JeongMee Yoon's Pink & Blue Project

"My current work, The Pink and Blue Projects are the topic of my thesis. This project explores the trends in cultural preferences and the differences in the tastes of children (and their parents) from diverse cultures, ethnic groups as well as gender socialization and identity. The work also raises other issues, such as the relationship between gender and consumerism, urbanization, the globalization of consumerism and the new capitalism.

The Pink and Blue Projects were initiated by my five-year-old daughter, who loves the color pink so much that she wanted to wear only pink clothes and play with only pink toys and objects. I discovered that my daughter’s case was not unusual. In the United States, South Korea and elsewhere, most young girls love pink clothing, accessories and toys. This phenomenon is widespread among children of various ethnic groups regardless of their cultural backgrounds. Perhaps it is the influence of pervasive commercial advertisements aimed at little girls and their parents, such as the universally popular Barbie and Hello Kitty merchandise that has developed into a modern trend. Girls train subconsciously and unconsciously to wear the color pink in order to look feminine."

- JeongMee Yoon

Jeonghoon and His Blue Things, 2008

Jeeyoo and Her Pink Things, 2008

Jimin and His Blue Things, 2007

SeoWoo and her Pink Things, 2006

Collection now showing at the Children's Museum of Arts in NY. More information and many more images at JeongMee Yoon's Website.

Christmas

1. Jollypop, 2. The dollhouse at Christmas, 3. Vintage Tree Toppers, 4. Have A Merry, Scary Halloween, 5. It Was Christmas In July, 6. Christmas pageant, 7. A Merry Christmas To You 1909, 8. Lucia Morning Einar Nerman 1920, 9. Lucia Skansen Stockholm 1902, 10. Stockholm Lucia 1947, 11. December Children, 12. Santa Claus is coming to Town 1943, 13. Santa Kewpie and Kewpie Reindeer Ride, 14. Paulette Goddard Christmas Time, 15. Gnome & The Pig Cristmas Walk Jenny Nystrom, 16. Three Santas

Following Obama

There is a feature on the New York Times website right now titled "Following Obama." This Photographers Journal was shot and narrated by Damon Winter as he travelled with Obama and it is amazing. It's really powerful, and I would love to know your thoughts on it after you watch it. So I'm going to release you to it, but come back to me!

Please watch this and appreciate the power of photography.

Be sure to turn your speakers on!

Jill Greenberg

For over 15 years Canadian Jill Greenberg has been a photographer shooting celebrity portraits - and gorgeous ones at that. I personally prefer babies and animals over celebrities and am so happy to see the following collections.

Monkey Portraits - Late 2006

We share about 98 percent of our DNA with chimpanzees, our closest biological cousins. In her book, Monkey Portraits, Jill captures monkeys in such a human way that often we find glimpses of people we know hidden within these primate faces. You can buy her book for only $17 by clicking here.









Ursine - Late 2007

Jill Greenberg’s exhibition “Ursine”, is a selection of portraits of grizzly bears, black bears, and polar bears. This exhibition reveals the fascinating expressions of these animals of the Ursidae genus, highlighting her subjects’ unique personalities, dispositions and body language. She photographed the over-sized creatures in outdoor studios in Calgary and Vancouver. [source]









End Times - Late 2007

“I love the raw emotion of children, because it comes close to the anger and helplessness I feel about our current political and social situation,” says commercial photographer Jill Greenberg about her exhibition, End Times. The photos were captured by giving the child a lollipop for 30 seconds then taking it away. The results are photos with clever names like, Four More Years and Left Behind.

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And it was all Yellow

Today I decided to update about my favourite colour, yellow. I would never admit to this, of course, if it weren't for the fact that everything I've been attracted to lately turns out to be yellow! Whats going on with me!?! I'm a black girl! I'm a red girl! yellow?!

