Something I'm Loving right now

I was browsing Etsy, and ran into this girl joojoo's store. Everything is SO CUTE. I really wish I could describe it with another word besides cute, but the colors, the shapes, and the animals and things, It's simply cute. I think these pictures speak for themselves.

She's got a great variety of types of creations as well, from drawings to hand painted items, jewelry, magnetic tiny animals, and more.

her etsy
her blog
her flickr

Mosaic Guy

I saw this man's work at Magic City Art Connection a while back. I'm wishing I had taken more photos but I don't have any but this one to share. His name is Steve Terlizzese and he works in Chattanooga, TN.

His website is here. And shows you a bit more, but it's nothing compared to seeing it in real life. So detailed and intricate! And the pieces all have their purpose.

I wonder what his workroom looks like?

greenman

from greenman 2008 on flickr. A great variety of inspirational and vintage images.

The Charming Cherub

I love these pieces by Debra Farley. She handmakes vintage postcard jewelry (shown), broken china jewelry, and from found objects. I saw her jewelry a few months ago at the Magic City Art Connection in Birmingham but I couldn't choose what I wanted to buy. I wish I had a photo of the whole set up, there was so many to choose from!

See her website here: debrafarley.com

more from Magic City Art Connection.

I wonder what I said on July 20th?

Number of tweets over the past 3 months.


Number of followers over the past 3 months.


Number of followers for the past month.


It says I updated 16 times on the 20th, but looking through my history that's not true, although I did a lot on the 21st.

Also it's interesting that I've been consistently posting 6 times a day.

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John Hinde postcards

see at least one article about this amazing and curious work.

Teresafied - Seattle trip

A while back I took a trip to Seattle for fun, with a few friends. I was so behind that I never saw that my friend put up her photos from the trip. Here they are! You can see me in a lot of pictures, which is pretty exciting/scary for me because I rarely see myself in photos.

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Detroit

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Au Fil De..

I do not speak French. I think that this title may mean "On the fly," but that's according to the small amount a google search could tell me.

I've followed this flickr stream for a while, and I always love the photos. They are simply gorgeous. This person really has an eye for beauty in simplicity, but also has it down to a science. It's amazing. Every photo is beautiful. Extreme depth of field, texture, antiqued tones. They really have quite a collection.

See the blog, add it to your RSS

Or buy prints on Etsy

Colored vase and 3D glasses, through butcher paper.

Eveline Tarunadjaja

These illustrations I'd seen on flickr a long time ago. But I had completely forgotten about them, until recently. The artist has updated their stream, finally! And it was a good memory to be revived. I not only love this person's style, but also the ideas that are being displayed here. You'd need to visit the flickr stream to see more of what I mean. I'd love to buy a very large print, or .. someone please hire her to make some awesome wallpaper.

See her website here lovexevol

whale whisperer
tomato head
obscura mocha
spillage

Some Inspirational Places

FOTO_DECADENT I have grown to love fashion photography, its like the cherry on top of the milkshake that is photography. Here is a livejournal community that I've come to for inspiration on multiple occasions.

VINTAGEPHOTO Another livejournal community. But this is all any subject. It's only requirement is that each photo is vintage.

MODCLOTH This is mostly about fashion, but there's also things that are loosely related to fashion that are blogged about. and I think that's what keeps it interesting for me. It's also got such a great store!!!

SWISS-MISS Ok so this girl is amazing, how does she find all this stuff? If it's not tested anywhere, I think she may be one of the top contenders for the most interesting links, images, or anything across the internet. a must for any blog reader.

FREEPEOPLE A blog for a clothing line that I seek out ..when it's on sale. but that's besides the point. It's an amazing collection of clothes that are always creative, and comfortable, and a little big bohemian. But the blog reflects that mood as well. The blog itself is a merge of art, fashion, and other interesting and beautiful things.

BRITTANY FORKS I know this girl, somewhat. We went to college together at good ole Mississippi State, but I was older than her and we just missed each other in social circles. But, I think it's safe to say that we may have been good friends. Either way, I like her collection of things she finds interesting. I find them interesting as well.

Gregoire Alexandre

Some really great studio work. Creative, graphic, beautiful and bold lighting. and using studio equipment in unexpected ways. Inspiring!

gregoirealexandre.com

Miles Aldridge

Another photographer/artist that I admire, is Miles Aldridge. I guess in most every case, if someone admires someone, it may be because I relate, or in the case of being a visual artist, I have the same affinities. Like 50's 60's retro inspired styles, but pumped up.

He caught my eye again recently because some of his shots actually reminded me of things that I have created recently. Mine are not nearly as impressive though. He is a master! But I someday hope to get close to this amazingness.











It's so hard to keep my mind going in one direction, or going for one goal. I'm like a goldfish. I have many visual interests. and I can't settle on one "style." is that bad? I don't want to settle. I want to remain varied. but be great at achieving all of them, and continue to change every time.

I can say though, that color runs almost everything for me.

Go to his website, also take a look at his bio. milesaldridge.com

How did it happen?

So during another experiment I laid down in front of the camera, which was going off at intervals with remote shooting running through my computer. I was just messing around on the bathroom floor making faces. There were a few of the shots I actually really liked, to my surprise, since I had no make up on, and it was fairly late at night, I felt I didn't look my best. But what a liar de-saturation is :) The make-shift lighting, is pretty different for lighting a face. If I was actually trying to shoot a portrait of myself, I may not have thought of arranging the lights in that way.

Here is one shot that I love.


See on flickr