Grace

image source: NY Mag
Marc Jacobs 2011 Spring Collection

Karen Elson as Grace Coddington
by Tom

Grace Coddington Hair is temporarily in this season.
Enough said.
New print by Tom now in shop!

The Imaginarium of Lily Cole

Lily Cole in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Tom and I recently saw the film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus starring Christopher Plummer, the late Heath Ledger, Lily Cole, and cameos by Jude Law, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Tom Waits as a truly believable Devil. It was fascinating to see the fashion model Lily Cole animated outside of her usual iconic 2-D form. We couldn't take our eyes off her and to hear her speak was unusual after so many years of mute exposure! It was somewhat like watching the Mona Lisa make up pasta in Nona's kitchen with all of her flaws, with the occasional f-word uttered when burning her hand.
In recognition of the film we've added two new prints of Lily to our etsy shop! These are two of the many (and my favorite!) representations by Tom of Miss Cole.

Lily by Tom

Lily Circles by Tom

Guess who's in the break away today in Switzerland...

Fabian Cancellara, originally uploaded by jamieshelman.

Fabian Cancellara
by Tom

The Russian Bridesmaid

Russian Bridesmaid, originally uploaded by jamieshelman.

Lara Match

Me photographing Tom's latest fashion portraits! I've been updating Tom's website with his latest work! Check it out here
The top one reminds me of the Nabokov short story The Russian Beauty (such tragic elegance!) And I love the little detail of the red tipped match in the second portrait of Lara. I always love the abstract play of shape and color in Tom's work, especially in these latest portraits which are so delicate in touch and so refined in their mastery of narrative and form. The shape of the hair or the way a color, such as that wash of black, can anchor and yet float the figure off the page is as telling as the recognition of the face itself.

Dutch Lara

dutch lara, originally uploaded by jamieshelman.
Tom's new portrait of that infamous fashion model Lara Stone, she's up to no good!

Meet Irena- Russian Beauty

Irena in high-style American kitchen, East Hampton N.Y. with dog. (unhappy)


Irena in high mountain, to meet with nature, Zermatt, Switzerland (with dog)

If you haven't seen Tom's Russian collage series entitled From Russia Weeth Love- I'd check it out now! Have recently been updating the series which chronicles the tormented and passionate lives of Russian beauties in search of lasting happiness in foreign countries with animals.

Your Bunny, My Bunny

by Tom


by Jamie

if you don't want this book you must want to be dead!