flimsy shoe

2011-11-11T19:53:00.000-08:00

HOLY SHIT! HAS IT BEEN THAT LONG?

HAPPY 11 11 11!

2011-08-22T18:50:00.000-07:00

2011-08-12T18:50:00.000-07:00

2011-08-09T16:28:00.000-07:00

the american way.

2011-08-05T13:06:00.000-07:00

these take so fucking long to make.

2011-08-04T15:32:00.001-07:00

2011-07-28T10:49:00.000-07:00

stephen steinbrink is releasing an album with his full band french quarter!
listen the fullness of this dreamy pop album here or below:

follow his tumblr here.

2011-07-25T10:00:00.000-07:00

2011-07-22T10:45:00.001-07:00

2011-07-21T10:13:00.001-07:00

L7 // pretend we're dead

2011-07-20T18:10:00.000-07:00

stay creeeeeepy

2011-07-20T17:57:00.000-07:00

new wok.

spacemen 3// hypnotized

resin > risen

2011-04-24T13:22:00.000-07:00

penguin cafe orchestra // ecstasy of dancing fleas

some people see god on toast, some people see penguins as humans.
read the story behind pco here

2011-04-14T15:12:00.001-07:00

THE TIME IS RIPE.

2011-04-07T18:29:00.000-07:00

2011-03-31T10:59:00.000-07:00

kansas city...

2011-03-22T23:33:00.000-07:00

some days will last forever

the river rats: brittany, neck, andy, sethxsw

on a scale of one to burnt, it looks like most of us fell asleep in a tanning booth...for like 10 hours

austin redroom

ghostroid

all day every night

psychedelic brittany

outside

inside

product placement for c&q

above = below

kitt of History Machine

wayfuckingcool carne and queso snake shirts at store.carneandqueso.com

happy campers

eat n werk everyday

above is the band below. during their set, beer loss was only through blood

dave mertz of the holy rolling empire

520 heat

your babies won't be safe next time

2011-03-16T12:08:00.000-07:00

japan seems to be a running theme this month.

YUUREI, a photo story that i helped out with has been published on the ones2watch.

this one is dedicated to the great country of japan!

2011-03-15T07:24:00.000-07:00

日本がんばてくださいい！

2011-03-10T10:32:00.000-08:00

sign of spring: the creepy and overly happy music of an ice cream truck

2011-02-10T19:45:00.001-08:00

straight creepin

2011-02-03T11:34:00.000-08:00

mike fay got his album released by lost tribe sound. you can hear the album and pre-order it here!

NEON features original art work by tucsons finest, andy steinbrink!!

2011-01-21T11:31:00.000-08:00

landscapes of the damned!

2011-01-18T22:29:00.000-08:00

a few new things in the shop!
chchchcheckit

2011-01-15T08:53:00.000-08:00

enjoy the shitty photoshop because it'll never get better.

2011-01-07T10:50:00.000-08:00

so far, so dark.

2011-01-01T15:51:00.000-08:00

2011 is your year!

2010-12-13T08:29:00.000-08:00

this week is more like a noise pop kind of week, a spin out on the way to work while going 5 mph kind of day, not long enough to call this a playlist kinda playlist.

a few things i like from the material world are muscle tees/vests with fringe paired with nothing, sequins, bitches who can shred a guitar to death and mark pollard even if he seems like a super narcissist asshole.

2010-12-12T11:37:00.000-08:00

it's a noise pop kinda day and this is a get-bitch-slapped-by-snow kinda playlist.

japanther+aquadoom, a concept much too cool.

and because it just wouldn't be right if i didn't keep posting this:

2010-12-11T16:06:00.000-08:00

this is lorena, the face of maranon. her damn good embroidery skills remind me of how mad i am that i don't own any of her necklaces. this post is especially relevant to my kansas city people, because there is a store, CALDER on 5907 Walnut Street that carries the necklaces that i will kill for.

all these images were stolen via her sites.

flickr.com/photos/spinthread
maranon.tumblr.com
spinthread.etsy.com

2010-12-10T10:36:00.000-08:00

$10 in the shop.
don't want to go through etsy? email me.

2010-12-07T13:52:00.001-08:00

the term "dress to impress" is pure shit.

2010-12-03T21:44:00.000-08:00

happy december!
happier when my toes aren't frozen.

this is micah, look at his rad art.

2010-12-01T22:19:00.000-08:00

the theme of this week is nikolai de vera due to his rising level of success and incrediballs photography.

one of his solid editorial spread can be found on the ones2watch, a just as solid online publication that features rising to fame photographers, designers, illustrators, muas, blah blah.

look at dem shots, oh shit!

