tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45939927415444715562024-03-08T16:33:59.979-08:00Denise Antoinette Moore blogKennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-4675976968880377152013-11-29T22:41:00.001-08:002013-11-29T22:41:40.004-08:00q a with john casey..<p><img border="0" alt="Deadinblackandred" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/20/deadinblackandred.jpg" /></p><p>dead in black and red.</p><p>john casey's superb line drawings of his alter egos pull me in completely. it's hard to not be taken w/ john's enormous talent and his characters. his lines are meticulously drawn and his subjects are oddly wonderful. john casey's installation picket fencing opens this friday at swarm gallery in oakland, california. john answered q&a's for me about his work and the inspiration behind it. i hope you guys dig it, i was stoked to read his thoughts. thanks john!</p><p><img border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/20/thephonecall.jpg" alt="Thephonecall" /></p><p>the phone call.</p><p>thereoccurring central theme in your drawings are male figures, often w/some sort of malformed body part. where do these fellas you create comefrom?</p><blockquote><p>thecharacters in my drawings are male simply because they are essentiallyself-portraits. the physical malformations my characters have are the resultof biomorphology. my theory is if one could distort one's body based onone's emotion or psychological state, what would that look like? whatif the body formed strange huge club-like limbs or a floating head onit's own, without the control of the owner? whether the figure is incontrol of that morphing, i'm not one hundred percent sure. i think itvaries from work to work.</p></blockquote><p><img border="0" alt="Prayingfortakeoff" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/20/prayingfortakeoff.jpg" /></p><p>praying for takeoff.</p><p>your little guys have been described as monsters, you're not a fan of that word. how come?</p><blockquote><p>i'mactually okay with the word if it is used in the complex sense of theconcept as in mary shelley's frankenstein, a being who is ostracizedfrom society but a being who also has complex emotions and a desire tobelong, to be loved. the more simplistic idea of the monster being evilis what i reject. there is no such thing as pure evil.</p></blockquote><p><img border="0" alt="Rarefind" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/20/rarefind.jpg" /></p><p>rare find.</p><p>your mom saved drawings of your's from your childhood, is there a specific drawing that stands out most in your mind?</p><blockquote><p>thereis one figure that has that special, turtle look with a round body andflipper arms that kids draw when they make a person. the head featuredthese spinny, spyro-graphic eyes and sharp, pointy teeth. i made thiswhen i was three so i obviously had an interest in the expressive crazycharacters even at that young age. </p></blockquote><p><img border="0" alt="Ancestor" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/20/ancestor.jpg" /></p><p>ancestor.</p><p>i know you were a big fan of creature double feature as a kid, do you still watch monster flicks?</p><blockquote><p>notspecifically. i like movies that have characters struggling with moraldilemmas that often result in monstrous choices and behavior. i love sci-fi flicks. i'm not into slasher films. i can't stomach those moviesanymore. i think i've seen just enough real violence in my life that idon't need to see the gratuitous stuff.</p></blockquote><p><img border="0" alt="Golem" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/20/golem.jpg" /></p><p>der golem.</p><p>what are some of your favorite movies? are there any specific movies that have influenced your work?</p><blockquote><p>sure, i love cronenberg's naked lunch, julie taymor's titus has sometruly mesmerizing surreal scenes, ken russell's altered states (talkabout biomorphing), and anime movies like akira and sprited away. isaw der golem recently, the german expressionist film from 1920. thecreature in that story inspired a specific drawing for me.</p></blockquote><p>your work is so clean and refined, what do you draw w/?</p><blockquote><p>i use micron pens, faber-castel pens and itoya pens on stonehenge print-making paper.</p></blockquote><p><img border="0" alt="Prodigalson" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/20/prodigalson.jpg" /></p><p>the prodigal son.</p><p>what was your earlier work at art school like?</p><blockquote><p>prettyviolent and expressive oil painting. i was an angst filled young man. now i am happily married and living a good life and appreciating it. hopefully, i am developing some restraint while still exploring strangepsychological landscapes.</p></blockquote><p>whenlooking at your work there is never any background, which is such agreat backdrop for your subjects. it leaves so much to the imagination.is there a consistent running storyboard in your head when you draw?care to share what it is?</p><blockquote><p>i abandoned specific backgrounds in my work around the time i startedmaking sculpture. i decided to leave the narrative in the work prettyopen to the viewer. eliminating backgrounds eliminated specificcontexts and allowed me to fully focus on the figure development. mystory takes place in a parallel universe where humans are not quitehumans. the not-quite-humans are a lot like us but they have crazypowers of transformation (often unwanted transformation). they have thesame emotions, similar clothing, and similar societal hierarchies. butthey are not us and not bound by the same laws of physics.