almost friday

i will be out all day tomorrow, so i wanted to go ahead and post this tonight.

i am very excited to announce a new card set inspired by my week of polaroids.

read all about it here.

and here are this week's favorites:

oyster mountian.

how i love her space.

which came first? part 2.

have a good weekend. try to stay cool if it is summer in your hood.

photo love

all photos by jonny valiant.

hello friends.

just wanted to share a little more beauty today. aren't these photos gorgeous. you can see more of jonny valiant's work here. i love the use of lights and darks.

and some amazing fashion photography {both via shiny squirrel}:

mandula.

burfitt.

see my polaroid for today here.

have a happy wednesday!

a still tuesday

above images from vogue living may/june 2007.

more magazine inspiration today. these images are also influenced by morandi. they are of the home of potter gwyn hanssen pigott. i love the sea greens and blues.

and...look what i got in the mail. a beautiful print from yoo-ii. i love her sense of color and design. isn't her business card so great.

so, i'll leave you with some links:
louise boscacci. i love this and this.

marumitsu&co. lots of fun to navigate and find hidden treasures.


nom de gueere {via hoping for happy accidents}. beautiful photos by photographer, erik swain.


~don't forget to check out my polaroid for today~


p.s. the july/august issue of blueprint is kind of amazing.

monday inspires

morning friends. how was your weekend? mine was nice. the weather saturday was the best we have had. this is shaping out to be quite a nice summer. i felt compelled once again to share some inspiring magazine images {these are from austrialian vogue living may/june 2007}. the article is about a collaborative exhibit between a ceramicist and a painter. if you happen to be in sydney, you can see it here. The curator was inspired to create this collaboration after seeing an exhibit of morandi's work. oh, while you're at the museum site, also check out this. beautiful work.

this is an outtake from a shoot i did on saturday. i think i was influenced by the above images without even knowing it.

also, i have declared this my week of polaroids over at flickr. i will be posting a new one each day.

happy monday~more magazine inspiration tomorrow.

some of my favorite things

current favorite things:
779 polaroid film.
linen cloth.
dark chocolate.

vessels:
silver.
untitled.
fruit season.
sweet pine.

summertime:
butterfly skirt.
shes a peach.

wiiri's photos. i get a feeling of comfort and calm when i look at them.

happy weekend.

summer evening

the weather is so nice today. warm, sunny, and breezy. i had the best dinner last night outside in the backyard. we made whole wheat linguine cooked in herb ox chicken broth tossed with olive oil. then we added steamed baby portabella mushrooms, fresh spinach, cherry tomatoes, and crumbled goat cheese and topped with fresh grated romano cheese and lots of pepper. yum. add a glass of shiraz and a nice conversation and you have a lovely summer evening. i tried to take some photos, but, my polaroids kept getting stuck in the camera again. oh well, i'm sure you can imagine it. hope you are having nice summer evenings as well.

and for today, some links:
mandula. {via shiny squirrel}
photos by marcelo gomes. {via montmartes's sketchbook: love her banner!}
photos by kelsey foster.

enjoy!

flip flop season

the older i get, the more i realize what a creature of habit i am. lately i have been mixing up my normal routine and it has thrown me off a bit. in a good way, i guess. i feel like there are so many opportunities out there, i often bite off more than i can chew. but the good new is, i got 2 new pair of summer flip flops..2 for $5.

here are some things inspiring me around the web lately:

::mav's inspiring answers

::sveta dresher {beautiful adult and children's clothes~discovered at renegade}

::swarta{via life is carbon}

::le bouton featured in small magazine{via uniform studio}

new friend

just a quick hello today as i am running in and out working on various projects. i could not resist buying this sweet little guy at renegade yesterday. isn't his little back side the cutest thing you have ever seen. see some of his friends here. until later this week..

perfection

1. ., 2. Untitled, 3. shimane, 4. I found the flowers 2, 5. napping, 6. IMG_5662, 7. us, 8. film8

lets travel to...

i am excited to announce a new project today. i am calling it "lets travel to..."

i have asked a few people from around the world to answer a little questionnaire discussing their favorite places in their town. i thought it would be fun to have them answer in their own handwritting too. so, this week we are traveling to...bergen, norway with astrid.

