His illustrations look like something you’d discover in a naturalist’s journal 200 years later in some far-off land. Imaginative, precise, and a little bit eerie.
I like the muted color palette and all of the texture and depth in his illustrations. I’m on a calligraphy kick this week so that really impressed me as well.
See more at his portfolio here.
She has some of the most gorgeous calligraphy I’ve seen in quite some time.
To see more samples or to hire her, check out her site here.
I just finished these bridal shower invites for a friend – fun to put them all together, as she wanted a variety of colors and patterns.
I’ll be offering similar custom invites in my shop, if you’re interested.
How is everyone’s weekends going?
Sometimes I think about what the world looks like through different eyes. Not just other people (who is to say that what they see as purple is like what you see as purple?) but insects, or dogs, or anything else. I think that’s what I like about infrared photography – it shows you things that you are familiar with, but in an entirely different light. It takes away the guessing game part of it and instead presents you with an alternate, dreamy, ghost-like reality populated with faintly glowing vegetation and dark, ominous skies.
from Mauro Luna
from plaskota
from Dr. H
from Bill Gracey
from Talke Photography
from Sausyn
I think it’s fairly magical.
I’ve seen her work all over the blogs and now that I’ve spent some time checking her out I’m officially in floral love with Amy Osaba.
Her work is so unusual, so feminine, so eclectic – it’s amazing what you can do with flowers. And feathers and beads. And whatever else her creative mind comes up with.
When I was in college I only got to take 2 electives in order to graduate on time. One of the ones I took was African Dance. It was probably the most amazing thing I’ve ever done. You have so much fun, learn to let yourself be free, learn how to dance and shake and groove and generally have an all-around good time. Our teacher was from Ghana, and so he made sure that we all wore traditional wraps made with wax-print fabric from Ghana to dance in. He also used to dance around us whipping people with his towel who he complained of having “a sad ass” when what you needed was a “happy ass” which he then proceeded to demonstrate. Awesome, but neither here nor there.
I really became enamored with the look of the wax print fabric out of Ghana. The technique originated in Indonesia but was brought to the gold coast many years ago and spread out from there. Africans have taken this technique and really made it their own, infusing the textiles with colors and stories that are important to them. What’s really interesting is that a lot of the designs that you see on these textiles are actually of Dutch origin (see an interesting article here). No matter where they come from, I think they’re fantastic.
You can buy many different patterns online – here and here are the places that I found the prints above from.
Though the fabric is beautiful by itself, there is some clothing being made from it that’s really interesting and innovative. One such company is Wafrica, that creates Kimonos from this fabric.
I don’t know when I would have the occasion to wear one of these, but I love the concept.
The Dutch company that is apparently responsible for the vast majority of these designs is called Vlisco – I think that their ad campaigns are simply awesome.
Stay turned – more about African wax print fabric coming soon!
My friend Robyn pointed this out the other day after seeing my post about the beautiful ball installation, and I’m a little lost for words on this one. I’m not sure if it’s the music, or the slow-motion, or the fact that they actually did this, but it gets me a little worked up. It’s always the things you least expect.
Sony Bravia from Laurent MAKOWSKI on Vimeo.
I’m in love with the photographs and the style of this first anniversary party. I wish that I could get together with a bunch of my friends in an orange orchard and have a little picnic.
See more photographs from Jill Thomas here.
I made a last-minute batch of cupcakes last night to take to a LOST party – pina coloada cupcakes, to be exact! I love the way they turned out.
Do you watch LOST? What did you do to celebrate the premier?
I’m happy to say that I finally got my photography website/portfolio up!
If you’ve got a moment, please stop by for a visit – I’d love to hear what you think, good or bad.
Well I’ve finished my first month of 365 photos – I missed a day or two (oops) but I think it’s the overall goal that I’m going for. The spirit, if not the letter, I say.
One thing that I’ve discovered – I love color.
Follow my whole 365 project here, if you’re interested.
How are your new year’s goals turning out after a month in?
Made some blueberry scones for people to take home the other night, but I found myself totally out of pretty bags to wrap them in. I decided to improvise, and I think that they turned out pretty well!
I had sheets of 12×12 thin glassine scrapbook paper that I cut in half and then folded, leaving a little tab at the top, and secured the sides using double-stick tape. Wrapped the scones in a little plastic wrap, tucked them in, affixed a label, and voila! Instant treat bags.
1. I’ve had an obsession with African wax-print fabrics ever since I took an African dance class and these cloths were required outfits. This lovely bag is probably a less conspicuous way of showing off the awesome patterns and colors to be found in this style. Find this bag and more at Out of Africa.
2. A great find for Valentine’s day, this hand-stamped leather love pendant from memake is a great gift for yourself or a loved one.
3. I’m a huge fan of linen, and this handmade linen napkins manage to be simple and yet interesting at the same time. A lovely addition to any table, from Linen Me.
4. I love to label anything and everything. I’ve got quite the little stash but I’m considering adding this ornate lovelies from Ormolu to the collection. they would be great for labelling hand-made cookies or candies, or for organizing your creative life.
5. I find this pretty little delicate linen pincushion from Namolio to be absolutely charming, as well as everything else in this shop. Who knew that so many things could be made of linen?
Thanks to this week’s sellers!
