happy new year!

Happy New Year everyone!  Hard to believe that it's already 2014, but here's hoping that this year is going to be the best one yet.  Also, if you need to keep track of the coming year, it's not too late to get a 2014 wall calendar from my Etsy shop here! 

merry christmas!

A Very Merry Christmas to everyone!  Hope you have a fantastic holiday! 

color study XXXIII.

1. stewart & claire la nuit lip balm  2. marshall hanwell speaker  3. bryr moto boots  4. adia kibur petal statement earrings  5. feel the piece dolman jumpsuit  6. klippan greyscales wool blanket  7. triple c iboost backup battery  8. marvis licorice toothpaste  9. ancient light: a portrait of the universe

great italian motorbike display.

This video of Italian policemen putting on a motorbike display from the 1950s is pretty rad, and charming.  Impressive, gents!  I wonder if they still do this today... 

paul x johnson.

London-based artist Paul X. Johnson definitely has a way with the ladies - painting them, that is.  He uses a beautiful muted color palette to set the tone for his moody raven-haired vamps, who always seem to have something on their mind. Whatever that may be, they look good doing it, and his restrained technique with the brush really brings them to life.  I would kill to have a portrait done in his style! After I get my eyebrows done of course.  See more from Paul here.

stephen eichhorn's cats.

Cats.  Plants.  Put the two together.  I don't know why Chicago-based artist Stephen Eichhorn decided to collage felines with flora, but quite frankly I don't need any reason to enjoy these amazing portraits.  They are ridiculous and delightful!  Check out more from him here.  

catalina bu.

I just came across the quirky illustrations of artist Catalina Bustos Mendoza, aka catalinabu, who hails from Santiago Chile.  Everything in her work has such a sense of humor and playfulness, and I like that her quick and loose style shows that she doesn't over-think things too much.  Her characters in particular have such a funny quality about them, I can only imagine that she must be a cool girl to hang out with! You can see more of her work here, and her tumblr is pretty entertaining too.