now voyager.

how to read nancy.

2011-07-08T10:58:00.000-04:00

when i was little, one of my favorite things to read were these memo notebooks that my grandfather had pasted into brother juniper and nancy comic strips. i recently discovered the nancy panels tumblr and i'm smitten with this authentically profound and purposefully lame comic strip all over again! although i love this quote from ernie bushmiller, creator of nancy..."i am doing extremely well with my children’s strip nancy. it runs in over 880 papers and has no social message." i am looking forward to headstrong, curious, and self-assured nancy coming back as a feminist cultural icon. read a brilliant deconstruction of the seemingly simple nancy strip here.

young peak.

2011-04-22T11:25:00.000-04:00

here's a thing i did.

dem bones.

2011-03-31T00:16:00.003-04:00

the secret word is FUN.

2010-12-22T18:40:00.002-05:00

seeing pee wee on broadway for the second time tonight! i'm really excited! it's so great! i'm preparing to laugh a lot and scream real loud. and if i don't see you before the weekend, felix nabeeblah everyone!

forever's gonna start tonight.

2010-12-21T02:15:00.000-05:00

is it weird that i feel like tonight is the start of the new year? goodbye moon, hello magic.

not naughty.

2010-12-20T10:26:00.000-05:00

i'm really looking forward to the holidays. just gotta watch out for krampus.

{david shrigley

via my sister.}

a visible manifestation.

2010-12-06T18:01:00.000-05:00

basquiat.

titian.

2010-12-03T12:55:00.001-05:00

i'm currently obsessed with red hair.

{my personal collection

wikstenmade

khole

stockholm streetstyle

ugly earring

pure beauty.

2010-11-22T01:53:00.000-05:00

throwing three balls in the air to get a straight line.

bounty.

2010-11-12T20:33:00.001-05:00

i got some awesome work-related news today so here is a picture of a chipmunk shoving a peanut into its mouth.

{more here}

another world.

2010-11-10T21:52:00.001-05:00

this doorknob is so magical! as you approach it you catch a glimpse of what appears to be another world, waiting for you to enter and join, but in fact is a reflection of the room on the other side of the door! so cool.

{by hideyuki nakayama

via spoon-tamago}

how memory works.

2010-11-02T11:31:00.001-04:00

hi guys! i didn't disappear! i just got an awesome job where i'm busy a lot. it's cool, sometimes i put images and things over on my tumblr. it's mostly stuff that i want to remember, like; cool art, hot dudes, weird photographs, stuff i'll never buy and cats in parkas. check it out!

houdini's eyes.

2010-10-12T22:05:00.001-04:00

did you know that houdini died on halloween day? and that for a decade after his death his wife, bess, held a séance on october 31st in order to contact him? apparently shortly before his death, houdini made a pact with bess that if he could, he would return and make contact with her from the other side. they devised a coded message that only he and she knew, but after 10 séances in 10 years, bess had not received her husband's personal message. here is a recording of bess at her last séance in 1936.

{image via houdini himself.

the full staged recording

of the 1936 séance}

pocket it.

2010-09-24T10:37:00.000-04:00

the beach combing collections of jennifer booher.

{via other blog}

let's hear it for the grrrls.

2010-09-22T11:33:00.000-04:00

"You may think from these photos that I want to kill you. I do not. It is just my regular face."

long live tavi.

might as well face it...

2010-09-20T13:29:00.000-04:00

you're addicted to stripes. wood wood dress at totokaelo.

shadow people.

2010-09-15T22:36:00.001-04:00

my friend ted is a cool genius and he directed this video for dr. dog. it was filmed at one of the best places on earth, the holiday skating rink. you can see a bunch of my favorite regulars and it's so beautiful that watching this makes my heart swell and my eyes well.

buckle up, we're wayward bound.

2010-09-12T22:29:00.000-04:00

sorry i've been so absent. just fully enjoying these last fleeting days of summer.

crazy to exist.

2010-09-06T23:57:00.000-04:00

"the softness and fragility of baby animals caused us the same intense pain."

party on!

