music break! July 2, 2008
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
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
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
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…
by artist j. richel of amazing talking paintings etsy shop
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more rainbow art & things…
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
busies & doins in the oliveloaf design workshop!
from the paper mache table…
a few flying pigs…
bottle angel…
mad cake skills June 23, 2008
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
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!
let’s go cubs! June 20, 2008
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
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
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
dear readers ~ i’m off to my brother’s wedding celebration for a few days.
talk to you soon!
