Thoroughly Modern Mommy

Sorry for the long absence!! I've been so incredibly busy and unfortunately uninspired. I'm slowly getting out of that rut, though, thanks to large doses of Turner Classic Movies and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Yup, it's exactly what it sounds like.

I've become irrevocably obsessed with the Jazz Age, Les Années Folles, The Art Deco movement... The nineteen twenties-early thirties. I bought a fabulous coffee table book at B&N on Art Deco graphic art and it pretty much cinched my love affair with the time period.

I've always loves the twenties and flappers, but I kind of forgot about it and how frikkin' awesome it was. Sooo glad I reconnected! There are so many beautiful piece of art, dance, architecture, films, fashion! This is definitely an instance where a time of plenty brought about incredible wealth in culture and art. Le sigh. Another era to add to my list of LOOOVES.

I'll be back soon to post artwork from and of the 1920's.

Oh, and I know I haven't posted anything of mine yet, that is still a sloooow process. Ah, the joys of being a mother!

Ciao,
Phénix


Ps. Don't worry Belle Époque, Sixties, and post-war 1940's, I haven't forgotten about you!

The rice method DOES work!

Finally! My iPod is up and running as if it were never thrown into the washing machine! To celebrate, I'm going to post a slew of inspiration pictures:







Vincent Van Gogh- skeleton with a cigarette







Peaches- photographer unknown







Cheesecake Tapioca- Olivia






Black Iris- Georgia O'Keefe






Artist/ Piece Unknown






By: Danny Roberts






Lily Takes A Trip- Tim Walker






Edward Gorey

On a different note, I can't wait until the Sarah Silverman Program. It brings the lolz!

Ciao!

Update?

Because I know everyone cares (haha) I just want to say that I think my iPod is on the mend. It's sort of functioning... it turns on at least. But the screen still has water droplets under it so I'm letting it dry before I try to do anything crazy with it. Once it's up and running, though, I'm going to write an art inspiration post. Stay tuned!

FML

Today is my painting day. Finally I'm going to make something new this week. I'll try to post a picture as soon as I'm done.

In new news, I'm an idiot and accidentally laundered my iPod touch which means I won't be posting as often... for now. UGH!! Why?!?!

ciao

Cop Out!

You would be proud of me. I'm actually keeping up with my rez. But, because we've yet to hook up my new printer/ scanner, I've yet to upload any of my preetee artz (I've been drawing) onto the net. So instead, I'm going to conveniently cop out by posting a piece that I did a couple of years ago:



This isn't the best of pictures of it but it'll do. It's acrylic on canvas. Oh, also, you can't really see but the skull has a gold tooth with a diamond in the center.

I think this does a pretty good job of illustrating my style as described by the last post.

I ended up giving the painting to my friend Jaime and looking at this picture makes me miss them both.

Excuse me, I have an email to send...


À bien tôt!

Phénix

Marinate

I've taken the last couple of days to think about my previous post and have decided to sort of brainstorm for inspiration- to try to define my style- so that I can be more focused when I start my projects. Every artist needs that, right?

Light pink and black. Lace, velvet, leather... If I had to choose three adjectives to describe my current taste, I would choose feminine, sexy, macabre. I guess if I had to go with a label ( of which I'm not too fond, I find them limiting) I'd say gothic Lolita. Kind of. Think Tim Burton film meets a Sophia Coppola film, they fall in love and have black and pastel pink clad babies. Hm, I'm rather satisfied with that analogy. Sweet, dark, melancholy, dangerous, tempting...

Lately, I've been looking through images to give me a bit of inspiration and this is what I've come up with:






Rose- Mark Ryden






Cloister Graveyard in the Snow-
Caspar David Friedrich






Flirt- Alphonse Mucha





Guns- Andy Warhol







Jeanne Kéfer- Fernand Khnopff






two pics of French Anemones






More to come later!

Ciao!
Phénix

A Little Bit of Inspiration Goes a Long Way

It's no secret that I love cinema. Especially when you go see something that touches something in the very core of you, when a film teaches you something about yourself.

So about a week ago, I saw Coco Avant Chanel and ever since I've thought about it every day.

I'd have to say that I have always admired Mademoiselle Chanel. The way she revolutionized fashion and the woman's role therein... she's just fascinating! So of course I go into the theatre already biased and more inclined to like the film. Oh but it was so much more than I had hoped for! Audrey Tatou did an amazing job as Coco; vulnerable, strong, and smart as a whip.

Instead of wallowing in her situation, Coco rose above and created something better for herself. She wasn't afraid of being herself and she never let anyone or anything stand in her way. To her, there were no such things as limitations. I left the theatre in a daze, head abuzz with thoughts and ideas.

I want to be like that. What an inspiration! To start your own house of couture... in your thirties! I want to do that. Wait, did I just say that? Holy shit, I think we're on to something! I mean, I'm not saying I can be a couturier, but I know I want to create. Fashion has always been one of my passions. I CAN SEW. Well, I can do the basics... but I can get better, damnit! In college, I was an apparel design major for about a second! This is definitely something I can keep in mind. Nothing big of course, got to take things one step at a time. I need to design and make something... hmmm...

Coco made such an impression that now I keep the ticket to the movie tucked away safely in my wallet, to remind me that anything is possible if fate allows and I am willing.

Ciao!

Phénix