A Journey Round My Skull
"Unhealthy book fetishism from a reader, collector, and amateur historian of forgotten literature."
Recent obsessions: illustration and graphic design."
Shall we ?
A Journet Round My Skull is a true treasuretrove of grafic images & works of an amateur historian.

K

STUDY SESSION

I hate Chemistry .It is simple horrible ,honestly who cares about all these different substenses creating something else . I cannot remeber their names nor the names of their results & even if i do by tomorrowe morning they will be forgotten spontaneously the moment after i am done .Although learning how crystals are created was infinently interresting ,i suppose i just dread our current topic .
In theory i love the idea of chemestry .Learning how something is created & experimenting .But somehow i am just not good at it.
K

LET THE WILD RUMPUS START !

1 Destination for all good things on WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE & visual proof that i am not the only one crazy about this movie .They deticated a website to it .Magical powers indeed .
K

WILD THINGS

"Because cultur isen't easy "

Today i spent doing some Homework ; tomorrowe i will be Studying .But i did watch New Moon with my Mom & Sister  today . We watched the movie in it's original version .( given the country it was nice to see it in english .) I thought the movie was real good & i can't imagine them doing the Book justice better then they have .The emotions perhaps weren't as strong as in the Book but without all the internel struggel that is exacly how it would have looked .
I now realy look forward to watching WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE it is hard for be to understand that i have not posted about it .Perhaps because i would go completaly overboard. I tend to get abit overwhelmed when i care about something alot . The movie truely speaks for myself ,I mean when i feel good . Not just as a 'WILD THING ' hardley ,but more the love & childhood that is portrayed so clearnly .The feel of the Movie is wimsical & also sad & the visuals are incrediable ,so beautiful .
Or maby it is just the soundtrack ,which is killer.
Maby i should never post about it ,i will never be able to put it into words correctly .& it would take hours for me to do one post .I did acually watch a 'making of ' video; the kid who plays Max  -so great ,& the things they did -Wild .
I think i will be getting the Movie Book ,with all the 'pretty pictures'.
Go check out the Soundtrack on iTunes ,it is extrodinary.
[I was acualy planning on wearing my Favorite ;WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE shirt to the first showing.]









This is the Trailer which you DoNOT see everywhere.Every visual aspect of this movie is inspiring .& it is amazing to see how they did all this . It must be quite odd walking around set & seeing all these WILD THINGS etc.






EDIT : I apologize for having the Video so disorted  , you can Youtube the titel again ,& watch it correctly & ,maby you will find the other Video to thisone ,I cannot anymore )
I told you i would get carried away & i it has not even taken me 10 minutes  The creators should be proud that this Movie has brought out the Kid ( even if just for 2 hours ) in so many people & made them feel so many strong emotions .i suppose it is everything together : The message ,The storyline ,The characters ,The Music ,The visuals .Every aspect makes it beautiful . & all these judgement before having watched the whole movie .



"This movie really brings back the days of childhood when the emotions were close and immediate, the passions intense, vaguely strange, terrifying and beautiful all at the same time"
"I was deeply moved by the film, more so than I ever could have imagined. "

K

I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving .Mine was not realy an event this year .But i did have Turkey ,on a sandwich that is . Hope that you had a real meal [ i acually love Thanksgiving so it was real sad that we did not have one .] But fill this out ,by leaving your answers in the comments !

1. This Thanksgiving, I ate too much _________

2. The movie we watched (on TV or at the cinema) was ________

3. I think “Black Friday” is lame but I still really want to buy ____________

4. The celeb I’d most want at Thanksgiving dinner is ___________

5. The song I play when I’m finally alone without all the guests and relatives around is __________


K

Banshee Beat from the Creator of wwwolf

Banshee Beat shows us beautiful collages seemingly influenced by magic &  the univers & wolfs + if we get lucky some photografie similar to polaroids & remenisent of Arizona.Once again not a Blog focused on fashion but on Arts. It is so interresting to see many different styles of photografie & Art (...)
What do you see ?
What was that an egg joke ? go look for yourself .& perhaps you will find deeper meaning to this all .
K

Post Script : Celebrities are often alot smaller then you expected.Why is this ?

 Be quick ATLANTIS VINTAGE reopened & almost all the Ross Belts are sold . I love those damn Ross animal belts . Sadley abit out of my prize range . it truely hurts to know that they will only get more expensive with time & that i will never have one .Enough moping though ,perhaps i will have my own one day .

