larger than life

www.davidyarrowphotography.com

in the middle of winter, Australia is on my mind

Tallow Gallery Winter '13

wild unknown

insight51

Soul Boots

Limited edition, individually numbered, artisan made moccasin boots. Feature glass beadwork, ribbon detail, fringe, and sheepskin lining. Lace-ups. By Manitobah.

The Storyboot Project aims to help revive the traditional arts by creating business-building partnerships with elders and artisans who fashion mukluks and moccasins the traditional way, one pair at a time. In this way, Manitobah hopes to help Aboriginal communities everywhere benefit from the knowledge of their ancestors and keep traditions alive. 

Suede 

Sheepskin Lining 

Handmade in Canada

available at Free People

the little things

Independence day

Happy 4th 'o July

Flag #19 Memories Without Recollection 2008 by Sara Rahbar

Mixed media textile

203.2 x 116.8cm

Part of the exhibition "Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East"

Wasteland

 'Wasteland' is an inspiring and eye-opening documentary of artist Vik Muniz' journey to his native Brazil where he chronicles a group of garbage pickers who make living their living sorting garbage at the largest dump in the world.  

These images of the pickers are made out of the garbage from the dump. 

To Gather at the Rainbow

I remember stumbling upon Benoit Paille's photos from his family's Rainbow Gatherings a while ago when I first began to get completely lost in the world of blogging.  For me one of the best parts about the blogosphere was the invitation into worlds outside of my own.  Maybe the idea of living completely off the grid wasn't entirely foreign to me, but the images were so striking they definitely made a lasting impression.  You can see more of Benoit's work here.

An ode to Coachella

NastyGal Coachella Lookbook via Oracle Fox

Upcycle

fleabags

seabags

 Summer is approaching and I foresee some sunny days on the water in my future, perhaps with one of these carriers in tow, available here and here ... 

The Last of the Monarchs

Photo by Melanie Huff via Pinterest

The number of Monarchs migrating to their winter home in Mexico has plummeted by almost 2/3.  Heat and drought are thought to be the main causes of the decline, but also at fault are the mass farming practices of North America.  Genetically modified crops are wiping out the Monarchs main food source, milkweed.  Like so many other wild creatures, their habitat is dwindling.  Like the honeybee, this small but vital insect is important in the ecosystem at large.   Known as the 'wanderer' in the land of Oz, their great migration takes three or four generations to complete.  

This girl is on fire

How awesome is this Spring 2013 lookbook from Ax+Apple... apart from the amazing jewelry the concept behind this shoot blows my mind.  Styled by Chloe Chippendale of sugarhigh+lovestoned and iloveborntobewild, she uses her main modal of choice, Lauryn Holmquist, plus collaborates with another inspirational creator and photographer, Alexander Valenti for this incredibly visually appealing lb, for the year of the black snake holds promise yet... 

via born to be wild

What is it about Australian girls? I don't know but I have always been a lover of  Elephants, and Africa...

Tallow //Spring 2013