Little Flower school

I woke up today to a gray morning and a headache. Not a very promising start to a day.
I have to reach a deadline I made myself with creating new 10 illustrations by the end of the week. I'm only at the third and feel pretty stuck.
But then I saw those stunning photos from the Little Flower School in Brooklyn, NY (first here and then here), and just like Amy said, I felt how their words and delightful photos are inspiring me with beauty and fresh energy.

Hope your day is lovely my friends! xx


P.S. Flower Arranging (or Floristry or Floral Design, they all sound nice and fancy to me) is something which is high on my list of things I want to try and do. For a living I mean. One day.



All photos by Nicolette Owen (of Nicolette Camille) and Sarah Ryhanen (of Saipua) from the Little Flower School blog

work.place

work.place is an ongoing project that serves to document the studios and work spaces of Portland-based creatives (craftspeople, artists, designers) by local photographer, Carlie Armstrong.
I love the photos of Carlie that capture in a beautiful, sensitive way, not just the physical workplace but the process, the development of the art works and the atmosphere of the artists studios.


All photographs by Carlie Armstrong: 1-3 Jo Hamilton // 4-6 Andy Paiko // 7-9 Liam Drain

Supakitch & Koralie

This video documenting the creative process of an amazing wall painting by French street artists Supakitch and Koralie, left me in awe.

While most of their art can be found in urban spaces, this painting has migrated inside to the serene gallery walls of the Museum of World Culture in Sweden. It is so fantastic that, after watching the video for a couple of times, I was completely captured by Supakitch & Koralie's magical, imaginary, Japanese Manga influenced world.


For more: check out this interesting interview with Supakitch & Koralie on Format Magazine


Video and photography by Damien Elroy Vignaux (more on his flickr)
Music by D*L*i*d


Via Creature Comfort

The Makers Project

One of my main 2011 resolutions is try and be more proactive and make things happen rather than just dreamt.
Yesterday I stumbled upon this beautiful photography project by Jennifer Causey at FeeAMore (which is a very inspiring place at itself).
Jennifer describes her project:

"...In this hectic, industrialized modern world, I am constantly seeking handmade and artisan-produced products. I love discovering people who embrace a more tactile way of living, so I decided to start photographing them. When my project began, I knew I was photographing people who make things, but I soon realized I was also photographing people who make things happen."

I love the aesthetic of her photographs so much but more than that, I love her idea behind the project and find it so inspiring.

Check out the Makers Project web site for more irresistible photos and updates as Jennifer promise that more projects will be added regularly.

Working Artists:: Serena Mitnik-Miller

Following yesterday's post featuring Serena Mitnik-Miller's wooden blocks, I've visited her inspiring blog which I suggest you to do as well.

I'm always intrigued by the process of making art. The preparations involved, the thoughts behind, the artist's inspiration.
Some of my favorite reading are artists' personal blogs and websites, where they share the 'behind-the-scenes' of their work.
Another aspect that I always find interesting is the artist workspace. It is something I put a lot of thought on, always checking if my environment inspires me and how to make it both comfortable, uplifting, and arousing (I can tell you that I'm far from my ideal workspace and usually I find myself writing and working at the kitchen dining table, the backyard, or at other sporadic, occasional places).

Going back to Serena, I enjoyed finding a series of photographs documenting her last summer while she was working on her beautiful wooden blocks and paintings.
Andrew Paynter has been photographing Serena as part of his series Working Artists. These photographs are so beautiful and inspiring and give a glimpse on her world and where some of inspiration comes from.
Check out Andrew Paynter website for the rest of the series portraying Geoff McFetridge, Thomas Campbell, Evan Hecox, and Mattson 2.