7/31/10
7/28/10
color+design
This is fun to play with. The color info would be especially helpful with any logo and graphic design.
7/20/10
summer reads, les femmes
No summer blogging is complete without a list of entertaining (yet not entirely trashy) beach reads. I admit that most of my favorite writers are men. David Sedaris, Tom Robbins, Chuck Palahniuk, Stieg Larsson, Kurt Vonnegut. Well, I'm putting the men on the shelf. Here's a list of 4 favorite books by women authors.
In the same caustic and self incriminating way as David Sedaris, Sloane Crosley recounts personal victories and catastrophes throughout her life. Found myself laughing out loud to her stories more than once!
In this work of bright southern kissed fiction, Joshilyn Jackson writes about a young girl forced to return home to the deep South after years to face what she has left behind, including her demons. This book has everything: friendship, murder, love, betrayal. Get on it.
Barbara Kingsolver is a poetic writer, evironmentalist and hands down, one of my favorite authors. Through emphasis on the natural world, her characters become deeply rooted in their surroundings and very meaningful, as if you know them personally, which is always the best.
This book details a coming of age woman in a complicated world. Jane's inner voice is something to note. She listens to it, just as we all should when juggling crazy facets of life. Although the story seems very on-the-surface in a Bridget Jones-kinda way at first, there's much more beneath it all.So, grab one of these and get sucked in. You won't be able to put it down. Believe me.
7/17/10
Paintings by Rosson Crow
Rosson Crow is a 28 year old Texan who paints grandiose interiors that no longer exist. Her images are large scale (about 7 x 11 ft) and devoid of people, leaving the viewer as the point of entry into each work. She is interested in the persistence of material culture, what is left after the party is over. I admire her approach, one that is chock full of historical allusion and theatrical layering. And I like that there's always a pull between celebration and desolation in these spaces. My only criticism is the overcrowded compositions, but I guess that can come with the decadent territory. These are some of my favorites.
7/11/10
7/4/10
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