2010-11-30T20:10:00.000-08:00

2010-11-29T20:06:00.000-08:00

card wallets coming so soon, in the meantime, buy more of my expensive shit so i can pay rent.

2010-11-27T23:10:00.000-08:00

2010-11-25T19:50:00.000-08:00

photographer of epic proportions:Nikolai de Vera
view full editorial here: iki magazine

2010-11-17T13:22:00.000-08:00

blog, meet carne y queso blog.
notorious for peeing naked in a trashcan in downtown Tucson, along with rad art...

jah boi can put fresh clothes on your back! look at the shop: carneandqueso.bigcartel.com

here's an exquisite corpse i found with C&Q along with redbone n stardaisy! can you guess who drew what?

2010-11-17T13:09:00.000-08:00

high on low productivity... forever.

2010-11-05T23:03:00.000-07:00

the shop has been updated! with old stuff!
tell ya kids, tell ya wives, tell ya husbands too!

2010-09-29T02:38:00.000-07:00

it goes on and on,
moved on and on!

2010-09-08T10:20:00.000-07:00

more eye feasting for the hungry.
do you know Elena Kalis?
i don't either.

2010-09-07T19:37:00.000-07:00

because i know some wicked good artists, i guess i'll share my wealth of knowledge.
do you know Bozly? here he is in art form:

more on his website and blog
whatthefuck, right?

2010-09-06T22:41:00.000-07:00

the sea of leaves

2010-09-03T11:40:00.000-07:00

Chitose Abe of SACAI has got mad fall style.
Abe studied under Junya Watanabe and Rei Kawakubo... not really worth mentioning at all.

2010-08-22T23:12:00.000-07:00

Baldovino Barani : epic as fuck photographer.
Below is one of his many editorial series.

2010-08-15T16:46:00.000-07:00

trees are for climbing

2010-08-11T14:04:00.000-07:00

2010-08-07T16:53:00.000-07:00

don't hassle the locals

2010-08-07T00:42:00.000-07:00

last days of rage.

2010-08-06T00:27:00.000-07:00

what goes up must come down

2010-08-01T23:48:00.000-07:00

good times are always with good people.

2010-07-11T03:31:00.000-07:00

2010-07-06T16:35:00.000-07:00

Soooo boring.

2010-07-05T15:07:00.000-07:00

These colors don't run

2010-07-04T14:13:00.000-07:00

We done good, America.

2010-06-24T16:02:00.000-07:00

2010-06-06T22:46:00.003-07:00

The HangArt presents RoyalRedBone & StarDaisy, a TucsonSumrFunFREAKFEST. Showing the finest of Tucson's art scene.

Then everyone loved each other after the show.

2010-06-03T17:09:00.000-07:00

Went smorking and touting in Harajuku.

MoMAt had an exhibit featuring japanese architects. Toyo Ito was one of them and really the only one I remember, thus the only one worth mentioning. Here's a random persons flickr who saw the same exhibit but was smart enough to take pictures.

Went to the moca(t) in Tokyo where Hussein Chalayan had an exhibit up. The guards are pretty adamant about keeping an arms length distance to all the clothes, thankfully I have short to no arms.

Below is the work of Taro Okamoto.
They turned his studio into a museum.

The best thing to do there was tokyo drift to all these places.
I'm the 2nd from the right.

Japanland

2010-06-02T02:49:00.000-07:00

Serious cluster fuck.

Bruno, but not the one you're thinking of

2010-05-23T15:10:00.000-07:00

Here's another "please don't sue me if i accidentlly stole your art for my own portfolio" segment. Here's Bruno Dayan, a free lance frenchy who (despite the fact that he's not with an agency) has landed jobs with LV, YSL and Moschino.

Off to japan now, k bye!

2010-05-20T20:20:00.000-07:00

Let me introduce you to Mikael Ramirez.
He took these pictures with some of my clothes (with Ashley Dacey//model, Stefani Hernandez//Hair&MUA) in what seems like years ago, only because his skill has exponentially escaladed since we worked together.

Look at what he's god done now:

BAM!
Also featuring local wardrobe stylist Xenia (Style AZ), hair did by Heggy Gonzalez, make up by Anne Skubis (from Aveda), and NY model Ciara Christensen.

What I want to know, 520, is where can I get a leaf that big and green?

2010-05-19T23:41:00.000-07:00

I DREAM IN WIDESCREEN.
Featuring 2010 graduating senior films from the college of media arts at the university of arizona.

Tucson's very own Ryan Glenn featured his film Funny Meeting You Here. Too bad if you couldn't go because all I can find of the film is the trailer or teaser, whatever, but the full feature was beautifully exectuted and everything in the cinematography was flawless and genius to say the least.

