If I lived in a box, my life would be like this...

Hi loves! Just found this cute series of art by Petra Oldengarm.  She calls her series, "Small Boxes about Life's Perspective" and she shows teeny-tiny people living busy, productive, and happy lives within a teeny-tiny amount of space.   I'm not sure what the message is, but the series made me laugh so I thought I'd share.  Hope you enjoy!

Buen fin de semana!

(Photos: Petra Oldengarm)

Is it a pirate's life for you too?

Hello loves! I found this beautiful and amazing video, "Pirate's Life" which is drawn frame by frame and set to a great, melodic tune.  I'm sure you guys will love it.  Enjoy!

Buen fin de semana!

(Video: Kijek/Adamski)

Dreams of Flying

Remember those commercials for the Amazon Kindle a while back? Most people I know LOVED those commercials, not just for the cute, peppy, Little & Ashley songs playing in the background but also because of the whimsical and imaginative visuals that accompanied them. The scenes showing different adventures and experiences that one might read about in a great book did an excellent job of convincing me for at least 30 seconds, that I should buy an e-reader.

Yesterday, I found this series of art work that strongly reminded me of those commercials but in a much cooler and quirkier way.  German artist, Jan von Holleben, decided to create a series based on the average dreams of a young girl.  He then used everyday objects found in the home to creatively stage these pieces.  My favorite elements are the hangers as birds, the records as wheels, and the socks as cat ears.  Genius, eh?

For more inspiration (and laughs), check out more of his artwork here.

Buen fin de semana!

(Photos: Jan von Holleben)

We're off to see the wizard!

Today, the Professor and I are off to the Spanish consulate, hopefully for the last time. We are going to present to them our completed visa application with FBI background checks included.  Wish us luck!

P.S. Believe it or not, the poster above is also a book. In tiny, tiny, text the entire story of the "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is printed around the main characters.  Pretty neat, eh?  If this is not your favorite work of classic literature, check out the website, kickstarter.com, for Pride and Prejudice, Great Expectations, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and others. 

Presenting: Judy Kaufmann

The three prints above are by Judy Kaufmann, a Chilean born artist who lives in Barcelona (small wold, eh?). She has many different collections with themes as diverse as birds, trees, the circus, and cityscapes.  I especially love her "Famous Prints" which are comedic portraits of famous people in history, like Frida Kahlo (above), Woody Allen, John Lennon, Albert Einstein, Charlie Chaplin and even Batman and Robin (I don't really know that the latter are that historically significant though).  I think these prints could work in any room of the house but I think they'd look especially cute in a nursery or a kid's room.  You can check out more of her work here and if you're as interior-design-obsessed as I am, you can take a sneak peek of her apartment in Barcelona here.

(Illustrations: Judy Kaufmann)

Some mid-week inspiration

Saw this via the J.Crew blog (yep, J.Crew has its own blog. It's actually very inspiring for everything from fashion, art, beauty, and travel even if you don't actually shop there).  Not being the creative type myself, I always love hearing designers talk about what inspires them to create something beautiful. Imagine seeing a muted beige landscape and thinking of that beautiful dress in the fourth picture or reinterpreting a striped blouse and scarf you saw in a portrait for the modern day as in picture number five. Imagine seeing potential in everything you saw. Wouldn't it be great to see the world like that?

(Photo: J. Crew)