Life

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Or, so I have to keep reminding myself. 

A few weeks ago I had an interview at a magazine, to ask them if I could intern for them. I wanted to be contributing in any way possible: writing, translating, editing, paperwork. Feeling as if I was doing more than just sitting at home, looking after my body, willing it to become stronger, more healthy. Still being home on sick-leave sucks! Alas, after some consideration they turned me down, because I couldn't commit full-time. Because I am no longer a student. I can't blame them, yet, it is frustrating. 

So now it's back to life as it was and back to the drawing board. What will be next?

Summer blue

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Styling

Artwork by photographer Rita Maas

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I'm longing for a shift in styling aesthetic. I love how these images above were styled. For a work of art, not for commercial purposes. 

Nostalgia

 Eighties Serge Lutens ad, Shiseido
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I remember a time when pale was considered beautiful and stylish. Lutens' eighties ads for Shiseido were the first beauty images I came across that used paleness an asset, as interesting, as beautiful.  They felt as a relief, a breath of fresh air, something I could actually identify with. They caught my eye when I was an adolescent and they still comfort me now.

Hideaway

Artwork by Isabelle Bonte

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A private hideaway surrounded by water. Wouldn't that be lovely!

Complementary

Italian Rooms by Daniel Egnéus

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I adore the combination of printed words and illustration, which are unrelated in contents. It creates a beautiful visual juxtaposition. 

Follow where my eyes go

Image by photographer Don Freeman 

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Image by photographer Josef Sudek

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Cover of photographer Collier Schorr's Blumen

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