TIME IN WORDS - QLOCKTWO

A WATCH THAT TELLS TIME USING ONLY WORDS?...PERFECT! A GRID OF 110 LETTERS TO BE EXACT. NUMBERS CAN BE SO TRICKY AND ALL. GREAT DESIGN....SIMPLE, YET SEXY. QLOCKTWO W

TOMS EYEWEAR

ONE FOR ONE! AFTER GIVING OVER ONE MILLION PAIRS OF SHOES AROUND THE WORLD, TOMS IS NOW SEEKING TO HELP GIVE SOMEONE EYESIGHT. FOR EVERY PAIR OF SUNGLASSES THAT YOU PURCHASE, AND ONE PERSON RECEIVES THE EYE CARE THAT HE OR SHE NEEDS. AND THEY LOOK AND FIT REALLY COOL!! I OWN A FEW PAIR OF SUNGLASSES, BUT THESE ARE BY FAR MY FAVORITES.

DREAMS IN TECHNICOLOR (ALBUM COVER SKETCH)

HERE ARE SOME OF THE SKETCHES THAT I DREW UP FOR THE ALBUM COVER. I HAD THE IDEA FOR THE WOOD BACKGROUND FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL I WAS IN A GROCERY STORE IN VIRGINIA WITH MY AUNT WHEN I THOUGHT OF THE IDEA FOR THE PIXELS. I SAW A BOX OF KLEENEX THAT HAD A COLORFUL PATTERN OF SQUARES ALL OVER IT AND JUST LIKE THAT...THERE IT WAS...THE IMAGE APPEARED. I IDEA IN MY HEAD IS SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER THAN THE TODDLER DRAWING THAT I CONCOCTED.
I HAVE THE TALENTED MR. JOSHUA BENSON BRINGING MY IDEAS TO LIFE RIGHT NOW!

ABSOLUT VODKA ADS

I'M SURE AT THE TIME, BEING A YOUNG TEENAGER AND COVERING MY WALLS WITH ALCOHOL ADS WOULD SEEM A BIT TROUBLESOME TO MOST. IT WASN'T ABOUT LIQUOR THOUGH. I WAS FASCINATED BY THIS PROFOUNDLY CREATIVE, BUT YET SIMPLE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN. I WAS UTTERLY OBSESSED WITH COLLECTING THESE ADS....I CAN'T TELL YOU WHY, BUT WOULD JUST STARE AT THEM FOR HOURS. I FELT A SENSE OF CALM WHEN I LOOKED AT THEM.

GRONINGER MUSEUM PART 2

....YEAH, I REALLY WANNA HAVE THIS MUSEUM SPILL ALL OVER MY $5,OOO SUIT....COME ON!!!!!

GRONINGER MUSEUM PART 1

FOR SOME REASON I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THIS MUSEUM WHEN I TRAVELED TO HOLLAND LAST YEAR.....I'M KICKING MYSELF FOR ALLOWING IT TO SLIP MY MIND. IF MY ALBUM HAD A BUILDING, IT WOULD LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

THE RHINO CHAIR

OKAY, SO MAYBE IT'S A LITTLE OSTENTATIOUS, BUT RAD NONE THE LESS. C'MON, A MATTE BLACK CHAIR WITH A RHINOCEROS HEAD AS THE BACK. NOT REALLY SOMETHING YOU CAN JUST THROW DOWN NEXT TO WITH YOUR IKEA BESTÅ ÅDAL TV UNIT THAT YOU RUMMAGED ON TRASH NIGHT. CREATOR: MIXIMO RIERA

THAT'S A HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR...

...OWN A COLOUR AND HELP SAVE A CHILD'S LIFE. DELUX HAS LAUNCHED A WEBSITE INITIATIVE WITH UNICEF. THE CHARITY IS SIMPLE...THE AVERAGE COMPUTER, SMARTPHONE, AND TABLET CAN DISPLAY 16.7 MILLION COLORS. THEY ARE SELLING EACH AVAILABLE COLOR STARTING AT £1 ($1.56 U.S.). YOU GET TO PICK YOUR OWN COLOR AND NAME IT WHILE THE PROCEEDS GO TOWARDS HELPING TRANSFORM CHILDREN'S LIVES. PRETTY AWESOME!

