long awaited

i'm highly anticipating the opening of this film in new york,

reprise by joachim trier, released in norway two years ago

colloidal suspension

milk chocolate banana pudding

dark chocolate flan with new mexican chili, cinnamon and pepita praline

as usual, i'm suckered into whatever is going on in the dining section of the

nytimes. this week, it being chocolate puddings, my newest dessert project.

top petal

these marni hats stole my heart the moment i saw them-

trying to replicate them - the first in a plastic craft lace that resembles 

clear pasta

love has no end

ghada amer (cairo) at the brooklyn museum- embroidery/painting/craft art

also finally saw the dinner party by judy chicago-

'pays tribute to women who have been lost to history' this really got me

a light fantastic

cosas de la semana

vintage garter belts

stem green

straw beach totes with coloured palm tree/sea/flower scenes

vintage luggage

sheer pants

wonderland lust

although, at this hour i feel this is a little late in being recorded - 

but i go through the motions of archiving this thought as it

deserves its due credit - alice in wonderland inspirations-

miu miu spring 2008

colourless

i quite dig this nude lip- concealer and foundation with a gloss over it

i love the lack of colour and kinda dead girl look

a culture

last week, the nytimes featured an article about the new interest in greek yogurt-

i just got a kick out of it and loved this photo - maybe a hint at a greek revival?

the cool school

pictured john altoon, craig kauffman, allen lynch, ed kienholz, ed moses, robert irwin, billy al bengston

thursday evening- I saw the documentary about the beginning of the Ferus Gallery and 

modern art late 1950s, early 1960s- here lies the record of my notes and thoughts

-artists and work - ben bartosh/john altoon/ed moses, 'vreeland'

-abstract expressionism to assemblage 

'venice beach was the place to go to and vanish or create new worlds'

'you don't want people to know you are hungry'

-roy lichtenstein, 'white cloud', in personal collection of irving blum

-light, plastic and colour work - candy apple paint jobs, custom car culture, reflection of surface, 

light on colour

-art primarily made in the mind and language as a visual experience (ed ruscha)

'art offers the possibility of love with strangers' -wallace hopps

-cal arts, the last plastic show

-centre pompidou, 2005/06?, LA art show

elemental

as of late, i have been wildly attracted to the periodic table. 

the graphic elements of it - and the extensive amount of knowledge it provides.

rings by ITSNONAME

she's a rainbow

this one has been on my mind awhile. maybe spring 2009. 

going hand in hand with stars and hearts. fantastic whimsical shapes.

beauty influence. prints.

love ruins me

i have found a new love that is bound to ruin me for the rest of my life through-

brie-

and as of late, i feel a need and an overwhelming attraction to old school french bistro

food-cote de boeuf, lobster, cassoulet, etc - prepared in the proper manner-

julias guidance must come out!

fromage deux

another idea about cheese

a few weeks back the nytimes reported about overfilled trash deposits 

in rome and naples and these particular areas also happened to produce

some of the best buffalo mozzarella - a curious article and sad idea

that the possibility of less of this cheese and really emphasizing the importance

of it- and the necessary traditions of particular cultures

the farmer-artist

an entry that has been mulling around for weeks- cheesemakers as artists

the return to tradition or more a revival of tradition and artisanal creations

in the obscure dairy regions of wisconsin, gourmet cheeses are unique 

and handmade-an idea we see extending to other arenas and younger generations

polpo perfection

most recently, the minimalist aka mark bittman of the new york times dining section

made my head turn again for the nostalgia of my past trips to spain.

his polpo con patatas is simply done by trimming down the legs of a fresh octopus,

cutting them into pieces and boiling them in heavily salted water one hour and a quarter-

adding in sliced potatoes and cooking another fifteen minutes serving with good olive oil

and pimento.

i've died and gone west

a couple things have been pointing back to the left coast- a nostalgia for the 

city of angels in its greatest creative era

its beginning influence as a place to make colours and waves-

modern art, surfers and sea, palm trees and silver screens and jazz

weird emotion collision

in this entry, just simply recording some thoughts that passed through my head today.

-the countries in europe- (Tyrol for example- between Austria and Italy) 

and where they are close to other another an almost entirely new country is formed - 

new in the sense of customs, foods, languages and cultures- an overlap of cultures, people and ideas. 

-todays film, water lilies, about the difficultly of being a fifteen year old girl - 

and how the heart so easily breaks and how arduous its to be dealt with when the 

feelings are so unfamiliar- and ones experiences are nearly visibly imprinted on their person 

because of their actions and reactions to situations - and how times have changed so as to 

when i was experiencing coming of age and what it must feel like today

-finally, a copy of zola's belly of paris has been placed in my hands

a long buried musical influence

i have long been silently attracted to mariachi bands and felt compelled to finally 

record my fascination. Reyna de Los Angeles is a first of its kind, an all female 

ensemble, featured in the upcoming documentary, 'Companeras'. (we have seen 

the influence in the white stripes last album, icky thump)

musical influence

the sounds of disco seemingly appearing to make a comeback in new forms:

the whitest boy alive

hercules and love affair

hot chip

its only natural and expected this would happen of course

some thoughts on things to come

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i welcome myself, solely today. we begin a sort of thought keeping storage centre.