alternative christmas tree by anamaria pravicencu is today’s post.
the alternative christmas tree project hopes to convince everybody that cutting a healthy tree only to throw it after two weeks is neither kind or cool. please make your own trees! have fun recycling, upcycling, improvising. there are no limits to what you can do. if you have kids, even better! they will cherish the memory of making a “tree” with their family, each year different and better. we will show you how easy it is to make a “tree” and i can’t wait to see what you come up with. enjoy your holidays!
anamaria pravicencu is piatra neamt-born and bucharest-based. but between residing in these two cities, she graduated from ecole nationale superieure de beaux arts in paris. and then, she had a lvmh scholarship at the school of the art institute of chicago. currently, together with octav avramescu, she runs the only comics book shop in town. also, a series of concerts and happenings of experimental music. but, beyond all the worldly references, ana is a good friend.
this is the introduction of her girly “tree”:
“my christmas tree is neither cosy, homey or environmentally responsible, but in a constant urge to go from a place to another, running and changing all the time. my christmas tree is vain and a bit impertinent, and what it leaves after its passing is the sound of the heels, fading. i wish you a chic christmas!”
her tree is perfect for us girls. just grab a few pairs of heels and match them up. instead of wishing for more shoes, you will realize you have plenty already and you will start daydreaming about featuring them in chic winter time scenarios.
thank you, ana!
photo credits: anamaria pravicencu
7 comments
Thea says:
Dec 21, 2014
The Alternative Christmas Tree series has been so awesome. Thanks for posting. I am sending it to all my friends. Happy Holidays! Sarbatori Fericite! -Thea
little aesthete says:
Dec 21, 2014
search the words alternative christmas tree on the blog: you will find more! :)
ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS TREE BY OCTAV AVRAMESCU - little aesthete's blog says:
Dec 22, 2014
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Thea says:
Dec 22, 2014
I would love to know where the shop is located and visit this summer when I will be in Bucharest. I was hoping to find some Romanian comics… hoping they existed… and am delighted to find out that they do! Can I sign up to a mailing list somewhere for your happenings? My family left Romania when I was young. I speak and read Romanian ok, at the level of the ten year old kid I was when I left, but I feel more comfortable expressing myself in English. I am happy to have found your blog and to find out about the kind of cultural things that I care about in Bucharest.
little aesthete says:
Dec 22, 2014
the shop doesn’t have a permanent location right now.
if you do come, find me. i will help you out :)
until then: like my fb page https://www.facebook.com/little.aesthete to find out more about bucharest and check out this film i made last summer about the city :)
Thea says:
Dec 23, 2014
Thanks for your help! I will contact you when I am in town. I am not on Facebook anymore, but I will search your blog for Bucharest related activities.
little aesthete says:
Dec 24, 2014
ok! :)