Funny Meeting You Here: Teaser 1 from Ryan Glenn on Vimeo.

Speaking of films, we saw Shutter Island and all I have to say is: NO CRYING BABIES IN THEATERS? PLEASE?

2010-05-13T20:46:00.000-07:00

Harrrrrrrrrro!
This is a better updated version of the TYP Fashion Show.
Photos brought to you by Alissa Searby. The rest can be seen on her flickr.

Below is the final walk through, but first play the video then look. Hokay?

And that's the end forever.

2010-05-09T15:51:00.000-07:00

CHIEF PRINT is up and running!

Chief Print is now accepting one and two color designs which will be printed on white or charcoal colored shirts.
This submittion process is completely free to the artist (and you don't have to be local)!!!
Please spread the word of this incredibly rad outlet for artists and freshest screen printing shop in Tucson!!!

Deadline for submittion is June 1st, 2010.
Submit designs through http://www.chiefprint.com/ or email info@chiefprint.com.

It's essential to support local businesses in times of economic downfall. Especially when our state is run by racist assholes who will make local economy plummet due to political boycott! CHIEF PRINT PRINTS LOVE FO' ALL!

So,,, SPREAD THE WERD!

2010-05-08T18:57:00.000-07:00

First Fridays Fashion SHOW!

Success: RAD people coming through for me. RAD people showing up. THANKS!
Fail: Turning guests away because of a dress code.
One thing I learned from this show is that security guards will always suck where ever you go. Same with cops. Twotearsinabucketmothafuckit.

Hurz some success-es (suck sexes) pictures:

Shlong time model fran, Brittany Katter!

Aimee Cabakoff!

Jenny Brew, the incredible oprea singer!

Brittany Pena! The "B" of KB.

Elle Sciarrone with a make up moustachio.

(Sorry for low quality pictures, but I don't really care, so am I really sorry? Don't care.)

Thanks Brittanys! and Alba! and Abby! and Amrit! and Chelsea! and Caitlin! and Kristen! and Carrie! and Sarah! and Jenny! and Aimee! and Zandrea! and Minnie! and Elle! and Alissa! and everyone who came!

2010-05-04T21:51:00.000-07:00

Gold Light/Gold Heat

2010-04-25T17:22:00.000-07:00

"Elemental Nature" hair and make up show for Aveda.
(Above image hair/mua Elle Sciarrone)

More shows:

ASUA presents Diamonds in the Sky Fashion Show
On Friday, April 30th from 7-10 at the Highland Garage rooftop.

All proceeds go to the Diamond Children's Medical Center, a new addition to the UMC here in Tucson. The needed centralisation of children's services will lead to much more efficient care for those who are considered our future.
Which makes us who are not children the past...

First Fridays presented by TYP 3rd Annual Fashion Show
On Friday, May 7th from 9- midnight at the Tucson Museum of Art.

All proceeds probably go to them. But, sponsored by Raytheon, so maybe free guns?

2010-04-25T02:49:00.001-07:00

Why is Matt's head hovering above all, in the dead center and the only one in focus? god sent me a message in this picture. The message is that everyone at work is always drunk. Always seeing double.

Dear god,
Here's a good read : EAT SHIT AND DIE

Did all that come off too strong just now?

2010-04-07T19:48:00.000-07:00

nirrimi hakanson. a 17 year old photographer.

More on her flickr
Even more on blogger

2010-04-06T12:55:00.000-07:00

This is the perm I want. From Eri Utsugi's Spring 2008 runway, designing for Mercibeaucoup.

Her runway concepts are incredible! For her Fall '06-'07 show, the models swept the runway as they walked out. See the rest of her shows here: Japan Fashion Week

Pumped on Japan!

2010-04-05T00:24:00.000-07:00

Rediscovering old photos is as fun as watching people try to pick up change that has been glued to the ground.

2010-04-04T01:11:00.000-07:00

Simple and perfect.

These photos below are from Mike Cohens BFA exhibition. Look at his website to see more perfectly composed images.

It's like when I was being pulled on a wagon as a child, it was perfect. But the story doesn't work because I was later pushed down a dirt hill.

wtf california?

2010-03-17T10:16:00.000-07:00

2010-03-05T11:56:00.000-08:00

Our greatest friends, Jeff and Makiko, are coming back after a year of solid partying in good ol' Nippon.
They are opening up a screen printing shop in Tucson!

Check out Jeffs site:
http://iam.cranky.jp/jms/

And here's more epic shit.

Whatever, no big deal.

Vodka with a splash of Sprite, please.

2010-02-27T22:36:00.000-08:00

It was a night of chaos and beautiful friends.