Also did anyone know Coco Chanel liked Kamels ? truthfully i never knew this . I just wondered ' would Coco Chanel have approved of Karl Lagerfeld  ? '

K

KAWS

Artists are indescrutable & completaly vulnerable ,with our ever changing realaties .It becomes hard to desinct wishful thinking from probable causes.& then the music set's it all back into perspective .Then again ,somethings are just ever present .
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Kate Moss KAWS



























i love KAWS ! Their art is ridiculousely awe-inspiring.The art is brilliant & funny .I hope to have one of their sculpturs in the futur ,or perhaps a painting .
KAWS  adds their comic creations into completaly different styles of art . Creating a signature .
i hope to go to one of their show rooms .I was once at a show-room gallery where they featured some KAWS pieces . Also had painted luggage (...)
i wasen't aloud to take any pictures but that was certainly a great trip.
i will let the art speak for itself now .

[ honeyee : They have a Blog ;Think Piece; Store or even a Plog ( whateverthat is? ) - section connected to KAWS .]

K

Zombietown

I go abit crazy when vintage shopping or at the Big FleaMarkets we have here .They stopped for the winter but every Month strating once again next summer i will be out there. The assortment is hardly modest they have EVERYTHING from the most beautiful vintage pieces ,miles of shoes ,jewelry ,toys ,collectables,sea shells ,old dentist equiptment ,army hats .& the greatest thing is that you can deal the price down up to half the original price .
i look forward to finding some more plastic dinosaurs & vintage .
But for now i am enjoying the Winter .
& BLACK BLACK i hope these kids never stop making music & trust me if they ever tour & come anywhere close to my area i will be their .
If i have the time i will do a post about them but if not do some reserch yourself .They are well worth it .
K

"we’re stoked to introduce our exclusive holiday jewelry collection with urban outfitters!

comprised of rhinestones, chains, studs and suede piecing, we hand crafted the originals from our favorite vintage brooches, antique chains and distressed studs…

limited edition! now available online at urbanoutfitters.com"

-BLEACHBLACK

BleachBlack Rhinestone Bracelet

BleachBlack Rhinestone Necklace

I favor the Necklace.

Considering the pricing they might be poor quality but certainly beautiful pieces if tooken well care of ,& perhaps rather a instore purshase .
K

Keith Haring

keith haring is a great artist & Designer . Certainly some interresting pieces , the line comes out in December  still in time for Christmas; But you can already get some of his Designes (...) Perhaps a Clutch?

CLICK

K

What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immoveable object ?

Daul Kim ( apparently )commited suicide several days ago on 11/19/09 .She was a model & blogger . Her blog " i like to fork myself " had such a dark slant & her last Post -Say hi to Foever .One could ask why did she not just quit but this world fashion has created is adictive & bearly escable.She will be truely missed .
K

Possibly the best Band -Aids  until now ;although Band-Aids have become quite advanced in the last years .With saying like 'Sucks to be you ' these would be a great gift.
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FILL THIS OUT FOR YOURESELF ( & myself )
as i cannot order the catalog myself & i love these because they are great for collages =cutting out + drawing on .Order them & keep them until i come pick them up .
& i know i should stop viewing the American sites for everything ,because everytime something says it is Free or even if i just want to order something  there is a irratating little message for US & Canada ONLY  .( Even Alaska -? ) But fact is that the European sites just aren't as good .It would seem that because the US groupe of people interrested in Music& Art&Fashion etc. is alot more close-knit which gives you better results.
K

The pieces are made using fragments of pencils that have
been attached together and formed into a variety of shapes. The forming process reveal the interiors
of the pencils, showcasing the wood and the coloured lead.
Surely you could color with one of these ?




(from Design Boom)

Made me laugh today :
" it's easy to be rude...
just because it's not as cool as an ipod "

