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I was born and raised in Georgia. On Sunday, we dress up. You can call me Tina. I take pictures of girls (and sometimes boys) in pieces from my vintage collection. I also like taking pictures of people who inspire me. 

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Maddy Barreto in 1960s macrame dress, aqua blue top, and high-waisted summer skirt with pockets. 

Maddy makes ceramics, tattoos, small things, pipes, drawings, and murals in Atlanta, GA. 

She is one of my muses and I think she looks like Audrey Hepburn.

I took these photos in the shop with my dog and a disposable camera.

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Megan Huntz NYC

Designer Megan Huntz in NYC. All the pretty things designed and made in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Maddy in a vintage leopard jacket at the shop.

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Me in Mexico City in a vintage dress, Rachel Comey sandals, and stupid new tattoo.

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Victoria in Atlanta in Collect vintage.

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Alix Brown

Here are some photos I took of Alix in (and on the roof of) her pretty apartment in Soho. Alix is a DJ, musician, and muse. And she’s from Georgia, too.

I wish I had taken more photos that day, but one of my disposable cameras was a dud. Thanks for everything Al.

Alix is wearing her own suede cowgirl giddy-up and sparkle boots, vintage Pucci dress and Chanel belt. Dreamy.

Here’s Day Tripper covered by Lee Moses.

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Introducing Sunday Shoppe men’s vintage clothing. 

This story takes place in rural Georgia, close to where my family is from. It’s the sort of setting for a Tennessee William’s play. This is a story of unrequited love and dark romance. Like David wanting Bathsheba. Everyone always loves the wrong person. It’s tragic and heartbreaking, but also very poetic. It’s painful being human, but that’s better than being bored. 

Frankie is in pink Ralph Lauren and motorcycle boots, Rodrigo is wearing striped vintage Wrangler shirt, 1980s Levis, and vintage wingtips. I’m in this vintage picnic dress and white loafers. Captured on film. 

Photos by Gianfranco Bianchi.

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This is Emma.

Emma is an artist and model in Atlanta. I took these photos in my neighbor’s apartment (and truck) in Little Five Points. You can buy this dress from Sunday Shoppe.

Check out SUSIE Q in this 1964 F100 pickup truck. 

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Barry Lee

Barry Lee is an artist in Atlanta, GA. I asked if I could meet with him after a friend showed me some of his work on Instagram. 

Here is Barry Lee Times Three (accidental double exposure).

I took these photos of Barry at Octane Grant Park in Atlanta while we had coffee and made lists of our favorite records and movies. My instant camera was wonky that day, so the pictures were all weird multiple exposures or one image printed on two separate photographs. I think they look cool.

The more I looked at Barry’s paintings (before we met) the more I liked them. They are bright and colorful, sort of playful. Everything he makes is super accessible and approachable, but there is also a depth and darkness to them. And a sense of humor. Each piece is like a smart, beautiful thing disguised in a sweet unassuming package. I love his portraits, too.

Barry (24) was raised in Nags Head, North Carolina. He moved to Atlanta after high school and graduated from SCAD. He was influenced by Jim Henson and other cartoons from his childhood, and grew up drawing images from his favorite shows while he watched. Now he finds inspiration from music and movies, and from people he meets and sees. Barry was also a DJ on college radio for four years. We talked about music a lot when we met. We also made lists.

Here are mine and Barry’s Top Ten Records:

Barry:

Inspiration Information / Shuggie Otis

Places & Spaces / Donald Byrd

Aja / Steely Dan

VEGA INTL. Night School / Neon Indian

Anything in Return / Toro y Moi

Talking Book / Stevie Wonder

Band on the Run / Wings

Off the Wall / Michael Jackson 

Harder They Come soundtrack 

Harold and Maude soundtrack / Cat Stevens

Tina:

Pet Sounds / The Beach Boys 

Ram / Paul McCartney

Music for Torching / Billie Holiday 

Between the Buttons / Rolling Stones

Kinda Kinks / The Kinks 

Still Bill / Bill Withers 

Paul Simon / Paul Simon

Sea Change / Beck 

Pinkerton / Weezer

Sunday Morning / Margot Guryan 

Barry’s illustrations have been published in Creative Loafing and British Magazine, he has designed a billboard for Mail Chimp, and illustrated skateboards for a skate shop in NC. He has also been commissioned for lots of cool murals and projects. Check out his pop culture portrait project for The Bookhouse in Atlanta (I love).

