musee du louvre

i can't find an inspiration today to post so how 'bout this diversion to the louvre. i was so overwhelmed when i was there that i didn't appreciate it as much as i should've - so clicking on the virtual tours can sort of bring me back a bit. sometimes i wish i was lost there like petite.

found another one by andrea gregis

whalepiece-andrea Grigis-greenpeace
Originally uploaded by poppytalk.

this one looks like it was done for greenpeace. it has a real underwater feel to it.

i am digging the colours being used or hues of. they have an old yet new sense to them. quiet and understated. but so familiar. i'm looking forward to finding more work by her.

in-culo-alla-balena

in-culo-alla-balena
Originally uploaded by poppytalk.

i am very attracted to this design. the artists name is andrea gregis. i am trying to find out more about her however i am having problems with her website. but love love love the layering going on here.

spaces

moa grand hall
Originally uploaded by poppytalk.

the museum of anthropology at the university of british columbia here in Vancouver has a great hall that was designed by architect, Arthur Erikson, that when you walk into it you are in awe. i don't know if it's the floor to ceiling 15 meter windows that look out onto the ocean and coastal mountains, or if it's the ancient totem poles inside that do it, well, probably a combination of it all, but you just get this feeling you'd like to stay there. some homes have that same sense about them, there is just a vibe, that feels right. i'm longing for a space like that to call home, and really settle into. the photo shown here of the great hall doesn't really give it justice, however if you go to their site, you can see a bigger version and hopefully get what i mean. a great space.

korean patterns

L3
Originally uploaded by poppytalk.

i also like these korean patterns including the dancheong you'll find here. some of them remind me of my childhood a bit.

either we had wallpaper or drawer liners with these patterns, i'm not sure, but they seem to have been around at one point and i can see some relevance in them in today's design. last fall i was really gravitating towards these patterns and couldn't find any fabric anywhere. i'm not so stuck on them now, but it's interesting how patterns/designs do that to me. a few years back i couldn't find any stripes and i was so much craving striped pillows - and not just any stripe i wanted different weighted stripes in thick and thin lines and couldn't find any fabric anywhere to even make a pillow or whatever. now you can't get away from them - but i'm trying.

take a treat

being the sagittarian that i am, i looove to travel. having a toddler, sort of inhibits that whole experience (just a little) and needless to say it's been a while since i've had any vacation experience anywhere. so when i found this thanks to veer: the skinny ( a while back), i was taken away for, if not a moment, to another land, another place. i needed it after all this crazy coding.

studio hunting

cathykidston
Originally uploaded by poppytalk.

isn't this the cutest little camper? i eventually would like to get an airstream for my backyard (which i don't have) behind the rancher (i don't have) and turn it into a little studio for me and recording studio for e. but that's another story. saw this cute little camper at cath kidston and just had to post it. there's some fun stuff online to buy there too.