</p></blockquote><p><img border="0" alt="Handsoff" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/20/handsoff.jpg" /></p><p>hands off.</p><p>you also create radical little sculptural dudes, any plans to create a vinyl toy in the future?</p><blockquote><p>i'vethought about it and had a few folks approach me with the concept. i'mnot adverse to it, but i wonder if the vinyl toy market isover-saturated at this point? would folks be into that? i'm not a vinylcollector so I don't know.</p></blockquote><p><img border="0" alt="Flopsy" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/20/flopsy.jpg" /></p><p>flopsy.</p><p>coloris pretty massive right now in contemporary art. you don't often use alot of it but you recently "collaborated" w/ cohen and his watercolors.how was it incorporating color into your drawings? will we see more ofit?</p><blockquote><p>maybe. but i like to keep things like materials super simple. i'm a creatureof habit and changes in my work happen at a glacial pace so maybe onlya few colors at any given time.</p></blockquote><p><img border="0" alt="Thief" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/20/thief.jpg" /></p><p>thief.</p><p>you'vegot an installation show "picket fencing" at swarm gallery at the endof the month can you tell us about your motivation and drive behind it?</p><blockquote><p>a dad told me a story about his four young sons. the boys were playing inthe back yard and when the father went out to check on them he foundthat they had torn pickets off the pristine picket fence and they weresword fighting with them. this story really made me laugh. probably,because i have two younger brothers close in age. we menaced ourneighborhood at times and played war games (this was back in the dayswhen kids were given toy guns to play with). the picket fence has somany powerful connotations and it reminds me of new england where igrew up. so i am reinterpreting this scenario using my characters inthe form of large-scale wood cutouts that will wrap the walls in swarm's project space.</p></blockquote><embed width="400" height="320" src="http://v.wordpress.com/i11TLYRb" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><p>what else is coming up for you?</p><blockquote><p>i'm working on a book of my drawings which i will be published by rowan morrison. i'm shooting for sometime this fall for a release date. there should be70+ drawings in there. TAG will have my work at their booth at the affordable art fair in NYC June 12-15. i have some group shows brewingin LA and the bay area and a solo at swarm next march which should bepretty darn epic if i do say so myself.</p><p>thanks for the interview meighan!</p></blockquote><p><img border="0" alt="Picket4" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/20/picket4.jpg" /></p>Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-90104236484242897552013-10-31T00:11:00.001-07:002013-10-31T00:11:50.427-07:00Mobile Phone Samsung Instinct<p>The Samsung Instinct touchscreen cell phone for Sprint PCS features GPS, a 2-megapixel camera for photos and video, threaded messaging, a slot for extra memory, an adaptive web browser with motion panning, voice-control, and a slew of customizable options.<br /><br />=============<br />Article Content:<br />New Samsung Instinct from Sprint review with complete list of features including Compatibility Features, Technical Specifications and pictures.<br/>Samsung InstinctYour Price: Check for Price! With New service Limited Time Offer<br/><br/>UPGRADE!!!The Samsung Instinct for Sprint PCS is the latest entrant in the hot new field of touchscreen cell phones.<br/>With just a flick of your finger, the Instinct allows complete control through its huge, colorful display.<br/>The Samsung Instinct also features GPS, a 2-megapixel camera for photos and video, threaded messaging, a slot for extra memory, an adaptive web browser with motion panning, voice-control, and a slew of customizable options.<br/>The Samsung Instinct – slim, light, and truly distinctive.<br/>According to it’s manufacturer, the Samsung Instinct has impressive 5.8 hours of talk time on Li Ion battery and comes with backup battery that will provide an additional 5.8 hours.<br/>And according to FCC radiation tests, the Samsung Instinct has a digital SAR rating of 1.46 watts per kilogram but actual SAR may vary.<br/>Quick Highlights<br/><br /><br />———————</p>Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-16383913866088755762013-10-20T23:55:00.001-07:002013-10-20T23:55:10.312-07:00Mia X Paper Tiger Four Seasons..<p><img alt="Fourseasons" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0128763b231e970c-800wi" border="0" /> </p>Oh man, this painting, Four Seasons by Mia is incredible. Whenever I look at Mia's work I always sigh just a little. Her ability to pile on the detail and still leave you wanting more is some kind of magic I tell you. Paper Tiger is offering a limited edition print of twenty five.Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-39629277645726284172013-09-10T23:50:00.001-07:002013-09-10T23:50:41.125-07:00Cody Hudson New Website..<img alt="Codyred" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0120a6ec1572970b-800wi" border="0" /> Cody Hudson just updated his website with what he's been up to for the past four years...or in his words: "the results of 4+ years of procrastination." Well, it was worth the wait. There is lots to look at from his personal work to his professional portfolio. I'd love any one of those Stüssy t's!