color switch

john zabawa, cereal mag, liam stevens, manjit thapp, reidar pritzel, natalie tan, kanghee kim, flavie roux, sigmar polke, erik madigan heck,  natalie tan — john zabawa, cereal mag, liam stevens, manjit thapp, reidar pritzel, natalie tan, kanghee kim, flavie roux, sigmar polke, erik madigan heck, natalie tan

every couple of months, i make a new folder of images. i would sort of describe it as a mood board folder: there are images from pretty much everything that i visit. blog posts, illustrators' portfolios, tumblr, cargo, etc. i link this folder to my screen saver, so every time i leave my computer i come back to these images floating and folding on my screen. it's like a moving inspiration board... sorta.

colors are nice. i've been drawn to more pale colors recently. i like the way they complement more vivid colors. composition is nice too. i've always been drawn to simple shapes.

the pictures and illustrations complement each other. they work together to create a new thing and are great pieces of art because of that. i think that all good art is like that. it can be associated to other pieces and other artists regardless of style or medium.

i like art like that.

happy friday

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Posted on May 27, 2016 by izzy rael and filed under moodboards, illustrate and tagged moodboards.

blanca

this is what we ate at blanca for mother's day.

have a great weekend.

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Posted on May 21, 2016 by izzy rael and filed under i take photos and tagged food photographs.

dear mom,

Thank you for everything. Apologies for the re-upload. 〰 Photograph - Arcade Fire . blog - commoncomfort.com instagram - instagram.com/commoncomfort twitter - twitter.com/commoncomfort tumblr - jamstains.tumblr.com

thank you for everything.

enjoy your mothers and sundays everyone.

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Posted on May 8, 2016 by izzy rael and filed under videos!!! and tagged videos mother's day.

my office

where i sleep and throw my clothes and sometimes watch a movie

where the only pictures i have with my friends are

where clips that don't actually work are #aesthetic

people always ask me what my workspace is like.

it's my room.

it's my creative space #PEACHYS

i live here, i work here, i sleep here. it's my space. there's a lot of art and design magazines and stuff. my mom printed out some of my own photographs so i could, you know, get some inspiration from myself or something. i look back on my 2006 self (aka that painting from the first grade) for sources of creativity. real casual.

my room is a balance of myself. there's a lot of graphic prints and minimalist stuff, but there's also an R2D2 on my pillow, a tardis on my desk, and pictures of planets in my closet. i'm very discreet with my inner nerd, but there are hints of it everywhere.

there are usually more plants in my space. i killed most of them. what a shame.

there are cracks on my wall. some are new, some are old. our building is shifting and the wall closest to my bed looks like it's about to fall apart. it adds character. yeah.

i have a whole turntable space on my credenza. the flash didn't really reflect well on it, so i deleted all the pictures. it's there though.

i think comfort fuels my creativity + motivation + productivity.

this is common comfort...

too much?

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Posted on April 30, 2016 by izzy rael and filed under blah blah blah, i take photos and tagged blah blah blah photographs.

let's be creative

an image by tim schutsky + other unknown sources

i look at a lot of stuff on the internet. i like looking at art (in all of its forms) a lot.

i'm constantly inspired. i've recently found a few "things" that i've really, really enjoyed + i've been motivated by. here:

Chaz Bundick and his creative partner Brendan Nakahara design a t-shirt for Yours Truly and talk about their design process at Yes Press studios in Berkeley. Win the t-shirt featured in this video, and check out Chaz's immersive, week-long feature, on the newly re-launched Yours Truly http://yourstru.ly/stories/toroymoi Whether it’s design or visual art or music, Chaz Bundick wants to make things that are approachable, then relatable, then, maybe, useful, or at the very least not so complicated that it becomes intimidating. To him, design is a puzzle – there’s what it looks like, and there’s why it looks like that. He compares his feeling when he’s making art to the feeling he has when working through a puzzle. “It makes me feel present, if anything. It makes me feel like I’m actually doing something, getting something done,” he says. “To turn your brain off for a second and take a break from craziness – ‘Got to feed the dog.’ ‘Got to get gas.’ ‘Got to get food.’”

1/ from sketch to screen

the other day i stumbled upon yours truly, a unit dedicated to telling the stories of artists (and more specifically, musicians). i found this piece they did on chaz bundick, an artist / producer / creative. i just loved everything about this.

