A place for the girls with messy hair and thirsty hearts. It's where dreams come true, & infinite possibilities exist. Through fashion, art, and life, blogger, model, and visual artist, Paris Gerrard, creates, channels, and shares her endless ideas and discoveries.
"Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you. But if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder." ||Thoreau ||
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|| Carrier of Light|| I surprised myself. Ha! Never in a million years would I have thought that I could dance. Although, I am the type of girl that loves to slip on a new pair of heels and hit a concert, dancing the night away, I never have considered myself a dancer. As a child, I certainly shied away from that area. I was the girl that could jump and run. I was long, sporty and certainly not your typical girl. And, of course, I was more than a little weird.
I’ve been practicing yoga for almost two years now, and I am realizing that everything is just energy. You can move it; you must move it, get into it, get it, let it get you. That’s all there is to dance. Just feel it, and let the music move you. Let energy move through you. You become the dance. If you look a little weird, well, that's just beautiful!
One-of-a-kind creations are magical and precious. I think that's because they have often been touched by a true artist's hand. I know that's why I immediately fell in love with these gorgeous, vibrant, hand painted silk, kimonos by Paris Kain. Paris shared with Vogue the inspiration behind these designs, “I was inspired by Taiana’s koi fish and a recent trip to Kyoto, Japan, where I visited with a family that taught me all about the art of natural dyes. It made sense to move my medium from canvas to silk.” Paris is a multi-talented artist, and he has an incredible fashion label called Abrax Rex. Below the artist explains a bit about his company.
"Abraxas Rex founded and designed by artist Paris Kain . The company resides in New York City, but their precious and semi precious stones and artifacts are discovered throughout the world. Abraxas Rex is proud to be the first fine-jewelry company to successfully use a Platinum Silver Alloy, as well as merge stones from earth and outer space.Abraxas Rex adornments are inspired by the myth of Atlantis and by Gnostic texts dating from 200 BCE. In the Gnostic religion, Abraxas is the god of both light and darkness. The Abraxas Rex collection represents the natural duality that is embodied in every living form.
Definitely, I am kimono crazy for these. Who wouldn't adore wearing them on their next tropical vacation. I'll take one of each please!
“If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern." - William Blake
