. Hello, my name is Jessica

a photo story

2010-07-12T10:03:00.000-07:00

Meet Trientje Visser (right) from The Netherlands who moved to the United States to pursue the American Dream. The following pictures are of her laundromat--The Washtub--in which she owns, works and takes great pride in with her business partner (left).

All photographs by Jessica Druck. See others at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jess_snapshots/

billionaire boys club behind the scenes lookbook

2010-07-12T01:20:00.000-07:00

Urban Abstract

2010-07-11T09:44:00.000-07:00

http://www.artvertising.over-blog.com/ext/http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2010/channel-4-urban-abstract/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+tirdaily+(The+Inspiration+Room)&utm_content=Netvibes

holy bag heaven

2010-07-03T07:33:00.000-07:00

Men's department does me right
PENDLETON
WEEKENDER BAG IN BLACK JEROME

take a walk in russian hill

2010-06-22T11:18:00.000-07:00

I wouldn't mind

The skinny cargo

2010-05-26T14:26:00.001-07:00

Never in a million years did I think the Cargo pant would come back. I was so happy to see it go. This, however, is fashion design at one of its finest.

J Brand Houlihan makes this pant. They are only $230.00. Hah! But i love them.

Better off Dead, Karl the Butcher, by FALSE

New spring line: mens, but who really cares these days?

2010-05-26T14:22:00.000-07:00

BOUNCING CATS film trailer from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

“Uganda has been called one of the worst places on earth to be a child. In the South, children face the threat of poverty and disease. In the North, these threats are enflamed by a brutal, mindless war inflicted by the Lord’s Resistance Army (L.R.A.) that has divided families, displaced millions, and led to the abduction and mutilation of tens of thousands of children resulting in the deterioration of identity and culture.

Bouncing Cats is the inspiring story of one man’s attempt to create a better life for the children of
Uganda using the unlikely tool of hip-hop with a focus on b-boy culture and breakdance. In 2006, Abraham “Abramz” Tekya, a Ugandan b-boy and A.I.D.S. orphan created Breakdance Project Uganda (B.P.U.). The dream was to establish a free workshop that would empower, rehabilitate and heal the community by teaching youth about b-boy culture. Based in Kampala, Uganda, B.P.U. has recently expanded to include permanent classes in Gulu, Northern Uganda. Abramz teaches classes three times a week to more than 300 kids from all parts of the country. Many of the children are homeless, victims of war and poverty, and few can afford proper schooling yet they walk from miles away to attend the B.P.U. classes. As Abramz says, “This is where many people’s pride is. It’s a skill that no one can take away from us.”

Crazy Legs, one of the founding members of the seminal Rock Steady Crew visited Uganda after receiving an invitation from Abramz to teach b-boy classes. What he discovered upon his arrival was both heartbreaking and inspiring. Traveling throughout Uganda, from the southern slums to the war-torn North, Crazy Legs encountered a passion for hip-hop and desire to learn amongst the most squalid conditions.

Bouncing Cats follows Abramz, Crazy Legs, and Breakdance Project Uganda on a journey to use hip-hop culture for positive social change. The film features narration by Common and interviews with Mos Def, Will-I-Am, and K’Naan.”

Jane Tam

2010-05-17T09:35:00.000-07:00

Jane Tam has an awesome portfolio. http://janetam.com/index.html

Eleventh Commandment

2010-05-12T10:15:00.001-07:00

Kate Moss looks better on a tee than in real life sometimes.

shirt by Eleventh Commandment...

Sexy time

2010-05-11T00:47:00.000-07:00

Don't know who designed these... but how awesome would your desk be with these on them?

Electric Indian-Kids These Days

2010-05-09T09:48:00.001-07:00

How can you not just love this little girl dancing in this music video?

Um, can we talk shoes for a sec?

2010-05-05T13:31:00.000-07:00

Look at these! At farfetch.com

David Choe-Dirty Hands Trailer

2010-05-03T19:48:00.000-07:00

David Choe - Dirty Hands Trailer from RVCA on Vimeo.

