Thursday, July 7, 2011

4th Birthday

I work at Willowdale Estate.
I know I have said that before, since it has to do with Weddings and such, but today, YES FOLKS, TODAY is Willowdale's 4th Birthday!

A grand day indeed.
One to kick off, with Cupcakes! Made by our delightful and inspiriong owner, Briar Rose!

Red Velvet with Cream Cheese frosting. The only way it can go.

Taken by Sarah Kirkland...err Bouchard! (Newly wed)

Other birthdays this month include many a famous people, some friends, that one guy in Starbucks this morning. You know. So let us Celebrate!! July! America's Birthday! Jon Misarski's birthday! Willowdale!

Can I get a whoop whoop?

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

MY best friend

...The one that is getting married.
Also got a new apartment. And I got this lovely image of ner new foyer.

She is absolutely amazing.



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Monday, June 6, 2011

So the man in my life stunbled upon my blog the other day and said,
"C, you haven't written anything in a while."

I guess the creativity hasn't been flowing...or has it, but not onto the keyboard, pressing buttons to form witty comments and sotries about all the art and design that is inspiring me to pour, etc, etc.

I've been busy to say the least. But the conversation of creativity and bringing design to life (as in, to my life) has still be happening...sometimes to my newly painted gray wall, or the 5 year child I nanny. Even if the wall doesn't respond back, at least I am talking to it!

I don't expect it to talk back, I am not a weirdo...just a little eccentric sometimes.

All that to say, Steven, this is for you.


Current Inspiration/Obsessions:

.French-esque Living.



Epic. No words.
But I do owe the Rugby Pioneers credit for this amazing illustration.






This toy model is the same (I think) of a car that Steven and I found on the side of the road for sale.
Amazing? Yes.
Must-have? Certianly.
Will I? Writing the check now.




Pantone colors in varying yellows and greens.
Above, we have the perfect mixture. Add a polyester floral print...you're gold!



Anything with stripes.
It goes with that London, school-boy meets girl look.
J'Adore



The bourgeoisie meets the common gal.
(that's me!)
The solid color updates this antique to a modern and lovable reading chair.
(Or a catch-all-the-clothes-I-ripped-from-my-closet-in-search-for-my-striped-boating-tee chair)





As always, Ranunculus make their way into my life.
From the time I was 12 to now, these beauties are my favorite.
They remind me of the country-in which I never grew up in, but admired from aross the valley!


My obsession with the french style contiues to flour sack tea towels, large sunglasses, cropped black pants, and of course Champagne.

For some eraosn, all things that have been on my mind lately. I think this may call for my yearly trek to "a far of place."


Nous permettre d'aller!



Saturday, April 23, 2011

Monday, March 21, 2011

I am alone, and I couldn't have laughed harder

That is when you know you stumbled upon gold.
Like finding a shiny piece of natural ore in the riverbed.


This is what I read this evening, and fell in love with.




December 21, 2010

To the guy who works at the front counter of our gym:

We went to the gym 4 times last week. We only saw you once. Please do not say "I only saw you once this  week, I thought you guys were giving up already?" and then wink at us. You see, that would be like me saying "I only saw you once this week. I though you got fired. Or killed." And then not winking.

Winking doesn't take the aggressive out of passive-aggressive. Neither does writing about it on a blog that you don't read.

Touche. 



Thank you Kendi. I couldn't have been happier.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Gracefeul Perpectives

I am without passion.

Currently.

This has not always been the case. But, my life is weighed down with missing important people that are out of the state and even just down the road, mixed with working, not having down time. I realized that all of these things of Life, are not weighing me down completely, but sucking energy out of me so that I cannot create my dream art and sewing studio.

So. Passion.

passion |ˈpa sh ən|
noun

1 strong and barely controllable emotion : a man of impetuous passion. See note at emotion .
• a state or outburst of such emotion : oratory in which he gradually works himself up into a passion.
• intense sexual love : their all-consuming passion for each other | she nurses a passion for Thomas.
• an intense desire or enthusiasm for something : the English have a passion for gardens.
• a thing arousing enthusiasm : modern furniture is a particular passion of Bill's.



If Bill's enthusiasm can be aroused by modern furniture then mine should be aroused. I am young, recently organizing my first year out of college, and I am gumption!!

So. Passion. Back to that.


How do we maintain passion? How do we get the passion we want, that doesn't involve me moving to a highly expensive apartment in downtown Boston, so I can enthusiastically decorate it with a mix of modern and antique furniture? 


I decied to start darwing again. Or at least getting somthing on paper. Sketches, images, thoughts. All of that. Something I haven't done since I started working WHILE in school.
So this will change soon.


graceful perspectives. thought on life and design.


How about it?
What say you?


Are you there?




Hmm. New goal. Get some people to say "Ha, YES! We get it!"
I'll work on that once I got the passion thing down.
 

Monday, March 14, 2011

New and lovely discovery

The Head and The Heart.



I stumbled upon this today.

It made me smile.