<img alt="Cody2" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0120a6ec15b2970b-800wi" border="0" /> <img alt="Supernova" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef012875ee3fff970c-800wi" border="0" /> <img alt="Sculpture" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef012875ee3fd4970c-800wi" border="0" /><img alt="STUSSY" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0120a6ec170e970b-800wi" border="0" /><img alt="Codyredgreenblue" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef012875ee4059970c-800wi" border="0" /> <img alt="Yourgonnamissme" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef012875ee4076970c-800wi" border="0" />Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-21672321202734049392013-09-03T00:04:00.001-07:002013-09-03T00:04:13.295-07:00Tracey Emin Draws the Royal Wedding..<p><img alt="" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0154320f89aa970c-pi" width="600" /></p><p>Personally, I don't care about weddings nor did I watch the Royal Wedding. But I spotted Tracey Emin's drawing on Arrested Motion of Kate & Will's kiss and I had to share. Love it.</p><p><small>via arrestedmotion.com</small></p>Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-29798827994130451222013-08-24T00:38:00.001-07:002013-08-24T00:38:13.917-07:00O My Birthday Bash Pear Tree GreetingsIt’s OBoy’s second birthday, but you are the ones getting the presents! How great is that?If you’ve been around O My Family long, you’ve heard of Pear Tree Greetings. They are DanO and my go-to company for all things printed – our Christmas cards, OBoy’s 1st birthday party invitations, and OBrother’s sweet birth announcements, for example.We received so many compliments on these cards, you guys. True story: on a single day I got five text messages from friends and family members about our gorgeous birth announcements. Yea, so the baby being cute might have had something to do with it, but the design is absolutely perfect, too.For deals from Pear Tree Greetings, keep an eye on their deals page. They’re also on twitter.I am thrilled to announce that O My Family is giving away a $25 on anything at Pear Tree Greetings in celebration of OBoy’s second birthday!Leaving a comment on this post is all you have to do to enter! Of course, for those over achievers, you can gain one extra entry by tweeting this:O how I love @peartreegrtngs! Check out their giveaway in #OMyBirthdayBash by @OMyFamily here: http://bit.ly/o2UO5DJust tweet it and come back here to leave ONE ADDITIONAL comment on this post letting me know that you tweeted and what your twitter name is. Any comments that don’t follow these rules will be deleted. (Play fair, friends!)This giveaway closes at 10:00pm CST Monday July 25th. The winner will be announced that day.Good luck!******Disclosure: Pear Tree Greetings has provided the spoils of this giveaway today, as well as OBrother’s birth announcements. While Pear Tree Greetings is paying the monetary costs of this giveaway, money cannot buy my opinions. Those are priceless.******This giveaway is part of the O My Second Birthday Bash celebration. You can see all of the wonderful giveaways in celebration of OBoy’s birthday here.******Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-49082796604463019442013-08-22T20:33:00.001-07:002013-08-22T20:33:10.334-07:00trembled blossoms by james jean for prada..<p><img border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/12/trembledblossoms.jpg" alt="Trembledblossoms" /></p><p>last month i posted about the collaboration btwn illustrator james jean and miuccia prada on her spring line for prada. james also did an animated film called <em>trembled blossoms </em>for the line. i find it really beautiful. but i must confess that anything put to the music of cocorosie and i'm sold; hook, line and sinker...and boy i'm sunk. watch the video here.</p><p><img border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/12/trembledblossoms3.jpg" alt="Trembledblossoms3" /></p>Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-21089229057096577842013-08-14T23:58:00.001-07:002013-08-14T23:58:51.960-07:00wordless tuesday.You know this ended well.Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-77181730809580629732013-08-11T23:18:00.001-07:002013-08-11T23:18:27.693-07:00Pet Dogs Prayers for EncorePet Dogs :Prayers for Encore<p>I am writing today’s blog between tears as my 8 year old Border Collie Encore is in an emergency clinic fighting for her life; I am asking for your healing prayers. Encore’s health issues started about 3 1/2 years ago when she had some sort of tick born illness. She has had reoccurrences<br /><br />=============<br />Article Content:<br />I am writing today’s blog between tears as my 8 year old Border Collie Encore is in an emergency clinic fighting for her life; I am asking for your healing prayers. Encore’s health issues started about 3 1/2 years ago when she had some sort of tick born illness. She has had reoccurrences of issues [...]<br /><br />———————</p>Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-82957256989374182682013-08-07T23:49:00.001-07:002013-08-07T23:49:28.387-07:00martha rich freedom wig extended..<p><img border="0" alt="December07" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/25/december07.jpg" /></p><p>paintings from december 2007.