2/ the crossroads of should and must

i've loved elle for awhile now. i talked about the difference between "should" and "must", but i'm pretty sure you'd much prefer her explanation over mine. she just gets it.

This is the introduction shown during our 2015 tour!

3/ ok gO!

you all know that okgo is my favorite band. this is also my favorite concert opening. i get chills every time i watch it (also like post-concert sadness). it just makes me want to make something awesome.

4/ wet

don't wanna be your girl. creative processes + art + music + everything that happens in-between. this is the story of wet (the band, if you didn't know).

On a dry lakebed in Nevada, a group of friends build the first scale model of the solar system with complete planetary orbits: a true illustration of our place in the universe. A film by Wylie Overstreet and Alex Gorosh alexgorosh.com wylieoverstreet.com Feel like supporting more films like this?

4/ our solar system

a group of friends recreated the solar system in real proportion because they wanted to. i just found this whole things insane/cool/beautiful/wonderful/thought-provoking. there's a new perspective that i had formed.

night

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Posted on April 27, 2016 by izzy rael and filed under moodboards, i share stuff and tagged videos.

okay so

i kind of don't know what to say.

i've been resting my body a lot. i've been eating well. i'm learning in school. i'm trying to take photos every day. i'm reading. i'm waking up at six o'clock every morning, except on the weekends. i walk home every day at around five. i read the news sometimes. i write sometimes. i'm listening to new music every day. i do my homework. i like to look for new shoes even though i don't need them. i smile. i go out with my friends. i brush my teeth twice a day. i play piano every monday and get out of school 15 minutes early on fridays. i try to walk more because it's nice out.

i'm doing well.

i feel like i don't keep up with writing here enough. i know, i know, i'm sorry. but i'm going to change that within the next couple of weeks. i have stuff in store to share, but i'm not exactly quite sure what it's going to be yet. #coolcontentcomingsoon. promise. i'm hoping to get some videos out pretty soon... i just haven't gotten around to it because you know, school and projects and all that fun stuff. but i promise that cool things are underway.

so i turn this question to you all: what kind of content would you like? more recipes (which would be in summertime)? more film stuff? graphics? art? life stuff? writing? do tell. (seriously, i'd really like to know).

i'll leave you with "cool things that i've found in the last 22 days" things. haven't done one of these in awhile.

1/ floating record? could you imagine this in your bedroom? yes? yes.

2/ my favorite little video (i found last week). it's not really about pizza

3/ this pair of very minimalist earrings that i adore

4/ a really intriguing short film on "fangirls"

5/ a steve patch

6/ i forgot about this piece + have been listening it for the past week

7/ my favorite human being doing my favorite human things

have a lovely saturday, everyone.

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Posted on April 23, 2016 by izzy rael and filed under blah blah blah and tagged blah blah blah.

i'm so happy

We spent the past week in California visiting friends of all sorts. We love California. (We also went to LA, but I didn't film at all for some reason)... 〰 Cavity - Shigeto . blog - commoncomfort.com instagram - instagram.com/commoncomfort twitter - twitter.com/commoncomfort tumblr - jamstains.tumblr.com

i'm home. the past few days of spring break have been the most relaxed. there was a moment when i actually thought that it was summertime.

i'm happy. i'm so happy, and being so is one of the most askdfklj feelings. it's hard to explain, but i'm sure you've felt this way before. when i'm happy, i get creative. i've made so many little things (including a 'california' video!!!) in the past week alone.

i even made a little playlist about it. cool.

enjoy your spring everyone. i'll hear from you soon. promise.

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Posted on April 1, 2016 by izzy rael and filed under videos!!!, i take photos and tagged videos photographs blah blah blah.

on film

still from 2001: a space odyssey. my favorite film.

i've spent a lot of time watching films in the past few days. short films, long films, films of my own, i've been watching them. we're on this weird road-trip-not-road-trip trip in california right now, so i've queued a list of little films for the rides.

i love film (i'm talking about motion pictures here, but i love actual film also). i love the ability to tell a story without words. i hope by now you know that i like to understand things visually, so it shouldn't be surprising when i say that i love movies.

i wanted to share some of my favorite films that i've found and that i'm currently watching during our car rides. some of them are weird, some inspiring, some cool, some beautiful, but all incredible. they are all worth watching, promise.

i love film.

