Whole Lotta Stencil Graffiti

My animated friend, Christa, took a series of pictures (of herself) on a macbook, creating something very similiar to this. She did it Michael Jackson style...and it was very cool.

Here's one of them:

While I was at Borders, I was searching through the art section trying to find inspiration...I came across Graffiti Paris http://www.amazon.com/Graffiti-Paris-Fabienne-Grevy/dp/0810970899/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242953056&sr=1-1

I liked it so much that I bought it!

I never really thought about Stencil Graffiti...but it is a very unique form of urban art.

Here's a list of different types of GRAFFITI: http://deesblog.vox.com/library/post/what-are-the-different-types-of-graffiti-1.html

I found the "Peeling Babies" (as I like to call them) in Seattle, WA while I was walking around town with my friend Claire. When I saw the red heads and their eye-patches I thought back to the baby graffiti.

A classmate of mine based her photography project on this quote:

Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure.

I love that graffiti focuses on the most obscure things...

FRIDA ANYONE?

Hahaha

Really a fan of this girl

Andy Warhol stencil graffiti on paper, sold at http://www.etsy.com/

(above) This is one of Banksy's many graffiti pieces.

Wanna know more? http://pintalo.sipuedes.net/2007/09/

http://weburbanist.com/2008/09/07/banksy-art-and-graffiti-the-ultimate-guide/

Ikat Patterned Nation

What is it with Ikat? I love it!

It has popped up in countless stores including: Anthropologie, Pottery Barn, and Target. They have created displays which proudly host this ethnic looking fabric.

The primary colored pillows are sold at Pottery barn. They have exaggerated features of the Ikat pattern. None the less, they still carry the theme.

This patterned rug, in a bright unexpected color like pink, is so ecclectically cool.

Because I just finished up my beginning fabric design class, I wanted to know where this pattern comes from.

This woven pattern has many homes across the globe. India, Japan, and areas of South East Asia have used this weaving technique for the longest, but many other countries in South America also use the pattern.
The markings and weaving techniques vary according to their origin.

"Designs may have symbolic of ritual meaning or have been developed for export trade. Ikats are often symbols of status, wealth, power and prestige. Perhaps because of the difficulty and time required to make ikats, some cultures believe the cloth is imbued with magical powers." (Wikipedia.com)

The following pictures were taken in Indonesia by Linda Devolder. (They can also be viewed on her website: http://community.webshots.com/user/lindadevolder/profile)

This is the initial stage of Ikat making…The warp threads are bound with dye-resistant fiber so that they will be protected from the dyebath.

The dye-resistant fibre is removed leaving white uncoloured and indigo-dyed parts.

Ikat ready to be woven.

The weaving of ikat. In Sumbanese weave there are more warps per cm than wefts. By doing this the warp thread can be seen and it is this thread that carries the motifs and decorations. In good quality ikat the weft thread is always very dark, black or dark indigo.

Ikat ready to sell!

Sikkanese ikat weaving is predominantly in maroons, blues and browns. Uzbekistan Ikat fragment

Ecuador

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Anthropologie sells Ikat patterned bowls like the orange one above. They come in green & blue too! And Ikat clothes!!? I want that dress on the bottom row! (Seen below as well)

The Famous in Ikat

Craftstravaganzaa Weekend

The Weekend is off to a good start! I was accepted into the Photography program at UGA!

While riding the bus one day...

I saw this house and fell in love with her curtains. The blue & red printed cloth blew in the wind and the sun baked it's lower half.

It Kind of Made My Day.

Melissalee & I about to go into an Athen's thriftstore...AGORA

The Yellowish ones would make great juice glasses...I like short ones.

At AGORA I picked up a fashion magazine and came across this page. This is a dress made out of Metropolitan Museum of Art clips. I saved mine when I went...but I can't imagine a whole dress made of them!

Dream World...Rilo Kiley (press play)

Can't we all just have fantastic closets?!

I'm not a clothes-horse but I wouldn't complain if I had a closet with enough room for a seat and some awesome lighting.

Ah. To live richly.




Ah to have ONE ROOM that replaces a small closet.

Clean

Elegant

Light

Friendly

I especially love the frosted glass sliding doors.

Mod

Pink

Fresh

Sleek