January 31, 2011

via anthropologie issue no. 2 2011

i've started this post about...6 times maybe. in a rut is what i call the current haps. so there's not much here tonight but i'll leave you with this video spotted by my friends over at le grand cru. hopefully it will bring you out of a rut...if you are in one at all!

how was your weekend by the way???

p.s. two lists to help you out of a rut--1, 2.

i art u: Ben Javens // swap shop

January 28, 2011

some friday feel-good-art for your bones. if you're familiar with ben's work, you've probably already seen the beautiful cartons he designed for 8th continent soymilk (check out their fun site!) at your local grocery store. ben posted a fun "swap shop" post back in november--he still had yet to see his cartons in flesh. all you had to do for the swap was send him one of his cartons and he would send you goods from his shop. best swap i've ever done! ;)

i got the package in the mail this week! loved the packaging...and of course the personalization! thank you ben!

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BEN JAVENS

site // shop // blog // twitter

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keep going.

January 27, 2011

a super sweet vid my friend shared with me. thank you djp!

Rethink Scholarship at Langara 2010 Call for Entries from Rory O'Sullivan and Simon Bruyn on Vimeo.

rethinkscholarship.com

today...

January 26, 2011

i've been neglecting my camera as of late...but today was different.

comfort--

January 24, 2011

i find so much comfort in the above images by shannon leith. like a cup of hot chocolate // art to the max.

"everybody needs beauty as well as bread,

places to play in and pray in, where nature

may heal and give strength to body and soul."

so.....good.

no milk today giveaway! [CLOSED]

January 18, 2011

NO MILK TODAY

shop // facebook // flickr

super rad giveaway today folks! eva from no milk today makes the sweetest geometric pieces of jewelry out of polymer clay! she is based out of athens, greece and has been inspired to create for as long as she can remember. she ran her first shop at the age of eight!!! eva's jewelry is inspiring to me (i'm the proud owner of this baby!) especially because of the choice of material she uses. i heart polymer clay (old post alert!)!

eva has kindly offered an i art u reader the one-of-a-kind necklace pictured above--specifically made for this giveaway*! to enter, heart no milk today on etsy and leave a comment below with your fave piece from the shop (can be a sold item too!!). eva also does custom orders if you're interested--get on it! *giveaway ends 1/24/11!

African Rice Heart Film

January 15, 2011

poppin' in to say hi! hope you're having a good weekend so far!

my friend emily recently wrote a book about her time spent in africa. it will be released on february 1! i can't wait. you can find out more information about emily and her book on facebook HERE.

her friend phil made a sweet vid. sooo moving.

oh, and she has the most inspirational BLOG!

I ART U!

January 14, 2011

from the "ghost in the machine" series by erika iris simmons via yellowtrace

125 swimming pools by Jenny Odell

ribbon installation--"a day like any other" by rivane neuenschwander via deane's list

blizzard by william wegman

oil on cardboard paintings by theo altenberg via designmilk

sang an photography via seesaw

fingerprint by kevin van aelst via designmilk

>>>>>>>A C E.

January 13, 2011

from our recent adventure to ace hotel palm springs.

Miles of Light Giveaway! [CLOSED]

January 11, 2011

ROMINA BACCI ▲ MILES OF LIGHT

site // shop // blog // facebook

i am smitten with the raw and simplistic nature of graphic designer and photographer romina bacci's work. perfectly styled and shot, her work is a reminder to me of how much beauty exists in our daily walking paths. a few of romina's loves and inspirations are nature and natural light, animals, bread, tea, fresh modern, clean lines and natural things, metal, wood, linen, ferns, open windows, whites grays ambers and creams, the softness of silk, the texture of tulle, cotton, the sun reflection in the water, feathers, sequins, the ocean, bird’s wings.

and from romina:

"i believe there's beauty and magic in the real. In the simple things, every single day in our own personal worlds. At home, around the corner, in the streets we walk, in the routine. I like to think of my work as a journal, and a journey, a diary that documents the history of life, happening, changing, never ending; it's own essence, inevitably mixed with my own. Photography to me is a connection between reality and dreams. A way of seeing who and where we are, have been; a way of telling real stories, of identifying the pieces, the trace we leave everywhere we go, our own essence."

i haven't met romina (i would love to someday!) but i sense a lot of beauty from her. beauty in her style, her personality and persona, her words, and her heart. to get-to-know romina a little better check out this etsy featured seller write-up and be inspired!

GIVEAWAY!

romina is kindly offering one of her amazing one-page calendars in her shop to one i art u reader. to enter? "like" miles of light on facebook and come back and comment on this post. giveaway ends 1/17/11.