inspired by... alexander calder

alexander calder's sketch style
i love that its well, 'ugly'. i dont know how else to describe it. i LOVE this. 

&

me, copying it, haha

inspired by... hello sandwich

dream sketchbook

from hello sandwich

my own sketchbook post is coming soon!

inspired by... back to school

a little exciting, anxious, very premature back to school shopping

Kikkerland Writersblok notebooks

I actually worked on the redesign of this company's notebook in an internship my last 2 semesters. this isnt the result, but nonetheless its the same company

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paper and pen

[Carnets, Duskin, Porter Fanna, Marine Boutron]

inspired by... 'inspired by' dumping bucket

here are some photos i've collected in my 'inspired by' folder on my desktop where I drag and dump anything i see that i'm, well, inspired by.

 you may see some of the these in my diy posts in the future. which do i do first?

1 : complex geometries 2 : bless 3 : asos 4 : ? 5 : forgot 6 : Do you know I'm Aeccrnticgirl? 7 : asos 8 : ?

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These are some things from my design folder that i've collected recently. its just a jumble of amazing, inspiring junk that i love 

[theselby : marten and click home]

[amanda masters]

mismatched a little, i wish the two lamps weren't the same, and theres a little too much busy in there for me, but i love the idea of collecting things over time. not like a hoarder ofcourse but buying something in a store or in travels and being able to bring it home and use it beautifully, mm perfect

i have to post this again 

[michael bechara]

dream studio, only a little too jumbly

[elodie rambaud]

im no real cat person but c'mon, this is great

[theselby]

imperfect/beautiful/ugly drawings like this are the best of their kind

[richard woods]

fat moleskines from... 

[so sorry, does anyone recognize this photo and where its from?]

anyways, makes me want to go right back to school! forget the summer!

inspired by...sketchbooks

2008

2009

2009

so coming back home to atlanta also means being reunited with my just-for-fun/for-me sketchbooks from back in high school that ive been wanting to post forever... 

here are very few of the things from the  5 or so sketchbooks from over the last few years theyre a mix of pen pencil watercolor and collage& the last 3 are last semester in the fall. 

...more to come on 'the beginnings of summer'

tiny preview 

inspired by... amah-zing interiors

this woman bought a home with a garage, is renting out the actual home on the lot and is living in the renovated garage.

supersmart woman.

[you can read the article if you click on the image. enjoy!] 

and a book by sibella court an interior designer. my friend got this book at anthropologie. here're a few of the amazing pages from her book i scanned in. a little busy, but there are def some things in here worth making note of i think.

& sweet drawings my favorite things in the world aaah.