Dear Jens, Get Well Soon. Love, Notions & Potions.

mucking around...

Today, in this moment, I wish I was here, perhaps on a picnic wid this fellow.

Or else I wish I could be mucking around in the phantasmagoria, once again... 

"The individual most likely to prevail is the one who believes in possibilities––an optimist, a creative thinker, a person who has a sense of power and control. Imaginative play, even when it involves mucking around in the phantasmagoria, creates such a person."   -Brian Sutton-Smith

sipping on the sweet nectar

So just take a sip, and let it wet your lips: Rollerboys remix Jens, plus a lovely record design my Flip. Must I stop sipping on the sweet nectar of my memories?

black cab in a black cab

Four minutes and twenty-two seconds of me, smiling so hard my cheeks hurt. Its embarassing!

These charming little Black Cab Sessions are worth checking out, and I must say quite the perfect way to while away a dreary day. The simplicity of harmony and poetry never ceases to amaze me––how wonderful it is that a voice, a beat, a chorus can transform space, capture time, and reawaken bottled emotions. Music feeds the soul. 

lekman landscapes

Dear Jens Lekman, So I created some strange little dioramas and turned them into record (LP) package designs for your three albums. I am unsure how I feel about them, and unsure about the difference between good and bad right now. Perhaps I need to let them be for awhile. Perhaps I need sleep. The center one–Oh, You're So Silent Jens–is my favorite, based off of the original album cover art. The other two I am still unsure. But I hope at the very least they do not insult. 

col-lab-or-ate

Tis funny when your iTunes goes all a-shuffle, and suddenly things just sound so right. 

it's autumn in gothenburg

Autumn arrives, and I realize I must never neglect to appreciate the changings, the endings, the beginnings...The crisps of red beneath my racing feet echo in the pulsing of my heart. 

She said it was all make-believe, but I thought she said maple leaves, and when she talked about the fall, I thought she talked about the season, I never understood at all...Oh Jens. 

jens, be a gentleman!

This is what happens when I leave my dad alone with my records for an extended period of time. Apparently somebody finds himself to be pretty amusing. Pretty amusing indeed.

descend ascend descend

Flock of birds, in da sky, flying south, they know dis place will die. And I wish they could take me with them, but I would not be accepted, 'cuz I can't dance the funky chicken, I can't dance the funky chicken...

This weekend I climbed high the buttresses and 

watched from my perch 

therese and tammy and jens play

i'm a little lost

higher power

cold swedish winter

And this weekend I wished I was closer, 

and for more lukewarm English beer

and I wished so hard for the absence 

of the inherent reality of a long drive home,

and the subsequent descent as earth clings to frozen feet. 

it's my birthday

It's my birthday, and you know what that means. Jens Lekman on YouTube, that's what! Plus a poorly inked intaglio print. Love is sick. 

it's valentines day

It's Valentines Day, and you know what that means...Jens Lekman on YouTube, that's what. Thank you, Jens, for reminding me, if but for a second, that love exists in this cold cold world. I'll save some of my gumdrops for you.

a dutchman & a swede

It is -12 degrees Fahrenheit outside right now and you know what that means...

It means Jens Lekman on YouTube, that's what. When people think of Sweden I think they have the wrong idea, like Cliff Richards who thought it was just porn and gonorrhea. And on another note...

Dutch-born Tord Boontje has a studio in a castle nestled into the landscape of the French countryside. I sat in a corner of the Art Cellar today and read his delightfully die-cut filled new book, wishing it was mine. His installations are especially wonderful, as are some of his thoughts on design. Check this video. Mr. Boontje, if you are out there, are you need of any interns? 

crushes

Der's dis Swedish fellow, by the name of Jens Lekman. He'll be coming up a lot I'm sure. He's in Australia now. Singing love songs by de ocean no doubt. Eating lukewarm English beer and vegan pancakes. Writing love songs to Lisa. Slicing avocados. Getting busted, and using his one phone call to dedicate a song to you on de radio...

I have a secret crush on Teacake design. I do enjoy cheeky boys. And playful design. And mocking typographic rules. Check their blog. Cheeky!