j'aime ballet

A few months ago, I was getting my bike out of the shed and happened upon a nice leatherback book called Dance- Jack Anderson, 1951. The pictures were so beautiful and drew me right in. I like the vibe of photography books from the 50s and 60s- it seems like the feature pictures are not as sharp, super rich, and almost sterile as the ones today. Which is lucky, because you can find them in pretty much any flea market, or used book store, or ancient library (like that of my high school).
Anyway. There's more where this comes from.

AWE.

I LOVE the Oprah franchise. Specifically, I love O Magazine. When "The Power Issue" came out a few months ago, I was so inspired. I made it my mission to live with mindfulness, not holding back any of my awesome.
The December issue is called "The Awe Issue", and let me tell ya, O hit it outta the park againnn! When I went to the Phoenix concert (we had great spots), I felt SO charged up. Everything felt new and different. My friends, I think I was AWED. So the December Issue. It tells us that when we look outside ourselves, we are refreshed like nothing else. There was this experiment they did that showed people were more optimistic when they were seated in front of a marvelous t-rex skeleton than a white wall.It reminded me of all the times I felt awed: studying astronomy, walking the stairs of a subway station when it's busy, concerts that I love, MoMA. I love looking at pictures of beautiful clothes because they're AWESOME to me. They're unreal and beautiful, but people wear them just like I wear my favorite belt. It's crazy!
Here are some awe-inducing pictures I found.
weheartit
wordy post. different. but cool, right?

A Visible Illusion

On Wednesday, I saw Phoenix in Miami at this really beautiful, small theater. It sort of awakened me and gave me this new energy.
Check out their road journal- it's very interesting.
Just wanted to share my current inspiration... what's yours?

Lost in the Stacks

This weekend my best friend and I sat down with a gargantuan stack of magazines to do some serious collaging.

This one of mine was originally inspired by polka dots, and then became a search for a girl with natural beauty, who gives a vibe of inner freshness and vitality. She has a few best friends who she spends her days with, and she cares about what she wears, but doesn't have a glamorous style. A Sunday morning in a clawfoot bathtub followed by coffee at a cafe is her thing. You know who I'm talkin' bout?

Anyway, I hope you all are having a lovely week. Tonight I am making contraptions to hold an egg while it drops off a building.

Interesting, I know.

XOXO
The Bambina