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Cool, Young, Creative: the jctbrand edition

Cool, Young, Creative: the jctbrand edition

I met with Isabel and Walker, the dynamic and impressive partners behind jctbrand, in a small coffee shop nestled in the lobby of a local hotel. When I walked in, they were sprawled out over a brightly colored couch, film photos scattered everywhere. I’ve been following jctbrand for some time now; their mixed media prints (usually paint on film photographs) speak for themselves. Below is the…

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On Self-Intimacy (pt. two)

Think about it: you cannot exist in the world without being influenced. Even if it is happening subconsciously, everything you are doing is in part a product of your past and circumstances. This whole idea of being an “original” seems kind of flawed. To be truly original, you would have to live in a vacuum and be entirely without influences… and you’d must likely be boring as fuck.

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My head is in a weird place right now: updates. I don't really know how to write this. I am in one of those periods of my life where I feel that I am undergoing a transition... I am in my head a lot, and feel not... lost, exactly, but rather that I am exploring...

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On Self-Intimacy

What is the purpose of self-contact actions? They are means for embarking on and continuing inner journeys. There are two common types of inner journeys: aimless, which are for the purpose of learning about yourself; and those that are with a destination, which are for the purpose of reaching a certain place within yourself (whether that is facing a certain memory or element of yourself, cultivating a positive relationship with yourself, etc)...

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Bad Skin

Because having zits/acne/bumps, marks, etc. on your skin is normal & okay. Read it now on nctrnl mag.

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Bona Fide: April 2016

Stuff I’m digging this month. Including books, plants, hairstyles, notes from the universe, notes to strangers, and more!

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Tips for the Creation of a Space

On creating a beautiful place: helpful ideas for crafting a space in which you feel at home. Creating a personal space is an intimate, important, and fulfilling process. Your space is a place where you feel a sense of comfort, belonging, peace, joy and/or motivation. A space may be a specific physical area (this is the kind mostly addressed in this piece), a group of people, or something more abstract or conceptual. Sometimes in life you may stumble accidentally upon a space; at other times, you may craft one yourself. Below are some tips to help you in the intentional creation of your own space...

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Peace (a playlist).

AGOA  (Gareth Dickson)

The Only Living Boy in New York  (Simon & Garfunkel)

Angeles  (Elliot Smith)

Her Smoke Rose Up Forever (James Blackshaw)

Dogs  (Damien Rice)

Canada Day (Emperor X)

Landslide (Fleetwood Mac)

Elephant Parade – Score (Jon Brion)

Let It Go (James Bay)

Chamber of Reflection (Mac Demarco)

Lua (Bright Eyes)

The Wind (Cat Stevens)

Say Yes (Elliot Smith)

Banana Pancakes (Jack Johnson)

One Rainy Wish (Jimi Hendrix)

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MOODBOARD NO. ONE

Textures to inspire. Spring break, 2016. 

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A Love Letter to my Journal (& 28 Journaling Prompts)

Is not the poet bound to write his own biography? Is there any other work for him but a good journal? – Henry David Thoreau

In which I talk about how I fell in love with journaling & give some ideas of things to write about for anyone else who has struggled to maintain a journal!

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