Sister Corita Link Round-Up

Aaron Rose's documentary on Sister Corita is screening in Los Angeles and it got me thinking about her again and tracking down some interesting links. I first heard about her through this Weekend America story. This AIGA article is a good quick introduction to the artist. I also came up on three clips from Rose's documentary. Clip one, clip two, animation. 

Radness

I was poking around on Club Mumble today and came across two really awesome things. First is that flyer up there. I love the block print/ non flat colors. It makes me want to do some screen printing. Second is this happy graffiti. I'd like to see more of this type of stuff than ultra complicated illegible words. 

Thursday Was a Good Day For mail

I got the new Zoo York video and the Field Notes notebooks that I got for free after scanning a page from the new Readymade for them.

New Mower

We made our first purchase for our new house yesterday. We got a lawn mower. It is an old style reel lawn mower. I found in on Craigslist and scooped it up for $40. According to my research the MSRP is $305. The above picture is the same model, but not our actual new mower. We wanted a reel mower for two reasons. It is quiet. We can mow our lawn whenever we want without having to worry about disturbing our neighbors. It is environmentally clean. lawnmowers are some of the least effeciant machines out there. The human powered reel lawn mower doesn't spew out any nasty exhaust, just sweat.

Partly Cloudy

Partly Cloudy is the short before Up. It is online for now in its entirety, so watch and enjoy.

Home

The French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand, the man behind the Earth From Above series just released his first film entitled Home. It is available on Youtube starting today and looks to be a visually stunning film detailing the human impact on the Earth. It is shot entirely from the air. If you liked Koyaanisqatsi or other nature documentaries, you'll like Home. I've watched abtou 15 minutes of it and it's really good.

Message In A Bottle Update

Joe mentioned this in the comments...

Meet Artist Andy Hughes Saturday May 30, and Sunday, May 31. Meet artist Andy Hughes during opening events and special programs on Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31. All free with Museum admission.

Presentation and guided gallery tour with Andy Hughes Saturday, May 30 at 11 A.M. and Sunday, May 31
1 P.M. Roper Theater

Join us as Andy Hughes discusses his work and the importance of cleaning the beaches, as well as his book Dominant Wave Theory, which features over 150 photographs taken on beaches around the world. Then join him for a guided tour of the exhibition Message in a Bottle.