different Monday
Happy Monday :)
As I sit here at my desk, large coffee in hand and moleskin notebook opened to a carefully outlined "Things To Do" list, I'm reminded that it is officially (once again) Monday. But this Monday is different. This is the Monday after Halloween, where all water cooler talk will involve costumes and candy. This is the first Monday in November, the month of Thanksgiving. I can just hear the small talk now. "Wow Joe, I can't believe it's already November." "I know Jane, where did the year go?" This is even the Monday where I get to wear my royal blue wool pants I bought before the summer from J Crew (because they were on an incredible sale, I couldn't pass up) for the first time. And finally, if not most importantly, this is the last Monday I will ever be 23 years old for. Weird.
So as I sit here, typing and sipping, I can't help but feel slightly nostalgic for the year that has just passed. I'm also thinking about how on the Everygirl, they always ask the women who they interview "What advice would you give to your 23-year-old self?" and now (in exactly three days) I can start on my answer for that question. Even weirder.
On a less weird note, I need to think of what I want for my birthday. Although I have boards and boards and boards of items, I don't really have anything I am dying for. This must be what it's like being 24, to mature for a Barbie but not mature enough for a mid-life-crisis convertible. Still, I must think of something good. HELP!
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Happy Halloween
I know that most bloggers have been featuring countless pumpkin DIYs or decorating ideas to celebrate this frightening holiday. I however have chosen to take this bloggerfest day in a different direction.
Don't get me wrong, I love Halloween decorations and a good pumpkin DIY, but today I wanted to feature one of my favorite artist, Dessie Jackson, instead. With imminence amount of detail and somewhat haunting twists, her pieces have that almost spooky feel to them. She uses her remarkable talents to create these life-like portraits, and then takes the piece from ordinary to amazing by tweaking it in an unconventional way. Ripping, scribbling or even melting the figures hands into their skin, all of her pieces are unbelievably stunning.
I actually stumbled upon her because of mutual friends in Philly and started following along @dessiejackson. The first pieces I ever saw of hers were the little Halloween crew (below), so I thought it was incredibly fitting to feature her today. My favorite holiday and my favorite philly artist. The perfect post combo. Enjoy // Like //&Share
all images are sourced directly from dessijackson.tumblr.com
