free wheelin'

the santa monica ferris wheel was sold recently on ebay (!!!) for $132,000. it's now headed to its new home in oklahoma city.

jess gonacha is selling her ferris wheel for under $100.
check out her new series of daily paintings.


:: photo from p-kittye

odes to new york

+ michael surteese records 36+ days of nyc sky

+ julie cloutier creates color swatch books of nyc streets

+ e.b. white's here is new york

There is not enough air and not enough light, and there is usually either too much heat or too little. But the city makes up for its hazards and deficiencies by supplying its citizens with massive doses of a supplementary vitamin—the sense of belonging to something unique, cosmopolitan, mighty and unparalleled.

oh and this little movie



[art links via swissmiss]

inspired spaces

some visual inspiration for the day...
1. chalkboard portrait 2. full bookshelf 3. reading railroad

blues are the colors i choose

exploring a 64-pack of crayolas

for a long time, my favorite color was cerulean.
i'm not so sure anymore...

dreaming of [chocolate] baked goods

unfortunately our oven is out of commission at the moment.

BUT if i could be baking, here's what i'd be making:

+ flourless chocolate walnut cookies. yumm.
+ heavenly chocolate cream pie. yummm.
+ nabisco wafer icebox cake. (oops! doesn't actually require oven)
+ supernatural brownies. oh my!
+ homemade oreos. !!!

possibly having a bit of a chocolate craving tonight?


:: images from for me, for you; bake and shake; and 101cookbooks

"dig whole"

the first issue of the whole earth catalogue was published in 1968, featuring information and directions on how to shape our own environment in the changing modern world. updated issues were published on & off into the 1990s.

now in the 21st century, we have the guide/website worldchanging (which is co-founded by the whole earth's final editor)--but i'd still love to get my hands on an original copy of the catalogue.

an excerpt from the introduction:

We are as gods and might as well get good at it. So far, remotely done power and glory — as via government, big business, formal education, church — has succeeded to the point where gross defects obscure actual gains. In response to this dilemma and to these gains a realm of intimate, personal power is developing — power of the individual to conduct his own education, find his own inspiration, shape his own environment, and share his adventure with whoever is interested. Tools that aid this process are sought and promoted by the WHOLE EARTH CATALOG...

and their closing:

stay hungry, stay foolish.

this is just to say

i have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox

and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast

forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold

this is just to say
by william carlos williams


:: image by sputnik+

memorial day

enjoy a wonderful memorial day!

:: flag by jasper johns

goal #101: learn [modern] calligraphy

this goal comes sometime after build a terrarium; probably before open my own bookshop cafe; maybe alongside understand the basics of CSS and learn conversational spanish.

inspired by the amazing work of jenna hein.


:: image from jennahein

fly!

:: image from something's hiding in here