Beautiful Read: Dignity, Daring, and Disability: The pioneering queer composer and defiant genius Ethel Smyth on making music while going deaf. Thank you Maria!
Black Dip Mug
Can you fall in love with a mug? Yes you can! I got a few of these CB2 mugs and I can’t get over how beautiful they are and how good they feel. They have an incredibly smooth finish.
Deviation from the Norm
“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.”
– Frank Zappa
♥ / Fashion Sustainability
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The Potential of the Internet
“I don’t think we’ve even seen the tip of the iceberg. I think the potential of what the internet is going to do to society, both good and bad, is unimaginable. I think we’re actually on the cusp of something exhilarating and terrifying… I’m talking about the actual context and the state of content is going to be so different to anything that we can really envisage at the moment. Where the interplay between the user and the provider will be so in simpatico, it’s going to crush our ideas of what mediums are all about… The idea that the piece of work is not finished until the audience come to it and add their own interpretation and what the piece of art is about is the grey space in the middle. That grey space in the middle is what the 21st century is going to be about.”
– David Bowie
Sideboard Forest
This sideboard! Be still my heart!
♥ / Interior Lighting Design
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Develop your eye for lighting any interior space with Parsons’ Interior Lighting Design Certificate.
This new online certificate is focused on creating a foundation for designing successful lighting by helping you understand light and human vision, lighting technologies and performance, lighting design as a discipline, and the impact of light on an environment. You’ll have the chance to build connections and receive one-on-one interaction with faculty practitioners. The certificate consists of three courses. Spring registration is open! Enroll today.
Link Pack
Always coming back to this talk by Elizabeth Gilbert. Hands-down my favorite TED talk.
– The Best Time to Go to Bed is 8:45. I agree.
– Refreshing read: The ultra-wealthy who argue that they should be paying higher taxes.
– I like this rechargeable hand warmer. (via)
– Love what Valarie Kaur is doing with The People’s Inauguration. On January 21, 2021, we’ll come together to recommit to building a nation with liberty and justice for all:
– I realize nobody is thinking about Christmas Tree Stands right now but I have to share this one before I lose the link. I can’t get over how stylish it is. (I have one and love it!)
– Whoa! Perfectly circular home hides deep in the Polish forest
– I love this post by Jason Kottke: 21 Things That Kept Me Going In 2020.
– Finding time for creativity will give you respite from worries
– Slightly weird and in that beautiful: The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Performs a Cheerful Cover of the Pharrell Williams Song ‘Happy’
– “We are returning to a model of work-home life that would have been unfamiliar to our parents but completely familiar to our great grandparents,” Zoomification of everything
– Crisphy spiced potatoes. (The crunching sound at the end doesn’t sound real!)
– What a beauty of an Air Purifier!
– This past week has been A LOT. My coping mechanisms consist of Cheese, Meditation and covering myself in uplifting Tattly.
– Looking to hire kind, heart-forward creative humans? The CreativeMornings job board will connect you to them. Globally.
– A big thank you to Parsons at Open Campus for sponsoring my blog this week
What To Remember When Waking
“That moment of waking is an incredible opportunity, and it’s quite a tragedy if you go straight to your to-do list.”
– David Whyte
Embracing It All
Thank you Adam J.K. Yes, we’re singing more.
From Cover to Cover
Jenny Volvovski is the force behind From Cover to Cover, an online archive of book covers she has redesigned after reading them. I love this so much!
Where We Feel Emotion
This graphic about where we feel emotion made me look.
Rhythms of a Tumultuous Sea
These images by Rachael Talibart took my breath away.
“Jootsing”: The Key to Creativity
As individuals, if we want to be creative, we need to give ourselves space to play and experiment without a set agenda. Amos Tversky famously said that the secret to doing good work is being a little unemployed so you always have hours in the day to waste as you wish. During that wasted time, you’ll likely have your best, most creative ideas.
Super Soft Bolster Pillow
This Super Soft Bolster Pillow looks lovely. Wishlisted!
Rialto Storage Bench
Hello there Rialto, storage bench of my dreams. Please come into my life.
Zip Top Reusable Silicone Bags
These Reusable Zip Tops look really useful. Basically a more sturdy version of a Zip Loc bag but that stand up on their own and you can wash and reuse. I am here for it.
Live Creatively
“Be brave enough to live life creatively. The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You can’t get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you are doing. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover will be yourself.”
– Alan Alda
The World
“You must learn one thing. The world was made to be free in. Give up all the other worlds except the one in which you belong.”
― David Whyte
Book Safe
I have a small obsession: Hollow Book Safes. There is something beautifully intriguing about hidden secret book compartments. I don’t really understand the amount of joy this brings me. But here we are. Book Rooks over on Etsy has a beautiful collection to chose from.
Let Go The Reins
“Ride the horse you are given.
Let go the reins,
it is a sacred animal.
It will bring you home.
– Emerson
(via James)