whimsical wednesday :: enhabiten

enhabiten
Liane Tyrrel
"I'm left handed. I like tattoos.  I love swimming out deep.  I have a rooster and 11 laying hens; one of which has a crooked beak.  I dream daily about living a real simple life in a small cabin with a screened porch and vegetable gardens all about.  I once had my astrology chart read and it seems I will be a writer one day."

other places you can find me:
http://www.enhabiten.blogspot.com
http://twitter.com/enhabiten
http://www.flickr.com/photos/enhabiten/
I'm currently listening to hurray for the riff raff and leif vollebekk.

oddities and magik monday :: dreamflesh

Dreamflesh
Gyrus
"Born in 1971, raised in the fens near Boston, Lincolnshire.  Studied Film and Drama at the University of Reading. Since then, I’ve stumbled merrily along my own path, which has involved DIY publishing and culture, grassroots environmental activism, Earth mysteries, modern magic, and a lot of mint tea.  I’ve been researching, writing and publishing stuff related to archaic consciousness, altered states, occult practices and alternative thought since the early 1990s. My writings have appeared in HEAD, The Ley Hunter, Dream Creation, Chaos International, Northern Earth and Fortean Times. I’ve been involved in a host of publishing and broadcasting projects, including editing and publishing the acclaimed journals Towards 2012 and Dreamflesh.  My first collection of essays, looking at rock art, shamanism, altered states and prehistory, is Archaeologies of Consciousness.  My first book, a slim study of debates around primitive war, primatology and ecology is War and the Noble Savage."

oddities and magik monday :: the cabinet of the solar plexus

The Cabinet of the Solar Plexus
Dolorosa de la Cruz
love is the law, love under will
persistence is all
to strive, to seek, to find and not to yield

igor and andre

CHICtopia10 Social Influence Summit


Declaration of Romantic Intent

Igor and Andre
Oh my, the beauty of Danny Roberts
"I've always been one for creative projects and art and crafts.
When I was five, I convinced myself that pouring mud onto cardboard
was how to make concrete.
I began drawing as a young child, but it wasn't until a
few years ago when I decided to practice everyday,
that I started getting better.
I would draw some days for 15 hours straight
till my hands were swollen shut."

green leaf reviewer

Green Leaf Reviewer
Jennifer Shon of Chucka Stone Designs
A pleasantly surprising and uplifting journal for projects, sustainable living, and lifestyle.

whirling beauties :: biorequiem

Photo by Andrew Yoon

Biorequiem
A journal and desk of Zoetica Ebb.
Co-founder of Coilhouse – a blog and a print magazine that focuses on alternative culture. Contributions urban exploration + event photo galleries to ChinaShop and occasional fashion rants to Haute Macabre.

"Painter, pencil pusher, model, photographer & cosmonomad.
Born in Moscow of Russian and Uighur descent, I was raised by a troupe of gypsy scientists from space, who sold me to an American technological research facility in 1992. After a daring escape, I graduated from the LA County High School for the Arts and retreated into an underground studio where I studied with the revered Madame Von Kuntzertag, followed by a brief stint at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago"...
continue reading her biography and travel amongst her land here.

design for mankind

Writer Erin Loechner launched award-winning Design for Mankind 
in mid-2007 in an attempt to bring light to the inspiration found 
in today’s creative culture. Through photography, product design, 
style and craft, Design for Mankind is dedicated to showcasing the 
talents of the emerging art and design community.

Boasting a popular viewership of over 8,000 readers per day, 
Design for Mankind has received numerous praise for Erin Loechner’s 
unique perspective on the industry. With features like ‘The Dailies’ 
[a glance into the daily life of artisans/designers] and ‘Reader Profiles’ 
[where we hear from our many loyal readers!], 
Design for Mankind is truly an inspiration for us all.

Need another reason to visit this award-winning site?
Here’s Erin with 18 of them:
18. Sometimes I give out prizes to my favorite readers. Good prizes, in fact.
17. I sucked my thumb until I was in 6th grade. Don’t you want that kind of influence in your life?
16. I shower often. No smells at Design for Mankind.
15. This is my passion. Writing to you, that is.
14. I’ve met Bono, which means that if you read Design for Mankind, technically, you’ve met half of Bono. Sort of.
13. I live in Los Angeles and come on, what else is there to do here but read some blogs?
12. I’ve never balanced my checkbook, so you won’t have to read about math and stuff.
11. I can recite all fifty states in alphabetical order in less than fourteen seconds. Always good to have someone like that around. You know. Just in case.
10. I want my future children to have wooden toys only. You know, so if toys are left out, the house will still look cuter than ever.
9. If you read Design for Mankind, you can have the following conversation:
Stranger: “Hey, what’re you reading?”
You: “Design for Mankind.”
Stranger: “Wow! You sound so egalitarian!”
8. Every month I publish a magazine called Mankind Mag. It’s a great thing to read at the dentist, and again, you could potentially have the conversation in #13.
7. I Google EVERYONE. So watch out.
6. Design for Mankind makes you lose weight.
5. I graduated college as a triple-major, double-minor. You know, in case you have a question about the Rhetorical Nature of Literature.
4. Ok, I’m lying in #6.
3. I read each and every comment left on Design for Mankind. Try me.
2. I like to help in any way I can. Again, try me.
1. Because inspiration can change the world.

Under The Root will be featured in a 2am project with these beautiful beings during mid-March.
Please check into Design For Mankind, be inspired, change the world!

And lastly, if you want more of Erin, you can find her at BAKERY.