Ikko Narahara

sisterly weekending.

Erin is home for a few days which has meant: concerts, skateboarding, manicures, cupcakes, girl empowerment in the form of The Runaways and shopping.

Life in Film.

Sometimes I watch movies and see similar situations unraveling that are currently occurring in my own life. I observe their happy endings and wish that life played out as fictionally and unrealistic as it does on screen.

Drawing Templates.

I don't think I ever stopped to really consider a drawing template but seeing this picture I realize they can be quite visually compelling and beautiful... not to mention functional.

Boys + Girls.

Flying High.

I feel so stressed. Lying on a hill and flying a kite sounds like a quaint idea right now.

picture by Paul Octavious

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Wayne White.

I cannot seem to escape the quirky work of Wayne White these days. First he came to speak at Art Center so I saw his work on flyers all over school. Then at our friend Caroline's house was the Todd Oldham designed Wayne White book. Last night, Juliette, Catherine and I went to Fred 62 and on the walls were Wayne White paintings. His work is quite distinct as he paints dimensional culturally relevant typographic expressions on top of existing thrift store landscapes.

Push Your Luck.

Estadiezijn

More outfits I would wear on my far flung adventures.

March Elle

Off...

I have the biggest desire to run away to Havana or Buenos Aires clad in everything seen in these pictures.

Mail Surprise.

Molly sent me the cutest card to my new apt.

I stole this off Scott's blog

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One of the reasons I wanted to go to Art Center was because I saw this poster hanging in the gallery. It's perfection.

Printers + Posters

Today I went on a trip to Typecraft, a very extensive printer. The tour of the facilities was quite informative and the huge Heidleberg Press was impressive. The best part of the trip came at the end. I had always admired a SCI-Arc poster at Creatures of Comfort and was excited when I saw it on the wall of the printers this morning. I asked if they had any extras and they did! Scott and I love the poster so much we hung two of them in our living room.

I am Cuba

We watched the beginning of this in drawing today. Many of the shots in the movie are taken all in one cut. I love the retro vibe of the film. The hair, makeup and music are amazing.