Look Closely - What’s on the Table? - NYTimes.com

Look Closely - What’s on the Table? - NYTimes.com

very cool idea - a visual scavenger hunt to find the painting that this detail belongs to...

Etsy Top 5 of the week

guess what I did today...


laundry buttons from butteredparsnips


laundry print from kavelrafferty


laundrobots (could have used these today) from lizardgirl


print from mywireempire


laundry print from the black apple

inspiration: Priscilla Fowler Current Exhibits

Priscilla Fowler Current Exhibits

I learned about this artist from a link in ART MARKETING ACTION, the weekly newsletter from Alyson B. Stanfield - ArtBizCoach (she also has a great blog: ArtBizBlog). Her work is gorgeous! I am very inspired by the simplicity of color and design - the work is very powerful and I'm sure in person it would be even more compelling. The piece shown above is part of "Dispersion, a multi-part work 11' x 7'6" completed during the artist's residency, consists of 15 drawings, each 24" x 30", in sepia ink on painted paper." Please visit the artist's website to see more!

10 Years Ago - meme found on Loobylu

10 Years Ago :: Loobylu:
this looks so cool - Colin, I would totally love to see what you come up with... I might try it... (go check out Loobylus finished comic, it's cool)

“Draw a ten panel comic about what you were doing ten years ago. Put pen straight to paper - no pencil, no computer, no planning, no starting again if you make a mistake. Simply draw, scan, publish. Tag some people who you’d like to see do the meme too. Oh and if you want to do it even if you haven’t been tagged you are most welcome!”"

post from craftzine.... knitwear!

Craftzine.com blog: Where to Study Knitwear Design:
Andrea of Making Things has a great post for anyone who aspires to become a knitwear designer, listing some of the top schools and courses you can go to to learn the techniques. Pictured above is the DKNY Cosy project from RISD.

top 5 Etsy shops of the week

in honor of finishing my latest psychology class, Biological Psychology: Brain and Behavior, I have searched Etsy for some appropriate brain stuff:

crocheted neurons from concertinapieces


brain stamp from DistinctMink


brain necklace from paraphernalia


seratonin necklace from MolecularMuse


brain art light box from leee

this just looks really cool...

found on whip up - I love large collections of stuff, and anyone who knows me would probably agree - I tend to collect things. not a real collection in the sense that my things have value, like baseball cards, but just the enormous piles of stuff... like yarn, or fabric, like all that stuff that "I could definitely use someday" so don't throw it out.

whip up » Blog Archive » crochet experiments:
"crochet experiments gooseflesh has laid out all her crochet experiments and its quite an eclectic collection."
visit gooseflesh

also reminds of this

super cool gift wrap idea

found this through Design Sponge........................ very cool
Design*Sponge » Blog Archive » maryhill clayworks + clever gift wrap

butterfly, altered

One Word Meme...

found at Meet Me at Mikes: Meet Me at Mikes: One Word Meme...:
post your answers on your blog - let me know if you do...

1. Where is your cell phone? desk
2. Your significant other? sleeping
3. Your hair? dyed
4. Your daughter? singing
5. Your son? lounging
6. Your favorite thing? family
7. Your dream last night? strange
8. Your favorite drink? coffee
9. Your goal? closer
10. The room you’re in? office
11. Your church? rarely
12. Your fear? failure
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? vacation
14. Where were you last night? home
15. What you’re not? awake
16. Muffins? yes
17. One of your wish list items? house
18. Where you grew up? michigan
19. The last thing you did? typed
20. What are you wearing? pajamas
21. Your TV? cartoons
22. Your pets? sleeping
23. Your computer? iBook
24. Your life? awesome
25. Your mood? good
26. Missing someone? usually
27. Your car? old
28. Something you’re not wearing? socks
29. Favorite store? Borders
30. Your summer? lazy
31. Like(love) someone? unconditionally
32. Your favorite color? red
33. Last time you laughed? recently
34. Last time you cried? weeks
35. Who will repost this? someone?