There’s No Place Like Here: Forestbound & The Snail and The Cyclops

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(music by Luc, animation by JuliaPott)

Three years ago, Alice Saunders, a.k.a. Forestbound, and Francesca Zmetra, a.k.a. Thirteen Eighty-Five, (who’s also responsible for the delightful blog, The Snail and The Cyclops) became roommates in an old house in Jamaica Plain, MA. They didn’t know each other at the time but because of their similar styles, they bonded instantly and became close as friends and creative colleagues. Alice’s aesthetic tends toward  old military Americana with a collection of canvas bags, found bones, birch bark, vintage lace and postcards. Francesca’s taste is more feminine, influenced by wartime beauty parlors and apothecaries. These friends share a studio space and each have their own bedroom along with four other roommates in this old Victorian in an artsy neighborhood of Boston. Both Alice and Francesca keep up with modern technology though their Internet businesses, blog, and Flickr sites, but their work and decor are nostalgic for things past: ephemera, vintage wares and trinkets with character.

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