K

It seems that when you are young you are prone to make your own life as hard as possible for youreself .
Sometimes you get a glimpse of that unbiased world ; then you do not understand why you feel or undersatnd something in a certain way . & you want to hold on to that clearer path for yourself but moments later it is gone .that is why they call it a glimpse & you are stuck again making your own life harder .influenced by many thing you think might be important yet could be meaningless.
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Style is subjective whatever this means ,it is a complaceted because it is intertwined with the whole cocept of being 'The best ' so in a situation where this concept is not even truely dicided by yourself how can you be happy.
Music is alot easier that way ( i yet somuch harder ). YOU decide what YOU want .YOU creat .it is YOURS & so unique that no one can take that from you or imitate it exacly the same .
Fashion is all about imitation .This is why we hate trends because no matter if it is flattery or not no one wants what is theirs to be taken away & often you feel the need to abandon what is yours when you should be their to stand by it .
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The progression of a piece .
The shoulderpads of the 80's where something frownd appon for quite along time .So many jackets where abandoned because the shoulderpads where far to larg .Now after Bailmain ,shoulderpads are in the fashionmagazines once again . & everyone is pretending that they have always liked them ,asif it where something new .Then you tell yourself 'well now they are smaller & so i like them now .' ??
i remeber once trying on a nice jacket & thinking 'i would like it without the shoulderpads .'
& so i do not like shoulderpads, i do think they look good but i try to be as uninfluenced by a current trend aspossible because of my opionion before this trend  i know  that i truely do not like shoulderpads; perhaps i will next year but for now this is how it will be .
Often it is sad to see how unopionated people are ,so open to something they never even considered liking .
K

The cold vault __________________________________

TEE TEE TEE  even just as a website is art .& Jennifer Tee is a true artist even  if 'artist' means something different to each of us .One could spend much time looking at all this art & trying to understand it's meaning .
K

  10 Notes left on Cars by Angry people .& i also hate car alarms .
K

American Archive

If you are interrested in in vintage clothing  : YES
If you already shop on Ebay or are thinking about getting started : YES
If Ebay confuses you abit or even if it does not  : American-Archive

K

Take a look at : Helloooooo   & find out whoooo they are : Whoooooo-we-are .
I am  now contemplaiting what my " shit kickers " are .
K

KENT KIMURA

"Artist Kenta Kimura _ fashion drawings from the current looks for this season. It's probably safe to say that he loves animals,especially cats."
These are just funny ; my Favorite is Jack .

Whos is your Favorite ?

K

CHEESEBURGERS VS. CHEESEBURGER CUPCAKES

Cheeseburgers  vs. Cheeseburger cupcakes . I think i am going to have to pick the Cheese-burger-cup-cakes ,i am not one for Cheeseburgers yet these are as close as you can get  visualy.
I plan on making these -for Christmas maby ? 
K

What inspires you the most when creating your artwork?

MARCELINA AMELIA : Faces, emotions and bodies. Thoughts and dreams. Sensuality and sadness. To my way of thinking, an artist never has a break from his work. Every day is an inspiration, creative ones have their eyes always open. I look very carefully at the people around me.

(_as do i .)

Peter, Bjorn & John - Young Folks

Have you ever wondered what the story behind a Photograph was ? why it was tooken ? what it means to the Photographer ? wwwolf  is showing it's readers "The story behind the photograph" ,This is A World Wide Project ,which you can join in on ,by sending in your own picture with a Story .
K

Going to the city today for some Coffe. Brunch  with V .I am planning to exchange my small with desk /which is reasonable for myself because i clutter everything for the big table that is 'out of use ' at present .I hope that works out .

K

WE DON"T NEED NO EDUCATION

                                                                                                      

These kids are about the coolest kids i have ever seen . PURPLE Fashion Magazine FALL /WINTER 2009/10/ Shot by Ryan McGinley.
i love the clothing with the childish headpieces. The kids are wearing some of the most beloved pieces of FALL /WINTER 09/10 ; the Balmain dress with it's extreme 80's shoulders ( Balmain was a real influencel show this saision ) the CHANEL jackets with their colonial touches. I know i have i have seen ALL of these pieces in Collection /on the runway & i think these kids portray them much better & alot more originaly then they have been.
This editorial is genius i still do not know if it is being sarcastic & 'making fun' of Fashion or if it just shows what fashion could be if tooken out of the previouse realms .Personaly i find this so much more interresting . Also it must have been so much fun to shoot this .
( via  coutequecoute )_ for the Full size shots which are great.

K

                                                                                                                                                                     I plan to do a Christmas Wishlist soon & i know it is abit early but UO just put their Christmas Catalog up & i want some of their stuff .Real bad .Amoungst them are the DUNNY s i started collecting them when me & Rike where in CHINATOWN in the Summer & we both dicided to get one ,because i thought the whole concept of not knowing what is inside is so fun.She ended up buying so much that only i could get one & i now have several ,i also got one right before my Flight to Germany when i said Goodbye to a Friend who works at UO ,my Goodbye present i realy love that one because it even has an Umbrella .I just love these DUNNY s .






