Scout Niblett | Love songs

| Do you want to be buried with my people dear?" was the look in your eyes.

We can rest our bones side by side in the dirt up yonder high.

Cannot believe it was you I sensed and sung to all my life.

Arms that held me never worked before until I was held by you.

I have a suspicion you just could be my missing part.

It's so fun to see me being me along side you. |


This evening was filled with beautifully loud, yet mellow serenades from Scout Niblett at Portland's Mississippi Studios. I made it into the bar, but nearly missed out on the show thanks to a great friend who popped into town to say goodbye on her way out of the NW. Thank goodness I slipped in to see Scout play because she performed one of my all time favorites- Do You Want to be Buried with My People Dear? This song alone is worth the 12 bucks. Oh good god, so many heart crushing lyrics.

I love this video of her live performance. Eyes shut the entire time. Singing all the parts to what is usually a duet with Will Oldham. Not to mention she is a pretty badass lady who can really scream her lungs out when not rambling romances.

Flour dance | Vanessa Bruno

Love love love Vanessa Bruno's campaign videos.
The soundless screaming.
Lou Doillon's bluesy, air-guitar-playing interlude.
Flour stomps, reverses, and ruining extremely expensive clothing.
Yes.

Etsy Favorite | Yokoo

This little lady you may be familiar with after her appearance in the NYT last year. With my 23rd coming up, I have decided to cave and buy myself her Brobdingnagian Hat. That huge pompom has been on my mind for over a year now. It is everything I need to satisfy my self-image this winter. My head just feels more complete with an overwhelmingly large puff of yarn resting atop it.

Rockaway Taco

Rockaway Taco, A Selby Film from the selby on Vimeo.

Just scavengered this from one of my favorite sites - The Selby. I am always inspired by people obviously doing what they love. Waking up to the sunrise and drinking coffee with the bees sounds like a dream. My only attempt at surfing last summer in Ecuador proved that I am not cut out to be a surfer bum. Maybe I should just focus on honing my sandcastle-building skills and then open up a guacamole stand outside NY.

Oh thank SLR heaven!

The SLR Sloop at the Photojojo Store!


Finally, a decent camera bag! When I first got my lovely Nikon I was not so hip on carrying around the less-sightly black nylon case that seemed to be the only option. I searched high and low and settled with a plain leather videocamera case. Trknfld must've heard my cries because these bags could not be any more perfect. Made from the fabric of a sailship? Yes please.

Find 'em here!

Cellos + Thao Yumminess

I love the simplicity of this video. And cellos make this best noise I have ever heard so Thao's collaboration with them is even better. I keep saying that one of these days I will teach myself to play the cello. I think the time to start is now.

On Hands

" I am not what I am. I am what I do with my hands." - Lousie Bourgeois

||Lousie Bourgeois portrait||

||Lousie Bourgeois, 10 AM is when you come to me (2007)||

||Art Machine graphic||

||Bjorn Johansson's typeface||

||via Sabino||

||via Fuck Yeah, Tattoos||

||Roger Ballen||

My hand obsession has been exponentially growing over the course of the past six months. I have been working on a lot of embroidery lately and the unconscious routine of the hand amazes me. Delicate, skilled, and active. These are some collections I've gathered to wet the palette and feed the soul. Words also cannot describe my heart swells for Lousie Bourgeois and her work.