{fun} colorful contraption…
© Joseph L. Griffiths {Via Suprbo}
I’d take this Joseph L Griffiths contraption over going to the gym any day. I may have just discovered the answer to the annual conundrum of the exercise to studio time ratio…
{Everyday Inspiration} vintage children’s books…
I seem to be cruising through nostalgia row lately. If I am not on looking online for vintage Fisher Price toys, then I am on the search for cool vintage fabrics. I’m completely in touch with the things that I enjoyed as a child and finding that I am pulling heavily from my childhood memories for color & imagery inspirations. I have been collecting children’s books for years- Sayer has a lot that he hasn’t even seen yet. But lately, I have been drawn to vintage children’s books that I may not have picked up before I knew Sayer.
These are all fairly new to our library (except the Little Engine That Could which was mine or my brother’s) and definitely chosen with Sayer’s interests in mind. Sayer has been really interested in the Statue of Liberty. He wants his hair to look like the spikes and he would like to visit her nose. I found the Statue of Liberty book locally a few weeks ago and it has been a favorite at story time (but oh, so boring). I have learned all sorts of things about the statue but admittedly spice it up a bit when I am reading it. The book Les Trains & Les Avions books came from monsieur minouchet and for now we are just looking at the pictures (until we learn French). This last one, Floating and Sinking, was just found at Frecklewonder.
The colors are beautiful- blues and greens with little shots of ochre yellow and red. I absolutely LOVE the illustrations in the Floating and Sinking book. This is definitely a palette that not only is seen a lot in my fabric stacks, but apparently my books stacks as well. Book stores are my most frequented and favorite places for collecting inspirational data, without a question. Where do you look to find interesting color combinations?
{Everyday Inspiration} vintage children’s books…
I seem to be cruising through nostalgia row lately. If I am not on looking online for vintage Fisher Price toys, then I am on the search for cool vintage fabrics. I’m completely in touch with the things that I enjoyed as a child and finding that I am pulling heavily from my childhood memories for color & imagery inspirations. I have been collecting children’s books for years- Sayer has a lot that he hasn’t even seen yet. But lately, I have been drawn to vintage children’s books that I may not have picked up before I knew Sayer.
These are all fairly new to our library (except the Little Engine That Could which was mine or my brother’s) and definitely chosen with Sayer’s interests in mind. Sayer has been really interested in the Statue of Liberty. He wants his hair to look like the spikes and he would like to visit her nose. I found the Statue of Liberty book locally a few weeks ago and it has been a favorite at story time (but oh, so boring). I have learned all sorts of things about the statue but admittedly spice it up a bit when I am reading it. The book Les Trains & Les Avions books came from monsieur minouchet and for now we are just looking at the pictures (until we learn French). This last one, Floating and Sinking, was just found at Frecklewonder.
The colors are beautiful- blues and greens with little shots of ochre yellow and red. I absolutely LOVE the illustrations in the Floating and Sinking book. This is definitely a palette that not only is seen a lot in my fabric stacks, but apparently my books stacks as well. Book stores are my most frequented and favorite places for collecting inspirational data, without a question. Where do you look to find interesting color combinations?
{Everyday Inspiration} vintage children’s books…
I seem to be cruising through nostalgia row lately. If I am not on looking online for vintage Fisher Price toys, then I am on the search for cool vintage fabrics. I’m completely in touch with the things that I enjoyed as a child and finding that I am pulling heavily from my childhood memories for color & imagery inspirations. I have been collecting children’s books for years- Sayer has a lot that he hasn’t even seen yet. But lately, I have been drawn to vintage children’s books that I may not have picked up before I knew Sayer.
These are all fairly new to our library (except the Little Engine That Could which was mine or my brother’s) and definitely chosen with Sayer’s interests in mind. Sayer has been really interested in the Statue of Liberty. He wants his hair to look like the spikes and he would like to visit her nose. I found the Statue of Liberty book locally a few weeks ago and it has been a favorite at story time (but oh, so boring). I have learned all sorts of things about the statue but admittedly spice it up a bit when I am reading it. The book Les Trains & Les Avions books came from monsieur minouchet and for now we are just looking at the pictures (until we learn French). This last one, Floating and Sinking, was just found at Frecklewonder.
The colors are beautiful- blues and greens with little shots of ochre yellow and red. I absolutely LOVE the illustrations in the Floating and Sinking book. This is definitely a palette that not only is seen a lot in my fabric stacks, but apparently my books stacks as well. Book stores are my most frequented and favorite places for collecting inspirational data, without a question. Where do you look to find interesting color combinations?
{Everyday Inspiration} colors of the fair…
A few weeks ago, I posted my favorite b&w picture that Chris took of Sayer and I at the local fair. I love how timeless the b&w made our outing look- and how dramatic the shadows became. But being that I am a big fan of color, I wanted to document how the night looked through my klt:color googles. I went through the photos that we took that evening and found little snippets of color, texture, and shape inspiration.
