The Persianz Are Coming

Stop all this nonsense and show the love. Here are some old school pics of some of my beautiful, funny, eccentric family from the Motherland, not so dangerous, eh? And I will add, go eat Persian/Iranian food and experience what world peace would feel like. My Aunt Soraya even started a home cooked catering company called Soraya's Silk Road. It basically is like eating euphoria.

Sisters

Hello little freaks above. Sisterhood does not always necessarily arrive to us via bloodline, it lives in the comradery between women. We build a creative connection to one another and we hold it sacred. I find that in terms of men, they're relationships are built on different foundations, I don't say this critically, but I just seek to point the difference.

Old School Twurk

Show me what you're workin' with.
I am impressed with acrobats.
My daughter is an acrobat. She is doing all kinds of flips in here.
It's strange to say "my daughter".
It's wonderful to say "my daughter".
I know her name...I'm just not telling yet.

falling birds

Apparently on New Years Eve between 4,000 and 5,000 red-winged blackbirds were found dead in Arkansas due to massive trauma...hmmm, how strange. Article.

Look at this beautiful print from Sarah Blank. I was looking for interesting images of red-winged black birds and behold this. It's great, no? I like that the ladies are a bit Boudoir....

In matters of birds, over the weekend me and my husband snuck away while over family's and saw The Black Swan...that Nina is crazy as hell. The movie is Oscar bound, but it will make your skin itch and crawl for days after...trust me.

The Complexity of All Things Persian

Whether it's the art or the food or damn it, the people, all things Iranian/Persian are complex. Especially the traditional miniature art. The detailing is insane, meticulous, designed completely to please and captivate and appear elite. These are three of my favorite examples. The Qajar era of design was during a social time of contradiction and sloth. The kings of that dynasty reveled in riches, harems, sexual exploration, erotica and still imposed on the people, a strict interpretation of Islam in the form of rule while they partied till dawn. The painting of the sexually ambiguous being on the cushion with the tea is actually a man in drag...I love that one, it's curated I believe in London now, not 100% sure though. My beautiful graphic designer and fellow jeweler Leila Marvel took that image and the first and recreated for me some awesome The Hand of Fatima Design art prints last year. I will have to share them.
If your in NYC, a great place to go and see some of the Persian bests is The Asia Society.

The Photography of Sia Aryai

No relation that I know of...but it is not exactly a common last name.

All copyright of Sia Aryai

May The New Year...

...shine its blessings on you...or a chubby, white cherub in a hot air balloon. xo

Peace out 2010, I am ready to say farewell to you!