Jean Shrimpton - 1965

Jean Shrimpton as an astronaut by Richard Avedon for Harper’s Bazaar

All photos via Retronaut

Art & Design: Dimitri Drjuchin

 

Some of you may recognize this artist's work from the cover of Father John Misty's Fear Fun. To learn more about this artist, click here.

CLOSED: Win tickets to see Jonny Fritz (formerly Jonny Corndawg) at Georgia Theatre Oct. 20!

With a great sense of humor, flashy Nashville style, and the songwriting chops to back it all up, highway troubadour Jonny Fritz (formerly Jonny Corndawg) puts on a show you don't want to miss. He'll make you laugh, and maybe even make you shed a tear in your beer.

He's also a hell of a leather worker to boot (no pun intended. Okay, now it's intended.) He made a handsome collar for my dog Maj. Check out his work at Thee Leather Channel.

Follow the instructions below to win a pair of ticket to see him October 20 at Georgia Theatre.

The bill:
Lera Lynn
Jonny Fritz
Cicada Rhythm

Listen to Jonny's music on Bandcamp.

To enter:

Leave a comment on this blog post with your name AND email address. I need to contact you if you win!
Bonus entries:
Like Arrowhead Vintage or Jonny Fritz on Facebook or share the giveaway, and leave a second comment.

Winner will be drawn from the comments using Random.org the day before the show, and your name will be put on the guest list with a +1.

Jonny's leather work: 

Green bag is deerskin, yellow is elk.

Guitar strap for Parker from the Whigs.

Art & Design: Eleanor Davis

While working on a special project for Design*Sponge with my friend Natasha (I can't wait until it's published and I can show it to everyone!) I learned that illustrator Eleanor Davis lives right here in Athens, GA. I really like her work, and I hope you will, too!

You can follow her sketch blog here. I specially enjoyed the Big Freedia comic. 

 The looming male figure in the distance reminds me of the "night-walker" the Spirit of the Forest turns into in Princess Mononoke!

Album/Outfit: Lightning Bolt - "Oblivion Hunter"

Outfit: Skater Dress in Rainbow Stripe from ASOS

Album: Lightning Bolt - Oblivion Hunter 

 

Reads: Kinfolk, A Wrinkle In Time, Lucky Peach, Rookie, and Be Here Now

As soon as the temperature begins to drop, so does my will to go out at night. I can't think of many things I'd like to do more right now than curl up with a book and a blanket. Okay, maybe curl up with a book and a blanket in the mountains.

Below are a few books I've recently purchased, and a few more I'll be ordering soon.

Rookie Yearbook
Edited by Tavi Gevinson
from Amazon  

Kinfolk
By: Various
Bought volume 5 as a birthday present for my roommate, and bought myself volume 4, which includes a guest appearance from a couple of my pals from Local Natives and their lovely ladies.
from Amazon  

A Wrinkle In Time: The Graphic Novel
Story by Madeleine L'Engle, Illustrations by Hope Larson
I confess that I've never read A Wrinkle In Time, so my first time reading it will be in graphic novel form. I read my first graphic novel, Neil Gaiman's Sandman, last winter, after flying through his book Neverwhere in a few days.
from Amazon  

Be Here Now
By: Ram Dass
This is such a special book to return to over and over, so a house copy was in order. 
from Amazon  

Lucky Peach
By: David Chang
Enjoyable and approachable writing and photos on preparing and enjoying food.
from Amazon  

Alyssa's Hopscotch Recap

 I was on happiness overload since within 15 minutes of arriving in Raleigh, I got to see three of my favorite residents: Benny (saw playing wizard from Nests/Lonnie Walker, unstoppable and indescribable force of awesome,) Sibel (blog co-conspirator,) and Brian (Lonnie Walker/wearer of neat necklaces.)

Found an art exhibit that looks like my room at the opening reception at CAM.

 

Benny has some of my favorite tattoos around. He's been adding on to this lamp post and bug collection in brown ink. 

 

My pal Matthew E. White played with a 30 piece orchestra at Fletcher Opera House. 

 

His parents, or the Famil E. White as I like to call them,  were proud. 

 

 

It's hard to think of many performances I've seen in the past few years that were more meaningful than this one. Everyone in the Spacebomb crew is so full of energy and talent. 

 

Sleepy bun-head in a Canadian tux.

 

Sarah's necklace.

 

New measure of success: having your own burger at Chuck's like my pal's Brad and Adam. 

 The next day, Matthew E. White. and the Spacebomb crew played in a church for Hometapes Friend Island. Slingshot Coffee was there being delicious.

  

Obligatory blurry Jesus & Mary Chain picture, because it's Jesus & Mary Chain.

  

Andy from Old Bricks and I via disco ball at Kings.

The morning of our showcase, I woke up to a call that Easter Island had been in a car accident. After thanking the heavens that they were all safe and sound, I moved on to the second freak out: party started soon, load in was sooner, and Easter Island was bringing the backline.  Old Bricks came early with their gear and saved the day, and Easter Island were still early to sound check, because they are angels. After much hugging and being grateful all over again that they were okay, things went off without a hitch! (Unless you count how the line outside soon became a line inside that crushed the bar tab before the first band was over... but that's always a good sign!)

 

Easter Island

 

Grass Giraffes

 

Airstrip

 

Massive amounts of Hopscotching prevented us from trying Fox Liquor Bar, the one Ashley Christensen joint I've yet to try.

 

Though Capital Club 16 with Easter Island thoroughly made up for it.

 

Found a new toy, then learned it probably costs about 1/4 of my yearly earnings.

  

Spot all three members of Sunn O))) and win a prize!

 

Kaleidescope app to the rescue when car trip boredom strikes.

 

My friends Gianna and Bird Call stayed at our house while I was away, and left us sweet presents to come home to!