Check out The Art of Jim Denevan. It's landscape art at an incredible scale. Drawing in the sand with a stick and a rake... he is credited with creating the largest artwork in history. Spotted here.
Um, awesome.
Check out The Art of Jim Denevan. It's landscape art at an incredible scale. Drawing in the sand with a stick and a rake... he is credited with creating the largest artwork in history. Spotted here.
Age-old advice.
Some sage advice from WWI. Kinda along trend of the reprinted WWII Keep Calm poster. From the Wallblank Vintage collection. We could all do with a prompt to be more mindful, I think.
I love Bread and Jam.
'I love Bread and Jam' sells the sweetest little dresses for tiny people. I'm mad about their retro fabric prints. See the limited edition Pick-a-pocket and Runaway dresses.
Reading matter.
Food author, dessert king and renown blogger who I've followed ever since the purchase of the ice cream bowl of my KitchenAid..
A couple from Canada in Paris for 3 months - fun 'Wino Wednesday' posts and exploratory walks around Paris.
The editor of GoGoParis - great intro to interesting Cafés and so on.
Paris tips and insights into touring, renting, living in the city.
I'm now debating what reading material to take along on our trip. The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton and Affluenza by Oliver James are on my list. But I think definitely need something 'lighter' as well. Thanks to Candice for our guidebook and English/French dictionary. And to the others who have passed along novels they thought we'd enjoy. I'm sure I'll manage to pass the loooong flight with my nose firmly buried in a book, if not a blog!
Fine foliage.
I seem to have stumbled upon so many beautiful images of leaves recently. From the gentle colours in the fabric printing of The Artful Parent to the Plascon cut-outs by SkinnyLaminx. We are way past Autumn in South Africa (we've actually been experiencing some glorious sunny winter days at the moment in Cape Town) but falling, fabric & paper leaves are front of my mind. Thanks to all those above for the 'bit 'o pretty' they've put into the world.
Karen Cheung
Karen Cheung used to be a zoologist but 'found it more stimulating to draw doodles during lectures' - she also admits to being obsessed with freaks, weirdos, outsiders and mythological beings. What a character she sounds - quite as quirky and delightful as the characters she draws. See her blog here and find her on etsy too.
Made me smile.
Isn't it great when humour is injected to everyday design? The 'Sylvester' bird box is by John Casewell.
Feint!
This clever person has redesigned the traditional lined notebook into an 'inspiration pad'. I'd use it. You can buy it here.
Finger in the nose.
Aside from the that fact that the kids in this shoot look awfully grown up I think the brand name of 'Finger in the nose' is quite genius. The right amount of attitude to really stand out from the more common twee tags. More here.
Joie de vivre
Joie de vivre can be expressed in English as an 'exultation of spirit which involves one's whole being'. This just about perfectly describes how I feel about our recent news.
We're off to Paris for a glorious two month sabbatical. Made possible by the the fact that DH has been granted an artists residency at the CIte des Arts. I am fortunate enough to be able to accompany him. We'll be staying in an apartment in the historic Marais area for the months of August and September, and will use each day to soak up all that the amazing city has to offer. We've only had a short visit to Paris in the past where we behaved as typical tourists - chalking up the quintessential visits to the Louve, Eiffel tower etc but this visit will be a chance to experience it all so differently.
We are so excited and grateful to be heading off to the most romantic city in the world for a sojourn that I'm sure will continue to inspire long after the trip is over.
All of this only slightly complicated by the paperwork (visa preparation) that has to be done before we go - and the fact that we can't communicate in French further than 'Salut' or 'Merci' ...
I've been scouring blog-land for suggestions on things not to miss in Paris, so please share if you have any recommendations.
Legends of Unity.
I went to the opening of an exhibit of portraits of African footballers by Kehinde Wiley last night. It's a collaboration between Puma and Wiley and as well as artwork you can see the range of Puma clothing, footwear and accessories inspired by the work.
It is vibrant, graphic work which I was looking forward to seeing up close - the only disappointment was that the originals were not on exhibit - apparently stuck in customs. I'm a big fan of West African textile prints so I found the bold wallpaper type backgrounds really beautiful.
Images by me & various other sources. Unfortunately so many people and press it was hard to get a decent shot. The exhibition runs from 24 June to 3 July.
Break your teeth on this.
I'm a fan of unusual and quirky jewellery so the above piece by chewedbytuesday appeals to me. Check it out here - plus the chewed version!
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