inspiration & doll parts.

POLLY BECKER
is pretty neat.

One of my Christmas gifts this year came from my mother who bought me a bag full of books on writing. Included in that bag was a copy of the Inspiration Issue of Poets & Writers literary magazine. The article about Polly Becker's artwork was written by Kevin Larimer.

She doesn't need much more than her sketchbook, old photos, and doll parts to create little bits of artwork. She takes the old photos and places them at the head to make a sort of throwback macabre paper doll which eerily captures both whimsy and thoughtfulness. She is Polly Becker and she is pretty neat.

It's the sort of artwork that goes with any type of music. I can enjoy it just the same while listening to anything. It's classical, it's girly pop, it's grungy, it's hip. I believe I have discovered my own personal holy grail of eye candy. And it tastes like pink strawberry peppermints.

Furthermore, if you get a chance to click through the assemblages of Polly Becker, I suggest listening to a shuffle of your tunes, which wouldn't work if you only own the same types of music, but I do believe it brings out the different bits and pieces - shows their personalities.

Polly Becker's clients include:

Absolut

The Atlantic Monthly

The New Yorker

Farrar Strauss & Giroux

GQ

MCA Records

Newsweek

The New York Times Magazine
Reader’s Digest

Rolling Stone
Sony/CBS Records

Time

2X4

Visual Dialog

If someone handed me a Barbie doll right now, I know I would still play with it for a bit. I know I would still urge to fashion dresses out of Kleenexes and ribbons. Polly Becker's work is like a grown-up Barbie doll and I love it.

yours,

katie beth

2012.

Some people complain about this time of year in the land that is Facebook, but I find it very motivational. People are constantly posting things about no one can change things, but YOU - And YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL - The potential for greatness. It is, after all, a brand new shiny-sparkle year.

Well, I like it.

You might have noticed that the blog has received a few cosmetic updates which I might still change - it is a work in progress, but the point is a certain level of change that has needed to be implemented in my life for quite some time. I’m not talking about blog layouts here, people. Mostly this is a post to set the tone for a new year, it is a great time to make commitments within ourselves that ensure we stick to our guns of the things we truly want out of life.

I can turn into a real slug and feel sorry for myself about sad things that have happened to me, opportunities I believe I missed out on because of myself and because of people around me, but. But. It stops here, because it has to.

I have ideas and plans within me that deserve the chance to stretch their legs and breathe a little. I very much intend on doing them.

I would now like to cite my horoscope from my horoscope app on my phone:

Taurus

Thursday, January 05, 2012

You may feel that a certain dream you’ve nurtured for this new year is too far-fetched or lofty to come true. But all you will really need, Taurus, is a little bit of luck to make it happen. And even if you aren’t feeling very lucky right now, you need to realize that you do have the power to make your own luck. Make a point, this year, of taking every opportunity that comes your way, no matter how seemingly small or insignificant. The force will be with you if you seriously pursue your desire, and you maximize every resource and, most importantly, you keep believing.

Somebody cue Journey, because I just took it there.

I am tired of my same routines and ins-and-outs. We all need some excitement poured into our morning OJ’s. Well, I don’t know if we all need that, but I sure do. And I intend on getting it.

Have a prosperous 2012.

I will keep you posted on mine.

yours,
katie beth