I am sailing stormy waters

I'm really into old tall ships (and this actually has nothing to do with the Tall Ships' Races about to hit Turku, I swear). Partly it may be for my insane and unnatural interest, affection and interest with sailors of the times gone by. The same theme has been very much on my mind with the clothes that I've started again to do and design, actually. Even Lahja Haapanen will get her share of faith, hope and love. I mean why wouldn't she? 

I keep downloading images from the net, constantly. I love pictures in general and in some cases it's not enough that I have them on my laptop, I need to print them as well. That explains the huge quantity of paper I find lolling around my apartment from time to time. For some reason I've saved this image with the name sailor. I sort of see why but if I'm honest, not really. 

 

In the same spirit I've saved the image from Cabaret to a folder "Sailing". So as you see, my definition of sailing and sailors can be a bit widespread. I do have images of the traditional type here, too. Like these two which I love.

 

One reoccurring theme in my life is jesus. And there is a link between sailors ans jesus. I've been using this same print for ages in my work and I still.. actually I'm a bit torn between actually still using it and just leaving it to the archives. This one is from 2005, I'd say.

Obviously I have a rather large collection of striped sweaters, t-shirts and pullovers, just for kicks. As well as rosaries, crucifixes and stuff. My all time fave item, though, is the black cap I had made for me in reindeer leather last summer. It's groovy and happening, yet fun and a very classic piece of clothing (or accessory), it also comes in white and cotton. And I started to through my pics and that was good.. So just for kicks posting some more of my own, older images here. 

It's raining hard right now. I should be heading to town later today to take care of business, have coffee and talk about stuff. I should go with my bike. Not all that excited about that right now. Maybe it'll stop raining just before 11. 

Comments

[Anu]

Mää omistan sulle biisin, Leonard Cohenin Suzannen:

And jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
From his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said all men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them
But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe youll trust him
For he's touched your perfect body with his mind.

[Maire]

danke schön.

mulla alko soimaan päässä tuon biisin pohjalta (en ihan o juones mukana miks) grace jonesin devil in my life.

[Anna]

Edelleenkin oon sitä mieltä että tuo sun nahkahattu on cooleinta IKINÄ!

Ja sit tuosta kuvien hamstraamisesta: mä tavallaan ymmärrän hirveen hyvin just sen, miksi sulla on esim. seilorit ja cabareet vähän samoissa bokseissa: jotenkin niissä on sellaista tiettyä näytöksellisyyttä ja myös nostalgiaa molemmissa - ja estetiikkakin liippaa toisiaan monissa kohdin, vaikka erojakin tietty on hirveesti. Kauhean hankala selittää, mutta mun mielikuvissa ne joka tapauksessa jäsentyy varsin luontevasti osaksi samoja kuvastoja. Tää on joku alitajuinen juttu, for sure! :)

Samaan syssyyn mulla muuten menee vielä kaikki klassinen tivolitaide ja 20- 30-lukujen sirkusestetiikkakin - älä kysy miksi mutta näin on. Ja mä NIIIN rakastan sellaista. Yks on sit vielä se, että sirkus ja syksy ja Itä-Eurooppa kuuluu mun mielikuvamaailmassa erottamattomasti yhteen...niissä on kaikissa jotakin fantastista (kirjaimellisesti!), kaihomielisen kaunista ja jännittävää. (Jos nyt alkaa kuulostaa siltä että tekstiä pukkaa joidenkin psykoaktiivisten aineiden vaikutuksen alaisena, niin mä kiistän kaiken. Mulla on - oikeesti! - vain kahvia tässä käsillä!)