tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214381948772847306Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:01:29 +0000asuka hisahuman inventivenessnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214381948772847306.post-3026671879205922871Sat, 27 Jul 2013 18:57:00 +00002013-07-27T23:20:03.313-07:00the object of tennis <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; /></a></div>
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I started playing tennis when there were still wood rackets on the market. I loved my Dunlop. I don't think I ever had a tennis vise but they always intrigued me. They were to keep the racquet from warping due to the elements. I wish we still played with wood racquets..
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Of course, accessories are always fun. Since I love bags, I started to search for racquet bags. Many vintage bags wouldn't fit the racquets of today, I'm sure.
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Here's another vice system. 1910. Mahogany. This device can hold up to 4 racquets. Looks heavy.
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I haven't played in a long time but these accessories inspire and amuse me while I ponder taking up the game, again.
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Someone on Etsy will always find a way to use these things...
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Leather goods for any use are always attractive.
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Gotta check out how those luxury brands interpret it. Gotta look good at the club...
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like André Léon Talley...(scene from <i>Bill Cunningham New York</i>)
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Finish with the DIY "Tennis Ball Finial" when the game is over and the balls are dead. 2013/07/the-object-of-tennis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214381948772847306.post-3242021680217506235Mon, 27 May 2013 01:25:00 +00002013-05-26T22:00:25.329-07:00lift blow feelit's pretty great to find a little time to make things. i took it a step further and made a little iPhone film.
here's a little time-based something called "lift blow feel" made from cut up magazine pages, paper, pencil, iPhone, and my breath. i'm the writer, director, cinematographer, and star. ha ha.
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there's something about a perfect pink house
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oil painting by Sandra Pratts "Pink Houses"
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you walk down a street and it surprises you
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it's the one special building that isn't shy and isn't obnoxious
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it can also be in the middle of nowhere happily existing in its cheerful hue
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it does go well with green
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surprise
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upscale
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i used to live in the south of france and the houses i loved most were the pink ones
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this one is a famous little spot on the hill of Montmartre in Paris
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our dog at our pink house
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the birkin bag designed by <a href="; for singer/actress jane birkin. i guess it's nice to be so admired that gorgeous luxury goods get named after you. here is jane's own bag she put up for auction to raise money for the british red cross. nice of her. i like how she really personalized it; put stickers, hung beads...
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here's jane being jane. the bag is in the right image...on the ground. in japan, they say you should never leave your purse on the ground because your money will run away from you.
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birkin bikin'
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here's a big, oversized, beat-up one that I like
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here's one out of kraft paper
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the silhouette is iconic so it's easy to make a recognizable drawing of it
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or draw on it, as lady gaga has done
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or paint on it, as artist konstantin kakanias has done
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or make a relief work, as artist shelter serra has done
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or make one that you can go inside of, as hermès has done for marketing
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or make a costume, as some parent has done
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or interpret it, as <a href=" and steady wins the race</a> has done
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i've always liked the iconic shape of the schott perfecto leather motorcycle jacket.<br>
in red, it's special.
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the perfecto was first designed in the 1950s by the schott bros company.
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there are many imitators. here's one by alexander mcqueen.
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here's one, sort of, by balenciaga.
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here's balenciaga/nicolas ghesquière muse charlotte gainsbourg with a moto jacket.
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here's a cute wool version on <a href=";
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here's a set of panacea's "red perfecto" cuban cigars,
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that come in an adorable bag
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it's not red but i must include the cardboard perfecto by <a href=" she's the cardboard cobbler and my friend
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i've recently become intrigued by leathercraft
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i always wanted a set of letter stamps. the other day, i found these sets in my late father's garage as we were cleaning it up.
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i also found this metal hammer and this mini anvil dolly was given to me by a friend.
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another friend told me about a place in los angeles called <a href=" leather</a>. you'll find a curiously neglected storefront facade under a bridge,
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about a $100 worth of leather scraps
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strap cutter and scissors for cutting. i love scraps of scraps.
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found some little burlap bags and the hole puncher tool is very handy.
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this is an inexpensive tote from one of the best little hardware shops in los angeles/santa monica (click to see my blog post about it): <a href="2011/07/busy-bee-hardware-santa-monica.html">busy bee hardware</a>. the straps are regular nylon. love the graphic of the bee.
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a few leather straps, some rivets, some pounding...busy bee is now fancy busy bee.
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i made a couple of nametags for friends who just got married,
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i also made some art.
2012/12/leather-wood-metal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214381948772847306.post-8057153896261961243Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:35:00 +00002012-03-21T11:09:06.309-07:00in bed: thank you rosekind<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="; width="300" /></a></div>discover a music performance by <a href=" you rosekind</a> <br />
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