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As we rapidly slip into a purely digital age it's nice to remember where it all started and why it is so great. Thank you so much for all the amazing comments, posts and shares. -- -- Created By - Robert Marshall Email - robert@roundonefilms.co.uk www.roundonefilms.co.uk

1/ the sound of film . robert marshall

the sounds that often are missed when we replace film with digital media.

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Graphic and visual artist Michael Cina has been working closely with record label Ghostly International since 2007, creating stunning album art for emerging and established musicians. With help from a VSCO Artist Initiative™ grant, Cina has selected 100 album covers and accompanying concept art to appear in his new book, A Century of Artifice. Purchase Book: http://www.theghostlystore.com/collections/goods/products/michael-cina-a-century-of-artifice Director / Cinematographer / Editor: Brett Carlson Music: Pulse & Gently performed by Shigeto

2/ michael cina – a century of artifice . VSCO

a short film on the life of one of my favorite graphic designers.

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Video Directed by Thibaut Grevet Produced by Frenzy Paris Commissioner : Pierre Le Ny (Labelgum) Producer : Julie Mathieu Line Producer : Elsa Rodach DOP : Axel Cosnefroy Editor: Maxime Pozzi-Garcia Stylist : Amelie Pichard SAGE Style : Etudes Studio Post Production : Mikros Image Supervision Tournage et Flame Artist: Flore Mounier Flame Artist Jao M'changama Superviseur VFX: Guillaume Ho Animateur: Mickael Nauzin Stagiaire VFX: Gilles Gadjigo Génaraliste VFX: Yannick Emeneya VFX producer: Charlotte Brisebarre Head of Creative and Motion Graphics Dpt: Julien Vallet Généraliste VFX: Guillaume Parra Cofrad Mannequin: Astrid Lemoine A million Thanxxx to all the team @ Villa Noailles & The town of Hyeres Jean-Pierre Blanc, Marion Betous, Magalie Guerin, Franca Leguennec and Jymmy Raphan (p) & (c) 2016 Green United Music DEBUT ALBUM OUT ON 11.03.2016 - Pre-order https://sage.lnk.to/iTunesalbum LIVE AT La Cigale, Paris on 22.03.2016 Infos and Tickets: https://sage.lnk.to/La-Cigale_22-03-2... FOLLOW SAGE Facebook - https://sage.lnk.to/facebookYT Twitter - https://sage.lnk.to/twitterYT Instagram - https://sage.lnk.to/instagramYT Tour - https://sage.lnk.to/songkickYT

3/ august in paris . sage

an eccentric music video with lots of legs and no faces.

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What's it like to use one sense to do the work of another? "Can You Read My Lips?" is an immersive short about lip-reading based on the essay "Seeing at the Speed of Sound" by Rachel Kolb who narrates and stars in the piece. Produced by Little Moving Pictures Director - David Terry Fine Producer - Jeremy Summer Editor - Nathan Petty Writers - Rachel Kolb, David Terry Fine, Ryan Bubalo, Brenna Farrell Director of Photography - Tyler McPherron Additional Camera - David Terry Fine, Bradley Tangonan Associate Producers - Amy Dempsey, Brenna Farrell Gaffers - Eric Blum, Luke Seerveld, Alan Steinheimer, Bradley Tangonan Sound Recordist - Renso Landa Makeup- Laura Chall Casting - Chris Morrell Colorist - Ayumi Ashley Sound Mixer - Joaby Deal Additional Sounds - Panda Bear Title Consultant - Joe Kayser Title Animation - Noe Chavez Good Vibes - Diana Rothery, Mimi Cave Featuring: -- Erin Fong -- Tiffany Sainz -- Karen Wang -- Peter Willhoite -- Forrest Day -- TJ Kearney -- Erica Kelly -- Karen Berniker -- Dave Levine -- Daniel Davies -- Ranbir Sanghera -- Clementine Costanza -- Oskar Costanza -- Jamie Rose Miller -- Christian Plummer -- Ayumi Ashley -- Matt Notaro -- Talya Fisher -- Brandon Kazen-Maddox -- Nicole Schneider -- Francis Phiri -- Brittany Dike -- Chris Desouza -- Obhi Hazarika -- Molly Linden -- David Terry Fine -- Jeremy Summer Special Thanks - -- Beau Lewis -- Debbie Sterling -- Andrew Textor -- Steph Textor -- Mimi Cave -- Devin Whetstone -- Garret DeLorm -- Gus Horwith -- Jamie Rennar -- Tommy Herbst -- Kai Schneider -- Cassie Rosenbrock -- Jane Whitney -- Chris Morrell -- Teresa Jattridge -- Melissa Keith -- Brady Woolery -- Alicia Roca -- Leslie Valentino -- MTZHF -- Josh Harris / Trick Dog -- David Peter -- Dakota McCoy -- Catherine Laporte-Oshiro -- Phil Yao -- Taylor Wilson -- Kiley Hunkler -- Spencer Lenfield -- Rachel Woodlee

