OVM LOVE

I had the pleasure of meeting up with my friend James Jean recently, who happens to be one of my favorite artists and an all around great guy. I went to view his new line, OVM. Inspired by his illustrations, each piece is hand crafted in Japan with the utmost attention paid to every detail. Details you hardly notice, but upon closer inspection reflect how meticulous James really is. Note the swan clasp.

::Butterfly ::

:: Drip ::

:: preview of the upcoming Bone collection ::

:: preview of the upcoming Strata collection ::

Also available on the site are beautiful silk scarves printed with his original illustrations. Limited Edition quantities, they each come with a signed embossed certificate.

Check out OVM and get familiar with his art.

iloveoffset

i was just alerted that my James Jean portrait was used as a Headline photo at iloveoffset.com

click HERE to see the rest of the article.

and buy his new book HERE!

immortalized

i had the honor of sitting for a portrait by artist James Jean yesterday. he is most recently famous for his illustrations for the Prada S/S 08 campaign below.the whole process was about two hours long. the first hour was surprisingly a breeze but by the one and a half hour mark i was cramping from trying to hold as still as possible. it was an honor in itself to be able to sit for james so i didnt want to be difficult by fidgeting or needing breaks so i forced myself to get through it. in the end, i was shocked and amazed. he even got my septum ring in there. i couldn't have imagined it would turn out the way it did. james is truly gifted. here he is shooting me after...
the pose vs the portrait...me speechless...the final product!having your image captured in photographs (which i'm not particularly fond of), doesn't even compare to being immortalized in a painting forever.