posie gets cozy

so happy when i bump into a cute little shop like ella posie in portland. just fun whimsical crafty things to feast your eyes on. wishing there was a store like that here. just take a look at these fantastic little stockings made from recycled sweaters. so ingenius and very sweet.




and then there's these little poppy boxes which i just had to
mention.

and the co-owner has a blog too (since september) which looks like a happy place to visit. liked her idea of having a painting party. (via 14icedbear).

rainy days

for those of you who don't know vancouver very well, we get ALOT of rain, hence my nickname for the city, "the wet coast". with ALOT of rain comes NO sun. heavy heavy cloud coverage for like, 8 months? well really, it's not that bad, but coming from the prairies, where the sun seems to always shine, it can get a little stifling. re my post; the therapie canvas light. i've seen the medical version displayed in pharmacy windows (quite prevalent in these neck of the woods), but am almost convinced to pick up one of these babies. i see koolhaus is carrying them here.

karin bubas

vancouver born photographer and emily carr graduate, karin bubas has exhibited nationally and internationally, most notably in montreal, washington d.c., seattle and brussels. exhibitions include about time at the canadian embassy in washington dc, ivy house at the monte clark galleries in toronto and vancouver, and the power of reflection at the saidye bronfman centre for the arts in montreal. most recently her work has been exhibited in real pictures at the vancouver art gallery.

she is also the featured artist on canadian retailer's aritzia website (just click on culture). bubas’s photographs take as their subject matter the found installations of everyday life. truly anthropological, the images show how people choose to live and make space their own. the photographs are devoid of people, yet they can be considered portraits in that they reveal intimate details about their subjects. by telling the story after-the-fact, bubas is able to to examine the remnants of life being lived.

i was lucky enough to do an impromptu mini e-mail interview with karin and here's how it went:

(P) I see you're a grad from Emily Carr, what did you study there?

(K) I studied photography and graduated with a diploma in 1998.

(P) What type of equipment do you use.

(K) Mostly natural light and a Hasselblad.

(P) In particular, I love your night studies - what type of lighting did you use?

(K) The Exterior Studies were done with long exposures (about 5 minutes) and a hand held flashlight that I moved around the area to illuminate the subject matter.

(P) About your subjects. In the case of the Florence and George series, how did you happen upon this time capsule of a home?

(K) These are photographs taken of my grandparents home in Kelowna.




i am so inspired by this images and especially taken by the exterior studies at night. I love her use of light, color and texture. you have to go see it!

karin bubas is represented by the monte clark gallery.

projection ala clock

so fun don't you think this x-ray projection clock here? (from target).

film posters

some amazing cinema posters from poland (via coudal). i especially like this one by bronislaw zelek for hitchcock's, the birds. amazing typography.

vancouver galleries

there are a few good galleries around vancouver, some of them a little harder to find than others, and speaking with a friend yesterday got me on the hunt. i found some great links from the lovely people from lark 8th ave:

anitsocial
blim
butchershop gallery
grunt gallery
helen pitt gallery
or gallery
seam rippers
space gallery (dominion hotel)
western front
contemporary art gallery
dadabase
kurbatoff gallery
monte clark gallery

bobs your uncle

i saw some of these emergency card sets by bobs your uncle yesterday and liked their idea of using mostly type on their greeting cards. when i went online i found these wonderful polaroid-type coasters and placemats. i think i've seen them before at fred flare but missed posting them.