“Persepolis” is the poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken
young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution. We meet nine-yearold
Marjane when the fundamentalists first take power – forcing the veil on
women and imprisoning thousands; follow her as she cleverly outsmarts the
“social guardians” and discovers punk, ABBA and Iron Maiden, while living with
the terror of government persecution and the Iran/Iraq war; then on to Austria as a teenager, where her parents send her to school in fear for her safety and, she
has to combat being equated with the religious fundamentalism and extremism
she fled her country to escape.
Marjane eventually gains acceptance in Europe but finds herself alone and
horribly homesick, and returns to Iran to be with her family, though it means
putting on the veil and living in a tyrannical society. After a difficult period of
adjustment, she enters art school and marries, continuing to speak out against
the hypocrisy she witnesses. At age twenty-four, she realizes that while she is
deeply Iranian, she cannot live in Iran. She then makes the heartbreaking
decision to leave her homeland for France, optimistic about her future, shaped
indelibly by her past. -sony pictures
persepolis
September 2nd, 2007 — politico, film, illustration, art
ode to ode
August 22nd, 2007 — magazine, green
yoshie watanabe for d-bros
August 22nd, 2007 — graphic design, craft, art, design books
green read
August 22nd, 2007 — books, green
“The right book at the right time! Garrett’s accessible and informative book is a road map for how we can use our power as shoppers and citizens to shape a better future for the planet and our children.”
— Stacy Malkan, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
view details or purchase here if you like,
walking on water
August 10th, 2007 — film, illustration, art
see walking on the Vltava or
check out suzanne and bruce lit sculpture walking on the Vltava in Prague by julianopie
color in motion
August 10th, 2007 — illustration, graphic design, color, art
this site by maria claudia cortes is informative, super cute and if your one year old happens to be pulling at your shirt for attention this will do very well!!
orla camp
August 10th, 2007 — fashion designer, travel, fashion
have been a fan of orla for many years.
it all happened on thompson street at peter hermann’s purse shop, the first glimpse of the sweet candy colored graphic bags she is now so famous for
if we ever feel the need to brave the mosquitoes and the bears we will just have to forgo the sporto rei collection and arrive in style with our orla kiely camp gear.
tativille
July 30th, 2007 — film, graphic design, art
scissor sister
July 30th, 2007 — how it's made, craft, art
maybe i am late to the martha stewart empire but i walked
into michael’s and was elated to see a pair of scissors where the
handles weren’t red, pink or orange, had their own blade guard
and packaging that doubles as a storage case, one that is sturdy and quite nice,
the stickers even pull off without a mess
hi hi birdy
July 29th, 2007 — lights, baby+kids, craft, furniture
how cute is this sweet little thing!
i think i am gonna have to make one for
the little muchacho’s room!