"Dirty Hands: The Art & Crimes of David Choe has screened at the L.A. Film Festival, Louis Vuitton Hawaii Intl Film Festival, San Diego Asian Film Festival (Grand Jury Prize winner!), and FilmFest Munich."

Here's a taste of his genius mind

surfing sheep

2010-04-28T15:02:00.000-07:00

This sheep has more game on a longboard than I do.

http://www.finisterreuk.com/surfingsheep/

Some more randoms

2010-04-28T14:43:00.000-07:00

This week in booze: The Velvet Underground via notcot

Bitchin name: check

Lots of Rum: check

3/4 oz. Cruzan Blackstrap rum, 3/4 oz. El Dorado 15 year old (or other good quality Demerera), 3/4 oz. Goslings Black Seal, 3/4 oz. Green Chartreuse, 1 tsp Elderflower cordial, 1 tsp Gomme syrup 3-4 dashes, Jerry Thomas bitters

Horizontal music mount. Wood slab. Cool? Sleek? sexy? yes?

Vans does something different

2010-04-28T14:38:00.000-07:00

Maybe this has been done, but it's news to me. Not so fond of the front of the suit, but as far as design and concept, the back is great.

Vans.com

I keep seeing this dress and I am still not that fond of it...it reminds me of Beetlejuice.

I'm also really digging DQM right now...their lookbook/photography/designs are looking great

some shots from the last month

2010-04-28T14:20:00.001-07:00

, originally uploaded by jessldruck.

Lauren is always such a good model when I want to experiment. There is no editing on this. The blue, I am assuming, is coming from the color temperature diffused with red/yellow lighting from above and my old school Minolta flash that barely works. That's my amateur photography knowledge. I could be very wrong.

All imported from my Flickr!

randoms

2010-04-26T22:51:00.000-07:00

some stuff from BOOOOOOM! and beyond

Matthew Woodson

Via Juxtapoz Mag

BOOOOOM!

Boooooom!

Notcot

notcot

I wish...Notcot

I wish I took this...not sure of who did though...

florals?

2010-04-26T22:32:00.001-07:00

pretty sure I owned a pair of these when I was eight...but i love floral prints right now.

See? Look they are everywhere...

this is san francisco

2010-04-01T07:50:00.000-07:00

This is San Francisco from Mujo Creations on Vimeo.

Life Backwards from Mujo Creations on Vimeo.

my urban life...

2010-03-25T00:08:00.000-07:00

city dreams in SF and LA

some artsy stuff

2010-03-10T23:13:00.000-08:00

Great designers over at Salmon Design...their website is cool and so is their work. See some other things they do like this cafe.

an artsy poster about artsy art

Loving Rosson Crow

and apparently this is served upstairs at the Moma in SF? Along with a bunch of other awesome art inspired snacks.

2010-03-10T13:28:00.000-08:00

this is mesmerizing

Nuit Blanche from Spy Films on Vimeo.

500 days of incredible design?

2010-03-07T23:09:00.000-08:00

I really liked 500 Days of Summer in part because it was unique not only in plot but the production as well. I was fixated on the influence of design in the film: the architecture of dt LA (which they made look much better), the occasional outlining of the city in a raw sketch and not to mention his awesome chalk wall...

packaging done right

2010-03-07T19:25:00.000-08:00

BYO-Build Your Own was designed first as a unique Christmas gift for the clients of the creator.

" There are 3 million people in tuscany. All different & all unique. This authentic Italian brand shows their true character, expression & emotion, in a way that has not been seen before in u.s. retail design."

Check out www.packagingoftheworld.com

house porn SF edition

2010-03-05T09:57:00.000-08:00

Oakland ^

Hayes Valley/Lower Haight ^ If you haven't been to Hayes Valley, you need to go. Some great shops and houses.

Hayes Valley ^
I love bay windows...they give homes so much character descending over sidewalks.

