Monday, August 17, 2009 – m4w – (greenpoint)
asked myself why the letter ‘n’ all night long, then you were gone before i got a chance to ask. also, i saved you a piece of cake. do you always sit in a circle of asian girls? and sit at the top of the stairs so everyone gets a crush on you when they get to the roof?
So many questions -will they be answered? Will the sweet scrabble gal get in touch after reading this missed New York connection? Will the buds of attraction blossom into love? No matter, Brooklyn illustrator Sophie Blackall has given life to the sentiment at least. She takes fascinating missed connections and immortalizes the words in a very clever drawing. Once she’s done, she posts her illustrations on her blog. The results are so precious and heart melting.
The NYTimes have published a great piece on Sophie, where she details how and why she started drawing these beautiful, fleeting moments. “These illustrations have recurring themes of love, loss, regret and hope. Even the most grim postings have this little kernel of unflagging hope which is just so lovely and optimistic. I think that is what appeals to other people, too,” she said.
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What beautiful illustrations – thanks for introducing them to us!
They are truly adorable. Nice find!
hello,
please check out the music video showcasing the s/s 2010 collection for my line graey: http://tinyurl.com/graeyss10
xoxo
These are gorgeous illustrations, but the stories behind them are even more wonderful and remarkable… thank you for sharing!
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