I love I love I love {this dream of going upstream}

Brunch, January 30 2011

But you're the one that I still miss

Image via {this is glamorous}

I follow, I follow you deep sea baby

So, so in love with this video
   {if that's possible}

no dawn, no day, always in this twilight..

  I must say the transition from 3 weeks in the eternally sunny (even when it rains) California to a dark, heavy and cold NY has not been the easiest. Though I find great joy in bundling up and walking through the snow (still a novelty to me) the environment definitely weighs on you. Not in an entirely bad way, just different. So I felt it was fitting to see the beautifully, at time eerie, always atmospheric works of Steichen, Steiglitz and Strand at The Met yesterday. I hadn't been up there since I was in high school, and it was a lovely way to spend a slushy afternoon. I loved both the Steichen et al show and Between Here and There: Passages in Contemporary Photography, which contained some powerful works from Valie Export, Allen Ruppersberg, Rineke Dijkstra, Doug Aitken, On Kawara and Matthew Buckingham. But it was definitely the dark, old photographs that held my mind walking home last night..

 Georgia O'Keefe had the most beautiful clavicle and hands..

And the autochromes...

How I wish a soothin' breeze would let me in

These luscious, saturated photos of Ruby Aldridge from Harper's Bazaar UK February 2011 shot by  Norbet Schoerner are the perfect respite for a freezing NYC day. The clothes, the home, the landscape, the beauty- unbelievable.. Almost enough to transport you directly to the springs...  

Images via fashion gone rogue 

Originally seen on ten thousand things

I took the stars from our eyes and made a map

   And just as quickly as I was on a plane headed home from three glorious weeks in California, 2010 has come and gone. In the spirit of the new year, I have attempted to reflect on all that transpired in 2010, but I find it rather overwhelming- all of the people and places I saw, tears I shed, lessons learned {or not} music enjoyed, art viewed, wine drank and delicious food consumed... What a beautiful, and difficult, year it was. If anything, 2010 confirmed in me the deep, soul-satisfaction that is found in chasing your dream and being true to yourself. Here's hoping 2011 is as momentous, if even in the smallest ways.