Monthly Archives: February 2009

Handmade Nation

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Found a great documentary named Handmade Nation movie on some art pages that I am following. Well can you believe a movie about hand made things, their creators and what moves them i found that very awesome and important. It made me happy to see that there is people that is getting really into this handmade movement that is actually taking over the world this days.

Pages like etsy.com and winkelf.com are great places to find handmade items, arts & crafts and vintage things. Why go make a line and pay expensive prices for things done in massive productions when you can buy things done only once and in a unique way and above all with love.

Faythe Levine is a filmmaker, author, independent curator and creative director from Milwaukee, United States. She co-owns Paper Boat Boutique & Gallery and produces the yearly event Art vs. Crafts that takes place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US.

There is a book with the same name Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft, and Design available at amazon.com for $25 [obviously you might find it for less there if it is on sale]. They also have a blog where you cant read their news and keep updated on the events related with the movement. If you want to get involved and help with the handmade movement cause you can pass by their etsy store and help them out buying their items on sale.

Handmade Nation is a movie that documents the movement of artists, crafters and designers that recognize a marriage between historical techniques, punk and DIY (do it yourself) ethos while being influenced by traditional handiwork, modern aesthetics, politics, feminism and art. Fueled by the common thread of creating, Handmande Nation explores a burgeoning art community that is based on creativity, determination and networking.

In 2006 first time director Faythe Levine traveled to 15 cities, interviewing 80 individual. Levine captured the virtually tight-knit community that exists through websites, blogs and online stores and connects to the greater and craft fairs. Interviews were also conducted in artist studios and homes of the featured makers.

-Taken from Homemadenationmovie.com 

Handmade Nation

Posted in Films, Hand Made, Promo, Reviews, [Posts in English] by
Found a great documentary named Handmade Nation movie on some art pages that I am following. Well can you believe a movie about hand made things, their creators and what moves them i found that very awesome and important. It made me happy to see that there is people that is getting really into this handmade movement that is actually taking over the world this days.

Pages like etsy.com and winkelf.com are great places to find handmade items, arts & crafts and vintage things. Why go make a line and pay expensive prices for things done in massive productions when you can buy things done only once and in a unique way and above all with love.

Faythe Levine is a filmmaker, author, independent curator and creative director from Milwaukee, United States. She co-owns Paper Boat Boutique & Gallery and produces the yearly event Art vs. Crafts that takes place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US.

There is a book with the same name Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft, and Design available at amazon.com for $25 [obviously you might find it for less there if it is on sale]. They also have a blog where you cant read their news and keep updated on the events related with the movement. If you want to get involved and help with the handmade movement cause you can pass by their etsy store and help them out buying their items on sale.

Handmade Nation is a movie that documents the movement of artists, crafters and designers that recognize a marriage between historical techniques, punk and DIY (do it yourself) ethos while being influenced by traditional handiwork, modern aesthetics, politics, feminism and art. Fueled by the common thread of creating, Handmande Nation explores a burgeoning art community that is based on creativity, determination and networking.

In 2006 first time director Faythe Levine traveled to 15 cities, interviewing 80 individual. Levine captured the virtually tight-knit community that exists through websites, blogs and online stores and connects to the greater and craft fairs. Interviews were also conducted in artist studios and homes of the featured makers.

-Taken from Homemadenationmovie.com 

Gmail Stickers

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Back in december 2008 Gmail posted about a sticker give away on their GMail Blog . Well I obviously sent a letter to get mine and guess what I just got them on the mail. Pretty cool. Does this makes me a geek or just a simple lover of all google related things?

I just wished I sent the letter before and go for a second round of stickers. I sticked the ones for the keyboard. Total awesomeness for me. Well Google I salute you and keep us posted if there will be a new sticker giveaway any time soon.

Gmail Stickers

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Back in december 2008 Gmail posted about a sticker give away on their GMail Blog . Well I obviously sent a letter to get mine and guess what I just got them on the mail. Pretty cool. Does this makes me a geek or just a simple lover of all google related things?

