Hippie Luxe: December 2010

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Once in a Millennium...

Alright, so it happened last week, but with all the Christmas festivities and whatnot I have been a bit too preoccupied to report - but on December 21st (2010), for the first time since 1638 (that's 372 years, for you kids counting at home) a full lunar eclipse took place on the same day as the Northern Winter Solstice... that's only the second time it has happened in the Common Era.

Needless to say, it was amazingly beautiful in a "the universe is amazing and infinite" kind of way - check out this time lapse video to try and get a taste of how spectacular it was without waiting the 4 hours in the cold! ...ignore the cheesy ocean sounds

Peace & Love,

la bohémienne

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Where to Spend that Christmas Cash... If You Have the Willpower to Wait

H&M's Spring 2011 line is making me giddy in anticipation of warmer weather... even though the only thing the near future holds in my neck of the woods is a blustery blizzard... Oh well, for now I'll keep dreaming of green grass and blooming flowers... and maybe trying to copy this quirky-chic, off-center, super-high bun - love!

I think this red dress with the poufy, cupcake-y skirt is so ridiculous and whimsical, ador!

I love black and white pinstripes - all year long!

All images via missatlaplaya.

Peace & Love,

la bohémienne

Friday, December 24, 2010

Watch the Time

Oscar Diaz's Ink Calendar

This exhibition is pretty old (like 2009 old) but I love the idea of watching the continual passage of time - ongoing, void of a single lapse, just constant and flowing. Beautifully brilliant.

On the project:

"Ink Calendar make use of the timed pace of the ink spreading on the paper to indicate time. The ink is absorbed slowly, and the numbers in the calendar are ‘printed ‘ daily. One a day, they are filled with ink until the end of the month. The calendar enhances the perception of time passing and not only signaling it. The aim of the project is to address our senses, rather than the

logical and conscious brain.

The ink colors are based on a spectrum, which relate to a “color temperature scale”, each month having a color related to our perception of the weather on that month. The colors range from dark blue in December to three shades of green in spring or orange and red in the summer.

Ink Calendar is shown as part of SUEÑOS DE UN GRIFO.
Diseño con alma de agua at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid."

- via Dezeen

Just something to ponder on...

Peace & Love,

la bohémienne

Thursday, December 23, 2010

I Like 'Em Scrappy

Pretty is perfect at times, but not every occasion calls for being primped and put-together - sometimes a little rough around the edges can be just as glamorous.