Something Good Can Work

By kah.ris.ah

Or.. maybe we are just strange creatures.. i bet the little birdie in it's little nest things the world is just as it should be. It gives a little, it takes a little- a perfect balance.

.............................O.W.N, The Exam Collection.............

I took this picture on my way to the exam- the mystery of it all and the calmness was too good to pass by.

(ATTENTION! For best effect, scroll down to the video, press play and then come back start reading and looking at the pictures ;) )

So yesterday was Friday, aka, Exam day! The end of three months of little sleep, little life, little sunshine- The end of hours spent by the sewing machine, in front of the computer and with small, medium and large scissors- the last of a throat that had inhaled too much spray glue and the end of tiny paper cuts!

It all ended the moment i walked out of the presentation/exam room with a 12/A+ in my hand! I still don't know how i feel about grading 'art/taste' mainly because to be honest- we all worked hard and every single person in class put their entire soul and heart in whatever they had decided to do and actually one of my friends said that it's best you look at your stuff, consider the amount of time you had put in it the last three months and then you give yourself a grade and then no matter what happens in the exam room- no one could take that grade away from you. - I think it's a good thought.

I'm happy having finished with a good grade but i guess i'm happy having finished in general- the thought that now it's done and even though my brain hasn't really totally realized it all, i know that once it does, i'll jump around like a crazy person- :D

The best part though is that one of our strictest teacher, one that seldom ever compliments anyone( You need one like that in every education to keep you on your toes), said at the exam that she doesn't think i would have any trouble finding a job once i'm done with my education- that,..that made my day, especially since she has worked a lot in the fashion industry- i was so flattered it's crazy. But i still know it takes a lot, i know that a grade sometimes is just luck and i know that taste is ever changing- but i also know that hard work almost always pays off .

The exam is judged upon several things we have to hand in other than just the garments, things too boring to explain to people not doing the education - but in plain terms, it's all about selling a concept.

My collection was called O.W.N which stood for One With Nature, clever huh??? lol-

We had to be inspired by the Danish painter Per Kirkeby and create a collection of at least two fully dressed models- I wanted to design simple silhouettes with details of weaving, pleating, plaiting and fabric manipulation techniques- most of it took a lot of time but at least i know i can actually use them, and that i'll always have them-

Anyway, i  cute friend of mine helped me model some of the pieces after the exam and so here are some pictures - Enjoy and happy weekend and freedom.



The beginning the end

Look, i even have a song that fit perfectly to the mood ;)) - 

Is That Your Moodboard??

So as part of our education, we are constantly asked to

create moodboards. Moodbaords this and moodboard that!For anyone who doesn't know what a moodboard is, it's basically the main 'theme' of your collection, the feeling of it all.

So, in the time of moodboard making or sketchbook creating in general, people become pretty moody, and so a friend and I were super tempted to go around pointing at people's faces and asking 'What is that, i don't get it.. oh wait,.iss is,Is it your moodboard!!, Is it!? Ohh now i get it, its,..interesting" lol, okay you had to be there

Anywho( Oh i miss scrubs), this is my moodboard this cold January morning

 Here are some pictures and a somewhat new tune by Sia- She's is as fresh as this chilly morning.

Enjoy

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theKika



Yuli Sato

Yuli Sato

Francisco Lachowski

Here is some Brazilian sunshine ladies - P.S Happy Holidays 

-Enjoy ;)

 

 

Friends- Quantity vs Quality

Henry David Thoreau once said "The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. I have no wealth to bestow on him. If he knows that I am happy in loving him, he will want no other reward. Is not friendship divine in this?"

It's funny how in most cases, we learn what real friendship is after we have figured out what real friendship isn't.  Last week was one of the most random weeks ever- One which was both sudden and redefining- It forced me to think about things I truthfully had no time to ponder upon and it changed and rebuild my world in one go. To be honest, it was made less dramatic because I had the most amazing friends around me when it all happened- The kind who weren't just prepared to listen to my situation, hug me and say they would pray for me- but the kind who listened, hugged me and mentally and physically rolled up their sleeves and said 'Let's fix it!' In one day, I realized how fortunate and blessed I was to be surrounded by people who would go the extra mile and more just to catch my little world- with no complain or sneaking away to look at their watches.

I'm still in total awe of them all and it's hard to even try to come up with a way to thank them enough.

They made me realize what real friendship meant and how it wasn't always about the fun times but had to be just as strong in urgent times. Somehow, friendships are formed by little sand grains of shared experiences
 ( well actually, pearls come from parasites or other organic material since sand can't  really dissolve but that just doesn't go with what I'm saying and is just not as 'poetic' so bare with me!) they are formed by experiences both good and bad, and before you know it, they turn into pearls and sometimes in very rare situations, black pearls. The best quality there is. Unfortunately, in a world mostly obsessed with quantity, whether it be money, cars, houses and even friendships- quality is often a neglected value. However, if anything, last week has taught me that at the end of the day, even though I'm not much of a jewelry girl, you want your neck to be adorned by real pearls, quality pearls, none of that crappy fake ghetto stuff! Lol!

 And who in their right mind would want to mix real pearls with fake pearls just so you can have them in quantity?I don't think we should ever settle for quantity when we can get by much better and longer with quality- Actually, most things that come in big quantities are usually junk, like family members, Okay i'm kidding but you know what I mean. Invest your time and effort building up real friendships and stop holding on to faded ones dare i say, fake ones? Life is too precious to have a neck heavy with pearls if they are all fake don't you think? ;)

Anyway, that's last week and it's revelations and I look forward to even more revelations.

Life sure is amazing, the way it reminds us that the more we know the more we learn that we don't really know much but that there is always a lesson at the corner waiting if you have the time.

And so, thank you SO very much  guys for adding quality to my life, for being and doing more than what is required. They say friends are family you get to choose and last week insured me that I had an amazing family of friends and wouldn't trade them for the world because to be honest, they make my world. Cheesy I know but unfortunately, the best and most honest sayings are so deal with it! ;P 

Oh and speaking of friends- This is my favorite Christmas this year. What can i say, it has SunnySide Radio written all over it!

Train - Shake Up Christmas

That's all for now

Peace!

The Man............................. The Jacket

So while packing to move- i found this really cool vintage jacket i had bought months ago in hope of fixing it up and using it- which of course never happened- and so i told my friend to try it on- and what do you know-  fitted like a glove-

......................December........................

Find Bernie and Jean-Phillip ;)