</p><p>often times you come across an artist and all you are able to see is their work. which is awesome, i'm not complaining. but sometimes, you stumble upon an artist and not only does their work shine through but so does their personality. martha rich is that kind of artist. when you visit her websites or blog you can feel her wonderful sense of humor, wit and convictions. take her introduction on her freedom wig site:</p><p><em>welcome to freedomwig, my one-painting-a-day website. freedomwig is the name of a real wig. i named the site after a wig because wigs can either make you feel like someone else or make you feel normal. the art on this site is like that. not everyone will get me. if you do, that is excellent, you are the coolest, if not there's nothing i can do for ya. you'll probably just have to get your art from walmart.</em></p><p>well, i get you martha. i hear you barkin' big dog. i feel you, i do. when looking at martha's work you can sense an honest to goodness realness that comes over loud and clear, not shouty like, just vivid and understood. it's this sort of honesty and dead pan humor that makes martha's work so rad.</p><p><img border="0" alt="September07" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/25/september07.jpg" /></p><p>paintings from september 2007.</p><p>in november of 2006, martha started making a painting a day. you can visit her freedom wig website where each painting is on display (and available for purchase, although much has sold, duh.). martha's use of color is unabashed and her subjects vary from diamonds to televisions to ladies in bikinis. i love what she writes under each painting. i think my favorite is floaty man heads. not to mention she refrences thomas kinkade and getting waxed under one explanation of a painting, which i personally feel is ironic genius on her part.</p><p><img border="0" alt="July07" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/25/july07.jpg" /></p><p>paintings from july 2007.</p><p>it's amazing to scroll through each painting knowing she did one each and every day for a yr. her plan was to stop in october of this yr, to complete the yr long project however plans have changed. yay! she has extended it to coincide w/ her new show at la luz de jesus gallery in la; imitation snakeskin superstore. </p><p><img border="0" alt="April07" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/25/april07.jpg" /></p><p>paintings from april 2007.</p><p>in imitation snakeskin superstore martha examines what it is like to be a female w/ out a maternal role model (martha's mom died when she was a teenager from cancer.), exploring issues of identity, femininity and just being real. the show opens the 4th of january.</p><p>oh, and if you need some more of martha for your very own, pick up her book freedom wigs. i think it's still available from murphy design. </p><p><img border="0" alt="December06" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/25/december06.jpg" /></p><p>paintings from december 2006.</p>Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-73724654008732966772013-08-06T23:15:00.001-07:002013-08-06T23:15:50.014-07:00The Right Cleaning Contractor<p>When it comes to cleaning contractors in Melbourne there are many choices. It might just seem like you can open the phone book or look on the internet and you will instantly know who the right person for the job is. The truth is, you need to put a little more thought into getting the right<br />cleaning contractors in Melbourne. You want a company that has completed a background check, fully trains their staff and is fully insured. This means your office will be getting the best treatment possible all for a price you can afford.</p><p>Difficult Offices</p><p>When you have dangerous chemicals and clean rooms you need to know you are going to get the right cleaners each and every time. Cleaning Dudes has a strict training policy meaning that no one comes to clean your office unless they have had three supervised training visits. This ensures that things are done right. In addition, they will always be in uniform and they have all been police checked. There is nothing to worry about when it comes to safety or security in your office building.</p><p>Disruption</p><p>Most cleaning contractors in Melbourne work after hours so that you don’t have to be disrupted by the service. That is great on the surface but it means that you have no one there watching them or watching out for your office. This is whey you need a company you can trust. As a fully insured company, Cleaning Dudes guarantees the safety of your office as well as their work. It is all about peace of mind and great cleaning.</p><p>Look into cleaning contractors in Melbourne and compare the results with the price. You are sure to end up considering and hiring Cleaning Dudes, they won’t disappoint.</p>Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-39391082155545081292013-08-05T20:54:00.001-07:002013-08-05T20:54:53.627-07:00Friends Forever!.<p><img alt="Bffs" border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0120a5decf3e970b-800wi" /> </p>Every time Julia Sonmi Heglund designs a new t-shirt, never fail, I want it. Her latest, Friends Forever, is awesome and I just couldn't say no to it. I mean how could I? Could you? Plus, I'd like to believe that it is my own silent attempt at not wanting to say goodbye to the summer. (I am a genius of rationalizing purchases mind you, need help? Contact me.) Anyhow, what reminds you most of summer other than friendship bracelets, camp and BFF's 4-eva? Awww, come back to me summer.<p><img alt="Zoom" border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0120a5decf55970b-800wi" /> </p>Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-82428393326837784572013-08-04T22:59:00.001-07:002013-08-04T22:59:23.616-07:00Studio Visit Shelley Reed..