endlessblockades:

Sent by Nicole.  Kent, Ohio.

1:00 pm  •  4 March 2013  •  56 notes

Got a Girl Crush On: Japan’s onna-bugeisha female warriors

A rare vintage photograph of an onna-bugeisha, one of the female warriors of the upper social classes in feudal Japan.

Often mistakenly referred to as “female samurai”, female warriors have a long history in Japan, beginning long before samurai emerged as a warrior class.

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1:00 pm  •  3 March 2013  •  54,206 notes

gotagirlcrush:

Got A Girl Crush On: Princess Darth Vader

crunksalad:

My Daughter insisted on being “Princess Darth Vader” this year. 

Oh man. I just. Can’t. Too much.

YES!

1:00 pm  •  2 March 2013  •  96,957 notes

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1:00 pm  •  1 March 2013  •  3,812 notes

Hi friends,
Please join me tomorrow night (Friday, March 1st) for the opening of my show of large-scale photographs of Icelandic landscapes at The Yard (33 Nassau Ave, 2nd FL) from 6-9pm! And if magical terrains and ponies aren’t enough to entice you, there will be beer provided by The Brooklyn Brewery! See you then! xo

2:33 pm  •  28 February 2013  •  6 notes

want ! all of them!

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2:19 pm  •  28 February 2013  •  3 notes

gotagirlcrush:

Got A Girl Crush On: These Photos of the Athletic Babes of Pre-War Russia

I don’t really know what organization/games these women are involved with, but these images have inspired some heavyweight girl crushes too big not to share. Do you have any idea?

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1:00 pm  •  28 February 2013  •  38 notes

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8:07 pm  •  27 February 2013

hawktrainer:

I began creating baskets, bags, and sculptural vessels from raw cotton
rope and colored sewing thread in Early 2010 in my Brooklyn apartment.
After over a year and a half of working with the technique I began
selling them on my webshop in October 2011. The pieces became popular
very quickly, receiving much online coverage in early 2012. The
coverage continued with many features of my work in magazines and
online. Over the course of 2012 I sold my works in over 30 stores in
the US and several other countries around the world. All the pieces
are made by myself and a few skilled artists that I employ in my
studio in Brooklyn. I use high-quality materials that are manufactured
in the US, and my employees, all textile artists themselves, receive a
living wage for their skills and time.

Today it has come to my attention that Target has introduced some
baskets for their “Threshold” brand, which utilize seemingly identical
materials, methods, look, and feel as my baskets - even some of the
stitching details are the same. You can see the similarities in the
images below. Target will be selling these baskets for $6.99, a tiny
fraction of the value of my own work.

Please, help me share this image. A company like Target knocking off
small, design-focused brands for the sake of ‘staying current’ and
making a quick buck goes against everything that I, and everyone in my
studio, stands for. Help us get our message to them!

Thanks!

Doug Johnston
www.dougjohnston.net

6:36 pm  •  27 February 2013  •  285 notes

thebrookelynway:

My sister from another mister, Meg, is showing her incredible large-scale photos of Iceland this Friday at The Yard in Greenpoint. The images alone are worth the trip, but it also doesnt hurt that Brooklyn Brewery is sponsoring it. Volcanos & free dranks, y’all.

THANKS BROOKE!

so, yea. i’m showing photos from my iceland trip from this past october! opening is this friday from 6-9pm and you should come!

1:00 pm  •  27 February 2013  •  21 notes