Posted on 26 January 2009
Had a chance to catch up with Kerri O’Connell, the lady behind Good Wood NYC. I’ve loved the contrast of the natural wood meets urban jewelry since I first saw Good Wood’s jewels. In the coming months you can expect collaborative pieces dropping with the Source, and Lo-Life to name a few. You might remember the TooFly rings we reported on last year and of course Good Wood has gotten down with one of our fav’s, MissBehave magazine. O’Connell and her wood carving elves can carve up any custom item you need and if you can’t quit afford a real diamond, Good Wood’s got you. PLEASE stay posted for a “next level” piece she’s about to drop. When I saw the prototype I said to myself…”it’s about damn time someone did that”.
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Posted on 11 October 2008
This Sunday, authors Sacha Jenkins (of Ego Trip fame) and David Villorente (the Source) will be at Fifty24SF Gallery from 5pm to 8pm, discussing their newest project, Piecebook: The Secret Drawings of Graffiti Writers. Head out and hear the background of the book from the authors themselves!
Read more about this event, book and the authors on the Upper Playground blog.
Posted on 13 May 2008
Our girl M.I.S.S. Krish’s latest cover story on Gnarls Barkley for The Source is out on newsstands now! Make sure you head on over to her blog, Guerilla Busfare, where she kindly shares some uncensored quotes that didn’t make it in the article. Check that out HERE, pick the mag up and support female journalists!
Posted on 17 March 2008
Amanda Lopez, 25, was born and raised in Sacramento, CA. She moved to San Francisco in 2000 to study photography at San Francisco State. In 2004, she graduated with a BA in Art with an emphasis in photography. While in SF, Amanda linked up with the female photo collective, Dandelionblack. The lovely lady collective showed together at 111 Minna, SF City Hall, and at the United Trade Show in Las Vegas. In 2006, the crew also published a fashion story in the Synthesis Magazine. Outside of DandelionBlack, Amanda’s work has been published in the pages of XXL, The Source, XLR8R and Mass Appeal.In 2006, Amanda moved to LA to assist her favorite photographer, the amazing Estevan Oriol. She got to see first hand how celebrity portrait shoots go down and assist on shoots with folks like 50 cent, Kim Kardashian, and Travis Barker. Amanda loved her LA experiences but in 2007 Amanda decided to move back to Northern California to work on her own personal work.
See Amanda’s heartfelt work after the jump!
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