art | wreck it

hello, hello! i'm more likely to do what i'm told than rebel, so if keri smith wants me to wreck this journal in the most destructive ways, should i do it? or, should i treat it like a precious object as an act of rebellion? i hope you say destroy it because i'd love to:

• crack the spine,
• take it out in the rain,
• drive over it with our car,
• shred that red ribbon. oh, already did that :),
  

and most importantly, for the little kid who not only colored in the lines, but outlined them in black in order to achieve 'perfection':

• color outside the lines.

enjoy your weekend and check out how aimee destroyed a moleskine journal. i'd say she's a rebel with a cause!

xo, cindy

ps something about surfing seems rebellious, so the band surfer blood sounds perfect for this project, no pun intended.

nyc | art in the city

isa genzken 28' rose at the new museum. now that's a rose.


forsythia at the metropolitan museum of art &


evening, by frederick wellington ruckstall. so sexy.


autochrome of mrs. selma shubart. the museum is not sure who took the photo, but it's either alfred stieglitz or edward steichen. the complicated process used for developing the photo was invented by lumière in 1903 and absolutely beautiful.


i got up post cards by on kawara were sent everyday from 1968 to 1979 and contained the exact time he got up, his address and the address of the recipient. someone said it was like twitter.


the guitar heroes exhibit was incredible. my photo doesn't do john monteleone's four seasons guitars justice, but the cut-outs on the sides were something i've never seen before. you can learn a lot more here.


temple of dendur and someone walking like an egyptian. she really was.


teenager posing as a sarcophagus. not sure if he really was, but a few high school girls thought he was so funny.

hello, hello! no matter how many times we go to the metropolitan museum of art we get lost, but if you're going to get lost, that's the place to do it!

xo, cindy

weekend | extremes

hello, hello! thank you for all your words of encouragement for my blogging blues, which are much better thanks to getting out and about this weekend. on saturday we saw a wonderful bicycle outside of erica tanov's shop and by monday there was a flash snowstorm, although just about all of this snow is gone.

we saw some art (to come) and the movie unknown with liam neeson, which was really good. and, speaking of art, erika has just launched a kickstarter project to create her own art residency in hong kong. we're in and you can find more information here.

xo, cindy

life | the bright side

hello, hello! nothing like a little yellow to perk up an otherwise blah week, although the weather has been unseasonably warm giving us a prelude to spring about a month away. honestly, i have not felt like blogging at all and it makes me nervous that my "best" days are behind me. i've never had a spell like this and the 365 photo project has been taking a lot of effort because i've really tried to come up with a good photo each day, but i can't say it's been fun to put that pressure on myself for a self-imposed project - oy!

i did attend a workshop about how to use social networking tools like linkedin, facebook and twitter in your business and the customer profiles i previously mentioned in the etsy post came up, again. so, they certainly seem to be important when it comes to figuring out not only what your customers are looking for and thinking when they consider making a purchase, but where they are. enjoy your weekend!

xo, cindy

ps the ginger syrup from morris kitchen is so good. not too sweet, not too gingery, just right. goldilocks would approve ;).

life | happy valentine's day

hello, hello! we have a special food for flowers program this year for valentine's day. scott brings flowers by nicolette camille, i provide the food and then i eat it. no, i'm kidding about the last part, although i did eat that cookie. i'm supposed to make dinner, but i did that last night, so reservations sound better. enjoy your valentine's day, hope it's a happy one!

xo, cindy

ps we watched the grammy's last night and had a play by play going on twitter. there were some unexpected winners, but it would have been better if more of my favorites were nominated like jason spooner. he's terrific and you can have a listen here.

pics | loverly red

hello, hello! some red for a valentine's day weekend and a gift from npr - you can listen to adele's new album 21 in its entirety here. i love set fire to the rain - gives me chills, especially when played loud! enjoy your weekend!

xo, cindy