2010-09-06T11:56:00.000-04:00

kris chau is running a '15dollaholla!' sale where up until september 7th, you can request any drawing that you want (black&white/8.5x11) for 15 bucks! this wayne's world homage is what she did for me! i'm so excited to hang it in my new house!

happy 90210.

2010-09-02T20:36:00.000-04:00

here is a fake polaroid of brandon walsh sitting on the beach.

chantilly skeleton.

2010-09-01T00:46:00.001-04:00

with a reminder from laia, i went back and re-checked out the amazingly beautiful givenchy couture collection and saw these great reverse shots that somehow i missed during my first look.

romantic reverie.

2010-08-29T22:24:00.000-04:00

nureyev's island home on the tyrrhenian sea.

{via}

and danced by the light of the moon.

2010-08-19T22:50:00.000-04:00

{loie fuller}

chapter 1:

2010-08-16T20:32:00.002-04:00

she was listening to gershwin and eating dinner on the roof after a good day at work.

things are happening!

2010-08-12T22:21:00.000-04:00

as of this saturday chelsea and i will be neighbors. pretty amazing.

{image via flickr}

dogtooth.

2010-08-07T14:58:00.000-04:00

this was the best, weirdest, most intense movie i've seen in a while. recommended for the not-so-faint-of-heart.

be my b.

2010-08-06T15:44:00.000-04:00

happy birthday my love.

kool thing.

2010-08-03T09:49:00.030-04:00

start bande à part, wait ~20 seconds and mute it. then start simple men. enjoy.

sympathy for the rolling stones.

2010-08-02T09:02:00.001-04:00

{image via wet/dry}

split image.

2010-07-29T09:37:00.002-04:00

"if i can talk to someone for just five minutes, five vital minutes, i feel i can carry on the myth of being a full person, but any longer and i would be shown up as an empty, worthless nothing… all colorless and shrinking, invisible." - anthony perkins

{via expected guest}

spectrum of light.

2010-07-24T12:21:00.000-04:00

i've seen 4 rainbows in the past 2 weeks. good things are happening.

{by helmut smits

via todayandtomorrow}

friday night.

2010-07-23T18:03:00.000-04:00

watching the andromeda strain and drawing flowers. the usual.

strata.

2010-07-23T03:10:00.000-04:00

i really like this necklace by dotoverdot. the little bars are adjustable to change the look of it.

{via totokaelo}

chicago!

2010-07-22T12:29:00.001-04:00

how come no one told me that chicago is TOTALLY AWESOME??!! it's so scenic and clean and i had such a great time and ate so much good food. i can't wait to go back someday, but for now i've got other big cities on my mind...

banana peels we've slipped on and egg shells we've tippy toed over.

2010-07-15T21:44:00.000-04:00

this weekend i'm going to chicago to see the reunion of cap'n jazz, one of my all-time-favorite bands. and i'm. SO. EXCITED!

{cap'n jazz set list
via bob nanna's
flickr}

endless, nameless.

2010-07-13T09:11:00.001-04:00

barbara & michael leisgen: mimesis

{via aapc
& little lamb}

ready for the weekend.

2010-07-09T15:50:00.001-04:00

have a good one!

{via onlythegolden
and heart you call home}

hammered bronze.

2010-07-09T12:03:00.001-04:00

here is another necklace that i made. i've been wearing this one a lot lately.

blood heat.

2010-07-07T14:13:00.001-04:00

it's summer. it's hot. i love it. after a long morning of job searching, i'm just about to go on a bike ride and then cool off inside and listen to this while i eat an icecream treat. happiness.

{1900s thermometer
via erie basin}

conowingo.

2010-07-07T10:25:00.001-04:00

just one of the many wonderful things i was a part of this past weekend.

love life.

2010-07-06T17:53:00.002-04:00

the past month has been amazing. thank you world.

{painting by becca man}

2.

2010-07-02T10:30:00.001-04:00

this one-piece dress includes three different patterns along with a neutral black back. it closes with three uranium glass buttons, has a collar created by a thin horse hair braid and a belted waist.

if you like what you see, there's a bit more over at my website!