<p><img alt="Shelleystudio" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef01310ff03528970c-800wi" border="0" /> </p>A few weeks ago I stopped by Shelley Reed's studio here in Boston. We had been trying to schedule a studio visit for months so it was great to finally get to meet with her. We talked for a while and ate super yummy croissants. It was such an inspiring visit for me. Shelley was in the middle of working on a beautiful body of work for her upcoming solo show. As I sat with Shelley it was hard to not be overwhelmed with the beauty and detail in her paintings. They're exquisite. I think you will enjoy them as much as I did.<p><em>Something is amiss amidst all this beauty and delight</em> opens at Sears Peyton Gallery in New York City on May 6th. It should be said that I had a hard time choosing what pictures to post, you can see the whole studio visit on flickr. More images after the jump.</p><p><img alt="Shelley2" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef01310ff035b7970c-800wi" border="0" /> </p><p><img alt="Shelley2deet" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef01310ff03613970c-800wi" border="0" /> </p><p><img alt="Shelley2deet2" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef01310ff03652970c-800wi" border="0" /> </p><p><img alt="Shelleypalatte" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0133ec49e9b3970b-800wi" border="0" /></p><p> </p><p><img alt="Shelley1" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0133ec49ea34970b-800wi" border="0" /> </p><p><img alt="Shelley3" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0133ec49ea7d970b-800wi" border="0" /> </p><p><img alt="Shelley3deet" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef01310ff03794970c-800wi" border="0" /> </p><p><img alt="Shelleystudio2" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0133ec49eb3a970b-800wi" border="0" /> </p><p><img alt="Shelley5" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef01310ff03898970c-800wi" border="0" /> </p><p><img alt="Shelley5deet" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0133ec49ebf4970b-800wi" border="0" /></p><p>Shelley has files and files of saved images. It was hard to not get lost in them... </p><p><img alt="Shelleyfiling" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0133ec49ec69970b-800wi" border="0" /> </p><p><img alt="Shelleytulip" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0133ec49ed19970b-800wi" border="0" /> </p><p><img alt="Shelleyhawkref" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef01310ff04896970c-800wi" border="0" /> </p><p><img alt="Shelley6" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef01310ff03b7e970c-800wi" border="0" /></p><p>So many incredible books! </p><p><img alt="Shelleybooks2" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0133ec49eec0970b-800wi" border="0" /> </p><p><img alt="Shelley6deet" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef01310ff03ba6970c-800wi" border="0" /> </p><p><img alt="Shelley7deet" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0133ec49efbe970b-800wi" border="0" /> </p>Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-55119583955623105602013-08-01T00:17:00.001-07:002013-08-01T00:17:56.931-07:00Jill Bliss Garlands..<p><img alt="Jill_Bliss" border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef01676128fe79970b-800wi" /></p><p>Oh, I love this. Jill Bliss had a show back in 2008 (which I covered - way back when the columns were much smaller!) and the ribbon garldands that decorated the show were lost in a warehouse. They were finally returned this past November, 3 years later! So Jill turned that frown upside down and now they're ready for you in her shop!</p><p>I remember seeing the pictures for the show (above with the beautiful Saelee Oh) and thinking ooooh, I like those...</p><p><img alt="Garland" border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef01630033bbc4970d-800wi" /></p>Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-65559522381336327452013-07-30T23:25:00.001-07:002013-07-30T23:25:36.903-07:00Mike Maxwell's Rock Bottom Risers a New Etsy Shop..<p><img alt="Rbr" border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef013484cb9fbb970c-800wi" /> </p><p>Mike Maxwell recently opened up an etsy shop and thank God because I am dying to get my hands on one of his Rock Bottom Risers. At the moment he's just got one RBR up and an awesome painting. But if I know how Mike utilizes the web, we won't have to wait long for more of his incredible work to appear.</p><p>Mike was generous to donate the bottom blue RBR to our Gulf Fundraiser. That will be available on Monday.</p><p><img alt="Rbrtwo" border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0133f1a3ef42970b-800wi" /> </p><p><img alt="Rbrthree" border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0133f1a3ef7b970b-800wi" /> </p>Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-75849793869434613632013-07-29T23:37:00.001-07:002013-07-29T23:37:34.844-07:00Mommy amp; Me Monday!<p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357786526576958130" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.thatsmyfamilyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/image-import/_FnFg1pxJKJk/SlqudYr-WrI/AAAAAAAACOQ/iOkEm_oI-uk/s400/DSC07537-11.jpg" /></p><p></p>Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-68027517346819958912013-07-27T00:00:00.001-07:002013-07-27T00:00:38.967-07:00Signe Mae Olson..<p><img alt="Signe_mae_olson5" border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0133f43b775a970b-800wi" /></p><p>Lena Wolff shared with me her friend Signe Mae Olson's blog Twin Spaceships over the Summer. I have been meaning to post about her beautifully subtle photographs for a while...so no time like the present! Enjoy. And thank you Lena! Nothing like sharing the goodness and inspiration.