I just wished I sent the letter before and go for a second round of stickers. I sticked the ones for the keyboard. Total awesomeness for me. Well Google I salute you and keep us posted if there will be a new sticker giveaway any time soon.

Oscars Night 2009

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As many of you know last night The Oscars were given away in the 81st ceremony. I think this is the best Oscars ceremony I’ve seen in my life. I loved that the band was on the stage normally they are all hidden away below the stage. Not fair at all.
Hugh Jackman blew my mind away with his dancing and singing with his great performance. All his interventions were great and funny. Go Wolverine!!

I also like the stages for every nomination. The best actor/supporting actors trophies given away by others Oscar winners/legends was a hugely improvement this year. I mean it is good to receive an Oscar but get it after your peer say something about your work on the film you are been nominated for is great and makes it more personal.

I have to admit that I haven’t seen many of the movies nominated [shame on me] but I have time to rent them and watch them in my house happily with lots of popcorn. Heath Ledger won best supporting. This I saw it coming he is a great actor sadly he died what makes it more interesting in the fact that it was his best and last role in a movie.

Joaquin Phoenix was mocked by Ben stiller that was priceless. Sir Anthony Hopkins talking about Brad Pitt on the Best Actor nominee part was memorable since they worked together before it felt like a father son thing. I know I took that last part overboard.Jack Black went very close to too far on the dreamworks pixar commentary but it made lot of sense. Still I believe Kung Fu Panda was awesome.

Slumdog Millionaire took home like 7 Oscars including Best Picture, Musical Score and Director. The movie is amazing. I think everybody should watch it.

Now I will just add a list of my favorites parts from the event.

Changeling

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Angelina Jolie is finally back with a good movie where she can be the great actress that she is. Along with fellow Clint Eastwood directing Mrs. Jolie give us the story of Christine Collins who is seeking for his lost child. 

Now don’t be fooled this was based on a real story. Changeling is a very interesting story Mrs Collins [Angelina Jolie ] a suffered mother trying to find his son. Ignored by Mr. Jones [Jeffrey Donovan] Captain of the LAPD at the time she takes down the whole police department as she gathers evidence that they boy they supposedly found is her son. While doing this she revealed to the rest of the nation the murders, abuse and corruption the police department carried along against civilians.
If you like history this movie is great. It is pretty loyal to the actual facts and events of corruption from the LAPD back in the late ’20s. Seems that some things never ever change since LAPD have always been attached to that same issues. After reading about the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders the acutal events upon the movie was made I have to say that Clint Eastwood nailed the whole story.

On a side note I still don’t get the title Changeling maybe because the story changes so much from a simple missing boy to a serial killer. I don’t know. I know that I enjoyed it very much and think Angelina should win the Oscar she have been nominated for.


Changeling

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Angelina Jolie is finally back with a good movie where she can be the great actress that she is. Along with fellow Clint Eastwood directing Mrs. Jolie give us the story of Christine Collins who is seeking for his lost child. 

Now don’t be fooled this was based on a real story. Changeling is a very interesting story Mrs Collins [Angelina Jolie ] a suffered mother trying to find his son. Ignored by Mr. Jones [Jeffrey Donovan] Captain of the LAPD at the time she takes down the whole police department as she gathers evidence that they boy they supposedly found is her son. While doing this she revealed to the rest of the nation the murders, abuse and corruption the police department carried along against civilians.
If you like history this movie is great. It is pretty loyal to the actual facts and events of corruption from the LAPD back in the late ’20s. Seems that some things never ever change since LAPD have always been attached to that same issues. After reading about the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders the acutal events upon the movie was made I have to say that Clint Eastwood nailed the whole story.

On a side note I still don’t get the title Changeling maybe because the story changes so much from a simple missing boy to a serial killer. I don’t know. I know that I enjoyed it very much and think Angelina should win the Oscar she have been nominated for.


