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vikings.

wtf spring??? part deux.

maybe if i remind you what you're supposed to look like, you will return. also...omg my doggie is so cute!! more bloom pics here.

wtf spring???

where did you go?? i hate the cold.

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just back from a weekend jaunt to D.C. to hang out with my friend Kate and see the cherry blossoms. i haven't finished my disposable camera yet so here are some photos from the last two times i've been in D.C. this past year. the very top one is from my road trip to Austin last May and the rest are from Obama's inauguration. more inaugural pics here.

::morning inspiration::laura macchia::

keeping up with the artists...
i've posted about my friend Laura's etsy before as well as her website, and now she has a blog, http://lauramacchia.com/blog/(i snagged the images of her work above from it!) check it out fo sho! it's lovely:) just like Laura.

you can also now buy Laura's goods at Trunk located at 68 Jay St. in Dumbo, Brooklyn. And if you are particularly lucky, you just might catch her working there when you stop by to purchase her wares!

::morning inspiration::kelsycarleen::

in addition to Kelsy's etsy, which is adorable, she now has a tumblr http://kelsycarleen.tumblr.com/ where you can get an insight into some of the images and objects (i.e. the images pictured above) that inspire this budding designer!

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::st. pete's, russia::

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st. petersburg, russia...4eva ago now...

ch-ch-ch-ch-cherry bomb!

ok, i know that i'm probably just jumping on the hype wagon here, but i really do love aurel schmidt. i think her work is AWESOME and i dig anyone whose main medium is drawing...a girl after my own heart. plus, she does stuff with opening ceremony which just makes her supra cooler.

speaking of badass ladies, i'm totally digging suzi quatro

you inspire you. whitney biennial.

j.lee and i went to the whitney biennial on Friday and i have to say, i was pretty into it considering i thought the 2008 biennial was a snoozer. there were some really interesting fiber works going on (and you know how i like those fibers) and a really strong return to painting and drawing. four stand-outs for me were, featured in the order of their images above from top to bottom, aurel schmidt, storm tharp, charles ray, and pae white. you should ch-ch-check it out before it closes at the end of May.

you inspire you. world's largest urban bat colony.

did you know that Austin has the world's largest urban bat colony? it's pretty awesome and definitely worth checking out as the sun sets, which is when they make their appearance. jinnie and i got a little meta while waiting to see them and the couple is my cousin and his gf emily, both recent grads of UT Austin, now current residents of San Fran.

check out the whole SXSW set here on my flickr.

you inspire you. sxsw.

more images from my time at south by last year with j.lee and s.liu and d.koch. the one at the top is a fav because it was taken while jinnie was still shaking from having walked by joseph gordon-levitt on the street.

::kehinde wiley for puma::

ahh...artist/sportswear collaborations...a fav of mine, particularly because they tend to be a bit more on the affordable end. check out Kehinde Wiley's collab with Puma here!

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...since i can't be there this year...i'll share some photos from last year...
S.Liu & J.Lee waiting for our early flight to Austin to head down to south by...

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...oslo...4eva ago now...