the mountains & the trees

I just discovered the loveliness that is the mountains & the trees, also known as Jon Janes. Janes seems to be a bit of a one-man-band often accompanied by the valleys & seas orchestra, a collective of friends with instruments. He also happens to be from my home province, the beautiful and rugged, newfoundland and labrador. This is what grabbed my attention at first, then it was the song "goodbye little town". It is the sweetest little song i've ever heard about lovin' and leavin' and made me homesick in an instant.

check him/them out on myspace or itunes.

"...so goodbye little town, so pretty by the sea. wasn't what you said, or anything you did, this time it's not you, it's me..."

macha jewellery

i stumbled upon this line of amazing jewellery today, macha jewellery, by Irish designer, Bernice Kelly.

i love how simple and organic her pieces are, esp the rockwell ring part 2 & part 3 (shown in photos 1-3), which showcases a hand-carved metal rock on a simple sterling silver band. stunning.

you can find more here at her etsy shop

you're sitting on a chair...in the sky!

alessandro di giampietro

13 apostoli - portraits by
alessandro di giampietro

tiny vipers

i very recently discovered tiny vipers, aka Jesy Fortino. I was drooling over some shoes on the dolce vita website and clicked to their blog where i saw a posting on the seattle-based musician. After a brief listen to songs on her myspace, i got her latest album, life on earth. it's hard for me to really describe the sound of the album or her voice (which at times reminds me of cat power and at others, of jeff hanson) other to say that it is hauntingly beautiful.

here's a live clip...

super fun

find more fun here

egg legs

via le love