Posts Tagged ‘design’
What am I celebrating today?
May 24, 2020Today is Tiara Day – so dust yours off and wear it proudly.
Do I have a tiara? Nope, I have two.
Here are some examples:
What am I knitting?
May 22, 2020
Dutch elementary school teacher, Ingeborg Meinster-Van der Dui, missed her students when classes were cancelled due to the COVID-19 virus. So she knitted little dolls that represented each of her students. She made sure that to include details special to each student in her creations – freckles, glasses, hairstyles, etc.
When completed, she shared a photo of her dolls with her students and their parents – and they were delighted.
Classes will soon be back in session, but Ms. Meinster-Van der Dui says she will continue to make dolls of her students in the future.
How do you build happy?
April 13, 2020
“In Tianshui, China, a clear dome casts sunlight onto 483 polychromatic glass panels lining a kindergarten’s windows, railings, and doorways. It gives the spacious building a kaleidoscopic effect, refracting varying hues onto the white walls and minimalist wood furnishings. “Color shades can grow and shrink as colors overlap and become different colors, or move from a vertical plane to a horizontal plane and back again,” architect Keiichiro Sako wrote on Instagram. “I hope that spending childhood in this beautiful light will foster the creativity of the children.””
To me it looks like the perfect kindergarten.
What am I covering up?
March 24, 2020
Are you safe?
I am really not sure how much help these face masks would be against diseases, but they are an interesting use of fiber.
What is tattoo Tuesday about?
February 11, 2020Today is Get Out Your Guitar Day . . .
Home is where the Guitar is.
What is tattoo Tuesday about?
November 19, 2019
Tattoo artist Makkala Rose creates dramatic botanical designs on her clients’ skin, incorporating richly toned flower blossoms, unctuous fruits, and life-like animal portraits. One recent commission involved completely covering a client’s back with a chiaroscuro “painting” featuring three burning candles, reflective glass and crystals, piles of ripe fruit, and a hanging bat on an inky black background.
Where am I reading?
April 29, 2019
LUO Designs in China has transformed a retired shared bicycle into a mobile library serving children. The body of the beetle-shaped trailer is made from old automobile panels. The frame was lengthened and strengthened to support the weight of the books. Although this one is configured as a library, the firm says the design can be adapted to serve multiple functions.
Gunsmoke and Knitting 