I’m excited that it’s spring, not only because my 17th birthday is in a few days, but because it means that I can break out all my Technicolor flower power dresses. Okay, so I pretty much wear through the winter anyway... the difference now is that spring is a non-stop color party where I just want to dress like a packet of Skittles 24/7, you know? So I’ve been referencing the episode of Lizzie McGuire when she attempts to dress like a tween from the 1960’s to appease Gordo and also Peter Max's early work and Factory Girl vibes a lot.
My friend Emily photographed some of these spring things, and I thought I’d share some that we’ve come across in the past couple of weeks while hanging out.
For some reason, there are quite a number of cacti shops around the East Village (you know what they say about hipsters and cactuses… The East Village: great place for thrift, coffee, records, and cactuses.) I personally think cactuses look like herbal aliens (in the best possible way), but I had never seen such colorful cactuses before. Since I am not a cat person, I can see myself, later on as a Mature Young Lady, harboring cactuses. Obviously only in the East Village, though.
For some reason, there are quite a number of cacti shops around the East Village (you know what they say about hipsters and cactuses… The East Village: great place for thrift, coffee, records, and cactuses.) I personally think cactuses look like herbal aliens (in the best possible way), but I had never seen such colorful cactuses before. Since I am not a cat person, I can see myself, later on as a Mature Young Lady, harboring cactuses. Obviously only in the East Village, though.
Rookie Magazine, back in January, ran an article about places us teens get food at 2 am in NYC. I had suggested via Twitter that they scope out Big Daddy’s, which me and my friends hangout at quite a lot. It’s one of a chain of diners in NYC, and it’s made to look as if it's forever frozen in the color portion of the movie Pleasantville. My favorite thing to get at Big Daddy’s is their Key Lime Pie Milkshake and dip French fries in it. The first time I ordered it, it was, in fact, almost 2 am. My friends all thought it was going to be disgusting, but this is a photo of Delilah being put under the spells of the magical pie-milkshake combo. So HA! Diner Wicca! I think I might just have a celebratory one for my upcoming 17th birthday.
Me and my friend Lyris, a midst a deeply philosophical conversation. You can tell because Lyris is looking down with her eyes closed, which is the ultimate indicator of depth.
I’m wearing a velvet turtleneck leotard and glitter star-shaped sungasses. This is a screen-cap from a project that I’ve been working on, started by one of my friends. I’m looking forward to it coming out soon so I can share more about it.
All of these spring motifs manifest in this watercolor stationary I recently made for Etsy.
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