Art to get wrapped up in
8/13/10 12:52 PM
Loopy Scarf
by Ariane Lespire,
The designer’s architectural background influenced the design for this sculptural scarf. It is handmade of black Italian boiled wool strips that form dramatic loops. Dry-clean only. Made in Belgium. $150
Available at the MoMA Store, NYC
I heard from someone you're still pretty
6/25/10 7:53 AM
Love the use of harmoniously blended stop motion images, and everything else.
Toronto Beaches, May 2-4 2010
6/14/10 12:42 PM
Toronto Beaches, May 2-4 2010
Emily Palonen originals, enjoy.
To offer it to you would be cruel
5/18/10 7:05 AM
My two favourite songs of the day are as follows:
#1
(Please excuse the nonofficial video, I'm assuming there isn't one made yet, as I can't find it).
I woke up in a sombre state due to bad dreams, and this song was the solution. It's defining my summer 2010.
#2
Sounds like U2, Where the Streets Have No Name at the beginning, then picks up a beat to Arcade Fire, Rebellion, in my opinion. Both great songs, maybe that's why I like this one. The video really turns me off of this song however. I don't think this love will last as long.
On the subject of videos, sarah shared this one with me, more Vampire Weekend - but so worthy of blogging, amazing. I might even go as far as all time favourite.
I'll do graffiti if you sing to me in French
5/13/10 4:32 AM
BANKSY IN TORONTO
British graffiti artist Banksy made a stop over in Toronto this week leaving behind remnants of his legacy - a wise promotional ploy, setting the city of Toronto abuzz coinciding with the release of his new film, Exit Through the Gift Shop.
Photos by Gary Smithson via. Show and Tell Gallery
If I'm not too exhausted after the days work, it is my plan to see this film tonight.
I don't beg. I don't borrow. I steal.
5/8/10 12:48 PM
I hear this song several times daily, and until recently was unaware it was ScarJo herself - as informed by my stylist coworker. I like the song, I'm just not sure I believe her as a singer. Then again I'm not sure I believe her as a great actress either. I love her movies and she's absolutely gorgeous - something just feels slightly formulated and unnatural. Am I alone in this belief?
Pervasive Influence | Contact 2010, Photography Reframed
5/3/10 7:51 AM
'Pervasive Influence' is the theme for the 14th annual CONTACT festival, which includes 200 shows on view for the month of May in Toronto.
Douglas Coupland, Prows, 2010, Courtesy of the artist and Clark & Faria, Toronto via scotiabankcontactphoto.com
The theme was inspired by Canadian theorist Marshall McLuhan - commemorating the 30th anniversary of his death.
McLuhan's "intellectually revered media analyses" and insights into his description of the photograph as "the brothel without walls" and "dreams money can buy" became the starting point to further address the online sex trade and the commercialization of the human body.
More info and a listing of exhibition places is HERE - which I will be referencing, as I would love to check out AT LEAST one or two over the next month. Anyone want to join?
HERE is the top 10 to see according to Canadianart.com.
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4/25/10 7:47 PM
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In the daylight anywhere feels like home
4/13/10 7:48 AM
It was awhile back that I flaunted my new love for Matt & Kim after seeing them perform @ Reverb, and Daylight is resurfacing yet again. This time for the use of a stop motion short video my very best friend SMT has created, with the help of Isabel, Caitlin and I, for her final project for Ideas & Images in her second year @ George Brown for graphic design. There are 685 images in this mother. She's immensely talented and we are planning to collaborate on many projects in the years to come. I'm so proud of your talent and accomplishments SMT!
Watch, enjoy and bookmark her site for future reference. She's going to explode... not literally.
I know we suffer for fashion, or whatever
4/3/10 5:59 PM
Or a more sensible title: LGFW Fall/Winter 2010
I still think, suffer for fashion is equally appropriate, if not more so.
Off topic: I really want to see Of Montreal perform one of these days... I don't know why I haven't made it a top priority since I've been a huge fan for so long. I also just got a flashback of when I was getting lunch at a cafe across from the National Art Institute of Chicago two summers ago, and Oslo in the Summertime came on the radio, quietly in the background. Great moment.
