Inspiration
I stumbled upon this book today and am so happy I decided to pick it up…The book is available with a free DVD with fantastic interviews from some truly amazing humans. Andrew Wyeths words are especially inspiring. Please have a look wisdombook.org
Whoa! That was my first reaction when playing with Bb 2.0. Described as a a collaborative music and spoken word project allows any viewer to play video/audio samples simultaneously. Amazingly the soundtracks work together and using the youtube volume controls you can actual mix them in real time. I recited a T.S. Eliot piece entitled ‘Hysteria’ while trying to mix the clips. Listen to the recording (done with my phone) below. Check out Bb for yourself and make some noise!
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Second off, Ty Williams introduced me to the music of Toro Y Moi…I picked up their EP called Blessa and the track by the same name has been looping all day – Its quite odd how the Bb project and Toro Y Moi kind of compliment each other…
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Mural in West Philadelphia (unfinished) – Part of Steve Powers’ A Love Letter Mural Arts Project
Photographs from the pop-up sign shop at 46th & Market, home base for Steve Powers’ Love Letter Mural Project.
Ever since I purchased Thicker Than Water on VHS I’ve admired and been inspired by all projects involving Woodshed Films. After watching the 3 minute and 47 second trailer for 180° SOUTH (an upcoming Woodshed release) I feel just like I did as I sat in the backseat of my Grandmother’s car heading home from the surf shop, itching to pop the ‘Thicker than Water’ VHS into the 15″ TV/VCR combo the moment we returned home.
180° SOUTH’s cast includes the legendary Yvon Chouinard (Founder of Patagonia), Jeff Johnson & Keith Malloy and is inspired by a 1968 trip to Mt. Fitzroy, Patagonia. The same trip which eventually led Chouinard to start Patagonia (the brand). Watch and learn more at 180South.com
*Also if you have the chance read Chouinard’s Let My People Go Surfing, a truly inspiring book!
The two images below have shown up on nearly every hype hip hot cool snob best blog around the past couple of days…And like I mentioned in my last post it’s boring re-posting things that I’ve seen all over the net, however when a series of painted walls gets people excited I think its worth sharing. As my friend Bill said “It’s sweet…” (Check Bill’s recently launched fun little tumblr blog McRight On! where I actually first saw these images) – More info at any of the many links above!
A friend of mine just returned home from a surf trip just last week and was sharing some action shots with me…and then I saw this shot, one he took with an old film camera. I can’t explain how psyched I was on this shot along with a couple of other film flicks he shot. This feels like it was yanked straight from the pages of Surfer Magazine era 1973…but in fact it was snapped just over a week ago…Enjoy
Photograph by Brian Parnagian
I’ve been a fan of Alex’s work for a while now! I just stumbled upon his website via Club Mumble and was so psyched to see new work! The drawings completely mesmerize me and Alex’s use of materials is nothing short of perfect! Awesome work at AlexLukas.com
I’m super happy to share with you the trailer for A Pleasant Surprise – A 16mm Surf Film by Kyle Pahlow. I’m helping Kyle with all things for his upcoming film including but not limited to Business Hustle, Art Direction, Viral Marketing, Music Direction & Editing! Please check out the website and sign up for a free snail mail ZINE made by me!
Branislav Kropilak’s photographs of billboards are stunning, obvious and abstract. Kropilak has managed to take one of the ugliest fixtures in the modern world and make it desirable and mysterious. His photographs of trains are also beautiful and make me wonder why the heck I’ve never seen such cool trains! via todayandtomorrow
Via RCRDLBL.com – This is when the video camera shines…capturing special moments so we can re-live them over and over again, even if we weren’t there in the first place. Here is a GEM and very appropriate for 12 years and one day after B.I.G. perished…
Aaron Rose (Beautiful Losers fame) screened a short documentary film “Become a Microscope: 90 Statements on Sister Corita” last month at Cal State Northridge Art Galleries. Sister Corita (1918-1986) was a teacher, political activist and possibly one of the most innovative and unusual pop artists of the 1960’s. I’ve kept Sister Corita’s Art Department Rules on the wall of wherever I’ve worked ever since I first discovered them. I’m looking forward to seeing the film but no sign of a trailer or any video clips just yet. Until then…Rule 9: Be happy whenever you can manage it. Enjoy yourself. It’s lighter than you think.
