sexy south philly

How sexy is Passyunk Avenue here in South Philly? Soooo sexy!

exploring chinatown

My friend Dawn and I explored Chinatown today. We walked around, took some pictures, ate some noodles, and bought some cute things. One of the cute things I bought is the head band Dawn is wearing. I'm pretty excited about some other colorful accessories I bought for a photo shoot I have in mind.

These two pics are from today. Dawn shot me, and I shot Dawn. See what else Dawn shoots here: [link]

portraits of girls in my life

My friend Vita, a fellow server at the French restaurant where I work a few days a week.

My good friend Melissa, a sales associate for a clothing boutique.

And Fatima, who cooks French crepes and helps me pronounce them correctly.

I love my kitchen

I am in love with the house I moved into last February. I especially love my kitchen. I like to french press my coffee and boil perogies and make thai food here. Hanging out in my kitchen brings me a lot of joy. I also love to observe how others express themselves in the space where they live. Last week my friend Melissa showed me the work of a photographer named Todd Selby who shoots people in their homes. Some of his work is so wonderful. I especially love the image below of the home of a girl who lives in London. What a fun and colorful arrangement of clutter! I plan to shoot a project like his eventually.

Check out Todd Selby's work here. [link]

bathroom stall at borders

I stopped by Borders bookstore in Center City the other day to use the bathroom. While I was in the stall I took this picture of what someone had written on the stall wall. There was something pathetic and wonderful about the written font and the context of the sentence. Love it.

rubber stamped

A got another wonderful envelope in the mail today from my dad. Check out the rubber stamped moon faces all over! The envelope was filled with hand made rubber stamped business cards for our new lego necklace store. Fun!

this envelope is to die for

Check it! Another envelope design from my dad. How much does this blow your mind? Mine's to pieces.




Check out the blank moleskine notebook he designed below. It's for sale on The Fingerpost Shop.

purple guns

This is a photo by Zoe Strauss that means a lot to me. See more at zoestrauss.blogspot.com

DARTH SIMPSON!

My dad recently created this lego necklace and he named it Darth Simpson. Genius! This adorable idea makes me smile whenever I think of it. If you like it too, get yourself one at the the fingerpost shop.

handmade clothes

2 designer friends of mine named Melissa Choi and Pia Pannaligan designed the pieces I'm wearing. Aren't their designs beautiful? I modeled for them for a show they had in the East Village a few weekends ago. Fun! I wish you could see the hand made leather lace up cuffs (is that the right word?) I'm wearing on my legs. Melissa made those by hand and they were so bad-ass! I think my favorite part about modeling for this event was wearing 3 inch heels for 5 hours. I've never done that before. So much fun!

something important

There's an important photo show happening under the I-95 bridge in South Philly at Front and Mifflin streets tomorrow afternoon. It's right next to Target. You don't want to miss this.