So welcome to my Yellow Post and enjoy my first ever Flickr collage:

Click image to enlarge (it is much more enjoyable this way)

Thanks to all the fantastic Flickr members for their beautiful photos:
1. patterned yellow, 2. Untitled, 3. Yellow house with Cherry Tree, 4. Yellow Bedroom Set, 5. my shoes, 6. yellow salt shakers, 7. Old Yellows, 8. june 416, 9. Colorful Cake, 10. yellow strings, 11. The yellow deer, 12. Yellow soul, 13. mini blend container ... and store!, 14. Vintage yellow Volkswagen T1, 15. Vintage Yellow Dishware Set, 16. My First Ever Attempt At Cupcakes, 17. cracked paint, 18. Puerta 6333 - Rioverde SLP México 2007, 19. Entramado 7158 - Valles SLP México 2007, 20. Jelly Belly



Vintage Yellow Canisters, $22 for 3, Domestikate, The SE


Yellow Vintage Mugs, $14 for 2, A Touch of Vintage, Toronto, Canada


Lovebirds Necklace in Yellow, $12 , Emma Loves Apples A.K.A. Goddess of Green, Cambridge


Yellow Paper Lace, $3.50 for 12 WHOLE yards (what a steal!) 3" wide, Brookerpie, Chicago, IL


Pearly Yellow Vintage Envelope Leather Purse (phewf), $12, Bamabelle, AL


Fleur-de-Lys Glasses, $32 for 4, Anthropologie


Kukkura - Marimekko (half yard), $14.50, Repro Depot


Striped Tee, $11 , Heritage at F21


Yellow Flateware, $13 per set, Too Embarrassed to Say! (they have more beautiful and less cheap looking choices at Broadway Panhandler on 8th in Manhattan, just not online)


Melanie Canvas Flats, $15 , F21


Melamine Dessert Plates, 4 for $10, Historically Vintage, Richmond, VA


Mustard Yellow Bag, $15, Edor7, Pasadena, TX (Oops sorry, I couldn't help myself: I just bought this!!)


Calico Junior's Dress, $35, Thirteen Eighty Five, Boston, MA (I might need to go buy this too...)


KitchenAide Stand Mixer in Sunshine, $299.00 (I got my pistachio one resfurbished for $150 and it works like a charm!), William Sonoma


This Yellow photo was taken by Walter Pieringer in the heart of my motherland - Alberta, with beautiful Canola fields to be found around every curve.

Many people have asked who took the new jumping photo I now use, Walter! Our friends were visiting us from Texas so we took them to Coney Island and I insisted on taking jumping photos on the boardwalk! I am amazed at what we all produced after only two shots! (the first shot caleb elbowed me in the face so um... it didn't turn out so well!)

Can I just say that Walter has had the most amazing life and he's only 26!! This is from one of his website:

My name is Walter Pieringer, and I like to shoot photos. My life has been a little strange – call it bad luck or bad decisions, or maybe a little of both, but I've had a lot of really bizarre stuff happen to me. I love the adventure, though, so I probably bring most of it it upon myself. . . . . here're a few highlights:

So far, I have:

* Been robbed at gunpoint while on crutches


* Flown to Moscow to be part of an international stunt man competition run by the Russian mafia


* Hitchhiked over 2000 miles from Washington State to Chicago, mostly with a 70-year-old racist Vietnam veteran semi truck driver named Gino and his pet wolf Nakita


* Chased a would-be-thief down a dark alley, tackled him, and retrieved my friend's backpack outside a sketchy bar in Durban, South Africa


* Been chased through the streets by wild dogs (twice)


* Shattered my left kidney


* Hung out with a ranking member of the West 18th Street gang, the largest and most violent street gang in Los Angeles. Apparently they have my back.


* Nearly gone to jail for stealing a $3000 "Wally Warhead" mascot costume, putting it on, and using it to gain illegal access to an international candy convention


* Eaten dog


* Been physically attacked by security guards for videotaping (three times)


* Spent over 500 hours of my life on a Greyhound bus


* Been jumped by a gang of 14-year-olds


* Been captured at the US/Canadian border trying to smuggle a friend into the US


Never been in a fight, but have been beat up by large groups of complete strangers for no apparent reason on three separate occasions

Aside from all that, I like to take pictures and shoot video, especially of my friends riding bikes.

For more information on Walter's work visit his Website