Atomic Indy

My favorite Midcentury Modern Indiana site has a story titled
"Artists Inspired by Mid Century Modern"
Here is the link Atomic Indy
The story features three very cool artists...Jenn Ski,
David Paul Seymour and me, Jim Ward Morris. Take a look!

GIRLS LOVE TURNTABLES

this girl loves her turntable more than her shoes!

ANALOG MUSIC HI FI SOUND

an iPod is easy...but a vintage analog hi-fi is best!

THE SOUND OF TOMORROW TODAY!

I did not design this LP cover...but yet it is still extra cool (note the description HI-FI in the upper right hand corner). This midcentury album is way before the more popular STEREO version. I wish the term Hi-Fi (for HIGH FIDELITY SOUND) would make a come back.

Stig Lindberg

I love these two TV sets...both designed by Stig Lindberg.

Tremolux Fender Amp / Blackface or Blonde

mid-60's blackface tremolux amp made in Fullerton, CA.



early-60's blonde tremolux amp made in Fullerton, CA.

Blue Note Records Midcentury

vinyl record covers from the cool midcentury label Blue Note Records.

Eero Saarinen Womb Chair & Ottoman

Womb Chair and Ottoman designed by Eero Saarinen, first manufactured in 1953...still looks great today!

Originally titled: Model No. 70

Eero Aarnio Ball Chair

very cool Ball Chair designed by Eero Aarnio in 1963.

MIDCENTURY prints at JIMWARDMORRIS.COM

each MIDCENTURY Archival Digital Print (image size 6X6 inches) purchased at JIMWARDMORRIS.COM is produced as a deluxe image printed in our studio by Jim Ward Morris (including copyright & title)


each MIDCENTURY Archival Digital Print (image size 6X6 inches) purchased at JIMWARDMORRIS.COM is signed and dated by
Jim Ward Morris (on the back)


MIDCENTURY Archival Digital Print (image size 6X6 inches)
frame & mat board size 8.5x11 inches

Jim Ward Morris art opening

Jim Ward Morris art opening Friday night July 3, 2009 6-10 pm at Texture.Home in Bellingham, WA

2001: A Space Odyssey

Dave: Do you read me, HAL?
HAL: Affirmative, Dave, I read you.
Dave: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
HAL: I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.
Dave: What’s the problem?
HAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.
Dave: What are you talking about, HAL?
HAL: This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.
Dave: I don’t know what you’re talking about, HAL?
HAL: I know you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I’m afraid that’s something I cannot allow.
Dave: Where the hell did you get that idea, HAL?
HAL: Although you took thorough precautions in the pod against my hearing you, I could see your lips move.

I'm not completely sure what 2001: A Space Odyssey is all about...but it is still one of my favorites.
Brilliant images (created in 1968 by Stanley Kubrick).

Maybe this film is about the body and the soul.

WILSON PICKETT IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR

In The Midnight Hour: Wilson Pickett
Written By: Wilson Pickett and Steve Cropper

I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour
That's when my love comes tumbling down
I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour
When there's no one else around
I'm gonna take you girl and hold you
And do all the things I told you
In the midnight hour
Yes I am
Oh, Yes I am
One more thing I just want to say right here

I'm gonna wait till the stars come out
And see that twinkle in your eyes
I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour
That's when my love begins to shine
You're the only girl I know
That really loves me so
In the midnight hour
Oh Yeah...In the midnight hour
Yeah, Alright, play it for me one time now

Solo:

I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour
That's when my love comes tumbling down
I'm gonna wait, way in the midnight hour
That's when my love begins to shine
Just you and I, Oh baby
Just you and I
Nobody around baby
Just you and I, Alright
I'm gonna hold you, In my arms
Just you and I
Oh Yeah...In the midnight hour.

Pierre Koenig Architecture

Pierre Koenig exterior.


Pierre Koenig interior.

Bob Dylan Elvis Presley Andy Warhol

Gods 1, 2 & 3.

Modern Conveniences: Music in the Kitchen?

Look how happy and satisfied she is...it's because of her
new music system. 

It sounds way better than an iPod!

Jenn Ski Interviews Jim Ward Morris

MIDCENTURY #16 JIM WARD MORRIS

The absolutely fabulous Jenn Ski ask if she could post an interview with me on her blog. I said yes! Why you might ask...because she has the best eye, the best style and the best blog in the world, so why not? The interview is about Carly and Huggins and Pearl and our cool Bellingham house built in 1956 and, it is also about me.

check-it-out at: JennSkiStudio.blogspot.com

MIES VAN DER ROHE

quote from Mies van der Rohe "less is more."

I love this image of the Farnsworth House. 

Stereo Blonde

my favorite picture of a girl sitting on a stereo...there are many others, but this one is way cool.

film director Jim Jarmusch

postmodern quote from Jim Jarmusch

Saul Bass

This is my favorite Saul Bass movie poster.

Goodwill

Purchased at the Bellingham Washington Goodwill for 3 dollars. Our vintage Midcentury home is happy to accept this not-so-vintage cool color green vase into it's life.

MIDCENTURY MAD MEN

Mad Men (the AMC TV show) is probably the best place to check-out great looking midcentury architecture, fashion, furniture, popular culture and urban life coolness. The only problem I have with this show is the stories are so depressing and the characters are all so completely unlikeable. The next time Carly and I watch Mad Men with all its perfect midcentury scenes we plan to turn the sound off completely. Every image from this series is worth watching, but only if you do not listen to the dialog.

With just The Crystals or Brenda Lee or Sam Cooke or Tony Bennett or Frank Sinatra music playing in the background, I could watch every episode.

MIDCENTURY HOUSE IN BELLINGHAM, WA

Carly and I recently bought a very cool pad in Bellingham Washington. The home was built in 1956 and as far as we can tell...it may be the only flat roof, placed on the property at an angle, floor to ceiling windows, unchanged interior, atomic age house with an atrium, still standing in this little town.

MIDCENTURY #13 new image

MIDCENTURY #13 is one of the new images I have on JIMWARDMORRIS.ETSY.COM 

love the red circles!