3.

2010-07-02T10:00:00.002-04:00

this silk dress is printed with falling dead horses and has blue LED lights along the shoulders which can be turned on by squeezing a button inside of the pocket. it is meant to literally 'give power' to the wearer. the belt is made of the same print as the leggings and features a bronze buckle with a small fire opal in the center.

4.

2010-07-02T09:30:00.001-04:00

the tank top image is based off of this which was a reference for a never-completed tapestry weaving. the back hangs extra long and is made of a poly-silk mesh. the leggings are a silk-lycra blend done in this print and feel amazing. everything was sewn with glow-in-the-dark thread.

1.

2010-07-02T09:10:00.000-04:00

this is a two piece, top and skirt. the black part of the top is made of a poly-silk mesh see-thru stripe fabric and the sleeves and cape-back are of my own printed design. around the collar is a thick horse hair braid which has a nice heaviness on the shoulders. the skirt has pockets {essential} and is made of alternating panels of lighter/darker versions of the same print.

master of textiles!

2010-07-02T09:00:00.002-04:00

for my recently completed masters thesis i explored the transformative nature of clothing and its conceivable use as a modern day fetish object. in order to do so i considered the philosophy of friedrich nietzsche's amor fati, the historical use of magic as a cure for the anxiety of life, and the semiotics of fashion, to examine how garments can act as a catalyst in altering the individual’s relationship to and view of the world. in particular i focused on the integration of opposites; beauty and tragedy, and the psychological power of materials and symbols, to understand the part that magical thinking plays in our lives. the main result of this research was the creation of a series of garments that are inherently magical and allow the wearer to simultaneously accept and repel life's tragedies.

ANYWAY, i'm so excited to finally share them with everyone! it was a lot of work, but i'm really happy about what i produced. i designed the prints {which are based off of space and cave imagery and include ghost-y horses}, and then digitally printed the silk fabric, and designed the patterns, and braided the horse hair {around the collars} and then sewed everything {a lot by hand} and then took the pictures {via self-timer} and even 'modeled' {with head removed due to lack of smizing}. WHEW. i'm going to be posting the garments throughout the morning, so stay tuned! xoxo!

ginzer.

2010-07-01T14:37:00.003-04:00

etching by kiki smith. it's been quite a few years since i did an etching, but i've been thinking about it lately.

get the picture?

2010-06-30T14:06:00.004-04:00

an outtake from when i was going insane trying to take pictures of my work the other day {notice the grumpface and crazyhair}. i'm certainly not a product photographer and i'm going to have to give it another shot this week. boo. {also notice the à bout de souffle new york herald tribune shirt i got from ebay 5 years ago. sorry rodarte.}

spreading the love.

2010-06-30T09:20:00.002-04:00

hello readers! i've got a guest post up over at the wonderful woolgathering & misc. check it out!

{image by
justin kemp}

the future is bright.

2010-06-29T09:40:00.001-04:00

{life archive}

blame it on my wild heart.

2010-06-24T19:27:00.004-04:00

i caaaan't stop listening to/watching this. i love '80s stevie, but this is like fleetwood mac style stevie. so so so so good. one million spacebucks to someone who can find an mp3 of this demo!

huff & puff.

2010-06-24T12:48:00.002-04:00

today i'm finally taking pictures of my thesis work and this is how i feel about it.

but, in other news, soon i will post pictures of my thesis work!

qui les sauts?

2010-06-22T08:52:00.000-04:00

polly likes to jump on the bed. i do too.

chloé.

2010-06-21T08:46:00.001-04:00

s/s 2005

the masquerade.

2010-06-17T16:54:00.004-04:00

yes.

{phyllis galembo
via but does it float}

movin' on.

2010-06-17T12:20:00.004-04:00

it took two long years, but i'm back in the north where i belong.

{via dog rides turtle}

get away from it all.

