May we return to kindness.

Greetings :)

Wow! A whole month without any updates. To those who care, I really have been tied up with a lot and for that I'm sorry but its GOOD to be back. May is my birthday month so the plan is to just indulge in all things that I love more often than not. Taking some time out to gift myself. :)

I recently heard of a lovely photographer by the name of Harry Callahan and he used his wife as the subject of his images for many years. He died in 1999 and recently she passed on too and the most wonderful images have been released as part as part of Elna Callahan tribute.

I love the femininity in each of the moments, its as if the body is not being exploited but rather celebrated in its most genuine state.

Check it:)

Images via DossierJournal.

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Its that simple.

Greetings Good people :)

If one could only understand the level of excitment I have in being back in my lovely little adopted town of Grahamstown. My summer vacation is over and there are so many lovely trinkets I would want to share with the Cloud_Cottage family.

So my day was made by stumbling upon the most wonderful video clip from the series Fifty People, One Question. I do not want to say much about for it really speaks for itself. What makes me feel so giddy about  such a clip is the simplicity of it all and that its in my birthplace Cape Town.

I am no Valentine's Day kinda girl , but this kind of thing works for me. Like on the real.

Enjoy it!

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Calvin Klein Presentation S/S 12

Greetings :)

Came across the most lovely images for the Calvin Klein presentation S/S 12, all of which left me a little short of breath and crazy excited about what the year will bring for the line.

Thought you may enjoy a squizz.Have a glorious day.

















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It has been far too long

Greetings :)

Finally I have finished exams and I can not express how excited I am to be back at the cottage and get my hands dirty with trinkets of artistic expression. So from tomorrow I will be blogging from Cape Town (home) and I will be sharing the little trinkets I bump into in the Cape.. so lets get excited about that!

I have been watching a great deal of Mad Men and a lot of 1950s based television. The clothing is steller.Such class and elegenace in their design.

Indulge with me.

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Rise of SA physical performance

Greetings:)

This year I have had the wonderful opportunity of exploring the idea of the body being as symbol of text. With this notion one moves away from the polarised relationship between the body and mind but instead these two are brought closer and work to reveal the natural and instincual text of the body. The use of the body as an organic shape that within itself performs between time and space.

An amazing SA performer, Mamela Nyamza who advocates for this kind of thinking and uses a combination of dancing styles and inspiration from everyday life as a reference point in her works. I have a slight crush on her talent.

Her one woman show, Hatched (performed at the National Arts Fest) in 2010, explores her autobiography through movement, its beautiful, honest and most importantly so wonderfully South African. Enjoy:)





   

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Have a lovely saturday

Greetings :)

Such a lovely track, hope it puts a bounce in you step :)

Artist : J.A.M Feat Jose James

Song: Jazzy Joint

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Tailored seams of art

Greetings :)
Feel so bad for not posting as regulaly as I  intended to this week. The last week of lectures meant that my life was some what of a mad house. Nontheless, recently I have been quite captivated by the design element that goes into the prodution of clothes.The detail, angles, cut. Not that I see my self creating garments anytime soon but the precision that goes into it is a whole language within itself.  By ensuring the fit of the garment falls in a way that says something about the person wearing it and the aethetic of the designer astounds me a great deal.

Of these images below pay attention to the design of  the garments. Its really such an art within itself.








Rad Haurani S/S 2012 Unisex collection


Rag and Bone S/S 2012


Anna Sui S/S 2012



Calvin Klein S/S 2012 --My favorite in terms of design elements :)

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A little favour.

Greetings :)

As highlighted in my biography, I am currently studying to be a Journalist and have recently co-written an article for UPIU online which is a Journalism mentoring programme. It would really be great if you could could follow the link give it a read and let me know what you think. :) Tell your friends tell your mom lets make it one old jam. The link is here : http://bit.ly/ruN8zs

Story Description: This article investigates the personal identity of students in the law sector. It considers how tattoos and piercings may affect a graduate's corporate value  


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Scribbled paper and other little things

Greetings :)
So things are a little crazy right now with assignments and all that jazz so I have been in a bit of crusty mood for the past two days. One song that can literally take me out of such crusty moods is a song by Little Dragon (amazing group gee whiskers) called Scribbled Paper..please give it a listen its amazing.I have to admit Ihave quiet the obseesion with the band .Their is an honsety and lovely experimental feel that they have in their songs.They have been around since 2006 and are all from Sweden and have blown up since one of their debut songs Twice was on Greys Anatomy. Their new album is available for download..Ritual Union and promises to be some exciting stuff.  Okay so give Scribbled Paper a listen and there is another sick mix of one of their songs that was arranged by Damae Wodu which is also great.

 
















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