Wes ANDERSON'S fantastic mr. fox. fantastic, indeed!

it includes amusing jerky animal-puppet dances, banjo playing petey who is scorned for bad songwriting, bandit hats, a touching moment with a lone wolf, and much, much more... see it.

 (interesting snippet about the film-maker's artistic process)

p.s. all i want for christmas is a bandit hat to call my own. and a posse of fellow thieves to sport it with. in case anyone was wondering. :)

have some fun with marcos roman

told you i'd be back with more colors.

discovered this kansas city based artist/designer on the arthouse co-op site (which i like a lot but i am a little sketched out by the fact that they charge you to participate in their projects. but, i guess everyone needs to make a buck to survive in this world, i'm just a cheap bastard). anyway, his work is all sorts of bright colors and magic, reminiscent of rainbows and lollipops. a much needed dose of visual prozac. do yourself a favor and explore his website.

vivian maier

lovely work. recently discovered in chicago. yay for women photographers!

more here

and here

seeing in black and white a lot recently. more colors coming soon, promise.

aretha: freshfaced, sweet, and a little bit sassy

on a soul kick. but what else is new?

it ain't so hard

staying amused when things are slow as molasses...

http://stuckincube.blogspot.com/

waltham open studios: best of... part II: Joshua Winer

Students working on a large scale mosaic at the Eagle Hill School Cultural Center in Hardwick, MA. Executed with the help of mosaic muraling expert Joshua Winer.

The finished product. 12 feet wide and 22 feet high!

Joshua Winer is a muralist/mosaic artist/educator. His studio doubles as a classroom space for his mosaic classes. Much of Joshua's mosaic work is done in schools where he often serves as an artist-in-residence, working with both teachers and students on creating collaborative artworks in communal spaces. His studio was overflowing with mosaic materials, student work, and binders detailing the stages of his various projects. He was very interesting to talk with and clearly has a ton of experience in community arts and education. I hope to have the opportunity to pick his brain again sometime in the future.

emiliana torrini in my head

clever little video. oh puppetry...

i like her very much, especially this song.

waltham open studios: best of... pt. 1: timothy andrew kadish

the work of Timothy Kadish was my absolute favorite. his studio space was packed floor-to-ceiling with canvases varying in sizes, textures, and media. his subject matter was simultaneously playful (think pacman and the mario bros) and spiritual (think egyptian hieroglyphs), with a hint of extraterrestrial. he asked me to choose one piece that i would take home if i could (afford to, that is) but i simply couldn't. maybe 3 or 4 but just one? impossible.

waltham open studios: today and tomorrow (11/7 & 11/8)

wonderful studio spaces and some really interesting work. who knew? more later...

here's the link: http://www.wmaastudios.org/eventspage.html

had to hear it, but even better to see it

Mos Def - Umi Says original video

Kid Kaos | MySpace Video

more from DA: simply chalk and chalkboards

Firekites - AUTUMN STORY - chalk animation from Lucinda Schreiber on Vimeo.

seeking inspiration for my next assignment. this caught my attention (on doodler's anonymous  the eyes are getting sore, but it's worth it).

how to improve an otherwise monotonous escalator ride

Doodlers Anonymous

it feeds the addiction plentifully.