D starting the evening on the right foot.

Ashley and Brittany, oldest sisters of fashion family.

April !

Alba Serrato did make up and some hair, with huge bling.

I don't even know.

Show time! From left to right: Minnie, April, Ashley, Abby, Alba, Sarah, Diana, Brittany, Nicole and Jenny.

(Thanks Michaela for this picture that brings 100 rainbows over my head)
They danced on stage for the final walk through!

Then, Grill. Where we drank and drank with my parents.

Thank you for making this such an epic night.

Surly Grand Show

2010-02-12T14:51:00.000-08:00

Fashion Time!

Siobhan Clothing
Razorz Edge
Backstich Betty

& me

Surly Wench Pub
424 N 4th Ave.
Tucson AZ

Friday February 26
9 pm
$5

We can mourn McQueen together and braid our tears

Model: Ashley Gieger // Photographer: Miguel Folch

2010-02-10T17:10:00.000-08:00

This is what I think of the general population. Happy monsters, but monsters nonetheless.

2010-02-03T16:47:00.000-08:00

Some people just look like certain types of houses, no?

2010-02-01T16:27:00.001-08:00

This is Mike and Jeff.

Jeff is an artist. He painted Mike. Isn't it great?

2010-01-30T11:14:00.000-08:00

2010-01-16T10:25:00.000-08:00

The banana went missing. Who dunit?

two thousand zen or two thouzen zen?

2010-01-12T10:19:00.000-08:00

So previously I blamed my scanner for shit looking photos, but now it's kind of emBARE-ASSing to say that I just couldn't focus a camera. & is a list of reasons why: magick tea, magick cake, magick booze and magick people. It's hard when you're seeing double, you know?

Welcome to year of the zen 2010 formal:

Bottles were emptied and burned. People were crying champagne and peeing streamers.
In conclusion, Katie and Brittany win best beer ad of the evening:

K.B. stands for kind bud, ya'llll.

2010-01-09T10:43:00.000-08:00

More of from a real shitty scanner

2009-12-30T16:38:00.000-08:00

Real shitty scanner

2009-12-29T10:49:00.000-08:00

Sometimes it feels like I'm eating my own hand.

666

2009-12-24T14:32:00.000-08:00

Sky waves from Kansas City.

Have a grand time celebrating whatever it is you celebrate! & HOPPY NEU YEA!

2009-11-22T20:31:00.001-08:00

Finally got pictures back from shooting my collection in Mt. Lemmon with dethklok playing off in the distance, well worth the wait. Nikolai Devera was the photographer for the day, Heggy Gonzalez doing her usual crazy hair, Cashawnna and Gwen from SIM modeling.

2009-11-10T08:28:00.000-08:00

Shyashin no jikan!

Photography : Miguel Folch
Model : Ashley Gieger

2009-11-09T12:20:00.000-08:00

Bed cave waffle has finally emerged.

Another photoshoot session!

2009-10-21T11:12:00.000-07:00

Here are some images with Miguel Folch, again, on photography, Vanessa Van Helden modeling and hairstyling by Jeremy Rigg. Miguel scouted a huge wheat milling machine out in the middle of nowhere (Marana), where I was able to climb a janky ass 3 story ladder that led to the top of a janky ass watch tower while they shot for hours. It was sort of a bring your kid to work day, while the adults work, you play with things in the desert in the dark, touch things that aren't yours, pee where you want, walk in circles type of deal, you know?

2009-10-18T00:40:00.000-07:00

Almost like reliving a salvia experience, from dawn to dusk.

2009-10-08T11:21:00.000-07:00

From the ground up.

2009-10-04T22:27:00.000-07:00

Why don't metal bands play in Mt. Lemmon? Metal + forest = duh. Or do I stand alone?

2009-10-04T02:44:00.000-07:00

What a relief that must have been.

2009-09-30T19:36:00.000-07:00

Birds come over and hang out on my stuff.

2009-09-13T23:37:00.000-07:00

These pictures are from a photo shoot last week. Images from Miguel of Vibranttaste Photography modeled by Racheal Yocom (top), and Diana Gen.

I presented the above collection in phoenix last night at a crazy ass sausage resturant by day and electroclash club by night. Pre-show consisted with a man playing german music with an accordian for 4 hours.
Here is Ashley working her knob hair:

Here is on-the-way-to-phoenix guy working his spike skull helmet and tribal tats:

Phoenix is weird.

wonderful one hit wonder

2009-09-08T10:10:00.000-07:00

This is my cup of coffee every morning.

Just in case you missed it the first time:

2009-09-01T11:42:00.000-07:00

happy first day of september.