It's Been Awhile

14 December 2010

After the furious blogging of City Dolls, I've drifted into an unplanned hiatus from filling this page with words and pictures. However, I've still been spending my days online and that means a collection of random inspiration photos from all walks of blogs, Facebook feeds, desktop backgrounds, Twitpics and more. A quick tour:

I recently invested $13 to view the latest collaboration between Natalie Portman x Darren Aronofsky. Believe me, I was inspecting my nail beds regularly for a week.

C3, a favorite local illustrator, combines ghostly Midwestern-style imagery with disintegrating body parts and vanishing edges. His immaculate mastery of graphite, coupled with the regular appearance of horses in his drawings, seals the deal. Photo via my old stomping grounds, The Shooting Gallery.

A picture of femininity if I've ever seen one. By Deanna Halsall on TOY.

Misty Fjords, Alaksa- spectacular. Photo © Shannon Bailey, a family friend living in the San Juan Islands of Washington state. Find more photos at Pacific Catalyst. 

If we've spoken in the past month, you will be aware of my rapidly growing obsession with the Discovery reality tv program, Deadliest Catch. The Northwestern is my Alaskan crab fishing vessel of choice, obviously due to the crew of wise father figures and strapping young Jakes (oops). Almost daily I find myself asking, "What Would Captain Sig Do?" Full Deadliest Crush blog post coming soon.

Two great bands, one great poster.

Again, horses. Magestic, strong, elegant. This one's by Rob Bailey, found on TOY.

What a great way to ask for money. Stumbled upon in a forgotten Joomla nerd site.

While browsing the interweb for hair inspiration, I fell in love with this photograph of Jean Seberg. Bleached blond boycut and big eyes, so Wynona and so right.

Another recent film viewing covered the life and death of above icon, Jim Morrison. When You're Strange reveals the dark backstory to Morrison's success brought to life with reels and reels of precious archival footage. The "flash forward" sequences throw the whole film offbeat, but it's still worth a one night affair with Netflix.

So there's my life in pictures, which is really just a collection of funky influences in art, film, and music. Stop in again soon- you might find a Northwestern love story or guide to riding bikes in The City. Until then, Merry Christmas Shopping!