4/ can you read my lips? . little moving pictures

i come back to this video a lot– it explores the difficulty of lip-reading in a world of hearing.

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Opening titles for the 2015 Semi-Permanent design conferences. www.semipermanent.com Titles by Raoul Marks www.raoulmarks.com Art of the Title interview: http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/semi-permanent-sydney-2015/ Making of here!: https://vimeo.com/129091592 A surreal trip. An allegory for the creative process and growth of an individual. From birth, to individuation, to criticality and finally to finding ones own creative space. Or, if preferred, just some fun times floating through the void. CREDITS Designed and Produced by Raoul Marks Titles kindly supported by Maxon www.maxon.net Iceland photography kindly provided by Jake Sargeant www.mn8studio.com Music and SFX arranged by Raoul Marks Additional artwork by Stanley Donwood & Noah Taylor

5/ opening titles to semi-permanent design conferences . marx

a really beautiful opening title to a conference (?). cool. here are the behind the scenes.

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There was something peaceful about how empty and vast Greenland was. I felt like I was on another planet. Shot a few clips on my pocket camera while I was shooting with Jack and Finn for a film about climate change. Music: By Me Camera: RX100 IV & A7S II

6/ greenland . tim kellner

tim + travel films = awesomeness.

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Animation for The School of Life based on a short piece of writing by Alain de Botton. Co-directed by Lara Lee & Hannah Jacobs Narration by Anna Martine Big help on sound design from Kerry Leatham http://theschooloflife.com http://laralee.kr http://hellohannahjacobs.com

7/ the uses of envy . lara lee

bold, graphic animations with a bold narrative.

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Casey Neistat is a fellow Youtube creator. His work and his ethos have been great inspiration for us over the last couple of years. We spent some time with him in the summer at his studio in New York to record this little film. This is Words of Wisdom with Casey Neistat SPREAD THE LOVE! Our Website: http://www.jacksgap.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JacksGap Our SoundCloud: http//www.soundcloud.com/jacksgapsounds Jack's Twitter: http://twitter.com/JacksHarries Jack''s Instagram: http://instagram.com/JackHarries Finn's Twitter: http://twitter.com/FinnHarries Finn's Instagram: http://instagram.com/FinnHarries

8/ casey neistat, words of wisdom . jack harries

casey neistat's words of wisdom. what's better than that?

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have a great thursday, everyone.

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Posted on March 24, 2016 by izzy rael and filed under blah blah blah, i share stuff and tagged blah blah blah link love.

found arists: gabriela "hansolo"

i love gabriela.

that is all.

have to study for exams now. BYE!

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Posted on March 12, 2016 by izzy rael and filed under this was found, i share stuff and tagged found artists music.

what's happened in the past 23 days

(images by me + awesome video on windows/light/shadows that i adore)

i'd forgotten to write here. i'd forgotten i have this space.

i've been so busy with school and the given exhaustion that comes with it that i'd forgotten to write + share. i wanted to let you know that i am well. i feel good. i am happy amidst the chaos that is exams and tests. i don't know how it came to be this way because i certainly wasn't like this last year.

i still care. i'm just more carefree. i've been thinking about it a lot: how happy i am now because i've cut this limit that has restrained me for so long. this tense, hard-on-myself mindset that kind of just itches at the back of your head. i don't know how i did it– how i learned to disregard it, but i don't think i've ever been so sunny during such a "stressful" time.

other than that, life is good. i've been reevaluating my perspective on things as a whole, which is good i guess. i don't really know how to explain. i'm growing up? i feel like i've grown up already, but maybe this is just my last bit of maturity kicking in.

casey neistat retweeted me. that was cool.

we saw troye sivan last tuesday. less cool but still A+

i wrote a thing for missbish.

it's okay.