The Power of Fashion
This season LGFW indeed marked another occasion to suffer for fashion, in the sense that as much as beautiful, leg-slimming high heels are fun to buy and admire, they are not fun to wear (for me at least). And yes, I suffered. #whitegirlproblems - an absurdly stereotypical trending topic on Twitter and my source of laughter and reminiscing of days I spent at UWO, mocking these exact girls.
My jam-packed work schedule for the week of LGFW, combined with the fact that I got sick, prevented me from seeing as many shows as I would have liked. I did make it out for the Buckler Fall/Winter 2010 Preview @ Nyood, Pink Tartan, Joe Fresh Style on Wednesday and Bustle on Thursday. I wasn't overly impressed with Pink Tartan, aside from a few pieces - hated the aviator hats worn by every model. Joe Fresh Style was well-worth the wait. It's exciting to see clothes coming down the runway that are actually affordable (and by affordable I mean dirt-cheap) and that I will actually look into purchasing when buying clothes for Fall is an item on my mind.
Bustle was a riot. It was quite entertaining, perhaps the most entertaining fashion show I've been to, ever. Mind you I've never been to fashion show outside of Toronto. Following David Dixon's Barbie show (which I was very disappointed to miss and made me wish the tents were still located at Nathan Phillips Square due to the inconvenience of getting to the Allstream Centre) the show was set around the theme of arriving at the hottest nightclub, complete with a model serving champaign while Evan Biddell and Stacey Mackenzie check the guest-list, while Jie Matar photographed and Jeanne Beker Tweeted from backstage.
Unfortunately I missed the Heart Truth show this season, but the dresses looked beautiful and the cause empowering & heartfelt. It was one of my favourite shows in 2008 when I attended with Fashion.
And here's me on day two, decked out in vintage, mostly. I really just love the setting, Isabel's beautiful west end apartment.
More LGFW pics to come.
Eat Pray Love
3/23/10 8:16 AM
OH MY GOD! The trailer for Eat Pray Love with Julia Roberts (AND JAMES FRANCO!!!!) has finally been released and it looks AMAZING. I cannot wait to see this!
There's a possibility
3/19/10 10:56 AM
New Lykke Li video.
Even though it was on the Twilight: New Moon soundtrack, credibility is not lost. Great song, awesome vid.
I want to see her again, she's seriously amazing.
My house, in the middle of my street
3/16/10 11:01 PM
Tis the season of rejuvenation and optimism - SPRING HAS SPRUNG!!! It could not have come at a better time.
Last week, we pulled out of #209 and took a walk around. Birdsong is my therapy and sun rays, my natural narcotic. Do I sound like a peppy school girl with a major crush? Good - It's how I feel.
Despite our single pet mouse, Mickey, who since being spotted a couple weeks ago, has presumably left the premises (I think my shriek of absolute terror, scared it away? I hope!) I'm in love with Toronto life.
ICE CREAM TRUCK! Sure sign of spring.
This weekend, I FINALLY had the chance to reunite with 2/3 of my high school bests after months(?) of planning - so worth it. Despite the rain and wind leading us to believe we were amidst a light hurricane, we strolled the streets of Kensington. Being a stranger to the city, it was Katie's first time in the market and it was endearing to witness her excitement for the details which have become standard in our eyes. For example: the view of the CN Tower from Kensington - She didn't realize how close we were to the landmark, staying @ Kristen's luxurious Harbourfront condo. If only it wasn't raining and I could have captured the look on my D3000. Priceless.
In other news, a suggestion to make Toronto, a province of its very own made headlines today. I raised an eyebrow at the absurdity of the suggestion, but continued reading to learn the city's population at 2.5 million, is larger than six provinces - Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and P.E.I., according to the Toronto Sun. That stat is wack.
From the perspectives of each side, it does make sense that separate laws should govern areas that are completely opposite on nearly every level. The debate was sparked by a coyote problem in rural Ontario, reports the National Post.
"...the sheer size of the city - and its voting power - means Queen's Park is more likely to cater to Toronto's every whim."
