J’adore JD’s decoupage trays for wall hanging from the “Relationship Series.” The typewritten trays are witty and demure, with the loose, handwritten script variety a blast of ballsy good humor à la Mame. I’ll take the lot, as a tribute to my little clung-to trinkets and larger than life ego. Get your own at John [...]
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…and speaking of John Derian
Posted in Collage, Le Deco, Objets d'art, Objets trouvés, Paper Also tagged "Auntie Mame", "Relationship Series", decoupage, ephemera, found objects, glass, handwritten script, humor, John Derian, Manhattan, New York City, old and new, Paper, reproductions, Romantism, trays, typewriting, wit Leave a comment
Now in Shop! Honorine Necklace by la collagiste
Encircled in a laurel wreath motif, the brilliant red faceted cabochons and patinated “gold” bezels on this necklace call to mind a festive evening on the town: a ruby elixir, a trip down the red carpet, her scarlet-red lips.
Fittingly complemented with 6 mm chartreuse cathedral beads capped in gold and finished with a regal 8 [...]
Posted in Bijoux, Collage, La Bonne Vivante, Object Making, Objets trouvés, la collagiste: Adornments Also tagged 14 KT gold-filled wire, allure, ancient, antique engravings, antique prints, Assemblage, bezels, bohemian glass, bohemian style, boho girls, cabochons, cathedral beads, cocktail length, costume jewelry, Czech glass, discretion, fire polished, gold toned, grande dames, handcrafted, jewelry, La Femme, La Mode, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mme. Honorine, My Etsy Shop, necklace, pale blue, patina, pendants, purple, red, red carpet looks, Roman style, Romantism, ruby, scarlet, silhouettes, vintage glass, vintage images, wire wrapped Leave a comment
L’homme de Luxembourg
After Effects, I want you. I “need” you. Will we ever be together in the same room?
A startlingly beautiful video brought to you by Luxembourg director Jeff Desom and the U.S. Library of Congress. Oh, and (I suppose) After Effects, that shameless two-timer.
Hauntingly original music by German pianist and experimental composer Hauschka.
Via It’s Nice That, [...]
Posted in Collage, Objets d'art, Objets trouvés, Paper Also tagged After Effects, After Post-Modernism, animation, composers, engravings, ephemera, film, Germany, Hauschka, It's Nice That, Jeff Desom, Luxembourg, motion graphics, Music, music video, pianists, Romantism, U.S. Library of Congress, video, vintage images, young artists Leave a comment


