Soundsuit Nation!

You know those things that you go to and then you're like that's why I keep making things?

Well, I had one of those things this week, I went to an artist lecture given by my former Professor Nick Cave.

His way of working and his body of work are filled with ideas and hopes and they make me believe in something more important than the individual.

He has an amazing eye for combining already existing materials.

I just know I'm glad I'm not one of his assistants hooking human hair into full suits.

These pieces are stunning to look at, if you're in Brooklyn there is one at the Brooklyn museum worthy of checking out.

Click here for AMAZING video of Nick Cave's Soundsuits in motion.

What do you think? Inspiring!

All photos via JackShainman.com

Rock And Mineral Specimens!

I've ventured to the Museum of Natural History twice in the last seven days and I must tell you the highlight has been the rock and minerals room, not the Whoopi Goldberg narrated Space Show.

I want, I want!

I'm pleased to announce I have finally caught a job(fish), and not just any fish, the fish I wanted.  I'm still adjusting, having just finished the second week of this new job I'm excited to be excited about fashion again.

Also the women I work with are clothes horses in the best sense of the word, heels everyday(almost), LOVE IT.  They are however bad influences I want to always dress up too now and the hours are long so I've been doing a wee bit of spending....

I am awaiting a pair of the shoes below and am lusting the A. Wang skirt below... I used to be a hater but his line is kinda what I want to wear right now....

Dolce Vita Monroe Lace Up via oaknyc.com

Alexander Wang via Oaknyc.com

Fancy Clothes...

Putting my monies where my mouth is!!! 

I'm actually totally excited about my purchases though they cost a pretty penny at the sample sale.  

I am proud to finally support one of my favorite design teams.

Spring 09 Vena Cava collection.

Color!

Love  those jar colors!

Lord Had Mercy...

My long lost Barcelona pics, the only proof I have I even took a vacation have reappeared in my life and here's something special just for y'all:

Who knew Picasso painted pottery... so much for it being only for bored housewives, LOVE these!

Stay tuned I will be posting more this week!

BCN!

Friends, 

I have just returned to New York from Barcelona.  I was there one glorious week and due to a computer malfunction I lost all my pics except from the last day of my trip, photos lost include me on my bike from my awful awful bike tour the beach, pics from many museums of objects I will now forget, and the beach, almost all proof I ever left is gone and now I'm sad!

Back Alley...

Triangular...

Recently I am VERY into triangles and I thought I might share a page from my fashion sketchbook as one source for why triangles are radical.

See below Vung Vung Masks of the New Britain people. 

Triangles, like, whoa!

Below are pictured two hollow handmade sterling silver triangles which were destined to be earrings for me to wear to my Saturday evening activities, well, friends, my plans went kaboom literally when I was soldering the earring post to one of the triangles the triangle literally burst (...hot air expands...blah, blah, blah).  You can see where it burst in the picture below the triangle on the right.

So, future hollow triangle studs I plan to make( hopefully this week) will have to have a drillhole on the back...

Lesson for all you folks(mostly me) is to wear safety goggles during all metal working activities and also to not solder anything onto a hollow form IT WILL BURST unless there is an air hole...

Oldies, and haven't work on it for a while (ongoing-ies?)...

Original Drawings for piece directly below.

So as my dear friends know I like to go to the MET more often than most people, I feel like it feeds my artwork so sometimes I itch to go.  Today was one of those days and I thought I'd share two of my favorite Byzantine pieces, both carved of ivory and both have inspired creating.

This piece or the upper right hand portion specifically inspired my first sawing silver project in a class I took about 2 years ago at a private jewelry studio in Brooklyn.  I started looking at my silver pieces a few nights ago and I have decided (breath) I can finish this piece.  It has been waiting long enough and can be like my $ sign necklace or show piece.  I like to finish things I've started...

Many of you will recognize this Ucello ring of mine, I wanted to share with you a (finally) clear picture of the object I was inspired by.

Dear Park Slope,

Thanks for looking so good (Unlike much of the rest of ugly Brooklyn)!

Gorgeous Textures at MAD...

I finally made it over to the Museum of Arts and Design in Columbus Circle on Thursday night, a lot of the work there seemed a little too crafty for my tastes but there were some GREAT things I thought I'd share with you.  I'm thinking textures for wax...