miss clara

Découvrez Miss Clara et ses merveilles en papier sur Culturebox !

I'm completely stirred after watching this video interview with French paper artist, Miss Clara. Her work is magical, wonderful...and I'm equally interested in the incredible home she's created! Once again...via Kickcan & Conkers. (I promise I'll do my own homework next!)

Jen Stark Paper Animation

In addition to her bewildering sculptures and installations, Jen Stark creates beautiful stop-motion animations entirely from cut paper... this one is particularly entrancing!

"Streaming Gradient" by Jen Stark from Jen Stark on Vimeo. 
Music by Eddie Alonso. found via drawn!

Glorious Treasury of Hair History

I was searching for images of Vintage Shanghai Hairstyles the other day after falling in love with Evangelione's dolls and it lead me to this site: Rapunzel's Delight.com-a website dedicated to all things concerning long hair and hair health. The photo treasury on this site is incredible! Now, I'm eager to find a site about the hair history of Black America...which then led to me to this new documentary by Chris Rock-Good Hair-which I hope comes to theaters somewhere around here! Has anyone seen it yet??

 

 

 

 

above images via RapunzelsDelight.com

Julie & Julia

I had the best time this weekend in Savannah visiting my friend Amy Zurcher and her family. We went to see Julie & Julia on Saturday night and I was in heaven...my best friend, a ton of junk food, Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, blogging, food, vintage Paris and butter! Amy also dazzled me with finds she found for me at Liz's basement sale at @home last week, a yummy lunch at Soho, and our favorite cupcakes from Back in the Day Bakery. We even got boxes of old photos down from her attic and had so much fun remembering...facebook friends will get an eyeful soon! Thank you, Amy! I am so grateful. You have reignited the creativity fire that I so badly needed. I love you! xo

Meryl Streep as Julia Child.
She should win an Oscar!

Amy Adams as Julie Powell.
I adore Amy Adams...if you haven't watched her in Junebug-
add it to your Netflix queue now!
Images via IMDB

chalk animation

Firekites - AUTUMN STORY - chalk animation from Lucinda Schreiber on Vimeo.
found this thanks to Sublime Stitching!

making friends...

found via Ophelia Golly..xoxo

Silhouette Animation by Lotte Reiniger

Here are two bed-time stories for you! Created in the 1950s by German artist, Lotte Reiniger entirely from cut paper silhouettes with movable parts that were filmed with stop-animation. Discovered via Le Ramoneur de Bourg. Thinking about all the work involved is enough to make me sleepy! xo

Etsy Channel on YouTube

I'm not sure how I overlooked this for so long...but I thought it couldn't hurt to pass along Etsy's YouTube Channel to you. Etsy does a terrific job creating interesting features on many of our favorite artists-here's the clip of my very favorite duo...Something's Hiding in Here! I think their live/work loft is super-wonderful-perfect! xo

Lost in a moment

This little film is completely mesmerizing. Thanks to Hula Seventy for the link.

lost in a moment from dennis wheatley on Vimeo.
Oh...and Happy St. Patties Day! xo