Our journey is entirely imaginary, which is its strength.” —la grande belleza…my new favorite film

March 29, 2014 - 9:47 pm


The film opens with a quote from Céline‘s Journey to the End of the Night:  “To travel is very useful, it makes the imagination work, the rest is just delusion and pain. Our journey is entirely imaginary, which is its strength.” from the daily telegraph— “a shimmering coup de cinema”. each scene is a photograph…i couldn’t stop taking iPhone photos sitting in the movie! i was constantly engaging with the film’s beautiful images and emotions…i loved the whole experience! the soundtrack was also perfect… http://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/05/25/the-great-beauty-soundtrack-details/ oh and labradors are NOT DUMB…i am sorry…i loved this picture…and he was an imperfect character…just like all of us. :)

http://www.palacefilms.com.au/thegreatbeauty/

el bag— upcycled fabric

February 26, 2012 - 9:53 pm

el bag

sophia with her el bag

CHOOSE your own upcycled fabric and have a couture constructed bag for your mobile, sunglasses and ipad. and chapstick, sunscreen, essential oils…

TO ORDER YOUR VERY OWN EL BAG CLICK HERE:  http://thenaturalspace.com/blog/?page_id=1941

feel free and sexy! OUR denim halter tunic (recycled)

April 30, 2011 - 5:35 pm

i designed our (reclaimed fabric) stretchy-denim halter-tunic, the latest download from the natural space… this is only a peek… i am wearing it as a bikini cover-up here…  i think the  halter tunic has great potential HOWEVER….and will look very HOT—  with black, white, dark euro-navy leggings or denim-like leggings!?? steve sewed the prototype for me and added his own creative expression in the form of edging on the halter top…it will be “fraying” at the edges a bit…wondering if this is a good idea? our collaboration is interesting as always…and i am checking out the wear and tear and washability… it may infact be ingenius…and trendy??
…going with the flow and being pleasantly surprised, maintaining curiosity…and LOVE.

i am very excited about this top. it is extremely comfortable with same stretchy denim built-in bra/shelf. you will feel free! —and feel good about your creative and upcycled wardrobe!
order one here: eloise@thenaturalspace.com

limited edition recycled denim el bag for summer!

June 20, 2010 - 9:48 am

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our recycled denim el bag is beautiful!!!  i love this denim! it is the most perfect euro navy dark. love!!! the selvedge at the opening is stunningly cool.
see more el bags— http://thenaturalspace.com/blog/?cat=109

selvedgeround yes the selvedge…wow! i love it. the edge that never unravels…so beautiful!

i have to have one!!
to order your recycled denim el bag— email: eloise@thenaturalspace.com
95 dollars + shipping

el bag— sewing studio and more bags

May 17, 2010 - 9:02 pm

light denimbagfaded denim is a favorite for summer time

dark jean bag
euro navy denim

studio with vincent
sewing/reading studio

everything about the el bag is found, reused, recycled.
to purchase an el bag— call:415.577.1052
oror email: eloise@thenaturalspace.com

el bag— transparency

- 8:38 pm

bag pocket

our transparent double pocket layered with reclaimed plastic is ideal for iphone or other photos creating your very own collage/altar— your custom el bag.

everything about the el bag is found, reused, recycled.
to purchase an el bag call: 415.577.1052
or email: eloise@thenaturalspace.com

el bag— found fabric is so LOVEly

- 8:28 pm


baggreywarm grey oh so delightful tweed upholstery scrap with selvedge fabulousness…this is my fave so far….perf!!

warm greyembellishes

everything about the el bag is found, reused, recycled.
to purchase an el bag call 415.577.1052
or email: eloise@thenaturalspace.com

el bag: a gathering of FOUND ideas, materials, tools and love…

May 7, 2010 - 11:00 am

riikkabagel bag.

our goddess riikka is so gracious to pose for me wearing her new el bag—  in our fave spot— good earth’s produce section. i find myself there often… grounding into the fresh, alive organized beauty of this lovely space.

“let us call it translating…” vincent van gogh wrote in a letter to his brother theo from st remy, france (where I also found my favorite linen blouses 116 years later),—regarding painting his version of “the sower”, a well known painting at the time by Millet.  I decided to ‘translate’ the “el bag” after falling in love with a similar denim bag at my friend louesa’s shop, august, in oakland, ca.

my new denim bag attracted attention… and I loved the casual hippy energy it carried… and I had an idea.
coincidentally, my boyfriend steve (a thriftstore denizen) seemed to be getting more serious about his sewing habit, finding (collecting) sewing machines, fabric and experience through craigslist, thrift stores, word of mouth, (his friend stanley’s 93 year old mother).

steve prefers vintage Singer brand sewing machines (both born in New Jersey).

though the original bag was denim, steve convinced me I should consider other fabrics he had collected…the most perfect grey/pale pink tweed, a faded denim, a unique beige camouflage— all with a revealed “selvedge” —the finished edge of a bolt of cloth—usually decorative in nature.

everything about the el bag is found, reused, recycled .

To buy call—  415.577.1052
or email me: eloise@thenaturalspace.com

lolita = web 2.0

March 23, 2010 - 9:27 pm

she is perfect. she rocks it. she is the web 2.0 goddess! lolita.se: http://www.lolitas.se/index.php/2010/03/16/gauguin-kate-moss/  
finding, sharing beauty and her truth with all of us. web 2.0 can be such a healing we all are participating in! i love this interconnectivity— i feel more connected… with all of you. i just feel at home, a casa. yes si, gracias. what a trip. i love this beauty. besides being the most beautiful, minmalist blog lolita is inspiring through found photos, stories, fashion introducing amazing photographers on her blog and -sometimes(?)- she uncovers some gorgeous super fab outrageous photographs that come from somewhere like narnia(on the internet)and land in her blog here for us! totally amazing. wow. thanks for sharing lolita!! you are so healing, i love you! 

lola leaveslacelove

lola katekate in her amazingness…boho moment

fashion of the redwoods in the redwoods.

July 9, 2009 - 9:42 am

danken

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these photos found on danken blog(thank you!): http://ashleyrosehelvey.blogspot.com/

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