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13
Aug

Things I Love Thursday

Things I Love Thursday

Plumping and Nesting

I’m not going to deny it… I’m probably obsessed with Design*Sponge more than ever because of this damn “Nesting” desease I’ve got.  With Baby on the way, all I can think about is how filthy the house is, how I need some of that Fabreeze washing spray stuff because everything stinks, and all the THINGS I need to create my cozy home.  It’s the DIY projects page & the “Before and After” posts that really get me.

As for the plumping of my little-mama-body, there’s Tartelette… a blog that shares all sorts of recipies for devilish sweets that I dream about.  I’ve been refraining for so long, but tonight I’m going to try making the Meyer Lemon & Sour Cream Donuts because I really just can’t resist any longer (or perhaps I’ll end up buying a lousy City Markey donut because my brain cringes at the sight of the kitchen)!!

Andy Goldsworthy

My design teacher last semester (Jay Dougan) liked showing us videos of Andy’s art based from nature during our lectures.  I forgot how happy I feel when I watch his artwork evolve until I stubled upon the Playful Learning blog (which makes me wish I had a four year-old… but I only have to wait 3.5 years for that, eh?).  Not only is Andy a sculptor of nature and found objects, but a photographer and environmentalist, and his art pieces never fail to draw out the character of their environment.

Strandbeests

While we’re still talking about art, and the artists Jay [tried to] turn his classes on to, Theo Jansen and his Strandbeests stand out amoungst them all.  Theo has been working for 16 years to create sculptures that move on their own in eerily lifelike ways, his newest creatures walk without assistance on the beaches of Holland.  The wind powers the creatures’ many plastic spindly legs, each leg articulating in such a way that the bodies remain steady and level. Theo has even given them primitive logic gates that are used to reverse the animal’s direction if it senses dangerous water or loose sand where it might get stuck.  Visit TED to view the beasts in action.

Strandbeests

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18
Jun

Things I Love Thursday

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Anticipating L.A., Baja, and of course, the beach!

My best girlfriend is graduating from FIDM this Saturday, so tomorrow I fly out to give her a hug and pat on the butt, and then we share the drive home together with her lover.  There are too many things that I’m excited for… dressing up for the airport, buying shoes at the fashion district, meeting her new boyfriend, visiting my brother in Venice Beach, and the 12 hour drive back to Colorado when the 2 weeks are up.  But best of all, we’re driving down the Baja Peninsula for her “graduation trip”, and camping on the beach.  Finally, I get to have a stab at winning myself a tan this summer!!

Sea of Shoes & Agent Lover

With all the built up excitement & anticipation of buying tons of new shoes for cheap in L.A., I’ve been spending tons of time gawking at Jane’s designer heels, post-after-post[-after-post].  Actually, with this awkward time between South America and L.A. and being unable to start any new design jobs, I’ve been spending a completely ridiculous amount of time on the internet.  So along with Jane’s Sea of Shoes, there’s also Agent Lover’s witty little posts of cupcakes, parties, and ensembles of rockabilly outfits that make me want to shop even more.  It’s OK.  I’m in Pagosa and there’s nowhere to shop, so I spend my pennies at the Thrift store and usually it only takes about $4 to give me my shopping fix for the day.  Oh.  And then there’s PinUpGirlClothing.com who send me mouth-watering-coupons for 20% off and all of a sudden I’m checking my credit card balance twice a day, just to make sure that money doesn’t magically appear out of nowhere…

pinupgirlclothing

Vintage dresses in general

Sleeping  in

Late night art sessions

Planning August events (shhhh!)