29 ways to stay creative
I remember reading this somewhere in list form, but this appeals much more to the artist in me. 
29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE from TO-FU on Vimeo.
dabbling
had a bit of time at work. Looks a bit different in RGB…
Abigail Reynolds
Maybe it’s because I’m in the midst of home reno’s, but these sculptural images from Abigail Reynolds really pull me in. I love the interior series, like the one above, but three or so pieces from the black and white bookplate series below would look beautiful on a dramatically coloured entrance hall.
Type Tuesday
I’ve seen this brand every time I go shopping for flour, but never documented the amazing typography. Love it.
I’m doing layouts!
Whenever I’m doing design layouts at work, this song always pops into my head. And inevitably, I end up singing the lyrics in my head like this:
“I’m doin’ layout – layout!
That’s where the fun is, layout… layout!
That’s what I’m doing, layout!”
Good ol’ Flintstones.
Darkness and Light
As a person who observes the days of Good Friday and Easter every year, I have to admit that for me, the 2011 version was a bit bizarre. Instead of attending mass like many people do, I spent the evening on Good Friday at Dr. Sketchy’s ‘Church of Burlesque’, drawing models dressed as nuns, the Virgin Mary, and Jesus of course. In varying states of undress. With the likes of Nirvana and Marilyn Manson playing in the background. Yes, a bit unusual… but it did give everyone there some drawing practice, lest we forget.
great mac commercial
I’m such a geek sometimes. But I love myself a mac.
no. negative. negatory, my good friend.
"No", charcoal on paper, 2010.
The more I learn about this nuclear disaster in Japan, the more I think about how crazy people are to try and sustain their consumerist ways of living. They will do literally anything to keep buying plastic crap and new shoes, and it keeps coming back to bite us in the ass. Maybe nuclear will be the safe, clean answer… maybe solar… maybe wind… what else can we harvest from the environment to support our habits?
More and more I feel like leaving the grid and living in a hut on a mountainside in Tibet. But it’s like, as much as people NEED to be self-sustaining, our culture makes it practically impossible to do so. It’s usually the expense that is a hindrance, as whether you retrofit an existing house or buy a lot to build on within a city, it adds up tremendously. And if it’s not expense, it’s convenience… something always holds people back. You can live in the middle of nowhere, but what are you going to do for a job? You’ll have to drive a gas-powered vehicle an hour every day just for that. It’s stupid. There’s got to be a better way… I just can’t believe that a society that’s come so far techologically is too dumb to figure something like this out.
Anyway, that’s my rant for today. I promise I won’t bore you with a lot of rants… I’m more interested in sharing my love of art and design. 
Creators Inn
I love to travel. I hope to do more of it someday. And travelling to Sweden is definitely on my to-do list, along with staying at this lovely place.
impolite
… and yet I find myself staring. Staring at this particular scene over and over again lately, as I travel back and forth between one home and another. I’m not complaining, would you?