2010-06-08T14:03:00.003-04:00

'i love my carl
i love my brian
my dennis
and my al
i could even find it in my heart
to love mike love.'

(lyrics by b&s
video to a total
guilty pleasure song)

like a fish.

2010-06-05T16:54:00.003-04:00

in the last 2 days i've had my first, second and third swims of the summer. love it.

2am edit: +fourth swim

its own natural form.

2010-06-02T14:45:00.003-04:00

hey, remember the collages that i've been making? well i made it into a book! that you can buy!

here's a little preview:

its own natural form. by Catherine A. Kane | Make Your Own Book

{'artists who do books'
drawing by ed ruscha}

flower nest.

2010-06-02T14:37:00.001-04:00

a tiny nest made by a recently discovered and rare type of bee. built by plastering together petals from the flower onobrychis viciifolia. each nest usually houses a single egg and is a half inch long.

{via npr}

louise bourgeois.

2010-06-01T16:14:00.001-04:00

'art is a guarantee of sanity. that is the most important thing i have said.'

eternity.

2010-06-01T14:05:00.003-04:00

have i mentioned before that all of my friends are geniuses?

mike fleming and alicia eggert are debuting their Eternity piece (along with other work related to time) for one night only - next friday in philadelphia at progressive sharing. the exhibition will last exactly 300 minutes. Eternity, which is written with the hands of 30 clocks, will last only one split second. i can't be there, but you should go see it fall into place at exactly 8PM!

wihw*

2010-05-31T09:20:00.003-04:00

congratulations to the mysterious gina for winning the alexander wang shopbop giveaway! her mention of channeling her inner goth-in-hot-weather with the long sleeve boatneck dress was a major lol and spoke right to my heart as my mini cami dress has been getting me through many a sweaty savannah evening. so gina, please stop hunting for rare bauhaus vinyl on ebay and email me!

{*wang in hot weather}

i'ma maniac, maaaaaniac.

2010-05-29T09:00:00.000-04:00

today is the LAST DAY to enter the alexander wang/shop bop 100$ giveaway. come on people, get on it!

{the best dancing bear EVER
via wool gathering}

a wee test.

2010-05-28T12:00:00.003-04:00

this. is. cracking. me. up.

{via the great
sociological images}

happy day.

2010-05-27T16:30:00.000-04:00

yay!

{image via ffffound)

running up that hill.

2010-05-27T10:16:00.004-04:00

putting the finishing touches on my dresses and re-editing my final paper. as of 4:30 today you'll find me doing awesome textile-based interpretive dances because i will be done with school and be the MASTER OF ALL FIBERS !!!

{seen @
geometric sleep)

end of land.

2010-05-25T08:44:00.003-04:00

and before me lies the vast Horizon, all its notches filled with ocean blue; 
                                                                                                                              -victor hugo

{wolfgang tillmans}

shroud.

2010-05-20T12:39:00.002-04:00

{via ugly earring
pj mix
la chinoise}

beep beep ribby ribby.

2010-05-17T11:54:00.003-04:00

{via rotating corpse}

parable.

2010-05-15T18:29:00.002-04:00

"those thinkers in whom all stars move in cyclic orbits are not the most profound: whoever looks into himself as into vast space and carries galaxies in himself also knows how irregular all galaxies are; they lead into the chaos and labyrinth of existence." - nietzsche, the gay science

{image via apod}

the maker's mark.

2010-05-12T12:55:00.004-04:00

in my, um, spare time i've started making some jewelry. here is my first necklace! sterling silver and a million jumprings. i've been wearing it pretty much everyday. it's great to be a maker of things.

alexander wang!/shopbop!/giveaway!

