Happy New Year! May this year be a wonderful one. One where we learn more, create more, love more. Reach goals instead of simply making resolutions. Embrace change, spread kindness, and explore the unknown. I'm excited for the year ahead - enjoy 2016! . . .
A Monster’s Wish For Christmas
IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY!! POST 5/7 It's been such an exciting week with celebrations all around - and finally THE DAY has come. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Made you lovely readers a little monster to accompany you during this festive season... May you all be as jolly as this little guy with plenty of feasting, love, and laughter all around. Happy holidays! . . .
Letters that Pop
Having a personal interest in hand-lettering, I flip through a whole lot of stuff on a daily basis. This particular one caught my attention today - Turkish graphic designer and electrical engineer Tolga Girgin experiments with calligraphy, making the letters seem to pop off the page. Through shading, shadows and different forms of perspective, they're given a new kind of life on the page. Really . . .
Hello 2015
Thank you for the laughs and smiles, and the unexpected surprises you threw in my direction. For all the new countries I got to visit, and the family and friends I saw along the way. You went by at a crazy speed but I've somehow managed to learn a few lessons while you flew past. 2014 - you were an amazing year. I'm looking forward to the year ahead and all the adventures that I'll get to have . . .
Ceramic Scribbles
This series of tableware would definitely be on my wishlist if I wasn't still skipping my way across the world every couple of years. David Shrigley, Turner prize nominated and Fourth Plinth commissioned British artist, designed his first ceramics collection for the Gallery at Sketch in London as part of the restaurant's program of artist collaborations. "I'm delighted to be working . . .
Sharing Bliss: Paper
Perhaps this post comes a little late as all the big holidays seem to be over. However, if you do need some cards or gift wrapping sometime in the near future, SUGAR PAPER is a brand that should come to mind. Their stuff is great, and will probably delight you as much as it would the receiver. I am a little too really obsessed with papergoods, so browsing at their collections were pure bliss, an . . .
Bald Guy Laughs
Not sure if people even send cards and letters these days. With the advent of technology and Facebook birthday reminders, just a simple message on the wall seems enough these days. An SMS or Whatsapp message perhaps, for the special friends. Call me nostalgic, but I've always been a strong advocate for handwritten cards and the sending of snail mail. How long has it been since you last went to . . .