Is there not another way to resolve this issue, rather than making Toronto, Canada's 11th province? I doubt it would ever happen, not to mention all the problems this would consequently prompt.
And I end with a photograph of my patent enthusiasm for my two favourite loves, 1) Spring 2) Toronto.
YIPPEEEE! *This was my highly successful attempt at ruining a perfectly ordinary Toronto skyline image from Riverdale Park. #WIN
Remember when... pavilion.
3/12/10 1:05 AM
A blogger/high school friend (who was actually blogging while we were in high school, long before blogging became cool, in fact before I even knew what blogging was...) posted a questionnaire on her Live Journal. A questionnaire reminiscent of the kind we, too often, used to fill out back in the glory(?) days of high school. So for the lack of anything better to do at 3:30 a.m. I decided to fill it out and continue to battle my insomnia with a nostalgic trip down memory lane in my old Hotmail account inbox. Oh how I miss my teenage years... and it's past.
01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
If dating for six years and living together translates as serious, then yes.
02) What was your dream growing up?
To one day be a famous broadway sensation.
03) What talent do you wish you had?
That I could sing and dance, well. So I could fulfill the afore mentioned lifelong dream.
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
Tea for me, please - or a good ol' Canadian brewski, on a patio in the sun.
05) Favorite vegetable?
Carrots? Good for vision, I hear.
06) What was the last book you read?
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky - quite worth my time.
07) What zodiac sign are you?
A true Gemini. The truest.
08) Any tattoos and/or piercings? Explain where.
Tattoos - no image is so symbolic to me I would scar myself with it forever, as of yet.
Piercings - only one in each ear, which my mum wouldn't allow me to get until age 13, and I still cried like a baby, out of fear and sheer pain.
09) Worst habit?
Not paying attention. My mind wanders easily, I'm not trying to be rude... I'm working on it.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
No, but I would let you sit beside me on the streetcar?
11) What is your favorite sport?
To play - beach volleyball.
To watch - lacrosse, even though I likely wouldn't voluntarily watch it, I must admit it does entertain.
12) Do you have a pessimistic or optimistic attitude?
I'm optimistic in the spring.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
Have a panic attack.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
Boating accident last summer: smashed face, chipped and lost teeth, bruised ribs - not pretty. Could have been worse though, I'm grateful.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
Just one? When I read books, I narrate in a British accent (for reasons unknown).
16) Do you have any pets?
I do not. I grew up with a family allergic to animals and petrified of dogs, so I've only ever had a pet fish with big bulgy eyes named ET. However, I would accept a pug, so the calendar and book I have of them wouldn't be so oddly creepy. (Weird fact #2)
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
I would probably be irritated, it's called: call first! Hellllooo!
18) What was your first impression of me?
Likely wrong. I'm a horrible judge of character, and it usually takes me awhile to warm up to strangers.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
Clowns terrify me, however I LOVE carnivals.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
That I could have my perfect, non-fake teeth back.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
Conscience. I'm so ethical it makes me sick. Karma's the real deal folks.
22) What eye colour do you have?
Greenish-blue. And not the other way around.
23) Ever been arrested?
Ha ha. Right.
24) Bottle or can soda?
Bottle.
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
Explore the world. Specifically, Europe. More specifically, Barcelona, Vienna and Helsinki.
26) What's your favorite place to hang out?
In the sun.
27) Do you believe in ghosts?
Yes, and I don't want to talk about it because it's dark and I'm awake and alone...
28) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
Create "art," write thoughts, dress up, take pictures, sing songs and dance (alone in my room). aha
29) Do you swear a lot?
Not exceptionally, when it's necessary.
30) Biggest pet peeve?
Lying. I HATE dishonesty. What's the point?!
31) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
Evolving.
32) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
I believe in/appreciate love.
33) Favourite and least favorite food?
Favourite - Thai.
Least favourite - dairy.
34) Do you believe in God?
Yes. I need someone/thing to thank for my great fortune.
Kensington Market, Summer 2005.
Feels so long ago and yet, not so much has changed.
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