I am so very tired of my alarm. It wakes me with relentless efficiency, and for that I hold a grudge. The only thing I can thank it for, is that it wakes me early enough each day, to allow time for a breakfast before work.
I do feel that I have been wasting this time though, that which my alarm has provided so selflessly. I should branch out, I must make more of my morning meal. Jennifer Causey breaks her nightly fast with beautiful things, tasty beautiful things. She calls it simplybreakfast. What a busy lady, check out her photography and etsy too.
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New print from Delta Inc. Isn’t it a wonder.
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I had posted a picture from Close up and Private a few weeks ago, but rather then the usual link and blurb, I thought I’d hold out for an interview of sorts, as I really wanted to find out a little bit more about the project.
It is a beautiful collection of images in itself, but the clothes worn and the way in which they are captured, then subsequently displayed, is where the true beauty is. I cannot help but wish for some of the items seen. Then there is the odd splash of a single colour, between the tweed and the denim images. The trendy coupled with the traditonal. So effortless, so precise, so pleasing. It’s a work I will continue to find inspiration from.
Sergei Sviatchenko is the artist behind the work, he was kind enough to answer some questions, so here you go, from the man himself.
WWB: What a fantastic collection of images, I can only imagine the sheer
amount of work in compiling it all. How did CUAP start?
SS: It started as an art project which was focusing on the details in men’s clothing. As an artist I work a lot with collages, and I was trying to create the same feel with these images. The idea was to work on many surfaces / textures. First came the items of clothing, then I put it all together, and began taking pictures. I had to work on them in order to get the particular colour and order for the website. My friend and collaborator Nello Russo would create it just as I was imagining it.
WWB: Where are all the clothes from?
SS: I am old enough to have my own classic collection, plus my kids staff contributed, and I borrowed some clothes from friends or shops.
WWB: What is next for CUAP?
SS: I was thinking about a pocket size look book, but it’s all in development so it seems it will remain a dream. I am from quite an old school mindset, so still think in the language of exhibitions - I really think the images will look great as prints.
WWB: The project is on-going, and shows no signs of slowing up. I don’t think that look book is an all too distant dream.
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In German-occupied France in 1942 a ban was placed, stopping the showing of American films. Prior to this ban coming into force, the vast majority of the theaters decided to show one specific movie, right up until the effective day.
What a movie.
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From Jeanroch Dard comes Samuel Francois. Here is Samuel’s own site and here is where you can read more about the Galerie Jeanroch Dard. I do love the look of the place.
I have always enjoyed seeing work exhibited, as the space created for the purpose can often be a hub for great things, or at least a real treat to walk around.
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The year 2010 has come, and what has happened in celebration at my end? A quiet New Year is under my belt, out of choice, a wise one, much needed and thoroughly enjoyed. I must recommend it to you. I have been so very busy I haven’t given it all much thought, the changing of the year that is.
Sometimes I forget that anything has changed, but am happily reminded that I am a year closer to 3000 when fantastic cards come my way from friends afar! Thank you!
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I have been looking through John Vachon’s work today, much of which you can find on good olde Shorpy. The image you see above was a shot of an advertisement, torn.
I was set off on a hunt for his work after reading up on the Farm Security Administration of the 30’s and 40’s, for whom he worked. Thanks to this administration, and their use of photojournalism, we have a collection of truly historic images from this period, the Great Depression. Talented photographers were sent to rural areas, documenting the plight of the people as the hard times hit. Of course the image above shows little sense of Depression, anything but, so for those images, click here.
I am unsure as to what today’s period will be called in the years to come. I highly doubt it will be branded ‘Great’, but a recession of a large scale has certainly occurred, there is no argument there. It by no means ranks alongside the events of the 30’s. The Depression was worldwide and brutal. Crop prices dropped by 60% in the States. Unemployment in the UK rose to 70% in areas as ship building dried up.
I am so very tired of the awful generation that we now are. Laden with debt, in search of a quick fix, forever obsessed with all that is unholy. What would those captured in the stills from Vachon think of our lives now, in the midst of a recession? What would they say to us, if anything at all.
Decades later, most are no more, so learning firsthand lessons, unless we are fortunate enough to be close to someone who went through it, is difficult. Yet the faces in the pictures say so very much, and I do hope we can learn something from that at least.
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When a mother knits. When once circular bound balls conspire with needles, hands and eyes. When my mother knits she creates things I love to love. Anyone want one? Ask.
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With this one I am not suggesting, I am insisting. Please, visit youandeyeblog. I have even been so kind as to wait until Saturday to post, thus providing you with a day void of work, so you have every opportunity to take it all in, because rest assured, one page won’t cut it here. Delve.
All images are from Ryan Koopman, who, as far as I am aware, was born in Holland, but educated in Canada (B.C). The shots vary between backstage fashion snaps, thereby opening up a world we rarely see, to picturesque Canadian landscapes, with winter sun glinting through soon to be felled trees. It’s an odd mix, but an all incapsulating one, and one I am in love with.
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A post, a singular piece, with such fantastic images all there together. All under one title. Share, be sure to share. The goal was to inspire, and I do feel inspired. Thingsweheart and the Moma date.
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Whether I am battling against the driving snow, with my collar up to my chin, or blasting hot air at my feet and windscreen, while the fast falling snow plays tricks on my eyes, I cannot help but feel for animals left outside in this tundra.
It tends not to weigh so heavily on my mind on those dry crisp days, but rather when the wet comes, along with the snow. Sleet.
Lately, I have passed several fields of donkeys, and so, as a fitting tribute to their battered coats, manes and pride, here are some beautiful recreations.
Paulina, the creator and owner of Lemmikkiapina hails from Finland. She is all sold out, which is great to see, so check her sold items! Oh and linen pig is probably my favourite, but I haven’t seen too many of those braving the ice.
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