March 27th, 2013
Evan Robarts received his BFA in Sculpture from Pratt Institute in 2008. Working with found, bought or traded objects, Robarts explores the relationship between form and material.

Maturation, 2012; found object, cement; 4′ x 2′ x 3′ // Untitled, Sprinkes, 2012; cake sprinkles and plaster on canvas; 18′ x 18′ // Detail of Untitled, Sprinkes, 2012; cake sprinkles and plaster on canvas; 18′ x 18′.

Popsicles #8, 2010; gloss medium, popsicle sticks, India ink on paper; 26″ x 40″ // Popsicles #16, Rainbow, 2011; gloss medium, popsicle sticks, India ink on paper; 26″ x 40″.

Hoop Dreams 1/3, 2011; found object, glass, solder; 14″ round // Hoop Dreams 2/3, 2011; found object, glass, solder; 14″ round // Installation View of Atom (Installation), 2009; balls, barrel strapping, bike chain; dimensions vary // Detail of Atom (Installation), 2009; balls, barrel strapping, bike chain; dimensions vary.
{A selection of prints of Evan Robarts’ work is available at Tappan Collective including Robart’s Popsicles#16, Rainbow.}
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March 21st, 2013

Jo Malone has cooked up four limited edition scents. The Sugar & Spice Collection is inspired by British cakes and desserts.

Bitter Orange & Chocolate // The bite of bitter orange, layered with dark chocolate. Orange peel counterpoised with warm, powdery cocoa, milky chocolate and coumarin. Sumptuous and addictive.
Ginger Biscuit // Just-baked biscuit. Spiced with ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon, melting into caramel. Butter-crumbly with roasted hazelnuts. Warmed by tonka bean and vanilla. Irresistible.
Redcurrant & Cream // A summer pudding. Sharp-scarlet juices of red currants, lush strawberries and raspberries, rippling through creamy musk. Vivacious and enticing.
Elderflower & Gooseberry // A voluptuous gooseberry fool. Crushed, summer-green gooseberries, juicy with lychee, enfolded into the soft delicacy of elderflower. Tender and feminine.
Lemon Tart // The mouth-watering tang of lemon tart. Sparkling with citrus fruits and verbena, contrasted with swirls of meringue and lemon thyme. Refreshing.
The delicious sounding collection will be available this month. While I’m madly in love with my current perfume {Nana DeBary Green}, I do tend to like Jo Malone scents. The Sugar & Spice Collection sounds insanely tempting — I’ll be sure to test them out.
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March 21st, 2013

// LEFT / Playing off the theme of No Dark, No Light, the Hussein Chalayan F/W 2012 collection featured geometric shapes scissored away to reveal different layers beneath. // RIGHT / Joe Sinness, Shining Indiscretions (3), colored pencil on paper, 2013.
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March 20th, 2013

{Intricate wire letterforms by Dan Hooper via Behance.}
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March 15th, 2013

Photographer Marcel Christ captures color and motion in his Big Bang series.

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March 14th, 2013

// HIGH / Manolo Blahnik Campari Mary Jane pumps {$645 at Neiman Marcus}. // LOW / Michael Kors patent pumps with double straps {$265 at Zappos}.
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March 13th, 2013

Kinfolk Vol. 7 serves up these lovely images, captured by photographer Parker Fitzgerald and styled by Amy Merrick.

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March 8th, 2013

Through Character, the creative agency I co-founded and where I’m a creative director, I had the opportunity to work with Williams-Sonoma on their 2012 Thanksgiving Guide {alongside a very talented Character designer}. The Williams-Sonoma product selection was so inspiring that I ended up purchasing a set of their pie cutters {similar set}.

I made a raspberry and apple pie {recipe}. Not a fan of the overly sweet, I used Muscovado {or Mascobado} sugar instead of the refined kind. Muscovado is made from boiled sugarcane juice and has a smoky caramel flavor which tastes much milder than refined sugar. Chemical-free and sustainably farmed Muscovado can be found in many organic food stores. {Learn more about Muscovado.}
These photos were from last fall, but I thought I’d share them anyway. After all, pie is always relevant.
Have a great weekend!
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March 7th, 2013

// HIGH / Valentino’s Allover Rockstud d’Orsay sandal is a dangerous kind of pretty. {$995 at Neiman Marcus} // LOW / Shutz’s Inova sandal poses much less of a danger to one’s wallet. {$260 Shutz}
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March 6th, 2013
Australian artist Amy Joy Watson hand-stitches her joyful, geometric sculptures out of balsa wood.

Untitled, 2011, balsa wood, watercolor, polyester thread, balloons

Untitled, 2011, balsa wood, watercolor, polyester thread, plaster, 310 x 200 x 210 cm // Untitled, 2011, balso wood, watercolor, polyester thread, glitter, pine, 45 x 55 x 55 cm // Untitled, 2011, balsa wood, watercolor, Indian ink, polyester thread, glow-in-the-dark pigment, pine 50 x 52 x 52 cm

Untitled, 2011, acetate, glow-in-the-dark thread, helium balloon 220 x 40 x 40 cm // Untitled, 2011, balsa wood, watercolor, polyester thread, giant gobstopper 30 x 50 x 40 cm

Untitled, 2011, balsa wood, watercolor, polyester thread, 140 x 150 x 130 cm // Untitled, 2011, balsa wood, watercolor, polyester thread, helium balloon 350 x 80 x 80 cm
{See more at Amy Joy Watson’s website.}
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