Last month when I was rendered practically immobile Roxy and I found a craft that we could do together while I was literally flat on my back. I had some little wooden dolls that I had bought from Goose Grease Undone on Etsy and stashed away, and Roxy was given some for her birthday in January... so we grabbed our markers and got creative.
I think the little ones with black line work are my favourite. They are only about an inch and a half tall - so tiny and sweet. But I do love Roxy's colour blocking too. I'd like to try some more when I don't have to hold them up in the air above my face to work on them!
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Horizontal crafting
18 February 2010
Small Kids, Big Colour
17 February 2010
Ohdeedoh and Dwell Studio ran a competition late last year called Small Kids, Big Colour, for the best use of colour in a child's room. You can see all the entries at Ohdeedoh... here are some that caught my eye.
Love these colours - especially the orange decal on the aqua/blue wall.
A retro floral fabric tent? Yes please!
A fabulous eclectic collection... try saying that aloud a few times.
Colours and patterns that go 'pop'.
Nice relaxed vintage vibe.Michelle Brand :: sustainable design
16 February 2010
These gorgeous lights by British artist Michell Brand are made from plastic bottle tops. Can you believe it? It's so beautiful the way they cascade onto the floor.
Inspiration :: Aboriginal Art
15 February 2010
Good morning! How was your weekend? We had some pretty incredible thunderstorms here. I adore summer storms with those massive drops of rain that come after a stinking hot day. The smell of the rain on the hot ground holds such strong childhood memories for me. I love it.
I have a pretty busy couple of weeks coming up, so I'm just about to write 4 or 5 posts and schedule them for throughout the week. So please forgive me if I talk dribble and make lots of mistakes - It's after 3.30am and I'm feeling a bit delirious to say the least. I've just finished working and Roxy will be awake in 3 hours so I'm debating if it's even worth going to bed at this stage. May as well do some blogging I say!
To start the week I want to share these truly beautiful and inspiring paintings by indigenous Australian artists.
Bush Medicine by Gloria Petyarre
Little Bush Yam by Anna Petyarre
Bush Lilies by Lisa Mills
Awelye Atnwengerrp by Emily Pwerle
Earth Cycles by Sarrita King
Bush Plum by Kathleen NgaleAll images are from Aboriginal Art Galleries. They have galleries in a number of locations around Sydney. I must visit them soon - I can only imagine how incredible these works are in person. What do you think? Are you a fan too?
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depeapa
12 February 2010
Beautiful little illustrations on wood and precious felt brooches by depeapa in Spain.
Image Source: depeapa