I Have found the time to Blog once again . I am so busy at present ,but the weekend will be fun .
I am going to a Birthday Party tonight & will most probably stay their for the night ,then tomorrowe we are going to Cologne for the Day which i hope will be abit more relaxing ,perhaps just having some coffee.& then at night me & some Friends are going to see PHOENIX in Cologne .Which i am real exited about because Noah & the Whale are performing .Personally i think PHOENIX is abit to monotone ,each song is good seperatly but as an Album it has no variation ,but i am so exited to see Noah & the Whale.

K

DAILY REVELATIONS

Love is tolerance .

For a moment too see things differently then you usualy do .The way someone else persives things .Usualy it is a second long revelation ,started by a single word or sentence or action. Interfiering into your conshesness with out your agnoligment .

If we had another iceage ,reports would be forseeing 'The End of the World' .

K

I have alot of great things to share ,but i also have alot of things i have to do at present .

Among one of the things i want to share  is Jane Aldridge's second shoe line for URBAN OUTFITTERS .

urbanoutfitters_ J .ALDRIDGE
K


Also something important to me is the fall of the Berlin Wall twenty years ago on November 9th .
My school was featured in the Washington Post & it realy is an interresting  Articel .Because the DSW simulated "the Wall '' throughout the school & had checkpoints where the Documents where checked .Such a great Idea & i find it quite ironic because the DSW is built intirely out of concrete ,which realy gives you the feel of ''the Wall''.

MODS & ROCKERS

Today has certainly been a productive day ,i have learned something new that i have never been able to name correctly .Let  me explain something of style .Now generaly i am interrested in the genra of
Indie
vintage
grudge
not perticularly Rock because Indie already has a strong Rock influence .

& then i have always thought that eventhough men are alot more limeted then women they also have it alot easier .Often when i see someone real well dressed ,i just think it is quite unfair that they have it so easy.
Now when it comes to Men's wear you generaly have the rocker : the one with the skinny jeans & the tattered shirt ;messy hair & worn out converse.
Then you have what i have always called Indie just because i knew exacly what i ment when i said this ,because i didn't want to say preppy because that isen't what it is.
it is called MOD generaly everyone knows what MOD is but it isen't term i have heard.
MOD is: the Buttondown & the Blazer or Cardigan ,a navy sweater & dress shoes or maby sneakers .
It is basicaly clean  but simultaneously it isen't at all because these kids go to the dirties places .MOD is basicaly the clean version of Rock .& similar to an english gent .

Now that i know what to call this style i still have the Indie style bacause Indie for myself is right in between MOD & Rock .If you do not understand what i mean just walk into a URBAN OUTFITTERS ,& you will understand .This dosen't mean i like everything in UO but the vibe of the store is perticulary what i like ,i do enjoy having my own stly seperat from that .My Personal style ,balances right on the line between 'grudge ' & 'elegant ' with a bit of  au natural  but certainly more Indie -art then elegant .
K

" I Want to go Surfing " The Drums

This Video ,just stayed an isolated image in my mind ,it is the type of thing that does not inspire me when i see it at first but then i can't seem to get out of my head ; then it becomes something that inspires me .

K

These are scans of my Favorite Editorial ,
published last Fall 2008 in  FASHION ROCKS .
i just realy love the ' mongolian ' 'grudge' ' Indie -Rocker '"vibe".Simply everything combined exacly correct .
I know some people are anti -Furr but i think it finishes the style portrayed here perfectly .& i am alot more interrested in a good editorial then in a fashion show ,only because if the editorial is realy good it imbodies everything i have been putting together in my own imagination for the season .While the show only illustrates what the designer thought up & i do not think it truely embodies what they expect their clothing to look like on the street.

K

FASHION ROCKS EDITORIAL

                                                                                                                                 

I WANT BOOOOOOOOOTS

LOVE CRAZY JAPANESE SHIT

DOMO -Japanese action character is appearing this Fall in an elaborate 7-Eleven storewide promotion.
ON :
-collectible Slurpee cups [ DOMO has his own custom flavor -Fuji Frost ]
-character straws
-coffee cups
-packaging for the hot dog
-keychains
Even :
-hats
-t-shirts
-books

" 7-Eleven’s consumers “love crazy Japanese shit.” "
I am acually disappointed in myself because i know that the next time i saw a 7-Eleven i would ( no doupt) buy a Slurpie in Fuji Frost Flavor & a keychain .I am sad to say that the advertisement would work on me ;but i must admit i just "love crazy Japanese shit ".

Domo x 7-11

This also reminds me that when we are in Florida we rent a villa & go shopping at the 7-Eleven across the Street.I dont think i eat as much HOTPOCKETS & POPTARTS etc. anywhere else but Florida. mmhh slurpie .

K