One of a Kind…

 

 

 

“You can never replace anyone because everyone is made up of such beautiful specific details.”

~Celine, Before Sunrise

 

Blue Nights

Photograph: Lisa Chapman

“The sky grew darker, painted blue on blue, one stroke at a time, into deeper and deeper shades of night.”
― Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance

Eyes Wide Shut

“People tell you who they are, but we ignore it because we want them to be who we want them to be.” ~Don Draper, The Summer Man.  (Written by: Matthew Weiner)

Let Go

©Lisa Chapman 2016

Turn away from days past and make your way steadily out of the woods – out into the light of a brand new day. ~LC

One

“Nothing can be truly replicated, not a love, not a jewel, not a single line.” ~ Patti Smith, M Train

Autumn Blaze

“Autumn’s fire burns slowly along the woods and day by day the dead leaves fall and melt.” ~William Allingham

Photograph: ©Lisa Chapman 2015

My Inspiration

Harper’s Bazaar asked Chloe Sevigny some questions about her creative inspirations and I’ve decided to post my own answers to some of their questions, plus a few more…

First album bought: Must have been The Eagles. My brother and I were both listening to them a lot – their harmony is amazing.

Most re-read book: There are two: The Garden of Eden (Hemingway) & The Lover (Duras). (Pic: from film based on Dura’s “The Lover.”)

Fav. Film: Sofia Coppola’s, “Lost in Translation”. I just “get” this one completely – what it’s trying to say and the wit.

Fav. Film Quote: “We let it happen – that’s how we choose.” From: Violets are Blue, written by: Naomi Gyllenhaal.

Guilty Pleasure: Going to see a film on a weekday afternoon. It just feels decadent.

Fav. object: A sapphire ring from my mother.

Fav. time of day: Midnight. The world gets quiet, no ringing phones, music sounds better and I can think, write, and read with better clarity and inspiration.

Dream lunch date: Without question, Henry Miller. He was a great conversationalist and I would love to sit around the table all afternoon and into the night talking to him about, well everything really. (Pic: Henry Miller & Hoki-San Tokuta Miller)

Signature dish: Not sure why they asked this but it’s spaghetti. Whether homemade sauce or store bought and doctored – I rock it.

Fav. TV show: Mad Men was a real stand out – original and never boring. Matthew Weiner is a very talented writer – talk about creative.

Fav. Band: Aerosmith. They’ve always just done it for me and there is no one I’d rather hear play guitar than “Joe Fucking Perry”.

Fashion Inspiration: Think Bohemian. This is not something I give a lot of thought to – I make it my own, but I am inspired by: Jane Birkin – love the boho lace crop tops, jeans and sixties style dresses…

Alison Mosshart – she has great style.

…and Joe Perry – the hats, scarves, cool jackets, shades, ripped jeans…love it. All three have inspired me in some way. (photo: Zack Whitford)

Dogs or Cats: Again, not sure why they asked this but…dogs – cats are creepy.

Fav. room: Bedroom, where I keep my favorite books, music & photographs nearby.

Bedside table: A few photographs, an odd little ceramic entwined newts I bought when I was in high school, an old pink salt used as a ring holder, Berts Bees Baby Bee Solid perfume and books including Henry Miller’s My Life, Paul Auster books and currently Alexa Chung’s “It”. (Pic from HM’s My Life & Times.)

Favorite artist: Thomas Wilmer Dewing (pic: The Spinet)

Fav. Sculptor: Camille Claudel. (Pic: The Age of Maturity)

Fav. Photographer: Henri Cartier-Bresson but I’m most inspired by anyone’s old photographs of families or old buildings.

Well, there you have it, some of my enduring creative inspirations.