I would need additional fingers on my hands in order to count all of the things that I love about this editorial from the December 2011 issue of Wonderland Magazine. Featuring model Charlotte Free, styled by Grace Cobb and photographed by Elena Rendina, the concept for this photo shoot combines numerous overlapping trends, including [but not limited to] head-to-toe print coverage, print mixing, surrealism, mixed media techniques, garden florals, vintage geometrics, graphic backdrops and psychedelic motifs. Most people would likely find this overwhelming, but to, me this shoot was pulled off with the perfect amount of panache and restraint. I am also a huge sucker for pink hued locks.
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Here’s a special Christmas edition of flea market photos to help put you in a merry mood.
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Earlier this month I made my way back to one of my favorite places on earth, the Pasadena Rose Bowl Flea Market. I was only there for a few hours, which is not even close to the time you’d need to cover the whole location. It’s such a crazy mix of old and new, junk and treasure, vintage rarities and hand crafted items. I could never have a wallet or back seat big enough to take home all of the amazing things I found there, but at least I was armed with my camera. There was such a plethora of visual inspiration that I’m going to devote a regular blog feature to these flea market finds, starting off with this selection of gorgeous books. The vintage paper back instructional book for painting on textiles had to come home with Mama, of course.
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Ok, what’s not to love about this? I could easily imagine this jungle boogie setup in a certain friend’s Manhattan dwelling. Or in my bathroom. It’s acceptable to have a bar cart in my bathroom, no? And, I can’t be sure, but it looks like this sweet little kitty is actually an embroidery. Amazing.
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Without further ado, I’m pleased to bring you part two in a three part series of travel photos taken by fellow textile artist, and good friend, Liz Brizzi. She took these photos while traveling to Israel, Greece and Turkey; if you haven’t already seen her snapshots from the spice market, you should definitely check them out… I’m still not over the dried avocado, but these pretty lanterns are a nice distraction. For more of Liz, check out her artist interview, Etsy page, and blog.
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