IDEAS.

"And you've gotta be true to them, because they're bigger than you first think they are. They're almost like gifts, and even if you don't understand them a hundred per cent, if you're true to them, they'll ring true at different levels. But if you alter them too much they won't even ring; they'll just sort of clank. I really believe it's like the Beach Boys said: 'Be true to your school.' Later on someone might tell you, 'That's a very uncommercial idea', or 'That's going to make a hundred million dollars.' But if you're thinking about that up front, for me you're thinking about the wrong things."

-David Lynch

post #50: inspiration

Image Credit: tumblr, emily shur, blue valentine(derek cianfrance), vintage american circus collective, lise sarfati.

Enjoy!

this is an unusual song for an unusual person who makes me feel sort of...unusual.

inspiration: Nikki S. Lee

I've been working on some new project ideas about self portraits and identity and such. How to re interpret things that you always thought were true facts, but then to ask yourself, "what if..."and see where that leads. I've also always been into the idea of stereotypes, archetypes, and the like; and in that direction, I've been really diggin the work of Nikki S. Lee lately:

the popsicle one is my fave. Later today I'm going to post a new self portrait that I did last week. You can see more info/work by Nikki S. Lee here. I think the last thing she did was a conceptual documentary in 2006, and haven't really found much more current work of hers. If anyone knows, though, I'd love to see it.

Also, this song rules:

I'm mostly into Drake because he used to be Jimmy on Degrassi: the Next Generation, which is pretty much the best show ever.

But now he's graduated from being the coolest guy in school, wheelchair and all, to Drake, a young Canadian rapper mentored by Trey Songz and with a sweet album to boot. Check him out too!