Archive | March, 2012

taking some time to get (y)our bearings!

an astonishing video (made from Tedtalks)

(de)creation (rhino origami rewind)

more writing on the walls (indoors)

outstanding in the field (true farm to table)

wine and food pairing 101: do charts work?

cool lighting: stacked globes and paper shades

insta fridge fix: dalmation spots

‘the pleasures and terrors of levitation’ (aaron siskind)

the first day of spring gift (x-ray tulip + a haiku)

pegboard 101: for tools, jewelry and beyond

carpenter sentayehu teshale re-envisions ‘disability’

access your inner jackson pollock

giving subtle color life to shelves

chris hackett’s brooklyn ‘obtainium’ mine

daily tonic: johnny cash, the carter family + louis c.k.

sending easter eggs (+ other oddly-shaped gifts) by mail

frida kahlo’s body cast paintings (art transforms)

stout and vanilla ice cream float (reprise)

Sushi Master Jiro Ono’s Philosophy of Work and Art

d-i-y seedling-filled easter eggs

‘shelf of stuff’: what’s on yours?

modernist stenciled floor patterns w. lustig inspiration

birch logs for book cases and other household accents

‘the imperfect is our paradise’ (wallace stevens)

do you want to fly?

unusual guest ‘books’ on walls and furniture (and books)

salvador dali says ‘yes’ to everything

what helps you see things differently?

Rug and tile designs as painted floor (or wall) inspiration

‘self-taught’ lessons about learning and creativity

strangely gorgeous duct tape jewelry to d-i-y or buy

peep show gif: funny, risqué, slightly x-rated

‘our atoms came from stars’ (neil degrasse tyson)

reader improv: ny times illustrated wrapping paper

alex soth: the fantasy of retreat + makeshift lairs

split personality hotel room (white vs total bomb)

defining space with paint

isamu noguchi’s creative process

the brilliant past: poster dress with a ginsberg poem

d-i-y wooden furniture: just paint the cut ends

improvised human tripod

ellen silverman’s ‘spare beauty: the cuban kitchen’

gio ponti painted ceiling inspiration

thelonious monk’s notes on life and music

make music all weekend long!!!

how we “won” the awards

‘where do we migrate to?’

the best fabric pen for ‘drawing just for fun’

the coffee improvisations (pt 2): roasting your own