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Posted on March 4, 2016 by izzy rael and filed under blah blah blah, i take photos and tagged photographs.

hideaways

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1/ room 304 at the michelburger hotel in berlin

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it's like a modern, live-in cubicle. which is incredible .

love: neutrals, wood + concrete details, "secret" doors, geometry

2 / azukashi house in japan

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(some) antiques x modern details- swoon. although i don't know what that bird's doing there

love: plants (+), wood details, house-silhouettes, open

3/ watt rooftop apartment in belgium

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okay this is what i've always wanted my bedroom to look like: bed, dresser, mirror, PLANTS.

love: PLANTS PLANTS PLANTS, focus on plants, green from plants, completely open space, that antique ladder, exposed light fixtures

4/ 5th floor apartment in copenhagen

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okay and this is what i want my house to look like: minimal, simple palettes, midtone oranges, blues, and greens.

love: natural light, leather detail, exposed books, plants, open

homeli.co.uk:artists-studio-in-de-bijenkorf-tower-amsterdam-by-i29:.jpg

5/ artist's studio in amsterdam

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this was built in a renovated tower and is pretty much the epitome of what a hideout/hideaway is.

love: bareness, tall ceilings, neutrals, spiral staircase. so minimalist.

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ever since i was a kid, i've had this obsession with "hideaways" or secret passageways in houses or between rooms. i still have that obsession, but i've matured it a bit.

in 2006, we took a vacation to amsterdam, berlin, and paris, and i remember that the most memorable part of our 2 week-long trip was this / this (we stayed there two different times). my favorite part of our entire trip was our hotel room(s). yep. that's also the only part that i remember and reminisce about now: the interior design. i cannot describe to you how much i loved those rooms. i was/am fascinated by small, modern spaces (i have a folder of pictures dedicated to the them).

i'm pretty sure that everyone shares this fascination with eclectic, homey, minimalist, cozy, visually-appealing spaces, or at least i hope they do.

"i wish i could retreat to one of these small safe cozy havens and never come out. like a hermit crab. bye." - alex

happy wednesday

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Posted on February 10, 2016 by izzy rael and filed under this was found, i share stuff and tagged link love found artists.

#blizzard2016

A sudden change of scenery + our short excursion into the blizzard after dark. P.S. There's a guy dancing on the right at 0:25. 〰 Idioteque - Radiohead . blog - commoncomfort.com instagram - instagram.com/commoncomfort twitter - twitter.com/commoncomfort tumblr - jamstains.tumblr.com

1. 30+ inches of snow in the city

2. i went out at 9pm on friday to explore

3. i took pictures + made a video

4. i froze both my cameras + almost cried

5. a guy danced for my video

6. we didn't have a snow day today, and i'm incredibly upset

7. i've been away from home for 7 days and on 2 trips in the past week

8. it's now the final stretch until spring break

happy monday

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Posted on January 25, 2016 by izzy rael and filed under videos!!!, i take photos and tagged photographs videos nyc blizzard.

found artists: tyler spangler

this is tyler spangler.

some of tyler's work caught my eye whilst scrolling through tumblr (as one does) and i thought i would share it with you all. i was definitely drawn towards the really vivid color palettes he uses. a lot of his work includes cut-outs and collages + it reminds me of a more modern, matisse-like style of art.

i think what i love most about tyler's work is its simplicity– the ability to create a minimalist, simple work of art while still being eclectic, i guess. it's hard to explain, but, i think you get my gist. it's sophisticated, but not... there's definitely a lot of stuff going on in his graphics, but not to much that it's too ornate. there's a perfect balance, and i love it. i love it. i love it.

also, his gifs are a plus. gifs are always a plus.

have a great rest of your week everyone!

(there is a new video coming out soon)

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Posted on January 12, 2016 by izzy rael and filed under this was found and tagged found artists graphic design.

