material concern

dolly freed, author of Possum Living when she was 17, was tracked down recently, ensuing article here.

More about dolly, in her own words here.

i can’t wait to see what goodies Kristin has found….

I ran into my friend Kristin, who owns IKO IKO, at the thrift store. She had beautiful books she’d just found. I went back to the book section, but alas: only one left….but a new search was starting…and luckily for me its a beautiful, affordable search…Time Life Art of Sewing books…

Basically, straight forward, beautiful books with just the right bit of info to retro image ratio…

i want them all.

I posted on the redesigned penguin classics a while ago here.

awesomely enough: they are now available in the US, and I really can’t think of a better present for almost anyone than one of these beeee-u-ti-ful books. shop em here.

there’s a good interview with the graphic designer over at design sponge.

i can’t believe a haven’t blogged about the Source Family book yet.

Written by Isis Aquarian, the records keeper of the Source, the book explores the growth and changes and ideas of the source family.

The Source was a big inspiration for my Spring 09 collection, and amazingly influential across the board.

here are some pics from the book below, and links to the book above.

so: i am currently on the apartment hunt.

We live in an awesome place right now: but for various reasons (need more works space) we are going to move.

I’ve looked at places with potential, places for homicidial maniacs, places for very small homicidial maniacs and places without bathrooms or kitchens and at some liveable places too.

Nothing is right.

Currently I’m searching by myself: Isaac will help me next week, but he’s getting ready for open studios. But it will be good to have him keep me in check. sometimes I see spaces and I’m like, oh yes: this will totally work: and then realize there are no windows but i’m imagining putting in skylights (but its on the first floor). and other times, i’m just a brat and am like NO (like yesterday this guy asked it i wanted an application and i said no way, and told him the apartment was pet-sized).

and we are looking for either: a well organized one bedroom that will be accompanied by a large, unfinished studio. or a giant live/work space.

so, of course when faced with reality, many people turn to fantasy. Right now i’m thinking about packing all. of. our books.

so here’s some fantasy book scenarios as opposed to heavy ones I’ll be dealing with soon:

love this bookshelf/staircase to a loft:

done by levitate architects  and found via

in our next place: i want to organize the books by color. currently they are organized by theme: art/social theory/fiction..but it doesn’t look like this:

of course it you aren’t renting you can build-in a bookshelf:

and this is kinda wonderful and kinda awful:

the bibliochaise from nobody and co:

check out Roshambo, a reading by Tom Hellenberg, Zachary Mexico, Ellen Moynihan, and Kevin Shea: this thursday January 8 at 7pm at Heist gallery.

Sponsored by Sadie Magazine.

do you remember this? i loved this character!

but look at this….strange!

the real detective is here.

i’ve never felt anything for emily the strange, but when I saw that picture of rosamond: my heart strings got pulled a bit: remember this dress?

i have curtains like that now. oh memories.

I’m super excited!

I’ve been putting together this awesome Holiday sale with mitra from Blood is the New Black.

There will be over 25 local, awesome designers and booths at the sale: we’ve got:

women’s clothing, including rojas, maxine dillon, popomomo, ecoSkin and dear creatures

men’s clothing and shoes, including generic man, acid haus, rojas

baby clothing and puppy goodies, including from all mighty

accesories: including dean leather bags & belts, cocaine mule canvas bags, & my rebe handmade bags

jewelry from spragwerks, as well as from lines carried by green with glamour and poketo

home and paper goods, from soolip, green with glamour and poketo

fancy gifts for the toilette and boudoir, from Hush beauty

zines and records, from LA record

awesome tees, including from blood is the new black, no star, and beautiful decay

and tons of awesome gift ideas from many more vendors.

Everyone will be selling at big discounts from their usual retail price.  There will be a DJ and an open bar, and the Green Truck will come to sell food if shoppers get hungry.

The sale is December 6th at the POOL space in Silverlake: 2900 rowena blvd, from 12-8.

See the above flyer for details, and please check the Recessionista Blog with all the info and profiles and links of the designers. Spread the word: its going to be awesome!