Bernal Heights^

Somewhere in SF^ The rest of this house @ http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/house-tours/sf-house-tour-stacy-pancakes-simple-home-051627

Not sure where this house is...it's not in the city but bay area nonetheless

Via apartment therapy San Francisco

traffic

2010-03-05T09:53:00.000-08:00

Luzinterruptus brought their art movement from Madrid to the streets of NY...replacing traffic with literature.

tasty

2010-03-05T09:24:00.000-08:00

http://www.vodka-and-co.com/absolut-vodka-philipp-plein-5422

2010-03-02T09:13:00.001-08:00

2010-02-25T20:34:00.000-08:00

Via Oak NYC

Now these are some shoes...

2010-02-25T20:33:00.001-08:00

http://www.oaknyc.com/just-in/women/camilla-skovgaard-wedge.html

who really needs this?

2010-02-25T20:32:00.000-08:00

really?

2010-02-25T20:31:00.000-08:00

via packagingoftheworld.com

Selleck waterfall sandwich....

2010-02-25T20:27:00.000-08:00

You're saying: what now? Yeah...exactly. Don't question it.

http://selleckwaterfallsandwich.tumblr.com/

douchiness loves company

2010-02-25T20:24:00.000-08:00

I know, I know...these pictures Terry Richardson just took are rampantly floating around the web like H1N1....but I can't help reposting them. I don't even watch Joysey Shore...It's just fun deciding which one of them looks the douch-iest.

Personally, I think my vote goes to the one with the hair dryer.

who said the 90's wouldn't come back?

2010-02-22T21:09:00.000-08:00

Courtney Love is rolling over in her grave...wait, that ghost walking around is her?

via Karmaloop

Absolut Mandrin cookies

2010-02-22T20:15:00.000-08:00

These cookies turn me on...That's right, they are made with Absolut Vodka and Mandrin oranges. Nothing is better than my two favorite things baked into each other: Cookies and booze. Go to The Cooking Photographer.com for the recipe and more foodgasm's.

Welcome home

2010-02-17T19:53:00.000-08:00

This is an old German plane made into a hotel. Wouldn't it be nice to rest your head on this goose down?

Rad LOST posters made by fans....

2010-02-17T19:51:00.000-08:00

See the rest at Flavorwire

Morgan Blair

2010-02-17T19:50:00.001-08:00

Cool stuff at his site

Tense Moment

2010-02-12T19:29:00.000-08:00

From TIME Magazine, a photo story.

Tense Moment
In this photograph, Coretta is upset with her husband, who had been attacked the night before by a disturbed white racist but had not defended himself. Though the police urged King to press charges, he refused. "The system we live under creates people such as this youth," he said. "I'm not interested in pressing charges. I'm interested in changing the kind of system that produces such men."

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1952031_2021421,00.html#ixzz0fNouqr7g

Kiss

2010-02-10T14:13:00.000-08:00

Tino Sehgal currently has an exhibit showing at the Guggenheim Museum which features art unfamiliar to the predisposition of paint on a canvas.

"On the rotunda’s ground floor, a man and woman entwine in a changing, slow-motion amorous embrace," an article in the NY Times said.

Flavor wire decided to do their own take of "The Kiss," by doing a photo essay in five New York City Museums.

See the rest at Flavor wire New York.

What the moonlight hides

2010-02-09T12:39:00.001-08:00

I have walked by this alley probably over a dozen times and never noticed this...

halloween cat

2010-02-06T15:53:00.001-08:00

halloween cat, originally uploaded by Andre Vautour.

Too bad I'm allergic... great photographer.

SFO

2010-02-03T23:59:00.000-08:00

never a dull moment flying into or out of San Francisco. Like the lightning show I tried to capture but failed.

everyone is as alike as they are different

2010-02-02T18:15:00.000-08:00

PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death and God from Frank Warren on Vimeo.

Trevor Brady

2010-01-10T22:53:00.000-08:00

Amazinggg work

2010-01-10T18:26:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by Sofia Ajram.

