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Happy Sunday everyone!

The year of my first studio in pics.

The best and and worst thing I could have done was to look at all these pics. It made me miss having my studio. But it also reminded me of how far I have come. (And of all the designs I forgot about.)

Last week I began looking for a new space again. My mom says I don’t do much work when I am home. (Has she not seen all my orders?) But I think that I just work MUCH better when I am alone. (And my new thing is scheduling “working hours” so I’m not like working at odd times.) So we saw 6 places last week; only one I contemplated taking…but the commute was so long that I decided it was a no-go as well. But I want to find a new space so badly, especially for my creative sanity. Also, customers keep asking if they can come by and try things on and it’s a bummer to say no. But this week is a new week so I hope I can find something dope, even if it’s a little temporary “sanity” space. 

(Source: angelonfire)

dolliecrave:

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Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.

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thestriversrow:

The Strivers Row presents Dean’s List 3!

Miles Hodges, Jasmine Mans, Joshua Bennett, Alysia Harris and Carvens Lissaint

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why do people copy?

well, let me rephrase that cuz we all copy/steal ideas. no idea is original nowadays. (except for the ones steve jobs came up with. lol. i digress…)

why do people copy to the tee? especially when a thing called the internet exists? 

on sunday, my girl amina called me to tell me that once again, someone on etsy copied her work. here is her design on the left and the copy on the right:

now, it’s clear that the person who made these saw amina’s design on amber rose (“amber rose” was one of her etsy tags) and decided to make her own pair, which is cool…

but why would she try to make the SAME EXACT PAIR  and then try to sell it? and on etsy no less? (last night yokoo tweeted “something really has to be done about etsy sellers copying.”) i mean, don’t you think that the earrings may have a designer who created them who may be on the internet? 

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 IT’S NOT WHERE YOU TAKE THINGS FROM- IT’S WHERE YOU TAKE THEM TO.

-JEAN-LUC GODARD

i think that is the problem with copying. everyone is inspired by what they see. we create so that others will have the courage to shine their light as well. but you should be inspired and take it to the next level. add your own voice to it. this post is not about shouting people out BUT about challenging others to bring forth your own creativity and to be cognizant of how it makes people feel when you copy their work. (it doesn’t feel good by the way.)

but at the end of the day, you gotta look at the positive, right? it’s great to have copycats. 1-you know you are doing something interesting and 2-they push you to tap into your creativity even more.

squints:

33 Ways to Stay Creative

the body i am striving for.

will be making a trip to the met very soon to check this out. my favorite designer…viva la mcqueen!

(Source: crimzasian)

this video just reminded me of the time back in 2004 when i went to a house party in brooklyn for m-1. (or was it for stic man? can’t remember. lol) i was all excited to be in the room with the dead prez crew. then a pregnant erykah badu walks in and i almost fainted!!! love that woman!

gkusoul:

maybesomethingbeautiful:

Video of Erykah Badu spinning at Bardot a couple months back in Miami…

“Back in January, Erykah (aka Lo Down Loretta Brown) asked me to come down to Miami to film a DJ set she was slated to perform alongside Dead Prez and Supanova. The night before the show, I kicked it hard with Erykah, her manager Paul, and her DJ, Ringo. On the day of the show, we hung in the trailer with the Last Poets and Supanova. One thing I’ve learned from my many years in the industry is that every artist has a specific idiosyncratic pre-show routine. Supanova showed his colors early, coaxing the team into outdoor stretching exercises. With sound mind and sound body, we hit the venue, where an excited crowd got to see their favorite artist’s deejaying alter ego spin a thorough classic(s) set.” -( via Creative Control)

bembacoloraaa:

just took my tumblr following list from 29 to 16. just had to get rid of all that unnecessary info clogging my dashboard + my brain…starting to get to be too much for me. i don’t know how some people do it…they can read blogs all day long…but i sometimes feel like it just interferes with my creative juices; and i think that’s how you get a lot of imitators and not enough originators. at least when it comes to fashion. plus a lot of people i follow are blogging the SAME EXACT THING so i just eliminated the ones who never have any original thought…

and for this reason, i’ve been thinking of moving my blog back to blogspot. or even have a blog on my own website. cuz even though i reblog some things, i am getting tired of it. and not to be all negative, but i think that tumblr is a great place to get exposed to great things, and to get exposure too; the reblog button is a powerful tool i am thankful for. but as my premier blogging platform, i am beginning to rethink it. (i now realize why some people have both a blog and a tumblr blog.)

just thinking out loud to myself.