if she sleeps...
- ...i get to mess around here.things i've made, things i wish i'd made, things that inspire, things i collect.
color
i've been pattern and color addicted. tonight i went through some old photos looking for something random and i found some images that are inspiring my current work. instead of keeping them to myself...
my daughter's room. having a kid really helped me embrace color and completely changed the way i design.
fairy bread. this was at 2 year old vesper's birthday party. i love it.
my husband knows i love ballons for any occassion, even just at work.
liberty of london. this year i will embrace florals.
when two 3 year olds are inspired to dance by a minimalist spectrum, you know it's important.
so i've been trying to figure it all out.
more flowers and a patchwork tablecloth i made for a picnic.
one of my favorite old thrift store shirts has these perfect tiny roses. the only floral print i wear.
100 months
my husband and i just celebrated 100 months together. our friends brett and katie invited us out to their homestead in Landers, CA. desert craziness. thanks guys!
first sewing
while i was making the embroidery hoop birthday card for randi, my daughter really wanted to make one too. i was a little nervous giving her a real needle, and totally expected tiny 3.5 year old bloody fingers, but she was kind of amazing. this one's going on the wall.
spoonflower
i entered the weekly fabric design contest at spoonflower. it's called 'otomi party.' my husband's otomi design was much more creative and fun than mine so i went with his. you should definitely scroll through all 14 pages, click on mine, enter the scrambled code and vote for me. all i want is to be in the top ten (out of 200.) that's not too much to ask for, right?
ps. thanks for the inspiration amanda's bedroom!
books
ok, i kinda dropped the ball on mail week. it may need to be an annual event, because i have so much more to show. but right now i want to acknowledge the amazing books santa and my friends gave me (and my husband) for the holidays.
1. BIG QUESTIONS i've been looking for this book for months. almost 600 pages of graphic novel goodness. anders nilsen amazes me. (thanks G.)
2. BARNS OF BUCKS COUNTY for when i get homesick and want to be a woodworker and live in the country. (thanks john)
3. AMAZING EVERYTHING, THE ART OF SCOTT C. this is a bowling ball gift i gave my husband (sorry G.)
4. BECK photography of beck by the lovely and amazing autumn de wilde (thanks autumn)
5. VERA, THE ART AND LIFE OF AN ICON i wish i could pull off a scarf without looking like i'm wearing a costume. this book makes me want to be more ambitious. (thanks G.)
6. LOUISE BOURGEOIS, THE FABRIC WORKS unbelievable. i'm looking forward to old age and never retiring. (thanks G.)
7. MOOMIN: THE COMPLETE TOVE JANSSON COMIC STRIP because i'm obsessed with moominland and so is the kid (thanks G.)
8. ANNIE LEIBOVITZ, PILGRIMAGE from my mother who kept fixer and developer in our fridge and really needs to start taking pictures again. (thanks mom)
9. SAUL BASS hours of my life pouring over this already and i'm not even close to done. (thanks amanda & richard)
10. ART OF THE MODERN MOVIE POSTER my husband got this from a work someone, but i'm claiming it too.
my silver envelope
when i was living in northern ireland i found this bit of a chatelaine in an antique shop in bangor. 100 years ago it was used for storing postage stamps and worn with other tiny silver functional ornaments. i don't really wear any jewelery but i was looking for something physical to hold the memory of my father, who had died a few months earlier. i printed out a tiny picture of him (and my two dogs who were far away in los angeles) and put it in the envelope. the picture disappeared a few years ago, but i still think of him every time i put it on or take it off or while my daughter sits on my lap and plays with it. he died five years ago today and i miss him more than ever.
2012
i'm soooo happy that 2011 is over! this is the backside of our holiday card...
