Category: Inspiration

  Recent Bookmarks

Self-portrait that I took for my painting class. The whiteness of my hand is KILLING me, but it’s too late to edit Below are some wonderful links that I’ve stumbled across in the past week or so. Feel free to …


  Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! Hope everyone is having fun and staying safe~ Here’s a still from a beautiful yet scary (and sometimes hilarious) movie, Kwaidan. I watched this at my friend’s house, and even though I wasn’t scared while watching it, I …


  Autumn Flickr Inspiration

Hey loves! Sorry for the long absence. Here are some of my Flickr favorites themed brown, orange, and red, in celebration of autumn! 1. decay, 2. Untitled, 3. Untitled, 4. …, 5. Wagon Wheel Fence, 6. Erg Chebbi Sand Dunes-Sahara …


  Numéro China #2 | October 2010 | Grace Gao & Du Juan

Numéro China’s sophomore issue yeilded a few beautiful editorials that capture a classic, Western beauty ideal, heavily influenced by modern Chinese art. The following shoots in particular seemed to pay heavy tribute to Wong Kar-Wai, which was oddly appropriate for …


  “He Wears It” by John Woo

“He Wears It” — Star Wars x Fashion illustrations by John Woo of “wooszoo”


  Spring Festival at the Japanese Botanical Gardens

On Saturday, my boyfriend and I visited the Japanese gardens at the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens for the annual Harumatsuri, or Spring Festival! The weather was perfect – sunny and cloudless, accented with a nice breeze! The flora was beautiful, …


  Yann Tiersen in Concert

On Thursday, I had the opportunity to see Yann Tiersen (of Amélie soundtrack fame) perform live in Dallas at the Granada Theater. As expected, the performance was magical. To many peoples’ disappointment, he only played two songs off of the …


  Things I Love Thursday

  Jours de France
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One of my favorite people from LA, Hana, bought me this old magazine a few years ago while she was in France. It was so thoughtful, considering Catherine Deneuve (French actress, YSL muse) is one of my top style icons! …


  Kelly Thompson – Illustrator

I love the New Zealander Kelly Thompson’s illustration. The subtle color palette, the soft modulated linework, the minimal shading, and texture of her pencils all lend to creating beautiful, feminine imagery that is not only sexy, but intelligent as well. …