You can see some of Barry Lee’s art now until the end of december at Octane Westside in a collaborative exhibition called "I Promised I Wouldn't Do This" A Show with Barry Lee & Friends. 

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I went to IKEA for some towels and a mixing bowl. We took some photos on our trip.

What else is there to do in the SUMMERTIME? The AC feels nice and the Swedish Fish are delicious.

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This is Emma.

Emma is from Atlanta and makes pretty artwork. Emma is wearing a striped shirt and her underwear. I took these photos in my neighbor’s bathtub. 

George Bernard Shaw said that youth is wasted on the young, but I don’t think so. Style isn't really about what you're wearing, it's the fire inside.

Here’s a song by Ricky Nelson dedicated to this HEART BREAKER.

Makeup by Michelle Reyna.

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Hey. This is my favorite dress by French designer Laura Sfez of L'ecole des Femmes. It’s called the Laura dress and I stumbled upon it while cruisin’ Instagram. I usually wear this dress to pick my daughters up from school or to nightclubs. I also like to wear it with black tights and boots.

These photos were taken with a disposable camera in a hotel room on Miami Beach during my trip to NADA this year. I’m wearing a boar tusk necklace and vintage heels.

Listen to THIS.

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Underglimmer

It was what the wandering pilgrim-poet Basho called

“a glimpse of the underglimmer”

An experience of the deeply real that lurks everywhere beneath centuries of stereotypes and false images that prevent us from seeing other people, other places, other times.

-Phil Cousineau

In my previous post I shared photos from artist Eric Anfinson’s home in Key West. Here are some pictures I took at the opening of his current show, Underglimmer. All of the paintings in this exhibition are oil primed linen on panel. 

Some of the paintings are of me.

Eric (and me).

Avenue Foch

SALT gallery in Key West.

Eric’s niece was texting.

Lance Taylor was singing.

Mermaid from Mexico.

The Moment She Knew

Booze.

No Alarm Today

Old Swilley.

Thanks for coming...

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Eric Anfinson

I took a trip to see my friend Eric Anfinson in Key West. He lives in a garden and makes paintings, and sometimes he paints me. Here are some photos of his home.

Garden wall.

Me and Eric.

Mermaids and books.

Self portrait.

Art poster and a painting of me.

I visited Mockingbird Studio in Key West and spent a few days with artist Eric Anfinson. We drank martinis, ate too much food, and I took a lot of naps. We had Cuban sandwiches for breakfast and drank coffee all day.

I met Eric when I was living in Key West a few years ago. He asked me to sit for him and now we are good friends. I love our long talks (mostly I talk) outside in the sunshine. His garden is my favorite place in the entire world.

I also went to the opening of Eric’s current exhibition which was wonderful.

Here’s a song about moving to the KEYS.

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Aaron Michael Skolnick

Aaron Skolnick is an artist in Lexington, KY. I took these photos with a Fuji instant camera.

Here are some of Aaron’s burning crosses. I love them because my family is full of preachers and evangelists.

Self portrait. 

Some of Aaron's books...

Here is Aaron Skolnick as Jackie O. He made the outfit and hat out of canvas.

This is me as Aaron Michael Skolnick.  Aaron Skolnick lives and works in this dreamy house. We drank bourbon and took these photos a few months ago.

I love the 60s and so does Aaron. He’s done at least 120 different Jackie O drawings and paintings. The self-portrait above (Aaron as Jackie) knocks me out. Lately he’s been making work based on images of the Civil Rights Movement and those burning crosses that I love.

Aaron recently had a show at the David Smith gallery in Colorado.

Aaron also started a blog and curatorial platform a few years ago called NEW BAROQUE. New Baroque organizes exhibitions with young artists and collaborates with cool people to make nice stuff. SHOP HERE.

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This is Natalie. 

Natalie is wearing a shiny pleather dress from Sunday. I took these photos of her at a recent party thrown by the group First Taste ATL.

Natalie is a writer and artist in Atlanta. She has a cool BLOG, too.

I like THIS SONG with these photos. 

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My dear friend Eric Anfinson painted this picture of me.