I’m so excited! The brilliant craftsters at Lifestyle Crafts have made a mini letterpress! that will actually fit in my house! and doesn’t break the bank! It’s the “greatest thing since sliced bread” of the crafting world.
Although, there are some notable downsides {i.e., plates prone to cracking; problematic brayer}, creating satisfactory prints {with some modifications to the tools and techniques} is still possible! {Phew! Dream of letterpress still intact!}
Once I become a full-fledged librarian marm, this is what I would do all day. These images, by cheeky artist, Nina Katchadourian, kind of remind me of those poetry {faux-etry} fridge magnets but more thought-provoking and entertaining. {Read: I’m slowly exposing my inner nerd-obscura}. I wish I had thought of this…
{Images by Nina Katchadourian, Sorted Books Project}
I can’t wait to see Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. I’m a novice fan of his film style and imagery. {As well as cooler than cool, Mr. Cheekbones himself, Johnny Depp.} These are not promos for the movie, but I love how these photos capture the Carroll-ian essence of the story’s characters and events {and fashion!}. They’re kind of dark, somber, macabre — and I l-o-v-e it!
Don’t the color schemes in these paintings by Brooklyn artist, Bella Foster, look similar to the color palettes found in a J. Crew catalog? {That has to be the most un-artsy observation ever, I know.} I admire her use/control of different opaque + heavy hues; they just seem to complement each other so well. Very vibrant yet cozy.
Update: Arcade Fire licensed their song for a Haiti Charity. Phew! Street cred restored.
Arcade Fire’s “Wake Up” in an NFL commercial(s) {and played during commentary}? Okay? And now Grizzly Bear’s “Two Weeks” in an, admittedly funny, VW commercial? During the Super Bowl?? I don’t know if I’m comfortable having my hipster music convoluted with pro-sports media just yet. What’s next? The Shins in a McDonald’s commercial? Oh, wait…
I’d be doing my MS program a huge disservice if I didn’t mention this week was Banned Books Week; which “highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States” (ALA.org).
Crazy to think these great works were at one point, and probably still are somewhere in the nether-regions of the US, banned:
Husband + I enjoy a good concert poster {all 1.0 that we own}, and these {as well as eye-candy art prints}, by various artists, can be found on Poster Cabaret. Strong graphic design and wonderful use of colors + shapes gets me every time…
Here are some books I might actually read purely based on the cover. Yes {I am this pathetic}, after being burnt-out from rigorous “advanced” English classes from middle school through high school {curse you Camus!} and all 5 English Lit classes in college {curse you Joyce!}, this is now what piques my interest in reading books. {Brain don’t fail me now!}
Broken foot + endless hours of staying at home = classic Japanese movie-watching.
Husband and I didn’t start watching samurai/Kurosawa movies until we were married {and I’m half Japanese! why did it take us so long?}, and now we cannot get enough of them. Although not hipster aficionados {yet}, we have seen at least 15 Kurosawa movies, and at least 10 of them feature Toshiro Mifune — by far the coolest tough-guy actor in all Japanese filmdom. He’s like the Steve McQueen of the East; he’s just that awesome. {Some faves: Yojimbo — A Fist Full of Dollars was based of this; Rashomon; Seven Samurai…}
Oh, I cannot wait for this movie to come out {neither can Husband, he’s a huge fan of WTWTA}. I just hope Jonze didn’t hipsterfy this darling story to death. I mean, I don’t want to watch a 120-minute epic music video of Karen O’s vocal mastery. I guess I should just be glad it’s not in CGI, or “produced” by Michael Bay.