The fair also has tons of cool signage & typography to look at which I am continuously drawn to. I think it is pretty fascinating (and somewhat scary too) how these rides and little buildings travel and can pop up in almost any setting to create some instant magic. Too bad I couldn’t capture the smells in this post.
Sayer’s favorite ride was the Jalopy cars which seemed to go around & around & around, endlessly. We each had our turn with him on that ride, but when he rode with Chris, he got to drive the very first car. I thought this picture that I took of them (after the 20th time around) was really funny.
Sayer and I enjoyed the carousel together- that was “our” ride. This one went a little faster then the one we rode in Seattle earlier in the month. He wanted to be independent but didn’t really want me to move too far away because it was a tiny bit “scary”. One of the things that I like about this picture is the quiet and thoughtful quality to it. I like the fact that the trees were in the background rather then a parking lot. There is a continuous thread of green in these last two photos that I love as well. Sayer and I tend to gravitate towards green. He picked out that horse – and it was the one I had my eye on too. So there you have it- some summer fair inspiration in a nutshell. Now I am going to tuck those snippets in my sketchbook for a rainy day…
{Everyday Inspiration} colors of the fair…
A few weeks ago, I posted my favorite b&w picture that Chris took of Sayer and I at the local fair. I love how timeless the b&w made our outing look- and how dramatic the shadows became. But being that I am a big fan of color, I wanted to document how the night looked through my klt:color googles. I went through the photos that we took that evening and found little snippets of color, texture, and shape inspiration.
The fair also has tons of cool signage & typography to look at which I am continuously drawn to. I think it is pretty fascinating (and somewhat scary too) how these rides and little buildings travel and can pop up in almost any setting to create some instant magic. Too bad I couldn’t capture the smells in this post.
Sayer’s favorite ride was the Jalopy cars which seemed to go around & around & around, endlessly. We each had our turn with him on that ride, but when he rode with Chris, he got to drive the very first car. I thought this picture that I took of them (after the 20th time around) was really funny.
Sayer and I enjoyed the carousel together- that was “our” ride. This one went a little faster then the one we rode in Seattle earlier in the month. He wanted to be independent but didn’t really want me to move too far away because it was a tiny bit “scary”. One of the things that I like about this picture is the quiet and thoughtful quality to it. I like the fact that the trees were in the background rather then a parking lot. There is a continuous thread of green in these last two photos that I love as well. Sayer and I tend to gravitate towards green. He picked out that horse – and it was the one I had my eye on too. So there you have it- some summer fair inspiration in a nutshell. Now I am going to tuck those snippets in my sketchbook for a rainy day…
{Everyday Inspiration} colors of the fair…
A few weeks ago, I posted my favorite b&w picture that Chris took of Sayer and I at the local fair. I love how timeless the b&w made our outing look- and how dramatic the shadows became. But being that I am a big fan of color, I wanted to document how the night looked through my klt:color googles. I went through the photos that we took that evening and found little snippets of color, texture, and shape inspiration.
The fair also has tons of cool signage & typography to look at which I am continuously drawn to. I think it is pretty fascinating (and somewhat scary too) how these rides and little buildings travel and can pop up in almost any setting to create some instant magic. Too bad I couldn’t capture the smells in this post.
Sayer’s favorite ride was the Jalopy cars which seemed to go around & around & around, endlessly. We each had our turn with him on that ride, but when he rode with Chris, he got to drive the very first car. I thought this picture that I took of them (after the 20th time around) was really funny.
Sayer and I enjoyed the carousel together- that was “our” ride. This one went a little faster then the one we rode in Seattle earlier in the month. He wanted to be independent but didn’t really want me to move too far away because it was a tiny bit “scary”. One of the things that I like about this picture is the quiet and thoughtful quality to it. I like the fact that the trees were in the background rather then a parking lot. There is a continuous thread of green in these last two photos that I love as well. Sayer and I tend to gravitate towards green. He picked out that horse – and it was the one I had my eye on too. So there you have it- some summer fair inspiration in a nutshell. Now I am going to tuck those snippets in my sketchbook for a rainy day…
{Everyday Inspiration} Summer color…
Look at the gorgeous color I saw at the local water park tonight! This little cluster of kids caught my attention immediately. Their suits, against the water & sprinkler structure dazzled me. There were so many rainbows, not to mentions some great shadows from the sun.
Nothing like bright summer color & spunk to inspire a little creativity. It was a good day…
{Everyday Inspiration} Summer color…
Look at the gorgeous color I saw at the local water park tonight! This little cluster of kids caught my attention immediately. Their suits, against the water & sprinkler structure dazzled me. There were so many rainbows, not to mentions some great shadows from the sun.
Nothing like bright summer color & spunk to inspire a little creativity. It was a good day…
{Everyday Inspiration} Summer color…
Look at the gorgeous color I saw at the local water park tonight! This little cluster of kids caught my attention immediately. Their suits, against the water & sprinkler structure dazzled me. There were so many rainbows, not to mentions some great shadows from the sun.
Nothing like bright summer color & spunk to inspire a little creativity. It was a good day…