Dec
02
welcome winter
First and foremost this is beautiful… but also the perfect harbinger of winter …And what a great idea to freeze spoons – it would be a great idea for a cocktail party!
Image via Deborah McLean.
Feb
14
she hit pause
A little moody, a little nostalgic, and a little naughty. I love these images from She Hit Pause Studios. Photographer Matt Schwartz captures his version of the pin-up girl in these raw and scratchy, yet dreamy and wistful polaroids. His work is described as walking into a memory. All of these images and more are available from She Hit Pause Studios, commissioned work and unique wedding photography are also offered.
Oct
20
paper garden
I have been holding on to these images, waiting until sufficient time has passed from my last post about Karin Nussbaumer, so that I can add some more of her work without seeming like I am a fanatic… let’s just say I seem to be a pretty big fan.
I’m not sure exactly what it is about her work that I like so much, perhaps because her photographic series’ can seem to have such different tenors – take for instance, the dark, exotic brooding of cinema oriental versus the whimsical, storybook notions of de slaapzaal and, that which I have shown here, papergarden.
I know that I love the handmade, crafty, fantastical worlds which she creates and the surreal mixtures which they inspire – like fashion and construction paper. I think it is her sense of everyday make-believe which draws me in, that lingering memory from childhood of bunnies and bears and secret gardens. But I also think, upon deeper pondering, that the moods are not so divergent after all. There is a frankness to all of her work, and perhaps a little darkness – stark yet coy expositions of secret worlds. Yes, I think even the bunnies and the bears…
Aug
30
mid-century madmenism, um, modernism
The set design and styling of Mad Men are so perfectly executed that I couldn’t even intersperse these images with words… not even my own words. Yes, I feel that the styling of the set, the characters, and these images are so strong that they speak for themselves.
That being said, the visual world which exists in Mad Men, whether in the offices of Sterling Cooper, the home of Don Draper, or the apartments and venues which lie between, is a beautiful mix of mid-century modernism, abstract art, and the accoutrements of the muted and chauvinistic archetypes which inhabit it.
Take a moment to listen to how Set Decorator Amy Wells and Production Designer Dan Bishop approach the set design as visual storytelling and a frame of reference for the series…
May
26
urban treehouse
I am really inspired by the design and styling of the urban treehouse collection from Pinecone Hill. Though they are not normally my cup of tea, I love this minimalist and natural departure from the florals and scalloped edged matelassés… and the wood and industrial elements are fabulous!
