We hit the road for our first pop-up at the opening of Gwen O'Brien's
Skin Deep / The Kiss of Life No. 5, now exhibiting at 632 Wealthy in Grand Rapids, MI. 

Consisting of two projects, the exhibition touched on one of the major themes of existence; our relationship with ourselves.

Here's Gwen's artist statement and the full set of images:

Skin Deep is the first in a series of photographs and collage experiments exploring identity, gender, sexuality, and desire.

The Kiss of Life No. 5 was shot at Ten Thousand Waves in the mountains of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Kiss is a blend of smoking herbs and cannabis—created for moments of connection with yourself and with others.

Skin Deep

Courage

Desire

Strength

Unconditional Love

xxVision

Vulnerability

The Kiss of Life

How would you interpret what you just saw? Write us - ryann@blacklamb.com 

A mini-overnight travel guide

Mezcal, lanterns, and James.

Who: Alice, Clark, Emily
When: April 28 - 30
Why: A little birthday lamb

A Hematite-studded snake made out of sterling silver curls around your upper arm... yes please. Ruby eyes. Hinge cuff - one size fits most.

Embrace your inner hippie with these rockstar necklaces! 

A quick getaway to Miami for some art inspiration, great food,sun and many reality starlets.

It’s been said that we’ve got ‘colorful’ personalities. Which if you read between the lines, is a nice Midwestern way of saying ‘those ladies like to say the word shit a lot.’

Our vibrant personalities notwithstanding, ‘colorful’ isn’t a word we’d use as an exclusive guideline to merchandise the store around. Most of the time, color at Blacklamb means artful dashes here, a light accessory there, a few statement pieces. And that’s why when we notice that we’ve steadily been buying up a certain shade that isn’t black, well, we probably should be writing about it.

Our obsession with cobalt is already well-known, but another blue that’s caught our eye lately is midnight. We’ve seen it in Marc Jacobs, on Y/Project’s runway, in nail polish, home decor, and even deeply saturated into current feature films. So dark it almost reads as black, midnight is haunting, yet deep and beautiful. Femmes fatales.

So where does midnight blue fit at Blacklamb, and how can you make it your own?

We’ve got a few ideas:

On your arm: OAD Messenger Courier

Over breakfast: Stelton Vacuum Jug

At a dinner party: Blue Wire Bowl

In your workout bag: BKR 500mL Silicone and Glass Water Bottle

On vacation: Hudson + Bleeker Amalfi Voyager Travel Toiletry Bag

In your ears: Blacklamb Agate and Onyx Earrings

It seems like just yesterday we were pulling out our scarves, leather jackets, and committing to continue our yearly tradition of not drinking pumpkin spice lattes.

Learn how we survive the Winter.

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