Artist Unknown
Pair of Fabric Masks (Male and Female)
c. Late 19th to early 20th century

I’ve been thinking about these folk art masks from the Hammer Gallery since the other night.

(via Old Chum)

Hi everyone.  I hope you all had a rad Christmas.

Check out this amazing knitwear line out of Minneapolis by Annie Larson.  It’s guaranteed to lift your mood if you have any lingering holiday blues.

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These sculptures consist of flowers which Aracil has pressed into fragile sculptures- combining two of my favourite things: design + plants.  So beautiful and fragile… not to mention temporary,  which only adds to their beauty.

(via here)

1. Allison Diaz via Today Tomorrow  2. ISFA string figure via Seth Ferris  3. Creative Archive via Lena Corwin  4. Dutch woman via At Swim Two Birds

Thanks to Old Chum for making me smile during a bad day/week/month.  Loving this photo.  The deer on top is the best dressed one in the photo, am I right? Sorry y’all, no indication of origin-  Tumblr blogs are like that.

Umm… guess what I’m going to be looking for at EVERY thrift store?
Check out this rad Flickr set devoted to this book.

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Thank you all for participating in my giveaway contest.  Even though it wasn’t as big a response as I was hoping for, I know some of you are first time commenters and your comments totally cheered me up.  I also loved seeing all of your shops, blogs, etc.   Of course always a huge thank you to folks who are my regular or sporadic commenters already!   You guys keep me going.

Sooo… the randomly selected winner is…. (drumroll)…  Victoria!

Victoria’s comment was:

‘I too think it’d would be a special necklace to wear every day! It would go so well with my daily stand-by of black skinny pants, a black tunic and cardigan, and my favourite black boots with stacked wood heels. It would stand out perfectly.”

Thank you Victoria!

Don’t forget tomorrow by 12 PM PST is the last day to enter my giveaway contest for a Triangle Grid Necklace if you haven’t already entered!  A winner will be drawn on Friday the 19th.

These are details from a vest in the LACMA exhibit currently on view.  Apparently it is a favourite of John Galliano.  I can see why! Here is part of their interview with him.

Looking forward to seeing the exhibit soon.

“L’HABIT NE FAIT PAS LE MOINE” – “The habit does not make the monk”
“HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE” – “Shame upon him who thinks evil of it.”