</p><p><img alt="Signe_mae_olson6" border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0133f43b7700970b-800wi" /></p><p><img alt="Signe_mae_olson1" border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0134875ac270970c-800wi" /></p><p><img alt="Signe_mae_olson" border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0134875ac3d2970c-800wi" /></p><p><img alt="Signe_mae_olson7" border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0133f43b7c29970b-800wi" /></p><p><img alt="Signe_mae_olson3" border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0134875ac631970c-800wi" /></p><p><img alt="Signe_mae_olson2" border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0133f43b7de1970b-800wi" /></p>Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-1740926092474088672013-07-25T23:48:00.001-07:002013-07-25T23:48:14.677-07:00lil' sean..<p><img border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/18/girl.jpg" alt="Girl" /></p><p>jeez, maybe i should just turn this blog into an australian artist blog. i just can't seem to stop writing about australian creative types. i'm beginning to think i should just move there...ok, not really. but thank god for the world wide intra webs, i can just sit and surf and ruin my posture instead.</p><p>lil sean's work has a great palette. his drawings and prints are humorous and often colored in pastel pinks, yellows and baby blues. a lot of his subjects are what looks to be like displaced, characters living on the edge of society or the opposite end of the spectrum. he writes in his blog: <em>"this week i'm all about drawing crap celebrities."</em> what follows is a bright pink image of paris hilton. YES. so awesome.</p><p><img border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/18/johnnyjukebox.jpg" alt="Johnnyjukebox" /></p><p>lil sean just finished a zine called panic head which you can purchase on moose. it's a hand sewn limited edition...and i'm really hoping that dude standing in the spaghetti is alex trebek, cause well that would just make my day. you can also purchase other prints of his on moose as well, or check out his flickr page or blog.</p><p><img border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/18/discodicso.jpg" alt="Discodicso" /></p><p><img border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/18/pregnant.jpg" alt="Pregnant" /></p><p><img border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/18/pins.jpg" alt="Pins" /></p><p>** all images used courtesy of the artist.</p>Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-68015049559312332382013-07-25T00:08:00.001-07:002013-07-25T00:08:20.528-07:00mark schoening.<p><img border="0" alt="Markschoening5" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/07/01/markschoening5.jpg" /></p><p>i recently met mark schoening at first fridays here in boston in his studio through a friend of mine. mark's intense black and white paintings hung on his wall shining brilliantly. i wish you could've seen them too, there is such a beauty to them. which you can see here, but i tell you in person they really shine. influenced by abstract expressionism to science fiction, here is what he says about his work:</p><blockquote><p>"i do not have theluxury of escape. in this century, in this moment, few of us do. information piles up: the advertisements, the mechanisms, the media,the people. i am attached to it, in the midst of it, a part of it. however, as a painter, i am also a witness and a reactionary. the paintings speak of information explosions, where an entireenvironment can be physically contained in a seamlessly presentedtwo-dimensional world. it is a reaction to the age of technology wefind ourselves living in. the way we look at, perceive, and processideas has changed, and because of that, because of what the viewerbrings to the experience, these paintings could not have been created inany other time. this is not so much a comment on myself as it is theviewer. they now have the ability to take in numerous ideas andaesthetic techniques all at once as a consequence of their everydaylives. what i am doing is letting the ideas fall in a frozen plane,allowing for further investigation."</p></blockquote><p>so well put, no? considering that i am watching the dog whisperer, talking to my sister and instant messaging w/ friends as i write this i can really appreciate his thoughts on taking in numerous ideas and aesthetic techniques. mark certainly gives his viewer the benefit of the doubt. how refreshing. mark is a featured artist of the 2008 decordova annual exhibition which runs through august 17. </p><p><img border="0" alt="Markschoening7" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/07/01/markschoening7.jpg" /></p><p><img border="0" alt="Studiopan" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/07/01/studiopan.jpg" /></p><p><img border="0" alt="Markschoening6" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/07/01/markschoening6.jpg" /></p>Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-25061822817171202152013-07-22T23:34:00.001-07:002013-07-22T23:34:29.094-07:00New Work Boogie..