mtv oddities on dvd!

i used to watch / obsess over mtv oddities when i was in teenage wasteland. thrilled they are now finally offering the maxx & the head on dvd. now if they'll only put out the bettlejuice cartoons........

the potency of the young.

suzanna zak is just 19 & is making these strange photographs of youth in relation to ritual and nature. this photo 'together in the afterlife' speaks to the floods of emotions i've been riding as of late. i just got back from a quick trip to the west & i have so many juggling balls in the air its dizzying. i want to tell you all about them. soon.

xo

calling out in the dark.

some inspiration featuring work by black sheep & prodigal sons.

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kris chau sneak peek!

i got a hold of some sneaky sneak peeks of the lovely kris chau's new work from her show 'puppy face' at topstitch this first friday. i love the bright color palette! can't wait to see these in person.

xo

fantasy fashion ii.

alexander mcqueen clutch

octopus ring.

pamela love mood ring.

studded hoops.

christopher kane apocalypse dress.

golden goose victoria boot.

balmain.

digby & iona map necklace.

not that i wear anything other than black, but that octopus ring is to die for.

xo.

brandi milne print!!!!

i should have driven to AC yesterday after I got the news from the folks over at arrested motion that i won this amazing print, 'the making', from brandi milne! these are amazing 20 x 20 canvas prints with hand embellishing! if you need one yourself, go here to virtu gallery & buy one before they are all gone.......

xo

alex garcia does gray ladies.

even though i downed a cup full of fizzy, lemony sleepy time medicine for my cold, i can't sleep. instead i'm burning my eyeballs online in the dark and lusting after alex garcia's work. not only does he paint these amazing gray ladies, he tattoos like a dream. i recently purchased some really lovely birch wood panels from a friend of a friend who owns the most amazing wood shop / magical saw dust den that used to be a casket factory. some of the panels are in thin long shapes and i've been thinking of just painting an arm or hand. i immediately recalled this above piece 'promises promises'. i love it for so many reasons, the honey comb, the scissors, the tattoos......

xo.

benjamin cottman does dead artists.

diane arbus.

these tiny tiny portraits of dead artists by benjamin cottman have me drooling and doe eyed. i especially love the above one of diane arbus and the ones on his site of surrealists hans bellmer and man ray. they are like small graphite death masks speaking from beyond the grave......

xo

riry tukioka.

i love these simple black and white drawings of floating heads by japanese artist riry tukioka. their expressions are so sexy // creepy. the top one reminds me of blade runner and the bottom one reminds me of my roommate//bettlejuice snake head.

xo

wolf moon blood milk

i made this odd beauty, from a cast raven claw tonight during this year's wolf moon, the biggest and brightest moon of the year. purging & fire prayers for your neck.

xo

lola guerrera does white.

the winter is hard for me & i know i am not alone in this. in some way i find that spanish artist lola guerrera's work speaks to this inner battling. she wraps everything in her apartment up in clean white paper before taking photographs of it. the results are these shots that make me feel cold, lonely and odd, just like how winter does.

xo

sophie blackall does missed connections

who doesn't love stalking the missed connection sections of newspapers and craig's list? i've always thought of "missed connections" as interesting literary devices, but it wasn't until i stumbled upon these little beauties by sophie blackall that i saw they translate equally as interesting in the visual art realm. i found these awhile ago and meant to share them here but forgot. i was reminded of them by sophie's etsy featured seller interview.

prints & originals can be found here.

xo

happy birthday lewis carroll!!!!

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thanks fae!

have one on me: joanna newsom

the ethereal joanna newsom is set to release a triple (!!!) album at the close of next month. this is mouth watering news to me, especially since i was heartbroken at not being able to get tickets to her show in march at the unitarian church here in philly. for those of you, like me, who can barely wait, there's a free stream of one of her new songs, 81' , over at drag city. i've been obsessively playing it on repeat.

xo.

john john jesse studio visit / interview

adam wallacavage and i had a chance to visit john john jesse's new home in new hope. adam took some great pictures and i was able to interview jjj. the resulting studio visit is now live on fecal face!

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josh keyes 'fragment' at jonathan levine gallery

last saturday i had a chance to pop over to jonathan levine gallery to review josh keyes's incredible new work! my review of it is up here over at fecal face.

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grayson castro does zombies

god i hate / love zombies. they scare the hell out of me, really. some part of me thinks the future of humanity is zombies. owing to the powers of tumblr, i discovered grayson castro, who has a whole series of zombie portraits. this was my favorite, bloody and beautiful.

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maya luz does bettlejuice

as i was voyaging on the internet last night, i came across a page discussing the new contestants on project runway. i haven't seen the show yet but they described maya luz as lydia from bettlejuice, who is one of my most coveted characters from film. i took a look at her site & was thrilled. i dig how she styles her models and her accessories are odd and lovely. i'd love to see bloodmilk paired with her clothes........

xo

jessica tremp does the wolf

in to response to my last post, in which i didn't know the name of the photographer of the lovey first photo, little brown sparrow pointed the way (who also has an interesting blog). some of jessica tremp's work is filled with hints to nature and our romance with it's creatures, which really speaks to the work i've been sketching out, writing about and conjuring up new blood milk about. i know that at least a few of you will fall in love too......

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foxes ii.

still obsessed.....

jessica tremp.

simen johan.

fennec fox.....(to pop up in future paintings!)

xo

in the mood for paris..........

i recently sent this off to paris. i was a little sad to see it go, but thrilled it has a home in france now. i think i've left a little eyelash of my heart there......

also, i just stumbled across this french blog. it has lovely inspirations and had screencaps from the movie 'in the mood for love' which has such beautiful coloring and patterns. secrets whispered into trees......

camille rose garcia does alice in wonderland.

where have you been joshua petker?

although i tend to be drawn to work that has a tighter painting technique, i just love the looseness / movement in ca artist joshua petker's work. it seems that he has tightened up his female form; before there was smudged lipstick and wild hair, now there are 50's style dresses and tightly coifed tresses. every reckless lady grows up. well, at least on the outside......

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