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music break! July 2, 2008

Filed under: MusicLove — oliveloafdesign @ 8:14 pm

ooo! i’m loving the song “sweet about me” by australian singer gabriella cilmi

check it out…

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le cochon volant sneaky peak… July 1, 2008

Filed under: i made it, papier-mâché — oliveloafdesign @ 3:03 pm

here’s a sneak peak of my submission for renegade craft fair chicago!

this is just a sampling of what i hope to present.

it will be a clever & creative collection

of magical papier mache flying pigs,

angels,

little collage & found objet d’art paintings,

wish *wishie* tokens (made from recycled vintage wooden nickels)

& lots of other wondrous things to discover.

 

*wish* me luck!

 

midwest yucca? June 30, 2008

Filed under: random... — oliveloafdesign @ 8:41 pm

well, i didn’t even know yucca grows in the midwest (having only seen it in the southwest)

but looky what’s blooming right outside the windows of my aparment!

yucca!

(according to wikipedia, it’s actually yucca faccida or flaccid leaf yucca)

*heehee*

what is even MORE curious is that all the other greenery & such

around the other areas of the “courtyard” of my apartment have

boring ferns & shrubbery & regular flowering things

& what’s even more curious than THAT is i have lots of southwest art & artifacts…

is this a coincidence?  what does all this mean? 

i don’t know….but they are pretty far out.

 

today’s inspiration…RainbowLove June 27, 2008

Filed under: colorlove, inspiring... — oliveloafdesign @ 4:53 pm

in honor of chicago’s gay pride parade this weekend

today’s inspiration is rainbows!

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so how about a rainbow abe lincoln…

rainbowabe

by artist j. richel of amazing talking paintings etsy shop

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more rainbow art & things…

      rainbow oragami      

 rainbow geometric origami ~etsy

dubble bubble print ~etsy

paper mache rainbow trout ~me!

somnabulist girl print ~etsy

heaven! ~prisma markers

rainbow bigfoot ~flickr

rainbow sugar flowers ~flickr

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& the best rainbow of all…the rainbow connection

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a view from the studio… June 26, 2008

Filed under: i made it, papier-mâché — oliveloafdesign @ 7:36 pm
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busies & doins in the oliveloaf design workshop!

from the paper mache table…

 

a few flying pigs…

group

le cochon volant une on a clear day   

   copper 

bottle angel…

bottle angel

 

mad cake skills June 23, 2008

Filed under: cool — oliveloafdesign @ 6:51 pm
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i finally have some pictures from the wedding rolling in

& so wanted to show you the insanely cool

old school diver helmet groom’s cake

diver helmet cake

made by the talented beth costa of costa confections  

in belvidere, illinois.

look how super great it looked next to the (tres cool) wedding cake!

cool cakes

 

let’s go cubs! June 20, 2008

Filed under: chicago, random... — oliveloafdesign @ 4:44 pm

the crosstown classic (cubs vs. sox) is getting underway

& i thought i’d share a lovely pic i took from wrigley field last week

and brag a bit!

here i am with mike quade-third base coach of the cubs

(he’s a college friend of my uncle)

 

 

today’s inspiration…moon illusion June 20, 2008

Filed under: art finds, inspiring..., random... — oliveloafdesign @ 4:18 pm

happy solstice! 

i had to share this amazing photo…

this “solstice moonrise” happened 2 days ago 

in cape sounion, greece…

(photo credit: anthony ayiomamitis)

so apparently…the full moon looks astonishingly large

when it’s seen near the horizon

& that visual effect is called a moon illusion

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 with that…here’s more moon inspiration

 

 

fishing by leah piken kolidas 

@ blue tree art gallery  &  creative everyday 

(one of my fave art/blog chicks & a total inspiration)

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big eyed-little wendy bird girl by pinkytoast at etsy

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the moon by alphonse mucha

 

 

Kids Chalk Art Project II June 17, 2008

Filed under: artists, inspiring..., random... — oliveloafdesign @ 8:40 pm

hi everyone!! i missed you! 

the wedding was spectacular! spectacular!

a day full of love & magic & rainbows & blue cake & unicorns!

*well*….there weren’t unicorns…but the rest of that stuff was very truly true.

(i will post some pictures when i get them)

but here’s an update on those crazy chalk wielding kidlets in california

that i mentioned here.

looks like the did it!  they acheived the world’s largest chalk drawing.

here’s the satellite photo:

 

 

wedding bells… June 12, 2008

Filed under: random... — oliveloafdesign @ 3:20 am

dear readers ~ i’m off to my brother’s wedding celebration for a few days.

talk to you soon!