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Our World Insideout Published by One Life

This was a total surprise in my inbox the other evening -- One Life's editorial committee has chosen one of my images from Our World Insideout to be published in an upcoming book One Life Photos. how exciting! this is a fun organization to follow with lots of interesting images from all over the world. t h a n k  y o u!

beautiful Couture Books - 2011 studio album (debut December 18!)

a sneak peak while we design the 2011 studio sample album, cover layout! Couture Book is a vendor I love, & I had the opportunity to chat up Dave & Jennifer in nyc and drool over thier amazing hand-made, and eco-friendly albums. you'll be able to see this one in person at our studio open house, on December 18th!

happy fun friday!

doug fogelson is a chicago photographer who may be best know for his multiple exposed images, of grand size. however, he has recently been working on a new project. last night was the closing celebration of Salt Room (Winter on the Moon). at Studio 1020, doug filled a room with 3,000 lbs of salt, & photograms of his salt experiments. being that salt has many healing properties, the room is meant to be interactive. within 20 min of being there, i took a seat on the floor and was amazed that i was able to instantly breath better. it was such a beautiful site with amazing music. i can't even remember who was playing guitar - but it was amazing - i was in heaven - on the moon that is:) 

doug also produces  b e a u t i f u l  books through his company front 40 press. check it out. we just added another of his books to our library last night.

from my iphone camera....

  

pantha du prince

there are those moments when all sights, sounds, and tastes flow in a rhythm, synchronized in beauty. 

while standing in an amazing book store that came up as a gallery in chelsea ny, on my yelp iphone app, i found myself in this moment. the taste factor may have been somewhat absent, however the smell of paper was enough to intoxicate my love glands...is that possible? conor and i had made our way into printed matter : a book store that houses artists' publications along with a few old posters. to top off the bizarre & beautiful scavenger hunt i was going through in this store/gallery, my ears tuned into the music playing on the boom box - it quickly shazamed it to find out it was a record released just a week prior. it wasn't until tonight, while working to it that conor said "i swear this is by someone at animal collective," so i took a look. black noise, by panta du prince, happens to be an album by a german dj who collaborates with Noah Lennox of Animal Collective, Tyler Pope of !!! & LCD Soundsystem. i am a huge fan of animal collective and LCD Soundsystem, so it's no surprise that this is the case. like many, there are so many genres of music i adore, but this is a new release that i think is great to crank away to - whether it's working, driving, meditating to, etc...and to let you know about. enjoy.

 

loktah

is one of my awesome vendors. i adore sending out their packaging when a creative session is complete. i hand select each one to match my client's aesthetic preference, which makes it all the more fun & personalized. the the product is hand made (like the couture book albums earth line i also offer), using natural products, and sealed off with beeswax. i'm excited! not only have they just releases new designs, they are soon announcing albums too. i look forward to offering yet one more green option for albums! t h a n k  y o u  loktah!

  

insideout chicago 2009 : book now available : see it on TV

yay! the first series book of our world insideout if now available. get the book here online. if you'd like it before the fundraising date ends on new years eve, just in time to gift for the holiday - read on my friend...

come see the book & prints available for sale at the one of a kind show, december 3-6. if you would like a complimentary pass, and you have not yet received one from me, please ask, and i'll email you one!

also at around 11:45am on monday, december 30th. ABC chicago will be airing a short segment on the items available at the one of a kind show for under $100. my artwork and book will be some of those featured.

t h a n k  y o u to everyone who has helped support me through this project. it's been an amazing ride so far! & it's just now beginning.

  

     
 
 

sam rosen

t h a n k  y o u sam rosen! (photographed above by ben speckmann) he busted his bum to throw together a layout for a 50+ page book! the first book, from the series our world insideout, will go to the printer for a test run tomorrow morning (rather, this morning). I'm about to lay down on the floor to take a nap, my wrist is numb, i have no idea what is happening in the world with my ears glued to streamed music, and my eyes to a computer screen. oh, but the end is near (or least a break)....

and via sam's blog post, i just found these lecture slides of frank chimero. kismet? i found sam through the post family, read his bio, and immediately wrote him an email because of his determination when he was 7. i could relate. thanks again sam.

designing obama : scott thomas

just a quick note on the run...

if you have not heard about this awesome endeavor, by the design director for the obama campaign, check it out now! scott thomas has 7 days left to fund the last $1000. he is creating a collection of art & design from the campaign that will be turned into what i can only imagine as a beautiful book. get a copy at a reduced price before november 4. (date sound familiar?)

definitely someone who should be celebrated - t h a n k y o u  scott for sharing your talents with the world!

 

my first green book!

it all started in college - i wanted to travel the world as a nomad (i still do!), learn how to build my own home and live according to season by using natural local resources...while i haven't built a home yet, conor and i are currently working on the first step to making our brand new home/office/re-used women's dormitory building into a more earth driven living environment. (stay tuned!) 

so needless to say, it was exciting and fulfilling to create my first green book! meet couture book - the company that hand-stiched this album. the paper is 100% recycled (no worries it still prints beautifully!) and made with the power of wind. i'm so excited to offer this to clients. couture book creates beautiful art books, meant to last a lifetime - every little bit counts...