Miracle at Santa Anna

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I am so glad I saw Miracle at St. Anna it’s just one of this war movies that you MUST see.

For me it was very special the story along the movie. It was very well done. It starts with a situation that you dont understand but as the movie runs you see clearly the reason why all happen.

Spike Lee tells us the story of a Corporal Negron [Laz Alonso] who tells the story of when he was a Buffalo Soldiers [92nd Infantry Division while he was on a campaing at Italy along with the other three other soldiers Sgt. Stamps [Derek Luke], Sgt. Bishop [Michael Ealy], Corporal Negron [Laz Alonso], Private Train [Omar Benson Miller] and a boy named Angelo Torancelli [Matteo Sciabordi].

I enjoyed the fact that they kept the languages and that not everybody talked in english. I never understood why on movies done outside everybody seems to know english out of the blue. Not that it cant happen but hey if they are in Japan use the language, if they talk in spanish use the language and so on. Again I like that the germans talked in german, italians in italian. Very good move there by Mr. Lee.

I watched the movie with my dad. He went to Vietnam and at the part when he gives the coordinates and his superior doesnt believe him and ends up killing the whole unit dad told me that happened a lot while he was in Vietnam. That many were killed because of wrong coordinates. That is pretty sad to know that the goverment covers those death as collateral damage. Anyways it is a great movie to see pretty moving.

It is interesting the many faces or sides a movie can take. Many people knowing or influenced by Spike Lee black people acknowledge type of movies went overboard and might say that he didn’t portray them well. I just wonder why people can’t only see the movie and just enjoy it. I like that that religion took some heavy influence on the movie along with the subject of faith and believing. Humanity over conflicts. I loved the kid character he steals your heart from the beginning.

Miracle at Santa Anna

Posted in Films, Reviews, [Posts in English] by
I am so glad I saw Miracle at St. Anna it’s just one of this war movies that you MUST see.

For me it was very special the story along the movie. It was very well done. It starts with a situation that you dont understand but as the movie runs you see clearly the reason why all happen.

Spike Lee tells us the story of a Corporal Negron [Laz Alonso] who tells the story of when he was a Buffalo Soldiers [92nd Infantry Division while he was on a campaing at Italy along with the other three other soldiers Sgt. Stamps [Derek Luke], Sgt. Bishop [Michael Ealy], Corporal Negron [Laz Alonso], Private Train [Omar Benson Miller] and a boy named Angelo Torancelli [Matteo Sciabordi].

I enjoyed the fact that they kept the languages and that not everybody talked in english. I never understood why on movies done outside everybody seems to know english out of the blue. Not that it cant happen but hey if they are in Japan use the language, if they talk in spanish use the language and so on. Again I like that the germans talked in german, italians in italian. Very good move there by Mr. Lee.

I watched the movie with my dad. He went to Vietnam and at the part when he gives the coordinates and his superior doesnt believe him and ends up killing the whole unit dad told me that happened a lot while he was in Vietnam. That many were killed because of wrong coordinates. That is pretty sad to know that the goverment covers those death as collateral damage. Anyways it is a great movie to see pretty moving.

It is interesting the many faces or sides a movie can take. Many people knowing or influenced by Spike Lee black people acknowledge type of movies went overboard and might say that he didn’t portray them well. I just wonder why people can’t only see the movie and just enjoy it. I like that that religion took some heavy influence on the movie along with the subject of faith and believing. Humanity over conflicts. I loved the kid character he steals your heart from the beginning.

Brownie & Blossom

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Brownie is a 20in. wide x 16in tall cushion.
All hand sew; made with fabric and felt.
It haves two pockets on the back to put/hide whatever you want there.
More Info: [link]

This is very new to me. I draw directly on the fabric then used fabric markers and sharpie for textiles to paint it. Lot of work but fun and great to do. This is a 23.5in. wide x 16in tall cushion. All hand painted. Washable [wash with delicate], hand sew made with fabric.
More Info: [link]