NO BRUSHES INVOLVED - AMY SHACKLETON

FIRST: WATCH THE VIDEO!! TWENTY-FIVE YEAR OLD, TORONTO BASED ARTIST, AMY SHACKLETON PAINTS THESE VIBRANT DRIPPY PAINTINGS WITHOUT THE USE OF A BRUSH OR FINGERS, INSTEAD YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBOR, GRAVITY BRINGS IT ALL TOGETHER. SHE WILL ALSO OCCASIONALLY USE STRING TO CONTROL THE FLOW OF THE PAINT TO CREATE SOME HARD LINES. I LOVE HOW HER WORK JUST BURSTS WITH VITALITY AND CREATIVITY. BEAUTIFUL!!

DRIVE

MY APOLOGIES TO THE BLOGOSPHERE FOR MY HIATUS. I KNOW MY ABSENCE LEFT A DEEP VOID IN YOUR HEARTS. WAIT FOR IT.........YOU FEEL THAT?....THAT'S YOUR HEART BEING REFUELED BY MY EXCESSIVE USE OF CAPS LOCK, EXCLAMATION POINTS AND AN EXORBITANCE OF THE WORD "AMAZING". SO OVER THE WEEKEND I WENT OUT AND WATCHED THE FILM, "DRIVE". I HAVE TO SAY...I WAS THOROUGHLY ENTERTAINED AND CAPTIVATED!!! THE STYLE AND DIRECTION WAS JUST FLAT OUT COOL. IT WAS FILM NOIR POETICAL VIOLENCE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DISCUSS THIS FILM WITH EVERYBODY, BUT NO ONE HAS SEEN IT (BY EVERYBODY I MEAN MY CAT, DONKEY. SHE HAS NOT SEEN IT...SHE IS LAME). RYAN GOSLING AS THE NO-NAMED DRIVER IS A LACONIC, SUBTLY CHARMING CHARACTER, AND YET WIELDS BRUTALITY EFFORTLESSLY. IT'S A JOHN HUGHES ROMANCE WHERE SOMEONE GETS THEIR HEAD CRUSHED IN BY REPEATED KICKS. ADD IN AN AWESOME SOUNDTRACK ALONG WITH A PINK FONT AND YOU GET ONE AMAZING FILM!

SPLASH 2011

APPARENTLY BLACK IS THE NEW AWESOME? STREET FASHION RETAILER SPLASH COLLABORATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHER TEJAL PATNI TO CREATE THIS DOPETASTIC CALENDAR SHOOT. I REALLY DIG THE FELLINI/TIM BURTON-ESQUE FEEL TO IT. SOURCE: WICKED HALO

CIVIL WAR UNIFORMS

SO I RECENTLY TOOK A TRIP TO VIRGINIA TO HANG WITH THE FAM FOR A WEEK. ASIDE FROM COLONIAL HISTORY, THE VA IS STEEPED IN CIVIL WAR RELICS...I KNOW..WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT, RIGHT. ALTHOUGH VIRGINIA AND THE REST OF THE CONFEDERACY DECLARED SECESSION FROM THE U.S. AND ULTIMATELY WENT TO WAR BASED UPON A PRINCIPAL THAT I CAN'T AGREE WITH..ON A TOTALLY SHALLOW LEVEL I CAN SAY THEY WERE DRESSED QUITE WELL. YES, I HAVE TAKEN ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS IN U.S. HISTORY AND DUMBED IT DOWN INTO MINDLESS FASHION. NICE. YOU HAVE TO ADMIT, THE EMBROIDERY ON GENERAL LEE'S JACKET SLEEVE IS PRETTY DOPE! I'M JUST SAYING.

BOOK ORIGAMI

...YOU CAN'T DO THIS WITH AN IPAD OR KINDLE :)
ISAAC SALAZAR IS THE CREATOR OF THESE CRAZY ORIGAMI BOOK DESIGNS. IT'S FASCINATING TO SEE WHAT CREATIVE PEOPLE IMAGINE. SOURCE: RECYCLART

SUMMER TWINS - THE GOOD THINGS

HAPPY WEEKEND!! HERE IS AN AWESOME SONG FOR ALL OF YOU TO KICK THINGS OFF. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE LOCAL BANDS RIGHT NOW...I LOVE THEIR SOUND!

BLACK SWAN

I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THIS FILM OTHER THAN IT'S FLAT OUT AMAZING! IT WAS DARK, BEAUTIFUL, AND JUST PLAIN MADDENING! NATALIE PORTMAN'S PERFORMANCE WAS CAPTIVATING...HER VULNERABILITY WAS UNSETTLING. AND THE DANCE SEQUENCES WERE SO GORGEOUS. 2 ENTHUSIASTIC THUMPS-UP!!!

