Today it's all about kids...
Here I found inspiration in this circus themed boy's room styled by
Kate Dixon. My little guy's room is already circus + cowboy theme, so I love this design, ferris wheel toy box, chalkboard wall and all. See the pictures below.
Bloesem Kids is my absolute favourite blog for children design and crafts. Check it out for amazing designs, designers, products, crafts and other lovelies geared towards children.
For example, I found this awesome design on the Bloesem Kids blog: this
tree bookshelf was designed by
Shawn Soh from Korea, picture shown below.
My favourite photo shoot has been a simple one - white sheet backdrop and taken outdoors with natural light. Here are some shots from the photo shoot - simplicity and the first signs of spring!
I made this funny puppet/rattle in university last year, it was a self-portrait. All the parts were designed to move when you shake it- the hair, the eyes, the head...it makes me laugh...it has been suggested that we start making these as kids toys. I'll see if I can find the jigsaw...this could be a fun weekend project!
The radiating converse shoe!! The converse is timeless, I keep reiterating this shoe in designs every so often, this time it's radiating!!
And finally, here is a short story I wrote about three months ago. I am trying to show the circularity of life. Now to work on some illustrations for it...I would love to illustrate it in the style of
Eric Carle's work, like the caterpillar we all know and love!!!
Look up, way up in the sky
There is the sun that glows and glows
Onto a seed that grows and grows
With the warmth of the sun that glows and glows
From way up in the sky
This is the tree that's growing and growing
From a little seed that grew and grew
With all that help from the sun's glowing and glowing
From way up in the sky
These are the branches, reaching and reaching
Up and up from the tall, tall tree
That has grown and grown from a tiny, little seed
These are the leaves, shiny and green
That have sprouted from those branches
Of the tall, maybe tallest, tall tree
All that growing and growing takes a lot of energy
The tree has gathered it up all this time
From when it was a small, maybe smallest, small seed
From the glowing, glowing sun way up in the sky
Now, raindrops collect in those lofty leaves
And the water drains all the way down
The branches of the biggest tree of trees
The tree needs all this water to grow and grow
and with the warmth from the sun,
The tree is sure to, you know!
But after some time, it turns icy and chilly
And those leaves shiver and wither away
They fall one by one from the tree
That is still reaching, but empty-handed today
The tallest tree, all bare now, still stands proud
And the sun embarrassed hides behind a gray snow cloud
Look down, down on the ground
Those tired withered leaves
All around the tree surround
Like a giant comfy blanket
Keeping the tree's roots warm in the ground
And so the tallest tall tree
Through winter stands warm and proud
[Well maybe a little chilled]
Through the chilliest season
Until the sky is once more sun-filled
Look up, way up in the sky
There is the sun that glows and glows
Onto a new seed that grows and grows
Under the shade of the tallest tall tree
From the branches that reach way up high
Sprouting new leaves in the warm sunny sky
That wave and dance
Or drain rain down when its gray and cloudy
Down and down the tree
To the newest new tiny seed
{Leo's first craft project-paper plate funny face}
