inspiration post

Feeling inspired by the warm weather recently, and I felt like sharing the spring/summer-perfect supplies I just ordered ...

Turquoise nuggets from Pink Supply.

Hemp yarn from BodhiYarn.

inspiration ... masculine scarves

During my attempts to stock up on inventory for the store for the impending Paper n Stitch exhibition, I have been thinking a lot about making some men's items. I already have plans for making fingerless mittens in larger sizes and photographing them on guys, but I've also been seeking inspiration for men's scarves on the web. Check out the styles below ...

Found on Preptacular.

Found on NOTCOUTURE.

Similar to what I already make for women - I think this adorable picture is what made me feel the need to post it. Found on DaWanda.

want this house!

I found these images of the Orlando home that crafter Lauren Bradshaw shares with her musician/photographer husband Joey on Design Sponge (see post here)today, and I'm in love! They have a beautiful fresh eclectic style that seamlessly combines contemporary and antique pieces to create a fashionable and inviting space. Check it out! My favorite is the black and white nursery, shown in the last three images.

sandy skoglund

I guess I'm just not quite out of the Senior Portfolio habit of blogging about artists ... not that it's a bad habit to have. Anyway, just for funsies, I felt like posting some of Sandy Skoglund's images here. Skoglund photographs intricately constructed scenes, resulting in beautiful, otherworldly imagery. Check out her website here.

Sandy Skoglund, Breathing Glass

Sandy Skoglund, Raining Popcorn

Sandy Skoglund, Body Limits

moss house

I've been having a love affair with moss for some time now. I love all the different kinds, the color, the texture. Moss is awesome. So imagine how I felt when I found/read about this moss house project tonight. Check out the pictures below. For more information, see this post on Design Sponge.

ship

I saw this bed in the Pottery Barn Kids catalog and I want it! For Henry, of course. I love how it has a small platform in the bow for play. I think any little boy (and some girls!) would love to have it. Too bad it's $1699. I bet we could make a cooler one cheaper ...

a cool mommy blog

I just found this adorable blog by a cool mom, and it's called Made. I'm in love with the Halloween costumes she made for her beautiful kids, pictured below. Check the blog out here.

Matt Schwartz

I discovered a new photographer today. Well actually, his images seem so familiar, but I'm sure I have never heard his name before. His photographs have such a beautiful, vintage vibe. Check out his store/website and a few of my favorites below. Oh and I hear his prints are for sale at Anthropologie as well.

scouting

While I was out of town this weekend, I saw this:





These are not the best pictures, I know. I took them out the car window in a hurry as we drove by. This is an abandoned mental/children's hospital, and it is state-owned, so I couldn't get close to it at all. I am dying to get inside though. I would love love love to photograph the inside of it as a continuation of my Abandon Series. It's not a particularly conceptual body of work, but it's beautiful. And I feel the need to make beautiful art all of the time. There is something so attractive about abandoned places to me. They have such a quiet, secretive beauty that I find irresistable. Anyway, I'm going to find a way to get in to these buildings, and when I do you better look out for some gorgeous images! I hear it's haunted, so it's going to be a fun shoot.

desire to inspire

Found another new (to me) blog I love, Desire to Inspire. These cool ladies blog about the most gorgeous things, like the pictures below - some of which are actually photographs of one of the blog authors' own homes. Over the last few days while I've been sick (insanely high fever, excruciating headache, gross antibiotics, etc.), I have spent a lot of time looking and drooling over all of the interiors featured on the blog. Mom and I have spent several hours looking at it tonight. Love it!!!

love it

Found a new blog I love, Holgagraphy. It's all photographs, all taken with Holga cameras, by various artists. A few of my favorites are posted below. You should definitely check it out.




Beautiful, right?

jealous

Sometimes I really wish I were a fashion photographer. Especially when I see something like this diptych from Rinze van Brug. . .

Just a thought. That's it for now.

jealous and inspired

Some things I found while browsing (a rarity for me these days) today. . .


Estela Lugo's animal pillows are absolutely precious. I desperately want them for Henry. . . maybe we'll just make a set together when he's old enough for paint.
These felted crochet bowls are so adorable! I found them on Modern Dose and am dying to make my own.

I found these handmade lights today on Design Sponge (http://www.designspongeonline.com). I want to make some!!! I've been knitting a lot lately, but these really make me want to get back to some crochet projects. I'm jealous because I didn't make these, and I'm not sure when I'll get around to doing something similar. I have so many ideas for lighting. Someday I will make a bunch of lights, whenever I can get some hands-free time again. In the meantime, I'll keep looking at stuff like this and getting inspiration overload.