July, 2010
The End of 2009
Image by Caryn Drexl“Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go.”
- Brooks AtkinsonTags: it's almost over
Obscurae: The Art of Anja Millen
I love photographer and digital artist Anja Millen! She blows me away again and again with her intense, dark, surreal, gritty, beautifully horrific pieces. I love the wide range of her work; she’s one of those artists who really defy the distinction between beauty and “ugliness” or what causes a reaction of repulsion in us. She also takes brilliant self-portraits. Here’s a small selection from her work:
Vintage Beauties
A couple of beautiful portraits of Ziegfeld girls (via Liebemarlene):
Tags: 1920s, vintage, ziegfeld follies
Wabbit
Check out this amazing street art by Roa that changes depending on what angle you’re looking at it from:
I have a sort of thing for stylized, whimsical, skinned/medical/anatomical-themed rabbits, so I really like this.
Tags: animals, evisceration, medical-themed, rabbits, street art, vivisected
Unpacking
(I recently moved into a new apartment.)
Moving really brings out the OCD in me.
This is my view of the outside world from the window.
Packed fragile objects
Mitzi – She is one of my very favorite stuffed animals.
This is about HALF of my clothes. :/
Little curio cabinet above the dining tableAnd just for randomness’ sake, here’s the current desktop wallpaper on my laptop:
