From The Book Shelf: Debut

Recently picked up a book from the local Library that showcases a behind-the-scenes look at Saint Laurent's first year (1962) as an independent designer featuring outstanding photographs by Life photographer Pierre Boulat. The book is called "Debut: Yves Saint Laurent 1962"
Here are a few of my favorite images found within the pages.

I am a big fan of behind-the-scenes. I really enjoy seeing how different folks go about doing what they do. I also quite enjoy seeing the creative process, particularly when it involves sketches.

Well back to it...
Hope your week is a good one and the weekend even better.

Cheers &
Stuff,
'MrRay'
>>>--'Keep On Crow'N--->

From the Film Library: Vamos a matar, compañeros (1970)

What is Your Passion?

I am not the type of person who likes to do just one thing. I guess you could kinda call me a "Generalist". I think I have always been like this, even when I was younger. I remember when asked "what do you want to be when you grow up?" I never gave a one subject answer it was always something like, " A professional football player and an Astronaut and a Paleontologist". Though at times I find myself envious of those that have a focus or a passion on one particular thing. Don't get me wrong I have passion(S) but just one, that is hard for me.

One of those people that I am somewhat envious of, not only of her passion and focus, but also her skill yielding a brush is Taliah Lempert of Brooklyn NY. Her passion and focus is painting Bicycles! yep that is what she does, and she does it very well. She hosts a web site bicyclepaintings.com that is just filled with her work of both new and old, sketches and works in progress all of one simple subject, Bicycles. In here own words she says this about what she does.
" I paint bikes that are part of someone's life,or have been, or are intended to be. The bike they ride around, race, present themselves with. The right bike for the right situation. It's worn when ridden, locked, or crashed. It’s grimey, sometimes cleaned, sometimes not. How they chose it, how they use it and how they care for it. How each bike looks, develops because of a person. & says a lot. I’m not interested in creating a real scene, of a bicycle in a believable space. I'm interested in looking just at the bike. Like in old pictures, where saints are painted on a gilded surface. Or Pop art, with the subject not in a traditional space but on a flat ground.An everyday object with paramount importance. I like thick thick paint, splash and disregard lines aggressively brushed out and repainted.
I like the fight in it, I want to make paintings with movement and gesture derived from the bike. The bicycles that catch my eye and come into the studio open a door to new communities, people, and experience. My paintings are my framework to see the world."

Work in Progress.

Final Painting

There is a lot to see when you visit her site. With something as simple as a bicycle you might think it would start to loose it's excitment after viewing a few of her paintings or drawings but NO each one has personality and is unique so go check out her goods and even buy something from her in her if you want, she even offers a free screen saver download of over 100 of her paintings (P/C only though????)

Cheers.

Must Visit: The Jalopy Journal.

If you are into old cars and hot rods then you already should know about the Jalopy Journal. If not, and you like machines that are loud and fast with the beauty of the hand finished details then you need to check this site out. If you are a man then you need to at least pop on over and pay a visit to this site.(Women too if this is your thing or just curious) If you like early Americana, mostly with a focus on post war era, then this is a must for stories, images, and know how. What is it you say, well I will let them tell you..." (We aim) to spread the gospel of traditional Hot Rods and Kustoms to hoodlums worldwide… We wanted to be the voice of the working man, a tool in the toolbox of the guy that does it himself, and a place where citizen journalists could show the “big-time” media a thing or two. We haven’t done it all yet, but we aim to in time…"
So go over and help them out. While there check out the H.A.M.B., the online forum that shares insight into each article and post on the Journal as well as updates on folks who are building or Kustomizing their own rigs.

Cheers.

Touch The Future With The Past.

I am not exactly sure what to think of this site that I fell into today.
Her name is J. Morgan Puett she is an apparel designer and retail / design space designer, but she is also represented by a gallery in NYC, so I guess you could say she is an artist as well.
So why I am I sharing my find? Well it has to do with her looks and style. This is what I love. The rustic, old, worn, aged look and feel. The use of natural and earth tones and fabrics. Hand made and hand dyed.... So good. Please enjoy.

Rogues Gallery Spring 2008.

On my daily voyage around the web I decided to go and check to see if one of my favorite brands Rogues Gallery has updated their site, and they have!!! I think all of December I went there everyday waiting for an update....
If you have time check it out. If not here are a few pics I snagged for your viewing enjoyment.






You can link to their web site here.
Also if you want to learn a little bit more about them and their influence check out this article from Refinery29.

One Needs Music To Dance.

For a short while I have been sharing my thoughts with Quinn about style and what not of various bands and movies. I must confess I have started to watch movies more for the styling than the story or to be entertained.... Thought I guess that is my form of entertainment to find great style and insperation while wittling my time away watching the lives of others on a screen...
Anyway. So I want to share in the next few days weeks or months my favorite best dressed bands and movies.

Lets start with bands today.
In no order but the order of style.

Shout Out Louds.

The Killers

No Killers video but you can watch sum here.

OKGO

The Kinks

I think I will update this regularly. And if anyone out there, if there is anyone that reads this silliness has any suggestions please comment. Thank you for your time.