KONY 2012

Tonight I watched, as I can assume most everyone else did, the Kony 2012 video. And may I just say, I am so overjoyed and astonished and overcome with emotion at the sheer size of peoples hearts.

Tonight my news feed turned from a ‘look at me’ rambling of daily activities and attributes to a microscope on the children of Africa and a plan to help bring down one of the worlds biggest criminals.

For once I felt proud to walk among people with hearts so big, people who cared enough to share a moving testimonial with others. To become aware of such a travesty taking place in our world. 

We all have our problems and there are many challenges that face us all in the world, but this video just blew up and people stopped to think about the importance of their lives and what they could be doing to help others. This is a truly amazing revolution-taking place and I can only hope that people remember this moment right now as a something beautiful and pure. Imagine what we can create as a united front.  

If we can all come together as one and fight for the rights of children in Africa and bring Kony to arrest, just imagine the ripple effects, imagine the rewards we will feel for all humanity and our confidence to keep doing the work that needs to be done to entitle all people to a quality of life that we all expect here in the first world.

I am so proud to be surrounded by such beautiful caring individuals.

Now comes the debate between the humanitarian and the cynic. But lets take action, not quarrel!

KONY 2012 from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo.

New Art

I have decided that now is the time to show you what I've been working on lately and what I have started listing for purchase in my Etsy store.

Heres a sneak peak!

Will post a link to my Etsy store tonight!

xx

The power of images.

Have you ever felt so compelled and provoked by an image? Be it a piece of artwork, a photograph or an advertisement, the power behind images can be so great that they propel discussion, cause outrage, entice or disgust people.

I find myself on a daily basis in total awe and inspired by images. And then in the heat of the moment I ask myself; Why am I not creating these images? Am I really happy being an on-looker?

Even if you don't know what it is, even if you spend time trying new things and finding out that they weren't right for you, always live in your inspiration and create something. For an idea is merely an idea, until it is put into action.

These are some of the most heart breaking iconic images I've ever seen:

Kevin Carter – Vulture Stalking a Child

Huynh Cong Ut – Napalm Strike

Eddie Adams 

Lawrence Beitler – Lynchin

Mike Wells – Uganda

Richard Drew – The Falling Man (September 11, 2001)

Wish list wish list

My hearts monogamy is questionable. It tells my brain that it's true love is art, will always be faithful to art, may even communicate to my hand every now and then to make sweet, sweet love to art on a bed of paper, with a stiff graphite pencil. 

But alas, the reality is that my heart has always been swayed and tempted by other things. Sometimes it's by fashion, sometimes it's by interior design... But its true mistress is in-fact, Aesthetics herself. I guess that's where my love for art grew from. I don't remember a time when my thoughts were not filled with the imagery of an empty space, eagerly awaiting the arrival of beautiful things to sit inside of it. 

I mean, who doesn't love to be surrounded by beautiful things, be always thinking about beautiful things, go out and spend their hard earned on adorning themselves in, you guessed it: beautiful things?!

Here is my extreme Christmas Wish List. Part One. (Take note, Stephen!)

All jewelry by Dannijo, Proenza Schouler PS1, Acne Boots, Current/Elliot Snakeskin Jeans, Theysken's Theory Shirt.  

Visit the Dannijo website, here! 

An Artists Studio

Seriously longing after a studio space of my own. A big open space, NYC Loft style or perhaps somewhere nestled amongst the bush, with huge windows, wooden floors, white walls, all ready to be splattered with paint and filled to the brim with my clutter and inspirational clippings. 

My dream would be to wake up, drive to the studio and spend all day and all night in there working away.  

If you can dream it...

Important message.

Intertwined.

I'm absolutely in love with these images. 

I miss my boyfriend.

I'm working on a video right now, a time laps of me painting from start to finish, this may take some time. Enjoy the pictures.

Images courtesy of  luluandyourmom, Vogue Italy November 2010.