24 Apr

Posted at 12:26h in Inspiration
I've been searching the universe for out  of this world visual inspiration, and I've found a solid gold planet's worth.  Italian Fabio Femino's web archive is f'ing full of futurism.  From pulp novels to magazine cover's to official space agency illustrations, he's got it all--page after page after f'ing page. It's where fact meets theory meets art: paulman-copy Where the sublime and frightening beauty of outer space meets action, adventure, and stylish spacesuits: [gallery type="rectangular" size="medium" ids="1695,1687"] Only among lustrous tomes like this 1926 Amazing Stories will you find the likes of H.G. Wells, Jules Verne, and Edgar Allen Poe all sharing a cover with ice skating space monkeys of Titan: PAUL6-copy Did I mention skin tight space suits?

03 Feb

Posted at 16:43h in Inspiration

I got a message from Louise Hibbert the other day mentioning that she has a new Etsy shop. She claims lack of digital savvy, but I think I'll forgive her, especially given her other talents. Her shop features a new line of silver jewelry, which...

07 Jan

Posted at 11:34h in Nature

I'm back from an incredibly relaxing and inspiring vacation in Mexico, which was filled with family fun in the sun, lotsa laughs, and natural beauty galore.  Now I'm back to work, with the first priority being the opening of my Etsy shop. After that I'll...

06 Aug

Posted at 11:32h in Inspiration

It's tacked above my computer here: "Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back-- Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth that ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits...

07 Mar

Posted at 17:59h in Nature

I'm back home from Baltimore and have been consuming nature like candy. I can't believe how lucky I am to live where I do. Yesterday I sat in pygmy redwoods--the easternmost in the San Francisco Bay area. I was struck by a...