2010-05-11T09:00:00.002-04:00

it's giveaway time and if you love alexander wang {yes please}, this one is for you!

i've teamed up once again with the wonderful folks at Shopbop to bring you a chance to win a $100 Shopbop gift card!!!

if you don't already know, alexander wang has a knack for combining luxury and comfort into beauuuuuuuuutiful pieces that exude effortless style. whether it's a post-apocalyptic sweater with cutout lattice detailing from alexander wang ready-to-wear or a classic cami dress from the more casual T by alexander wang, the pieces are always sexy and chic.

if you're amongst the many alexander wang fans, comment below on which item of his from Shopbop is your favorite {and why} for a chance to win a $100 Shopbop gift card. whether you'd buy alexander wang or buy T by alexander wang, say which item you'd love to get if you won this contest. the commenter who leaves the best comment will win, so be sure to put your heart and brain into your response! {hint: i'm a sucker for cute and or hilarious}

the contest will end on may 29th {aka my graduation day!} and i'll pick the winner the following monday, may 31st. if you win, it's like getting your very own private alexander wang sale!

for more contest details and more on alexander wang check out Shopbop.com.

which alexander wang piece is your favorite and why? comment below to win!

chasm.

2010-05-10T15:05:00.003-04:00

i'm in the throes of my thesis project and there is so so much to do. i feel like that cat, hovering in between point A and point B. only 3 more weeks until i receive my masters in fibers!

{image via ffffound}

cat card.

2010-05-07T13:14:00.003-04:00

two wonderful cat driver's licenses that my friend got me from japan forever ago. they've been on my fridge for years and i finally got around to scanning them.

it's sorta like...

2010-05-06T12:18:00.005-04:00

last night i was introduced to this awesome site. one of the creators is a copy-writer and wrote the copy for these pantone ads which are also awesome. must be great when your job is to be funny and clever and awesome.

learning to fly.

2010-05-05T14:29:00.004-04:00

jean seberg + cat x jumping = BEST.

{via philippe halsman's
jump book}

faffy.

2010-05-02T09:55:00.002-04:00

today is my mom's birthday!!! my mom is smart and nice and amazing and everyone should wish her happy birthday!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!

zen hoops.

2010-04-30T09:55:00.001-04:00

ahh! i won a thing! i entered joanna's wednesday give-a-way {like i do most weeks} and this week i won! out of 1365 people i'm the one who is going to be receiving these beautiful gold fill hoops with lovely WW2 era silver beads, from babette! this is so exciting. as a thank you to the blogging gods i'm going to be holding a give-a-way of my own next week, so check back!!!

very necessary.

2010-04-29T14:45:00.000-04:00

here is a t-shirt that i 'designed'. ripped from the headlines of my life! i mean really, it's a true classic.

{with a special dedication
to katie henry
who definitely knows
all the words to 'shoop'}

real ihorse.

2010-04-29T09:02:00.002-04:00

ahh, ok.

departure.

2010-04-28T16:29:00.001-04:00

"then i have crystal shoes. i have instructions for the public to take off your shoes and, with naked feet, put on the two crystal shoes, close your eyes, don’t move, and make your departure. i’m talking about a mental, not physical, departure. so the public can enter certain states of mind helped by the material itself. material is very important for me. i use crystals, human hair, copper, iron. the materials already have a certain energy." - marina abramovic

this is a theme i've been working with and thinking a lot about; the ability for {in my case} garments to be imbued with a kind of magical energy through the use of materials {silk, horsehair and uranium glass} and the time and intention of the artist.

{via jumpsuits and teleporters}

incantation.

2010-04-28T13:13:00.004-04:00

i've been trying to come up with one last pattern for my thesis project. one that embodies mystical symbols without being too literal and keeping the design simple and clean. and then i see this. this is what i was seeing in my head. this is the feel that i was trying for. this evokes the magical incantation. and it is called incantation and it was designed by alvin lustig in 1947. it's strange how we can imagine and desire something that we never knew existed.

{via ephemera assemblyman}

bold little dude.

2010-04-27T13:31:00.000-04:00

erie basin was taking pictures of their new jewelry finds when this little spider dude showed up and demanded to be part of the shot. i love how his...moustache matches the ring!

warhead.

2010-04-27T10:19:00.003-04:00

for the past week or so i've had a totally awesome* head cold/sinus infection and the inside of my ears/nose/throat feels pretty much like this.

