This Saturday in Albany was the annual Art on Lark art and vendor fair. Artist Samson Contompasis did a portrait of me earlier this year and it just so happened that the portrait was the first thing I saw when I walked out of my apartment on Saturday. Having the opportunity to see the work in person was truly amazing and I cannot thank Samson enough. He inspires me and it's very humbling that I could serve as a source of inspiration for him.
Iron Pigs plus one
My friends asked me to join them on their summer tour this July and it aligned that I am able to go. Partly because of a forthcoming shift in my employment, but mostly because it's a unique opportunity for me for travel and to get some experience tour managing, and with good friends no less. I will be documenting each day of the trip for a special tour blog and we will be recording a music video of this track. I'm really looking forward to it. Bonus: purchase the song to help fill our gas tank!
Resort 2014 collection from Organic by John Patrick
This week was a whirlwind, to say the least. I will post more photos and updates when I have more time... but for now here's one sneak peek photo by Andrew Franciosa from our photoshoot for the Resort 2014 collection from Organic by John Patrick. The looks were captured beautifully by Mimi Ritzen Crawford and can be viewed on Vogue.com & Style.com.
I also had the honor of writing the collection press release, which was shared with all sorts of wonderful media outlets alongside the debut of the collection.
ORGANIC BY JOHN PATRICK'S RESORT 2014 COLLECTION RELEASE
The cultural anthem of “make art not war” has transcended many art forms and generations, inspiring many creators and visionaries to embody this mantra in their life’s mission and work. ORGANIC by John Patrick’s Resort 2014 collection is inspired by artist Jimmy Mirikitani, who was no exception to this outlook. From growing up in Hiroshima to living in downtown New York, Mirikitani created a visual history depicting his daily celebrations and hardships in his street atelier.
Paying homage to the late artist, John Patrick draws from Mirikitani’s intriguing realm of experiences, capturing moments with a playful approach to bold colors and humanitarian perspective. John Patrick’s Resort 2014 is a collection made with care and produced locally, detailing rich, artisanal floral embroideries, unconstructed clean tailoring and athletic touches. The craftsmanship behind the eclectic mix of shapes and textures creates a new femininity that is curious yet subtle, layered yet light weight. This season’s silhouettes include recycled oxford cotton hooded anoraks, shrunken zip jackets, high-waisted mid-calf full skirts, crop sweaters in the palest pink and icy mint, organic cotton lacy pullovers in lipstick and bold turquoise, crop zip jackets and sexy sweater dresses.