embroidery love

i'm on a bit of an embroidery kick here, and found this beautiful piece here (shown above) by jenny hart out of austin, texas. also some elizabethan patterns to download at blackwood archives. some beautiful japanese pieces here (just click on the gallery). the embroiderer's guild and the beautiful textile collage typography embroidered work of natasha kerr out of the u.k (see below).

billboard building

a stunning building in tokyo found here by klein-dytham architecture "the architects decided that the tiny triangular site lended itself to a strong graphic presence, and so the building's glass facade is covered with a graphic print of bamboo. The eye-catching graphic provides privacy, a screen from the bright south-facing sun, and brings a sense of greeny into the dense Tokyo cityscape."

the gate

i thought i'd start monday off with some new fonts from blue vinyl. i downloaded the rockstar (dingbats) and spin cycle (a kind of funky slant on bauhaus). i'm currently looking for a couple specific fonts; one from cbc television and the other i'm really liking is from giant magazine. the one from cbc doesn't appear on their website. i've only seen it on tv. speaking of the cbc, their workers are on strike and one of my fellow canadian bloggers is on the picket line. so go see tania and send her some good vibes. she's posted a lovely collage.

tv shots, dull monkeys and holgas in my head

i've caught the tv photography bug, however it burns up batteries and can be quite challenging with the delay on the digital and reflection issues - but so far i'm really digging the outcome. some photography today: the works of joanna miklaszewska which i'm really liking plus a set of holgas in my head. some design sites: dull monkey and his friend. and more photography: by piotr zastronzny with a tv project, polaroids and more.

fantastic in plastic

i just like these. and bonus is they are from canada. (via design sponge). speaking of, this time capsule is a great resource for inspiration if you're looking for some. and since we're on the topic, you have to mention the velvet undergound a website i've never seen. with this handbill (below) for a vancouver show. more psychadelic gig poster art from vancouver here. and yes, there is a warhol flickr cluster. crazy.

new worlds

sometimes when you're stuck at home when you really don't want to be due to reasons beyond your control, one has to sometimes resort to coming up with other means of being creative. taking pictures of what's on tv never really occurred to me before, till i saw some photos on flickr (trust flickr). and yesterday was just one of those days. flicking the channels i saw a familiar movie on, which i've always liked to watch for it's style. then i found these . now, you either really have to have a lot of time on your hands or love movies to play this game, but i ended up taking some interesting shots i thought. and alex, i thought i'd ask you (the movie buff) to name that film. (hint - my banner is made up of other shots from the same film).

thursday's child

sorry if this collage takes a while to download - a bit of a large file. it's of that legal graffiti thing they held here this past summer. hard to believe summer's almost over.

if you haven't seen these female merit badges yet via camilla via tuula then you have to. i find them so valid. reminds me of girl guides or something with a reality twist. it's always dope when you have a swoon spotting. you can also catch her stuff at backjumps and here. interesting viewpoints here today re streetart vs graffiti.

hey - is it only thursday?