s o m e t h i n g : n o t h i n g

marbling

2012-01-26T08:37:00.000-08:00

giorgio morandi (1890-1964)

2012-01-24T09:26:00.000-08:00

obsessive brilliance.

wayne pate

2012-01-21T13:06:00.000-08:00

more here

Ray and Charles Eames: The Architect & the Painter

2012-01-14T16:40:00.000-08:00


beautiful documentary here

page turner, by joseph herscher

2012-01-07T19:12:00.000-08:00

i saw this video and thought immediately to myself, "so often, my mind works exactly like kinetic art - using the most ridiculous steps to accomplish the simplest task."

xmas gifts from the kiln...

2011-12-11T15:06:00.000-08:00

pop up table!

2011-12-09T13:23:00.000-08:00

more here

laura letinsky

2011-12-01T06:20:00.000-08:00

james dean, 1955

2011-11-30T09:22:00.000-08:00

photographed by phil stern

coming soon....

2011-11-23T20:27:00.000-08:00

photograph by marisa rebecca
www.redfieldphoto.com

sometimes

2011-11-09T19:07:00.000-08:00

i really love photoshop
julianneahn.com

Absolute Classic Masterpieces

2011-11-04T06:41:00.000-07:00

a collection of leisure accessories designed and fabricated in Philadelphia, PA. here.

(i've seen these in person and they're magical)

inflatable gold cube, by martín azúa

2011-10-29T13:47:00.000-07:00

Casa Básica / Basic House from martinazua on Vimeo.

kelly wearstler, my hero

2011-10-28T07:20:00.000-07:00

i don't know what it is about kelly wearstler, but she sort of represents a lot of what i'm not. at the same time, i totally respect and love her style. she epitomizes LA hollywood glam with a reverence for youth culture and classical art .

(images from her blog: myvibemylife.com)

best sweater, ever

2011-10-27T06:19:00.001-07:00

Colonel Williams and Colonel Sanders at Corn Close, 1976. JW’s Sweater designed by Astrid Furnival features an image of Samuel Palmer.

via nothing-is-new

remnants of october

2011-10-24T09:08:00.000-07:00

gyre, 2011, 5ft x 5ft

2011-10-21T08:21:00.000-07:00

my kind of ring

2011-10-13T19:14:00.000-07:00

michelle lopez studio via need supply co.

jenny postle

2011-10-10T07:25:00.000-07:00

keep feeling...

leaning..

2011-10-08T20:53:00.000-07:00

horizons

2011-10-05T13:59:00.000-07:00

On the Shelf, Off the Shelf, 1970, Michael Craig-Martin

Display Book Shelf, 2009, Daniel Eatock

"My picture of our society is that the things that unite us, at a very simple level, are the ordinary things we make to survive. The most universal manifestation of ourselves are the things we make, ordinary things, books, tables, chairs, shoes and beer cans…" -Michael Craig-Martin

colorado

2011-09-27T06:59:00.000-07:00

save the american folk art museum!

2011-09-19T14:58:00.000-07:00

september, seagrass and smith

2011-09-06T18:55:00.000-07:00

marissa textor

2011-09-02T07:27:00.000-07:00

marissa textor puts my drawing skills to shame.....

anni albers runner

2011-08-29T19:25:00.000-07:00

so i try not to make a point about posting images of things i want to buy or have already bought...this i could not resist myself from posting. the anni albers runner rug via dwr, for a mere $1,677.90

(le sigh)

yoko ono: cut piece

2011-08-19T08:38:00.000-07:00

vintage arithematic book

2011-08-12T06:42:00.000-07:00

via thecatladyantiques.com

in the mood for love (kar wai wong, 2000)

2011-08-03T16:48:00.000-07:00

agnes martin

2011-08-01T06:18:00.000-07:00

let it begin...(thunder noise)

2011-07-22T14:50:00.001-07:00

(1923-2011)

2011-07-21T13:07:00.000-07:00

bbq sunday

2011-07-18T10:31:00.001-07:00

selections from matter

2011-07-13T06:05:00.000-07:00

matter..

art imitating design and so forth (courtesy of missoni)

2011-07-05T13:10:00.000-07:00

reblogged from liz - always so on top of the fashion milieu..

Revisiting Keisuke Serizawa

2011-06-30T09:33:00.000-07:00

last clay batch and other beginnings..

2011-06-24T11:11:00.000-07:00

tadao ando

2011-06-20T09:16:00.000-07:00

selections from canoe

2011-06-10T09:00:00.000-07:00

favorite online store. forever.

inspiration via aesthetic movement

2011-06-08T18:47:00.000-07:00

aesthetic movement

sheila hicks, my hero

2011-05-27T12:48:00.000-07:00

miniature stoneware perfume bottles

2011-05-22T19:20:00.000-07:00

updated shop here

macarons...