2010-01-07T08:40:00.000-08:00

Messing around in el lay

All photos by Jessica Druck

Amazin'

2010-01-03T22:33:00.000-08:00

Elias Wessel

2009-12-31T02:14:00.003-08:00

, originally uploaded by Carles Rodrigo.

2009-12-31T02:14:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by Carles Rodrigo.

The Shadowed Path

2009-12-28T20:26:00.001-08:00

The Shadowed Path, originally uploaded by kristahuot.

The Poisoned Apple

2009-12-28T20:22:00.001-08:00

The Poisoned Apple, originally uploaded by kristahuot.

hug it out.

2009-12-22T00:45:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by Carles Rodrigo.

2009-12-22T00:02:00.000-08:00

I'm really into her work: Barbara Vidal.

feet contact

2009-12-20T10:40:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by jessldruck.

Celebrity observations

2009-12-17T23:05:00.000-08:00

Variations on Normal

reflection

2009-12-16T11:37:00.000-08:00

Dripbook, again,

Happy christmahanakwanzaka @#$^

2009-12-12T10:07:00.000-08:00

What's in a face anyway?

2009-12-12T09:53:00.000-08:00

I'm thinking this person has a foot and hand fetish but I dig it.

Julie Williams via Dripbook

money money monayyy

2009-12-11T09:52:00.000-08:00

You know you want it

2009-12-09T23:19:00.000-08:00

It's only $77....tis the season? http://www.birkiland.com/en

Dripbook

2009-12-08T22:22:00.000-08:00

Barbara Vidal via dripbook

I've fallen and I can't get up

2009-12-08T08:24:00.001-08:00

Image2, originally uploaded by Lu?.

i'm moving in

2009-12-07T17:21:00.000-08:00

This holiday season, I am making the ultimate gingerbread house. It's happening.

Russian gingerbread house, originally uploaded by Sweet Tortilla.

Gingerbread House Displays at the George Eastman House - December 2, 2007, originally uploaded by Zeus_the_Ferret.

DSC00801, originally uploaded by devetorri.

Gingerbread House, originally uploaded by cbrodzky.

a web

2009-12-07T14:47:00.001-08:00

some things you miss in life unless you look closer.

Uploaded by Jessica Druck

all I want for christmas is you.

2009-12-06T22:31:00.001-08:00

all I want for christmas is you., originally uploaded by About a Boy (Federico Forlani).

2009-12-06T22:25:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by Jeff Luker.

No giving thanks here

2009-12-06T17:02:00.000-08:00

Okay, I eat tofu. I rarely eat meat, but I am no vegan. So Thanksgiving consisted of a slice of turkey and other randoms that probably did not break down in my body. Whatever. I am aware of Tofurkey which has me intrigued but this vegan Thanksgiving dinner just doesn't look appetizing nor does it convince me to throw down my steak knife for good.

Ah, this fatty traditional version is more like it.

tis the season

2009-12-03T09:44:00.000-08:00

Covered a little holiday event the other night...here are a few randoms

The art of a broken tripod

Sorry

Never too old right?

johnnys bird

2009-12-03T08:50:00.000-08:00

For your eyeballs

http://johnnysbird.com/

2009-11-27T15:26:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by no but and or yes.

week eight.

2009-11-27T15:14:00.003-08:00

week eight., originally uploaded by darcy dellera.

2009-11-27T15:14:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by mary_robinson.

The wonderful wizard of oz

2009-11-21T12:30:00.000-08:00

Eric Shanower, an award-winning New York Times cartoonist and illustrator, has a new book out called The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It's a classic comic-book take on the classic novel.

Tim Burton Debut at MoMa

2009-11-20T08:57:00.000-08:00

Tim Burton is showcasing his artwork at the New York MoMa. He premiered it last night with pieces of sketches from when he was a child, to art while he studied at the California Art Institute. The exhibit also features work from his films like The Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands.

