agree with her take on fashion, and i sometimes get annoyed with her somewhat ditzy writing style.

but i do think she has a good eye, and, more often than not, i just love her drawings.

case in point.
while the topic of her post today (see here) revolves around what she won't every try, fashion-wise (the above picture illustrates her refusal to try a cat-eye) i adore the drawing and the style of this gal.

part '60s hippie, part '70s out-there, all with an updated feel. unlike ms. dore, i will try very very very hard for this look. i love it.

be still

my heart.


this is my style. old, loved, weathered. not too fussy. romantic.



these go in my inspiration folder. immediately.

from here, found here.

looking for waves

i've never been very knowledgeable about hair styling. perfecting a french braid was finally achieved. about a year ago. too bad it comes about fifteen years too late for middle school.

now i'm looking for a relatively easy way to create some waves in my hair.
this guy (available here) looks a bit like a cattle prong to me, and it's $179. yowza.

but does it work?

i wish there were a store devoted to beauty tools with employees who would spend fifteen minutes teaching you technique (i would pay!) and then you have the option of buying the tools.

i think it would be a goldmine.

yummmmyyy

oh my.
how delicious.

drool over more of satomi kawakita's work here.

and that initial calligraphy? just delightful.

found through this great blog.

while i'm at it...

another artist who is big on style and small in scale.




this artist is so fantastic. i cannot get enough. dalton ghetti does all his work by hand, without a magnifying glass.

whatttttt.

it is out of control, i love it. i was also lucky enough to see it in person at one my all-time favorite museums in the country, the american visionary art museum (its site is hokey; the art there is crazy good). his work, and the museum are both stunning.read more about his creations here.

first day

of september.
woohooo!

also back to school. boo.
my last back-to-school in a long while i think.

though only marginally related to the return to school (new school year = new crayons, no?), and not at all related to the hopefully cooler weather that's on the horizon, the work of diem chau floors me.
love the girl and her dog. just love.