I’m going to make my husband wear these when he rides his bike… hehe.  They would surely get drivers to pay attention.

(via here)

Yesterday, we took the train to Long Beach for a visit to the Aquarium of the Pacific.  Did you do anything fun on your Labour Day weekend?

I love this pattern- though I probably couldn’t pull this dress off!  This is one of the few shops in the US that I know of that carries Mina Perhonen clothing.

Is anyone else sick to death of woodland creatures?  Can’t bear to see another squirrel, bird, or deer used as a motif? …Yeah me too.  I think that’s why this ring is so awesome (even better in gold).

It would be so fun to have one of these…  this fellow and many others are making and/or selling their own!  Sorry, not the greatest photos.

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Just in case you hadn’t seen it already.

I really like Katy Horan’s work. I found her via her Etsy shop, although her site is more comprehensive. Her work seems to have lovely and undefined folkloric themes.

I love these!

Although I’m quite sure that Mr. Eichhorn’s work has been posted elsewhere before, it is new to me! I found his work via a series of Flickr searches, which then led me to his site. Such great collages.

This was a great show. National Forest’s Steven Harrington and Justin Krietemeyer collaborated on this two-man exhibition which premiered at Studio Number One. It was the perfect space for this show. When we walked in the door we were greeted by a giant cheerful teepee of Steve’s as well as a roll of his limited edition print fabric, draped from the ceiling down to the turntable set up where Shepard Fairey was spinning, followed later by Kristian Henson and others. The event was sponsored by Dewars, so there were no shortage of wonderful whiskey drinks (complete with British bartender). One couldn’t help but notice that there were strong Native American themes in Steven’s work (complete with handmade teepees, drums, tambourines, and shakers). Perhaps not coincidentally, there were also the same themes echoed in the dress of several fellow patrons. This year is definitely going to see a huge trend of Native American prints in clothing and textiles, much more so than last year, I suspect. I was really hoping that Steve would sell the yardage below (I’ll make my own pillow, thank you very much!) It was a beautiful show… filled with beautiful hipsters and delicious drinks. I hope that the fellows sold a good bit of their work, as it all looked great.

Photos by Seth