Dream on

I tried to get inspired to clean my room (or at least organise my mess) so did what you should always not do when you have a job at hand 1. Went online 2. checked what's been happening with The Selby.

What I ended up with was mismatched but way dreamy combinations (like Jaimie Campbell in Pharells pool in Mexico - ohhright) and photos of myself laying on the floor procrastinating.



Latest news: Woodstock NYE house party. Going to have a photo field day! Need some party inspiration. The thought of hosting a 'party' is giving me hives, or headaches, so am going to stick with the term 'gathering'. What kind of gatherings are y'all going to to welcome in the beginning of a new decade?

Photos: The Selby, Rachel Kara

looking in

Can someone write something clever, honest and insightful without being tragic and lame about feeling:

• anxious over success or more specifically, a lack thereof
• drowning, suffocating, getting lost in disorganisation
• a rush to get to the future 
• inability to express all that one feels
• inability to show all that one see's
• tension in the head
• backflips in my stomach

I don't understand why some days adrenaline decides to pump a little harder through my veins (no not that good, ready to leap out of my skin adrenaline, the other one) and my brain whirs at a noticeably and dangerously higher speed.
It is also on these days that the world seems to moves in slow motion and I am able to make everything a melancholic movie moment...like birds flying through the sky for example. True story - I saw that only hours ago and wanted to cry. 

I hate these days!

Tomorrow the sun will come up and I can almost guarantee it will be all rainbows and lollipops but for now my fingers running over these keys release a little of whatever this is that's stirring. All at the risk of being eye-rolled and misinterpreted by strangers. Whatever. 

This too shall pass. Sleeeeeeppp. 

Photos: Click on image for Flickr details

Video: Rachel Kara (filmed the night before last, camera resting on my chest, laying in bed, lots of camera shake, poor framing but plenty of feeling).

knots

Beyond fascinating. When's the feature?

00:51 precious. pure. love
01:51 tear.
03:12 Dad
03:34 lol
04:15 why are their lights on?
04:50 every. single. frame gahhhhhhhhhhhh
05:18 sumputuous, buttery
05:25 cigar
06:03 light
06:43 what a scene
08:06 a fuck tonne of leather
10:43 and that's how it works.

Movie: The Selby

Tonight it's a party yah! Any Spanish, Mexican, Brazilian, Argentinian (tanskindarkhairpiercingeyesstrongarms) men welcome.

Happy weekend.

x

daze

It was the perfect night to be sitting on the porch, drinking a soda with your summer crush whilst the cicadas hummed and the anticipation of an awkward first kiss lingered in the sweet air...

...yes, typical American movie scenes is a dialect I think fluently in.

Lady, loose hair, full moon, no shoes, no bra, dog on leash. I feel you lady.

Photo: self portrait
Illustration: Marjorie Miller - Queen of The Night

fleet

I have had so many thoughts today - ideas for blogging, conversations, events, dreams, actions, gifts, people, beliefs - but I can't seem to hold onto them long enough to put to any sort of use.

I felt the second third best I've felt all week when I hung in the backyard and caught the last light of this for-some-reason-special Friday evening.

In the morning before I leave for work I take a short walk around the block to let my brain digest my dreams, talk with my God about anything that came up in said dreams that may prove to be an issue in making it through the day ahead, breathe in some fresh air and stretch my limbs.
...that was supoosed to be an introduction to me talking about how I don't have time to edit photos so am quickly learning to shoot how I want things seen, in-camera....but I don't have time to fully explain my thoughts on that either so I'll just leave you with that note about my morning walk.
I hope one day someone special who can see, feel and appreciate the magic of the morning will join me on my walk.

Photos: Rachel Kara, my muse Emma Louise

cold

Things are always more profound when they involve subtitles.

Beating my usual change of season sickness with an ocean swim, coffee and French film.

now

Photos: 1 ? 2. Xavier Dolan (hubba hubba) in I Killed My Mother 3. ? 4. Chris Colls 6. Mario Testino 7. Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina 8. Chris Colls

revisited

I stood in the Louvre and craved what I saw. I could write an essay on The Entombment of Atala...if anyone's interested.
Oh, no? :(



Right now I crave black and whites.

And you. x

Painting: Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson
Photos: Rachel Kara

home

On the Streets of Sydney went live approximately 53 minutes ago and I'm already all over it like a rash. The above is favourite thus far and am uuuber excited for whats to come. It's about time cat was let out of the bag - Sydney, you're simply the best.

Photos: the talented Jessica Klingelfuss

whoosh

Another one down.

1. Light 2. Light on tree 3. Light on chair 4. Light on cat 5. Light in store or on tree?

in your face

First year out of Hong Ik University and producing works like this...








...chhyeah, wow. If I was Sung Yeonju safe to say I'd be pretty happy with that.

1. Banana. 2. Bread. 3. Bubblegum. 4. Fried egg.

Girl you twerk that food.

Photos: Sung Yeonju

easy

This was my weekend give or take a traditional Friday night unofficially-official Spinsters dinner + a too late a Saturday eve laying under the stars in the backyard.

TWIN. I down and outright love you. We are kindred spirits but in a magazine to human kind of spirited way.

x

The Visitor

Teorema by Pier Paolo Pasolini

"A strange visitor in a wealthy family. He seduces the maid, the son, the mother, the daughter and finally the father before leaving a few days after. After he's gone, none of them can continue living as they did. Who was that visitor?"

Enter new kids on the block, LP33.3 - one the finest labels Australia has had to offer in a long time.

"Like the film, the collection echoes a restrained desire and minimal sophistication that is at once modern and refined."

With a focus on fabric and craftsmanship LP33.3 simply screams luxe and brings a strong sense of boutiquey high end sophistication that has been missing from the AU market...until now.
My pick of the collection is the Shattered Dreams bell sleeve blouse - preorder is in and can hardly wait to have it's delicious double silk georgette hand stitched chantilly lace goodness in my hands ready to rock for this coming A/W. Eeeeeexcited!

Mark this as a one to watch. LP33.3

Photos: Amanda Austin