March 2011
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Le Cadavre Exquis
I hosted a big celebration this weekend for a big birthday (I turned 30, today!) - my theme was 1930s, and I called it The Great(est) Depression EVER. Guests were invited to dress in full on 1930s costume, gathering inspiration from some of the following styles/icons: Weimar Berlin, Hollywood Babylon, Bauhaus, De Stijl, Dada, Art Deco, Bonnie & Clyde, Amelia Earhart, Duke Ellington, Edith...
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“Pity the lot of the East End collector of old doll houses who, o’er these...”
– Abject British Dollhouse Collectors Now Know Who To Blame: Rachel Whiteread, August 19, 2008
Read more about this show here
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Currently hanging in the office
1950s Illustrations by Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Arangement of Spring Flowers in Tokyo, Japan c.1956 India ink and black ballpoint on Strathmore paper 14 x 22-7/8 inches Signed, lower center “by Andy Warhol”; inscribed: “arangement (sic) of Spring Flowers in Tokyo Japan”
Madame Rubinstein in Kyoto, Japan c.1956 India ink, white gouache and black ballpoint on...
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Dr. Lakra
“Dr. Lakra is a tattoo artist living and working near Mexico City. In his parallel activities here, however, Dr Lakra transfers his draughtsmanship onto the idealised figures in 50’s Mexican magazines. Pin-up girls, wrestlers, beauties and cuties are tattooed and ‘enhanced’ in ink with bats, demons, spiders and the faces of pouting vixens.
Like pertinent graffiti, the relative innocence of...
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Blu Dot Swap Meet
I just learned of this site today. From what I understand, the way it works is that Blu Dot will trade you a piece of their furniture in exchange for your art project.
I am now currently plotting all of the things I could possibly offer for trade. The swap is open until the end of this week so I better think of something fast.
Look, someone is even offering an HR Pufnstuf DJ Party in exchange...
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Window of the Painted Lady dollhouse
Hanging in the window are clear plastic flaps that came from a colorful sampler sheet of clear plastic flaps. Instant psychedelic curtains!
Full disclosure: My roommate works at an incredible designer fabric store (possibly the best in NYC?) and hooks me up with some great samples - I’m so fortunate he thinks of me when these types of things cross his path. Samples are your friend when...
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Little Boxes
This weekend I made dioramas out of an empty box from the Macaron Cafe. They make nice macarons but they make even better boxes for dioramas.
P.S. I’m so totally addicted to Instagram.
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Need something to do with your hands?
So my roommates and I took this advice last week and ran with it:
“Are you having one of those days? Why don’t you go into your kitchen, take out your toothpicks, and file them into tiny colored pencils. For hours. Hours and hours and hours. Sometimes it’s nice to just focus on things.”
— Edith Zimmerman of The Hairpin, with the wonderful miniature crafts guide,...
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The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death
“My photographs highlight the models’ painstaking detail, as well as the prominence of female victims. Through framing, scale, lighting, color, and depth of field, I attempt to bring intimacy and emotion to the scene of the crime. I want viewers to feel as if they inhabit the miniatures - to loose their sense of proportion and experience the large in the small.” — Corinne May...
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