[ART & MUSIC] You're Going To Want To Be High For David Delisca

DAVID DELISCA - hands down one of my favorite poets of all time and one of the most clever lyricits I know. I was super excited when he forwarded me this project he did. DAVID DELISCA (yes the Ah-Yo BB poet) has done a cover for THE WEEKND mixtape and by far it blew me away listening to it.

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1. High For This ft. David Delisca by David Delisca

[ART] Lit Thursday - Tranquilista : Mastering the Art of Enlightened Work and Mindful Play

Tranquilista is a novel written by the designer, writer and yoga teacher, Kimberly Wilson. It is 170 pages of organization, meditation, goal setting as well as beauty tips and tricks. She defines a Tranquilista as a woman who "embraces her many sides: spiritual, creative and entrepreneurial". This novel reminds the reader of the importance of finding balance and down time in their hectic lives and also offers some insight on being an entrepreneur. There are a few It is a very easy read and I definitely recommend it for the modern woman.

[ART] Photo Friday - The Hands by Glenn Ligon

The Hands, 1996

The Bronx native, Glen Ligon, is known for his conceptualized art. He is a "controversial" artist that touches on issues such as race and politics. Ligon incorporates text into his work by referencing anything from Zora Neale Hurston to porn magazines. His exhibition opened yesterday at the Whitney Museum of Arts in NYC and will continue through to June 5th.

[FASHION & ART] Animal Lipstick Art

Check out this crazy lip art by body paint artist Virdis Somnio. She did this to her own lips, by the way. I LOVE the panda lips :)

[FASHION & ART] Joji Kojima Accessories

Joji Kojima is a prodigy when it comes to accessory designing. The California native started making accessories as a teenager and has now established his own self-titled line out of Tokyo. Kojima's creations are dark and creatively fantastical!

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[ART] Living Painting: Reverse Trompe L'Oeil - Alexa Meade

I was introduced to Alexa Meade's Reverse Trompe L'Oeil art a while ago and it stuck with me, so I decided to share!

For those who aren't familiar, the trompe l'oeil technique is one used to make two-dimensional imagery appear to be more realistic, giving off the impression that it is a 3D image.Trompe l'oeil is a French term, meaning "deceiving or fooling the eye". Here is a painting called "Escaping Criticism" by Pere Borrell Del Caso, using trompe l'oeil :

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From my favorite anthology. Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou

Anyone that has been around me knows that I am obsessed with this book. It is basically an anthology of stories in the form of letters intended for the learning women of the world (which, of course, is all of us).

Here is an excerpt:

Condolences

For a too brief moment in the universe the veil was lifted. The mysterious became known. Questions met answers somewhere behind the stars. Furrowed brows were smoothed and eyelids closed over long unblinking stares.

Your beloved occupied the cosmos. You awoke to sunrays and nestled down to sleep in moonlight. All life was a gift open to you and burgeoning for you. Choirs sang to harps and your feet moved to ancestral drumbeats. For you were sustaining and being sustained by the arms of your beloved. Now the days stretch before you with the dryness and sameness of desert dunes. And in this season of grief we who love you have become invisible to you. Our words worry the empty air around you and you can sense no meaning in our speech.

Yet, we are here. We are still here. Our hearts ache to support you.

We are always loving you.

- Maya Angelou

This is a great short read. The concept of “Letter to my daughter” is derived from the fact that Maya Angelou had no biological daughters but is definitely a mother figure for many women and these stories and life lessons go out to them.

Enjoy ;)

Jess

Fashion & Art Blogger

Hello all,

I'm Jessica and I am the new Fashion & Art blogger for Follow the L. If you would like to submit anything regarding Fashion and/or Art feel free to contact me.

E-mail: Jess@followthel.com

Twitter: @Jusseca

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