2011-05-21T09:00:00.000-07:00

never ending

2011-05-20T17:40:00.001-07:00

g.richter, seascape.

famous in LA

2011-05-19T14:49:00.000-07:00

it's a long story.
i can just tell you in person so you can laugh in my face and then proceed to lose complete respect for my photoshop skills...
or you can just go to LA MOCA to find a flyer i made for my bike that was stolen two years ago.

whoever ripped off the last remaining numbers, please don't call me unless you have my bike or unless you're the real amy sedaris. btw, that last caller who wanted $1,000 for the return of my bike, you should've known the current value of a bianchi fixed gear bike, b/c it's not $1,000. also, you take street art way too seriously, sorry!

**update**
i apologize to the commenter in regards to the flyer next to mine in the photo (blacked out number) - i completely understand your frustration as i went through this and apparently continue to do so despite the efforts of LA MOCA. Anyone else receiving annoying phone calls as a result of this installation should email donielle at dkaufman@moca.org

epic and exhausted

2011-05-09T09:42:00.001-07:00

(above: work in progress of, A Blanket For John Henry, 2011, acrylic, ink on paper)

Get on the Block

Julianne Ahn
Alex Paik
Matt Phillips
Travis LeRoy Southworth
Liz Zanis

Curated by Lauren VHS

Camel Art Space
722 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

May 13 - June 19, 2011
Opening: Friday, May 13th, 6-9pm

the divine lorraine hotel

2011-04-29T18:14:00.001-07:00

by james singewald

today

2011-04-25T19:14:00.000-07:00

dirty beaches

2011-04-17T07:34:00.001-07:00

wanting to learn himmeli...

2011-04-14T06:31:00.000-07:00

clay continued...

2011-04-05T09:00:00.000-07:00

spring motivation

2011-04-03T10:47:00.001-07:00

although, i'd like to credit the artist, i can't seem to make out the name at the bottom right of the page. yay xerox machines!!

newfound appreciation for clay

2011-03-26T07:55:00.001-07:00

it has finally happened. i have successfully learned how to throw clay on a wheel without injuring myself or others! above is a 5-week result of introduction to the wheel class i took at the clay studio. for someone who is so used to very precise processes, i find throwing pots extremely challenging, yet oh so gratifying...i now have 2+ more coffee mugs and am working on making bigger soup bowls to replace a pair i got 10 years ago (that actually might be dog bowls now that i think about it)..

cape cod

2011-03-24T19:22:00.000-07:00

last week, brendan and i decided to drive up to providence, boston and cape cod to visit family and have much needed r&r. we stayed in harwich and fortunately, because it was the off-season, the cape was incredibly quiet. luckily, we did what we do best - checked out the local antique shops, ate our faces off and chilled by a fireplace every night.

we stopped by the peabody essex museum and saw the yin yu tang house and a maritime exhibition with the most mind blowing ship models, reverse glass paintings, vintage ship advertisements and scrimshaw. meanwhile, the ica boston was in between shows and saw only works by gabriel kuri, missing the mark bradford exhibit.

back to reality! i'm now working on finishing my collage in studio before i turn 30 on april fool's day... :-(

weaving collage

2011-03-06T20:57:00.000-08:00

and the madness continues...

egyptian mummy bead masks

2011-02-22T13:36:00.000-08:00

necklaces for spring

2011-02-08T12:07:00.000-08:00

i've been working on finishing some necklaces to sell on the side. although my impulse to knit has gone away, i still find endless ways to hurt my back, oh well! :-)

Masanori Oji Exhibition: Life on the Floor

2011-02-02T13:57:00.000-08:00

Silver cutlery by Yuki Sakano

A collection of Kami cups.

Bagel trivets. Over time, hot pots burnish the wood creating a “toasted” effect.

via kitka

via ny times

2011-02-02T11:04:00.000-08:00

Spencer Ainsley/Poughkeepsie Journal, via Associated Press

sweaters for marcus & madeleine (hello cabin fever!)

2011-01-27T09:54:00.001-08:00

spider silk cloth

2011-01-20T07:25:00.000-08:00

Spider Silk Tapestry, 2009, 11ft x 4ft, Madagascar (conceived by Simon Peers)
located at the American Museum of Natural History, NY

The duration of the project was approximately 4 years in the making and required the work of about one million female golden orb-weaving spiders. Hand-powered machines were used to harness the spiders for extracting their silk in order to make a single 96 filament thread.

vintage graphics

2011-01-17T11:55:00.001-08:00

found vintage graphics while rummaging through the house...

