Entries Tagged 'Inspiration' ↓

Frans Lanting’s nature photography is the subject of the current exhibit at the Bell Museum of Natural History. Lanting’s photos have a deeply scientific interpretation and incredible beauty.

If you happened to catch the exhibit Touch the Sky from Jim Brandenburg a couple years ago, you’ll definitely enjoy this exhibit as well.

Frans Lanting will be giving an all-day nature photography seminar on March 21st. Anyone want to buy me a ticket?

My friend, Kelsey, and her family were in Minneapolis (technically Bloomington) over the weekend for the Mall of America’s Knit Out and Crochet 2008 event. I joined them Sunday morning to check out the festivities, get some free stuff, and be inspired by other crafters.

(Clicking on that last image will show you everything I took home, with detailed notes.)

And, of course, I had to get my photo taken with the Lion Brand Yarn mascot:

Also, since this was a craft-related post, here is a reminder that you can still sign up to receive a gift from me.

A new source of design inspiration has arrived: Logo of the Day.

The site offers professional logos and trademarks from around the world. The site judges have won numerous awards — so it’s safe to say that they only show the best! I’m looking forward to reading and seeing this site every day (and, honestly: possibly winning tickets to Photoshop World).

I need a new design here. I started making one, then decided it was ugly and that I could do better. One of these weekends I need to seclude myself in a coffee shop and just figure it out.

I also kind of want a better blog purpose. I have been inspired while reading Smitten Kitchen and Julie & Julia and I Love Typography and CSS Tricks and my brother’s experiences about living in Taiwan. Perhaps I just need to be better about writing more often. I need to be less shy about sharing my life and the things I enjoy doing.

Well, here’s one:

This past weekend I finally felted a Booga Bag I knit about 4 years ago. It’s been in the closet for quite some time, just waiting for its turn. I’m finally determined to finish up current projects so I can move on to new ones.

I brought it over to Karyn’s house since she has felted many things. Under her supervision, I pulled it out of the washer a few times to check the felting process. Before it was finished, I noticed some very disappointing holes (two in the bottom, one in the side). I’m not sure if it was bad knitting (it was one of my first projects) or if moths got to it—I didn’t notice prior to felting. In any case, it’s dry now. I think I want to get some cute fabric to insert a liner so I don’t have to worry so much about the holes.

I like this blog (and the rest of the site) quite a bit: http://zand2ohs.com/fun/. My favorite part of the page is the image preview/review for navigating through the entries.

I found this site via the July 2008 issue of Communication Arts (Illustration Annual 49).