Elizabeth March 11th, 2010
I can’t stop staring at this beautiful idea, discovered at Design Fetish.
This staircase was designed by Imagination Metals, based in Tampa FL. It’s such an interesting idea, although I understand why the commenters at Design Fetish had some issues with its safety.
I’m such a sucker for all things trees and birds…
Elizabeth March 11th, 2010
The very fancy Natalie Perkins of www.definatalie.com is illustrating a zine on body image, and she invites us to share our feelings about our bodies using 10 words or less.
Natalie writes: “Lots of people have contributed their statements already! Some of them are sad, some are funny, but all of them speak to me of honesty and struggle.”
Natalie will be turning her illustrations into an A5 sized zine, and also intends to make it available online for free. If you’d like to contribute, read all about it at www.definatalie.com or submit your statement right here.
Good luck Natalie, I think this is an excellent project!
Elizabeth March 10th, 2010
If I was Whitney Houston, and looking for a replacement for my crack addiction, I’d choose washi tape.
Today I received a delivery from kozo tape, and it makes a beautiful addition to the order that happy tape sent me two weeks ago.
Don’t they look beautiful?
My challenge is to actually use this stuff, and not just sigh wistfully at its potential every time I pass the shelf! If this was the year 2020 you’d be able to reach into my website and touch it to see how beautiful the texture is, and how lovely it is to tear and write on. Until then you’ll just have to take my word for it.
Perhaps I have no right to make fun of Whitney. Don’t judge me!
Elizabeth March 2nd, 2010
A beautiful little video, spotted at Reuben Miller.
Elizabeth February 27th, 2010
Beautiful photograph discovered via weheartit.com
I’m feeling incredibly inspired after signing up for Polkadot Robot’s Quiet Nights Art Journal class, and it hasn’t even started yet! I’ve organised all of my scrapbooking supplies (which are plentiful, despite not being a scrapbooker) and scoured the web for pretty images like the one above that will get the creative juices flowing. It’s been fun.
Other members of the class have begun to discuss their tools-of-the-trade, and after hearing so much praise about washi tape I decided to find out what all the buzz was about. A Melbourne-based online store called Notemaker had lots of different tapes in stock, so I placed an order a few days ago.
There were some lovely little touches in the package that arrived, including a cloth drawstring bag with a pretty pear tree design. Most importantly, the tapes are gorgeous and delivery was swift (and free!).
If you’re reading this from the Northern Hemisphere, you might like to check out Happy Tape for a huge selection. I recognise some of my own designs in there too, so they must be sourced from the same place.
People seem to be using this Japanese tape for all sorts of projects – everything from floristry to cardmaking and wedding table settings. I love the way that this Dallas cupcake bakery (Citizen Sweet) uses it for its distinctive packaging.
In the past 24 hours I have accidentally come across heaps of references to washi tape, but my favourite was a link to this tape dispenser from Tinted Mint, made from reclaimed wood.
Isn’t it beautiful?
I’m looking forward to putting pen to paper in March, with the help of some journal prompts and like-minded people. Tomorrow’s project is to clean up my study a little so that my desk is clear enough for me to work at – we’re still very much in unpacking mode here!
Do you write in a paper journal? Have some tips about using Japanese tape? I want to hear all about it…
Elizabeth February 12th, 2010
I’m coming out of my moving-house haze to post this lovely thought from the aptly-named Perfect Sentiment. Thanks to pois rouge for pointing me in the direction of this lovely blog!
I’ll be updating here again soon. Moving and working has sucked everything out of the tank over the past fortnight, but we’re nearly on top of things. Can’t wait to show you our pretty new abode!
Elizabeth December 27th, 2009
This was an impromptu snowball fight in Times Square around 1AM in the midst of the blizzard Saturday night. The real danger wasn’t the snow and subsequent moisture destroying my gear. No, the real danger was shooting the mayhem with a wide lens which meant that I was a prime target. I had to put the gear down several times for some payback.
Doug Kim was there to photograph this impromptu snowball fight in Times Square last week, at about 1am. These are a few of my favourite shots, but check out his blog to see the rest.
His work is beautiful, and what an incredible thing to witness!
Doug Kim is a documentary and fine art photographer. His camera has enabled him to travel to foreign locales and to shoot for magazines, catalogs, newspapers, and non-profit organizations.
