Private Moon.

Private Moon is an ongoing collaboration between artist Leonid Tishkov and photographer Boris Bendikov. According to Tishkov, the project is "a visual poem, telling a story about a man who found the Moon and stayed with her for the rest of his life." Below, just a few (of many) striking images from the series.

See more at Leonid Tishkov's website, here, and Boris Bendikov's site, here. A big thank you to Tin House for the introduction.

Growth.

This week on the Equals Record: revisiting the wonders of childhood, in a most unexpected way. 

As always, a short excerpt from the new post: "When I moved to New York in 2009, [my niece] Calla turned one. As her aunt, babysitter, and—as my sister-in-law once kindly referred to me—her real-life fairy godmother, I’ve had the pleasure and privilege of witnessing the numberless spectacular and bewildering transformations that occur in the first few years of life. 'Can you imagine one day we’ll have a real conversation with her?' I remember asking my brother. Today, three years later, we not only have conversations, but discussions. The baby who once did little more than babble can now ride a scooter, sit through chapter books, make correct use of the word confidant, and identify several obscure varieties of pasta. (Anyone familiar with strozzapreti? She is.)"

Read the rest on the Equals Record, here. The archive for my weekly column, Looking Forward (about the ups and downs of "growing up" in my twenties), can be found here. Thank you so much for your support and encouragement!

Top photo by Max Wanger. Bottom photo: unknown.

Piga's Pancakes.

Sugar pancakes? Say no more. Food blogger (and med student!) Pigamitha Dimar of "Notions & Notations of a Novice Cook" admits that these Korean-style flapjacks - filled with a spicy-sweet mixture of cinnamon, sugar, and nuts - defy description. "You'll just have to make some and experience it yourself," she writes.

 

 

 

If she insists.

Find the full post and recipe on Pigamitha's beautiful blog, here. (Also worth checking out? Stuffed French toast and pesto potatoes and eggs. Wow.)

In Stitches.

I've been a fan of artist Jose Romussi's embroidered portraits of dancers since discovering his work months ago - I posted one to Pinterest this weekend as part of my stint as guest-pinner for UGallery. (By the way, don't forget about the discount code, posted here.) In the process of looking for the image I wanted, I came across these newer embroidered pieces, which I love just as much.

See more at Jose Romussi's website here, and his Flickr stream, here. Have a great Monday!

Crop Tops.

With temperatures expected to rise to nearly sixty degrees in NYC this weekend, designer Leah Goren's printed tank tops are starting to look awfully tempting. (I'm already the very happy owner of this beauty - consider me a Leah Goren cat-print collector.)

Shop more at Leah's Etsy shop here, and have a great weekend! (If the weather forecast proves accurate, you'll find me sunbathing in the park come Saturday.)

Also, as a special treat, UGallery, the online art gallery I've been guest-pinning for all week, is offering Sho & Tell readers a 15% discount off the site's entire collection. The coupon is valid through Friday, January 18th - just enter the code shoandtell15 at checkout. Thank you so much, UGallery!

Photos by Kate Edwards.