My Art House Co-op Sketchbook is officially part of the Brooklyn Digital Library!

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Finally! My 2012 Art House Sketchbook has been cataloged! They informed me that it would take a while to digitize because it has accordion folds and needed to be photographed instead of scanned. The images turned out great! The archive displays the whole sketchbook, not just a few pages like my previous Art House post did. To see the my other posts regarding this project, go here, here and here. To see it in the Brooklyn Digital Library, click here. Below is the opening spread with a quote by Simone de Beauvoir. 

If you do end up viewing the whole sketchbook, let me know your thoughts about it. I'm just curious. Also, if you have thought about participating in the 2013 Sketchbook Project, you should!! For more info and details about it go here. It has been great experience, so far. I cannot wait until these go on tour...just another part of the experience to look forward to.

Out of the Old Toy Chest

The past few times we visited my parents' house, my mother brought out some of my sister and I's childhood toys! She saved them all these years. I'm happy to say that I'm really glad she did! Here are some of my favorites.

I'm not surprised Ellie enjoys playing with them just as much as we did! Now she's asking to listen to our heartbeat and check our blood pressure every second.

There's something about these toys...they were just made better. Any kid could do just about anything to them and they'd never break! Worth every penny.

Oh, Teddy Ruxpin...his voice still works, however, his mouth stopped working. I still remember falling asleep to his stories. haha!

And then there was the travel Pee-Wee's Playhouse...

 

There was Randy, the cool Puppet Band, Pterri, and Conky 2000!!

I even found Cowboy Curtis (aka Laurence Fishburne...haha!), Jambi ("Mecca-lekka-hi, mecca-hiney-ho"), Magic Screen, Globey and Clockey! Too bad Miss Yvonne was missing...

What's the word of the day? Reminisce.

A Morning Without

{image and artist source}

I gave up coffee for Lent. It has been temporarily replaced with decaf chai tea with soy milk. I like it so far...however, it's just not the same. I might change it up a bit next week. Any suggestions? 

What did you give up? How's it going for you?

Dear Pinterest...

I've noticed how Pinterest has become extremely viral and mainstream lately and I thought I'd share this letter via Link With Love. I'm just spreading the word.

 

HOWEVER, here's another little note. Just as an afterthought...

 

Everything created had to have started from something... I, personally, believe that you can be inspired by your surroundings and create something uniquely your own. By applying those inspirations to your work and transforming them into something different, a "new" idea can emerge.

"You are a mashup of what you let into your life..." says, Austin Kleon. 

...and I will be purchasing his inspiring book, about that thought, when it's released. (It will be released on Feb. 28th, 2012 http://www.austinkleon.com/steal/)

Steal Like An Artist Book Trailer from Austin Kleon on Vimeo.