india

What an incredible February I've had in India! I met most of my relatives, a few of my friends, and all of the malls.

Take a peek at my trip (hooray for me finally joining the instagram appreciation society):

 Mumbai Skyline

 

  “Gondhal” at Kala Ghoda Arts Festival

 

 “Gondhal” at Kala Ghoda Arts Festival

  “Pani Puri Wala” at Chowpatty Beach

   Oh hello there, just casually dawdling on the road! :-)

 Old buildings in Mumbai are absolutely beautiful.

 Underneath the Sea Link

 Rail tracks

 Oh, and that's me at Hobbiton (I went there a week before going to India)

Do not copy or reproduce photos without prior permission.

Bas Meeuws

Check out the fantastic work of Bas Meeuws!

The photographs are inspired by 17th Century Dutch still life paintings.

Did you know that in the 17th Century, paintings of flowers were actually cheaper than the real kind? Painters did not paint by looking at a real vase of flowers, but rather from a book which was like a compendium of individual floral paintings. They then pieced their still life from this book. Meeuws' work follows the same principle, as all of the flowers are individually photographed then put together digitally! Fascinating stuff! Read more about it here!

Miles of Light

Take a look at this project here. A Study in Flora, by Miles of Light, is a recording of dried, lifeless flowers. Isn't it stunning? I'm sure the reason I'm attracted to it is none other than my own dabblings in drying flowers. 

Still. I saw her sun-flower-dyeing tutorial, and I'm hooked. I'm definitely following her blog, Miles of Light. So inspiring. :')

p.s.: I don't know why, but her work reminds me of my favourite new textile designer, Rosemary Milner!

a cluster of links

Whoo! Handed in my last graphic design assignment for the whole course! Feeling happy+sad at the same time. Now I can start worrying about Professional Practice (another paper, where we go out in the industry to find work experience and report about it).

Here is the usual cluster of links:

+ When the fairy tale ends, real life begins.

+ 100 years of London street style.

+ Beautiful food styling.

+ Paper+Typography.

+ Can you tell your Helvetica from your Arial?

+ I didn't realise candy floss grew on trees :P

+ Wishlisted. :D

+ Yay, I'm not the only one obsessed with everything gold and glitter. 

a cluster of links

I am back with the cluster of links again :-)

+ The sweetest prints from Sasha Hearts Paper.

+ This is ah-mazing. I could play forever.

+ Haha, Harry Potter inspired books.

+ And, while we're on the subject. 10 things you probably didn't know about Harry Potter. (I knew 8 out of 10 :P )

+ THIS. is. very. COOL.

+ Loving these illustrations!

+ What is with me and e-magazines?! Here are three that I read: Papier Mache, Adore, Maché.

+ Do we agree that these are the most beautiful vegetables ever?

+ Vintage underwater photography. Enough said.

+ Hummingbird Cupcakes. Beautiful! :')

Psst! Auckland peeps! Are you attending We Can Create next week? I sure am!!