JAVIER GONZALEZ PACHECO

IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE THE OTHER DAY, SO I DECIDED TO TAKE A LEISURELY STROLL AROUND THE INTERNETS. I HAD ONLY WANDERED A FEW BLOCKS OR SO BEFORE I STUMBLED UPON THIS TALENTED ILLUSTRATOR. I LOVE THE CONTRAST BETWEEN SEXINESS AND DARKNESS WITHIN HIS STYLE. I WASN'T ABLE TO FIND MUCH INFO ABOUT PACHECO OTHER THAN HE IS 26 AND FROM SPAIN..OH AND HE'S DOPE. SOURCE: YEEEEEE

TRON: LEGACY!!!!!

OK, SO I REALLY DON'T THINK I NEED TO EXPRESS HOW EXCITED I AM ABOUT 'TRON: LEGACY'...BUT IF YOU DON'T GET IT, THEN CHECK THE EXCESSIVE 4 EXCLAMATION MARKS ON THE TITLE. I REALLY CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE ORIGINAL IDEA, EXCEPT THAT, CONCEPTUALLY SPEAKING, IT WAS WAAAAY AHEAD OF ITS TIME. I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING 1982 AND ONLY A SMALL, SMALL PERCENTAGE WERE USING COMPUTERS. AT A TIME WHEN SOMETHING LIKE CABLE T.V. WAS CONSIDERED HIGH TECH, LEAVE IT TO DISNEY TO GIVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC A MOVIE SOLELY BASED ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BELIEVING THAT IT WOULD RESONATE DEEPLY WITH A CORE AUDIENCE. HOW MANY SEQUELS HAVE LAPSED 3 DECADES AND STILL CREATED A BUZZ LIKE THIS?

NILS VILNIS - PHOTOGRAPHER

THIS IS ONE EXCEPTIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER!!! CRAZY VISION...BEAUTIFUL EXECUTION IN STYLE. I REALLY WISH I COULD HAVE FOUND MORE INFORMATION ON THE DUDE OTHER THAN...WELL, HE'S A DUDE..AND FROM LATVIA. SOURCE: THE DUDE'S WEBSITE

THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS

SOME YEARS BACK, A WISE OLD SAGE SHARED WITH ME THE WONDERFUL STORY OF SISYPHUS. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, QUICK RUNDOWN: THE GODS HAD CONDEMNED SISYPHUS TO CEASELESSLY ROLLING A ROCK TO THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN, WENCE THE STONE WOULD ROLL BACK DOWN ON IT'S OWN WEIGHT. THE GODS HAD THOUGHT WITH SOME REASON THAT THERE IN NO MORE DREADFUL PUNISHMENT THAN FUTILE AND HOPELESS LABOR. I KNOW AT THE TIME, I JUST SAW THE MYTH AS A LESSON OF PERSISTENCE, BUT OVER TIME I REALIZED IT WAS BIGGER THAN THAT. THE ROCK IS A SYMBOL OF LIFE AND ULTIMATELY WE HAVE THE CHOICE TO EITHER SUFFER OR ENJOY THAT ETERNAL HILL. BASICALLY, SISYPHUS SAID TO HIMSELF, "OK, THIS IS MY FATE..I AM SUPPOSED TO DWELL IN MISERY, BUT THAT'S JUST NOT HOW I ROLL" (PUN TOTALLY INTENDED)!! SISYPHUS WAS HAPPY!!

KANYE WEST - RUNAWAY

I MUST APOLOGIZE TO MY LOYAL 7 BLOG FOLLOWERS FOR BEING ABSENT...I WAS TAKING A ROAD TRIP!! NOW THAT I'M BACK, I'M STOKED TO GET MY BLOG ON! OK, I KNOW EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS, SO LET ME BE THE NEXT TO SAY, I WAS THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED WITH KANYE WEST'S FIRST FILM, RUNAWAY. THE VISUAL PALETTES WERE STUNNING...CINEMATOGRAPHY WAS KUBRICK/FELLINI-ESQUE...AND HOW MANY RAPPERS HAVE YOU SEEN USE BALLERINAS? IT'S HIP-HOP SATURATED IN CLASSICAL EUROPEAN ELEMENTS!