from the woods with love.

Dimitri Tsykalov is a Russian sculptor who has an atelier among the woods in Nogent-sur-Marne outside of Paris. He sculpts with wood and earth in an approach which he describes as "contrary to the brutality of modern images."

via kilometerzero via thisisnthappiness

Whistle in the elevator!

(...)

HAPPY: (...) The trouble with you in business was you never tried to please people. 

BIFF: I know, I -

HAPPY: Like when you worked for Harrison's. Bob Harrison said you were tops, and then you go and do some damn fool things like whistling whole songs in the elevator like a comedian. 

BIFF (against Happy): So what? I like to whistle sometimes.

HAPPY: You don't raise a guy to a responsible job who whistles in the elevator!

(...)

BIFF: I don’t care what they think! They’ve laughed at Dad for years,and you know why? Because we don’t belong in this nuthouse of a city! We should be mixing cement on some open plain or — or carpenters. A carpenter is allowed to whistle!

(Willy walks in (...))

WILLY: Even your grandfather was better than a carpenter. (Pause. They watch him.) You never grew up. Bernard does not whistle in the elevator,  I assure you. 

BIFF (as though to laugh Willy out of it): Yeah, but you do, Pop. 

WILLY: I never in my life whistled in an elevator! And who in the businessworld thinks I'm crazy?

(...)

from Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, 1949.

windows framed.

The windows of the Istanbul Modern (Museum) seemed to me like pictures hung to the wall themselves. From outside they were mirrors, that's why you can see me in the last pic. The images perfectly transport the dusty, sunny view on Istanbul and the Bosphorus that I am missing at the moment...

diamond teardrops.

as amazingly chic the cube-/teardrop-/quartz-/tetra-/dodecahedron-terrariums (above) are, as expensive are they... now then I'll stick to the humble version of presenting my mini-cacti (as below).

beautiful music by beautiful people.

You're A Runner by Me And My Drummer from Sinnbus on Vimeo.

delights eyes & uterus

what can I say... I find Ryan Gosling to be smoking hot and I find not being a feminist ridiculous. equates: of course I was enthused when I found feministryangosling.tumblr.com

please check out Danielle's blog as well, as she's the mastermind behind it.

Rrrrattattattattattattattattattattattatta...tatt.

I am the proud owner 'foster mom' of a sewing machine. That dear little thing's real family just couldn't take care of three of them, so I am very happy to house it. These are my first steps into sewerhood. And this will be one of my first projects:

 via inspiring outsapop.com + the tutorial is to find here.

 sewing machine motif from here.

Totem.

took this from a book when my sister got her x'th tattoo.

I want one like this (not that 'angry' maybe) on the back of my jeans-jacket.

Happy Birthday.

I'm not a big fan of oh-so-wise sayings on oh-so-fancy pics
- but -  I missed my own blog's 1st birthday, which was december 13th, so I have an excuse this time.

And for all of those who celebrate another guys 2011th birthday these days:
I wish you a very merry christmas!

Thank you all for stumbling by - or even following elilos.blogspot - you are all very welcome and I hope to have you visiting in the coming year as well.

One Wise Granny