Take A Picture,Maybe It'll Last Longer

Take A Picture,Maybe It'll Last Longer

My latest toy on the internet? Picnik.Ok,it's easy peasy but I've been playing around with my pictures all day and I've realized some things.. Here are some Pics from my trip in July.What a beautiful summer it's been.I am in love with my camera right now.I'm starting to love photography as an artform and I definitely appreciate it more.Capturing the moment in a literal sense is intriguing to me.Not to offend anyone but a while ago, I had never seen photographyas a legitimate art form before,you know?I figured it was too easy,just a person pressing a button to capture an image. Now I know that it is indeed.Whether you're developing them or editing them(and not just using easy or automated tools),there is so much work that goes into a photograph before it is put on display.I had been wondering if photoediting was like cheating but then I read the opinions of a few people. They said something along the lines of this:when an artists,paint a picture or sketches a drawing,there is a lot of editing done before they call it a finished piece.Also,A photograph,or rather a camera, does cannot always capture the exact essence of the moment.Editing can help with that.Another point proven.Right now I'm pretty naive about the world of photography but I'm curious to venture.I'd like to try out a real Slr camera and learn to develop my own pictures but since I'm such an amateur right now I can work with my little point and shoot for now.Here we go.

Imaginary Foundation

Imaginary Foundation

Alright,I'm going to presume my role as a talking billboard. Soo... I'm a couple of days late on this but Imaginary Foundation,one of my favorite brands, released some new designs.The artwork on all their tees are beautiful and the subliminal messages on some of the shirts add a really nice touch. I personally love graphics that consume a lot of space on a shirt and Imaginary Foundation does it really well. For 30 bucks a pop,you are definitely getting what you paid for.The quality is awesome.I've washed mines probably 100 times already and my Imaginary Foundation shirt still looks like new. It's one of my most comfiest shirts.There's no worry about fading or graphics falling off .

My Picks

oh,and the one i own

Ok,I need to go stock up now.

Miss Van

Miss Van

I really should draw more often,especially since I want to do something art-related for a career choice.Why I don't?I don't know.I guess it stems from lack of inspiration.But then,when I do think of something to draw,I'm not sure it it will translate correctly onto paper.I guess practice makes better,eh?Therefore I'm going to try to draw daily and maybe I'll even paint at home and not just at work.Anyway,seeing other artists' works definitely inspire me to draw more because I know they didn't just get good sitting on their bum and never drawing.Inspiration for this post?Miss Van.Her art to me is just very beautiful.I guess I would use majestic as an adjective for her newer works.Her latest girls have taken a more dramatic turn,shown with closed eyelids.

I would love to go on about her greatness,but I'm not so good at writing about others so I'll lead you,eh?

Miss Van's website

Back In Boston-Bye OR!

Back In Boston-Bye OR!

Ok,so I actually got back home last friday but still,it's good to be back in Boston.I most definitely need to get back to posting.This past month I went on a kickass wilderness expedition in Washington and parts of Oregon with a awesome program called Open Roads.I spent all month(July 5th - August 1st)sleeping in a tent throughout various campgrounds with 16 strangers from all over the country. I hiked in the North Cascades as well as the ozette trail where the Makah Native American tribe once lived. I also hiked to camp meer at 10500 feet on Mount Rainier!That was probably one on the hardest things,physically and mentally,that I've had to do in my whole life. I learned so much about myself in this amount of time.Seriously, if you ever get offered a chance like this,take it!I feel like I could type all day about my trip but I won't.

pictures of the great sights to come in the near future!

A Striped and Zippered skirt? Yes,Please

A Striped and Zippered skirt? Yes,Please

I was browsing the Marc by Marc Jacob's fall 2008 collection and came upon this beauty.Then,I saw it again in this the newest issue of Teen Vogue.Can someone say want?I'm talking about the skirt,by the way.Yeah,it's like 268 bucks.I love anything with stripes but add zippers and I'm dying for it.Not really,but almost....

I want to try Diy

I want to try Diy

I have an obsession when it comes to looking for cute clothes to buy. However,when shopping locally, I find it so hard to buy things I like and when I do like them,they're either out of my budget or crap quality. Most of the department stores I check out have repititions of the same trends that I have no interest in. I've come to the conclusion that if I don't like anything,I might as well try to do it myself.

One of my favorite sources of Diy is Craftster.org. This site is a community of forums for all things Diy from clothes to shoes to candles and makeup. I profess to stalking this site like nobody's business.I lovveee the clothing forum. Some of the posts are really inspiring,they make me want to just run off and buy a sewing machine.Actually,that's what I'm going to do. I'm definitely looking forward to try to make my own stuff.Sewing ,even with a machine,takes a lot of patience but at least I can be my own tailor.Also,practice makes perfect.No more worrying about clothes not fitting right or not finding anything I like.So,now I'm working on getting one since my crap singer(new model) broke.I'm going vintage this time since I heard those are better.

Rest in Peace Ruslana Korshunova

Rest in Peace Ruslana Korshunova