Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
A Kaleidoscopic Wonderland of Hi-Fidelity Vibrancy
Okay, so check out the amazing stack of vintage record album banners I shuffled up on the Stereo Stack website, developed by my favorite local Seattle record shop, Jive Time Records. Shuffle the stack if you want, and purchase coordinating prints and tees. Bold, graphic, and retro. I love it!
Friday, November 9, 2012
Favorite Links Friday
Gearing up for the holidays. Loving the new Spoonflower gift wrap. Planning a contest/giveaway (stay tuned!). Listing some interesting links.
1. How to make an infinity scarf the lazy way
2. Party marshmallows
3. Beau coop
4. Vintage sheet duvet cover
5. Making a reversible bag (includes freebie PDF pattern)
6. Literally the best thing ever: Madonna
Enjoy, and have a great weekend!
Friday, October 26, 2012
Mix Tapes Is Now Available on Totes, Tees, and Hoodies!
Yes! Mix Tapes is now available at Society6 on tote bags, T-shirts, and hoodies! The totes come in natural and black canvas; the tees come in OVER 20 colors and are available in fitted men's and women's styles; and the hoodies are available in both zipper (7 colors) and pullover (3 colors) styles.
Plus, as a bonus, this weekend (October 26-28), Society6 is offering FREE SHIPPING worldwide!
Plus, as a bonus, this weekend (October 26-28), Society6 is offering FREE SHIPPING worldwide!
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
"Who's That Girl?": Madonna Fan Illustrations
What must it be like to lose all anonymity, for virtually everyone on the planet to know who you are? And then to have your image not only spread around the world in the media, but plastered onto basically anything, from T-shirts to, well, even collectable thimbles!
Tonight I am going to see Madonna in concert, yes, almost 30 years late. I have to admit that I wasn't really into her music when she first became popular. I liked the songs and the videos, but never dressed like her. It wasn't until the summer of 1991, after a few college years listening to all but mainstream pop music, when I was with a friend in her car and she put an old tape of Madonna's into the cassette player. Those old songs had become nostalgic, and the next day I was buying all the Madonna music I could find, and reading biographies and articles about her. By then I realized it wasn't just about the music. She was/is a cunning businesswoman and a marketing machine, and that's when I wanted to be like her.
Admittedly, I haven't really listened much to Madonna's music since her "Ray of Light" album in the mid-90s. But I jumped at the chance to actually see her without paying triple digits and having to fly to LA or Vegas, because I know the show in general will be good, and the people-watching will be fantastic! I have to see her perform live at least once in my lifetime.
So I started thinking about a Madonna-themed post and knew if I searched the Interwebs for portraits of her done by her fans, I would find a full spectrum of awesome results. There are lots and lots of amazing illustrations of the Material Girl, both professional and amateur, but what I wanted to find were pictures that looked like they were drawn by the bored kid sitting next to me in History class. Or the neighbor girl sitting alone in her room on a Saturday night. While I chuckled when I saw most of these, I'm not really making fun of them. They remind me of paintings you find in the thrift store. I know I drew pictures of a similar Napoleon Dynamite style and quality when I was 10 years old and sent them to "Star Wars" cast members for their birthdays. There is a certain innocence to these drawings, and I celebrate them because the artists were proud enough to post them for all the world to see.
Tonight I am going to see Madonna in concert, yes, almost 30 years late. I have to admit that I wasn't really into her music when she first became popular. I liked the songs and the videos, but never dressed like her. It wasn't until the summer of 1991, after a few college years listening to all but mainstream pop music, when I was with a friend in her car and she put an old tape of Madonna's into the cassette player. Those old songs had become nostalgic, and the next day I was buying all the Madonna music I could find, and reading biographies and articles about her. By then I realized it wasn't just about the music. She was/is a cunning businesswoman and a marketing machine, and that's when I wanted to be like her.
Admittedly, I haven't really listened much to Madonna's music since her "Ray of Light" album in the mid-90s. But I jumped at the chance to actually see her without paying triple digits and having to fly to LA or Vegas, because I know the show in general will be good, and the people-watching will be fantastic! I have to see her perform live at least once in my lifetime.
So I started thinking about a Madonna-themed post and knew if I searched the Interwebs for portraits of her done by her fans, I would find a full spectrum of awesome results. There are lots and lots of amazing illustrations of the Material Girl, both professional and amateur, but what I wanted to find were pictures that looked like they were drawn by the bored kid sitting next to me in History class. Or the neighbor girl sitting alone in her room on a Saturday night. While I chuckled when I saw most of these, I'm not really making fun of them. They remind me of paintings you find in the thrift store. I know I drew pictures of a similar Napoleon Dynamite style and quality when I was 10 years old and sent them to "Star Wars" cast members for their birthdays. There is a certain innocence to these drawings, and I celebrate them because the artists were proud enough to post them for all the world to see.