by Rachel Lynch
You can come by anytime you like. I have to feel to make good art. But sometimes, I don't want to. I wish I was better at faking it. Slept so long with my jet-lagged heart, making time for you in between all the flights. Why don't you love me like you did back then.
There's whiskey on the breath of a singer you adore, he gets all his words from the books you've recommended. Sleeping next to you, and I'm in your story. I know I'm big enough for two.
xx
by Rachel Lynch
She came to the Caribbean to make art and write love stories. If you left me here with my novels and paintbrushes, I doubt I would need people.
Surrounded by other artists forced her to grow - an expansion that could not be achieved through isolation. To make good art, you must be incessantly learning - taking in good books, movies, songs, history and the environment surrounding you. You must have a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing.
Her art reflected all she was consuming, bringing the world to life through her images.
xx
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by Rachel Lynch
On my second trip with Supercharge Agency, we flew down to St. Lucia for a week. I've always found the Caribbean inspiring - a place to create art. It's not that I don't see it as a place to have a drink and a swim (I did plenty of that also), but I can't help but feel inspired. A lot of famous artists spent time working in the Caribbean, including Hemingway and Ian Fleming.
My bedroom at Capella was just divine. Three of us slept in a huge penthouse at highest point of the hotel. My room was on the top floor, I felt like I was climbing in a treehouse every time I went up. The balcony view was incredible, I'd open the windows every morning and listen to some of my favorite spiritual teachers. I could see the entire Marigot Bay and watch the boats coming in and out of the harbor.
Each bed had an incredible white canopy, and I felt like a princess sleeping inside a tropical cocoon. Our group spent a lot of nights inside, cooking in the gorgeous huge kitchens each of our rooms had. We'd order chocolate and wine, and stay up just staring at the stars from our balconies.
It was a lot of late nights and early mornings, a lot of time spent in water. I went for a run everyday, and almost finished reading a book on the universe. There's something magical about learning about the natural world while being surrounded by it.
Thank you Capella for a gorgeous and inspiring stay - and all the rainbows.
<3
by Rachel Lynch
Most people don't go after what they want. It's taken a long time to realize that the only thing holding me back is me. When you get to a place where you know what you want - then you know what to do when you wake up. You have a purpose.
I don't sleep as much these days, but I don't mind. I'm too excited for each new morning. I know what I have to do to create the life I want.
<3
stud leather jacket by Nasty Gal
black lace panties by Hot As Hell
Shag Jacket by Lovers + Drifters Club
purple kiss boots by Miu Miu
black gold chain shoulder bag by YSL
pink fur from Revolve
by Rachel Lynch
My loves at Gypsy Warrior gave me some really cute reworked vintage tees before I headed off to St. Lucia last week. You can shop them on the site here!
xoxo
happy friday!
by Rachel Lynch
I was so self-aware, and then you consumed me. I knew who I was, and you broke that consistency. I made these plans with you around. Lust is just a child's game.
If you're going to walk into people's lives with no plans for staying, how do you sleep at night? Do tell. I need a little bit of that punch. To love someone and then get tossed aside, this is often how it's done. Chain smoking, painting, listening to music - everybody's saying you're no good for me. Out of my mind, out of your life.
x
by Rachel Lynch
i just want to feel everything. don't listen to a word they say. fruit. i want to dive into my mind, and bring the honey of my dreams to fruition. when you're able to convey the art you dreamed up in reality, that is the meaning of life (for the artist.) we were born mad, with the incessant need to create. unrelenting, we all have so much inside us. if we can't find ways to bring our beauty into the world, we will surely go crazy. we break things, people, ourselves. the healthiest thing an artist can do is guide her art into the world.
<3
disco's not dead platform boot by Dolls Kill
pink feather jacket by Jocelyn
never gonna give u up leather skirt by Nasty Gal
by Rachel Lynch
You like noisy music?
"Yes. The louder the better. Stops me from thinking."
You don't like to think? What do you like?
"Never thought about it."
black hoodie by Punk Rave
photos by Tutes
by Rachel Lynch
Mind on fire, come and step inside my dreams. A product of all the books I've read and rock n roll I've consumed, I'm not ready for this new world. A wave of hatred, a country divided. Human rights threatened, keeping us up at night and stealing from our creativity.
The future still belongs to us, the artists that made it beautiful and safe for everyone. I always admire human's ability to keep going, to bring creation out of hard times.
Our minds and hearts have been opened by the world in which we have created together, and nothing is going to change that.
xx
black sabbath tee by Nasty Gal
white sunnies by crap eyewear
photos by tutes
by Rachel Lynch
Stay the next day, the sunset pours in a few hours after we wake up. Binge-watching "it's aways sunny" by your side, made it all the way to season five. I'll always pick your clothes up off the floor. Empowered when we enjoy the present, supermoon in Taurus. It tells us the world out there can wait.
We're building something inside ourselves now. Grounded in reality and the foundation of our connection, my fears turn into raw creative potential. Time past has given me the chance to appreciate the knowledge gained from difficult circumstances. I don't mind sharing this with you. I wear the calm you give me like a new lipstick.
Can't tell you what I've been through these days. Smoke in the air. Now I'm you're one and only. Nothing was ever forced - and I guess that's what makes it raw, creative, and real. But where do I draw the line? Certainly there are some things I must keep just for myself - like my prayers, my songs, my books. Just because someone inspires you creatively, doesn't mean they own a part of your music.
You have always been your own.
xx
camilla bralette by Naked Princess
camilla high-waisted thong by Naked Princess
black sabbath tee by Nasty Gal
crap eyewear tropic shades by Nasty Gal
Mouth off leather jacket by Nasty Gal
studded over the knee boot by Nasty Gal
photos by Jen Senn