Last Friday

With Ally (the NY stowaway) in Williamsburg...

Anorak from Built By Wendy on sale from their spring line. Due to a footwear malfunction (thanks to my $1 thrift store shoes), I also bought Minnetonka moccasins which are absolutely not overrated; they make your feet as happy as papooses.

Lunch at Saltie, which is a new favorite. Everything was divine; I'm going back this week to try more things.

(Photos of Saltie's food are by Kathy, who also has a cool food blog. In the meantime, I'm trying to be better with by own visual documentation.)

Abigail Borg

Wallpaper by illustrator and surface pattern designer, Abigail Borg. via katy elliott

Love Triangles of Cavalli's L'Ormindo

Pretty much in love with this website that explores the love triangles in Cavalli's rarely seen opera, L'Ormindo. It's the perfect balance of simple and complex. The site is by This is Real Art in London; Cavalli's L'Ormindo opens at Sydney's Pinchgut Opera in December. via Human Resources

Three floors of Sol LeWitt!!

At MASS MoCA. FOR THE NEXT TWENTY FIVE YEARS.

Tattoos by Amanda Wachob

Completely floored by Amanda's body art. I get turned off by most tattoos; they are usually completely unoriginal. This, though, is such a breath of fresh air. via Inspiration Resource

CONFETTISYSTEM

CONFETTISYSTEM. Kinda high-brow Party City, but obsessed anyway.

Huts for Woodbutchers and Trolls

Artist/Bookseller Matt Borruso on collecting architecture and counterculture books for their cover imagery:

"I am interested in the attempts and failures of many radical ideologies. The failure of the 60's/ 70's counterculture, the commodification of punk rock, the embrace of the dystopian over the utopian dream ... these are all well known. In these books though I find the beauty of small success, the DIY spirit, the dismissal of a dominant world. I am also interested in the aesthetics of these ideologies and their tenacious ability to outlast the movements themselves. The images and style of once radical subcultures are hollowed out, resurrected, and resold as something new. The look of these structures and the ideologies that surrounded their construction and habitation have now become mainstream. We currently consume the aesthetic of this failed moment in history as 'green' fashion and lifestyle. Ecological becomes Environmental. The Om symbol is stamped on an 'enlightenment' credit card available from Visa."

Mark Garry's Being Here

Phenomenal site-specific installation by Mark Garry for the Mattress Factory in Philadelphia. It's called Being Here and there were a few elements to this piece including sound. The spectrum of color Mark created was comprised of thread; the manifestation changed depending on time of day and season, as well as where one was physically in relation to it. via SeeSaw Designs

IOSSELLIANI rings

Still very much into gawking at metalwork and jewelry. Rings have the perfect canvas; I thought these from IOSSELLIANI were particularly striking. The grouping in the first set is gorgeous, and the black diamonds in the second set - I die.

David Band

Artist David Band. via katy elliott