Garance, we're fans...

How awesome are these posters from Garance Dore's new shop?  The only problem is deciding which one we want and which one we want to gift.  LOVE.

seeing double

loving these from Pakayla Biehn's double exposure series...  

billabong design for humanity

this event rocked! i had sooooo much fun -- saw so many old industry friends, listened to some amazing music, watched artists create some kick ass pieces, enjoyed some tasty cocktails, checked out some insane art pieces in the silent auction, enjoyed all the people watching, watched the bikini fashion show, & had some really funny photos taken in photo booths --- and all for a good cause!
it was held at paramount studios lot in hollywood, so it felt like we were partying in the streets of nyc

here's a video showing some highlights...

2011 Design For Humanity fashion, music, art event from Billabong Girls on Vimeo.

also a video about the cause...

Design For Humanity to benefit The VH1 Save The Music Foundation from Billabong Girls on Vimeo.

some images from the night...

 

started the night at father's office... seriously, some of the best sweet potato fries ever!

 

some of the art in the auction...

 andy davis

 

loved this one! sophie st-onge

loved the music inspired photo/art collabs (kind of like mine & sita's idea!)


the fashion show...

the hundred in the hands killed it

edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros... so awesome live! 

 

 the crowd..

what a great night! i'm going back next year for sure! ;)


all images via DFH and myself

boundless & portland bound

if you're in the seal beach area tonight (or in the next few weeks) - you must go check out my girl sita's art show! I've talked about her amazing talents before (like the awesome tank skate deck she made me!)... and this is her first solo show! so proud of her and i can't wait to all her new amazing art tonight!

also excited because i'm heading up to P-town for the weekend to visit miss krissy! we are going to have too much fun! have a great weekend friends! xo

p.s. - if you don't already follow us on twitter, you should add us - we'll be together all weekend, so i'm sure we'll be tweeting away! xo

kelli murray

i've been wanting to write about the adorable miss kelli murray for quite some time now...

this girl is so freakin' talented... and has to be one of the sweetest people i've met! 

her art rocks, she has kick-ass style, she's an amazing designer and she's just an all around awesome person! if you haven't heard of her or checked out her stuff... you must head over to her site.

i adore her art! 

i love her blog

shelby & i got the chance to meet her during a shoot a while back, and recently we shot some of her lookbook photos. she always draws her look as well... so rad! (i told you she had amazing style!) 

she also sells her art on etsy...  

and if you're in the san diego area... check out her art show this next week. it will not disapoint! 

Getting fingerprinted...

I'm stealing this post from a gal that I used to work with who has moved onto bigger and better things . . . working for Fresh Home Magazine in NY! This was on her Freshhome blog yesterday . . . if you aren't already follower, sign up. She has a great eye!

How rad are these hand-cut fingerprints by Lori Danelle?! Love!

images via Freshhomeblog via Lori Danelle's etsy page.

marc johns

some funny drawings to make you laugh on this monday... :) please go here to see more!
i saw the middle one on one of my favoritie so cal photographer's blog and it totally made me laugh out loud.

ps... this is me today after shooting 3 weddings and an engagement shoot this weekend.
i'm going to sleep all day today. xo

 photo here

poketo x target

check out the adorable stuff hitting target stores next month...
target teamed up with poketo, an LA-based arts collective that started with the simple idea of making art more accessible to people who couldn't afford it.  they work with all kinds of artists & designers to make limited edition runs of their art... giving them a chance to get their work seen by a much larger audience than they would doing art shows/galleries. 

the collection includes some super fun colored pieces, including wallets, tote bags, umbrellas, and key chains.

as if we all don't already end up buying more than we should when we step into target, now there's going to be even more temptation seeing how fun and cute this collection is!

full lookbook will be available on poketo on august 10th.

photos via poketo & nylon

joielala featured on the wedding chicks

hello there and happy monday!
Shelby & I have been super busy working on our little photo biz, joielala -- and today is exciting because we got our first feature... and it's on the wedding chicks blog.

head over and take a look (and leave us a comment if you want... it would make our day!) :D

thanks... and check out our post for more photos.

xo,
t

Loving Nikki McClure...

How much do you love these images? She's a local-ish artist from Olympia, WA and for the past few years, one Christmas gift I can usually count on is a Nikki McClure calendar (thanks, mom!). I love starting each month with one of her simple images and a single word. It's almost like setting an intention for the month. She also has originals, children's books, prints, notecards, etc.. Amazingly enough, she creates these images using an X-acto knife and a single sheet of paper.







If there's a baby in your life, I highly recommend this board book . . . It makes it about halfway through the alphabet, starting with Awake and ending with Nap. Too cute.

the little things...

You know what makes me happy?
...when friends visit far away places and bring back a little something for me. :)

and I love to do the same for my friends when I travel to other countries... It's the best!
Who doesn't love little goodies from other places in the world!?

So my awesome friend, sita (who you might remember from here) - just got back from traveling in Europe for work... And she brought me back this "kick ass" little print from Berlin.

how rad is he!? i love it what it says!

It's a 4" square framed print by the artist Andras Bartos.  you should check out the rest of his stuff... it's amazing. i love all the characters...  he also has a shop called united loneliness.

She got this one for another co-worker who has not one, but five chihuahuas! So perfect for her.

It's the little things... :)
Thanks sita! welcome back.