you can learn more about astrid here and on her new blog, hei astrid. astrid also sent some beautiful photos of bergen. click on the questionnaire to see it bigger. hopefully you will be able to read it. enjoy.

fresh inspiration

i have given my inspiration wire a fresh look for summer. lately i have been really inspired by neutrals and for some reason, images of hands. this little corner has some of my very favorites. see more images from my wire here.

this week has turned out to be much busier than i thought it would be {in a good way}, so i have not really had time for a real post until now.

here are a few things that have been inspiring me lately:
look at the work of nelson sepulveda and makiko takehara.

and look who's featured here this month.

these fun photos inspired by the roaring 20s, love the dancing feet.

i can't find a link for this, but if you can somehow listen to the song Love's Fatal Way by The Ballroom, you will not be sorry.

i'll be back tomorrow with the first installment of my new travel feature. i can't wait!
have a good evening.

small shop update

i added a few new prints to my shop and this lilac card. please stop by and take a look.

have a happy monday!

sweets party

won't you join us for the sweets party over at wendy's. i am bringing this delicious dark chocolate raspberry bar and some blueberries.

untitled

it's friday and it's time for flickr favorites!

food:

untitled.

lunch, summer 2001.

untitled.

and mood:

untitled.

untitled.

pause.

a lot of untitled photos today. all beautiful. happy weekend. enjoy these summer days.

time for a walk

the weather has been wonderful these past few days. isn't it nice when you go for a walk and have the warm sun hitting your arms. not the scorching hot sun, but the subtle warm feeling followed by a small breeze. then you hit a spot covered by trees and you look up and feel like you could stand there forever, protected in the lush greenery. nice. then you walk a little further and smell the most delicious fragrance and see the see the most vibrant colors. ah...summer.



here are a few inspiring links for today:
look at the brilliant work from students at beckmans college of design in stockholm {via imedagoze} , lisa knutsson and rebecca kalanzi.

beautiful summer prints.

amazing pottery, photos, and styling at chistiane perrochon {via gris}.

which led me to this photographer.

a lovely book shari recommended.

now, get out and take a walk around your neighborhood.

lovely home.

i am sure by now many of you have seen the june/july issue of readymade magazine. if not, you should really check it out. there is a great article and photo spread on the austin, texas home of alyson fox. i have mentioned her work before, but it is definately worth mentioning again. i truely love it. i am completely drawn to her use of subtle colors and the femininity of her work. i really love how she often draws on non-traditional materials such as vintage book covers and clipboards. you can see some of her vintage book drawings in the photos above. her delicate lines remind me of another favorite artist {and friend} of mine, lisa solomon. i am so excited to hear {via design*sponge} that alyson will be showing at brooklyn collective, which happens to be right in my neighborhood. yay!

speaking of austin, it is a place i have always thought of moving. everytime i go there to visit a friend of mine, i always feel at home. i love the honky-tonk feel, the beautiful hills and lake, and the great support of independent businesses. not to mention the amazing tacos and endless outdoor margaritas and mexican martinis. the last time i was there, i discovered a great store, kick pleat. i just found their website, and am loving the great selection of shoes.

speaking of shopping, over the weekend i stopped in erika tanov. it is such a beautiful store and i love seeing the work of tamara mogendorff displayed around the store.

image above from the erika tanov website.

enjoy the day.

brighten a rainy day

trying to make the best of this rainy dreary day. i guess we did need the rain, and things have cooled off a bit, which is nice. i just got done eating a delicious lunch of a feta, tomato, and pesto sandwich on sprouted grains bread{which i ate too fast to take a picture of}. for dessert i had these yummy strawberries.

now, it's time to get back to work.

thought i would check in first and share a few portrait photography links today.

juliana sohn.

rufen afanador.

photos above from juliana sohn.

happy june

it's that time again-wow this week went fast:

:friday flickr favorites:

1. mariposa, 2. kimono hermoso..., 3. Untitled, 4. Untitled, 5. Untitled, 6. brown and green, 7. Untitled, 8. browny orangey yellowy greeny

more inspiration:
keri smith interview.

have a happy weekend.