<p><img alt="Bojana1" border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0148c75edc61970c-800wi" /></p><p>Really drawn to these 'wet plate' photographs that photographer Boogie has been experimenting with. They seem haunted, leaving me equally as into his description of them:</p><p>"I've been experimenting with wet plate photography lately, and am having a blast. I've been doing it in the basement of our studio, which probably hasn't been cleaned in the past 50 years or so. Not the best conditions for this kind of work, but it's making for a really interesting results - the HAND OF GOD is present in every image. But if you wait around for ideal conditions, you might as well not try anything.</p><p>Another thing, I feel like this kind of photography really does capture a part of people's souls, and in this case it's the demonic part. Somehow I think it reveals people's dark sides.:</p><p>Boogie will be part of <em>After The Rain</em>, a group show at Carmichael Gallery opening this Saturday. You can see more of his photography on his blog or check his site out, a broad range of amazingness going on in there.</p><p><img alt="Sara2" border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0148c75edd80970c-800wi" /></p><p><img alt="Rastko2" border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0148c75eddc6970c-800wi" /></p><p><img alt="Natasa2" border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0147e1553833970b-800wi" /></p><p><img alt="Adriene1" border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0148c75ede9e970c-800wi" /></p><p><img alt="Dado2" border="0" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834cad15053ef0148c75edf7c970c-800wi" /></p>Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-37667835997288639222013-07-21T23:02:00.001-07:002013-07-21T23:02:14.265-07:00may, I love you.{OBoy walking home from the park with our across-the-street neighbor.}We’ve been outside a lot lately. I have taken a solemn oath with myself to never once complain about the heat or humidity this summer, given the winter we endured. Nothing makes you appreciate muggy weather like snow storms in late April.I’ve seen clearly that the boys do so much better when they’ve been outside for extended periods of time. They nap better, they play better, they eat better, their hygiene is better (because Mommy can’t stomach the thought of those feet rubbing around in their sheets all night), life just goes better.We spend our mornings and sometimes our evenings (thunderstorms permitting) wandering the block playing with friends. Apparently there is something in the water here in our neighborhood because there are 13 children in Kindergarten or younger on our block. JUST our block. OBoy and OBrother will bike/run/scoot/wagon-ride down to friends’ houses and play in their yard for a bit, then they will head back this way as a pack and check out our front yard toys. It makes time fly and often leads to hours spent chatting with other mamas. We have spontaneously done dinner together with other families twice now, simply because it flowed naturally from our afternoon.I think this is what communal living is supposed to be like. One afternoon in early May when we realized we would pretty much be sharing children all summer, a few of us parents had a conversation to the effect of “Feel free to send my kids home whenever you need to, or to tell them not to do something if they are making bad choices”. And so we do. We borrow kids and hang out, we remind everyone to share (whether you’re our child or our neighbor), we bring out cold Diet Cokes for other moms, we tell entire groups of rowdy boys not to throw sand, and sometimes we end up eating burgers together and playing until bedtime. Even when we head down to the park a few blocks away, we tell the other families and a few join us.This. This is what I was missing all winter. Human interaction. Friends for my boys. Grilling. Barefoot toddlers. Daily kid showers where the drain water runs brown from dirt. Coffee on the front steps while kids squeal and bike up and down the sidewalk.Glory.Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-39086093953157918952013-07-17T20:46:00.001-07:002013-07-17T20:46:47.857-07:00Benefits of hiring Commercial Window Cleaning services<p>It’s said that cleanliness is next to Godliness. You should always keep yourself and everything around you clean because this is the only way you can remain healthy. Unclean places are the source of many a diseases since mosquitoes and insects thrive at places where there’s no cleanliness. Even if you leave your home unclean for a while, you will realize that insects start giving their eggs and pigeons come to stay there! To avoid such situations, you should get your home cleaned regularly.</p><p>Coming to windows, it’s important to get them cleaned for a lot of reasons. First of all, people who view our homes and offices from outside can just see those blue colored glass windows! If they’re dirty and unclean, they will make the windows appear brownish and unkempt due to the mud. Cleaning commercial windows is not the task of people like us. We’ve often tried our hand at cleaning only to realize towards the end that some stains and patches still remain! That’s why commercial window cleaning services should be hired to complete this task.</p><p>Here’s what you’ll get by hiring them:</p><em>Save Time</em>: Professionals can get your windows cleaned in really little time since they’re experienced at this task. Time is an important consideration when it comes to office because cleaning for long hours can disrupt your office work.<em>No streaks</em>: In spite of using those ‘magic cleaners’ that are advertised on TV, we are unable to get the streaks off our windows! Streaks remain on our windows even after cleaning so it’s better to get them cleaned by professionals. They can make your windows as good and shiny as new ones.