1. webster notebook, 1909
2. burley and bright cigarette papers, date uknown
3. B&W cigarette papers, date unknown

iko iko (LA)

2011-01-14T06:37:00.001-08:00

favorite items via iko iko:

1. jug by matt merkel hess
2. necklace sculptures by hanna keefe
3. leather shoes by beatrice valenzuela
4. braided yarn headpieces by yelena zhelezov
5. ceramic sculptures by katy krantz

scenes from tom ford's, a single man

2011-01-12T09:05:00.001-08:00

introducing free time!

2011-01-08T16:32:00.000-08:00

as a new promise to a new constructive year and as my 200th post, i decided to start a drawing blog! so, here it is: freetime-philly.tumblr.com

although this blog will serve to be a site for photographs and daily inspiration, i will make free time my main blog from my website. enjoy!

louis bourgeois: the fabric works

2011-01-04T13:00:00.000-08:00

favorite items from KIOSK

2010-12-31T08:33:00.001-08:00

1. airmail envelopes
2. travel thread kit
3. natural cat toy
4. wax hand
5. on/off switch

kioskkiosk.com

family photo finds

2010-12-28T10:49:00.001-08:00

flora & fauna at PMA

2010-12-23T10:09:00.001-08:00

1. Ewer in the Form of a Melon
2. Garment Box with Peonies
3. Vase (Maebyeong) with Lotus Blossoms
4. Water Dropper in the Form of a Peach

gig posters

2010-12-20T10:29:00.000-08:00

http://gigposters.com/

craig atkinson

2010-12-13T18:04:00.001-08:00

http://www.craigatkinson.co.uk/

shigeki fujishiro

2010-12-13T14:29:00.000-08:00

shigeki fujishiro design

precious endeavors

2010-12-10T14:19:00.000-08:00

random image rant

2010-12-06T10:32:00.000-08:00

to remind me of a hopeful springtime

holiday garland decoration idea

just because it's so irresistable

a reminder to not kill me indoor plants this year :(

(images from mieke, design sponge)

sweetest beatles illustration

2010-12-02T16:38:00.000-08:00

anni albers

2010-11-16T13:18:00.000-08:00

the mind's eye by oliver sacks

2010-11-10T06:16:00.000-08:00

resurrected driftwood

2010-11-08T08:07:00.001-08:00

mia christopher

2010-11-08T07:55:00.000-08:00

mia christopher

selects from present & correct (london)

2010-11-08T06:34:00.000-08:00

present & correct

prepping for the cold

2010-11-07T14:49:00.000-08:00

yokoo

bath weather

2010-11-02T08:27:00.001-07:00

ben woodward (northern liberties and beyond..)

2010-10-29T10:31:00.000-07:00

houston, we have take-off!

2010-10-29T10:21:00.000-07:00

still rusty, but holy hell, it all came back to me....

the mannings (east berlin, pa)

2010-10-29T09:52:00.001-07:00

selects from nc art museum

2010-10-25T20:23:00.000-07:00

ncartmuseum.org

the record: contemporary art and vinyl

2010-10-25T19:14:00.000-07:00

The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University

post hand drill blister

2010-10-17T16:20:00.001-07:00

weaving progress

2010-10-16T08:10:00.000-07:00

stu-stu-studio

2010-10-16T07:59:00.001-07:00

tom sachs

2010-10-12T15:06:00.000-07:00

"We try to use materials that suggest the item’s usage, because we are in a world where everything is so perfect and seamlessly made that there’s no evidence of it’s construction, there’s no history. Most things are engineered to resist history. If my work is anything, it is against that theory. I try to show flaws because flaws are human. These details on how things are made show the politics behind how we consume our products... It is sculpture, because it’s talked about, sold, and shown as such. But to me it’s really bricolage, which is the French term for do-it-yourself repair. Bricolage comes from a culture that repairs rather than replaces – American culture just replaces."

-tom sachs

aaron kramer

2010-10-09T17:28:00.000-07:00

art using reclaimed materials by aaron kramer

fred tomaselli

2010-10-08T16:39:00.001-07:00

Night Music for Raptors, 2010

Echo, Wow, and Flutter, 2000

patrick dougherty's home (chapel hill, nc)

2010-10-07T17:38:00.001-07:00

patrick dougherty built his own log house, weaves tree twigs into sculptures, and created his own wall from collecting local stones within his 10 acre farmette....makes me want to buy property in upstate ny
via ny times

food prank by robin mcdowell

2010-10-01T12:43:00.000-07:00

i'll get you back, homes...i'll get you back.

if i had one hundred dollars to spare now

2010-10-01T12:11:00.001-07:00

via yerin mok's etsy shop

neil young weather/hello october

2010-10-01T11:48:00.000-07:00

tea weather & feline longing

2010-09-27T12:59:00.000-07:00

Boots (warehouse ephemera)

2010-09-23T14:24:00.001-07:00

Weaving Progress

2010-09-23T14:15:00.000-07:00