2015 + a video

photograph by austin schmid

i hope you all have had a wonderful holiday. i celebrated mine with a trip to the west village (shot in the video above). there's been a lot of resting, reviving, creating, and laughing in the rael household. it feels great.

as 2015 nears its close, i decided to share a few of my favorite things:

1. favorite songs that i've listened to this year

2. favorite photographs taken this year

3. favorite youtuber that i found this year

4. favorite video that i found this year

5. favorite music video that i found this year

6. favorite blog of the year

7. favorite tumblr post of the year

8. favorite shop of this year

9. favorite source of inspiration of the year

10. (one of many) favorite photographers of the year

you can listen to the playlist of my favorite-songs-that-i've-listened-to-this-year below.

that's all i wanted to share this week.

have a wonderful day everyone.

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Posted on December 28, 2015 by izzy rael and filed under i share stuff, videos!!! and tagged videos.

found artists: joji baratelli

this is joji ('s work).

joji is a teen photographer with a great eye for detail and contrast and texture and color. last summer, while i was in LA, we met up and traveled around santa monica and photographed what we saw. what resulted were various hues of greens and blues–– typical for los angeles.

i wanted to share one of my favorite projects of his: paper. this series (which completely caught my eye) was shot entirely with an iphone and processed in VSCO. i think what really drew me towards these particular shots was light in contrast with shadow, two elements that i like to play around with in my own work. his high-contrast photography is my personal favorite, but all of his other photos are taken just as skillfully.

i also really respect joji's street photography. i've always been a little discouraged when asking to take people's pictures, resorting to taking faceless portraits instead. joji is pretty dauntless in this field, and for this reason (and many others), i really admire him as a photographer.

you can take a look at his work on his VSCO, his vimeo, or his instagram.

joji is definitely a creative to watch out for.

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Posted on December 17, 2015 by izzy rael and filed under this was found and tagged found artists.

a sonnet

A short ride around my neighborhood + small moments with my grandparents who I don't see very often. Music: Berlin - RY X -- + commoncomfort.com + instagram.com/commoncomfort + instagram.com/minimalmeals + jamstains.tumblr.com

By and by we find ourselves afraid
of losing that with which we contemplate:
our mind, our form, our soul, our self, our shade
So easily set free with time and fate
We are the gale that crashes to the rough
Distressed that our opus dissolves beneath
We are afraid our time is not enough
to breathe our breath through lustrous tempest teeth
From technicolor hues to black and white
Our minds do wilt as herbs do in the sun;
Why is that what we fear what we not bite,
For our mind's end we wish not know undone.
We must exist as though we have none left
If time is of the essence, then time bereft

a shakespearean sonnet (capitalized and everything!!) for my romantic poetry unit at school (+ a new-ish video that i thought kind of embodied the sound of the poem).

have a lovely thursday, everyone

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Posted on December 10, 2015 by izzy rael and filed under blah blah blah, videos!!! and tagged blah blah blah.

what i'm thankful for + VSCO

Designed to best highlight the aesthetics of food, Artist Initiative recipient, Izzy Éveux, worked with real-talk restaurant review website The Infatuation, to create our newest, limited edition GIF preset for DSCO. Capture the simple beauty of homemade dishes or the elegance fine dining using The Infatuation preset, and share with others what Izzy refers to as the 'in-between' moments.

i have a lot of things to be thankful for. i am thankful for my family, my friends, my home, my education, and my entire life thus far. i'm thankful for VSCO.

how i got became involved with VSCO is too long of a story to even begin to explain; but, i think what i wanted to point out in this post is how far they've driven me into the art universe. (and for this, i am eternally grateful).

the relationship that i have with the people at VSCO are ones that i hope will continue for a very long time. they are kind, intelligent, fashion-savvy, honest, and all-around brilliant people. they've opened so many doors for me in the photography world that i would never have the chance to open myself. i'm doing projects with other awesome companies, i'm helping design things, and i'm being introduced to all of these exceptional opportunities. i have no words to express my gratitude other than "thank you." VSCO helped me get here. their message as a company and as a community helped me form my own ideals and morals about life and creating art.

i am honored to be a part of such an inspiring body of creatives. to know that i have the support of all of these people is such an amazing feeling, and i often forget it. believe me when i say i am thankful for VSCO because i really mean it. truly.

have a wonderful, joyful, and extraordinary thanksgiving, everyone.

with love,

izzy + the raels

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Posted on November 25, 2015 by izzy rael and filed under blah blah blah, videos!!! and tagged blah blah blah thanksgiving.