Source: Jean Lin

you are calm and reposed.

2009-11-18T10:22:00.001-08:00

you are calm and reposed., originally uploaded by The Saltwater Night ϟ Photographs (formerly leopa.

This girl knows what's up.

Happiest place in Anaheim

2009-11-16T18:57:00.000-08:00

Weekend in a nutshell

2009-11-16T18:29:00.000-08:00

Downtown Santa Ana Art Walk

2009-11-12T09:10:00.000-08:00

Cut a rug

2009-11-06T14:40:00.000-08:00

When all else fails, cut a whole in your rug and wear it.

Holiday fashion by none other than Forever 21

Underwater adventures

2009-11-05T21:29:00.000-08:00

These are exquisite

Blind Justice, originally uploaded by sugarock.

Pixie Dust, originally uploaded by sugarock.

Alice in WaterLand, originally uploaded by sugarock.

Looking Glass 11, originally uploaded by sugarock.

Magical Fashion

2009-11-03T15:04:00.000-08:00

Tim Walker does Tim Burton in October's issue of Harper's Bizaar.

Source: Harper's Bizaar (Tim Burton's magical fashion)

Spiraling stairs

2009-11-03T09:57:00.000-08:00

Mechanics library in San Francisco

Spiraling steps at Atlas Obscura

Tight tattoo

2009-11-02T18:01:00.000-08:00

Octopus Tattoo tights...on etsy.

Holy hair clip

2009-10-30T13:33:00.000-07:00

The following is not a Halloween costume accessory: it's fashion.

I have always wanted one of those fashionable statement pieces...

Wait, there is more at: Taxidermy Jewelry

Where the cupcakes are

2009-10-29T15:09:00.000-07:00

This trend--I said it--of Where the Wild Things Are has literally gotten out of control;however, this is damn cute.

omgsexyfood:

“Where the Wild Things Are” cupcakes

and indeed there will be time

2009-10-28T22:21:00.001-07:00

When I find a good photographer, it's like Christmas.

and indeed there will be time, originally uploaded by etreh.

the lady of situations, originally uploaded by etreh.

berliner, originally uploaded by etreh.

Abandoned Castle

2009-10-28T22:17:00.001-07:00

I thought this was only in movies. Check out this photographers amazing work on his Flickr!

Abandoned Castle, originally uploaded by DavidHR.

Alice in Subwayland

2009-10-26T19:45:00.001-07:00

Alice in Subwayland, originally uploaded by antonkawasaki.

cities can be so organic

October Festivities

2009-10-22T08:18:00.000-07:00

Went to Oak Glen and enjoyed the brisk fall air and amazing food.

October Art

2009-10-14T18:43:00.000-07:00

I love, love love this artwork.

Check her out here!

The Balloon People (Part One)

2009-10-08T11:38:00.001-07:00

The Balloon People (Part One), originally uploaded by antonkawasaki.

This is what I miss about urban life. Walking down the street and seeing strange things yet they are so normal.

Green Bubble Popping (One-Sided Reflection!)

2009-09-14T12:31:00.001-07:00

Green Bubble Popping (One-Sided Reflection!), originally uploaded by richard.heeks.

Amazing use of creativity

Orange Street Fair

2009-09-07T09:29:00.001-07:00

Parking Can Be a Bust

2009-08-23T15:04:00.000-07:00

Sometimes it can be a tight squeeze in SF.

Flea Market

2009-08-13T20:57:00.000-07:00

Had a little rendezvous with some good company and found some interesting things to say the least.

Who needs jeans and tights when you can have tights that look like jeans?

I love when people get camera happy

Don't know about you, but this was not on my Christmas list as a kid.

The Haight

2009-08-13T20:11:00.000-07:00

My little photo story I worked on in Haight Ashbury. So much character. Oh, how I miss it.

Graduation

2009-08-13T19:49:00.001-07:00

My little--theoretically now--brother graduated from High School in June. It was a nice day.