airplane, eightball, yingyang, glasses, mailbox, OPEN MAILBOX!!!!!

Pure Joy : photos by Brown Cannon lll

My earliest memories involve water.
The shore for the summer. My Grandfather teaching me to be
comfortable in the ocean.

I go to the beach once a week, for a few hours.
In the water the world settles and quiets
and the day is exchanged for some timeless moment
that could be 30 years or 3 days ago.

For me it's pure joy.
Find some of your own
right here, with Brown Cannon lll.

via Daily Candy, of all places!

OK, I am a sap. There. I said it.

Thank You!

Over the past few days a bunch of nice people have
taken the time to post about a few of my new prints:

Thank You SO MUCH!

Urban Outfitters, PoppyTalk, More Ways to Waste Time + Bloesem.

New Prints are up in the shop!

Stop by for a look-see!

I found More hearts out there!

I just came across this wonderful video on the Uppercase Blog.

Beau is a designer and this is his presentation to Ideo. He has a lot of heart..

The lost hearts

On my 365 blog I have a visitor map that shows a heart whenever
someone visits my blog. I Love it! Those little hearts blink in unison
when people are actively on the blog
and then
leave little heart remnants
after they've gone.

Then one day last week a server went down and
those little hearts were gone. Just like that. Pooof.

And the world looks empty again.

sigh.

You can read my original post about the maps here

In the sky..

We were at a birthday party / picnic this weekend.
The seagulls arrived just in time for a photo op.
Those silly birds were trying to outdo the Birthday girl!

color my walls..

The lovely Kelly from the much loved Paper Stories shop always has some of the best things:
If you've never had the pleasure of seeing her work first hand,
I can't stress enough how beautiful it is.

These are some of my favorites..
Paint chips letterpressed with beautiful modern room silhouettes.
They even come matted and signed! So lovely.

On my desk.. and in the studio.

Linzie Hunter (illustrator extrodinaire!) has a wonderful blog
that invites other creatives to share whats on their desk and in their studio.

It's called, appropriately enough: On My Desk.

My little spot was listed this week.
You should go and see all the other lovely places too!

This past weekend..

Barley wanted to go swimming


so we filled up the tub


and he prepared the toys.


to collect.


and watch.


and contemplate.


and gather - even underwater.


it's so exciting.


that he has to bark.


loudly!!


and celebrate


even on his back!!


The End!

breaking down walls..

we've all heard this.. But I like seeing this version so much better!

Just Lovely

irregular flow from 4khz on Vimeo.


Via Carolina Eclectic

best advertisment around.

I {heart} Miranda July.

I love the whole world

via swissmiss

Yesterday..

This was the beginning of the drawing I was working on yesterday.
I held it up to my face, to show Bill .. and then he snapped this unusual picture.

Color

I've been painting a lot lately..
These are some shots of the egg crates I use to rinse my brushes in.
They might be nicer than the actual paintings. hmmm.

New updates on 365 later today. Stop by if you have a chance.

The Last of the Oatmeal Days..

It's cold here today, at least by April in Florida standards.
Right now, this very minute it feels like it's 64 degrees.

Thats unheard of this time of year!!

If thats not inspiration enough to paint, I don't know what is.

Updates to 365 happened over the weekend. More later today.

Lovely Lies...

LIES I'VE TOLD MY 3 YEAR OLD RECENTLY by Raul Gutierrez

• Trees talk to each other at night.
• All fish are named either Lorna or Jack.
• Before your eyeballs fall out from watching too much TV, they get very loose.
• Tiny bears live in drain pipes.
• If you are very very quiet you can hear the clouds rub against the sky.
• The moon and the sun had a fight a long time ago.
• Everyone knows at least one secret language.
• When nobody is looking, I can fly.
• We are all held together by invisible threads.
• Books get lonely too.
• Sadness can be eaten.
• I will always be there.

via SwissMiss

Black Sun..

"During spring in Denmark, at approximately one half an hour before sunset, flocks of more than a million European starlings (sturnus vulgaris) gather from all corners to join in the incredible formations shown above. This phenomenon is called Black Sun (in Denmark), and can be witnessed in early spring throughout the marshlands of western Denmark, from March through to the middle of April. The starlings migrate from the south and spend the day in the meadows gathering food, sleeping in the reeds during the night. The best place to view this amazing aerial dance is in the place called "Tøndermarsken," where these pictures were taken (on April 5 from 19.30 to 20.30 local time). "

Via Earth Science Picture of the Day

photo by Bjarne Winkler

Lately..

I've had water on my mind.
Waves and salt and the way your feet feel after walking along the shore.

Kindness, in the strangest place..

I listen to NPR a lot.

I especially love to hear uplifting stories and this one takes the cake!
A man was mugged recently and instead of becoming a victim
he actually took his mugger out to dinner...
I won't say anything else here, except ...
if you want something to lighten your heart on a Monday morning..

Go Here. Read + Listen.

And then see if you don't smile at the next stranger you see...

Charming Holly...

...from the lovely (ever so lovely) blog Decor8 ,
had the graciousness to post some of my work on her blog on Friday.
It was such a positive, uplifting post. My work was highlighted as a satellite
to the larger issue of positive creative energy, what inspires us, and how it impacts our day to day lives and vision of ourselves.. So much of her blog is really about that. SO, if you need a bit of something to make you smile in your everyday.. turn to Holly, our very own Creative Cheerleader!

ps- Thanks Holly!

This is just sublime...

We are all connected

I really wish I could remember where I saw this first!

Its a counter that you install on your website to show the location of your visitors.
It has the most wonderful feature though:
when you and another person are online (or perhaps many people!)
the hearts of the current viewers blink and glow in harmony!

Isn't that just lovely?

SO, add one to your site too: who's.amung.us
and we can all be connected together.

I would LOVE to be surprised by this, wouldn't you?

via illustrationmundo

This is a plastic bag animal that springs to life with a swoosh of air from the subway below!

Just imagine, walking along and finding this sad looking beast only to see it jump up right in front of your eyes!

Joy!!

365 Updates..Finally!

365

Deus...

Brad sent along a nice email about my work just a bit ago.
When I went to his great site, DrinkMoloko, I found this!

Deus Motorcycles.
They take existing bikes and rework them into the most incredible motorcycles I've ever seen.
I want one just so I can go out in the garage and look at it.

Oh, and their site isn't half bad either!

Thanks Brad!

PoppyTalk: PHM STUDIO SPACES: Sneak Peak!

Jan emailed all the PoppyTalk Handmade Shop keepers
with a few questions about their studios and inspirational spaces.
She posted my humble surroundings over the weekend and you can find it right here
Thanks Jan!!

shhh........ this could soothe your soul.

A wonderful interview with Maira Kalman..

you can find it on the also wonderful,
Inspiration Boards blog

For Jill

a dream is a dream is a dream.

maybe?

little things

looking out over the sea

I would love to see this.

"another place"
a sculture by Antony Gormley.

via '2 or 3 things..' and pictures found here.