Looking for good images of butt-length frizz for VC Fall 10 show hair inspiration.
Theres a lot of shiny, and and a lot of crimped out there.
Perfect frizz however, remains elusive.
HEALTH INSURANCE
At the dentist earlier today. The one upside to our HMO plan- dental instruments from the 70s in technicolor hues. Vivid pain, even more vivid color.
GHANA MOVIE POSTERS
My friend Ale just forwarded me these images of movie posters from Ghana. Many poster artists dont have access to the actual films, so they make these painting as rad looking as possible and hope for the best. Many more at www.bongoût.com
LOS POZAS
I stumbled upon a book on Los Pozas at the L.A. Public Library. Things like this make me love the library, and the eccentric art patrons of the world. Edward James was a british aristocrat turned surrealist eccentric. His portrait was painted by Magrite, and he collected and befriended artists like Man Ray, Ernst, and Dali. His greatest accomplishment was Los Pozas, an outdoor surrealist sculpture park in the tropical rainforest of Mexico. The park consists of 80 acres of concrete psychedelic structures that weave in and out of waterfalls, orchids, and overgrown jungle landscapes. James had 40 dogs, and over 1000 exotic birds that roamed freely in what he likes to call his garden of Eden. Currently the park is being restored. So beautiful and magical- this would be the ultimate Vena Cava nature site.
VHS OF THE WEEK
CELINE AND JULIE GO BOATING
Jaques Rivette
1974
This surrealist comedy based on Lewis Carroll's "Alice In Wonderland" has always been one of my very favorites. Just watched it again along with Rivette's 1991 classic "La Belle Noiseuse". I'd like to wear everything in both of these movies. Couldn't find any images of Emanuelle Beart's 90's mom jeans. But, please check out the stills from Celine and Julie. I'll take one of those Magician leotard outfits, please.
FAKE ROCKS
Recently, we've begun exploring more domestic factory options, and with the help of our new LA based agents, got to explore the magical world of dye processes and screenprinting- we never get to see this kind of thing firsthand here! Acid washing things is particularly otherworldy- it includes fake rocks that are sprayed with neon liquid before the clothes get tumbled along with them in a giant vat. The whole process was much more scientific- and much more beautiful than I realized.
AMERICANA OVERLOAD
Given the adorably contradictory title of "World's Largest Miniature Village" by the Guinness Book of World Records, Miniature Village is a manditory stop for anyone with the good fortune of finding themselves in Shartlesville, PA off the I-78.
Laurence Gierenger started building the village in the early 30s after realizing he had a fascination with small things because- this is amazing- as a boy he thought that distant buildings were actually tiny and didnt realize that they were simply really, really far away. It also inlcudes a "night pageant" every half hour with projected images of Jesus with the American flag and a very tinny sounding God Bless America. There are over 1000 handcarved trees, and hundreds of moving parts- this photo doesnt do Miniature Village justice in the least.
its seriously far out!!
SPA CASTLE
I'm surprised nobody thought of this before; a 24 hour relaxation Amusement Park. That's basically what Spa Castle is. After driving through the middle of nowhere queens, you stumble upon five floors of LED sauna utopia. There are traditional Korean baths, along with four other coed floors that consist of salt saunas, gold saunas, infrared lounges, foot reflexolgy parlors, and lazy boy chill zones. Just in case you get too hot, you can take a break in the North Pole room. Families sit in robes eating everything from bimbambop to corndogs. Not only can you get carnival food at Spa Castle, but there's even a swanky bar called "Tonic" located on the top floor. This place is a truly bazar and genius invention. Great for a birthday party or a first date. Please go if you live anywhere near Queens.
VHS OF THE WEEK: SHERMAN'S MARCH
Oddly compelling 1986 documentary about trying to find love.
This film prominently features awkward conversations with family, long car trips through the South, holiday meals, Civil War sites, boredom, rollerskates and Burt Reynolds.
Seemed appropriate. Happy Thanksgiving from Asheville, North Carolina.
VENA CAVA CONVERSE
Hand drawn with a sharpie, brought to you by Converse RED. On sale Dec 5th. See the converse website to buy. http://www.converse.com
Hidden in the drwaing are shout outs to Pappy Van Winkle, chocolate covered orange peels, Greta Garbo, Peter Lugers, Dr. Strangelove, and walrus.
GRAPHIC MAGICK
My buddy Jonathan (DJ Intellectual Property), passed this along last night:
ajourneyroundmyskull.blogspot.com
My new favorite blog. Just makes ya wanna draw.
The dutch pulp covers from the 30's and 40's are pretty incredible.
Also the top four are by German fantasy architect Herman Finsterlin. His stuff is bazar, mammalian like, and way ahead of it's time. Please notice the second sketch- a design for a Vegetarian restaurant in 1919.
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