Mozart’s Beak
January 16, 2019
-ONE MUST GO BEYOND TO BECOME-
Sometimes I stand in one place,
but I am not there
In this place,
you do not know me.
Here, my blood boils between sighing senses and a sewn In gut
Like cats teeth
I gnaw and claw at my weakest strands
Pulling apart the places where I failed to take a stand.
I stand heart swelling between my pores
pushing
this scared crows beak through atmospheric places fighting for MORE!
Ruin and rapture, left to swim amongst the stars I soar.
As my lips peel themselves around
Paradoxical pastries pleasurable and poisonous
It is my insides that hemorrhage rabid & boisterous.
Adom split, I am divided by three
Frozen shelled it’s my soul that screams FREE!
Pouting, swollen in arrogance
It bleeds through my eyes
Where I remain is far from where my soul flies.
And as I sink beneath the graveled earth, devoured
by swallowing mud and loving larva
it’s Mozart’s beak that reminds me of Nirvana
Flapping feathers furrowed then freed above
fluffy mounds of blushed cotton,
Breeze brushing backwards beyond dreams begotten.
Tonight I dream of leaving it all, of basking in the forgotten.
And in that warm, dusk kissed light,
Horizon stretched
My insanity is etched
A thicket of desires beating through pounds of flesh.
Thirsting for resurrection, I stop only to drink from my own reflection.
Still stood, cold framed
Purged
And sweaty
I soar with Mozart, extending myself, creating compositions, rubbed and ready
Violent they’ve become sharpened steal pointed and pinning
Forcing me to go to the beginning.
And in the beginning, “the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.”
My veins weep as my breath, it leaps beyond this eternal sleep.
Sometimes I stand in one place,
but I am not there
In this place,
you do not know me.
But should you look upon my pushed past in present face
There you’ll find, entombed inside gorged lids, my soul, the God of impenetrable space. 
By: Magnolia Lafleur
What is Bliss?
September 14, 2018
What Is Bliss?
But to have ones heart saturated with all the best ingredients.
Chocolate powder, swirled into crystal cubed, brown sugar bumps.
Mixed with chilled white milk and
Stirred inside endless clarity;
Only to be baked into a soft edible fever.
Coated with crying, frothed cream,
just happy to be apart of something.
Half-done, half- raw, half -baked, all-together.
Dreaming of filling in the space of unsealed lips.
If for nothing else, isn’t this why we exist?
May I Present…Sapto Djojokartiko
January 16, 2013
Ladies and gentlemen, may I present one of the most innovative and prestigious designers in the fashion industry today. Born on September 27th in Solo, Indonesia, Sapto studied fashion design & pattern making at L’Ecole Superieure des Art et Technique de la Mode, the first fashion school established in France. He also attended the International Fashion University in Indonesia, Esmond Jakarta. His fashion designs boldly fuse surrealism and his cultural influences, creating sophisticated yet fiercely imaginative pieces. The beauty in Sapto’s fashion design brand, launched in 2007, is rooted in his artistic eye and passion to create illustrious designs that stand the test of time.
In 2009 Sapto, launched his highly acclaimed Ready-to-Wear Couture Fashion collection and in 2011 the Elle Style Award named him “Fashion Designer of the Year.” This past 2012 was a prequel of all the great things that are to come for Sapto this year starting with an exclusive fashion spread of Sang Randeng Girah collection in dewi’s January issue; celebrities red carpet & event appearances in the designer’s dresses as well as a spread in Elle Indonesia December 2012 and an article in Marie Claire Indonesia October 2012. His latest Spring/ Summer 2013 designs are inspired by the Vatsu Vidya and were presented at the Dewi Fashion Knights 2012 in Indonesia. His collections encompass ready-to-wear, haute couture, and bridal wear.
So, without further ado may I present, a look into the mind of fashion’s surrealistically bold designer, Sapto Djojokartiko
Q & AWhen you were little what did you want to be?
A Lawyer
What’s your favorite piece you’ve made?
A Dress
What motivated you to fuse art and fashion to create some textured and creative designs?
To elabore the inspiration
What is the longest you’ve spent on a project?
A year, when I create a flysioner collection on 2010
What art piece was the most fun to work on?
The shoe collection for the 2011-2012 couture collection
What’s the latest project you are working on?
Ready to wear collection spring/summer 2013
What inspires you or initiates the inspiration that drives you?
Heritage
Do you have a process?
Yes, example, watching traditional performing arts
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What has been your most recent muse?
Cate Blanchett
My favorite accomplishments:
1. When i realized that i want to a designer 2. When i started the study in fashion 3. When i had my own brand
Favorite word:
Twist
Favorite thing in nature:
Cloudy sky
One of your favorite fashion designers:
Cristobal Balenciaga
One of your favorite books:
Bible
One of your favorite artist:
Gustav Klimit
One of your movies:
The Prestige
One of your favorite musicians:
Chris Martin
Favorite place to design:
Bedroom
Favorite smell:
Wood and Leather
Favorite sound:
Violin
Was there a time you felt like you were not going to be able to make a living off of being an designer?
No
What would you advice to others about pursuing their dreams based upon how you were able to manifest yours.
Consistency on what you doing
Cloudy sky and antler
Who/What inspires or moves you?
My culture,my heritage
What’s one of your favorite quotes?
Life is about choices
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“Spring/Summer 2013 collection inspired by Vastu Vidya, an architectural foundation and outline with the philospohy that architecture is not just any architecture but it is created to give linear alignment to all aspects of life. The collection were detailed with beading and cut out details that are influenced by the relief, texture and sculpture commonly found on dwelling created with the Vastu Vidya belief.”
Courtesy of Sapto Djojokartiko
For More: Spring/Summer 2013 collection inspired by Vastu Vidya
Spring/Summer 2013 collection on Dewi Magazine January 2013.
Dewi magazine January 2013Photographer: Davy Linggar.Stylist: Aldi Indrajaya
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Kate Talanova in Sapto Djojokartiko by Nicoline Patricia Malina for Le Mariage Indonesia.
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Sapto Djojokartiko Ready to Wear 2012-2013 gold beads and sequins necklaces and belts.
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Thank you Sapto for the interview & for adding a VA Va Voomm to the Fashion World.
