Next on the list of book purchases is Maira Kalman's second newest book: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World). She has a new book called And The Pursuit of Happiness that was published the same year but I've been really putting the purchase of Various Illuminations off for  a while now. I'm super excited, she
Okay, so I realized maybe you don't know who Maira Kalman is.... Check out some of her pieces down below! :) You could probably recognized some of work from either children's books or The New Yorker.
 
I recently did a shoot with the very talented Steph Martyniuk. Check out the photos below.
 
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Finally finished ELLE UK's September issue, not only do I adore Kirsten Dunst but I always find the articles in Britain's mags are always more appealing (well at least to me).
There was an amazing article about career choices which I'm currently faced with day-to-day and I'm sad to say there has been a lot of let downs. I think it's easy to get discouraged and feel unwanted but I've come to realize, it's all about timing and patience. I need to wait, take my time and be satisfied with what I have now and look forward to the future when it presents itself. I would suggest to anyone who is in the slumps about their "career" to read that article, I feel 10x better.
 
Check out these Matryoshka dolls created for Russian Vogues' 10th anniversary. I have one set of Russian dolls that I bought from Europe a few years ago but I still intend to keep collecting. I love that they are intricately decorated, carved and painted, whether they're wearing high fashion or a simple cultural dress.
For more of the dolls click here.

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I haven't been updating lately due to my crazy busy schedule. BUT! Here are some recent new purchases :)
 
This obession with skulls and crows is a recent thing for me but check out these amazing rings from Jewel Heritage. I really wanna start making my own jewelery but who has time now a days?
http://jewelheritage.com/
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i'm doing an assignment for my special event planning class & i'm really excited for it. the objective is to create a brand launch for a brand of our choice. i hope i don't come off by being biased but no matter what Peter Copping does for Nina Ricci, I fall in love, just the way the fabric pleats, falls or folds .. it's so beautiful. 
Photographed above: Peter Copping's AH Pre-Collection 2011for Nina Ricci