q's birthday

yesterday was my brother's thirteenth birthday. i thought i'd make a video about it. music: comeback kid - brett dennen -- + commoncomfort.com + instagram.com/commoncomfort + instagram.com/minimalmeals + jamstains.tumblr.com

if you're an old reader of mine, then you know that i have a brother. his name is Q. i like to tell people we're pretty close, which isn't a lie, but i think as the years go on we'll continue to grow closer.

two days ago, the 19th of november, my brother Q turned thirteen years old. it's going to be a big year for him. he's going to have to learn to be more independent, to keep himself motivated, and not completely break down from stress (like i do).

he doesn't really know it because i don't tell him ever, but i love my brother a lot. he's a cool kid with a lot of talent, but he's shy when expressing it to people. we don't really fight unless it's over who has to set the table, but other than that we're pretty good siblings.

in honor of his thirteenth year of life, i made a short little film and/or vlog (because it's not that good) about finding him a gift and celebrating his birthday. i hope you enjoy.

have a wonderful weekend, everyone.

happy birthday, q.

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Posted on November 21, 2015 by izzy rael and filed under videos!!! and tagged videos vlog.

say yeah + sunday ' 1

a documentation of my late sunday morning my first (grainy) film shot on canon g7x -- + commoncomfort.com + instagram.com/commoncomfort + instagram.com/minimalmeals + jamstains.tumblr.com

it's been awhile since i last made a video. it's been awhile since i last wrote a post. so i decided to make a double-double post and introduce two super cool new things to you guys.

i recently got a new little point-and-shoot to begin to more easily take videos again (i would rather not carry my DSLR around everywhere i go). 'sunday' is a short test of my new camera and a documentation of my late sunday mornings. i'm still working on my "what am i doing?!!? what do i need to set when i'm manual settings?!?!" skills, so forgive me for the graininess for the low-light shots at the beginning. just like, skip over it or something. yeah, that's better.

so... in addition to my super cool video, i'm introducing a super cool new post category! snippets. snippets will be a "summary" of what i did and how i felt on a certain day. they're an extension of my moodboards; more or less being an abbreviations of previous posts. i'm introducing snippets so that you can get a more clear insight into my life as a young creative, and how i incorporate art into my every day teenage-school-life. so here it is. my first snippet (denoted by ['{snippet #}]) :

+ i haven't made a video in a long time, so it feels good to work on my (very much developing) videography skills

+ i'm pretty worried that i wasted my time making this (very much not good) video when i could've written my history paper or studied for my chemistry test

+ i think it's worth it

+ i think art is worth it? i think relieving stress through creation is worth it?

+ it was valid procrastination, though (i keep telling myself this)

+ it's okay. everything's okay. i'm okay.

+ let the term be over already

have a wonderful sunday evening, everyone.

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Posted on November 15, 2015 by izzy rael and filed under moodboards, snippets and tagged moodboards snippets videos.

found artists: rebecca martin + blah blah

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the bold + the brave.

for the past couple of weeks, i've been really swooning over vivid, minimalistic portraits and shots. i stumbled across rebecca martin's work and i really thought i'd share with other modern-art-fanatics. the simple shapes, the contrasting colors, the clarity of her work is so fascinating to look at and easy to admire.

i've realized that good images (in my opinion) are not complicated. they are not overthought or complex, but distinctive and original. sometimes i have trouble applying these values to my work, and it's difficult to switch mindsets when i take photographs or create art, but i learn (with lots of time, unfortunately).

on a very irrelevant point,

i've also realized that i have less and time to write here. i find that i am struggling to find things to write about, what to say, what is interesting, what is not so interesting. i'm not saying i'm giving up here, but rather that i want to apologize for the not-so-in-depth words and not-so-foodie-centered posts. i know you all like those. so, sorry for not posting that many recipes. i'm busy. i'm busy all the time. i'm stressed. i'm stressed (most of) all the time. however, what's most important is that i am still in love with what i do. i am carving out precious time and brain cells to pursue it and propel myself further into art.

i love it and i hate it at the same time. i love it one day and want to write every day and want to paint and go out and explore and see sights and close my eyes and forget about everything. then i remember everything that i have to complete and finish and write, and all of those creativity color splatters kind of get painted over with thick, black acrylic.

i guess i just wanted to blah blah blah away. i guess that's what this is for.

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Posted on October 27, 2015 by izzy rael and filed under blah blah blah, this was found and tagged found artists blah blah blah.