the little people

gifs gifs gifs! i love these process gifs from brandi over at paperwhistle. tiny cut-out paper people!

CELEBRATION ROOM #1

the latest idea i have and want to share with you all are my CELEBRATION ROOMS! both public and private spaces will be transformed into spaces in which everyone, friends and strangers, are invited to celebrate. celebrate what, you may ask? why, whatever you wish to celebrate! the day! success! a reunion! a birthday! a good mood! life, in general!




i find the concept of celebrating so fascinating. we all choose to do it differently depending on the mood, event, location, etc., but i think that our celebrating is too confined within certain spaces, certain time frames, certain social boundaries. with my CELEBRATION ROOMS i invite everyone to celebrate without prejudice in a space where everyone is included, invited, loved, and encouraged to share that feeling with others! i want everyone to feel that they SHOULD celebrate, CAN celebrate, and NEED to celebrate, no matter what/where/when/with whom we are celebrating! it's a place for people to come together, in both the construction and execution of the celebration. this is a CELEBRATION REVOLUTION and YOU'RE INVITED!




nico and i built CELEBRATION ROOM #1 in his room in new york. the ingredients were simple (paper, balloons, tape, ribbons, street disco ball!) and so was the execution. we celebrated each other, our time together and the inauguration of CELEBRATION ROOMS! please enjoy the photos and stay tuned for more international ROOMS!

tower power

while in new york, i visited the relatively new (opened 2008) museum of art and design (MAD!) for a show called slash: paper under the knife. the time and precision and patience these pieces require blew my mind, as did the innovation and creativity using such a simple material. i always love paper and working with it and seeing the potential in all its different forms and shapes. my favorite piece was certainly michael veliquette's "tower power," a rainbow totem of fringed paper, curling tendrils, technicolor garlands all crawling with mini-monsters and secret . it was stunning and alive and the fruit offerings at the bottom of the tower just won my heart.....i'm determined to recreate those! tonight maybe? you must see his work in person, it's simply exudes joy and celebration!

be mine?

happy valentine's day! some inspiration from a book about the history of valentines for all you lovers out there. hope your day is full of love, no matter what size, shape, or form!

god is speaking to me

YIKES!





via m-c turgeon