#ww470

[diamondinafire]

Hello! Up with the second episode. I’m very excited to share it. 

[tylerdmace]

As my third year is coming quickly to an end, it has made me begin to reflect on my third year in Washington, D.C.  Coming into this past year, I can say that I had never been more excited to be back at school.  I was now a junior in class standings as well as in lacrosse also.  This meant that it was time for me to start conducting myself as a leader both on and off the field for my teammates and coaches.  I really wanted to focus on developing myself as the person I wanted to be.  Being so far away from home, my maturation process had already started much earlier but I wanted to be able to help my younger teammates make the transition to the college level.  School this past year has been stressful at points but never to the point I felt completely overwhelmed.  As for lacrosse, we had our best season yet and set many program records.  While this year continues to quickly wind down, I reflect back on how great everything has been.  Washington, D.C. is no longer just a destination where I go to school but rather a place I call home.  My heart is with this city that has done so much for me and continues to do so much for me. Although this year is coming quickly to an end, I can’t wait to see what the next year of schooling and lacrosse has in store for me.  Bring it on, D.C.  

[afroafrofuturistfuture]

The Almost

Roses smell like “don’t worry, I’ll take care of you,” but the first time he gave one to me, I didn’t believe that’s what it meant. It was red and it confused me. A red rose doesn’t come before the “L” word, a word I’m left waiting on.

I hate that anticipation. Waiting and waiting for something to give. He’s got a poker face like a brick building and I sometimes think he’s dumb when he gives me a rose. Nothing gives except the button on his jeans as he tries to express this particular appreciation for me.

Sometimes he is only a warm body. When he misunderstands me, I want him out of my bed and out of my apartment. He’s too positive for his own good. He didn’t say what he wanted, just decided to be close to me and I suppose we’re both selfish to let it happen.

But he’s like a dog. If I kick him out, he’s ready to come back when I call, his fetching stick equaling another red rose. 

[tayloredthepoet]

Can you open your soul to me

let me kiss your sorrow away

showing the pain can never stay

let me love you

the way the wind plays, brushing its arms against the midnight blue sky

let me fill your heart with a symphony that cant break

let me be the rushing tide in your frightning storm

I long to run my finger tips against your jaw line, etching poetry against your skin that never can be spoken of

oh baby let me.....for I am ectasy.

[tylerdmace]

One of the best things that I see clothing brands do in today’s fashion world is collaborations with other brands.  For example, Supreme a skateboarding company collaborating with Louis Vuitton.  Or Nike a sneaker and athletic wear company collaborating with Off-White a high-profile streetwear brand.  By companies and brands doing this it allows for two creative minds to collaborate and make the best of both worlds.  In many cases, this can be seen as some brands best and most sought-after work. Collaboration is a great way to not only express ideas you have but to learn as well.  This applies to everyday life, not just fashion or style.  By collaborating with family, friends, and peers you are able to look at things differently and gain an appreciation for different outlooks as well.  Take what you learn and appreciate it.  Apply it with the knowledge.  As a creative, your ideas are your strongest form of currency.

[tylerdmace]

Fall cannot be thought of without leaves turning from green to orange, yellow red, gold and brown. It cannot be thought of without pumpkins turning orange, gourds finding their color and acorns, hazelnuts and chestnuts falling from the trees that had once held them for so long.  Halloween was nearby and kids were beginning to prep their costumes that was getting closer by the day.  As a photographer, Fall was one of the best seasons of the year in British Columbia to photograph.  There was so much to see and so many remote locations that provided great beauty in its own respect.  I wandered through the mid-length grass field of my orchard, between the fruit trees that’s leaves were changing slowly.  As I made my way through the field, I walked by my grandma’s home, where inside of a cage sat a pumpkin with several gourds.  I positioned myself beneath the cage and photographed with the great contrast of the bright blue sky.  It left me with a photograph of an everlasting image of what fall was for me. Something so simple but yet said so much.  

[tayloredthepoet]

Beautiful Disaster

Standing in a crowd

Hidden within a mask

Drifting into the abyss

Can you break free, and dream?

Standing in a crowd

Drifting into the abyss

Drowning under seclusion

When will you learn to be you....

[tylerdmace]

Clothing is a unique way to express who one might be my first appearance.  What is more unique is the way that the creator of this clothing decides to design what so many people go on to wear.  What material will they go ahead and use? Where will the seams be made? Will embroidery be made or patches added? Is there going to be distressing or rips made? Do they decide to make the clothing limited or a mass release? How expensive will these items be? There are so many questions that designers (or what I like to call creators or innovators) go through when they are making a new piece or article of clothing.  This is what makes clothing so unique.  Each piece has a different story and process, a new way of a person expressing an image that they put on paper before bringing to life and making it a creation.  With creating comes trial and error on a mass scale.  Of course, there are one hit wonder pieces where everything falls into place instantly but there comes a lot of hard work and perseverance in creating anything.  With an idea comes an image.  With that image comes alterations until you get a picture you like and want to turn into something with material.  Finally, with material comes changes to make something that a final product that comes to life.  When everything is set, you have an article of clothing to be sold.  The amount of quantity and expense can often affect the desire of interest also.  Behind each piece of clothing is a journey from idea to image to create.  How that piece comes to a final product is what makes it unique in its own sense.