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photo set . Stone

big frog — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:00:01 +0000

I love the multi-colored grayness that stone and concrete adopt as they age. Time seems to soften even the hardest of materials.

collection: Feathers

big frog — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:50:11 +0000

I’ve been noticing some lovely feathers lately — both in the plump late winter birds outside my window these days and in some of my wanderings across the design sphere. Feathers always have a delicate and tender quality to me, and I think these well-designed items capture that. Enjoy…

Porcelain tiny cup from Villarreal Ceramics (her whole collection is beautiful)
Letterpress card from Papyrus (just in time for Valentine’s Day)
Embroidered linen pillow from Aldea Home
Hand screen printed table runner from Elkhorn Design (some bolder feather pillow designs too)

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field trip: Magnolias

big frog — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:14:57 +0000

Earlier this week I took a little field trip to the Mississippi State University campus. There are some beautiful and sweet-smelling Magnolia varieties in the center of campus that simply burst in Spring. Even though it’s only early February, we’ve had enough mild Mississippi weather that the varieties are already in full bloom. I thought I’d share a few of the images. We’re expecting a hard freeze this weekend, so these petals will distract me from the cold. Hope you enjoy!

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photo 020712 . First Blush

big frog — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:11:20 +0000

Starkville, MS — Mississippi State University campus

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photo 013112 . Droplets

big frog — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:00:17 +0000

inspired by: Chalk Lettering

big frog — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00:16 +0000

I’m starting out the week completely amazed and inspired by the work of Dana Tanamachi, a custom chalk letterer and graphic designer. In this digital age, the drawing of letters is almost a lost art. But, I love the gritty and personal quality of these large-scale pieces. I love the whimsy inherent in conveying a message in the chalk medium. I also love the idea of possibly moving our digital tools in reverse — scoping out designs and messages in the digital sphere, and THEN translating that message back to a hand-wrought medium like chalk. [I think I may be gushing.] Be sure to check out the time-lapse video Dana made of the process of creating one of her pieces.

Ace Hotel Room 1021 from Dana Tanamachi on Vimeo.

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field trip: Cotton District

big frog — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:00:04 +0000

I’ve been experimenting a little more lately with taking photographs, and I wanted to try out some photoshop “actions” I found from Paint The Moon. Last Friday I took a little field trip (as I sometimes do) to the Cotton District area of Starkville to get some detail shots. The actions just give the photos a slight shift in lighting that gave the rainy day shots a little more depth. I thought I’d share.

photo 012612 . Winter Bounty

big frog — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:00:58 +0000

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Own a Color

big frog — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:00:26 +0000

I love this idea! I came across ownacolour.com in a recent ezine and was really impressed by the clever approach to fundraising. The site is developed through the support of Glidden paints and benefits Unicef, the United Nations’ children’s fund. For a donation through the site of as little as $2, you can purchase your choice of the 16.7 million available colors. You can name your color, make a statement about why you like the color and give it a one-word description. You can even gift the color to someone if desired. For you web techies out there, your donation also gets you the hex code for your newly named color of choice for use later.

MY color purchase? “Newborn Leaf” hex #add46e, and my one-word description was “courage.” Go get one for yourself!

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letters: Memory

big frog — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:00:52 +0000

[Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery - Starkville, MS]

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