lukasz wierzbowski

i have spent a good portion of my afternoon mesmerized by the work of Polish photographer Lukasz Wierzbowski, who shoots exclusively with film. these are but a few of the photos i found most inspiring. click on the images to enlarge, and do visit his website to see more.

R.I.P. Amy Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011)

gimme the willies

kay, Willie Nelson is badass. this song is a bit dark for a sunny friday morning, but he's so intense! dig it.

tony katai

photographer Tony Katai is based in Detroit. see more of his work here.

all the king's women #30 - donna douglas

actress Donna Douglas was born in Pride, Louisiana in 1933. a self described 'tom boy' and animal lover, Donna related to the character she would become most associated with - that of Elly May Clampett on TV's The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971).

Douglas was married shortly after highschool to Roland Bourgeois Jr. and had a son, Danny. within a few short years, the two were divorced and after winning a couple of beauty contests, Donna moved to New York to begin her career in television.


in 1965, during a Beverly Hillbillies summer hiatus, Donna began working with Elvis on Frankie and Johnny (1966), a script modeled from the lyrics of a folk tune. Elvis played Johnny, an 1890's river boat entertainer with a suspiciously modern hairdo and a gambling problem.


[note: as this series progresses, given that we're moving chronologically through Elvis' film career, you may notice an undeniable funk beginning to eminate from some of the movies made after 1965. though i myself would liken such funk to that of a well aged and delicious cheese, Frankie & Johnny is particularly stinky even to my nose.]

when Beverly Hillbillies was over, Donna got her real estate licence as a security measure, but spent most of her later career as a gospel singer, recording several albums, and public speaker, often making appearances in her trademark Elly May costume.



Donna has also written a children's book titled Donna's Critters & Kids: Children's Stories with a Bible Touch.

social periodic table

my social network sphere is fairly limited. facebook and this blog are the only vehicles i use regularly, though i do have a tumblr account that i update every once in a while, a flickr account i haven't updated in years, and a twitter account without a single tweet. a dabbler at best, i wasn't entirely shocked when i came across this periodic table and discovered that there are quite a few sites i know nothing about. while i haven't the time or the inclination to grow my wee sphere at the moment, there were a couple of really interesting sites on there, particularly some of the music ones, so i'm posting it here for you. click on the picture to be taken to the site where you can click on each symbol.

between the lines

i found a lovely blog today that has all kinds of awesome tutorials like the bracelet pictured above, which i'm totally gonna use, it's called Between the Lines. go see.

jo hamilton

came across the incredible crochet work of artist Jo Hamilton this morning. you should visit her website for more.

yesterday's muse #25 - gitta schilling

Brigitta ("Gitta") Schilling was born in Berlin in 1936 into a world of war and poverty. her family faced many hardships - something she discusses in the 2010 documentary: Gitta Schilling - Timeless Beauty. at the age of 16, Gitta was discovered while walking in a local parade, and by 1958, she was dividing her time between Berlin, Florence, Paris and New York, working with the best designers and photographers, as one of the world's most famous fashion models.



from 1958 to 1964, Schilling graced the covers of numerous magazines, including Vogue and Madame, and was appointed 'ambassador of elegance' in Germany. after her modelling career, Gitta became a stylist in Monaco before eventually retiring to a private life.





Gitta now lives in Italy, and at 74 years old she remains an extraordinary beauty.

dear photograph

Dear Photograph is an awesome tumblr site where people are asked to submit "a picture of a picture from the past in the present". i'm totally gonna do this! these are just a few of my favourites, but there are lots more. go n see!

the making of a pin-up

found an awesome collection of 20 pin-up model photos with their resulting illustrations (click photos to enlarge). so neat! see the rest here.

if polygamy were legal #35

if polygamy were legal, i would marry this hand sewn leather guitar case by Whipping Post. i'm certain our marriage would last as she comes with a lifetime warranty. not certain she'd accept my proposal, however, as i only know how to play 4 songs :)

dad

my favourite photo of my dad, who turns 70 tomorrow. happy fathers day people!

video vendredi - u900

i found these videos ages ago and had forgotten all about them. U900 is a Japanese ukulele duo who make strange and adorable crochet videos. made me smile. hope it makes you smile too! have a wonderful weekend! xo

vivian maier

Vivian Maier worked as a nanny in Chicago in the early 1950s. in her spare time, she walked the city streets with her camera, quietly documenting her surroundings. Maier's work went virtually unnoticed until 2007, when John Maloof, a street photographer himself, purchased a lot of 30,000+ negatives that had been seized from an unpaid storage locker at a small Chicago auction house . Maloof has since become a champion of the late photographer's work, which includes more than 100,000 photographs as well as documentary film and audio recordings. Vivan's work is truly astounding, and the quiet modesty of it all could just about drive me to weep. i had so much trouble choosing but a handful of photos to post here, and in the end i decided to post some of Vivian's self portraits, but not to visit the link above and see the rest of her work would be a disservice to yourself.