money hungry

why does money affect us in such negative ways?
it turns us into corporate zombies (bad or good thing?),
makes us buy lottery tickets with dreams of
being the lucky soul (out of millions),
makes us completely disregard others' lives (steal, extort & kill),
and invest in the sticky webs of get rich quick schemes
that make us do crazy things like sell the house
that we have made our home to invest.

its actually sounds a bit like we can't do without it.
for some people, keeping up with joneses is the bane
of their existence.
some people work to make life better for those who come after them.
some people just want to go through life without having to worry
about not having the basics.

of course its never as black and white as that.
i'd just say i'm not money hungry.

pat⋅tern

pat⋅tern –noun

1.	a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.

2.	decoration or ornament having such a design.

3.	a natural or chance marking, configuration, or design: patterns of frost on the window.

4.	a distinctive style, model, or form: a new pattern of army helmet.

5. a combination of qualities, acts, tendencies, etc., forming a consistent or characteristic arrangement: the behaviour patterns of teenagers.

i love patterns just as much as i love a nice solid colour.
often made through repeating one or more single aspects,
or sometimes many unique aspects that complement each other.
sometimes it just requires taking a step back to see the pattern
of the bigger picture.
sometimes a step forward so we can see what we are missing.

you can find a pattern in almost anything,
and the same is true for our lives.

brites

i'm a sucker for bright colours.


from gucci

i especially love to see neutral colours
with bright, fun colour playing peek-a-boo
as the mastermind designers at gucci did
with this ensemble.

the Sitooterie

no words.
i would love to see this in person.
heatherwick studio are the engineers behind this masterpiece,
located at barnards farm, essex, uk.
each one of the tubes have a orange tinted transparent end
that produces the glow when the light is on in the middle of the cube.
heatherwick studio has some amazing pictures
of their projects on their website.

(first picture from tall engineers, second and third pictures from heatherwick studio)

just smile

ever found that someone's pleasant
demeanour just made your day that
much better?

i designed this using a quote by janet lane.
'of all the things you wear, your expression
is the most important.'

keeping a positive attitude makes the day
so much easier and not just for others either.


quote by janet lane



one of my fav happy quotes is
'A laugh is a smile that bursts'
~Mary H. Waldrip

pattern

i made this little pattern today.
kinda reminds me of a christmas
wreath if it were the right colours.



close-up

success

aahhh...that elusive road to success.
so many different roads lie ahead,
don't u wish that the right road
was painted in a bright magenta or
had success written all over it.

that would take some of the fun/heartache
out of life.

good50x70

good50x70 holds a design competition
each year as of recent to help promote
social communication.

there are several social issues put forward
by different charities and organisations.

i chose women's right violations associated
with amref and the below is the result.

climber

hope you're not one of these!

could getting to the top feel
rewarding after taking credit
for someone else's hard efforts
or however else people use
others to get ahead?

not my style.

♫

went a lil crazy with this line
from kiss by prince.

just a lil.

how was your wkend?

i spent saturday making preparations to
spoil the most important lady in my world,
and then succeeding in doing so on sunday.

twas a hit! anyway...everyday can be
mother's day esp when u have a great one.

til tmr

today...

'the ties that bind...'

i thought about the various aspects
that come to together to form a large
part of the life that we live.

these are all things that we are
defined by, whether we like or
not.

i'm pretty sure almost every war
or conflicts was sparked by one or
more of these. with the exception
of drunk bar fights.

tgif, hope you enjoy the wkend!

who?

so far i've remained anonymous
on my blog, with few people
knowing who am i or at least
what my name is.

there are some details about
myself here and there in
various posts that my beloved readers
(the three of you know yourselves)
may have picked up. or not.

either way, maybe one day i'll
tie my blog into my website and
my name will on display for all
to see.

what if...

'its not like i have a money tree in
my backyard you know'

i'm certain everyone has heard this
expression or something close to it
at least once in their life.

usually when you're a kid longing
after a flashy toy or game you'll use
for maybe a month.

so anyway, i've seen illustrations of
money trees time and time again, but
i wondered...well what about the other
things that elude us from time to time
in life like..love? what would a love tree
look like?

that's mine below.

so...

i started out with superhero in mind
and somehow it just ended up
villain-y.

flower hat

happy tuesday.
see the contrast between the
bright happy colours of the flowers
and doleful, dull look on the face.

my mood today is probably right
in the middle.
here's to teetering over to the
bright side.

ice men

photo taken from here

i heart installation art.

circa 2006
brazilian artist nele azevedo
made hundreds of these icy
miniature sitting figures.

love it!

oh father time

if my clock at had activities instead
of numbers, this is what it could
look like.
just for the week days tho.
weekends are far more exciting.

what are your days like?

bond

last month laura sweet at if it's hip, it's here,
posted a design competition for bond,
an 'eau de parfum' company.
i took the opportunity to create a
design for their new scent, brooklyn.
this is my entry below.

rachel papo

{image taken from rachel papo}

i happened upon rachel papo
on laissezfaire a couple days
ago and was instantly smitten.

although i stopped ballet 5 years ago,
the love certainly isnt gone.

take a look at some of her other
lovely works on her site.

my tiny art director

so i've been needing a pick-me-up
of late and today i stumbled on
this blog, tiny art director.

i love the concept behind it.
bill zeman posts illustrations
along with some hilarious
critique from his 4 yr old
daughter.

check it out.