Sorry, I can't go out with you. I've got to stay home and sew.

I've got a new obsession! I bought a sewing machine on a impulse surfing the internet one very late night, and now I'm completely in love with it!! This very well explains the paintings that I have not finished, the library books returned unread, etc. Oh whatevs, it's so amazing; and it's kind of therapeutic, if you ignore the obsession part.

It all started after I got back from Glasgow and looked into my closet. Holy fuck I've forgotten how much clothes I own, I thought. In Scotland, my wardrobe was two white tshirts and jeans. Borrring. It was like a cartoon character uniform.

And there they were, loads of old t-shirts that I haven't worn since high school. Now, I am a very sensitive and caring person, even to my clothes. When old t-shirts are not worn for a while, they get melancholy and upset, and develop a devastating abandonment issues. I felt really bad about being such a horrible clothing owner, but I really didn't want to wear that Bright Eyes shirt again.

Then, I had a wonderful idea! Why not cut up the shirts and sew them together into a new shirt, like a collage (other obsession). Or better yet, I had so much that I could make t-shirt dresses! And that was how I decided that my life depended on the purchase of a sewing machine.

With it, I've made 2 dresses...



Had a fun photo shoot today with an alien girl from outer space!!!


And now some inspiring people with killer style:

STUART McKIRDY

I saw this guy's stuff at the Glasgow School of Art degree show, and I was completely floored! It was just oh my gosh too cool. I wanted to wear everything he made. He also had this really awesome video in his display with an kickass electro soundtrack. See it on his site here.

BERNHARD WILHELM

German designer. He did some stuff with Bjork a while ago. Dazed and Confused did an issue on it. He graduated from art school in Antwerp and worked as an assistant to Walter Van Beirendonck (below) and Alexander McQueen, both crazy awesome designers.

WALTER VAN BEIRENDONCK

(In case you were wondering what he looks like)

Another German designer. He's a member of a group of innovative fashion designers known as the Antwerp Six. His website is really cool and it's got tons of pictures from his past collections. You could really see his style getting crazier as the years go.

Winter 07/08


Winter 05/06


Winter 06/07




Awesome!

Bye bye summer

My brother helped me take pictures underwater in the pool. We put the camera in a plastic pretzel jar we found in the garage.







This band called Nirvana actually approached me about using the above photo for their album Never Mind, but for whatever reason decided to use a naked baby instead. Assholes.

Download: Dancey Pants Vol. 2

Hello hello, here is volume zwei of Dancey Pants. But before we get into that, I must say I (accidentally!) went to one of the best dance parties ever...the Silent Rave! It was this past Sunday in Union Square in Manhattan. If you've never heard of it, basically it's a mass of people bopping around to their iPods. It's very funny when you're just walking into it; it looks like a cult gathering of sorts. There were just as many people watching as there were dancing, so it makes you a wee bit self-conscious at first, but once you dive in, it's crrrazy how much you forget to care that you're in public, flailing your arms, in broad daylight.

Anyway, I had my picture taken by this blogger. Too bad I didn't bring my camera, but good thing everyone else did:



And now the main event:

Dancey Pants Vol. 2

Tracklist:

1. Alphabeat - Fantastic 6
2. Death From Above 1979 - Blood On Our Hands (Justice Remix)
3. The Cribs - Men's Needs (CSS Remix)
props to Gretchen
4. MSTRKRFT - Easy Love
5. Foals - Easy Love
6. !!! - Must Be The Moon
7. Crystal Castles - Hunting For Witches (Crystal Castles Remix vs. Bloc Party)
8. The Hives - You Got It All...Wrong
9. The Wombats - Backfire At The Disco
10. Santogold, M.I.A. and Gorilla Zoe - Get It Up (Radioclit Remix)
11. Late Of The Pier - Focker
See their aaawesome music video here (ahem cute boys!).
12. Gang Gang Dance - Nicoman
13. Tilly And The Wall - Pot Kettle Black
14. New Order - Age of Consent

Dance, children, dance!

Download: the GIRL mix

I typed "Girl" into my iTunes search bar and made a mix from the results I got. The results being all these songs about girls. Girls are great aren't they. Yeah they are. They're so cute and they smell real good. You'll probably be sick of girls after listening to this mix, so be prepared for a future Boy mix!

the GIRL mix

Tracklist:
1. Beatles - Girl
2. Beastie Boys - Girls
3. Death From Above 1979 - Little Girl
4. Beck - Girl
5. Damian Marley - Hey Girl (ft. Stephen Marley & Rovleta Fraser)
6. Justin Timberlake - Damn Girl
7. Chromeo - My Girl Is Calling Me (A Liar)
8. Kings of Leon - Taper Jean Girl
9. Peaches - Two Guys (For Every Girl)
10. David Bowie - China Girl
11. Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl (Mr. Gaspar Mix)
12. M83 - Graveyard Girl
13. Air - Cherry Blossom Girl
14. Travis - U 16 Girls
15. Smiths - Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
16. Virgins - Rich Girls

Skollages Vol. 2

More skollages, cept some of the skaters here are actually invisible. I also got addicted to sweet origami paper.









This last one here is my favourite child. I think all the other ones could get a wee bit crazier still. So I think I will make it into a painting. It's funny cos I'm supposedly a painting and print major but I kind of hate painting. It's high class boring shit. I get the same pleasure from flossing my teeth.

Street art changes like the weather.

Some of these pics are of the same places as the last graffiti post. I love the Cezanne apples!