<em>Save costs</em>: Since it’s their job, professional cleaners are always in the possession of high quality cleaning agents and equipment. If we were to buy those agents, it would cost us a lot!Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-69392721955215897622013-07-16T20:17:00.001-07:002013-07-16T20:17:17.248-07:00baby bluesI’m not sure where that term came from, but can I blame my crappy mood this week on my pregnancy too? That’d be great, thanks. I don’t know if it’s this winter that will never end, something about having whacked hormones, the hour less of sleep we got, the body that I don’t recognize anymore, or just the plain ‘ol daily grind, but I have been in an undeniable funk these last 3 days.So, inspired by my friend Cindy, I would like to make a Favorite Things List, right here, right now, in my gray-fabric-walled, fluorescently-light cubicle. These are things in my life that make me smile, in no particular order:1. Feeling Baby Move – Dan felt him through my tummy last night for the first time, what a wonderful thing.2. Exorbitant amounts of fruit – blueberries, mandarin oranges, strawberries… anything Costco sells by the truckload, really.3. My Husband – nuff said.4. Our Church – Women’s retreat this weekend, so excited!5. Warm baths6. Caribou Chai Tea Latte – and/or anything warm and frothy served to me in a cardboard cup with a sleeve.7. Candles – Yankee, to be specific.8. Our puppy9. Baby Clothes – I just want to squeeze them!10. Listening to my ipod – Phil Wickham with one earbud in on repeat all day*Deep Breath* Thanks, I feel better already.Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-31319369331864278102013-07-16T01:04:00.001-07:002013-07-16T01:04:23.789-07:00that is not what working out looks likeThere are photographs out there floating around the interwebs that are referred to as “fitspiration” or “fitspo”. They are pictures of fit, well toned women in athletic apparel seemingly in the throws of a hardcore workout. Their purpose is to inspire the viewer to work like the woman in the picture is “working” so that you can look like she does.K, but here’s the thing.THAT IS NOT WHAT WORKING OUT LOOKS LIKE.It does not look like this:or this:or this:(Seriously? Pushups with your hair down? Who do you think you’re fooling?)Working out looks like a bright red splotchy face.Working out looks like sweat circles on your armpits and yea, probably on your bra.Working out looks like blowing snot rockets into the bushes because it’s been an hour and a half since you could blow your nose.Working out looks like rocking unshaved legs with those running shorts because Mama don’t have time to shave AND run.Working out looks like forgetting that you were wearing non waterproof mascara until you get home and look in the mirror.Working out looks like taking a walking break with your arms above your head because you have a side ache.Working out looks like having a spray trail up your back because it just rained and the path was wet.Working out looks like this:Sure, it’s a horrible picture of me and not worthy of tagging as “fitspiration”, but that’s ok, know why?Because working out looks like not caring what working out looks like.Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593992741544471556.post-41691994993407200092013-07-15T00:59:00.001-07:002013-07-15T00:59:21.553-07:00judith supine for paper monster..<p><img border="0" alt="Anotherbaptism" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/26/anotherbaptism.jpg" /></p><p>another baptism. SOLD OUT. </p><p>i have been a big fan of brooklyn based street artist judith supine ever since i first saw images of his on wooster collective a few yrs back. his use of big ol' mouths and huge eyes, crazy color and overall combination i find so extraordinary. then to make it that much better he goes out and wheat pastes the images on the street, so his colorful montages are staring right at you on the street. you can't hide from their eyes!</p><blockquote><p>"judith supine is a 29-year-old artist living in brooklyn, ny. supinecould not speak until a month after his seventeenth birthday. he couldnot physically articulate words, he could only squeak and grunt. supineoften drew pictures to communicate with his family. his mom saved allof his pictures, just one of many reasons why his mom is great." - paper monster.</p></blockquote><p>yesterday paper monster released original work and some prints from judith. well, the originals are all gone(one of them was the above image), as they flew off out like hotcakes, as they would do.but if you hurry there are still some prints available. in the meantime check out this video of him at work & play.</p><p><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gaBJB3VDWvg&rel=1" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed width="425" height="355" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gaBJB3VDWvg&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed></object></p><p><img border="0" alt="Untitled1" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/26/untitled1.jpg" /></p><p>untitled 1. limited edition print. </p><p><img border="0" alt="Judithsupine" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/26/judithsupine.jpg" /></p><p><img border="0" alt="Untitled2" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/26/untitled2.jpg" /></p><p>untilted 2. limited edition print. </p><p><img border="0" alt="Scrapsofpaper" src="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/26/scrapsofpaper.jpg" /></p>Kennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312033754890130506noreply@blogger.com0