I started this blog in January of 2006; two years later, it’s time for a fresh look.
I've always loved painting a room and switching all the artwork around, and it suddenly occurred to me that I could do the same thing with my blog. Why did I wait so long?!
Here are some of the thoughts & inspirations behind the new look:
A fresh take on categories. I’ve decided to organize my content into six categories: people, places, things, methods, experiments and reflections. These categories represent everything that inspires me (people, places and things) and my response to it (methods, experiments and reflections). I’ll write more about the thoughts behind these categories as the year unfolds.
A fabulous old typewriter. I use this typewriter (in the new banner) as an icon on my business cards and all the collateral I send out to prospective clients; I’ve grown fond of it, and wanted to incorporate it here. I love seeing this old-fashioned hunk of iron and round-topped keys in a digital medium.
Color! For an accent color, I chose Pantone’s “Color of the Year” for 2008, Blue Iris. I have always loved this color. Deep and dramatic, this is the color of a summer sky at midnight; the color of a drapery panel in Marie Antoinette’s bedchamber. In my daydreams, I’m wearing a dress made from yards and yards of inky purple-blue silk, accessorized with an enormous sapphire ring.
Play. This year, I’m giving myself permission to take things less seriously. To explore the world, indulge in bouts of daydreaming and fits of silliness, meander without purpose, seek art in every day, and say “yes” more often. Wanna play?
I have a lot more tweaks to make, and so you'll see little things shifting around over the next few days... oh, and I'll be posting, too. Really & truly.