*not

{via rse
ala touchtouch}

here comes the summer!

2010-04-23T09:58:00.002-04:00

hey guys, i made this mix for my friend jackie, but i've been listening to it tons the past week so i thought i'd share it with everybody! it's got lots of summer-y, feel good-y, dance-y type songs. a little bit of soul, a little bit of punk, a few newer songs and lots and lots of 90's alterna. it's great for working in the studio, driving in the car, boomboxing in the park, and just generally lovin' life [if yr into that sorta thing]. click the cover to download and enjoy! xox.

featuring: the undertones, paul simon, the anniversary, otis redding, smashing pumpkins, tommy james and the shondells, huggy bear, the wedding present, etc!

{image from one of
the slides in my collection.}

become.

2010-04-21T09:03:00.000-04:00

layered wax, from keetra.

my mimaki.

2010-04-20T09:18:00.000-04:00

speaking of digital printing, here's some samples of the patterns i've been working on lately. they're on a silk/lyrca blend and printed on the mimaki fabric printer at school, which is totally awesome. i'm still working on two more designs and figuring out some scale and color adjustments {who knew i liked magenta so much?}, but in the next 6 weeks i'll be printing 20 yards of fabric, and then transforming them into magical garments to be worn in tragic times!

weave me a summer night.

2010-04-15T16:27:00.003-04:00

i've been doing tons of digital printing and other computery things, but i really wish i had more time to get my hands dirty {so to speak} weave some more. i miss it!

{dorothy liebes
in her studio}

WAKE UP!

2010-04-15T03:50:00.000-04:00

i'm posting this now {at 4:00am} for when i get up for class {at 7:45am}. yup.

the pursuit of happiness.

2010-04-13T10:58:00.003-04:00

yay! i've finally amassed 150 followers! a nice little present indeed.

{paintings by
maira kalman
via her wonderful
nyt blog}

girl of my dreams.

2010-04-13T09:31:00.001-04:00

this past weekend i treated myself to the new issue of lula. and how could i not seeing as it was complied exactly for me. i swear it had to of been! an interview with yayoi kusama {with accompanying horse photo}, joanna newsom in that dream of a marc jacobs dress {a double whammy}, an ode to shelley duvall, a little bit of darger, and a salute to strawberry shortcake {!!!} all wrapped up with their always amazing editorials that make me want to run away {in a good way}. luv u lula.

give me a leonard cohen afterworld.

2010-04-12T23:06:00.004-04:00

so i can sigh eternally.

{image from
brigid berlin's
"cock book" via
pie in the sky
which i highly
recommend}

networkin'.

2010-04-09T09:35:00.000-04:00

i'm spending all of this morning {aaaand probably most of the afternoon} at a career fair. it's probably going to be hell on earth, but i have a feeling that something good will come from it {mostly because my magic 8 ball says so}.

in related news read this nyt article about how unpaid internships are unlawful!

{image from a 1969
art workers' coalition protest
via fffound}

pink glass swan.

2010-04-08T17:23:00.002-04:00

prada dress and shoes.

{shot by roger rich
via contributing editor}

affinity.

2010-04-07T19:08:00.002-04:00

i haven't been doing very much interneting lately, but i came across these two images a week or so ago and i can't stop thinking about them.

{louie armstrong and his wife
via ugly earring
weegee photograph
via royal quiet deluxe}

shopping list.

2010-04-06T19:51:00.004-04:00

6 yards of paper-backed silk, 2 yards of nebula printed canvas, a 1/4 pound of natural white horse hair, 15 feet of glow in the dark rope, and 12 uranium glass buttons.

cat high.

2010-03-26T12:00:00.005-04:00

my 10th high school reunion is coming up this year and i'm pretty sure that there isn't going to be a choreographed dance to time after time, so i don't think that i'll be attending. however, if i knew that my bff's val, cat and zug were gonna be there i'd totes go.

{via cat party}

summatiiiime.

2010-03-25T13:40:00.001-04:00

i CANNOT stop listening to this song. it gives me real, actual summertime chills.