I love this photo which I can only assume was shot by Mr. Newton while Lynch was making Blue Velvet in 1986.

I absolutely love these photos by Mark Mawson.  Almost as jellyfish, the substances captured underwater take on a life of their own.

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My husband took this photo on the way to work.  Seriously awesome.

This is my first successful attempt to use a rooting compound.  It’s a species of Pelargonium that I broke off from someone’s yard (think of it less as stealing and more as unwittingly sharing).  It will eventually look like this, a lovely pairing of crimson and grey.  A much less showy Pelargonium than your usual garden-variety scented ones.  I think it will be nice with all my cacti and succulents, as well as my catmint.

I will certainly be using this much more often for further rooting.  It’s a lot of fun.  Super dorky fun.

Come one, come all…

The New Utopia, opening June 27 at the Subliminal Projects gallery, offers multiple representations of utopias from a diverse group of creatives: artists, designers, writers, musicians, publishers, and other visionaries who are currently reshaping our culture.  Curated by Studio Number One, the exhibition is the second installment of their annual Park Life series, bringing diverse talent together for a moment in space and time.

Participating artists include: Shepard Fairey, Amanda Fairey, Florencio Zavala, Cleon Peterson, Zach Gibson, Kristian Henson, Casey Ryder, Jesselisa Moretti, Simon Steinhardt, Philip Lumbang, Ernesto Yerena, Marissa Textor, Adrianne Reade, Date Farmers, Jeremy Kaplan, Fighting, POW WOW, Seth Ferris, Sage Vaughn, Maya Hayuk, Michael Muller, Hellovon, Eric Elms, Mansi Shah, Tanya Rubbak, Gail Swanlund, Jeremy Landman, Devin Gallagher, Nicholas Bowers, Spencer Elden, Z James

EXHIBITION DATES:

June 27th – July 25th, 2009

One of my favourite scenes from a musical. Love the costumes by Cecil Beaton, the choreography, everything. I think I can say without a doubt that My Fair Lady is one movie that I know by heart.

Hooray!  Good chums Matt and River at Way Shape Form have a new site with new work.  Check it out…

I feature Backlund’s avant-garde knits from time to time because I find them fascinating.  Hint Magazine referred to this collection as “Rorschach-like”, which seems apropos.

More here.

There was such an overwhelming variety at the sale… I ended up with three little guys-  A Huernia and two Crassulas.