-quiet earthly perspiration and an orbiting fact-

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6.1. leaving locarno, switzerland.
2.+3. looking to manhattan from home base.
4. over on the transatlantic.
5. palazzo sasso view. ravello, italy.
6. leaving manhattan, ny.

we trudged through brooklyn draped in colored snow and smoke.

our hair was white, the grandma fur was wet+we laughed stumbling through the bitter taste of cold.

cedez+i had a wonderful tromp in the snow last night....i've rarely had the experience, if ever of walking on completely fresh, unmarred snow in nyc...
in conclusion, existential talks+snowday walks-tuesday was a true fact-delight.

in other news,
i've been listening to a lot of this cass mccombs song:
"i went to the hospital"
..................in which he sings, "i wanna be famous for falling in love."
to which i say, what a great romantic/artistic/narcissistic lyric.

might even say it's influencing this artist statement in a nice melancholy fashion..

(as it pretty well vibes with some existential leanings of mine: see simone de beauvoir-my new favorite existentialist. [p.s.why didn't we learn about her rad chica shit in philosophy!?!])

anyhoo, have a listen if you've never, or it's been awhile.


oh+mikes's highly anticipated circa 2010 mixes, ***smoke***+***mirrors***, showed up in the mail this week!!! (click on those links to see brandon's full break down+mike's best/worst albums of the year)
(with some very familiar fotos as album art:)

thus, i'm delighted to be able to introduce you (or remind you if you're cooler than me) about these two great jams i've got on repeat:

pepper rabbit "none shall sleep"
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bear hands "what a drag"

+in case you're curious about what goes on in my head during the art making process, i thought i'd share some recently googled research topics:

ritual
pop art
nymphs
ideology
narrative
witchcraft
mythology
shamanism
on the road
woody allen
existentialism
thelma+louise
dazed+confused
transcendentalism
social anthropology

¡Olé! is a great way to spend a saturday.

our first themed potluck was a smash success..full of flowery hair+flamenco inspired flair. though yet again (really becoming a habit-oops), i was having too much fun (+cava sangria) to document the evening..but we sure had a blast.

everyone brought something absolutely delicious to eat-handmade chorizo by ben, quail egg chorizo bites by sam+patrick, fried balls of delight by cedez, meat cakes by katie, ceviche by adam+claire, chocolate bites by angela, ice cream sandwiches by elizabeth, serrano wrapped asparagus+vegan dip by turner, citrus rice by george+dana, a chickpea pleasantry by chris+rachel, and mi senor whipped up a few delectable tapas including homemade tortilla, pinxto atun, croquetas y pan tumaca..while i love eating food, i am certainly not known for my kitchen skills..so, instead of whipping up a tapa, i focused all my energy into fashioning a cava sangria. (which i'd say was received very well+is certain to be on many menus to come!)

muchas gracias amigos...you are undeniably the best.

we have so much to do but it just keeps snowing.

week in review (backwards):
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14.1.-6.--behind the scenes of our magazine party shoot. the day was pretty crap but erika was completely amazing+ my gals, jill+kat, are beyond delightful to work with.....
i'm totally jazzed with the results!!! all kinds of hotness+pattern clash. (i'll share them with y'all after we suss out the edit for this impending awesome publication).

7. testing out some ideas (as always thankful for your help senor!)

8.-10. best bathtime ever...... it's impossible. i mean, i know we're related but sheesh my nephew is hella cute!

11.-12. drinks with dearest cedez at trophy bar.

13.-14. MAJOR polaroid editing going on...i've been sorting+organizing the past 10 years of work--to get it down to the best of the best for this weekends powerhouse portfolio review..(wish me luck!)