cool blog... motywacja

i love this image. the lines are beautiful, and it reminds me of birds. does it remind you of birds, too?

i saw this on a new-to-me blog this morning called motywacja. i wish i could read it; it's in polish, which is entirely foreign to me, but i enjoyed looking through the images. i've gathered that it's the blog of artist edyta ubych, but that's about it!

do any of you speak polish? please?

we {heart prints} and keniche hoshine

oh lord, it's happened again. i've fallen for another piece of artwork and another amazing site on which i found said piece of artwork.

i read about we {heart} prints on creature comforts this morning, and upon checking it out found that it is a wealth of images worth oohing and ahhing over.

so, the piece of artwork above is by keniche hoshine, and i adore it. i think it's just beautiful, and this is not typically the type of work i swoon over. something about that gauzy black feeling on the left side of the piece.....

here are a couple others by keniche that i like:



now if you'll excuse me, i have to get back to drooling over these prints. :)

fine little day and good morning monday!

happy monday morning and daylight savings time! i don't know about you but i definitely woke up an hour later than i wanted to this morning. this whole time change thing really messes with my body and sense of timing!

anyway, just a little monday morning eye candy for you-- i saw this clipping/cutting piece on fine little day, a totally inspirational blog that is a must-see.

(i apologize, too, because i saw this photo from fine little day on another blog and i can't remember which! if you, mystery blogger, are reading this, i hope you'll forgive me!)

unexpected guest on sfgirl by bay!

blogland is being sweet to me these days!

check out my unexpected guests interview with victoria of sfgirlbybay, and you can get a little glimpse into my life!

a big thank you to victoria-- i had so much fun doing the interview, and i so appreciate it. :)

also, here is a new painting:


more to come soon!
xoxo

i'm on design for mankind!

hey all of you! hope you are having a nice tuesday so far.

just a little shameless self-promotion quickly... check out this post about me on design for mankind! erin wrote the *sweetest* words i've ever had written about me- no joke.
and if you don't read this blog obsessively, you should. it is amazing. erin is amazing. she has 2 successful months of e-zines under her belt now, too, and if you haven't seen these yet... again, you should. you must. hop to it. go read them. you will be inspired.

a biiiiiig thank you to erin again-- i'm honored, flattered, and touched. truly.

new stuff from wolfie and the sneak!

my friend renee, of wolfie and the sneak, is pretty much the most creative person i know. i am completely smitten with her work, and she never fails to amaze me with her new products and dedication to her craft. that said, check out what's new in her etsy shop! these fun notecards are calling my name-- wouldn't you want to receive one of these in the mail? my sister and i have a penpal thing going on, and i know she would be pleasantly surprised to get a letter written on one of these beauties. check out what else is in wolfie and the sneak's shop, as well as their website! you will be so happy you did. :) oh, and her blog, too, of course.

christina romeo

did you see these featured on another shade of grey today? oh man, when the page popped up on my screen i about fell over, i *love* these pieces by christina romeo so much. her etsy shop is full of goodies-- whatever you are doing right now, STOP, and go to her shop immediately! i'm not kidding. go.

mystery painting...

ok, i am in love with the painting on the wall in this photograph. in love. i want it on my wall this instant, and i have no idea who painted it. i found this image on desire to inspire, and it's in a house by the architects donovan hill in australia...

if you know who painted this fantastic piece, let me know!!! also, check out the rest of the amazing photos right here, and the desire to inspire blog (also amazing!) right here.

cool blog.. artnlight

one of my favorite blogs these days is artnlight, written by vineeta in mumbai, india. her images are always stunning (and the writing is informative and inspiring), and they make me want to pick and move to india straightaway (or at least go for a long visit.) the top photograph there is taking my breath away right now. too gorgeous for words.......

the altered page-- fun artist survey

hey, i thought you might like to check out the altered page blog. i was part of a survey that seth, the blogger behind the altered page, conducted. each day this week (beginning today) he is posting the answers to 7 questions that he asked 35 artists. the questions were really fun to answer, and today's answers are inspiring!

check it out right here.

thanks to seth for inviting me to participate!

new etsy shop...valerie auger

valerie auger, born in france and now living in madrid, spain, sent over a link to her brand new etsy shop for her digital collages, and i am swooning over her images. she travels and carries her camera everywhere, and her images are just gorgeous. check out here photo collages in her shop right here. be prepared: it's going to make you want to visit each and every one of these places.

i was particularly drawn to these winter images:

but they are all gorgeous. take a look!

**tres magnifique, valerie!**

cool blog of the day

check out this lovely blog: sakura snow. gorgeous images! love those pods...

life is carbon: new favorite

while browsing simply olive this morning, i clicked over to her 'new favorite reads' section and found life is carbon, which has quickly become my new favorite, too! it is all about scandinavian aesthetics, which includes art, design, fashion, music, and other types of media (video, etc.)

now, i'm not generally all that passionate about fashion, but i was so taken by some of these photographs on the site. click here to check them out for yourself.

fun new blog: little willow

larkyn of little willow contacted me last week about my work, and i followed her link through to her great blog {called little willow.} it's so great! the first post i saw was about frazier & wing, who i've posted about in the past, and who's work i love love love. thanks larkyn- glad you directed me to your site!

fun new blog: the rain in spain

i found a fun new blog today by following a comment on one of my posts: the rain in spain. this cute girl behind the blog just graduated high school! i was looking at photos from her prom, and it really took me back.

my prom date from way back when is engaged to be married! hard to believe i'm at that age. single friends are dropping like flies.... wonder when ryan might be planning to pop the question?!

her post today, 10 things i love, inspired me to do the same, so here you are! 10 things i love:

1. a nice hot shower at night before bed
2. eating raisins first thing in the morning
3. when old friends call out of the blue and want to catch up
4. watching ryan fishing
5. movies from the 80s (like Dirty Dancing, Pretty in Pink...)
6. mary jane- type shoes
7. anything pink these days!
8. dreaming of seeing a whale one day
9. the vibrant magenta blooming rose bush in my backyard
10. grwoing my own vegetables

that's all for tonight! see you in the mornin'!

fave blog of the day

i came across this blog called love, gemma this morning, and i just adore it.
{i found it through pink shirts and car wrecks, another blog i like.}

these stickers are available in her etsy shop (along with many many other things!) click here or here to go straight to one of her *2* shops!

newly discovered blog

i love circus photos. there's something about them that is so enticing. i especially love circus photos from long ago; the ones that are slightly creepy and the people are all wearing really bizarre costumes. what a life that must've been!

these photos come from wendy, creator of girl in green, a blog that i'm now going to have to check out regularly.

she is also hosting a virtual sweets party on june 11th; click here to check out the details... sounds fun!

newly discovered blogs

elly could turn into a daily read for me. those images above are too good to be true. the thing that amazes me is that they are real things that exist in the world-- from a book called heaven and earth, i'm going to have to get my hands on it. elly's blog is all about pattern and shape, but the cool thing is that a lot of it seems to be pattern in the natural world; not your typical pattern blog.

she also posted about this great book art nouveau jewelry by vivienne becker. i have a thing for art nouveau design, so i'm admiring these pieces (even though i wouldn't wear them!)

[all via silk felt soil, another new favorite blog.]