His work has appeared in the Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times, HOW magazine, the Christian Science Monitor, among others and he has shot for numerous organizations, including Harvard University Press, Space X, and New Line Cinema. His corporate work includes clients such as Pfizer, Honda, and SafeCo.
His first book Born Yogis hit the stores in 2005. He currently has two other book projects in the works with tentative release dates in late 2010.
He currently resides in Brooklyn.
Elizabeth December 1st, 2009
Un tour de Manège from Les Manèges on Vimeo.
I can’t stop watching this beautiful animation. The colours are absolutely mesmerising, and despite being a 3D animation it feels exactly like a watercolour/pencil illustrated children’s book.
Incredible, right?
Thanks to Loobylu for this lovely link.
Elizabeth November 26th, 2009
Tim sent this latest Pictures for Sad Children cartoon to me today, and I can’t imagine what made him think I would like it! Perhaps it was because our own dog was a miserable sack of sadness this morning when we left the house?
I have never known a creature to convey such depths of depression. In the picture below is the (obscured) face of a dog who is so depressed about one of his people leaving for the day, that he cannot even be bothered to shake off the cap that covers his head.
I don’t know how he copes with his terrible life. I hope you’ll spare him a thought.
Elizabeth November 18th, 2009
Phillip Toledano is a photographer, born in London to an American father and a French Moroccan mother. He lives and works in New York City.
I’m sure I could devote many posts to his incredible fashion and editorial portfolio, which is full of clever and brave concepts that have been brilliantly executed with technical skill. But today I thought I’d share with you just one of his projects, Days with My Father.
Days with My Father is a powerful photo essay which documents the photographer’s final three years with his father. He begins with the following passage:
My Mum died suddenly on September 4th, 2006.
After she died, I realized how much she’d been shielding me from my father’s mental state.
He doesn’t have alzheimers, but he has no short-term memory, and is often lost.
I took him to the funeral, but when we got home he kept asking me every 15 minutes where my mother was. I had to explain over and over again, that she had died.
This was shocking news to him.
Why had no-one told him?
Why hadn’t I taken him to the funeral?
Why hadn’t he visited her in the hospital?He had no memory of these events.
After a while, I realized I couldn’t keep telling him that his wife had died. He didn’t remember, and it was killing both of us, to constantly re-live her death.
I decided to tell him she’d gone to Paris, to take care of her brother, who was sick.
And that’s where she is now.
This is a journal.
An ongoing record of my father, and of our relationship.
For whatever days we have left together.
“My dad is an amazing storyteller…”
“I asked my father to look in the mirror, while I took his photograph…”
Sometimes, when we’re talking,
my dad will stop, and sigh,
and close his eyes.It’s then that I know, that he knows.
About my mum.
About everything.
Days with My Father is compulsory viewing, and deserves far more than a summary on this little blog. I hope you’ll go and see if for yourself.
Phillip Toledano’s book “Days with My Father” will be published in June 2010. While you’re waiting, you can buy his other books Phonesex and Bankrupt at his site.
With thanks to Kit from That Unreliable Girl.
Elizabeth November 17th, 2009
This is the latest offering from Hark, a Vagrant. Kate Beaton is so weird sometimes, I love it…
Elizabeth November 10th, 2009
It’s been a few weeks since I have worked on 100 Snapshots, but I spent some time tonight looking through my progress so far. I’m really itching to work on this project some more!
Here are a few of my favourite shots:
9. Colourless
A colour photograph of some of my B&W prints
26. Covered
Harry, protected from the rain on the back porch.
49. Dark
Full moon, January 2009
64. Chase
My pup and his new friend
77. Wind
St Kilda beach, 2009
You can see the rest of my photographs, and the complete list of words, over here. I recommend this project for anybody who wants to drag their camera out more often!
Elizabeth November 9th, 2009
I was browsing through my photography portfolio this evening, and realised that I have never thought to put these two photos side by side.
West End, Brisbane
Queen St Mall, Brisbane
Both photos were taken in Brisbane about four years ago, and both men are rocking a style that only the crazy could invent.
One pink sock? Sure! Two pairs of pants? It’s genius!
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Keep track as I complete my 101 Things in 1001 Days challenge (commencing Jan 1st, 2008).
